Firings and business meetings

So, my boss decided to let go one of my hygienists - the problem, he didn't make any provisions ahead of time of what to do about the 8 patients I have scheduled on Tuesday morning. I was more than a little frustrated Friday afternoon, to say the very least. I enjoy my job and the girls I work with - but, on occasion, my boss, like all bosses can sometimes make decisions and leave the rest of us to deal with the ramifications. I appreciate the confidence in my ability, but don't like the assumption that I will just be able to make a licensed hygienist appear out of thin air (on my afternoon off)! :) Anyway, placed the help wanted ad, contacted the lock smith & got a replacement for Wednesday, but not Tuesday or Thursday. More jewels in my crown maybe?? As for the business meeting reference, a committee I sit on chose to meet informally, and make decisions,then let me know about it later. I did express my opinion on what they had chosen, but they chose to proceed anyway. Since I have agreed to NOT speak out in a business meeting about what we disagree about in committee - I just simply voted "no" today against what they were recommending. Due to the political nature of the power players (who happen to be opposed to whatever Bob or our pastor recommends), the motion passed anyway. We are waiting on God's leading - He still hasn't released us from this church yet, and Lord knows we've tried to find positions elsewhere, so here we stay until He says go. Pray for my hubby, he is discouraged and frustrated with all of this, and with watching me get stuck in the middle. It kills him that my opinion doesn't account for anything in a committee since I'm his wife, and thus any opinion is really his, not my own mind. Enough ranting - Bob & the boys had had a ball playing Wii at my sister's when we were there - so, since we had some extra funds left at the end of June, we bought one yesterday as a belated Father's Day gift. Bob spent most of the afternoon playing and the boys played for awhile after he left for a meeting. I want to find a Wii Fit so I can maybe get this 40 year old flabby body in shape. So far, everywhere is sold out - I'll just have to keep looking. Hey - my left palm is itching - doesn't that mean I'm supposed to get money soon??? :) That would be grand! Nat should be getting his cast off the 9th if all has healed correctly - lets hope so...its really hard to be a little boy in the summer w/a cast when everyone else is swimming. That's all for now - I think I've vented enough for tonight.

Texas pictures

Realized I hadn't posted any pix from our journey....the top one is four of the six kids around my sister's pool; middle one is the 4 of us at the Gaylord Texan; and the bottom is Grandma & Papa w/6 of the 8 "bubbas"....

20 Years

While in Texas, Bob & I celebrated our 20 year wedding anniversary - Cass had enough points to gift us with a local hotel room to get away from everyone, he & Danielle kept the boys for us, and my parents kicked in some $$ toward a great dinner out. We wandered around Grapevine Mills (outlet mall) and just enjoyed the time away. Hard to believe that 20 years have passed since we married (can't say "since we said I do" since we never did - shhhhh)...its been quite the ride, graduations, kids, mission trips, church changes and lots of fun. I married a wonderful man who always cares about me & the boys - and puts up with all my crazy moods!

Texas Trip 2008

So, we survived the week w/my parents and sister & her kids...Nick nearly drowned (bro in law Cass jumped in & rescued him - spraining his ankle in the process); and Nat broke his left arm 24 hours before we were to get on the plane to come home! One of my sister's friends is an ER physician at Cooks Children's Hospital in Fort Worth, and agreed to see Nat in his home first to determine if we really needed to head someplace for real attention - sure enuf, we did. Small favors like that helped the process go faster, that is for sure! Instead of waiting in a random Urgent Care for 30 minutes to only get a splint, we spent that time driving to the ER where he had called ahead for us, so we got in almost immediately. Two hours later, we were on our way home w/a Dallas Cowboy blue cast. He & Bob left for camp Monday morning, cast & all...Nick & I have been home, just hanging out being mommy & son, enjoying the relative quiet...we spent most of Monday, driving all over town taking care of Brazil business trying to get a few final things ready to depart...honestly, I was ready to come home just cause its hard to live out of a suitcase & the 5 older kids were just about to the end of good time together...tired of each other & the heat.