Compliments

I overhead a new worker in our building complimenting us today to her outside supervisor on how friendly and helpful the staff is here.  She was so genuine in her gratitude for being placed in such a great place :) He is in our building from time to time too and is not employed by us. He added that his experience here has been exceptional and it is not like this everywhere. We are unique. It was so uplifting and nice to hear. Nice job everyone!

Snow days 4 and 5

Thank God for the last 2 days- snow days. The 3 of us sat in the same room for the 1st time in a long time.

Put up clean laundry
Did all the dishes
Cleaned all 3 bathrooms
Updated bub's website
Fixed a real dinner- tilapia, green beans, sweet potatoes, hashbrowns
Cleaned the kitchen
Took down the Christmas tree
Vacuumed the upstairs
Watched  all our taped shows, Prometheus, The People vs. O. J. Simpson, and Meet the Patels
Wash all bedclothes

Everyone should watch Meet the Patels on Netflicks. We should be so very thankful for our freedom to love who we want but also really appreciate the value of family. The older couple is adorable. I want to go to dinner at their house.

Raising a child is hard. Hindsight especially makes me thank God for His guidance. What could have been... geesh, scary. 

Dad Time

I need to ask my Facebook friends to recommend some reading to help me navigate the college search, career planning, and devotion time. I need to research how to prepare for a college visit, what to ask, who to see.

Hubs actually said, "Can we schedule some dad time?" to the Bubs.

It is absolutely painful to feel a heartbreak coming on. Sometimes I wish I didn't know and yet I am so thankful my position places me in the path of knowledge.

I like to just steal glances of him. While he's watching television, playing on his phone, eating his eggs. I do treasure these moments. I know they are fleeting.

I don't remember my dad being there to move me into college. I remember mom and upperclassmen carrying my bags but not my dad. Was he working? Probably. How hard it must have been for him to go to work as I moved 4 hours away.

Yet another thing about my job I love? My 'arguments' include how to number the Hatchet series books. Is Brian's Winter # 4 or should it now be numbered. It's complicated but my guys feel very strongly about it one way or the other. Some other 'arguments' I loved today- Is 'The Magicians' really a great read or is it just bizarre? Was Abraham Lincoln the Vampire Hunter done justice by the film? Will they do the same to Pride Prejudice and Zombies? Who's to say.... And if while reading this you said, 'I know!' in your head, hello library nerd- we welcome you...