Well, I now have two sisters-in-law who have begun blogging and are much better than I am at updating. I'm going to have to pay more attention to this!
Things at home are calming down. Work is going well. Last night I had my last night of orientation, so next week I will be working independently with the patients I am assigned. That is a little intimidating, but I am sure it will be fine. And, of course, there will be nurses all around who I can go to with any questions I may have. The kids are adjusting to being home with Tony on the evenings I work. They are getting special daddy time, playing games and eating bedtime snacks.
I think being at work 3 evenings a week is making me pay more attention to the details in my home. Being at home all the time can make you lazy - you have all day to get things done and often don't get it done because of wasted time. I'm getting just as much or more done now as before and I've started making more time to just BE with my children. We are playing together outside or connecting inside on days outside isn't an option. I want them to know that me being gone some of the time doesn't mean that they have less of me. They are really great. Big Brother is a Rescue Hero nut right now. He loves playing with his heroes and pretending to save people. Sister Bear is loving her outside time. I bought some new sidewalk chalk for her and her goal has been to get it to disappear. Every time we go outside she is coloring big patches on the sidewalk. She comes in covered in chalk herself, but feeling rather triumphant about the patchwork she has created. And my Little One is walking around just being proud of what he can do! He loves to pester his sister and takes just about any opportunity he can to see if he can get her going - a typical boy, I guess!
So, life is going well. We are studying the book of Acts at church right now, and I am excited to see what God is going to do to empower our church body and what He is going to do in my life, as well, as we look at the gift of Pentecost together. He is good to us, giving us gifts that are good when we least expect or deserve!
