My Townhouse

Many of you who aren't in regular contact with me may be wondering why I have a townhouse. Nick and I separated last month. It's been a trying time as I previously posted, but also a time of great blessings and growth. Gabby and I had been staying with Jenny and David. As wonderful as they were as roommies, we really needed our space. I found a wonderful townhouse for a great deal not too far from Jen and David. It's 3 bedroom and 2 1/2 baths. It's an easy drive to work meaning I spend no time on the freeway(that's a really good thing here). I'm close to every store you can name. I have an attached garage so no more trudging through the snow and scraping it off my car (of course it snowed again today!). I'm still settling in, but it feels perfect for us. Gabby made it a whole week without getting a new illness!

This is my bedroom. I haven't hung any pictures up, but it's a good-sized room. The wall to the right of the photo is a gianormous closet. I LOVE it! It's actually completely full since I don't have a dresser for my things yet.

This is Gabby's bedroom with her new bed. David and his dad spent about 3 hours putting it together a week ago along with an armoire for her (They were too nice to help me out like that, David along with my Bishop also helped me move). She loves her bed and is really happy to go to bed each night. Grandma Carla made her the blanket. I was going to buy her a new comforter set, but she's absolutely refused because she loves Grandma Carla's blanket so much. I bought her a beanbag instead and she's completely happy with the room.

I decided to use the 3rd bedroom for Gabby's playroom. She has a ton of toys and they never would have fit in the other room. Jenny actually unpacked most this room when she was waiting for the cable guy to show up the other day (Obviously, Jenny and David ROCK!). Gabby's thrilled to have all her toys again. We spent a long time playing with most of them today.

My living room and kitchen are all one room. The armoire was a beast to move, but I'm really glad David and my Bishop got it here!

I love my kitchen. I really missed not having a pantry. There are actually empty cupboards which feels like such a luxury since I was bursting out of my other kitchen.

Maggie's Blessing

David and Jenny blessed Maggie Leigh last Sunday and Gabby and I represented the DeVauxs.

Gabby loves holding my hair more than ever!

Maggie and me

Gabby adores little Maggie. She calls her Sweetheart and likes to tickle and kiss her.

Is it March yet?

So perhaps, January wasn't all that bad now that I'm seeing what February is all about! The positives are that I'm really enjoying my new job with Farmers Insurance. I'm training to be a medical claims adjuster. There is quite a bit to learn, but I'm getting the hang of everything and feel like it will be something I like. Gabby has liked preschool (at least on the days she's feeling well).

I'm moving into my townhouse on Saturday. I'm really excited about it. It's 3br/2.5ba, really new, attached garage, close to fabulous shopping, and great amenities are included. I bought Gabby a twin bed that she's really excited to have. I found a really great washer and dryer for a great deal as well. I still haven't started packing, but I think I'll just pull an all-nighter on that tomorrow. I plan on posting some actual pictures once I get settled in.

My poor baby girl just can't seem to get well. Last Saturday Gabby was running a really high fever and very lethargic. I took her to the ER at 10:30 pm. They ran some tests, gave her an iv, and determined it was viral and sent us home at 7am. Jenny watched Gabby all day Monday and she seemed to be fully recovered. I got her nasty cold in the mean time. On Wednesday, her daycare called me because she was running another fever. I picked her up and took her to the doctor. She has an ear infection on top of everything else. This is her first ear infection ever! She's with Jenny again and sleeping away all this sickness.

Oh and of couse it snowed at least a foot yesterday. We did have 2 days of pleasant weather and it was heat wave in the 40's! I'm a bit nervous to see what the next half of February will bring.

I am still feeling so blessed and I'm grateful for my fabulous family and friends supporting, listening, and praying for me so much. I know their prayers are being heard because I can feel them working. It's a very unique and humbling feeling to be aware of so many prayers offered in your behalf. I feel so happy and hopeful about my future whatever way it goes.

Trish

Hurray for February!

January has been the worst month (and in many ways the best) ever! It's not enough that I'm making some monumental changes in my life, but I've had so many other things go wrong as well. I figure February will have some great things in store for me. Here's my list of things that have occurred this month.

• Gabby got a break-through case of the chicken pox just after the New Year. We thought she had some tropical disease, but it was chicken pox. They were only on her face and hands but she may have a couple of scars from them.
• Gabby got the stomach flu and threw up all over Jenny's apartment. I rented a carpet cleaner for them, it was that bad!
• The last day of January she got "the diarrhea"(as Madison terms it). Unfortunately, she doesn't always get to the toilet so I've had some more fun cleaning carpets.
• Last Monday, I was leaving Jenny's apartment and hit a pole and shattered my sideview mirror.
• Last Wednesday, I locked my keys in my car. That wasn't such a big deal since Roadside Assistance covered it all, but an inconvenience all the same.
• Last Friday, I took my car in for an oil change. I was a mile down the road and my car broke down. The oil change dudes tried to tell me they didn't do anything, but I convinced them otherwise. They merely busted a hole in hose. They were able to fix it in a timely manner.
• And to top it all off, Salt Lake has set new records for snow fall in January. I HATE the snow! Nothing shuts down when it snows here, it just makes everything that much more difficult. It has been bitterly cold. I never thought I would consider 32 warm, but I'm learning what cold really is, PAINFUL!

Aside from those things, I've actually been incredibly blessed. I have a terrific new job with Farmers Insurance I start on Monday. Gabby starts preschool then, too. She is so excited for it. I've had some profound spiritual experiences which really have cancelled out all the trials listed above. I just figure all that stuff needed to get outof the way before I start working. I am really glad it's a new month, hopefully things will just get better from here on!

Trish