Ralphs Ruckus: Here's to a NEW YEAR

Sunday, January 1, 2012

Here's to a NEW YEAR

So, 2009 started off well, but quickly went down hill in a hurry. We had lots of sickness, and worst of all Darin was laid off in April of 2009 from IBM. There was also ALOT of extra drama that we delt with and it was a tough year. 2010 didn't get any better, in fact, it got worse, we moved twice across the country and delt with alot of emotional issues and adjustments. I was certainly happy to kiss 2010 good buy last New Year's Eve. 2011 started off with a bang with us moving into our new house on January 3rd of 2011. The year went well over all, lots of adjustments, but more stability in our lives. 2011 was not without it's stresses, but we still fared better than 2010 that's for sure. I feel like we are on our way up for 2012 and I am excited about it. On Friday, Darin got a full-time job offer with Salmon River Stages, a local trucking company. I think he finally feels like he has found something he likes doing, that pays pretty decently for this area of the country, and that works for our family. I am hoping that this lasts for awhile and we can have some job stability in our lives. We love our house, we are finally making some friends and feel like we are fitting in with our ward and community, and Darin has a stable job. Yippee!!! Here's to hoping that 2012 brings some peace and harmony to our lives.

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