A Little Explanation....

I feel like such a sell-out. I honestly vowed that I would not go private....ever. I didn't want to live my life in fear or paranoia that someone was out to get me or my family. I mean, if someone wanted to find me, all they had to do is look up our names in the white pages. It is public record. I was well aware that by googling our names our blog did indeed come up, but I was always mindful of not posting pictures of schools, driver license #, or even pictures of my kids friends who I didn't ask for permission to post. I liked that old friends were able to find us.

My tune has changed. Not radically though. I am not scared by any means, nothing remotely scary has happened to make me go private. The thing that is going on though is that Corky's plant that he works for is shutting down. The company itself is doing fine, but they are phasing out the manufacturing plant here in Kingman. That is bad news for nearly 76 local employees, other local businesses, and the community. Luckily for us, Corky is being transferred within the company. He will continue his work as an Operations Manager, still being employed by Southwire.. We are grateful for the opportunity that he has been given to continue working for them. They are a great company that has treated our whole family incredibly well.

With his transfer though, he has gotten a lot of criticism. Understandably, people are upset by this closing and are a little resentful that Corky is being transferred. Of course, there are employees that understand that when the business isn't seeing a profit then changes need to me made. Sadly though, there are plenty of employees who feel entitled and want to put the blame on someone else.

Anyway, Corky has gotten wind that some people who aren't too happy with him, are knowing more about his personal life than he has personally shared. While we have nothing to hide and are proud of our family blog and its content, neither of us feel comfortable knowing that people who don't like us are searching it out. One guy at work came up to Corky and said, "Is it true you were thinking about going to medical school?" If that information was found through our blog, then someone was looking back at posts from over 2 years ago.

Another reason to go private is not just because it is creepy knowing that people who don't like us are looking, but also I want to be sensitive to them. So many people are losing their jobs when the only thing to really blame is the economy. It sucks. We both are sad and worried about their families and hope they can find employment soon after this summer. It would just feel wrong of me to document our move, the job, and this new chapter in our lives that we are so excited for, knowing that people who aren't so fortunate are reading.

With all of that said, I can look back at all the hard work and long hours that Corky has put in (that I usually griped about) and be so grateful. I am so grateful that he has shown his value with this company. We have been truly blessed since Corky made the decision to get out of the army. His hard work and attitude has paid off thus far and we can only pray that the blessings continue to be great!

And now that I have babbled on and on, is anyone curious to where we are moving by the end of the summer?? Huh?? :)

I will let the picture do the talking!


I better start now and brush up on my "Little House on the Prairie" knowledge!