Great Wolf Lodge

Hey everyone! Sorry that its been so long since I have posted anything... we are all adjusting to my not being home during the day and I have to much to do when I get home that I have let my blogging slip!

I am loving my job... of course anyone who knows me, knows that I love to be in charge! I am still training, and am praying that I will remember all of the stuff that I am learning! One thing that I have noticed in going back to work... I have a deeper appreciation for playing with Joshua when I get home. It's a different outlook for me. I love it - I love coming home to him and him being so excited to see me that he drops what he's doing an runs to me! Unashamed, and full of love and excitement!

We just returned from Great Wolf Lodge Niagra Falls... it was great! We were there for a district retreat, and we loved it. The speaker was fantastic, its was as though he had been watching our lives for the last while! Ray's folks came up to the lodge to be with joshua while we were at the sessions. Although Joshua didn't sleep during the night, and Ray and I were running on very little sleep we had a great time.

Joshua's first birthday is coming up very soon, and all of our families are coming up... which will be fun, but crowded! Joshua is such a Joy to us ! Well that's all for now.. I will post again soon....

Kathy did you get my email?

2 posts in one day!

ok So, I have retruned from a trip to the hospital.... everything was going along fine, Joshua was getting tired, and so I was getting him ready for bed, I got a diaper, a sleeper and a towel... bath time! Joshua gets in the tub and won't sit down... which is a phase that he's going through! Then he finds the soap... so he's playing this game of "catch the soap" which he can't because it's to slippery, I am having fun watching him... it's cute. Then he decides to stand up, he wobbles a bit but catches himself, only to try again, and this time he's not so successful... he hits his head on the side of the tub. i can deal with a bump on the forehead... we've had lots of those, so I pick him up to soothe him and after a minute I notice that he's bleeding... from his eye lid. Of course by now hes calmed down, but he won't let me touch him long enough to get the bleeding stopped. I tried to Call Ray, no answer, his cousin, no answer... finally, a few phone calss later I call a nurse at our church and he tells me to get the bleeding stopped and then see what the damage is, Ihe may haveto go to the hospital. Well, I am supposed to be going out, so I cancel my plans, and when my babystitter shows up I tell her, sorry but I have to take Joshua to the hospital... thankfully she just live next door... she goes and gets her mom, and they both take me to hospital. Thankfully! I get to hospital, and Joshua is acting fine, but I want the nurse to look at him, so I wait for my turn to see the triage nurse, the person in her office before me asks how long the wait is... 3 hours and 44 minutes.... yikes. Thankfully when she saw Joshua, she just cleaned his eye and said that it will heal, and that I didn't need to wait. He would be fine.... Praise God! Sigh of Relief... Joshua is going to be fine and I don't have to wait 3hr and 44 min...

Also Joshua for the last 2 days has decided that he won't napp in the afternoon.... which I am hoping will mean that he will sleep better in the night... thats what happend last night... dare I hope for 2 nights in a row?

Hey....

ok, here's the latest update... Joshua is doing really well... he slept throught the night last night which was great b/c ray and I were both bvery tired. My first day of work went well... and joshua faired well with the babysitter.

We went for a walk today, which was kind of cold. but I bundled him up and once we got going it wasn't that bad... It was sunny out and I had to take advantage of it!

I went to MOPS today, it was depressing... They had a Women come in to talk about natural health, and I came away from the meeting feeling crappy instead of uplifted. I know that we need to know what we are doing or eating that is not right for us but, I think that she could have put a different spin on it. I am a bigger girl right.... so when I hear that your body stores toxicians in fat cells... that cause caner etc... I felt like there was a spot light on me.... not that I am the only bigger person there but you know? Anyway, I left feeling yucky - about the things ieat and about my self. I can choose to continue to feel that way, and have a pity party... I would love to do that but that's not going to get me anywhere... Hence the walk. I know that I need to make changes, and I want to - one step at a time.

So Joshua doing some neat things, he is saying "puppy", he is "hoarding" food, he'll take it from his tray and put it on his seat beside him... its weird. he is also dancing now... like this elmo toy he got for christmas (it throws it's hand in the air) ... it's totally cute....

Well Joshua is calling and so I must go.... did I mention after my walk I made some cookies...

Happy New Year!

Hey everyone, I got the job! I started on Friday... I went in for training, the store looks great! The biggest problem will be my wanting to buy everything in the store! The daycare that I am going to sign Joshua up for is literally across the road. Which is very reassuring, I can see the playground!

I have more to say... Our brown ranger is sucking the life out of me - and our non-suffienct bank account! GRRRRRR!

Joshua is doing well... dancing, talking- or at least making sounds, and We love him so much!

I plan to up load pictures... I got a new camera... so I have to load the soft ware!

Lizzie, I miss you- how was your Christmas? are you going to fly down here... or what... Call me!

Talk to you all later!