Blue Moon

On the weekend of the 24th of July Scott and I went to Delta to visit my parents. My father had been ill and I was anxious to visit him. My brother Daniel, his wife Hilaree and sons Kevin and baby Jaxon came up from Cedar City. 

One night we took advantage of my brother in law John connections at the Delta Golf Course (he works there--he is the family horticulturist). John got out the work gator type work vehicles and we went searching for Delta Rabbits!

Jo Ann and John with Jack-When this picture was taken he had one bunny kill under his belt. 

Mair, Suzie and Scott--Suzie has ZERO bunny kills-not for lack of chasing. 

Can you see the bunnies? We are kind of far away but in real life they were a lot closer. 

Run bunny run!

We had so much fun riding around in the evening and letting the puppies chase the bunnies. Jack was able to get 2 kills in one night. One was small and obviously too young to know any better and then the next one was a large old jack rabbit. John went with shovel in hand to scoop the carcass off the greens when the rabbit jumped up off the shovel and tried to run away. He was killed by shovel so I guess Jack had 1.5 kills that night. It was too funny. 

I had a good time in Delta. Kevin sure has a lot of energy and is a pretty tough kid. I have realized I am an old woman. I just do not have the energy to keep up with a toddler. I guess there is a reason I do not have my own children. 

Scott and I went camping July 29-31. There was a blue moon. It was beautiful and shined so bright. It was in my eyes all night long. We had the cover off out tent and so the mesh ceiling did not block out the bright night light. It was wonderful!

We woke up the first morning. I sat up and saw this picture. I had to grab my camera and show how close and nosey the cows were. It was kind of funny and spooky at the same time. 

We had such a good time camping this weekend. It was our ward camp out as well so we had free food prepared by someone else ha ha ha. It was great fun. I am really glad we were able to go. 

Scott still does not have a job. He has been doing great with dishes, toilet bowls, and cooking dinner. 

Are Dandelions Obnoxious or Charming?

During the last weekend of May Scott and I went campsite viewing. We heard of a group of campsites near Hanna and Altamont UT. We found several that would work for our planned trip the next week-which did not happen due to job loss and our unwillingness to camp in rain. 

This is a picture of Upper Stillwater Dam. It was beautiful. Such a lovely day. 

I took this picture of Suzie hanging out of the car but it showed the snow on the mountain. 

This is Upper Stillwater Dam the week of June 20. The record rainfall and the snow melt has caused the dam to overflow. Amazing! It was so beautiful.

The boat ramp. Suzie thought that was so fun!

The marker. 

We are so cute ha ha ha

Dandilions

I find Dandilions to be a week and a little obnoxious in my own yard yet on the drive to Upper Stillwater Dam the little flowers were in full bloom and I found them quite charming and lovely. 

I find it amazing that the little yellow weed can be so beautiful in a different setting!

The Start to Summer

Scott and I have started the summer off right. We got tickets for the Payson Temple open house on May 7th. It was a perfect day. We planned the trip go to down to Delta and stop in Payson on the way. We had Suzie with us and found a boarding place for her to stay for less than 2 hours we were gone. Our wait for the temple tour was very short. We happened to go on a Thursday in the middle of the day and the crowds were minimal. Our tour was great. No pressure-we were not pushed along or herded into other rooms until we were ready. It was lovely. 

A summer song came out by Kodaline titled 'The One' came out this summer and the one line says that 'you make my heart feel like summer. . . that's how I know that you're the one'. This line and song is how I feel about Scott. And what a perfect way to start the summer!

Later in May we went to see the wild flowers in Dinosaur National Monument. We found this field of Iris type flowers near Josie's cabin. It is such a cool place to visit. Josie had quite the life. 

Scott and Suzie walking around Josie's cabin. 

We had planned a little trip to Delta on June 8-9. But as our life is unpredictable this did not happen. On June 3rd--after Scott had finished his week of work he was laid off. He plead his case and fought for his job for 90 minutes but they did not cave. They did admit that the only reason he is being laid off is because of 'animosity with Bret'. Yup. Scott is the least paid, highest in seniority yet when DRC lost work in the Barret field--a field Scott did not work in they chose to let Scott go. VERY FRUSTRATING. I want so many bad thing to happen to these people. 

So we went to Delta on June 4th until June 10th. It was a good time to get out of town and just detox.  I love being with my parents. One day we went out for a drive and Suzie saw some quimps (a varmint between a squirrel and prairie dog.  We were driving and she jumped out of the moving car and chased these little critters! Yikes! She was unharmed as were the quimps. 

On June 10 Scott and I went to a concert in Salt Lake City by Celtic Women. It was a beautiful and wonderful concert. I simple loved it. Scott has been a Celtic Woman fan for years while I am a new fan. We purchased tickets in September 2014 and patient waited until June 10th came. We were very close to the stage without being on the floor. No one was in front of us and for some reason the 2 seats next to us remained empty the entire night. We speculated that the poor couple were sick and unable to come, or forgot, or broke up. Whatever the reason it made my night completely comfortable and wonderful. 

Prior to the concert we ate at Myung Ga. A very delicious Korean place. We ordered Jeon a vegetable and pork pancake which was filled with too many onions for my liking but Scott enjoyed it.  We ordered some fried dumplings which are always yummy. Bulgolgi was ordered next. It is a marinated BBQ beef dish. It came out on a sizzling fajita type plate with a bed of onions. The beef came with 6 side dishes (kimchi, seaweed strips, broccoli, cold potato, spicy cucumbers, bean sprouts) and a pot of rice and a bowl of clear broth soup with tofu. First off the clear broth was amazing. The flavor was soooo good. The tofu was very similar to a noodle in taste and texture-very good dish. My favorite bite was a little rice, a little beef and a little kimchi--yum! The spicy cucumbers were very very very good and one of my favorites. Of course I loved the sprouts because I love bean sprouts! The most surprising thing was the cold potato. It was cooked then soaked in something brown and delicious. I am not sure if you know, but I do not care for potatoes. I skip them in the buffet line. It doesn't occur to me to cook potatoes with dinner etc. But as part of the adventure I tried everything and I actually liked the potato!! Miracle of all miracles I know. The brown liquid must have been salty and full of umami because it made that potato so palatable I didn't even mind that it was cold.  All in all a very successful meal! One we have on the list to try again because they have tons of choices of Ramen which Scott loves and I admit I would love to try the noodles in a dish worth more than $0.10  So until next time we are in the big city. . . . 

Rantings of an Oil Field Widow

Today ends the work week for me and Scott. We are very blessed to have Thursday, Friday, and Saturday off together. The kink in the gear is that Scott works long days. DOT requires that he have 10 hours off before starting work the next day. When his supervisor (Bret-who I hate and think is one of the dumbest and inconsiderate humans) called Monday morning to have Scott wait in Vernal until 7 am so he could pick up a truck driver who was taking a semi truck to a mechanic shop and bring him with Scott back to Duchesne. Well Scott did. But then he gets his list of work for the day. Bret told him he had 6 wells to pull the water from. Scott can do that in just a few hours, and was sad because he wanted more hours. Little did we know that the pumpers (men who check in oil pumps and call in pick ups for water or crude oil) all decided they were SICK of Brett and they decided to quit telling Bret what needed to be done and just tell Scott. Plus on Scott's days off the pumpers are going to call another company to come do the work because DRC and Bret cant do the job they want done. Sooo before noon Scott had 13 wells and a late start. He didnt get done with work until 9 pm. Which meant he couldnt start until 7 am the next morning--an hour later than norm. Then Tues the same thing happened; 3 wells turned to 12 plus the mechanic on duty was late to work and so Scott got an even later start because he needed a 20 min job (a clutch adjustment) done before going out. But now Scott knows how to adjust his clutch. Tuesday Scott got home at 10:30 pm. He couldnt start until 8:30--He had 11 wells today. Life is good. Then while traveling from 2nd to 3rd he comes up to a crude truck sitting in the road. He finds out that up ahead is another truck that got stuck in the mud. Scott and the crude hauler had to sit for 3 hours. Crude trucks have a very specific delivery time to the refinery in SLC if they miss it they loose their load and their pay. So many people were irritated at the mud and rain and dumb driver. It is 10 pm and Scott is not due home until 1 am.

It is hard for me to sit here and enjoy my night when I know that Scott is late because of dumb things. If Bret was a better supervisor who had a brain and could carpool people better and if Bret wasnt a dumb dude who pumpers (DRC's customers) could trust to get work done Scott wouldnt have such long days.

As you know we purchased a semi truck in Oct. Scott has been unable to find a company to hire/lease on with as an owner/operator. As owner Scott is responsible for fuel, repairs etc. The company he leases on with covers insurance and travel permits (permits to travel on Ute land). In return Scott gets 80% of the tickets billed to haul water-averaging $100/hour. Well DRC told Scott they would not hire him on. Scott has been looking for other work and is currently waiting to hear if he can get a hazmat endorsement. In the meantime DRC drivers keep breaking trucks, the mechanics quite, only 3 working trucks out of 20. I laughed sooo hard when Scott gets to work and there is not a working truck for him. Wow!!! Bret has a philosophy of--water does not haul itself. This attitude prevents mechanics from fixing small problems on the trucks until they are 100% unmovable. The mechanic would say I need truck #17 left in the yard today so I can change oil, fix tire, tune up brakes etc and Bret would send it out and then when the next shift started he would take the driver out to the truck just so the truck did not get back in to the yard and have any down time. DRC has a semi truck that the license expired in Sept 2014.  They are running it. Bret says water doesnt haul itself and we dont have extra trucks so we can take a few hours to get the truck inspected. WOW I mean wow. The drivers who are driving it are risking their CDL. They know better and yet they drive unsafe trucks (with flat tires, broken springs etc). Ugh Bret is honestly sooo stupid.

So back to the day when there were only 3 working trucks. Bret asked Scott to drive his truck for 1 day only. Scott offered to do a deal where he would lease on for 28 days and Bret said no. Then 2 hours later Ivan (the boss above Bret) called and offered to purchase the truck from Scott. Scott said yes for $xx They agreed but DRC does not have that money and Ivan has to take it out of his IRA. To avoid taxes on early withdrawl Ivan is starting an LLC. Somehow that allows him to withdraw his money with less penalty--not sure the details but whatever! So Joan, Ivan's daughter and DRC secretary in charge of payroll is setting up the LLC herself. While we wait for the LLC and the IRA money Ivan asked Scott to lease on at 85%. So yay!!! Scott worked 3 days in his truck and Bret told him that they didnt need his truck anymore and to not drive it on Sunday. Scott leaves the truck in Vernal and drives to Duchesne to get a truck and go to work like he was told but the almighty Bret. He gets there and the night drivers had burned the brakes on a truck. On semi trucks the brakes are air brakes. They are 'set' by pulling a knob and released by pushing the knob. Well this new employee and new CDL driver forgot to release his brakes and went down the highway at 65 mph. He literally was on fire. People were flagging him down and then he didnt have a fire extinguisher (required by CDL law) so someone else stopped and put the fires out. I dont even want to go into how dumb are you to not smell brakes for so many miles you start on fire. . . .Regardless of how dumb that driver is or how dumb Bret is to put such a greenie out alone, Scott was sent back to Vernal to get his truck and back to Duchesne to get a trailer and go to work. UGH the jealousy and power hungry Bret make me nuts! I hope his wife beats him at home.

The good thing is Scott is on his third week of using his truck and earning about $85/hr. Even though Scott is working late I am secretly happy because it means big bucks. And it ticks Bret off that Scott had the brains to get his own truck and earn good money.

I know this post is long but have I told you about Joan? DRC offered a cheaper insurance option with HSA (health savings account) if you picked that option they would put $100/month into the account for you due to the cheaper premiums. We opted to have extra money taken out of our payroll check and put into the HSA. Without fail Joan was 2-3 months late putting our money into our account. It was frustrating and I felt dishonest but it didnt hurt me. In January 2015 2 men at DRC got notices from the courts of Utah that they were behind on child support and would be facing charges if not paid in full. Well these 2 men have had their wages garnished the entire time they have been working for DRC. Joan took their money out of their paycheck and then did not pay the state. Joan withheld money--food--from babies mouths! I honestly dont know if Joan is that dumb or if she is embezzling and is so deep into it that she didnt pay the child support like she didnt pay our HSA. How could she think that was ok? As a result of her ineptitude I have little hope the LLC will be set up soon and the IRA money transferred over and the SAMAS truck purchased (for a profit I might add). Scott will probably be leasing his truck for a while.

DRC is defunct and possibly bankrupt. I really hope that DRC honors their side of this bargain. Wish us luck!

Sister strength

Sheesh Ken Bishop family is mean. Ken Bishop is my sister Lori Bishop father in law. Lori husband died in 2012 from colon cancer. flashback here.  In the last 2 years I have watched as the Bishop family has taken Lori's home of 15 years and farm her husband worked plus his 'out of town truck'. I have watched as they took the children out of school without permission. I watched as her mother in law passed away from cancer and Lori was not invited to the hospital or had her name or the children's name mentioned in the obituary.

This past weekend I got to watch as the Bishop family (grandpa and aunts) have told my niece and nephew that Lori is a hussey and has had an affair and is getting excommunicated from our church. 100% lies. Lori has never had better church and temple attendance. She is dating. It is possible to date without sex. shocking I know.

I am tired of how they treat my sister. I am just sick of it. Lori was having an adult conversation with my parents, me, Scott, Jo Ann and John. she thinks she needs to allow the Bishops in her children's lives. She thinks they are ok. She does think telling her children lies is wrong. She said she was going to confront Ken about not lying and that if he did it again she would not let her children go over there anymore. I could not keep quiet. I yelled at Lori and 100% sure it was not me talking. I told her that this was not the first lie they had told and that they were mentally controlling and abusing her and the kids. It wasn't Ken's choice to stop it was hers. She is the one who can stop the abuse and the madness. She was the one responsible. 

That is all I said. 

The next day she came over and thanked me for holding my tongue all these years. As I sit here today I am filled with thoughts about how I didn't hold my tongue, she just did not listen. 

My father asked me what I thought of the situation and I said I didn't trust Lori to continue seperating her children and the Bishops  .I think she will be strong for a month until the Bishop family become nice again as part of their abuse cycle and then Lori will let her kids go back and then they will be filled with anxiety and fear and lies. Lori's children have a strong history of puking at night after being at the Bishops. I cannot be the only one who sees this. I cannot be the only member of the Jones family who has noticed that Lori was married in 1997 and we did not see her until 2002 when she finally came over when her son was born. I am not sure what happened during those years but they cannot be good. She finally got strength to come visit us. It seems that every time I go for a visit to Delta the Bishops have caused more hurt and pain and hate. They will not stop. I do not know what they want but I know they will continue to manipulate and distort and hurt. 

Lori came to Portland in 2011. She went back home stronger and happier and healthier. Matt did not like the new her that was stronger and opinionated. She does not remember this. I do. I remember all the times I heard she asked for help and did not get it. I remember her pain and sadness and defeated spirit. 

I am thankful my sister has found herself and her strength. I pray she can keep it. 

Time Honored Tradition

I have finally achieved old lady status!

Yesterday we had a Stake Humanitarian activity. Each quilt brought a quilt to tie and we collected small appliances, diapers, pjs, etc for the local Women's Shelter. This first picture is my ward's quilt. We had more sisters helping but they left to help load the trailer with all the collected items. 

This is the majority of the ladies tying quilts. I was sitting there and realized I was part of history. The Relief Society has quilted hundreds of quilts each year and probably millions over the years. It is a time honored tradition. We had a nice quick morning. We started at 10 am. Our quilt was done first--before 11 am. We had lunch at 11:15 am, had speaker, cleaned up chairs and tables etc and home by 12:30. It was a good day and proof that many hands--even old arthritic ones make light work. 

ISO dumping ground

I have been thinking about going to a therapist, a counselor, a paid friend, a shrink, whatever you want to call them. I need one. I cannot let myself trust anyone with my deep secrets and concerns. I dont want this therapist to tell me what to do. I just need to let some stuff out and know for sure that no one will know and that I wont be judged and condemned for my thoughts and feelings. I mean they are just thoughts and feelings not actions. I do not even feel comfortable writing on this blog, even though I only give access to people I trust.  Anyway, this has been a 4 year desire of mine and I keep finding excuses not to have this expense. The end.

Ethical or Money Maker

Well friends, here I sit, wondering who I am and what kind of dental hygienist I want to be/have been/will be. It is a deep question. In school I was frequently told that I do not talk to my patients professionally; while I thought I was having wonderful appropriate bonding conversations with may patients. I have constantly shifted gears to change my behavior to match the person in my chair. For example, I am silent and only talk to give information related to procedure for those who do not want to chit chat and just want silence. I chit chat about weather, indoor soccer, home school, local events, and ward boundary changes. I change to calling the suction a vaccum, the air/water syringe is also a squirt gun--it just depends on who is in my chair. I really try to individualize teeth cleanings. To make them fun, relaxing, a place to learn, a place to talk and share all depending upon the needs of my patients.

Working in Portland I got in the habit of not taking xrays very often. Dr Mueller did not think it was necessary to take xrays every 6 months or even every year. Some patient who had several years of cavity free visits then Dr M would put them on a 2 year xray schedule. Our treatment of the patient was 100% individualized. I had one patient who came every 9 months, one who came every 2 months. It was all tailored to what the patient needed to have a healthy mouth.

I move back to Utah and Dr Turnbow in Duchesne likes xrays every year. So that is what I do. I also work for Dr Monfredi who pays me on commission. It is customary to take xrays every 6 months no matter what. I did this because I did not want to rock the boat and I thought I was only there during a maternity leave. When I became permanent I have noticed that I have backed down. If the patient has not had a cavity in 2 years then I will not take xrays. Dr M has not said anything to me. I am sure he wants the production. I want the production. I mean I love the large paychecks I get with Dr M. I get bitter when I go to Duchesne and make an hourly wage which is low--but still more than flipping burgers--I get bitter. I know that the front office girl in Duchesne gets a bonus when the office makes production goals. I dont. So I do the bare minimum for Dr T. I do not take pano xrays unless I have to. I dont push for SRP 1-3 teeth, or fluoride treatments etc. But I do at Dr M. I have realized that do take more xrays just because insurance will pay for it. It is a spot I do not like.

Part of me says it does not matter, the patient does not pay for it, the insurance does. The other part of  me says I do not need to excessively take xrays. I love making $*00 to $^00 a day. I love it! It makes me proud to work hard and get paid well. I love having the goal and the reward. I do not want to be one of those over treatment dental professionals.  I want to treat each patient individually. I want to give them the best care that I can. My plan is to keep working hard, taking xrays, giving fluoride treatments and diagnosing periodontal disease. I am going to walk the fine line between needed treatment and making large paychecks. I feel that is the best choice for me. I am not going to feel pressure from co workers to bill differently. I am going to do what I know is right.

2014 Holidays

Well here it is January 4, 2015. The tree is down, the decorations are boxed up, the christmas cookies are gone, the 5 pounds are around here somewhere and the new church time has begun.

Scott and I have been hoarding all of our money, all bonuses, all earnings etc so we decided not to spend money on each other for Christmas. Luckily I had purchased all gifts prior to October and was able to save all our money. I gave Scott a coupon book. Not as cool as Cooper coupons (Big Bang Theory) but pretty great nonetheless. Scott was able to sneak a 3 month membership to our local rec center so that I can have a warm place to walk during the bitter Basin winter! He is very thoughtful of me!

We were able to get out of Vernal on Christmas Eve about 3 pm. We made it to Delta before the snow storm.We played Doodle Dice and Pit. It was a great time! We were able to stay until Dec 26th. I cried and cried when I left. It was a tough separation this time.

We get home to Vernal and get stuff done and ready for the work week and Scott told me he would take me back to Delta over New Years. How sweet! I was able to to Thurs, Fri and Sat. We were the only ones there. No grandkids to share my parents with just the 4 of us. It was wonderful. We relaxed, went shopping, fixed a flat tire on my mom vehicle and enjoyed adult conversation. It was wonderful. I left without tears and feeling much better about our separation.

Now to the part of Scott's job update and reason for us hoarding money. DRC is the company Scott works for. It has been tough watching him work for this company. They do not appreciate him at all. Scott went out to Salt Lake area and tried to view several semi trucks. He has decided to work for himself. He went to the bank and was able to get a loan. He and his mechanic friend went looking for trucks they found off KSL. Everything went wrong. He was unable to talk to owners, Owners failed to arrive to show the truck etc. Scott was very frustrated. I tried to help him understand that is how Heavenly Father works. Scott is not as experienced in spiritual things and needs a little reminding. He tried to relax but was anxious to quit DRC. Later that week he found a truck here in Vernal. It came with  $400 worth of hoses, 2 extra tires with rims, and some other parts for the truck. He came out with $800 plus of perks with the truck. Plus the truck while old has been taken care of and has not mechanical problems. It will definitely work for our first year of working for ourselves.

The man who sold us the truck was able to give Scott a name of a man looking to hire owner-operators--Cole. Cole has been working a deal for a month. He keeps getting pushed off for one reason or another and then the 2 week holiday period hit and all decision makers were out of office until Jan 5. Cole said he has ways of encouraging them to accept the deal. Once they do, Scott will have work for himself! Before Christmas we went to an accountant and started a company. We almost have everything in order for when Scott starts working he can do it under his new company name. Scott came up with Samas Trucking. (Scott and Mary Ann Stewart). I really like the name. It is perfect for us. I am pretty excited, nervous, anxious, worried, hopeful, proud, and happy that we are starting our own company and Scott is getting the opportunity to prove how good he really is.

I cannot believe how much we have been blessed! Heavenly Father has been helping us every single day!

I need to give a brief history of DRC. It was started about 5 years ago. Scott has worked there for 2.5 years. He is the second longest employee. Bret is the most senior. In 2012 DRC was hit with IRS fines for not filing quarterly taxes. 2013 they paid them all off and made a good profit. 2014 DRC had a DOT audit and fines. We never heard how much the fines were but I can imagine it was extensive due to the amount of failures there were. DRC purchased several trucks. they overpaid for these trucks. They were not worth the amount paid and needed $20,000 plus each to get them ready to use. DRC also purchased a piece of land for a future shop but the road is not developed or ready for semi traffic so it is not being used. The Christmas party this year had bags of candy for employees instead of the previous years raffle of great big ticket items. Rumor is that DRC had to borrow money to cover last payroll. That being said---

Bill Barrett is a large company who owns and runs a lot of oil wells. DRC has 40 plus wells they get water from in the Bill Barret field. It is a large part of the company. Most of the drivers work in Barrett, most of the income comes from Barrett etc. Bret a 25 year old kid who was in the right place at the right time is the manager of the Barrett field for DRC. Bret took Scott's job. I personally do not like Bret. He is LDS and is everything I hate about LDS businessmen. He likes the drivers who are LDS and favors them and gives the actual drivers that work hard and follow DOT laws and do not break the equipment the bad or hard wells. Bret is not a good manager in my book. He isnt fair at all! Bret said last week that DRC should shut down all the fields except Barrett. So the fields Scott works in. Bret thinks Barrett field is the money maker. Bret is having a hard time making money in Finley filed. Scott worked Finley field for 1.5 years and made money for the company. Bret is not running it right. But what can you do? Bret does not understand that Finley is paid by the barrel (31 gallons in 1 barrel). So having the largest tank in Finley so each load is 170 barrels instead of 120 barrels makes sense--but Bret took the 170 and put it in Barrett for the easy loads. So no wonder Finley is not making money anymore. UGH!

Dec 31 the DRC mechanic was called into the office to talk with the secretary about notice she received from Barrett field. Barrett told DRC that DRC must have a DOT safety rating of C or better in order to work in the Barrett field. DRC currently had a DOT safety rating of a D. They have to raise it by February 1st or else DRC is kicked out of Barrett field. I am laughing so hard. Bret has been telling his drivers NOT to run with DOT logs because the fine is cheaper for not having one that having one not filled out right. He also does not make his drivers do truck inspections to ensure their truck is safe to drive-like flat tires, hoses secured, lights working etc. So when drivers get pulled over they do not have documentation and get tickets which go against the DOT safety rating. the speeding tickets do not but the safety ones do. Make sense? So here is Bret the little savior of DRC and here is why not following the rules is bad. Bret is always getting mad at Scott when Scott was in charge of his drivers because Scott would not make his drivers work over hours, and he made them wash the truck and keep the truck clean because cops see dirty semi trucks and think if it is dirty it must be lacking in other safety areas. So Scott keeps records, truck inspections, DOT logs, Dispatch logs etc and was not fined at all during the DOT audit. But Bret was. Now DRC might loose Barrett field due to not keeping these rules. I am loving the karma, justice, just desserts--whatever. It is awesome!  I am not sure what is going to happen. I do not know how DRC can raise their DOT grade in one month. If it is like tickets it takes time to get off your drivers license I imagine it is the same for companies. It will be some miracle if DRC is able to stay in business for more than a year. I am not sure if Bret has learned to follow the law yet or not.

I am so thankful that DRC demoted Scott for no reason (Owner told Scott it was growing pains). The demotion gave Scott the push he needed to get his own truck. We were able to get a good truck for a good price with all the equipment needed for the oil field.  We were able to get in on a deal that should be done in a few weeks. We are able to jump the sinking DRC ship. Without the demotion we would not have been saving money, or starting a new company, We would be with the Barrett guys all looking for work and wondering what the future holds. With gas prices dropping it is making the oil field unstable and many are worried about the future. I am not worried. Scott is going to be successful. Many people know him and know how he works. They know Bret and do not like him. I am not stressing out that my husband's job might be gone. I am happy. I am calm, I am so blessed! The injustice of the demotion has been vindicated--in my little world!

On a side note Bret bought a $30,000 boat this year and a $300,000 plus house this year. He is father of 2 young girls. The house is 7 bdr, 5 bath. He decided to get the big house because last year DRC did so well that he might as well get what he wants. I am laughing so hard. Bret does not have good reputation in the oil field. If he looses his job at DRC he might be in too deep. Where Scott and I bought a small house, no boat, no truck, and if Scott looses his job we will be fine for quite a few months. I am so glad we did not buy a larger house--Scott was pre approved for way more house than we got. We are so blessed! I cannot begin to think how worried I could be. But I am not. I am happy.

Here is to 2015! Here is Samas Trucking. Here is to following the law, paying taxes and doing what we think is right. I hope your 2015 is great also!