Catching Up

Well, I have not updated this blog in so long, that I feel like I need to do some catching up. Where to start. I guess I left off with work changing last time so I will start with updating that. As previously stated, Land Title closed down and I am now a Busincess Center Manager for Commonwealth Title. It is a new business structure for Title companies and we are one of the first companies under the LandAmerica companies to go to this. So far it is working out great. My responsibilities are totally different from what I used to do. I am no longer on the title side of things, but on the Escrow and Sales side instead. In additiion, I am responsible for running my business center like it's own little companie. I am responsible for the Profit and Loss statement and am directly compensated based on the profitability on my business center. With the housing market the way it is....that is tough right now. I did recently get some additional help in the form of a high revenue generating unit that we hired away from another local title company. they may be just what I need to get profitable, even in this market and their future potential is even better! Church life is going great and home life is the best.

Toni is loving the stay at home mom life. She was recently released from her chuch calling with the Young Women and now is part of the Primary. I guess it is her time to spend with Dakota now more than with Devynne. She said that she loves the primary and the women she works with in the presidency, but she still misses the girls in Young Womens.

Devynne is growing up before our eyes. She has a boy friend now (even though we try to tell her a steady boyfriend is not a good thing!) He has yet to take her on a real date, but he does come over to our house sometimes and "hangs out" with her. She is currently cheering at the High School basketball games but really can't wait for those to be over. then she gets to go find a job so that she can have money of her own (Dad likes this idea a lot!)

Dylan has become quite the guitar player. He now has an aquistic guitar and an electric/aquistic guitar. He can be found at any given moment to be playing something on it. He will often run up to his room to do something or get something and then pick up his guitar and start playing and then forget what he went up there to do in the first place! He is a fairly mellow teenager but still tries us by testing what he can get away with. Over all though, he is great fun to have around.

Dakota is loving school this year. I think a lot of it has to do with the girls are crazy about him. He even got a better Christmas present from a girl thatn Devynne got from her boyfriend! He is very popular and love the attention. He is still VERY active. So much so that we have to constantly bring him back to earth and settle him down! He also got a guitar for christmas and is learing how to play. I think he likes doing what his big brother does.

Cadie is crazy over books right now. First it was the Harry Potter books and now it is the Twilight Series. She also wants to read Eragon. She is doing really well in school with all A's and B's and loves playing games of all kinds. She baby sits a lot so she is raking in the $$$. I am impressed by how well she saves for big ticket items that she really wants.

Cody is playing in the Jr. Jazz basketball league. It is fun to talk to him about it because he acts all shy and humble about it. I went to see a game and he knew I was coming. He told me to not expect to much because he is not that good. Well, he scored 18 points that game, twice what anyone else on the team did and he had lots of assist too. He has a real head for the game and used his smarts many times to creat opportunities for he or his teamates to score. He has some real talent and was just being modest with me. Since that game, he moced up to a more competative league and is doing really well.

Carson is also really good at basketball. He is not on a team yet, but playing with him and watching him shoot, you can see he has a talent for it. He is just active in everyway. Loves playing anything that means he gets to run around. He is also a huge fan of the NBA and loves to watch the games and talk about the players. Derek Fisher is his favorite player. One of the main reasons is because family is so important to Fisher. He loves the way Fisher takes care of his sick daughter, even if it meant he left the Jazz. You don't see that in kids today. They only want the high jumping, slam dunking all star. Not Carson, character means somthing to him.

The sad news since the last time I wrote is my big brother, Rich passed away. He had an opporation on his back and we thought everything was going fine in the recovery. Then one morning, he just did not wake up. He passed away during the night in a very peaceful sleep. Apparently, Rich had an enlarged heart that no one new about and the pain medication he took caused the enlarged heart to stop. We always new he had a big heart, we just didn't know that it was literal. I miss him so much.

Well, I guess that catches you up on us a little bit. I will have to do better about being current on this blog again. I got an email from my mission friend Critchfield this week and it made me realize, this blog is important to keep current.

Take care,

Steve