5.26.11

I am going on a cruise for 10 days, lots of pictures to follow! :)

5.21.2011

Today has been a pretty good day, we got some very good applications for my foster pups, I went shopping, I started packing for the cruise in 5 days, and the world did not end at 6pm. And I am currently soaking my feet and, watching tv, and relaxing while the pups sleep.

So one my shopping adventure I picked up one of these..

which I really hope will help with my waves :)

Has anyone tried one of these? Any tips?

I also picked up a nice pair of yoga pants and a t-shirt (both made in USA), nail polish, foot stuff, graduation cards, and the next book I am going to read..

Can't Wait :)

5.17.2011

The Boys finally slept through the night!

It was so nice to finally be able to sleep for more than 2 or 3 hours at a time.

Hopefully they will do that again tonight.

We took some really nice pictures of them yesterday and the day before on Devon's camera, I wanted to upload them, but I can't find his camera :(

I really wish my camera was charged right now, the Boys are playing with a bright blue tiki squeaky toy and every time it squeaks they go nuts.

Usually my "migraine season" comes in mid to late August every year (every August for the past 5 to 6 years I get horrible migraines.. the doctors say I'm fine though). But lately I have been getting severe headaches everyday, almost to the point of migraines. It really stinks.

5.16.2011

I am a college graduate :)

It is crazy to think that after about 17 years of school I am finally done! ... for now. I do plan on attending graduate school but I am taking a year or two off to work, gain experience, and earn money to pay for it.

I am currently on my 20th and 21st foster pups- Aztec and Rugrat (I didn't pick their names, but I call them little boy and big boy or just the boys. Aztec is about 1/3 bigger than Rugrat). The top 2 are Rugrat and the bottom 2 are Aztec.

Two weeks ago I was offered a full-time job- My position is Youth Counselor and I will be working in a group home for teenage girls (13-18), it will be a straight 3 days for 60 hours plus a 3 hour treatment team meeting sometime during the week. If I work any hours above 63 I get paid overtime, I also get paid for the training I need to go to before I can start at the group home.

Here is some information about the program:

- http://www.cafsnj.org/

- http://www.cafsnj.org/services/foster/our-group-homes.html

I will probably keep looking for other jobs because the youth counselor job does not pay that well and I don't know if I will like the working 3 days straight instead of a 9-5 job.