James 1:27 "Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after the orphans and widows in their distress."
Jeremiah 29:11 "For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future."

Wednesday, July 28, 2021

Juan's 17th Birthday!

It is hard to believe Juan is 17 already and time goes by so fast! He had a nice birthday, and we enjoyed a Mexican dinner out at Arribas, cookies, and presents. He worked during the day and he requested cookies this year rather than a cake. In years past, we have always had the tradition of the kids picking out a sugar cereal for their birthday morning breakfast. With a prior scheduled dentist appointment and work, breakfast was McDonald's sausage burritos and iced coffee! He kicks off his junior year of high school and his first year of technical school next week so we are excited for him, and the year he has ahead of him.




Wednesday, July 14, 2021

Ingrid and Juan's Jobs

Ingrid and Juan both have part time jobs, and we are very proud of them for working so hard. One of our family rules is before you are allowed to get your driver's license, you have to have a job and save up your half of six months of your insurance premium. We pay the other half of the premium for them. 

Ingrid's first job was doing laundry at a massage therapy place where she saved up enough for her insurance and her first used car. She then took on the position of a server at an assistive living home this past fall and up until this summer, did that job every Saturday and Sunday. She recently got a new job at a grocery store as a courtesy clerk in order to work more hours, and she likes it a lot. Once school starts in August, she can still work there in the evening and on the weekends. She will be very busy going to normal high school and technical school for her second year of hairstyling every day!

Juan got his first job this spring as a dishwasher at a senior  independent living home and is doing a great job! He was just promoted to an expediter position and continues to work hard. When school starts in August, he will be busy with normal school and his first year at technical school for coding but will continue to work on the weekend.

We are very proud of both of them and their work ethic!


Saturday, July 10, 2021

Ingrid's 19th Birthday

It is hard to believe Ingrid is 19 now and we celebrated another birthday! She had the whole day off of work, which was nice. After breakfast, we opened up presents, went swimming, and then went and did a little shopping.  Ingrid celebrated her 19th birthday with a pool party with a few friends, in the evening, and had a nice time. 




Wednesday, July 7, 2021

My Birthday

I had a very nice birthday this year and thankful for both my family and friends! We celebrated with my parents ahead of time and then enjoyed dinner out and presents with Dainis, Ingrid, and Juan on my birthday. Ingrid and Juan both bought me gifts with their own money now that they are working, which I really appreciated! I received a nice text from Angie.