A Bookmark.....

As I sit here today, I am thinking about changes, and how sometimes they are good, sometimes they are bad, and sometimes they are just hard, wether good or bad. My life is about to take a big change, that will be very bittersweet for me. I will no longer be working at Women's Health in Nofolk, a place that has been my home for the past 6 years. Instead, I am taking on a new adventure as a paraeducator at Centennial Elementary School in one of the Kindergarten classes!! I am very brokenhearted about leaving Women's Health; but in turn am very excited about this new job! : ) In addition to being so very much closer to home, and no longer having to worry about weather/road conditions, I will have such wonderful hours and now that Ryan is going to start preschool at Centennial this fall, I will have the same school hours as he, and within the next couple of years, both my boys. I will be able to be home by mid-afternoon with them, and able to have time at home on a more routine basis. I can actually have time to plan & cook supper before supper time!! I will have summer vacations, Christmas breaks, and other school out days off and home with the boys. :) I can't wait to work with the kids, and am only about 3 minutes from home!!.......However, with that being said, I will wholeheartedly miss my 2nd family, up at the office. It has been such a rewarding and neat time with them, not only as a work environment, but to form such deep, close relationships with everyone there. I have decided to say that this chapter of my life is not closing, but that I am putting a bookmark there, and will go back when I can! :) I'm sincerely hoping I will be able to help them out and work with them on summer breaks & school breaks; a benefit for both them & myself!! =D So I look forward to the next few weeks with mixed emotion, and just have to relax in the knowledge that this opportunity is from God & it will be GOOD!!! Not only is Ryan going to school.....but Mommy is too!!!!! =D

Here are some newer pictures!! They kind of speak for themselves....swimming at Grampa & Grammas house, going to the fair with PaPaw, Katie & Logan's wedding....lots of fun summer activities!!!!

Whew! What a fun, crazy week!! Takin the kiddos to the fair, spending the weekend in Hastings/G.I. for my cousin`s wedding, today in Lincoln running errands--and taking Colby to Chuck-E-Cheese! (Or Munkey Cheese as he says it!) Lots of running, lots of fun.
I look forward to taking the kids to the fair as much as they look forward to going, I think! Always fun childhood memories at the fair. I love how excited they get to see farm animals!! And climbing on the equipment is about the highlight for the boys! They did enjoy some rides this year, fun to watch! =)
Katie Seda married Logan Lukow on Saturday in Hastings, and I couldn`t ever remember such a sweet, heartfelt day; such a relaxing and fun day /evening! Even through a nasty storm we waited out back at the hotel! Lots of great family time.....priceless!! =) The boys got to spend the night with Grandpa & Grandma Smolek, and we came back to 2 fishies in the lake with Grandpa! Talk about tough to get them out of the water! Ryan got to stay an extra night, and so today Mom & I took Colby with us to Lincoln! We had a ball, and he very much enjoyed his first visit to Chuck-E-Cheese! (Does it age me that I remember going when it was Showbiz Pizza??) =) So it`s off to bed to rest up for another busy week!! Pictures to follow soon!