Just since people have asked...
I thought I would give the run down answers about what is going on with the Tapia's these days. Since we've been in Mesa, Chris has worked on some Fire Science and EMT stuff and also has been promoted several times up and up in the construction/restoration field that he works in. This Friday will be the second time in the past few years that a company he is with will go under. Already this week all the assets of the owner of his company has been ceased. That means all the money in the account he should get his payroll check from. So he's been working and will work until friday with the hopes that he'll get paid for it. I'm sure it will work out. The thing is he just isn't sure what to do next. He has several people that he could work with/for, but none of them guarantee steady hours or gas reimbursement or anything. He's signed up for more Fire Science classes at two different college's but can't really get into the right classes... so he's waiting on waiting lists. And speaking of waiting lists... I have been waiting for approximately 17 months to be placed in the nursing program through maricopa community college. I have all the classes done since Jayden was born and can't really do anymore, unless I want to go to a different school or get a different degree. So, we've been waiting. At the same time we're finding out that everything is going to pot for Chris's employment... I'm finding out that a friend of mine who did pre-nursing classes with, has already been in the progam for a semester. She said she only waited one semester to get in... here i am 3-4 semesters later... anyway... I mentioned renting our house cause we just feel like we are in the wrong place... just like we're not supposed to be here. I feel, and Chris feels that we are preparing everything that we desire to accomplish living her in this area and we feel we keep hitting road blocks. We feel and have felt for a long time that we need to move, but have been kept here by his (previous) good employment, and our unfinished house, or we've been popping out babies like bunnies. But as you can see, Chris has been very motivated to get this one huge... 1600sq ft stumbling block out of our path, and we're not prego thank goodness... so I don't know where that means we will go... but I do think it means we're going... somewhere. I felt a huge peace when I was home in CA a few weeks ago, and I still desperately long to go back to BYUH, but I don't know what will happen.
But again, if anyone wants to rent our house... we're still making it pretty :)
And if anyone knows anyone that needs to buy a crib or bassinet, I'm going to start selling stuff on craigslist that we don't need so that we can pay the bills if chris doesn't get paid.

And just so you all know, usually I freak out when things get tough... but I'm not complaining on here, or trying to make anyone feel bad for us... I just wanted to explain everything that's going on with us here.

A side note... Keira has had a fever for three days... this morning it was 103.6... got me pretty scared. I'm hoping my little thermometer is off... she has cooled down and is just a little sluggish... nothing major. She has teeth coming in or just moving around a little bit.. but dude! 103+ seriously... anyone let me know if anything is going around, cause I really don't know what is wrong with her.

But anyway... if any of you manage to get through that... congrats! and all is well here :)