Missing Abbie

Well, working has caught up with me. I officially don't like it. I miss Abbie. She is at such a fun stage in life where she is discovering so much. She loves to people watch and play!She is just so fun and I am missing out...or so I feel. She smiles all the time and slips a giggle every now and then. I want to see it all! Am I being selfish??

Rain

I am over joyed by the rain. It is such a beautiful thing! Even if my backyard has puddles that will turn into mud which dogs will run through and track into the house. I did learn something though about the rain today.
Yourself, baby, rain, groceries. They don't mix.

I had this blog

I had this blog. I had it posted. Then I took it off. My husband told me that if someone from school read it that I could get fired. YIKES! Has freedom of speech come to this? Where I write in my free time what I am thinking and could have consequences for it? Do you think it's fair to blog and to write what you think (without discrediting others, businesses, companies, etc) and be fired?

Daddy Congrats

First off, I love the responses to the thoughts about the two types of churches. Much to think about.

This is for Brian. Yesterday I was blessed with illness. One way, a blessing: I had the day off so I did not miss any pay. Another way: Brian was off.

Brian took care of Abbie all day long. He fed her breakfast, lunch, and dinner, and all the bottles in between. He played with her, put her down for naps, and changed her diapers. He did it all. On top of it, he did laundry, and would take a peek at me every now and then for I slept most of the day (or so it felt).

To you dear, thanks so much for being a great husband to me and a wonderful daddy to Abbie. I know she enjoyed hanging out with you yesterday.

School Of Thought

I think there might be two schools of thought when it comes to churches. Is the church seeker driven or not?
I had dinner with my friend and we were talking about churches. One idea is a church is seeker driven. This is where the church will "perform" to get non-believers to come. Then, the individual will have to plug in. I asked if she thought that a church could compromise themselves with this, and she says yes.
I told my husband about it and his idea was the other church would focus on the christian and be non-evangelical or more commonly, the "holy huddle."
Are there benefits to both? I think so. Are there downfalls for both? I think so. With that, how do you choose which type of church to choose?

Weight Loss

I have been introduced to a new site for weight loss. It is called Spark People. It is very user friendly. It keeps track of what you eat, what you weigh, how much you work out and what you burn. You just plug in the info. If you need help coming up with exercise, weight lifting, or eating ideas, just click on a tab and there are many things to choose from. I think you should check it out!

Again

We have (had) another ear infection in the same ear. I noticed she was kind of putting her hand up to her left ear. Now, being 5 months, our coordination was not all there so she actually put her hand behind the ear. I got the point just the same. Sure enough: ear infection. Right ear. Again. For some reason though she was pulling on her left. She is on antibiotics. We are doing a different one since the last made her throw up daily. That was fun. So far, this new medicine works much better.
She is just too cute and getting cuter. Tonight, I got her to laugh real good. So I kept calling family so she could laugh for them. No one picked up except my husband at work. We left messages for the others.
She is an active baby and enjoys playing in her exersaucer, jumper, or hanging out on her play gym. She still has not rolled over (getting concerned). She rolled over on Sunday and Monday night in her sleep. And, last night she finally slept through the night again. It was lovely! Thanks Abbie. :0
What a fun time in life!