New Years Resolutions

It so cliché to say, "My New Years resolution will be...??" Well to be honest I never really made one. Or not that I can remember. But I think this year is time for change. Instead of "Resolutions" I think I will go for a "Bucket List". So heres to saying good bye to 2014 and welcoming 2015.

1.) The infamous "Lose Weight". Instead of just saying that, I want to get healthy in 2015. Not just lose weight, but to eat healthier, exercise more, and be more active.
2.) Grow in my faith. After 2013 (See previous post) I have had difficult time with my Faith in God and understanding the "Why Me?" So this year I want to restore my faith and have a healthier relationship with God.
3.) Go to a place I have never been. Even if its just down the road.. Someplace new and exciting.
4.) I said this back in 2014, but run either a 3k or 5k or marathon. Yeah me!! I would LOVE to do a Color Run!!
5.) Finish 5 projects that I started and never finished. Like, scrapbooks, sewing projects, crocheting.
6.) Do some small remodeling. (ESPECIALLY in the electrical area). Like: painting walls, taking down awful wallpaper, getting rid of the 80s pink color bathroom, and hopefully new flooring in the living/kitchen area (sick of carpet under the kitchen table)

These all may seem crazy and different but I think its all DOABLE and with in reason.

I hope this next year brings new and exciting things to our family. The further I get away from 2013 the better and I think 2015 will be better than 2014.  To reflect on our year..

January - Greyson AND Braelyn started in a new school in a new town.

February - I turned 28

March - I started coaching Greyson's Tball team and Greyson had his first Tball Game!!




















April - Ladd had an BIG interview for the job he is at now. We are so blessed he was qualified and accepted!!

May - Our precious Emma Faith was born!!




















June - Ladd went out on his first Hitch on the Rigs. Braelyn turned 3!!!

July - for the 4th we traveled to Granbury (around where I grew up). Greyson also lost his first tooth!! We also added a new member to the family, Forrest. *-




















August - As a family we headed to Six Flags just before school started. Greyson's first day in Kindergarten.

September - Greyson turned 6!! Braelyn started PreK 3 yr old.

October - We had fun dressing up for Halloween. Greyson was Dracula, Army man, Duck Dynasty. Braelyn was a fairy unicorn, and Emma was just cute..

November - We celebrated thanksgiving at Aunt Debra's for Ladds side of the family and then we headed to Brownwood for my side of the family. Greyson also lost his 2nd tooth!!

December - I got CHICKENS!! As for Christmas.. We did Christmas early, actually 2 weeks early because Ladd was about to leave for a hitch. Then the week of Christmas we all went to my moms house and we opened up presents Christmas morning. We are still waiting to do Ladd's side due to the fact Ladd is still gone.

So yeah pretty crazy year which FLEW by. Who knew having three kids would literally make time vanish!! Only 5 short months and Emma will be 1 and in 6 months Braelyn will be 4!! Holy cannoli!!I wished they didn't have to grow up and stay small and cuddly forever!!

I pray that 2015 our family stays healthy and strong and I pray the oil industry doesn't completely TANK and gas prices rebound. This is for the sake of all the Oilfield Families out there.

HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!! WITH MUCH LOVE!!

"Keep the Change you Filthy Animal"

Merry Freaking Christmas!!

Instead of back tracking and filling you in with everything that has happened over the past few weeks, I am going to start with what happened last week.

So on Monday before Christmas, I traveled to Brownwood with just Emma. Greyson and Braelyn were already there with my parents. I was excited because one it was Christmas and two, I was driving my new car! (See below) Tuesday morning rolls around and I wake up like normal and check the banking account because I planned on paying our December bills later that day. (I am a huge procrastinator and HATE paying bills so I have everything set up so its due at the end of the month haha..) I always pay our bills online through our online banking, have done this for 5 yrs now with no issues.

So at that point everything is all good, only to get a text from Ladd an hour or so later asking, "Whats up with the checking account? Have you looked at it lately?" Why yes I was just about to sit down and do bills. Concerned I looked at it real quick thinking, what could possibly be wrong.?! Miss Rasheeda Rhodes had cleared our savings and checking accounts. Frantically I call our bank. Turns out Miss Rhodes LOGGED into our online account, transferred money from our savings to our checking, created herself as a QuickPay Bill Pay, and then proceeded to pay herself everything that was in our checking. Being the amazing bank they are, Chase recognized this as suspicious and cancelled the transfer immediately and it was all refunded to us soon after catching it ourselves. At the point while I was on the phone with the banker, they froze our checking/savings account, cancelled our debit cards, and froze our online banking account. So with NO money available, only the cash we had in our wallet, (which I didn't have because I HATE carrying cash), I couldn't pay bills. Now let me remind you I was in Brownwood and Ladd was out on a Rig so a Chase Bank was no where close to either of us. To get this completely straightened out we had to go into a Branch and reset everything.

THANKFULLY Ladd was able to come home Christmas Eve for a casing break, so we made a "quick" trip to Abilene (Over an hour away) to go to a Chase bank. After sitting with Mr. Tyler for over an hour we had accomplished: Closing our  old account, opening a new account, cancelling our debit cards and checks, ordering new debit cards and checks, creating new online profile/account. Then we realized Ladd's direct deposit which would be going thru Thursday night would be bounced back to Baker then Lord knows how long it would have taken them to reissue the check, so we reopened the old account so that deposit could go thru and all we had to do was call and get someone to transfer it over to the new account Friday. Since Chase required us to run virus scans on our computers we couldn't officially set up our online accounts. So almost a week later I have to go back into the bank tmrw to get that all set up and officially close the other account.

Just in case you don't understand what closing an account all spirals into let me give you an idea:
1.) All my bill pay accounts have to be inputted BACK into my online checking account
     a.) This requires tedious account numbers and addresses and account information
2.) My TollTag auto pay has to be reset
3.) My Netflix account has to be reset
4.) My Paypal account has to be reset
5.) My auto payment on several bills have to be reset (Includes car insurance and school loans)
**If you EVER had to deal with Salle Mae you will understand how this is a huge PAIN IN THE ASS!!**
6.) Remembering a new PIN #, Log In name and password, account number.

I spent close to 2 hours yesterday calling all my bills and school loans trying to get extensions on everything because I had NO WAY to pay them. A few ppl were like, "Do you have a check? All we need is the account number." HA DID YOU NOT UNDERSTAND ME PPL!!?? Where do these companies find their workers?  So I am hoping everything can get back on track tmrw morning after I head to the bank for the LAST time in regards to this mess!!

Now on to the good parts about the past few weeks!!

So about a month ago, my Trailblazer, just died. I was driving to the store and it just stopped. Everything on the dash board, wipers, lights, windows, AC, everything, still was on and working. Just wouldn't start or go. So after spending 2 weeks with a mechanic thinking it was the computer, replacing said computer, it still didn't work. So we towed it to the Dealership and turns out it was the ignition switch. Well at this point I am over it all. As soon as we got it back, I put it up for sale. It sold with in 12 hours of being posted on Craigslist!! BAAM! Well, just about the time we started having the car issues our good friends, Brad and Ragan was looking at buying a new car and thought of us when it came to the car they had. They cut a HUGE deal and after setting up financing, we HAVE A NEW CAR!! Ever since I HAD to get rid of my last Expedition, which I missed SO MUCH, I told Ladd I don't want anything else, but another Expedition. Well Ragan's Expedition was a 2006 King Ranch. It is by far the fanciest car I have ever had, and I love it!! Oh and the kids LOVE it too!! It is was/is a huge blessing and I CAN NOT be grateful or thankful enough for Brad and Ragan and their love and caring heart they have for our family, which always seems to be in need at the most inopportune times! Its loaded with DVD player, Touch Screen navigation/radio, Heated/AC seats (my fav), sun roof, back up camera, and NICE, REAL leather seats!! All that bank fraud crap can suck it! I got a new car!! Haha..

Over Christmas we were at my moms house and on Christmas day all my dad's family came down from Archer City and Mineral Wells area to celebrate. Mom and Lily had cooked AWESOME Tamales and enchiladas, which were gone in no time!! After eating and opening presents mom wanted to get pictures of everyone. So I did a little side by sides to give you perspective on how our family is growing is just 3 short years. The top ones were in 2011 and the bottom ones are the ones we JUST took at my moms. 2014

This is my Granny and all her grandkids.

 

Top: Kouri, Ryan, Mathew, Canyon, Caleb

Ashley, Luke, Granny

 

Bottom: Ryan, Kouri, Caleb, Matthew, Canyon

Ashley, Luke, Granny

This is my Parents with their Grandkids.

The Haehn Family is expecting a new addition in 2015 which will make for 6 grandkids.

 

 

This picture is of my dad and his not so little brothers. Believe it or not my dad is the SMALLEST of his siblings.

 Just to give you a perspective. There is a small incline and I am wearing 2 inch heels. I am "slightly" shorter than all my cousins. I am 5'10" (besides Luke) everyone else including my brothers, are all AT LEAST 6'1" or taller!!

 

I HOPE EVERYONE HAD A GREAT CHRISTMAS.

I know my kids made it out like thieves.

 

MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR