Work

How do I feel about working everyday?? Not liking it very much. I'm not really sure how I'll feel about it when school starts. I'll let you know next week. I'm really not very productive at home when the kids would be at school and I was off anyway, So probably better for me to be AT work. I also found a cleaning lady twice a month, she'll come in for 2 hours every other week. She can skip the bedrooms, because obviously the kids need to learn to be responsible for themselves. I think I am going to love it, and as I make more money as production goes up, I can increase her to every week ;-)

Works been really stressful. I will embellish when I have more time.

Wedding

Ben & Jamie

Chelsea & Hannah
Lucas,Ben & Hannah ( siblings)

These are some of the pictures I took at Ben McFarlands wedding. I was the photographer. Mind you , I'm not a professional photographer, but now they have over 150 pictures and can't print however many they want without going thru a pro... and it didn't cost them a dime!! ( until they print more photos! ;-)

This is how Bradley and Matthew got the canoe to the lake today, they canoed around the lake for a couple of hours.
Ryan has lost 2 more teeth in the last week. He actually just pulled his first tooth out , he was SO excited, he came running out of his room telling me he just pulled his own tooth out and it didn't even hurt!! ( I took out the last 6) .

I took Bradley to Dr. George again yesterday. He had his impressions and x-rays done a couple weeks ago, then yesterday was to see what the plan was and how much it was going to cost. He was nice and gave me a 50% discount which takes us just under $3000... for teeth! I can't imagine have to pay full price. Bradley really couldn't not have them though!! I'll be sure to get pictures. He'll be a teenager in about 2 months..... wow... I also talked to my friend Becky and today was her daughters 16th birthday...scary!

Photo

This is the Troop photo from Boy Scout Camp

vacation

Worst day ever

Today was it.... The last day I will ever work with Nancy and JoAnn... it was awful. I tried to stay strong until Nancy went to leave and wanted a hug... You have to realize I don't have any "immediate" family here, and I've always considered those two as my family. I loved to go to work everyday just to spend the day with them, and that's over. I'm sure I will adjust and at least JoAnn isn't moving away but it still..... sucks. All week Shelley ( our clinical team leader) has been with us, so I've gotten to know her a lot better, she has made me feel really comfortable about the transition. I still know it will be tough but I know I can do it! I will bother JoAnn and Nancy by calling them all the time too!!

Another new addition to family

Acutally there are 9 new additions. Bradley has gotten so many things lately, like a tent, cot, go to camp ect... That Doug thought Ryan should get something special for him... he picked out an aquarium, he had to wait until his floors were done before I could get it set up, and I got it all set up yesterday so tonight when I got done at Cranes, I picked up the boys and off we went to get fish, they look very happy... the fish do too ;-)

Cool ride

This is what we get to drive for the weekend, up to 200 miles that is. This is one of the benefits of Doug working at RE Barber Ford in Holland. It's the new Ford Flex, it is really REALLY nice, if I had $35,000 I would buy it in a heartbeat... but... I don't. I swore we'd never have a car payment again, so that could take awhile to save up, by then, I'd want something different becuase I wouldn't be toting kids around or buying as many groceries.... I'll be fun for the weekend.