Going to days..

These past few weeks have been very stressful! The hospital let go of all the LPNs that I work with! It is a long story. To sum it up, I think they mainly did it to save money! That in turn made them re-vamp the entire emergency dept.! Ugh! Changes, and a lot of them. It was a very unpleasant place for everyone since they made the announcement! They took all of our jobs away put them on paper and said bid on these! You will be put into a position based on your seniority! Both the tech and the nursing staff! That big of a change is enough to send everyone in a tizzy! So, yesterday they posted our new schedules! I am going to days, and down to part time! 7-4. 7 AM that is, I am thinking oh my goodness how will I ever shake my bum out of bed that early?! I will have to leave here by 6 to get the boys off to Julie! I have some major transitions to make. This will all start in about 2 weeks! Working days is going to be awesome! I will be able to put the boys to bed every night! I am going to love that! Working part time is going to leave me so much more time to focus on school!

The boys and I bummed around here this morning! It is nice to be home this weekend. Tim, of course, was out plowing. :) I had a paper to write that is due on Sunday, so I took the boys over to my mother in laws and came home to a quiet house to get some homework done! Tim and I took advantage of being kid free and went to Crazy Horse for dinner. They were so busy, we had a 30+ min wait! But it was nice to unwind from all of the stress I have had between school and work related stuff!

Not too much else new here~ Sick of the snow! This is, I think, what some refer to as "the dead of winter." I am so sick of the cold and snow! So over it! We are going to FL in April and I am sooo looking forward to that!

Done rambling, I am tired can you tell?! Have a good night!

Looking forward..

As hard as it seems sometimes, I have come to the conclusion that you have to look forward; always, trust in God, believe that all things happen for a reason, and try to look past or through what is right in front of you.

I could blog about a lot right now! Some things are inevitably about to change around here but there isn't a thing that I can do about so.... I am going to chose to blog today about the good stuff going on!

Teagyn is getting so big! He is saying everything that Gavyn does, uh oh! His vocab is huge, much bigger than Gav's was at his age! His is so loving! He voluntarily walks up and gives us the biggest kisses! Teagyn is sharing a room with Gavyn now. This left his room open to have a much needed toy room. They have their TV in there and they often sit on their new little couches and watch Veggie Tales. We all love it!

Gavyn has had a lot of changes these past few weeks. He has decided that nap time is a thing of the past! He just stopped sleeping- keeping Teagyn awake in turn. So we had a "talk" about stopping nap time but still having a rest time; IE. movie or playing quietly for about an hour (For him and me, so I can get homework done). He has also started sleeping on his top bunk- no fear! All of this has eliminated our nightly fight at bed time with him! I think he is so exhausted that he just falls asleep. A huge plus!

Tim is layed of for a few weeks. Everything is so uncertain at this point for both of us. It is very disturbing, to say the least! When I know more of what is going on with us... I will fill you in.

We must lead a very exciting life. Because one of our nights recently consisted of us all wearing Mr. Potato Head's glasses. Here are some funny pics! Tim would absolutely kill me if he knew I put this on here! :) Hehe, I love it!

Busy life!

Right now I feel like our lives are soo busy! Between: the boys, working, school, tim plowing, laundry, dinner, blah blah blah! It seems endless right now! That being said! We manage it! I have no idea how but we do! I guess that says a lot about our marriage! It is a strong bond, and I am so thankful for that! This semester is going to kick my butt! This Math class that I am taking is so hard for me! I was awful at math in high school. I have now been out of school for 11 years! Some of it is coming back to me, slowly! I will get it; in time.

The boys seem to be growing at rapid paces right now. Gavyn is finally becoming much more enjoyable- doesn't that sound awful?!? Let me explain, I think it is a 3yr old thing. He and I and Tim too for that matter are,,,, well it is a power struggle. You want me to go to bed? Than I am going to stay up and play in my bed until 11:00. Or, throwing a fit, and I do mean a fit, because I have put fleece pants on him and NOT jeans! These all seem so petty to me/us, but to him he wants a say. I get that but it is so easy for me to get caught up in the "your not listening to me" kind of attitude. So, I do believe that we are making leaps and bounds with him!

Teagyn is running! This is so cute to see him and Gav running, chasing, each other around the island! He is talking in 3 word sentences, already. He counts to 4. Random (I think he is so advanced b/c of Gavyn). I love this age, I wish I could stop time Right here!

Tim took a voluntary layoff for a few weeks. He has been plowing around the clock these past few weeks! I think he is getting burned out (as he is snoring to beat the band on the couch behind me , as I type. lol). I like having him home in the mornings, it is just so different. I thought I may not care for it so much b/c the boys and I have such a routine in the mornings. But, he has been plowing so much that I have not seen a whole lot of him lately.

I worked mon. tues. and wed. this week. now I am off until next wed. I love that about working 12 hr shifts! My Mom closed on her new house today so we will be helping her move this weekend. In the frigid cold! Ugh! It is going to be rough!

We have Tim's work Christmas party this Friday. Should be fun. That is the last of the Christmas parties! So.... that means that all of the snow can go away and Spring should move on in! :) I am so ready to get our suits out and take the boat out!!!! Keep dreamin' Brandi! :)

My Dad came down and stayed the weekend with us to help Tim install a new pellet burner we got for heating our house. Which by the way is really cool. Our house is warmer than ever. I am always cold so having it 72-73 degrees is awesome! Without the expense of propane! Gavyn and Teagyn think that my Dad hung the moon! They love when he comes to stay! They popped popcorn and settled into the couch to watch Wall-E (such a cute movie).

Have a good weekend. Bundle up!

Last night we had our Holland Hospital Christmas party at New Holland Brewery. It was a BLAST! We all had such a great time. EPI (The Docs) puts one on every year! There was a record turn out this year with something like 160 employees of the Emergency room! Here are just a few of us! (Carrie where were you????) I had some Berry Cider! Yum! If you go there you have to try it!

Only Marcia would be scratching off a lottery ticket! LOL!

Tim was a little apprehensive about going...but he had so much fun! He fits right in anywhere, I love that about him!

Heidi spilled her drink on Mary! It really was hilarious! Mary you are so funny! I had a better pic than this but I won't post it! Your lucky! ;)

Kristi, Heidi & Adam! I think Adam is eating pizza, LOL!

Kristi, Heidi, and I.

The best surprise EVER!

So this girl is Tara...

I was given the best surprise I could ever get tonight! You see Tara lives in New York! Her and I go way back to Cosmetology school. She was a nanny for a lady in Saugatuck, needed a change in her life from New York so she moved up here. We were both going to Chic and became inseparable form the first day on! For years. She was my Maid of Honor in our wedding . She got engaged to a boy here , bought a house. But there was always something missing for her! Her relationship was not the best, and having her family on the east coast was such a struggle for her! So eventually she ended up, ending things with her fiance' and returning home to New York. The day she left to drive back we met in the Family Fare parking lot, and said our tear filled goodbyes. It was heart wrenching! I have never been so close to someone and had to give that up! Not see her everyday! She flew back for our wedding, and we swore we would keep in touch! Alot happened in that first year of our marriage and we both lost touch. Years had passed and I started searching for her on line. I came across a care page that she had left a message on a year prior. I gave it a shot and e-mailed the address she left on that page! We have been talking on the phone and e-mailing ever since. tonight the boys and I were just hanging out at home waiting for Tim to get home. He walked in the door gave me a big hug and kiss, and told me that he had a big surprise for me. The next thing I knew Tara was walking through my front door! I could not believe my eyes! Oh the tears ;) They pulled it off! Tim is not good at this! ;)

Here we are with her daughter Carina.

Tim and Carina.

Gavyn is feeding her, so sweet! I cannot begin to tell you how wonderful it is to have her back in my life! To have a friend and not see or talk to in 4 years and be able to pick right back up where you left off...is amazing and a blessing from God! Love you Tara!

Another good thing to add to my day~ Heidi and I went to MCC this morning and 'officially' got on the ready list for the nursing program! Yeah!

Hope you have a wonderful night ;)