WOW!!

First of all, I would like to start off with saying that these past couple of months have been full of madness!! Adjusting to a family of 6 and opening up a business has amounted to more than I ever imagined. It has been quite the adjustment, not just for me but for everyone. A lot of changes have transpired this year and I'm not sure where to even begin. At the beginning of May I was demoted to just the front desk/night audit. I was thrilled..not for how it all went down, but that I only had to go to work and when I left, I was done. No more phone calls all night long, no more having to work when someone called off and no one would cover the shift, etc. It was truly a blessing. When I took my 2 weeks PTO, I came back to being fired. Why? My "inability to adjust to management changes." Ok...I am not sure how I wasn't adjusting...I was thrilled with the changes, but ok. Unemployment sounded nice...I needed time to be home with the kids and help out at the deli. Well, that changed the next day! I was working at the deli when I received a phone call. It was the Coho Oceanfront Lodge asking me to come down immediately for an interview. They had heard that I was no longer employed at the Ashley and wanted me to come work with them. This left me a bit confused. I was elated to have time off and collect unemployment (I know, that sounds horrible but I was burnt out!) or do I take this job and think long-term. After much thinking (Greg didn't care what I did, he just wanted me happy) I decided to take the job. Bad thing...it is night audit. Good thing...it is 3 nights, 10 hour shifts getting paid more than normal. As of right now, I am working at three places-the Coho, Gymboree (part time) and the deli any spare moment I can to save labor costs. I am averaging about 60-80 hours a week and I am burnt out. In other news...Emily and I both got our hair cut!! Mind you, I didn't want to cut Emily's hair at all, but she was insistent on short hair...so here are the final products!

It's been a very long time since I have had short hair, but I love it...getting ready is a piece of cake! Things are going great with Greg and I. We've had a few bumps here and there, but what relationship doesn't?! We do have a little bit of stress in our lives! I do enjoy being able to work alongside of him at the deli. Sadly, that is how we get to see each other most of the time. Kids are bonding quite well and adjusting well. I love being a step mom. And as much as I wanted to have another baby one day, I am quite content with the 4 kids we have. Fingers crossed that there may be wedding bells next summer :)