A Grand New Start

Life is always changing, and change means working hard to keep up. The last few years have been all about change in our family. just over two and a half years ago Shawn (Sugar) and I were married in The Manila Temple in Quezon City, Philippines (Oct 19, 2004). 4 months after our marriage, I was deployed to Iraq (Feb 2005), just after finishing Sugars immigration paperwork to come to the USA. After my 7 months of Combat Convoy Escort Duty in Iraq, I arrived a day after Sugar did in Great Falls Montana (Oct 6, 2005).

From that day forward, it has felt like life in fast forward. I began going back to college, Shawn became pregnant, and I decided to finish my service in the Air Force. Our first baby boy, Richard, was born in July 2006. What a wonderful blessing to have him in our lives. I had started working at my new job the day prior to his delivery. It was a hard labor, and we spent 10 days after in the hospital waiting to take our baby Richard home.

My new job working as the Network Administrator/IT support/Tech Coordinator for a local School District, has given me a lot of experience. From building and securing their networks, to mentoring students, I sure enjoy working for them. If the pay was a little better, I would stay but I need to find a job closer to where we live, with Gas Prices on the rise.

Messy Face Richard.