Long time no see....

Hi all,

It's been a while since I've blogged. Sadly, there hasn't been much to write about. Work is the same, I'm still over the moon about my nieces, I'm still on a diet, still single, and it's still cold in Michigan.

It's been a long week this week at work. Not only are we treating a hospital full of patients, but we're doing it with half our staff out ill. The flu and pneumonia bug has hit and hit hard there. Special thanks to my co-workers who called in sick yet came in anyway to "do paperwork" thus infecting everyone else. But, trying to find a positive in the situation is that I have 4.5 hours of overtime coming on my next check. Which will come in handy when I have to replace the muffler on my car. And thankfully, I managed not to get sick. (Knocking on wood as we speak!)

I've been trying to get myself organized and clean my apartment. Not an easy task, let me tell you. I start with good intentions. "I will get one room cleaned and select 3 articles of clothing that I haven't worn in 5 years to get rid of by the end of the evening." I can get rid of those stirrup pants from the early 90s, it will be ok! Then 3 hours later, I find myself with an even bigger mess because when I was cleaning, I discovered a cache of books that I had set aside along with 15 "to do" lists and an odd assortment of miscellaneous things. (So that's where that missing glove went!) At the rate I'm going, it will take me 3 years just to get the one room clean and all the clothes I'm sorting will be back in style again as "vintage."

This coming Saturday has the promise of being exciting. I am going to Disney on Ice! I'm hitching along with my mom, my 3 year old niece Leah, my aunt Sandy and cousin Adrianne. I keep telling everyone that I'm taking my niece Leah, but in reality, I'm excited to go myself. I'm bringing my camera (if it's allowed) and hope to get some good pictures. It's going to be a fun time. I'm so excited!

Then the following week, I'm going to be babysitting my 1 year old niece Susie. I'm taking a couple days off of work and going to spend quality time with her. Situations have made it so that I haven't gotten to spend as much time with Susie and I had with Leah, so I'm excited to spend the time getting to know her and spoiling her rotten while my sister in law takes Leah with her to California.

Well gang, I really need to get back to work. I'm supposed to be cleaning and getting ready for the weekend, but got distracted by downloading picture from my camera (so I can use it at Disney on Ice) and while I'm downloading the pictures, I had to sneak in here an blog for a minute. And, OMG! It's midnight! I have to go to bed! I have to get up in 4 hours! I'll clean again on Monday....