My day started the same as any other Sunday, wake up, hit snooze, wake up again. Everything was on schedule until the phone rang... It was the stake executive secratary telling me that President Jorgenson (1st counselor in our stake presidency) wanted to meet with me before church. Never a good thing... J/K... maybe.
I was called as the 1st counselor in our Elders quarum, me... do they know me? I have to admit that it is a bit overwhelming, I am excited to jump in and figure it out, but holy crap. Kari was called as the ward humanitarian specialist, to add to her other enrichment chair calling. I guess you could say that they are putting us to work here in Chehalis. It is good for us, it will help us be better people. Thought some of you would get a kick out of it. Hope your testimonies are still intact, the Church is true!
Sunday, April 19, 2009
Friday, April 17, 2009
Latino Sniper!!!!
Today was my little sister Hannah's 13th birthday. We went to Plaza Jalisco for dinner and they sang to her and then BAM, outta no where a little brown ninja comes and it was the funniest thing I have seen in a while! Happy bday sis!
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Tution Saga Continued...
Today I received an email from SUU as a response to my on going query into their tuition for Illegal aliens. She completly missed my point. My point is this, I am a US citizen, and while I was attending SUU I was resident enough to pay their state employment tax. Here is a quote from her email:
"Part of the reason for the Governor's decision to waive part of undocumented immigrants tuition is that they consider Utah their home and have continuously for a number of years. Whether you or any one else agree with this decision, it is law and we all must abide by the law."
This stikes me as funny since the "undocumented immigrants" she speaks of are more appropriatly called illegal aliens. If we followed the law they wouldn't be here. I found the letter one big contradiction. Does this not anger anyone else? The state I live in is one that extends these "waivers" (as if calling it something different than it is makes it acceptable) and is trying to balance a $9 billion budget deficit, they plan to raise tuition in this state by as much as 22%... The logical step to me is to stop paying for criminal non-producers, their answer is to fire a couple teachers and to build a tunnel under Seattle. Politicians are idiots!
Here is the whole email:
Devin,
Trudy Smith forwarded your email to me because I work with residency for tuition purposes at SUU. First of all let me explain that undocumented immigrants are considered non-residents for tuition purposes for their entire attendance at SUU. The previous Governor provided waivers for some of these students who meet strict criteria: graduate from a Utah high school after attending for a minimum of three years; attend immediately after high school graduation; remain in the state for the duration of their attendance; and sign an affidavit that they will apply for citizenship or a visa as soon as possible. These students are living in the United States because they are minors who were brought to the US by their parents and have no say in where they live.
In trying to understand your position I have reviewed your time of attendance at SUU. I see that you attended SUU for two semesters - Fall Semester, 2000, and Spring Semester, 2001. There was then a five year gap and you returned for Spring Semester, 2006. You met with Luann Abbott in the Admissions Office on July 25, 2000, to ask about residency and were told that because you had moved to Utah two months prior you would not qualify for residency. At that time, as it is now, the requirement is twelve continuous months immediately preceding the term you would like to be considered a resident. When you returned in 2006, you were considered a non-resident for tuition purposes. This was because you indicated in your letter to the Academic Standards Committee that you had lived Las Vegas working for Sorensen Construction.
Since it does not appear that you lived in Utah for twelve continuous months other than possibly your first year, or that you continued to live in Utah, or considered Utah your home, the law would not consider you a resident for tuition purposes. All students must meet the minimum requirements for residency based on their circumstances. If you would care to read the law found at http://utahsbr.edu/policy/r512.htm, you will see that there are several areas in which a student may apply for resident classification.
Part of the reason for the Governor's decision to waive part of undocumented immigrants tuition is that they consider Utah their home and have continuously for a number of years. Whether you or any one else agree with this decision, it is law and we all must abide by the law.
If you are planning to return to SUU and have been living in Utah, it is possible that you may be considered a resident for tuition purposes at this time.
Hopefully this answers your questions. If not, let me know.
Christine Proctor
Associate Director
Admissions Office
Southern Utah University
Here is my response to her:
Christine,
I guess my point is this, I was resident enough to pay Utah state income tax, which may have been used to pay for these "waivers". What these people are called doesn't matter, I paid 2 or 3 times the tuition they did. I am a LEGAL U.S. citizen, you mentioned following the law, it seems a big contradiction to me to give these benefits to someone that is in this country illegally. They do not pay taxes, their parents do not pay taxes, and yet they get an education because they "consider Utah their home". The whole thing seems backwards to me, I will fight to get this law changed.
Here is her 2nd reply:
Devin,
Nobody's taxes paid for these waivers as they were not money. Please feel free to fight this as much as you like. The best contacts are the state legislators and Governor's Office. You may find their contact information online at www.utah.gov.
Christine Proctor
Associate Director
Admissions Office
Southern Utah University
Really? No one paid for it? Does anyone believe this?... Here is my reply:
Mrs. Proctor,
As I understand it, it costs the same amount to put a resident through school as a non resident, the difference is made up with subsidies. These subsidies are paid for by the state who gets their money from taxpayers. There is no free lunch, everything has a cost associated with it. Beyond that the fact that we are giving people incentives to come to the U.S. illegally is what concerns me. Thank you for your help on this.
Devin Sorensen
I am in awe at the ignorance of some people, how does this not enrage everyone, how is this okay.
"Part of the reason for the Governor's decision to waive part of undocumented immigrants tuition is that they consider Utah their home and have continuously for a number of years. Whether you or any one else agree with this decision, it is law and we all must abide by the law."
This stikes me as funny since the "undocumented immigrants" she speaks of are more appropriatly called illegal aliens. If we followed the law they wouldn't be here. I found the letter one big contradiction. Does this not anger anyone else? The state I live in is one that extends these "waivers" (as if calling it something different than it is makes it acceptable) and is trying to balance a $9 billion budget deficit, they plan to raise tuition in this state by as much as 22%... The logical step to me is to stop paying for criminal non-producers, their answer is to fire a couple teachers and to build a tunnel under Seattle. Politicians are idiots!
Here is the whole email:
Devin,
Trudy Smith forwarded your email to me because I work with residency for tuition purposes at SUU. First of all let me explain that undocumented immigrants are considered non-residents for tuition purposes for their entire attendance at SUU. The previous Governor provided waivers for some of these students who meet strict criteria: graduate from a Utah high school after attending for a minimum of three years; attend immediately after high school graduation; remain in the state for the duration of their attendance; and sign an affidavit that they will apply for citizenship or a visa as soon as possible. These students are living in the United States because they are minors who were brought to the US by their parents and have no say in where they live.
In trying to understand your position I have reviewed your time of attendance at SUU. I see that you attended SUU for two semesters - Fall Semester, 2000, and Spring Semester, 2001. There was then a five year gap and you returned for Spring Semester, 2006. You met with Luann Abbott in the Admissions Office on July 25, 2000, to ask about residency and were told that because you had moved to Utah two months prior you would not qualify for residency. At that time, as it is now, the requirement is twelve continuous months immediately preceding the term you would like to be considered a resident. When you returned in 2006, you were considered a non-resident for tuition purposes. This was because you indicated in your letter to the Academic Standards Committee that you had lived Las Vegas working for Sorensen Construction.
Since it does not appear that you lived in Utah for twelve continuous months other than possibly your first year, or that you continued to live in Utah, or considered Utah your home, the law would not consider you a resident for tuition purposes. All students must meet the minimum requirements for residency based on their circumstances. If you would care to read the law found at http://utahsbr.edu/policy/r512.htm, you will see that there are several areas in which a student may apply for resident classification.
Part of the reason for the Governor's decision to waive part of undocumented immigrants tuition is that they consider Utah their home and have continuously for a number of years. Whether you or any one else agree with this decision, it is law and we all must abide by the law.
If you are planning to return to SUU and have been living in Utah, it is possible that you may be considered a resident for tuition purposes at this time.
Hopefully this answers your questions. If not, let me know.
Christine Proctor
Associate Director
Admissions Office
Southern Utah University
Here is my response to her:
Christine,
I guess my point is this, I was resident enough to pay Utah state income tax, which may have been used to pay for these "waivers". What these people are called doesn't matter, I paid 2 or 3 times the tuition they did. I am a LEGAL U.S. citizen, you mentioned following the law, it seems a big contradiction to me to give these benefits to someone that is in this country illegally. They do not pay taxes, their parents do not pay taxes, and yet they get an education because they "consider Utah their home". The whole thing seems backwards to me, I will fight to get this law changed.
Here is her 2nd reply:
Devin,
Nobody's taxes paid for these waivers as they were not money. Please feel free to fight this as much as you like. The best contacts are the state legislators and Governor's Office. You may find their contact information online at www.utah.gov.
Christine Proctor
Associate Director
Admissions Office
Southern Utah University
Really? No one paid for it? Does anyone believe this?... Here is my reply:
Mrs. Proctor,
As I understand it, it costs the same amount to put a resident through school as a non resident, the difference is made up with subsidies. These subsidies are paid for by the state who gets their money from taxpayers. There is no free lunch, everything has a cost associated with it. Beyond that the fact that we are giving people incentives to come to the U.S. illegally is what concerns me. Thank you for your help on this.
Devin Sorensen
I am in awe at the ignorance of some people, how does this not enrage everyone, how is this okay.
Monday, April 13, 2009
Update
I made some phone calls about the illegal alien in-state tuition law that I found out about. Turns out that it is the truth, at least in Utah. (I haven't got any answers from other states yet.) I was assured that there were stipulations involved with this law, here they are:
1. They must attend high school in the state for at least 3 years consecutively;
2. They must enter college immediately after graduation, and;
3. They must stay in the same school for consecutive years until they achieve there degree.
That said, who cares! I have done quite a bit of research on financial aid, scholarships, and grants and correct me if I am wrong, if you are Hispanic and want to go to school you can damn near expect a free ride. As a white kid that grew up primarily in a single parent home, I have met much resistance in my quest for a degree. I can get financial aid, but everyone for the most part can get financial aid. I feel there is an imbalance when it comes to this. In our countries quest to eliminate racism and bigotry we have turned the tables. Now it is okay for for minorities to be racist, I give you Jessie Jackson, and Al Sharpton.
I can tolerate people bitching because they were enslaved, but last time I checked the last slaves in this country died a couple years ago... over 100 give or take a couple decades. GET OVER IT! I think we have rolled over too much for these "minority" groups. If we are all equal then it's time for them to start acting like it. I am tired of struggling to pay for things that "undocumented citizens" get handed for free. Our government screwed up on this one, they got it wrong. I have tried to talk to people about this and for the most part I am way more fired up about it than they are. This is a big deal, we are paying for criminals to get a cheap education. They do not pay taxes, they do not contribute, but we still give them freebies. For a semester at S.U.U. it cost me $5,000 just for tuition, a resident paid less than $2,000, that leaves $3,000 per student in subsidies that the tax payers cover. That adds up to a pretty penny and I don't think we should be giving it to people who are in this country illegally. To those of you who are thinking its not the kids fault, that is true but we cannot pick and choose what laws to enforce, they can apply for citizenship and then I have no problem with them. This is getting long and Kari just rolled here eyes at me, so I'll stop. Tell me what you think.
1. They must attend high school in the state for at least 3 years consecutively;
2. They must enter college immediately after graduation, and;
3. They must stay in the same school for consecutive years until they achieve there degree.
That said, who cares! I have done quite a bit of research on financial aid, scholarships, and grants and correct me if I am wrong, if you are Hispanic and want to go to school you can damn near expect a free ride. As a white kid that grew up primarily in a single parent home, I have met much resistance in my quest for a degree. I can get financial aid, but everyone for the most part can get financial aid. I feel there is an imbalance when it comes to this. In our countries quest to eliminate racism and bigotry we have turned the tables. Now it is okay for for minorities to be racist, I give you Jessie Jackson, and Al Sharpton.
I can tolerate people bitching because they were enslaved, but last time I checked the last slaves in this country died a couple years ago... over 100 give or take a couple decades. GET OVER IT! I think we have rolled over too much for these "minority" groups. If we are all equal then it's time for them to start acting like it. I am tired of struggling to pay for things that "undocumented citizens" get handed for free. Our government screwed up on this one, they got it wrong. I have tried to talk to people about this and for the most part I am way more fired up about it than they are. This is a big deal, we are paying for criminals to get a cheap education. They do not pay taxes, they do not contribute, but we still give them freebies. For a semester at S.U.U. it cost me $5,000 just for tuition, a resident paid less than $2,000, that leaves $3,000 per student in subsidies that the tax payers cover. That adds up to a pretty penny and I don't think we should be giving it to people who are in this country illegally. To those of you who are thinking its not the kids fault, that is true but we cannot pick and choose what laws to enforce, they can apply for citizenship and then I have no problem with them. This is getting long and Kari just rolled here eyes at me, so I'll stop. Tell me what you think.
Friday, April 10, 2009
Fixed!
Okay, after deleting the old messed up blog and transfering all the posts to the new one, you should be able to leave comments. This took quite abit of time so someone better leave some freakin comments.
Today
From Tuesday, April 7, 2009
Today I found out something that pissed me off. I found out that Utah, along with 3 or 4 other states (Wa, Or, and Az, I think.), offers resident tuition to illegal aliens. While I was living off of $20 every two weeks because I had to pay the $5,000 out-of-state tuition plus housing, Jose and Roserita were enjoying only having to pay $1,200 (not to mention the scholarships they can get because of their ethnicity). I was told that I fell through all the cracks for eligibility and that it was gong to take close to 3 years for me to gain residency.
Today I learned that the Obama administration is considering making this a nationwide policy to expedite the citizenship process. I wonder what the dollar amount in subsidies this has cost taxpayers. Someone please explain the rationale for this. I am a life long U.S. citizen and if I legally cross state lines for an education I get stuck paying 300% more than someone from that state, yet if Paco crosses into this country illegally he can choose from many schools and is counted as a resident of those states. Please tell me how this is change I can believe in.
Do we realize yet that the rights that people have bled for are being taken away everyday under a banner of change. This is only one instance, America as we know it is being taken away bit by bit. Does anyone see a similarity here with what happened in Book of Mormon times? Men with silver tongues lead the people to destruction. Tell me I am wrong, tell me why I am wrong, and tell me you don't see that we are headed down a slippery slope. Revolutions have started over less than what we are accepting day by day. Today I found out I was ripped off; today was a bad day.
Today I found out something that pissed me off. I found out that Utah, along with 3 or 4 other states (Wa, Or, and Az, I think.), offers resident tuition to illegal aliens. While I was living off of $20 every two weeks because I had to pay the $5,000 out-of-state tuition plus housing, Jose and Roserita were enjoying only having to pay $1,200 (not to mention the scholarships they can get because of their ethnicity). I was told that I fell through all the cracks for eligibility and that it was gong to take close to 3 years for me to gain residency.
Today I learned that the Obama administration is considering making this a nationwide policy to expedite the citizenship process. I wonder what the dollar amount in subsidies this has cost taxpayers. Someone please explain the rationale for this. I am a life long U.S. citizen and if I legally cross state lines for an education I get stuck paying 300% more than someone from that state, yet if Paco crosses into this country illegally he can choose from many schools and is counted as a resident of those states. Please tell me how this is change I can believe in.
Do we realize yet that the rights that people have bled for are being taken away everyday under a banner of change. This is only one instance, America as we know it is being taken away bit by bit. Does anyone see a similarity here with what happened in Book of Mormon times? Men with silver tongues lead the people to destruction. Tell me I am wrong, tell me why I am wrong, and tell me you don't see that we are headed down a slippery slope. Revolutions have started over less than what we are accepting day by day. Today I found out I was ripped off; today was a bad day.
It's been a while...
From Sunday, March 8, 2009
I was looking at our pathetic little page here and noticed the last time we put anything on here was in November, we suck! Not a whole lot has happened since then, I am back in school and Kari is working as a Dental assistant. I am still "working" for Horizon Mortgage but if you haven't had your head in a hole you know that my industry is hurting right now, comatose would be a better word. We are still planning on going to BYU-I hopefully this fall so I can finish up my business degree. Kari loves here job and is really good at what she does, a perk of having a wife in the dental business is that I can get work done for free so I get to see her in action.
I have tried to keep a level head about where it seems our country is headed; I wanted to at least give our President a fair chance. Obama has promised big and it seems that those who support him are okay with what he says is his "best". I understand that the task that our President has before him is a great one, but he made promises that he has no way of fulfilling. It seems that he has spent more time backing out of promises than he has spent fixing the problems. I am no economist, but I do not understand how spending 3 trillion dollars will cut our deficit in half. There are economic theories that suggest that spending money can remove a counties debt but I don't grasp the logic.
I also have a problem with the tax policies that are coming out. America is and always has been a country where hard work was rewarded with success. I agree that as citizens we all need to pitch in, but I do not support the new governments Robin Hood approach to taxing. We need to encourage entrepreneurship and investing right now and increasing taxes is not the way to do that. If a man is successful he should have to pay his share, not make up for those that refuse to work. I know I am not the only one that thinks these things are messed up, I could go off on the fact he wants to take away our gun rights, is for socialized medicine, centralized banks, tax us based on how many miles we drive, bail out those that ignorantly got into bad loans, and wants to grow the government so big there will be a tax for taking a poo! What happened to the country we used to know? He has a chance to do good, but I believe that Barack Obama is an evil man that intends to take away our fundamental American rights. I guess it comes down to one question, do we work to sustain the government or is our government supposed to work to sustain us? I believe the founding fathers meant for the latter to be the case. I have to stop, hope this has made a little sense. I am scared for our country, and pray that somehow they can hear the lord’s voice over their own.
I was looking at our pathetic little page here and noticed the last time we put anything on here was in November, we suck! Not a whole lot has happened since then, I am back in school and Kari is working as a Dental assistant. I am still "working" for Horizon Mortgage but if you haven't had your head in a hole you know that my industry is hurting right now, comatose would be a better word. We are still planning on going to BYU-I hopefully this fall so I can finish up my business degree. Kari loves here job and is really good at what she does, a perk of having a wife in the dental business is that I can get work done for free so I get to see her in action.
I have tried to keep a level head about where it seems our country is headed; I wanted to at least give our President a fair chance. Obama has promised big and it seems that those who support him are okay with what he says is his "best". I understand that the task that our President has before him is a great one, but he made promises that he has no way of fulfilling. It seems that he has spent more time backing out of promises than he has spent fixing the problems. I am no economist, but I do not understand how spending 3 trillion dollars will cut our deficit in half. There are economic theories that suggest that spending money can remove a counties debt but I don't grasp the logic.
I also have a problem with the tax policies that are coming out. America is and always has been a country where hard work was rewarded with success. I agree that as citizens we all need to pitch in, but I do not support the new governments Robin Hood approach to taxing. We need to encourage entrepreneurship and investing right now and increasing taxes is not the way to do that. If a man is successful he should have to pay his share, not make up for those that refuse to work. I know I am not the only one that thinks these things are messed up, I could go off on the fact he wants to take away our gun rights, is for socialized medicine, centralized banks, tax us based on how many miles we drive, bail out those that ignorantly got into bad loans, and wants to grow the government so big there will be a tax for taking a poo! What happened to the country we used to know? He has a chance to do good, but I believe that Barack Obama is an evil man that intends to take away our fundamental American rights. I guess it comes down to one question, do we work to sustain the government or is our government supposed to work to sustain us? I believe the founding fathers meant for the latter to be the case. I have to stop, hope this has made a little sense. I am scared for our country, and pray that somehow they can hear the lord’s voice over their own.
The "Happy" People...
From Monday, November 17, 2008
I have been very frustrated for the last couple of weeks. I have bee watching the backlash that followed the passing of proposition 8 in California. I can handle the persecution that my church is getting, I mean its kinda what we do. To top it all off I watched the latest Barbara Walters special "What is a man, what is a woman; The story of the pregnant man". I was disgusted. It pissed me off. Not because of these two people that wanted a family, not even because of the way they went about it, but because of what they were trying to change. For those of you that are not familiar with this story here is some background.
There is a "man"(quotations refer to my sarcastic use of the word) in Oregon that used to be a woman. "He" went through psychological screening and got "his" breasts removed and takes testosterone. "He" can brow a beard. "He" did not have a complete surgical transformation because "his" wife had previously had a hysterectomy and cannot have children and they wanted to have kids. So they decided that "he" would bare their children. They went to many doctors looking for one that would knock "him" up, but could not find one that would do it, they said they were discriminated against. So like everyone else in the world that can't find what they need they looked on the internet. They ordered sperm over the internet, I shit you not. Long story short it worked, "he" went through labor, "he" delivered vaginally.
I guess its that last part that started my frustration. "He delivered vaginally" are words that should never be put together. This is where my frustrations get wore. "He" was allowed to change his birth certificate, it states "he" is a male. How could a birth certificate be changed? Also, on the child's birth certificate "he" wants to be cited as the father. At least Oregon saw the irony and has yet to allow this, instead they are both listed as parent, as is the way they do it for civil unions.
During the show they stated many times a phrase that sent me over the edge. They stated that the words "male" and "female" are social stigmas and that gender does in no way define a person. This pissed me off because I believe that the fact that I am a man is a big part of who I am. I do not believe that these roles, man and woman, are just titles. I defiantly do not believe that they are social stigmas. I do not believe that a woman that decides that she wants to be a man can be a father. We are not blank slates when we are born. We all have a purpose, there is a reason that we are born the way we are. God does not make mistakes.
Please will someone tell me how the child of the "man", who is a woman, who is a "man" on paper, who gave birth, that is called "daddy", that is "married" to mommy, is supposed to understand any of this. Are my kids going to be forced into a world where this is okay? There are teachers that have begun to teach kindergartners these things. Why should I be told what my family and I have to accept. Marriage is a sacred covenant, a promise that we will get back home together. It was never meant to be the buffet it has become. It is unfortunate it has come to this. The sad thing is there is no real way that either side will back down on this issue, on one side you have beliefs and on the other you have those saying they have a right. When did marriage become a right? My opinion is that marriage is between a man and a woman. Marriage is a sacred thing and those that would destroy it will be destroyed. This whole argument diminishes what I am, and what I want for my family. Yet, those that argue for the other side say that I and those that would fight against them do not have the right to defend our beliefs. This argument is the beginning of the end, the Lord is coming soon and the fight has just begun.
I have been very frustrated for the last couple of weeks. I have bee watching the backlash that followed the passing of proposition 8 in California. I can handle the persecution that my church is getting, I mean its kinda what we do. To top it all off I watched the latest Barbara Walters special "What is a man, what is a woman; The story of the pregnant man". I was disgusted. It pissed me off. Not because of these two people that wanted a family, not even because of the way they went about it, but because of what they were trying to change. For those of you that are not familiar with this story here is some background.
There is a "man"(quotations refer to my sarcastic use of the word) in Oregon that used to be a woman. "He" went through psychological screening and got "his" breasts removed and takes testosterone. "He" can brow a beard. "He" did not have a complete surgical transformation because "his" wife had previously had a hysterectomy and cannot have children and they wanted to have kids. So they decided that "he" would bare their children. They went to many doctors looking for one that would knock "him" up, but could not find one that would do it, they said they were discriminated against. So like everyone else in the world that can't find what they need they looked on the internet. They ordered sperm over the internet, I shit you not. Long story short it worked, "he" went through labor, "he" delivered vaginally.
I guess its that last part that started my frustration. "He delivered vaginally" are words that should never be put together. This is where my frustrations get wore. "He" was allowed to change his birth certificate, it states "he" is a male. How could a birth certificate be changed? Also, on the child's birth certificate "he" wants to be cited as the father. At least Oregon saw the irony and has yet to allow this, instead they are both listed as parent, as is the way they do it for civil unions.
During the show they stated many times a phrase that sent me over the edge. They stated that the words "male" and "female" are social stigmas and that gender does in no way define a person. This pissed me off because I believe that the fact that I am a man is a big part of who I am. I do not believe that these roles, man and woman, are just titles. I defiantly do not believe that they are social stigmas. I do not believe that a woman that decides that she wants to be a man can be a father. We are not blank slates when we are born. We all have a purpose, there is a reason that we are born the way we are. God does not make mistakes.
Please will someone tell me how the child of the "man", who is a woman, who is a "man" on paper, who gave birth, that is called "daddy", that is "married" to mommy, is supposed to understand any of this. Are my kids going to be forced into a world where this is okay? There are teachers that have begun to teach kindergartners these things. Why should I be told what my family and I have to accept. Marriage is a sacred covenant, a promise that we will get back home together. It was never meant to be the buffet it has become. It is unfortunate it has come to this. The sad thing is there is no real way that either side will back down on this issue, on one side you have beliefs and on the other you have those saying they have a right. When did marriage become a right? My opinion is that marriage is between a man and a woman. Marriage is a sacred thing and those that would destroy it will be destroyed. This whole argument diminishes what I am, and what I want for my family. Yet, those that argue for the other side say that I and those that would fight against them do not have the right to defend our beliefs. This argument is the beginning of the end, the Lord is coming soon and the fight has just begun.
Insert Creative or Quriky Title here...
From Wednesday, September 24, 2008
My wife is extremely busy with with work and has very little time at the end of the day to get on here and write. So for the time being I will fill in the gaps and keep this thing going. We are in a little bit of a transitional phase right now. Kari and I have been married for 1 year 9 months now and we have always had a plan. (This is the part where the screen goes wavy and the transition to the past happens.) We lived in St. George Utah when we were first married. I had a job at a steel fabrication making less than the kids that sell chikletts in Tijuana. We both needed to finish school and since I fell through the cracks as far as residency goes in Utah and fell through the cracks for federal aid because I had a job, (needless to say I'm still a little bitter) we decided to move back to WA here Kari had residency and was accepted to a dental assisting program. She graduated from that program in June. During this time I have been working for a mortgage broker here in Chehalis. Bless my wife for putting up with that because it has been a rough year in the mortgage business, but somehow we have made it and have been able to close enough deals to remain floating, we have been blessed.
So now the next phase of the plan, I have about 1.5 years left of school and I am convinced more than ever that it is nearly impossible to get ahead in life without a degree. There are those that make it but it is a fight the whole way, I have experienced that fight for the last 8 years of my life and it is not fun. We are trying to get into BYU-I, I know, me at BYU, I get it, ha ha. These schools simply cannot be beat when it comes to bang for your buck. So it looks like we will be moving to Rexburg Idaho for the winter semester. We are excited to move on. We have some family and friends there which makes it that much more appealing. So that's about it for now. Good times.
My wife is extremely busy with with work and has very little time at the end of the day to get on here and write. So for the time being I will fill in the gaps and keep this thing going. We are in a little bit of a transitional phase right now. Kari and I have been married for 1 year 9 months now and we have always had a plan. (This is the part where the screen goes wavy and the transition to the past happens.) We lived in St. George Utah when we were first married. I had a job at a steel fabrication making less than the kids that sell chikletts in Tijuana. We both needed to finish school and since I fell through the cracks as far as residency goes in Utah and fell through the cracks for federal aid because I had a job, (needless to say I'm still a little bitter) we decided to move back to WA here Kari had residency and was accepted to a dental assisting program. She graduated from that program in June. During this time I have been working for a mortgage broker here in Chehalis. Bless my wife for putting up with that because it has been a rough year in the mortgage business, but somehow we have made it and have been able to close enough deals to remain floating, we have been blessed.
So now the next phase of the plan, I have about 1.5 years left of school and I am convinced more than ever that it is nearly impossible to get ahead in life without a degree. There are those that make it but it is a fight the whole way, I have experienced that fight for the last 8 years of my life and it is not fun. We are trying to get into BYU-I, I know, me at BYU, I get it, ha ha. These schools simply cannot be beat when it comes to bang for your buck. So it looks like we will be moving to Rexburg Idaho for the winter semester. We are excited to move on. We have some family and friends there which makes it that much more appealing. So that's about it for now. Good times.
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A few weeks ago Kari was talking to my sister and during this conversation it was decided that we needed to jump on the blog bandwagon. I am guilty of the occasional glance at family and friends sites but never felt the need to sit and write one myself. Oh how far I have come. Traditionally I am the guy that sits in the background stating that the idea of blogging is homosexual. Keeping in mind Darwin's theory, and the fact my wife really likes the idea, here I am. (By the way Darwin's theory is severely flawed, where are the man apes?) The funny thing is we have had this thing for almost a month now and have done nothing with it. Kari is extremely busy as a dental assistant and my lack of desire have played key roles in the delayed grand opening of our lives.
This little dilly is to serve as the introduction/jump off point for our blog life. I suspect that you may find the occasional little gem of knowledge left by me on here. Some would say that most of what I speak is truth, they are in part correct. I suppose that those of you that know me already understand that what I share is of great worth, but is up to you to apply them. I will leave the traditional up to Kari. So with no further prolixity I introduce to you The Family Sorensen.
This little dilly is to serve as the introduction/jump off point for our blog life. I suspect that you may find the occasional little gem of knowledge left by me on here. Some would say that most of what I speak is truth, they are in part correct. I suppose that those of you that know me already understand that what I share is of great worth, but is up to you to apply them. I will leave the traditional up to Kari. So with no further prolixity I introduce to you The Family Sorensen.
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