A Quick Summary!

I am about to have a very full house!
Geri is moving back home for a little while.
We will also have another little boy in the house, in just a few weeks.
Two grandsons to spoil and to love.
Two daughters at home to dote on and sew for.

A house full of people to cook for.

I firmly and adamantly believe that God puts His children, where He needs them to be, when He needs them to be there. I further believe that He has a plan for our lives and He knows what to do ALL THE TIME.
I believe that God knew that Geri was going to need her Dad and me and that we needed her, I believe that He arranged certain circumstances in our lives in order for us to do what we need to do.
I believe that He is always looking out for us.

Thank you Lord for helping our family to begin to heal.
Thank you for giving me back my zest for life.
Thank you for giving me back my hope.
I will always praise you! Amen.

Love this Pic!

Here is my "Yakin' Honey" in his new ride!
I love this picture.
He loves his new kayak!

Beautiful Pictures

Just a few really good ones!
I can't wait to get the prints on my desk at work!

A Great Visit!

Geri and Brian came over this evening. We had a wonderful visit. We got a few wrinkles ironed out and we went to the little Mexican food restaurant in Anna and had dinner.
Brian is still an outrageous clown. He kept us all laughing throughout dinner.
Aaron also went, Tish had a meeting after work and went to dinner afterwards with some coworkers so she couldn't go with us. Christian was there however and managed to charm the waitress. She didn't even realize he was with us until she brought the check. He was so good. He always is.
Of course he smiled and laughed for her, that always works. He is going to be such a charmer when he is older.
After dinner, we came back to the house and visited a little more.
It started getting late and we all have to get up early in the morning, so they didn't stay too long, but it was sure good to see them.
Geri looks great.
She is due to have her baby boy in September.
We had to tease Brian a little bit.
I am so glad they came and we got to talk. I missed Geri a lot.

Thank You Lord, for helping us to find our way back together. I love all my children and grandchildren and it has been a real burden on my heart. I know that You know my greatest desires and that You are always there to give me the strength and patience to make it through anything. Thank You for answered prayers. Amen.

Just because, it is sooo sweet!

Stylin'

Stylin' in his shades, a few days ago. And today, he is sportin' a brand new tooth!
Exactly 6 months old.
What a little man, we have on our hands.

He had dinner this evening and we gave him a teething biscuit.
He hasn't quite mastered putting something in his mouth, well, except for his fingers, but he did lean forward and put his little mouth around the biscuit.

Every day is a new experience, a new discovery, a new expression, a new joy.

Busy Day!

I got a lot accomplished today, at home.
I still have a lot to do.
I am going to rearrange the living/dining room areas in the house.
"Little man" is getting bigger and needs room to play.
He is not only outgrowing his clothes, he is outgrowing sharing a room with Mommy.
Although his crib and clothes will stay in Mommy's room, we are trying to set up a day area for him to play. All of his toys and other baby essentials will be in that area.
I am giving up my sewing/craft area, but that is okay.
Tomorrow is the day to get that project rolling along.

Tomorrow evening, after Jerry leaves for work, I am going my office (I love saying,"My office") to get it set up and in order.
I got a fridge and a microwave, they are black/stainless just like my stove and fridge at home, isn't that cool.
I have a new partner at work. She does MCD and I do MCR. She is really very nice and so far we get along great. Her office is right next to mine.
Our corporate consultant was in last week to give us some training, this week we are on our own. SCARY!
I'm confidant that we will do just fine(???)

Oh yeah, Christian's first week at day care went by surprisingly well.
I was a little worried that I had managed to spoil him beyond the point of no return, but his sitter thinks he is terrific and they spoil him just as bad as I did, so there.
He seems to be really enjoying the interaction with other children and I think it is good for him to be around other children.
Although we all would like to keep our babies, babies for a while, I think I may have been babying my grandson a little too much. Being around other kids will give him an opportunity to develop good social skills as well as learn to play on his own.
Tish is also well satified with the choice we made. That is what really counts.


My life is going along so great now, I am so happy.

There is absolutely nothing sweeter,

than having the little cherub that lives in my house plant an unexpected, wet, sloppy, "I need a towel", open-mouthed, drool-drenched kiss on whatever part of your face he can reach.
Then squeal with delight as you laugh out loud.
What a joy!!!

I think we are ready

We met with Christian's new sitter, today.
Christian was his charming, little social self and soon had her totally in love.
He managed to charm Trina, her husband and her 4 boys with his constant smiling, wiggling and jumping.
Tish and I spent the evening getting all his stuff ready for tomorrow. We tried to make sure we didn't forget anything. Bottles, formula, diapers, wipes, clean clothes, burp cloths, bibs, blankets, toys, baby food, cereal, bowls, spoons, diaper cream, sun screen, lotion, his jumperoo, socks.... I hope we got everything. I am sure Trina will let us know if there is something else she might need. We put together a list of emergency contacts, Tish made out a feeding schedule, and we told her everything we could think of, to make her day with Christian, go a little easier.
Christian is very social and loves people, especially small children, so I am sure all will go well. He is not used to a quiet environment, noise will not bother him.
I did tell her he is a bit spoiled. She totally understands that. After all, he has been cared for by his Grandpa and Grandma, during the day, for the last 3 1/2 months and his Mommy before that.
Trina is an experienced child care provider and has a home based child care business, she has only two or three other children that she currently cares for. Christian is the only infant.
I am afraid he will be even more spoiled.

Now, I am trying to decide what I want to take with me tomorrow, to start setting up my office.
I think I will just take a few things this time and by Saturday, I hope to have everything in place.
Tomorrow, I will be mainly, getting acclimated to all the new people. We have a new Administrator and most of the Administrative staff has recently changed. Although I already know most of them, I have not worked with them in this atmosphere. I will be meeting the Administrator for the first time tomorrow and he is my immediate supervisor. I will not be involved with the clinical end of things anymore. I have not seen my office recently. Last time I was in there, Cindy was the occupant. How strange that feels!

Anyway, tomorrow begins a lot of major changes in our house.

Thank you Lord for all the blessings. Thank you for helping us find someone who is caring and trustworthy to care for Christian. Thank you for leading us to the right people to cover my vacancy on the night shift so I could start my new job. Thank you for always being there and always answering my prayers. I realize that even if the answer is "no" or "not yet" something good always follows. You are always faithful. Amen.

I just got home

from working my last night shift.
Hopefully, tomorrow, I will start my new position.
I am so excited.
It is going to be an intense job, but it is a fufilling and interesting job.
I can't wait to get started.....

Did you know?

That looking at stuff upside down in quite interesting, that you can turn yourself upside down by leaning backwards while sitting in Mommy's lap, that thumbs taste much better while you are upside down. Christian knows!

Watching him discover new things is so much fun.
Even little things are so exciting to him.

The joys of hanging upside down is a new discovery, we almost couldn't get him to stop.




What a great world this would be if we could all wake up from our nap with this look on our face and spend the day hanging upside down.