Working 9 to 5 ( I wish)

Wow the past week has flown by. So much to blog about and so little time. So here are the highlights....

On Friday, January 2nd we held a surprise 77th birthday party for my grandma in Elk City. It was the first time in about 15 years that all her kids and grandkids and now great grandkids were together. I was able to see some of my cousins and aunts that I had not seen in many years. It was a long day, we went to the church at 8:00 that morning to decorate, the party began at 11:00 and everyone did not leave until 9:00 that evening. It was a great day and the best thing was seeing my grandma enjoy herself so much. She really means a lot to me. She has been through a lot in her life but has been faithful to God despite everything. I love you grandma!

Here is a picture of my grandma, her kids, and her grandkids.

Happy Birthday Grandma!

On Sunday Tuffy went to his new home. Yes we gave Tuffy to a cousin of mine. We had talked for a while about giving him away to a good home. Life has become very busy with 3 kids and he has not been getting the attention he needs. It was very hard since he has been my baby for 7 years now. I especially missed him when I worked from home a couple of days. The house was very lonely without him. His new home includes a cat and 2 goats! He should have lots of fun.

On Monday I started back to work after six months of maternity leave. I was both excited and nervous. The transition has gone extremely smooth. I am back to work just a little more tired than usual! My day begins at 5 and by 9 I am usually out. Dalton and Lyric started a new daycare and they love it. Especially Lyric because they have all kinds of little critters like gerbils and mice. Every morning she tells them "good morning" and every afternoon she tells them "goodbye". My biggest relief has come with Samara's adjustment to her babysitter. She seems to have transitioned without any problems. She stays with my friend, Christy. Christy has two very cute little boys. Samara seems to love them. She does not even seem that excited when I pick her up at the end of the day. What a blessing this is. I do not worry at all about Samara while I am at work, yes I miss her but I know that she is safe and enjoying herself.

On Wednesday, Samara had her 6 month check up. She has had quite the growth spurt. She now weighs 14 lbs 13 ounces and is 25 1/2 inches long. She grew 2 1/2 inches in 2 months and went from the 10th percentile to the 50th percentile for height. She loves eating food and wants big people food so bad that anytime she sees someone eating she starts to holler. Samara has not had any "episodes" in almost 4 weeks. This is a miracle. We are so excited that she is doing better.

Today was my 29th birthday and Samara's 6 month birthday. It was a great day. I have had so many phone calls from family and I enjoyed lunch with my grandma and aunt from Colorado. We had a good time at Community Group and I am just about exhausted from the week. Tomorrow I need to tackle my list of a hundred things to do before Monday gets here so...I am going to try to get some rest.