I finally found a job!  I had a few interviews that didn't pan out (breaking my streak of getting every job I ever had a face-to-face interview for), and I was starting to worry I'd never find anything that I wanted and end up working in retail to help pay the bills.  I had become absolutely certain that I'd never find a job I enjoyed as much as the one I left behind in Columbus, but I was wrong!  I answered an ad for a receptionist position at a dentist office and got the job...and I LOVE IT!  The people I work for  and with are all fantastic.  We start each morning with a short meeting, devotional and prayer- it's a very nice start to the day!  Dr. Wortham and his wife (who is the office manager) are just wonderful, gentle, loving people and I feel so blessed to work for them!  

Grayson is absolutely thrilled that Mommy goes to "work work" Monday thru Thursday because he gets to spend the day with Nana and Grampy!  It's such huge change from leaving him crying with the sitter in Ohio.  He jumps out of bed in the morning and starts asking for clothes so he can wait on the porch for Grampy to come and get him.  Yes, Grampy even comes here to pick him up and see Justin off on the bus since I have to leave before the bus gets here.  How's that for babysitting service??

My birthday is 2 weeks from today and Todd has been taunting me for weeks about my "birthday surprise."  I heard something on the radio the other day that made me think I might know what he had planned and then he accidentally confirmed it the other night.  The Chicago Cubs are playing the Cardinals in St. Louis on my birthday and Todd got tickets to take me to the game.  The big surprise part, though, is that our friend Steve is coming down from Ohio for the weekend to go with us!!  Steve has been my dear friend since before I even knew Todd and he's like a brother to me.  When we lived in Columbus we saw him and his family nearly everyday, but we haven't seen them in almost 8 months now, so this is a GREAT surprise.  WTG, Todd!

Our rental house is still a wreck!  I'm ashamed to admit that I still haven't finished my refinishing project, so 8 months later I STILL don't have cabinet doors in the kitchen or even any stain on the bare frames.  BUT since we'll be having company in 2 weeks I intend to get it finished before then.  HMMM...Now I'm wondering if Todd came up with this birthday surprise just so I would finish the kitchen???