2017 Year In Review

When 2017 started we were in the middle of dealing with a flood which forced us to move out. We were desperately searching for a job for Zach as he had lost his jobs and we kinda need money for bills so we were a bit stressed to say the least. We were really crossing our fingers that 2017 would improve and be SO MUCH BETTER! We had some good and bad just like any other year but it definitely wasn't the year I thought it was going to be...

• We started out the year with Zachary submitting his radiology tech application for school to see if he could get in the program. We were so anxious to hear the results but knew a long wait would be ahead of us as we wouldn't hear until April or May. Of course we did hear back right before we went to Disneyland AND.....he was wait listed! Can you believe that? We were shocked and saddened by that news but I didn't want to give up hope. When we got back from our vacation guess what phone call we got? Zach was ACCEPTED into the program, WOOT WOOT! Zachary finished his first semester.

• Snow was horrid. Zach got stuck in the van which resulted in so many people trying to help him but it just wasn't working. We finally had to call a tow truck and the first one couldn't even fix the problem so after waiting for 3 hours another tow truck came and was finally able to pull O'Malley Jr. free. Wow! We also had the basement flood two times in our new place we are living. WHY? We have such bad luck.

• Zach got a new job. We only had Zach apply for one job as we were debating what we should do with his school schedule and such. Well that ONE job that Zach applied for he ended up getting and it is such a great job for him to have especially while he is in the program as it is in the Radiology Department of a Hospital so he learns there and at school about his career field.

• We needed to get away with all the stress so we decided to make it to Idaho to see family. The kids loved the time with cousins and we loved that we could breath for a couple days before coming back to real life.

• Jake turned 3 years old and had a McQueen birthday!

• Andie had dental surgery to fix the hole in her tooth plus of course a few extra cavities as we were delayed in taking her to the dentist, plus she has Moms horrid teeth!

• We made our annal Disneyland vacation and of course had a BLAST! We love Disneyland! Andie was a trooper and let Mom and Dad ride some of the bigger rides with her with a rider swap, she hated it but also loved it. Jake made it on the McQueen ride so his whole childhood was made right then and there. Brooklyn was very hesitant at first and didn't think rides were a good idea but by the end of the trip she was in heaven.

• I had problems with my wrist arise. X-rays, MRI's, Ultrasounds and of course surgery and my wrist was feeling better (that is until we built the bunkbeds and I messed it up again gah). I also had spotting for 5 months since 2nd miscarriage in December so we had to have testing to see what was going on for that too. Basically I made us meet our out of pocket for the year and it was the worst thing ever, bills never end.

• Zachary turned 28 years old, we are getting old, and had a pinecone birthday!

• Andie graduated from Preschool and is moving on to Kindergarten and she can't be more excited.

• Andie turned 5 years old and celebrated with a Trolls birthday!

• I had a job switch to try and help with the babysitting problem we were going to have once Zach was in the program. I changed from my front desk job which I LOVED and had for 4 1/2 years to a night tech job to perform sleep studies. This was such a big change on me as my sleeping schedule would be MAJORLY affected but so would my pay (in a good way).

• We painted my parents basement to try to make it feel more like we had a little place to call home. We also got a new couch that would actually fit our whole family. We have loved making our house feel like a home. Bunkbeds were an additional fun add the kids love!

• Our 2nd miscarriage due date rolled around and we were so ecstatic to find out we were expecting once again. I knew from that positive test though that it wouldn't last, I just had that feeling. It sucked so badly because I was right. We had our 3rd miscarriage in a row and my heart literally shattered in a million pieces. We found a new doctor and were started up on Femara. We were also started on Metformin because we found out I'm insulin hesitant. I am really hoping that is the cause of the miscarriages so that we have an answer and can have more children.

• Halloween the kids were so excited for and of course became one of their most favorite holidays, right next to Christmas that is. Andie was Ariel, Jake was McQueen and Brooklyn was Elsa.

• Brooklyn turned 2 years old and of course had an Elsa birthday!

• This winter has been a nasty one and the kids have seemed to catch so many ear infections, especially Jake and Brooklyn, plus colds. Andie even caught Croup and went into the ER to be seen for breathing treatment and they accidentally overdosed her on medicine. Croup is contagious so of course the other kids got it too but we were able to keep them medicated so it didn't get as bad. I can't wait for winter sickness to be over with this year.

• Knock on wood we haven't had much vehicle problems. The van (O'Malley Jr.) brake lights keep coming on and if you know why that is (we think its just the cold) we would enjoy any input. We paid off our red car (Fireball McQueen) and he also had a recall we got fixed because apparently there was glass in the airbag so if that had ever gone off it just could of resulted in death is all.

• Mom turned 27 years old and had her golden birthday!

• Last but not least we celebrated so many holidays and Mom is trying to do more for them to get out of the depression I am in from multiple miscarriages (it really messes with people guys). Each holiday is so fun to be able to celebrate with the kids and there happiness never fails. Christmas is always a great way to end the year off.

We had a pretty up and down year if you can't tell but we really think that 2018 is going to turn out better. We also thought this about 2017 so don't hold us to anything though haha.