Day 34-2012

Yesterday was a good day!  Well, except for the fact that my boss's father in law passed away.  This was unexpected and I made calls all day yesterday rescheduling people for next week.  The day went by fairly quickly.  Before I left though, I put a whole chicken in the crockpot with some seasoning on it and put it in the fridge.  That's it.  No liquid, nothing. I got the idea from The Happy Housewife.


About 11am, I got a call from the agency that schedules showing for houses.  We were to have a showing at 3:45-4:45 that afternoon.  I booked it home on my lunch break to clean bathrooms, a few odds and ends and turn on the chicken.


Clint would come home before the showing and put Daisy, our Jack Russell, out in the garage and pick up the swing in the backyard that fell over by some wind.  Then, we just wait.  


I went back to work and it got hectic with patients, so I was too busy to worry about the showing.  I hate to say this and jinx it, but I have a good feeling about this showing.  I guess we will see.


I came home and Clint had pull the chicken off the carcas.  He said it just fell off the bone!  SCORE!  We will be doing this again.  He had made him and Ava, organic mac n cheese, and fixed me some turnip greens.  It was a great supper!!  


We hung out with Ava until it was her bedtime (not much after)


I hope you had a great day!

Day 32-2012

Hey there.  I hope you had a good Wednesday.  I started the morning with an arms workout, shower, clean the house kind of morning.  I am such a morning person and like to hit the ground going.  


Off to work I go.  The morning hours were steady and went by fairly quickly.  At my lunch break I needed to stopped at the store for tomatoes and sour cream.  Taco salad night for supper.  I headed to my parent's house after that to spend time with Ava.  She said the letter "A"! Her voice is so cute!


I was kind of bummed, because she had her year and a half doc check up and this is the first one I wasn't able to go to!  I wasn't worried at all.  Clint is a great dad and ALMOST as thorough at doc visits as I am!  She now weighs 19lbs, 11oz.  She's a little tyke.  She shot up an inch and is now 30inches.  She is happy and healthy!!


My afternoon went by pretty quickly.  We saw a lot of patients!  I actually got home a few minutes earlier than usual.  Because Ava was so good at the doc, her and Clint went to "kill time" at Toys R Us.  She picked up a doll (Ava isn't really a doll girl)  She took off down the aisle with it.  So Clint "HAD" to buy it for her. We named her Piper.  She can say Pipe-A.  Is she from Jersey?? hahaha


I hope you had a great day!

Day 27-2012

Friday!!!  Oh yeah.  Another week is over.  I had a great week.  My job is going great.  This job is definitely one that pushes me.  My boss is very detail oriented and meticulous about tasks.  I have to be on my game every day.  


On my lunch, I went to visit Ava and she got so excited to see me!  It is so worth those 30-45minutes that I get to visit with her.  


The second half of my work day was busy, but went smoothly.  I got home and once again Ava was so excited and said, "Hiiii".  Oh how I love that kid!  We kind of fended for ourselves for supper.  Oh!  A discovery that I have made.  My stomach doesn't do well with grains.  Grains are an inflammatory and I never recognized that after I have them I get gasy and bloated.  My new boss, who is so smart, said something in passing about how his son doesn't do well with grains.  I asked him for some research on it and BINGO!  It was like the glasses were taken off!  I am I guess sensitive or something because since then after I eat grains I have taken notice of the reaction of my belly.  So, I am going to stay away from ALL grains as much as possible.


I fed Ava her supper and we cuddled on the couch until it was her bedtime.  Clint and I usually take turns taking her to bed, but last night we both took her.  We said the prayer together that we usually say "NOW I LAY ME DOWN TO SLEEP, I PRAY THE LORD MY SOUL TO KEEP.  THE ANGELS WATCH ME THROUGH THE NIGHT AND KEEP ME IN YOUR BLESSED SIGHT."   


After Ava was in bed, Clint and I got to cuddle and watch some tv together.  Great end to my Friday!


I hope you had a great day!

Day 25-2012

Hump Day! The first half of my day was busy on and off.  It was raining when I left for my "lunch break".  I had to go to the bank and deal with a bounced check from my previous employer.  I am not happy about that!  Basically the bank told me to contact them and the check will be mailed back to me so I can deposit it again(if I can).  Then, I had to go to the post office for 1 stamp.  Post offices need DRIVE THRUS!!  Especially, people with kids in the car need those.  It takes longer to get the kids in and out of the car than it does to go in and get a stamp!

I rushed off to go see Ava and she was asleep =(.  She woke up about 10 minutes before I was leaving. So, I did get a little time to visit with her and love on her.  She is like a ray of sunshine in the middle of my day!

Afternoon work was a little more busy and the day went on by quickly.  I got home and supper was ready!!!  Oh yeah!  My man is awesome.  Pork chops that I had cooked in the crockpot and salads in mixing bowls.  Ava was in her chair feeding herself supper!  I love coming home to them!

I hope you had a great day!

Day 23-2012

Monday, Monday.  Once again.  Once it is all said and done, I work 11 hour days Mon/Wed/Fri.  With the break in between, it doesn't seem that long.  We had a semi busy day with patients, but had busy work to do, so it still  went by fast.  Seeing Ava in the middle of the day is so fun!  I love that little window of time.  

It is so comforting knowing that Clint is such a good daddy that I don't have to worry at all about them.  They went to the gym last night and were home when I got home.  (I do miss going to the gym with them.)  

I got home and about 30 minutes later the power went out!!!  What do you do with the power out....play chase around the ottoman and dance to daddy's work radio.  We know how to do it!  

I think the power was about about an hour and a half and then it was time for bed.

Pretty good day in the books.

I hope you had a great day!

Day 18-2012

Wednesday.  My first full day at work.  7-12 was pretty busy.  We saw 18 patients with 2 new ones.  I felt pretty good about how the morning went., especially it being my second day.  On my 2 hour lunch, I went to the bank and got coffee from Dunkin Donuts and dropped by the house.  I then got to go visit Ava at my parents' house for about 45 minutes!  What a great job that I get to do that!!!!


The the other half of my day, 2-7, was a little more busy, but I didn't feel overwhelmed or anxious.  I'm pretty sure I am going to be able to handle this job.  Yes it will be stressful at times and crazy, but I am content.


I wasn't able to work out yesterday.  My off day will be Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.  I am ok with that. I have 4 other days out of the week to get my sweat on!  It is just that I might not get out of the office right at noon and I want to be able to see Ava for a bit.  So, that is my conclusion to the workout dilemma.


I walked in the door last night and saw two very happy faces!  It made my day to see Clint and Ava excited to see me.


I am content.


I hope you had a great day!