My 5th Anniversary Roses from Mike
ah, I'm back. We finally got a new computer and dsl hookup at home. I'm excited to begin posting again, yet a bit shy... I feel like I've forgotten how!
Instead of trying to catch you up on the past couple of months, I'm going to start fresh. I new goal of mine is to spend most of my time in the moment, with some allotted time for looking forward and a smaller amount of time for looking back. It's backwards from my traditional way of thinking which has always been relishing the past and anxious for the future. I need to begin enjoying THE NOW. It will be hard but worth the effort.
so... RIGH NOW, I am sitting at my computer, my children are nestled in their beds, exhausted from their day and my husband is lying on the couch channel-surfing. Yes, i am relishing our day - we spent most of it at our friend's house for a bbq cook-off between Mike and a co-worker. Mike smoked ribs and his competition, Phil, smoked brisket. Everyone ate too much, drank just enough and were able to enjoy the company while the kids spent their time running in their huge backyard and riding bikes & scooters in the driveway. Stephen - new at crawling just this week, practiced in the living room with the ladies oohing and aahing.
I'm thankful for the day and the time I have now to document it forever. I look forward to relaxing in bed and a fresh start to the new week. The holidays are approaching and there is so much to look forward to.
Macy and I went to the Moscow Ballet's Nutcracker at the Majestic in Dallas recently. It was my first ballet and I have definitely found a new passion. The stage, the costumes, the music, and most of all.... the dancers were all perfection! In my next life, I want to be a ballerina. Macy liked it, too...
Picture from 10/27/07: Macy takes a time-out from her halloween dance rehearsal to hang with her brothers. Mom and Grandma are behind the scenes.
Remember Truman?
My 5th Anniversary Roses from Mike
I recently had a touch-base with my boss and the final bullet on my agenda was my interest in moving into an HR management position with the company. I explained that I realize that I am not ready yet, but I would like to be considered and I would appreciate his feedback on whether or not it would be a good fit for me. He said he could definitely see me in this position in a few years, he thought it would be a good fit, and gave some constructive criticism on my leadership skills - mainly, I still have some work to do on my public speaking and, obviously, the fact that I have never supervised is a hinderance. Nevertheless, he has promised to work with me to develop a development plan to get me where I want to go... as indicated by the above shot on his ever-important list of pending projects. I snapped this picture jokingly "just in case" it got erased.
Having a great holiday with the family in good ol' Nebraska!! Can't get enough of the cousins.
We journeyed to the Kemah and hung out on the boardwalk. Amongst other things, we played in the fountains with the locals...
I have a feeling you will be seeing a lot of these types of pictures for awhile. Every, single night when we get home... "can we swim??!?!" Of course, it is a great way to make them so hungry they'll each whatever I put on the table - and tire them out - so why not?!
I just love sleepin' kid pictures. Here's nick crashed on the couch in the middle of the afternoon... Too much swimming, I guess.
