I officially listed my house. Started out high expecting lower offers. I started looking for a townhome to move into. Townhomes were what I was really interested in. Cheaper than a house. One of the biggest reasons for doing all this was to get a lot of equity out of my house which I knew I could get so that I could put it down on something cheaper so that my mortgage could be cut in half. I was really struggling financially and I was working 3 jobs and still not making it so I knew I needed to change my situation. There were also some not ok things going on in the community where I was living and I just needed to move away. Broke my heart because there were also some wonderful things going on and that was hard to leave but a fresh start somewhere new where no one knew us is what was needed.
I didn't want an apartment feel so townhomes were better. I would have two stories so they are bigger. I was mostly interested in end units so I would only have to share one wall. The biggest draw was the fact that I would have my yard work and snow removal done by the HOA and we could live in a community with a pool and a gym in the clubhouse. Huge deal for a single working mom like me. Most of the townhomes I looked at were in Pleasant Grove and Saratoga Springs and they were pretty much the same layout. When I first started looking I found the one I wanted. Me and Kayzee walked in and we just felt like it was our home. All the other ones we looked at were ok. The price was perfect, the location was the best, and Kayzee just knew what room would be hers. I put in an offer right away contingent on selling my home and my offer was accepted. Well that lasted about two weeks and then they got another offer and I still hadn't sold mine so I had to give it up. We were all so sad. So the search continued.
I finally got an offer on my house but it was really low. I took it but then started looking and I couldn't find anything to move into! Then the offer found stupid things to complain about and they kept lowering their offer. Too low I couldn't do it. I needed a certain selling price so I could get enough equity to put down on a new place to make it all worth it. Perfect lesson in patience and timing because even though it took longer (I wanted to move during the summer) it all worked out in the end and...that's all I am going to say for now. It gets better in another post!
I was working full-time at a children's consignment store. The discount was awesome! I was able to get Kayzee $200 worth of clothes for $50! I was trained as a closer. My first night learning how to close a guy came running in our store asking to use our bathroom. I had a bad feeling about it so I ran into the employee room and locked the door. I was watching the security camera feed and all of a sudden cops come charging into the store with guns drawn!!! I felt like it wasn't real. After they grabbed the guy and got him into the back of the police car I came out and a cop was waiting for me to talk to me. It was crazy. The cop said they guy shoplifted merchandise from Walmart nearby and ran into my store to hide. Witnesses called the cops and told them where he was hiding. He flushed drugs down the toilet and then they searched him and guess what he stole from Walmart? Pokemon trading cards. Seriously?!? I called my manager and he was so mad. He apologized to me since it was my first night working. He said I hopefully don't get scared off from working there because he had been working there for over 10 years and nothing like that had ever happened before. Just my luck ha ha! I got to meet some of the most awesome people and while it was tiring working there I enjoyed making new friends.
Before all the craziness with the house we went on our favorite summer trip to Bear Lake. This year we decided to try a new location and we went and stayed at the KOA. We also went with our friends the Hoge's that we have gone with before. We loved the little cabins and the KOA had a lot of fun things to entertain the kids. It was just really cold maybe we should have waited till later in the summer but we still got some swimming in. We also made a day trip to our favorite resort Ideal Beach.
On the way home from Bear Lake we stopped at Lagoon! It was a teacher day with an awesome discount so it worked out great. We went on every ride. Even the scariest roller coaster Cannibal! Kayzee passed out on two rides so that was a little crazy but we all had so much fun!
Father's Day was a great day. With everything going on it was a nice day to relax and spend it with my kids. I love my kids so much and sometimes it is hard being a mom and a dad but I try my best. And I love my dad. I have always looked up to him and I learn a lot from him. I hate that we live so far away but he is always a phone call away. I talked to him a lot this summer and he always knew how to help me and could calm me down ha ha! Love ya dad!
Amidst all the craziness we found other fun things to do. Snow cones, Funtopia, and swimming!
It took many months and many doctors but we finally got the official diagnosis for my Memphis...Autism Spectrum Disorder. While it's been hard it's been very eye opening and enlightening. I studied up as much as I could to better understand and it helped me parent Memphis differently and look at his way of dealing with life in a different way. It has been hard trying to figure out the best way to help him so he can be more successful but we are figuring it out and I am so grateful. Memphis is the best kid ever and I just love him so much. I got a really nice compliment that I have a lot of patience with him that would be hard for others to have and that I was meant to be his mom. That meant a lot to me and I totally feel like Memphis was meant to be my son. We are always there for each other.
Here is a post I made after we got the diagnosis...
Autism. It's been an overwhelming, expensive, emotional roller coaster of a ride especially with everything else going on in our lives but I wouldn't trade this life with my son for any other. He is the first to hug me and hold me through my tears and hard times. He says he is going to get a job to help me with money. He says he is never leaving me because he doesn't want me to be alone and he wants to protect and take care of me. And I am the first to love and take care of him through the mean bullies and the meltdowns and hard times because the outside life can be overwhelming for him and too much for him to handle sometimes. I love this sweet boy of mine fiercely and I continue to fight for him every day so that he can have the most successful life. I am forever grateful for the amazing teachers, psychologists, doctors, therapists, and psychiatrists and especially my family and friends that have helped us along on this autism journey. If you ask Memphis he will tell you that autism means awesomeness! That's right buddy you are awesome.
Part of my family came to Utah to visit for a big family reunion we had with my mom's side of the family. It was so fun to have my sister Annalyn come with her sweet little James and her husband. My parent's and brother came too. We missed Alicia and Max!
We went swimming, went to the Curiosity Museum, shopping, and to a movie. Kayzee and James became best buddies. Kayzee cried when he left.
I think that's all for June. I will post about July soon because the year is almost over! Ahhhhhhh!!!!
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