We aRE MovINg WheRE????

So Russ and I have made the decision to move to Vernal.. Yes that's right I said Vernal.. He has been offered a job with an Oil Rig company and well the money is just too good to pass up.
This past weekend we went to Vernal with Hailee for the weekend. We stayed at a hotel and spent Saturday looking for a home. We have found a few different options and so now we are just playing the wait game while we ever so patiently wait to hear from the townhomes we are looking at renting.
Hailee was all sorts of excited that they have a big pink Dinosaur right off the side of the road. We totally forgot to get her picture taken next to it but since we will be moving there I am sure we will have a few pictures taken by the big pink dino...
One of the great things I love about my job with the State is that I can move pretty much anywhere in the state as long as there is an DWS employment center. So we checked and sure enough Vernal has one. This sealed the deal for us so we wouldn't have to worry about me quitting a job I love that has great benefits to find something that would more than likely not offer quite as good of a benefit plan.
We told Hailee this weekend that we are moving and she is so excited to be able to get into her own room again and be able to have all of her toys back.

With this whole moving thing happening I have been instructed that I HAVE to keep up on my blogging. I am hoping this won't be a problem and I hope everyone will still keep checking to see what is going on in the B/S home.. LOL

Until next time when I hope to have pictures of our new home. :)
T-T-F-N

Where to Begin???

Ok so as you can see I have changed the name of my blog.. Now that Hailee and I have a new addition to our family. The name has nothing to do with what you all think of when you hear B/S. It is our last names.. Brooks & Stobbe.
There are so many changes that have taken place over the past 2 months and even more that are going to happen over the next month.
With Christmas just around the corner and other major changes coming at the beginning of 2012 we have decided to start up our new B/S blog to keep family in touch with what is going on and to keep family close to us.
We hope you will stay close to us and we look forward to bringing you all the happy news as soon as all the little details are finalized.

ThE PasT 12 MoNThs

OK so I know it has almost been 1 year since my last post... What can I say things have been crazy in my life... So to get you up to speed from the last post..... My divorce got finalized... YAHOO!!!! I am starting to realize how much I love being single but at the same time I am also looking forward to finding that special someone to spend my life with. I have gained a whole new appreciation for single moms... I know I only have one child but still it is definitely hard doing most everything by myself. Now don't get me wrong Mom and Paul help with A LOT of things and there are definitely things I wouldn't be able to do if I didn't have their help.

So thank you very much Nanna and Papa for all of your help.

Let's see.... What else has gone on...

I have decided to grow my hair out. Nothing too long, but longer so it doesn't look just like my mom's hair do... Nothing against my mom I love her to death but we have been asked so many times if we are sisters and so I just had to change it. :)

So to show you all the new do and also because I needed some updated pictures of me and Hailee I had my wonderful Sister Sarah and her wonderful and talented husband Ryan take some pictures of me and Hailee... Here is how they turned out.

Disneyland has not happened yet which has really pushed me to my limit and so I have finally put my foot down. While I was in Las Vegas the last weekend of February I purchased this HUGE coke bottle bank at The Coke Store..

When I was checking out the cashier told me that if it was filled with quarters it would hold $5000. Well I think that should be plenty for me and Hailee to enjoy a week in Disneyland.. So I have been working a second job on Fridays at Utility with my mom and so now that I am back on top of finances I am taking my extra checks and cashing them into quarters (The people at the bank don't like me every other Friday) and put them in the bank. As long as I can keep this up and take then we will be able to go to Disneyland over Halloween.

Hailee started preschool in September which she absolutely loves it. She gets to go to Wheeler Farm this Friday and I am thinking that I just may have to go with her...

She is so excited to start Kindergarten in either July or August. It will depend on if she gets into all day Kindergarten or not. (I am praying that she does.)

Here are just a couple of pictures of her first day of Preschool.

I am really going to try and post more often... I will try to be more like my Sister Sarah and do something at least every week but don't hold me to it and don't hold your breath... LOL