momof2redheads

Well, here I sit at work and it's 3:30am. I don't mind working at night, it really is fun. You can watch TV, (although nothing but infomercals are on), I don't really have to interact with the residents, (that really stinks because I love the residents), I can go on the computer and get things done. So all in all I guess the late shift isn't bad. I do get tired around 1 am. If I can make it past 1 then I should be fine the rest of the time. I have 2 more late shifts this week. Thursday and friday. I am excited because it is with a resident that I love! I don't know how I got both nights with her but I am excited! I tried to upload a picture of my Aunt karen and Grandma but it didn't go through. I will try again before I finish this blog. I took the picture at Josh and Chelsea's wedding. Looking back I will be married for 16 years this September. WOW that's a long time. You know I still feel like it was maybe a year ago when we got married. Funny how time...

I started this new entry a little while ago and then it was erased so I will start over. I know it has been since April and alot has changed so let's just get right to it! Noah got his cast off, just in time for the summer and swimming in the pool. He kept the cast on for about 10 weeks. His arm is doing just fine now and he is even roller blading again. (much to my dislike!) He is waiting not so patiently to see who his teacher will be for 5th grade. He would like Mr. Snyder. I am leaving it in God's hands as I have done every year since he started. I can't believe this is my last year at elementary school! Where did the time go? He is already starting to get excited. I am too. I think this year will be great for him. He just has to really focus on his homework and get it done. I am going to try to really get him to understand that he HAS to be responsible! I can't be responsible for him this year. I hope he learns it quick. Wow just 6 years ago he was starting Kinderg...

You know when it rains sometimes it rains too much! Noah did fracture his wrist but it wasn't just a regular fracture, he broke his growth plate in his wrist. Noah also kept telling me it wasn't the arm he broke when he was 2. It was the same arm. Like I said when it rains.... Noah will be in the cast for at least 4 weeks. The Dr thinks he might be able to put an air cast on it after the 4 weeks but we will have to wait and see. Noah got the cast on Monday and he took a shower tonight. Let me tell you that it is hard to get a shower without getting the cast wet. We put 4 bags on his cast and even put rubber bands around the top of it. It still got wet. UUGGHH! When it rains..... Sarah is doing well. She has tryouts sometime in May for cheering again. I think she will make the squad again. She has been a great leader this year. Very Proud of my kids. Sarah is still growing and learning all about herself. I have to say I don't like it. She has been hurt by her first little bo...

You know I always wanted to be a mom. Just stay home and take care of my family and home. Now I can say that love working. Well for the most part. I love the people I met at work. The stories they can tell. WOW is all I can say. It is a neat feeling to be able to really make a difference in peoples' lives. Now the bad part of working, house cleaning, laundry and not enough time to spend with my children. The hardest part is that I am not home with Sarah, Noah, Becca and Ryan. It is always nice to be able to sit and talk whenever I want with them but now it is hard. We have to schedule time. I feel like I am working all the time. I am and it feels nice to be needed and wanted. I get a great feeling when I walk into a room and you see the face light up of the person you are going to take care of. I know I am liked by the residents and that makes me feel good. I get a kick out of making them smile. Boy the stories they tell!!! hope Sarah will be able to volunteer here this summer. ...

Well, alot has happened since I last wrote. I got a job, I went back to school, Mike has been looking for a job, going on interviews...etc. Let me start by telling you about Mike. I went to work my first day and saw a notice about someone coming in to talk about the White House, Air Force One and the FBI.. I talked to a friend at work and said that Mike used to fly on Air Force One and he likes to talk maybe I should tell whomever is in charge of the program. She agreed and gave me her name. I got Mike to go in and talk to her. She was thrilled to met him and wanted him to come in to talk. Mike went in and met the lady doing the program on the White House and Air Force One. She was just showing a movie. So the lady from my job asked Mike to come back in April and give a talk of his own. They even want to pay him for his time. I just thought Mike would like to get out of the house and give the talk. I never thought they would pay him. He was told that he could go around to the other fac...

It has amzaed me today that I feel a little older. I sat down and looked at a few pictures of Sarah. I saw a comercial on tv talking about the Gerber Baby. I remember (as if it was yesterday) being at a reststop changing her diaper as other women walked into the restroom. A few commented on how she looked like a gerber baby. I smiled and said thanks. As I looked at pictures of her as a baby and of today I was speechless. I know she looks like me. I know she has changed in the last 2 years and I am amazed at her. She has grown up and is a beautiful person inside and out. She knows when she has done something wrong and she feels bad about it. I see her growing in ways I don't remember growing when I was her age. She thinks like her dad. He thinks things out and I don't. I am a give me now, he is a save and wait. I am happy she thinks things out. I think it will save her feelings in the long run. I LOVE HER> More about her, I AM SO PROUD OF SARAH!!!! She made ho...

Well I am sure most of you think we feel off the planet but we didn't. We are still alive and kickin'. I have to say Christmas was nice. Santa came and the kids got what they wanted. (well for the most part). Sarah got her laptop. Yup, she now has something attached to her hip and is on it whenever I say yes. Noah got his Rip Stix, he is now going to give me a heart attack if I watch him try to ride it. Becca got her Ipod in her favorite color, purple. And Ryan got a TON of gummy worms. The best part of Christmas is that we spent time together. Although Ryan was at his mom's we did talk to him and he was very happy. The rest of us played games, went to visit Great Grandma and Grandma. We saw Aunt Denise and Uncle Chris. It was a great day. Over the break, (which was WAYYYYYY TO LONG) the kids played the wii, played a few new games they got for christmas and spent time together. It was nice to just be a family. Wow can you believe how old the kids look? I am way to young to ...