Quietness

I realized that last week was mostly quiet. Almost no drama. I like it. I have disengaged from the cell phone. No texting. Slowing down the facebook some more. Other than David and Treva, there really isn't too much of interest there. I always have to check and see how Treva is doing and I have to see what hilarious thing David has to say. I count them in my repertoire of important people in my life. I have found that concerning myself with the important people in my life makes my life so much less stressful. And I like it. Thank you David and Treva for being my friends and part of my family.

Yup

So Audrie is up north and I had all these great plans. So far I got nothing done. Well the peninsula was almost cleaned off. Funny how it collects clutter so fast. I have tomorrow off so maybe I will get some work done. Then this week I have Elizabeth day if she gets back to me about the change. I have Paris one afternoon and am really looking forward to that. Lexie has a grooming appointment. And work three days. Whew. Busy week.
Ohh I guess I wouldn't say I got nothing done. I did get to check off one thing on my list. Thanks honey.

I'm So Bad

I totally forgot. I saw my bookstore friend on Wednesday. I said hello and went on my way. As I got past him Heidi came up and asked me how I was doing and called me by name. I told her I thought she might have just blown my cover. She laughed. When he left he came up and asked me what my name was again. I wasn't sure if he had heard Heidi or if he couldn't remember what I told him it was in September. With no hesitation....I told him "Natalie". I remember what I told him.

Today

I am going to enjoy the peace and quiet.
I am going to miss Audrie, but know she is in good hands.
I am breathing.
I am practicing ahimsa.
I am planning my week of chores.
I am enjoying holding Connor.
I am looking forward to seeing Paris.
I am appreciating Mom's help with the boy and the girl.
I am enjoying the scenery and the season.
I am thinking I need to go grocery shopping.

Changes Abound

So today we found out that Marilyn is moving back to Missouri. Made us all sad at lunch. She has decided that it is just too unhealthy dealing with Fred's daughter. We agreed. Still makes us sad.
Audrie is going up north with her Nana Nita tomorrow for five days. It will be way too quiet here. That said...we may get a little work done. We have two weeks until the home study is done so need to get some work done. Reminder to self...call Sean.
Trying to get in the habit of letting the people that I appreciate know that I appreciate them. Sometimes things get lost in the shuffle. We get so tied up in our day to day life that we forget to take a moment and say hey you are important to me.
Connor is growing like a little weed. He is finally consistently stretching out his nighttime feedings. Helps the Nana and the Papa get some rest.
We have decided to check into the foster care classes. Found out that Jodi is available to babysit for the next three months so it could work out well for us. Being Connor's foster care parents opens up more resources for him and he may need them.
Lots of changes going on. Mostly good. Hoping for a great year, but still not holding my breath. :P

The Wonder of It

Connor only had three feedings last night. Every three hours. The past few nights he has been doing this drink one ounce and fall asleep thing. Then wake up half an hour later or so and drink another ounce and fall asleep. A vicious circle for the person holding the bottle. I actually feel like I got sleep last night.

The bookstore was nearly as busy yesterday as it was on Monday. The line to get in started half an hour later, but was still in place when I left. I was not security all day. I got to be the line leader for cashiering for awhile and then I did my normal job of receiving. I got three pallets in yesterday. Made for a pretty quick day.

I think Dave is beginning to appreciate being able to call my mom and have her come over and hold the boy. You can get things done, you can eat, you can run errands. It is a win win situation.

Talked to Beth, the social worker yesterday. She wants to get rolling on the home study. I think it wasn't a priority before, but she has a feeling we need to get it done. So she is pushing that. She really is great and very insightful. I'm glad she is looking out for Connor.

We could see the moon again last night. So Audrie and I went out and looked at it and watched the stars for a few minutes. It was really cold so we didn't stay out long. But, boy, does our girl love the moon and stars. Maybe she will be an astronomer.

Winter Rush

Wow. Brenda and I arrived at 7:15 this morning for work and the line was already wrapped around the bookstore. We did security all day. We had only been there for 20 minutes when we had to create the line to get in and it stayed that way the whole day. Unbelievable. Again most people were very understanding. I was amazed at one girl though. She came up and I stopped her and she thought she should just be able go in since her books were on hold. She didn't think she should have to stand in either line even though everyone else had. I explained and she got in line. What I noticed is that when she left she didn't have any books whatsoever. Guess she didn't have any on hold afterall. People are too funny sometimes. And lots of people thought they shouldn't have to stand in the line to get in since they didn't intend on buying anything. The line to get in means the store is at capacity. Buying or not...the allotted number of people were in the store.
Anyway it was a pretty good day with most people being in pretty good moods. Hope the rest of the week goes as smoothly.