Case Life: False Alarm

Tuesday, March 10, 2009

False Alarm

Alright so I am going to post about Bai's party tomorrow or Thursday when I am at a computer that I can put pictures on it. Until then, I will explain the DRAMA in the security industry. Dan was with Platinum Protection to begin with and his managers were Mike and Steve. We went to St George with them that weekend and on Saturday Mike informed us that his manager had decided to go with APX Alarm. Mike let us know that he was about 50/50 with each company and wanted to look at both payscales and see which would be best for his family as well as his team. It was a shocker, but we decided that we would do the same once Mike made his decision. Well, later in the week, Dan heard that Mike had decided to go with APX and right after that, Steve (the other manager) called Dan and wanted to meet with him. Dan went to meet with Steve and there were two of the Platinum owners to speak with Dan about what he was going to do. Dan informed them that he wanted to look at both payscales and choose which would be best for his family. Dan then spoke with Mike and found out some things about APX and we looked up the payscale and felt better about APX then Platinum. Confused yet? We were pretty sure we liked APX better, but there were a couple of things that we were concerned about. Dan met with Mike and Braun (Mike's boss) and those concerns were resolved and Dan felt that APX was definitely the way to go. SOOoooo I will shorten the story here and let everyone know that thus far we are going with APX this summer and instead of Gary, Indiana we will most likely be going to Minneapolis, Minnesota - the city of lakes! Pretty exciting, eh? Oh, and I have decided to start working part time (in the mornings) until we leave so we can have some savings while we are out there - just in case...

4 comments:

Emma said...: Just when you think you know what's going on life changes! That's the way it goes sometimes. Good luck in Minnesota!; March 10, 2009 at 2:55 PM
Lindsey said...: Janelle,

Well....it sounds like you are going to be busy no matter what. Where are you going to be working?

Take care!; March 10, 2009 at 7:18 PM
meg said...: Thanks so much for posting about this... I am so out of the loop! (Jason doesn't tell me much) You are just amazing - so good at rolling with the punches and keeping a good attitude no matter what. I have always been in awe of you for that. Dan and Bai and Afton are so lucky to have you - and so are we. Thanks so much for the offer of soup. I actually ended up getting stomach flu on top of having a horrible headcold - but I think I'm over the worst! Love you.; March 11, 2009 at 1:20 AM
erica said...: It sounds like it will be an adventurous summer no matter where you end up! I don't know much about minneapolis, so you will have to keep up on your blogging while you're out there and educate me on all the fun things there are to do there!; March 11, 2009 at 1:44 PM

Bailee-isms

12/20/08 We were at the annual Case Christmas party. Grandma Betty and Grandpa Dwayne were nice enough to buy us Sizzler lunch and then had a program at their home. Before I tell the story, I need to clarify that Grandma Betty is from England and still has her accent - which I love! Bailee wanted to ride in Grandma Betty and Grandpa Dwayne's car from Sizzler but we told her no since her car seat was already in ours. Bailee: "I just want to go with them because I love them so much." Grandma Sue : " I know, and they love you, too." Bailee: "But Grandma Betty says it weiood" (wierd without the "r" sound)
11/10/08 We were "puppy sitting" for Dave and Sue overnight so they could spend a night in Midway. Part of Bailee's bedtime routine is that she gets to have "snuggle-wuggles" right before bed every night. Snuggle wuggles started as being a Backyardigans show but has evolved to being a choice between playing make believe with toys, a show, or something else she really wants to do before bed. Well this particular night I gave her the choice between Dragon Tales or going to the store with me and she chose the show. When it was over and I said it was time to brush teeth and go to bed, she started to cry and throw one of her tantrums. She said she wanted to go to the store with me, I then reminded her that she chose the show over going to the store. She replied very seriously that when she chose the show, she was just teasing me. Very smart response.. it didn't fly and she was not a happy girl going to bed that night
11/12/08 We were driving home from Dave and Sue's and Bailee said "What does 'age' mean?" Dan and I weren't quite sure what she said, so we asked her to repeat it and she did. We still weren't sure if she said "H" or "age." Usually she can explain what she is saying by thinking of another word or saying it in a sentence. We asked her to say it in a sentence or tell us when and how she heard it. She stammered a little, then said "You know, like my feet are big." Dan and I tried very hard not to laugh and she finally said "Like I am a big girl." So then I said.. "Okay, you mean 'age'. That is like how old you are, so your age would be 3. When someone asks you what your age is, you would say 3." So Dan said "Yeah. It is like someone asking you how old you are. What are you going to say when someone asks you what your age is?" and Bailee said, "That I am a big girl!" Maybe you had to be there or it was pretty late, but it was very funny.
Grandma Sue bought a doctors kit for the grandkids. It came with a couple of cards that showed what to do with the "tools" - kind of like directions. When we were cleaning up all the parts to it, Bai couldn't find the cards and she was saying over and over.. "where are the indirections? " I think she was mixing up the words "instructions" and "directions." It is very cute that her vocabulary is growing so fast that she just has a ton of information to sort through. I am biased, but I definitely think she is a smartie!
Bailee was trying to get Dan to fill up her aqua-doodle pen with water so she could color on her mat, but apparently Dan wasn't jumping on the task. He continued to get ready for work and gather his things when Bailee said very demandingly "Dad, when you are all done with this world stuff, will you please fill this up with water?!" It definitely got his attention and he filled it up with water and she went on her way.
Bailee was talking with her cousin, Aliyah, and her grandma Packer about places they have been and things they have seen. My mom brought up that Aliyah was in a whale's mouth at Storybook land and Bai was in a shark's mouth in Disneyworld. They were laughing about that and my mom said, "Weren't you scared in the mouth?" and Bailee looked at my mom with her index finger pointed at her and said, " Remember grandma, those things are just PRETEND!" My mom thought it was very cute how Bailee was trying to comfort her on the scary pretend things that are out there.
Bailee is pretty much a vegetarian and refuses to eat meat - except for chicken nuggets and taco soup). In colorado, they took out a lunchable jr. and she wouldn't eat the meat. Well, someone told her that the meat would make her jump higher. She had a couple bites of the meat and walked away. Sue asked "Did you like it?" and Bai said "yeah, I am going to see if I can jump higher now, though." She jumped and everyone cheered - Maybe she will continue to eat meat and end up in the olympics!
Bailee was riding home from a dinner in the back seat of papa Dave and grandma Sue's car. Her uncle Andy was sitting next to her talking to her when the sun came shining into the car all of a sudden and her grandparents both burst into song "Here Comes the Sun, do do do do.." Uncle Andy then whispered to Bai "Grandma and Grandpa are getting old." and bailee replied, "Grandma's not old, but Papa is."
Being the great English buff that he is, Bailee's uncle Jason was trying to enhance Bailee's vocabulary by teaching her some new words. One of the words was "plump." He told her about having a nice, big, juicy, plump apple. Then he went on to explain that it meant "big." Bailee then was able to catch on and said, "Like you, uncle Jason?"
When Bailee says prayers, she really lets Heavenly Father into her heart. She has said things like, "please bless that I can watch a movie tomorrow. Please bless that I can get tinkerbell makeup at the store. Please bless I can sleep the whole night in my bed. Please bless we will grow up healthy and go to heaven."
Bai was helping grandma Sue wrap some baptism gifts and asked her what they were for. Sue said that they were for her primary kids who were going to be baptized and when Bailee turned 8, she would also be baptized. Bai looked at grandma like she was out in the night and said " Oh, no, grandma, I am going to be a doctor when I grow up!"
We were leaving grandma Sue and papa Dave's so Bai went and hugged grandma and said "I love you, grandma." Dan told her to go and tell grandpa the same thing so she went and hugged grandpa and said " Papa, I love grandma."
Bailee thought her pee would be pink after she drank her strawberry milk. After I told her it would still be yellow or clear, she still had her hopes up. When we got home, she ran to the bathroom to go potty and we heard her disappointed voice come from the bathroom saying "Yep, it's still yellow."