Tuesday, February 28, 2006
just an update
Hey girls! There's not much new happening here. We just got back to Tulsa yesterday and are getting settled back in. Seth is getting big anf starting to do new things. He has decided he wants nothing to do with baby food anymore and insists on only eating finger foods. He has also started playing patty-cake on his own, he is pulling up on everything and has stood alone a few times. His favorite new game is to drop everything on the floor and sing "Uh - Oh". He's a very active little boy. We had a great time on vacation with Kim and Adam. It was a little cold and that was kind of a bummer, But it was still relaxing. I'm doing fine these days. I'm about 10-11 weeks pregnant now and everything is going smoothly. The only nasty part of pregnancy so far has been rather violent nausea. There's this one medicine that helps me feel better, but it's like $20 a pill and my insurance doesn't cover it more than a few pills each month. So, whenever I'm out of medicine, I just throw up all day. I'm working on trying to find something else that works for me that is covered by my insurance, but haven't been lucky so far. I'm really scared because Josh starts his new rotation tomorrow and won't be able to help me with Seth at all for the next few months. I don't know if I'm going to be able to take care of him very well if I'm so sick every day. I hate being pregnant. I love my children, but I hate being pregnant. Anyways, I could use you girls' prayers that I feel better and that this nausea doesn't last very long this time. Well, I'd better get moving. I need to take a shower and go run some errands while I have Josh to help me. Love you all!
Monday, February 27, 2006
Wow...
Seriously, girls! I was gone for 9 days! I expected someone to have something interesting to say by the time i got back! :)
Well, what can I say, except that i miss you all dearly. Luckily, I have gotten to talk to a few of you over my vacation.
The week in Tulsa was great. Fabulous. It was really hard to leave. (Juls, I assumed you were still in Ohio, since that was the last I heard.) I got back and this morning one of the recruiters asked me if I was engaged and when i was moving back. I couldn't lie, so I said, not engaged, but moving back. I told her not to say anything to the rest of them yet. She said, "You know you're the best person we've ever had in this position so you have to find a replacement that's just as good..." That felt good. She also said that she understood completely why I was leaving and that she knew everyone else would be supportive, too. Also, good. So I wasn't going to give my notice for a few weeks, but I may let them know sooner than later.
Things with my mom are good. They are on vacation now, and she should start chemo after they get back. She had a lump removed from her breast last week, but that was completely non-cancerous, so she's good to go there. She's feeling a lot better and i think she has a pretty positive outlook.
Things with Shawn are wonderful, too. Can't wait to be around him on a regular basis again. It was so good to spend time with him. He's coming up to meet my parents in a few weeks. That will be good as well.
Anyway, better get to work...catching up to do! Love you all! I hope everything is well!
Well, what can I say, except that i miss you all dearly. Luckily, I have gotten to talk to a few of you over my vacation.
The week in Tulsa was great. Fabulous. It was really hard to leave. (Juls, I assumed you were still in Ohio, since that was the last I heard.) I got back and this morning one of the recruiters asked me if I was engaged and when i was moving back. I couldn't lie, so I said, not engaged, but moving back. I told her not to say anything to the rest of them yet. She said, "You know you're the best person we've ever had in this position so you have to find a replacement that's just as good..." That felt good. She also said that she understood completely why I was leaving and that she knew everyone else would be supportive, too. Also, good. So I wasn't going to give my notice for a few weeks, but I may let them know sooner than later.
Things with my mom are good. They are on vacation now, and she should start chemo after they get back. She had a lump removed from her breast last week, but that was completely non-cancerous, so she's good to go there. She's feeling a lot better and i think she has a pretty positive outlook.
Things with Shawn are wonderful, too. Can't wait to be around him on a regular basis again. It was so good to spend time with him. He's coming up to meet my parents in a few weeks. That will be good as well.
Anyway, better get to work...catching up to do! Love you all! I hope everything is well!
Tuesday, February 14, 2006
I'm still alive
So yea... I'm still here in PA
Julie - Congratulations, I'm so excited for you! So far, so good in that department for me... No oops pregnancies here and I hope to keep it that way for another 3-5 years.
So here's an update on me... I know I haven't written in forever... So sorry.
It was so great to see you all (those who could make it... We missed you Jamie & Sarah) at the wedding. I miss you all already.
The honeymoon to Mexico was fabulous... It's so nice to be waited on hand and foot and not have to lift a finger for anything. We didn't do much of anything beside sleep for the first couple of day, but even that was so great. We had a lot of catching up to do in that area after the festivities. Towards the end of the week we ventured out and visited the Mayan Ruins, the closest Mexican town - Playa Del Carmen, and spent one day snorkeling. We were ready to set up our house and home there and not come back to reality. But we thought it better to work then get further in to debt.
Ok... So married life is great, now that I'm feeling a lot better. As some of you may already know, 3 days after we got back from Mexico I got the flu. It was awful - I ran fevers over 102 and sometimes over 103 for 6 days straight. After that I had minor fevers (99-101) for about 3-4 days and then I got a really bad sinus congestion for about 3 days... I was out of work for a week and basically layed around, sweated out fevers and changed my clothes about 5-8 times per day... Not so fun. But... I'm feeling a lot better now and loving married life. Now I just have to find the motivation to go through all the boxes in the office. There's just so much organizing to do I don't know where to start.
Other than that... Aaron and I are having fun getting used to living together. We started going to a young marrieds small group and have thus far had a good time getting to know our group as well as other young marrieds in the church. It's been way too long since we've branched out and met knew people and its so nice to finally have couples that Aaron and I can connect with and hang out with. I'd forgotten how much fun it is.
Well... I'm at work and should get back to that since I've already spent half the day being distracted. But I'll definitely try to do better with the writing thing. I miss you guys and I'm glad to see all things working out in everyone's lives. Can't wait to see you in July!
Julie - Congratulations, I'm so excited for you! So far, so good in that department for me... No oops pregnancies here and I hope to keep it that way for another 3-5 years.
So here's an update on me... I know I haven't written in forever... So sorry.
It was so great to see you all (those who could make it... We missed you Jamie & Sarah) at the wedding. I miss you all already.
The honeymoon to Mexico was fabulous... It's so nice to be waited on hand and foot and not have to lift a finger for anything. We didn't do much of anything beside sleep for the first couple of day, but even that was so great. We had a lot of catching up to do in that area after the festivities. Towards the end of the week we ventured out and visited the Mayan Ruins, the closest Mexican town - Playa Del Carmen, and spent one day snorkeling. We were ready to set up our house and home there and not come back to reality. But we thought it better to work then get further in to debt.
Ok... So married life is great, now that I'm feeling a lot better. As some of you may already know, 3 days after we got back from Mexico I got the flu. It was awful - I ran fevers over 102 and sometimes over 103 for 6 days straight. After that I had minor fevers (99-101) for about 3-4 days and then I got a really bad sinus congestion for about 3 days... I was out of work for a week and basically layed around, sweated out fevers and changed my clothes about 5-8 times per day... Not so fun. But... I'm feeling a lot better now and loving married life. Now I just have to find the motivation to go through all the boxes in the office. There's just so much organizing to do I don't know where to start.
Other than that... Aaron and I are having fun getting used to living together. We started going to a young marrieds small group and have thus far had a good time getting to know our group as well as other young marrieds in the church. It's been way too long since we've branched out and met knew people and its so nice to finally have couples that Aaron and I can connect with and hang out with. I'd forgotten how much fun it is.
Well... I'm at work and should get back to that since I've already spent half the day being distracted. But I'll definitely try to do better with the writing thing. I miss you guys and I'm glad to see all things working out in everyone's lives. Can't wait to see you in July!
Wednesday, February 08, 2006
Thrilled!
yea Julie! I'm so excited for you! and ok, maybe a bit jealous :)
Kimmie, that's a really neat website. Must better than 'Rock Island, IL' website. Fun!
My most recent news is that I have hired a new assistant, again. Gretchen started on monday and I can tell already that she is going to work out better than expected. This takes much stress off me in the job. I'm hoping this will mean I will have some more fun while at work and have more relaxing nights as I won't have to rely on a beer or nice vodka drink to come down from the hectic day. not that it's a bad thing or anything ;)
I'm working on quite a few projects now and just last weekend painted my kitchen ceiling. Once this is completed (this weekend) we will order our new kitchen floor, for which my excitement can't even be expressed! I will give one little piece of advice... when painting ceilings, I don't recommend the paint that starts out pink and dries white. It's great to know that you haven't missed a spot BUT the chemical reaction that takes place while it's drying smells like poo! Yes, my home smelled like poo for a few days. it was awful! So, my thoughts are, so long as you can be methodical about your painting, you should be able to know where you've missed paining, so just go for the standard white ceiling paint. I have half of the kitchen yet to do on saturday so I'm in for another couple fun filled - poo smelling days. wish me luck.
So I'm just really happy that everything seems to be looking good for everyone! I'm off to work now... have to figure out what to train on today. TaTa!
Kimmie, that's a really neat website. Must better than 'Rock Island, IL' website. Fun!
My most recent news is that I have hired a new assistant, again. Gretchen started on monday and I can tell already that she is going to work out better than expected. This takes much stress off me in the job. I'm hoping this will mean I will have some more fun while at work and have more relaxing nights as I won't have to rely on a beer or nice vodka drink to come down from the hectic day. not that it's a bad thing or anything ;)
I'm working on quite a few projects now and just last weekend painted my kitchen ceiling. Once this is completed (this weekend) we will order our new kitchen floor, for which my excitement can't even be expressed! I will give one little piece of advice... when painting ceilings, I don't recommend the paint that starts out pink and dries white. It's great to know that you haven't missed a spot BUT the chemical reaction that takes place while it's drying smells like poo! Yes, my home smelled like poo for a few days. it was awful! So, my thoughts are, so long as you can be methodical about your painting, you should be able to know where you've missed paining, so just go for the standard white ceiling paint. I have half of the kitchen yet to do on saturday so I'm in for another couple fun filled - poo smelling days. wish me luck.
So I'm just really happy that everything seems to be looking good for everyone! I'm off to work now... have to figure out what to train on today. TaTa!
Tuesday, February 07, 2006
So good!
I love that everyone has decided to post! Julie - Congratulations, again! It was great to catch up with you last night! Liz, I hope we're still on for tonight! It's our date! :)
Kimmie and Angie, it was great to connect with you guys again, too. With so much going on with everyone, I have felt so out of touch.
Thanks for all your prayers with my mom! She's doing really well, and recovering from surgery very quickly. She went in this morning for her cat scan, but apparently we won't know anything until next week when the doctor will go over her results with her. She's been researching a lot and is looking into alternatives to the standard chemo treatment. She's also really focusing on cutting preservatives and hormones out of her diet, and going with all natural, organic products instead of the standard processed stuff that we're all used to eating. I am trying to adopt that lifestyle as well.
Other than that, things are alright here in Chi-town. Shawn and I are doing well. I will be in Tulsa again Feb. 18-26. Plans and arrangements continue to be made for the future, and as soon as I know anything for sure concerning a move, job, etc. I will let you girls know! I better get going, and I hope this finds you all well! Have a lovely day, my girls!
Kimmie and Angie, it was great to connect with you guys again, too. With so much going on with everyone, I have felt so out of touch.
Thanks for all your prayers with my mom! She's doing really well, and recovering from surgery very quickly. She went in this morning for her cat scan, but apparently we won't know anything until next week when the doctor will go over her results with her. She's been researching a lot and is looking into alternatives to the standard chemo treatment. She's also really focusing on cutting preservatives and hormones out of her diet, and going with all natural, organic products instead of the standard processed stuff that we're all used to eating. I am trying to adopt that lifestyle as well.
Other than that, things are alright here in Chi-town. Shawn and I are doing well. I will be in Tulsa again Feb. 18-26. Plans and arrangements continue to be made for the future, and as soon as I know anything for sure concerning a move, job, etc. I will let you girls know! I better get going, and I hope this finds you all well! Have a lovely day, my girls!
Monday, February 06, 2006
New site
Since it seems to be the time for announcements, I'll add mine to the mix. After months of hard work, we finally launched our new City of Everett Web site last Friday. Though it's not quite as exciting as a new baby, I still feel a little like a mom. We've still got a few little tweaks to do and I'm sure there will be even more on my to-do list after I actually check my e-mail today, but it's come a long way from when I first started. For anyone who wants to check it out, here's the address: www.everettwa.org. A few of my personal favorite pages are the Animals and Neighborhoods. As far as my part of the project, I was responsible for editing the content, as well as some photo editing, and I did write a couple of the pages from scratch. Just in case you were wondering. :)
So life is good out here on the west coast. Other than the whole city being depressed today, that is. It's actually sunny and dry for the second day in a row -- it feels like a crime to be inside right now.
I did some major shopping over the weekend to get ready for the cruise w/ Josh & Julie (five days and counting!) ... had to buy a new swimsuit. Not so much fun. But I did find some great sales.
I guess that's it for me. Love you all!
So life is good out here on the west coast. Other than the whole city being depressed today, that is. It's actually sunny and dry for the second day in a row -- it feels like a crime to be inside right now.
I did some major shopping over the weekend to get ready for the cruise w/ Josh & Julie (five days and counting!) ... had to buy a new swimsuit. Not so much fun. But I did find some great sales.
I guess that's it for me. Love you all!
Friday, February 03, 2006
Happy
You can all faint now, since I'm posting. Julie, I'm so excited for you! Maybe this one will be a girl. How fun. And I'm so glad you and your family are doing well. God can do amazing things in families even at such difficult times. And with Steph's mom recovering well, it seems as though things are righting themselves a bit after a difficult time.
Life here is good. Busy as usual, but good. Work is going well for both Nathan and I, although it is extremely busy right now. Special ed gets super busy in the spring, and I guess I started my spring early. For those of you who don't know yet, Nathan and I are also involved in planting a church in the Worcester area of MA. We're pretty excited about it, and it's another thing keeping us pretty busy. The church is schedule to launch in Sept. We've also taken up snowboarding as a hobby (or I should say I have taken it up since Nathan did long ago). I am quite banged up from my first time going last weekend. I could hardly move the day after. But Nathan tells me I have a good "center of balance". Somehow I'm not feeling it as I'm continually falling on my tailbone. I'm hoping to get decent by the time we have our minivacation in New Hampshire. Ok well, we've got company tonight, so I need to get going on dinner. I'm so glad to hear everyone is doing so well.
Life here is good. Busy as usual, but good. Work is going well for both Nathan and I, although it is extremely busy right now. Special ed gets super busy in the spring, and I guess I started my spring early. For those of you who don't know yet, Nathan and I are also involved in planting a church in the Worcester area of MA. We're pretty excited about it, and it's another thing keeping us pretty busy. The church is schedule to launch in Sept. We've also taken up snowboarding as a hobby (or I should say I have taken it up since Nathan did long ago). I am quite banged up from my first time going last weekend. I could hardly move the day after. But Nathan tells me I have a good "center of balance". Somehow I'm not feeling it as I'm continually falling on my tailbone. I'm hoping to get decent by the time we have our minivacation in New Hampshire. Ok well, we've got company tonight, so I need to get going on dinner. I'm so glad to hear everyone is doing so well.
Thank you!
Hey girls! I want to say thank you so much for the beautiful flowers that you all sent this week for the funeral. I didn't know anything about them and they were there when I got to the viewing last night. I had just walked in and was seeing grandma for the first time. I was up at the casket and having a really hard time when my mom came up behind me and said "did you see what the Sapphires sent?" I turned around and saw the flowers (red sweetheart carnations in a stone angel base) and just burst into tears. I told Josh "this is what a club like this is for." You girls were such a support for me this week and I really appreciate it. The service was really special and we've had some very nice family time this week. We're all doing well. So, enough of that stuff. I also wanted to pass on some more news. This news is significantly happier... I just found out that I'm pregnant again. In case you're wondering, it wasn't planned at all. Quite the accident actually. But we'll just call it a surprise blessing. I'm due September 23rd and this will make my kids 16 months apart. YIKES! I'll be needing some grace from God for the next few years to keep my sanity I think. But I'm feeling pretty good so far and am adjusting to the idea of doing it all over again already. Maybe this one will be a girl. =) Plus, I'll already have my life back with older kids when you guys are all still pulling all nighters with crying babies. Haha! I'm just kidding. =) Well, I'd better go. I love you girls and hope to see some happy blogging from you all shortly. Note: Steph, I need an update on your mom. Later!
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