Time has flown by and here goes..

Where did the time go? I really don't know. May went by in a hurry and we got to go to my parents once. It isn't easy being on call 24/7. We have to remain within 20 minutes of the airport and since July 4th Matt has been getting close to 60 hours a week and 40 of them before Wednesday. It isnt easy having Matt come home and turn around and leave for another 10 - 12 hours or more at times. When we came here we were told that we could work our own hours as along as 40 in and all Ground eqpt up and running, answer all calls for planes during the days and then one weekend a month because there are three people to cover nights and weekends besides Matt. That all changed when we got here. The people on call other than one decided they didn't want to do it any more and so Matt is now working 24/7 except when we force the issue which we have done the two weekends before this and will continue to do so. Matt and I had finally found a place away from our home that we could have made home. We can't do that here, though, because we have no freedom. I have no freedom. Matt can't stay and take care of Clay to give me time because he could get a call to leave and have to go and we can't afford to hire a babysitter to stay with them and it wouldn't be right to do so. We go some where we have to take two vehicles in case Matt has to leave. He can't get time to himself outside of work cause he wants time with us too and he can't have both being on call. Church is a time we just turn phone off and they can wait they dont like it, oh well. So are we happy here no!!! Could we have been, yes!! We have taken this to our manager and boss and he don't care he has basically made it clear he would rather have the ones doing nothing at work than the one doing all the work. Once again we are looking for a job and we have now learned that if people say your their friends it isn't always the case sometimes they are just keeping you as that to use you. You have to be careful what you tell people and get to know people REALLY well before trusting them. We have REAL friends but we have learned to be careful as to who they are.



We are trying to stay content and calm for Clay. He is ok here he enjoys the apartment and space and time in the pool. He has no fear of the pool or water which is good in ways but can make it dangerous at the same time so I have to be very vigilant. I am glad he isnt afraid of it as will be easier to teach him to swim and that is a necessity whether we have a pool or not. June was Father's Day and when Clay got his Bubble blowing lawn mower from Aunt Deborah (It was a present for Christmas and he found it plus Deborah didnt want to wait to give it to him). July we went and visited some friends I met on here that adopted their child from Guatemala as well. At this time we realized Clay loves to fly and keeps asking when we are going to do so again.



We are hoping to get to travel back to St Louis soon to see all our friends there!!!! I need to do some shopping for Clay for winter clothes while there as my favorite stores are there. We were hoping to be able to take some more of our vacation time and go to San Diego but it doesn't look like it will happen as the airplanes come first!!!! If an emergency occured while Matt was working on a plane he would have to quit to leave to come home and we know that from a minor incident. So praying nothing major ever occurs we need the job we have here until we can find another. That is the way things are here. They will get better. God said we will have troubles but He has overcome them (John 16:33) and we know that all will work out God promised that in Romans 8:28. We are going to be ok no matter what. Well I know that what everyone really wants to see is the pictures and videos so here ya go..........