We have made it back to the upper mid-west! We had a blast but are always relieved to get home and relax! Jake got his diploma finally, now it has really hit him! It's cool to see that he got a special stamp on his diploma for graduating in the top 2nd in his class! I am so freakin proud of him! Adeline is also happy to be home, she has been in a great mood ever since arriving home! She has been super affectionate and cuddly (can you believe that!?) we are NOT complaining about that at all!
She is so stinkin cute, and I love being her mom! I also love being married to Jake, he is just too awesome!
On July 25, Caleb Clark was born. The proud Parents: Jeff and Tifani Clark . Proud big brothers: Aiden and Bryson
Colstrip has a little spray park/ pool where Adeline and Jacey had a blast. While we were there, Jacey asked if we could pretend that Addie was her baby sister! How cute is that?!!
While Jake was out with the boys, Adeline and I went to Castle Rock lake.....it's about 5 minutes away if that
We are now in good ol' Rexburg, Idaho! Today we ventured out to the sand dunes to try out the new four wheelers, what a blast! Joining us in this Clark get together is: Mom and dad, Jefferey and his family, Jessica and her daughter jacey, Janalee, Jillaine, us (of course!), Jordan and Josh. We cannot get over how much Adeline LOVES fourwheeling! She would get so mad when we came back and take her off--she wanted more! Jake's parents are thinking about buying some property over here somewhere, so we got to drive around and look at some houses. It makes me excited to think that someday we will get to do that! It's been surreal being back here in Rexburg, our old stomping ground, the place Jake and I met and fell in love. The day before we left to come here, jake's dad rolled his four wheeler and got thrown. He came home looking like a war hero, and of course we couldn't get him to go to the doctor. Lets hope it's nothing serious! Here are some pictures of our trip thus far starting in Colstrip, Montana:
we are currently enjoying the quiet and slow paced life of Montana! It's nice to get away and go to such a small and quiet town and visit family! So far we have been with the horses down at Dad's (Jake's dad) clinic, four wheeling, and playing in the pool. Adeline finally got to meet her older cousin Jacey! She loves Jacey and already says her name! When we were at the wading pool, Jacey asked if we could pretend that Addie was her little sis! How cute is that? Haven't seen any deer yet, I am sure that will soon change--they are every where here! In fact I wouldn't be surprised if I walked out the front door and saw a deer or antelope back behind the house! Today the boys all went out four wheeling somewhere out in the middle of nowhere, and Dad (Clark) got hurt pretty bad! Of course, we can't get him to go to the hospital! So, we may not go to Idaho for the sand dunes......we'll see!
Well I spoke too soon, today another tooth popped through! It's the first molar on her other side! She is going to start looking really goofy soon!
Jake graduated with two other of his friends from the ward. From left to right: Jake (obviously!), Nate Stewart, and Kyler Erhard. Don't they look like a bunch of trouble makers?
We were beginning to wonder if Adeline was ever going to get anymore teeth, she has had the same 7 for like 6 months! Today, one of her first molars popped through! I suppose that explains the clinginess and crabbiness!
August 1, 2008: Jake graduated from UND with his bachelors degree in aviation! He graduated with the highest honors, that was pretty cool! It still hasn't hit us...we just can't believe it! It was a nice ceremony, Jake was so bored though that he almost fell asleep! I however, missed a lot of it because Addie just CANNOT sit still!
We were glad that Jake's mom and his brother Jordan came over for the graduation--neither of them had been to Grand Forks to visit! It was especially nice to have Jordan here, he had been gone for 2 years in Japan on a mission for our church. Next weekend, we will be heading to Idaho and Montana for some much needed visits to family!
Ummm, Adeline is such a weirdo! She has a new fettish or something! Today while she was eating lunch, I noticed she had squished her carrots and then shoved them into her ears! What the heck? Not easy to dig out either, might I add!
Adeline is obsessed with going bye-bye and outside. She is constantly bringing her shoes to us so we can put them on and go outside! Or, she will bring us our shoes to put on!
Addie loves to lift up people's shirts and blow on their belly! She laughs when her blowing makes a little noise!
When Adeline is doing something or has something she knows she shouldn't, she hides. When I come to get her or take it away, she shoos (sp?) me away and says "go way"! I guess they really do catch on to what we say more than we know! Good thing we don't swear!
A couple of days ago Adeline somehow learned how to jump! She would squat down and jump up all fast! Of course most of the time, her feet don't even leave the ground! She sure gets a kick out of it though!
Last night Addie was in the bathtub and must have mistaken the tub for the toilet! She dropped two little nuggets in her bath water! Yuck!
Come meet the Clarks! Jake and I have been happily married for 4 years! Who knew I would have ended up marrying my best friend! Jake is from Colstrip, Montana and I am from Puyallup, Washington. We met at BYU-Idaho. Our beautiful and spunky daughter Adeline joined our little family April 27, 2008! Nothing has been the same since, and I mean that in a very good way!
I started writing to you two weeks ago but did not have the courage to finish. I am married but my husband and I are not getting along. We are not sleeping together anymore. I had an affair with his friend, who told another friend about it. It reached my husband's ear and I had to deny everything.
Even the way the man 'put' me, he went and talked about it. I have a birth mark at a certain place on my body. He mentioned it to his friend and that caused my husband to believe I had sex with him. How can this man know about my birthmark, my husband asked? He complained to a counsellor, called me in and asked if I had an affair. I told him no. He asked me about the birthmark and I told him I don't know how the man knew that, maybe it was my husband who had said something about it to one of his friends.
The counsellor met with both of us and told my husband he didn't have a case because he did not catch me having sex with his friend so his case was weak.
When we left the counsellor's office, my husband cursed and told me that regardless what the counsellor said, he believed I had an affair.
You may wonder why I had an affair. My husband was away for three months on a course and I was lonely. My sister stayed with me but was not always there. There were days when I felt that I needed male company so I called this man. He came over and one thing led to another. It was the first time I was cheating on my husband but it happened three times after that. He did what my husband had never done and I liked it. Even now I think of this man. It is a love and hate type of feeling. I did not know he would have told others about what happened between us.
My husband said that I should leave but I am not going anywhere because I have much money in this house.
Your husband is not prepared to forgive you. This marriage is likely to end in divorce. You should agree to, at least, separate temporarily and see whether time can heal the anger for each other and the disappointment you feel.
During the separation, both of you should go for counselling. If you cannot resolve your problems with the help of a family counsellor, you may go your separate ways. You may buy out each other and start life all over again.
Please remember that wisdom dictates you should not trust anyone to keep your secret if you have had an affair.
You have not expressed remorse for what you have done. The reason you have given for having the affair exposed you to as a very loose woman but I am not here to condemn you. I wish you well.
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