TORNADO!!

For those of you who don't know yesterday there was a devastating tornado that went through Joplin, Missouri killing 116 and injuring over 500(deadliest since 1953), those numbers are still rising with hundreds of people still reported missing. Joplin is only about 2 1/2 hours south of where we are currently living. Thank You to all those who have kept us in your prayers. Please focus your thoughts in these next few days on the families of Joplin how have suffered such a great loss. There are still tornado warnings through out the Missouri and Kansas, but us here in Kansas City, Missouri should be just fine!

In other news Linx is having a large competition company wide! Tour De Linx! The competition is definitely in favor of offices with fewer sales reps. Unfortunately we have a pretty big office. 13 Sales Reps. But the competition "ended" on Saturday, with a two way tie for first!! Kansas City and Medesto, CA. They have 2 reps. I really hope we win, first place gets 4000 dollars to split up, and second get 100 per rep. So either way we one a little bit of extra pocket cash, but it can't hurt to want first!! Also Mike has started to really pick it up, our office is awesome and every one is really nice and very positive so helps with the team moral!

Well its about time to get back to work so until next time, we miss everyone tons and can't wait to hear from you!!

LOST!!! and Found

Crazy/Funny thing happened yesterday! So most days I have our car to run errands and other things but yesterday Mike offered to drive our car out to the area with some other sales reps. Well I still needed a car so the office manager (Jake) was nice enough to offer to let me have his car for the day! Well about 3 o'clock I decided to go down to the pool and finally relax a little. When I left I went back to my storage garage and started to inventory for the day. When I was finished with that I went back home, but when I got to the door I could not find my keys. Now you may think that is odd but remember I have been driving Jake's car and using his keys all day. So I went back out to his car and looked all over, couldn't find them. Went back to the pool looked all over, couldn't find them. Went back to the storage garage looked everywhere inside, couldn't find them! When I started to walk back to the car to head back home to look some more I FOUND THEM!!! Low and behold the were perched on the roof of Jake's car!! I kid ye not i drove all over the place and they were still there. I am so lucky they didn't fall off some random place to never be found again. In case you were wondering what had happened is that I went to the apartments garbage dump and when I was cleaning out the garbage from the storage garage I put them on the roof by the passenger side rear door. WOW i am a goof!

I thought you all should know that if you think I am organized or on top of things apparently I am not. This job is slowly taking away my mind. haha. Anyway Miss you all tons and can't wait to hear from you!

BIRTHDAY TIME!!

May 13, 24 years ago something amazing happened. My husband was born! Today is his birthday, as most of you know I threw a surprise birthday party for Mike right before we left to Missouri! Being about a month before his birthday he was completely surprised! Today unfortunately will not be as fun or exciting :(. With Mike working all day until about 9:30 pm, there won't be much time for play. But I did proudly get the chance to make him waffles for breakfast, and tonight we are going out to dinner!

Today I also had the opportunity today to stop at the Kansas City Temple Grounds! It is going to be such a beautiful temple and it is right off the freeway and is a very beautiful area. The re-landscaping the whole area around the temples and they just started putting the stained glass in on the sides. For those of you who don't know the Kansas City temple is to be dedicated in spring of 2012. The next closest temple is the Omaha, Nebraska Temple (Winter Quarters) which is about a 2 1/2 hours away. Before Mike and I left for Missouri we realized that we would not likely be able to visit the temple this summer. So on my drive to the bank when I passed the temple I just felt a strong desire to quickly take the exit and stop by. I know that the temple has not been dedicated yet, but I know I felt the spirit there on those unfinished temple grounds. How sweet it was to have that brief moment near a temple of the Lord. I think Heavenly Father knew i needed that. Which makes me realize how incredibly lucky I have been for the past 3 years living in Utah have a temple in any direction only 20 minutes a day. I have missed the blessing of being able to go to the temple so very much, and I can't wait until I get to go back at the end of the summer!

Thanks again for everyones love and support we miss you all terribly!!

95 Degrees & Rising

Well as most of you know its very humid on the eastern side of the United States. Well today before 1 o'clock this afternoon it hit 95. It is so beautiful here and everything is so green and bright! Mike is doing really good out there selling he is getting inside a lot of houses and staying hydrated so he is not out in the hot sun all day!

Oh and just in case you were wondering my job has been so much better this week! Tonight it Buffalo Wild Wings Traditional Tuesday, so we will happily be eating dinner at our favorite wing place EVER (for those of you who don't know, they had BWW in Texas when we sold there last summer and thats how we became acquainted, but they don't them in Utah so one time, maybe last November we drove an 8 hour round trip to Twin Falls, Idaho JUST to eat at Buffalo Wild Wings on a Tuesday night)!!

I also wanted to take this opportunity to let every one how great full I am of the love and support everyone has shown to Mike and I as we have started this new chapter in our lives. I miss you all and we'll be home before we know it!

Our First Week Concludes!

Last week Mike and I packed up our stuff and drove what felt like half way across the country to our new home in Kansas City, Missouri. A new week has arrived and I already feel like this week should be much better. Last week was hard both of us but me especially. Have you ever heard of Murphy's Law? I truly believe Murphy was living on my couch last week!

On our first day here our internet was suppose to be up and running, well seeing how Murphy and I hung out so much last week, the internet was not set up. This made doing 90% of my daily work impossible, but never fear there is always tomorrow!!!?

Well my Tuesday work was just about doubled obviously, but we had internet finally so I was able to get stuff done.

But unfortunately I was up until about 2 am finishing up. I got up at about 6am to meet my technicians and pull their equipment (thats right 4 hours of sleep). My computer didn't print out any of Dish contracts so I ran back to reprint them out before the techs had to leave. The website wouldn't load them, I called corporate and they couldn't get it to work either! When they finally got it fixed my printer ran out of ink, but no big deal right i have 3 spare ones...Wrong. The 3 replacements they gave me don't fit the kind of printer they gave me. So Mike lovingly went to the store and bought a couple to get refills ($150 dollars by the way!) But the technicians had already left so i had to send the contracts with one of the sales reps. Thank goodness that was it for Wednesday.

Ah ha but then comes Thursday...the hard drive on my computer fried and it is not anything that can be fixed. So i spent about 2 1/2 hours on the phone with IT trying to get Mikes computer to hook up to the Linx server and get the scanner working. But it got done.

Friday was actually nice nothing went wrong.

Saturday was great to surprisingly, the whole office hung out Saturday and played volleyball and basketball. Sunday was amazing, we went to our new ward! Every one was very friendly and welcoming, they call all of the sales women "Summer Sisters". The lesson in 2nd and 3rd hour was very sweet. Then later we played Jib and Signs as an office! We all get along very well and had a blast!!

Well a new week has begun and so so great! But we will see what Tuesday brings. But until next week I want to let everyone know we are happy and doing wonderful, we love our new apartment and are so excited to be here!

Love,

Lindy J