jeffjordan1978

the end of a horrible weekend

2008-08-18T04:21:48Z

Stacy's Grandfather passed away early sunday morning. it was completely unexpected, and she isn't taking it well. Keep her and the family in your prayers. She's in Tennessee I'm home with the kids wishing i could be there for her.

am i a bad firefly fan?

2007-11-09T13:10:45Z

I just realized watching my tivo'ed episode of Chuck last night that that agent is actually Jane? ok i didn't even realize it. Stacy did.

i am a disgrcae to Firefly fans everywhere.

jeffjordan1978 @ 2007-08-09T18:30:00

2007-08-09T22:34:18Z

So after 2 1/2 weeks of bathroom reading i finished HP: Deathy Hallows last night.

the two major twists/plot points at the end of the book were obvious to me. I figured them out when i finished reading Half-Blood Prince.

I doubted myself when they didn't seem to be the case until the last 70 pages, but i was right in the end.

all i can say is I was not surprised by the ending, but i was (mostly) happy with it.

busy couple of weeks (long)

2007-07-10T01:46:22Z

Wow where to start?

I guess we go in chronological order.

June 26-29, 2007: Spirit's Call drives up to Ashville, NC to record is Second CD with horizon Records/Crossroads Music. We recorded 10 songs, 7 of which are orginal (meaning noone has ever recorded them before, not that we wtrote them.) It was long stressful, and hard on the voice. our goal was actually 11 songs but as the clocked rolled on on friday we ended up cutting one. The finished project will be in our hands July 18th, and copies will be done by mid august. Starting in September we will begin doijng our new cd in concert. We are excited and anxious. We actually had an offer to sing for the USO/DOD tour for the next year. But it would have meant long periods of time (weeks at a time as oppsoed to the few days here and there we do now. None of us were ready for that kind of step yet. I would have been making better money than i am now, but i would have seen my family alot less.

anyway the recording session went great.

June 30: I return home and begin moving. After 5 months of unemployement and 7 months of living with my in laws we are back in our own home. A HOUSE even. Not an apartment. Its located in New Friarsgate 3 bedrooms (parents, boys, girls) And perfect for us right now... Also the rent is a steal at 800 a month, which is 200 less tha any other three bedroom in friarsgate. It helps to have connections

for those who care
Jeff and Stacy Jordan
107 Kip Court
Irmo SC 29063
803-781-4195

July 4th, 2007: unpacked the last box.

July 6-8, 2007: The family and I go on a road trip with Spirits call to Wise, VA (western VA) We sing in a cool camp like a youth camp setting out in the woods, and then at a church sunday morning. Its crazy fun weekend filled with swimming zip lines, blobs, rickety old water slides, and a high ropes course. I didn't get to do the paintball, but I think that was for the best most of the people who did looked pretty hurt afterward. I as well as the rest of the family did however get very burnt.

All inj all its be a busy but fun two weeks. I finally home for a few weeks with no Spirits Call traveling (more than two hours away) till september. the well be in Bristol, and back in Richmond in October.

OUr family is going to visit stacy's side of the family in Knoxville in the middle of august.
So for now I'm at home typing on my own personal interent connection (i haven't had one except at work since november, and only started working in april) and relaxing....well i'm pgetting the children to sleep, as relaxing as you can get doing that.

Now that i'm done writing my book....I'll sign off. If you made it to the end of the post then congratulations you win....a smile... :)

jeffjordan1978 @ 2007-05-10T19:53:00

2007-05-10T23:55:51Z

So this will be my Second Dragon experience, but my first enjoyable one...
Go back with me to DragonCon 2005. Friday morning myself and two friends hop into a friends car and begin our drive to Atlanta, only 4 hours away. I was psyched. My friends had both been before and chided me for not attending with them, so i was finally going. about 20 minutes before hitting Atlanta I got a phone call from my wife. She wasn't feeling well. I asked he if she needed me but she replied no you stay, but i may go to the doctor. I was relieved that she said for me to stay.

Late that afternoon her mom called me. She had been admitted to the hospital for severe abdominal pain. I needed to come home. Unable to afford a flight, and unwilling to make my friends leave I checked on a bus ride. I had just missed the last bus of the night. I intended to take the first bus after breakfast the next morning. I did get to roam the game room that night, and see the parade Saturday morning, but my heart wasn't in it. I took the 6 hour bus ride home on Saturday. My wife eventually had to have her gall bladder removed.

That was my first experience with DragonCon.

Back in December 06 I lost my job managing a retail store in the mall. I lost my apartment a few weeks later, and me and my pregnant wife along with my three children moved in with my in-laws. We are still there. But things are looking up.

Back in February my two best friends bought me a ticket to DragonCon 07. The told me i was going and that was that.

In March my wife had my fourth child. In April I finally got a [real] Job. and in June I intend to leave my in-laws house forever. And in August/September I'm going to DragonCon. Life is good, and I can't wait to see DragonCon and this time enjoy it.

Now i really need to figure out a costume....

Work

2007-05-01T23:54:04Z

work is going well. I'm learing alot and really enjoying the challange. The job combines the the selling i loved at SGH with the increased money i wanted and needed anyway.

Over my 4 and a half months of unemployement I constantly prayed that God give me the job he wants me to have. I knew there was a purpose for the long period out of work but danged if i knew what it was at the time.

Stacy told me the other day that she wouldn't have known what to do during her [rough] pregnancy had i been working at SGH. My loosing that job came at the perfect time for me to be a help to her with during the hard months, and gave me some much needed family time. I hadn't spent more than 5 hours at a time alone with my kids in months before this.

So it was a blessing in disguise. And now I have a better job [so long as the customers keep coming in, otherwise i'm gonna have to learn how to live on $700.00 a month.

But for now life is good, and I love my family, job, and life.

The baby is doing great, he's getting big allready. I'll get some picture up eventually.

Good news

2007-04-09T21:25:20Z

I have a job! (does the cabbage patch)

I'm a sales person for Lake Murray Floor coverings selling carpet, vinyl, tile, hardwood ect. The pay is comissioned based so < shameless plug > if you need and floor coverings come and see me, we're located on broad rover road about half-way between Irmo and Ballentine. </ shamelss plug >

Thanks for the prayers and continue to keep me in them for the time being, new job = new stresses

Next step get back into my own house.....

a baby

2007-03-27T21:12:00Z

8 lbs 15 ounces

21 inches long

4 1/2 hours of labor

Aaron Michael Jordan was born at 11:28 this morning.

Now the real being tired begins

March 27th approacheth

2007-03-26T20:37:51Z

stacy is set to be induced at 6:00 am tomorrow morning.

Here's hoping for another quick labor. I'll post important details wed morning.

one of those days

2007-03-21T12:16:47Z

29 today. and still no job. This is almost 4 months without a "real job" I'm getting discouraged.

Baby is due any day.

Still living with my in-laws.

life could get a little better....

still alive

2007-01-05T14:02:20Z

I'm still alive, and still looking for a job. We moved back in with my in-laws...something i swore i would never do again....

Getting a little depressed about the job search. But I know things should be picking up with all the companies getting their new budgets for the year.

keep me in your prayers.

Stacy and Baby are doing well. Kids had a great Christmas thanks to our church, and family.

God is good, and he will provide in his own time. But it can't hurt for me to pray for his time to be today can it?

what a christmas present

2006-12-01T14:45:17Z

I lost my job two days ago. Things are scary. we need prayers. i need a job. Now.

Happy Thanksgiving

2006-11-24T01:56:56Z

Its been a good week. Thanksgiving is nice. We were with Stacy's family this year. But the real fun this week was tuesday. In april we will be having a baby boy. Aaron Michael Jordan. All hades breaks loose at work tomorrow i'm working 6 am-10 pm on friday, and 7am-10pm on sat. Its going to be crazy. I'm excited. pray for me, i'll need it.

Big News!

2006-08-11T10:42:49Z

so yesterda at walmart i found a pack of star wars unbleashed minis with yoda in them! Its so cool the bad part was i only had two bucks on me and my card was lost a couple days ago, so I actually put a 9 dollar item on lay-away, I felt kind of dumb. the lasy in front of me at the lay-away had like 200 dollars in bed linens and when i stepped up to the counter the cashier looked amused. But do I really care? NO! i'm gonna have a yoda, obi-wan kenobi, general grevious and someone else unleshed mini so she can just bite me.

oh and stacy's pregnant. :)

for people who care

2006-07-27T11:27:14Z

if you haven't checked out the weird al website lately do so. His new album is set to release in september, and you can download for free his his parody calle "you're Pitiful" which won't appear on his album due to supid suits.....

Maybe i can make a concert again ... what do you think west?

speaking of west i seem to remember a wedding rolling up soon.

done allready

2006-07-16T23:16:54Z

now stacy is kinda of mad at me. As of yesterday she'd seen every episdoe of firefly and the movie. She's mad i got her addicted to something that never got finished.

oh well.

Firefly

2006-07-14T02:36:14Z

So I forced Stacy to watch the Firefly pilot with me last night. It was late and she was tired, but she watched the whole thing with out copmplaints (other than inara in general) Then as i was about to pack it up and go to bed, she started the next episode ( the train job) I think she's hooked.....

My wife is cool. Or maybe the correct phrase is "geeky just like me"

ok i'll agree.....

2006-07-12T20:42:31Z

As Cedric, you are good looking, cool and popular. You are a natural born leader, and are talented and resourceful.

well they got the goodlooking part right.

Work is keeoping me busy, working feverishly until my other employee arrives next week. David turns 3 on saturday. He currently says three phrases at least 10 million times a day (not this isn't the only things he says, he just repeats these alot:

1. My name is David and I need you.
2. Love you dude
3. will you play star wars with me?

and of course #3 makes me the proudest. :)

being the boss can suck sometimes

2006-06-29T12:55:40Z

So I had to fire a girl yesterday. She just couldn't get to work on time. She was always 10-15 minutes late. Every single shift every single day. The last two times she was scheduled to open the store she did so late. Whenever the store opens late the mall can fine us $100 for openeing over 5 minutes late and an additional 100 for every hour after that. If my store gets fined even once, i loose my bonus for three months. That could be as much as $750. The mall had been very forgiving the first two times. they wouldn't be a third.
The girl i'd been having problems with was scheduled to work a double shift (she traded with the person who was opening) I just knew she wouldn't be there. So i went in and opened the store. On my day off. I hoped that i would be wrong, and that she would be there on time. Even at 10:02 i was prpared to let her walk in and start her day. then 10:10 hit, and no beth-ann. 10:15 got there and i was pissed. Not only would i have to fire the girl, but now i would work an 11 hour shift on my day off. I called her. Told her not to come in. She whined that she was in the parking lot. I told her i didn't care, and that i dind't need her anymore. She whined out a few excuses, to which i replied you always have excuses and nothing is ever your fault. She started crying/yelling hysterically and i hung up on her. 10 minutes later she walked into the store to plead her case.
Her case was simple : everyone hates her, life isn't fair, please feel guilty and give her another chance.

that pissed me off more and i asked her to leave. I wasn'r mean, but i refused to be manipulted by a crying girl. She continued to give me sob stories over and over, but all i said was I'm sorry. Finally she left.

I hate seeing anyone cry. I hate even more that i did it. But i just couldn't take it anymore. I'd been too nice for too long.

whats funny is that her roommate worked for me too, and he got fired for the same thing two weeks ago. But i have a feeling he was covering for her. When all of that problem went down i told stacy that no the person who was covrering for her is gone she won't last long. And she didn't.

But God provides. Last night around 8 i got a call. It was some girl from TN wanting to trasnfer to my storefrom another SGH, because she's moving here. I told her yes, expecting her to want to move here for school, but she said she'll be here in two weeks. So now i've allready replaced beth-ann with another person who doesn't even need to be trained. God is good.

all in all a stressful day yesterday, but it all worked out, and i fixed it so i could have today off instead.

not too bad

2006-06-28T10:47:21Z

so the week has been a good one so far. Got to spend alot of time with mike. Hima stacy and I played lord of the rings trival pursuit. I won. The we played texas hold'em poker. I won. The Mike and I teamed up against stacy, andrea and april in LOTR trival pursuit. We won.

Today is my day off. But today is also the first time i'm trusting a certain employee to open my store in a while. I have a bad feeling i'm going to get a phone call that she isn't there at 10 to open it. We'll see though.

its early so i think i'm going to pass out on the couch for a few minutes. wish me luck.

hear and there

2006-06-25T10:59:39Z

So our little diidy in Apex, NC went well. sort of. Essentially we were a birthday present for some lady's birthday. We made her very happy singing 10 songs, while the other 100 poeple present basically ignored us and atempted to droen us out by their conversations getting progressively louder through the day. But the womans face really made it all worth it. She nearly exploded in joy to hear us. So i can't count it as a complete loss. Also we hadhomecooked BB@, chickem, apple pie, banana pudding, ice creams, and lots more.

Mike showed up friday, and he danny, stcay, Frank and i played a game of heroscape. Stacy won. He's staying here for the next few days. before heading up further north for visit more friends. Its good to see him, this is the most time i've spent with him in proabally 9 years. He's not as annoying as I remember. :p

I think Weston may be coing to visit sometime this week or next, so Maybe i can call the guys together again within the next few days and have another game day. So are you coming West, if so when?

We have another concert in Casset, SC this sunday (July 2). We'll go in, sing, and i'll leave for work as soon as we're done. The joys of retail.

Then w're clear on the calender for a few months. September gets hectic again. October looks to be a huge challange. With two concerts, a wedding, and two inverntories in a four week period. Sometihing's not going to happen. Here's hoping it'll be the inventories.

I'm tired. I'm going to take a nap on the floor now. the kids should be fine for a fewhours....:p

I'm loved

2006-06-18T23:03:11Z

So i got to sleep late today. almost 9 am. pretty good considering i'm usually up with the kids at 6:30ish. I woke up to Orange sweet rolls. and a bigger surprise. Stacy bought crab legs for lunch. Crab legs are tied with tacos as my favorite food ever but rank low on the affordability table. Bi-lo has them on sale BOGOF. I ate the whole thing....minus a few stacy had. close to three pounds.

I allready recieved my presents early, a nice drafting/drawing desk, some new pants, and a 12 pack of cheerwine.

I'm so loved. I was also jarred to consiuosness this morning by lots of hugs and love from the three cutest kids in the world. Life is really good sometimes. Today is one of those times.

I also have a Mrs. Smith Lemon Merange Pie(i don't care how you spell it its still delicious) Its my favorite desert in the whole world.

In conclusion I'm fat and I'm staying that way.

Thanks for your time.

howdy y'all

2006-06-15T13:45:53Z

Well the concert went very well. We had to cut two songs at the end to stay within the allotmed time, but Everything went off without a hitch. We have been flooded with thanks and well wishes. Not sure if any decisions were made for Christ but if nothing else seeds were planted. We sold 250 CDs and received over $5000 in love offerings. Spirits call is no longer in debt and well on its way saving up for a second CD. (which we'll probabally wait a year to work towards).

Work has been slow the last few days, but i've almost locked in my free pair of oakleys. We are running an Oakley contest that if you sell a certain amount of Oakley Sunglasses then you get a free pair. The more pairs you sell the better pairs you get to choose from. The contest runs from May 28-July 2. You have to sell 35 pairs just yto qualify for a free pair. I want to sell 86 to get the pair i really want. Unfortunately i've only sold 29. 86 is a long way away. But a guy can still hope can't he. And I can definately push Oakley's

The kids are good, David is going through his terrible two and even worse threes all at once. And he's flat oiut refusing to potty train. The girls were trained by this time, and he won't have anything to do with it. We've tried bribery, revesre psychology, and flat out forcing him to sit on the potty every hour on the hour. The candy works sometimes but not consistantly. Its a tad bit frsutrating.

Stacy is quitting SGH. She's had enough of the drama, and i can't really blame her. The money was nice while it lasted though. She is going to go back to substitute teaching come school time. That will help too. I enjoyed working with her too. I felt like it brought us closer together. Well maybe we'll have more actual time together now.

and thats about it....TTFN....) i'm sure a dork

jeffjordan1978 @ 2006-06-10T19:46:00

2006-06-10T23:54:36Z

i figured I confuse everyone and post again today. Not much to say. The CDs are in, they sound and look great.

Work had been horrible this week but yesterday we made up for almost the whole week in one really good day. It was a good feeling. What was even funnier was the manager from the other SGH (Megan) came by around 5 and i told her i only needed to do 1000 dollars before i closed. She laughed at me.

as i walked by her that night to go home I said "Well i didn't make the extra 1000 i needed. she smiled and nodded and started to say somthing, but i quickly chimed in i only made 908. she gunted a good job in my general direction. then i left. Is it so wrong of me to take joy in the fact that her store is doing badly? Probabally. But she really doesn't deserve the store she has so i feel justified.

Today went just as well too. When i left we only needed 300 dollars to make the week. We were ahead for the month by close to $2500. Magen was at 50% of her day. Once again i shouldn't take joy in that but.....

Stacy's brother was shipped to Iraq this week. He's in a dangerous position and needs lots of prayers. Not only for his safety but his relationship with God. He claims salvation, but lives like there is no God please keep him in your prayers.

Anyone who wants to make it to columbia this sunday night can buy a CD and here the concert at Gateway. 6PM. be there or....else...I'll.....oih lets face it nothing bad'll happen but you should come anyway.

wow-it's been a while

2006-06-08T11:53:56Z

so lets get the big stuff covered here:

The job front looks bleak. I'm applying everywhere, nowehere seems to want me. I did get a decent raise at work, but not quite enoogh to let me stay.

Stacy is also working for SGH, and enjoying it, but her manager is a %$&^@. Bascially she has cut stacy's hours down to very little because she feels threatened by here. I can't get involved and stacy is trying to keep the peace. So this involves stacy getting shunkied on.

Spirits call didn't make CATS. We feel it was for three reasons.
1. The cost of dealing with 6 guys for a recording contract scared them.
2. We weren't the style of music they were looking for
3. Our demo was too professional and maybe they felt that we didn't really need them.
But that being siad we are still disappointed. But there is a gospel quartet competeteion in september....

On a brighter note We will have our first CD in our hands this friday, and ready for sale at our concert on sunday night. 11 songs total for 15 bucks (10 if you buy them at a concert). we ordered 1000, and hope to have to order more soon.
our next few dtaes are:
June 24th-Raliegh, NC for a family reunion
July 2- Casset, SC
Sept 16-17 someplace in VA
Oct 14-15 Richmond, VA
Oct 28-29 Nashville, TN

School: I'm not in school anymore didn't you read my last post? and you call yourselfs my friends...

my brain is done for the moment. I'll try not to wait a month next time....