Well, we are finally here in Utah!
We are on the Army base waiting for a house. In the mean time we are in temporary quarters. It is a 3 bedroom house as opposed to the 1 room hotel they would have us in if there weren't 6 people in our family. We are across the street from the hotel. It is pretty frustrating to not have a permanent residence yet. We cannot do anything that we were supposed be working on for instance,
A decal for our car to get on base....
Discontinuing our phone service (that does not work out here) has been impossible so far because we do not have proof of residence......
We cannot get a base I.D. for Carter or myself.....
We cannot get Utah drivers licences.....
We cannot buy a truck which we were hoping to do this weekend.....
We cant change our license plate on the van.....
and the list goes on....and so we wait......
they issue you a house here but only when one is available! As of now there is nothing available.....and so we wait.....but it has only been 3 days. I feel like it has been longer because of all the problems we are running into because we don't have a physical address.
So far, I am loving the simple life of one grocery store that closes at 7 pm and one gas station that closes at 8pm and a theater that is only open on sat. night that only plays one movie, no stop lights, a bowling alley that is open upon request along with the hair salon. We do have a restaurant if that is what Subway is considered! I think they are only open for a few hours a day! We are staying across from the swimming pool but we haven't gone yet because it costs money and everyday my kids ask if we can go and I tell them that I forgot to get some money from Dad before he left for work. Ahhh the life of a small town! I actually feel a little less stress because I am not trying to go 6 different places in one day!
Everyday at 6a.m.- 5p.m and 10p.m they play certain music on the base. Its that horn that you hear at a funeral. I cant remember what it is called. But if you are outside, you are required to stop what you are doing, even if you are driving, and face the flag with your hand on your heart. You will get a ticket if you are caught not complying. They will ticket you for anything here. I feel like I should stop by the police station and ask for a list of rules so I can obey and not get a ticket!
Speaking of tickets.......Last Thursday, I made an illegal left hand turn and got immediately pulled over and got a ticket. Ya, I know 7 days in Utah and already I owe Roy city 107 dollars plus two hours of traffic school that I can do online if I add and extra 25 bucks! Wahoo!! We are 2 hours from Roy, So I need to see if it is worth my time to stay here and do it online or drive to Roy and go to school!! It just so happens that the guy behind me decided to follow my example of breaking the law and he got a ticket too. I felt really bad, who knows if he would have broke the law if he hadn't been following me! Oh well, I guess he made his own decision, I didn't tell him to follow me so I shouldn't feel too horrible. Bad influence!! Hopefully I have learned my lesson because the speed limit here on base is 20 and if you get caught....you not only get a ticket but you can get your driving privileges taken away.
Yesterday was a stressful day, As I was getting ready for the day... the phone rang....on the other end was my sister in law Janette telling me that my Dad was taken to the hospital because he fell and hit his head. I immediately broke into tears because I was certain he was really hurt. I was scared to death. Poor Janette delivering news to someone who cries at the drop of a hat, especially when it comes to something to do with family! I couldn't even catch my breath, I was so nervous of the outcome. Luckily they did a cat scan and a chest x-ray to find out that he had just suffered a concussion and nothing more! phew! What a relief. I am so glad he is okay! This happened 1 day after returning from a family reunion to Bear Lake. Needless to say....my Dad has had quite a bit of excitement lately. Good and Bad. So take it easy Dad and rest up!! We Love you so much!! And we are so thankful to have spent some good quality time with you!
We are also so thankful to be only 3 and 1/2 hours away and we will see you again soon!
I have so many pictures to post but I need to find them all! Soon!
She insisted on the sunglasses
He is so handsome! A couple of girls have crushes on him already!
Their school is so old
There are perks to having such an old school....Look how big Emma's kindergarten class is.
There are 27 kids in her class which is way too many for her teacher that is teaching for the first time this year, not to mention she is very soft spoken.
