JACK LOGAN!!!! (the first grandbaby on the White/Lameoreaux side!!!)

This is my sweet little nephew. The poor baby had to be intubated ( a tube put into his lungs so he could breathe) right after delivery. Now he is on c-pap. He is doing better, but still struggling a little bit. Ryan and I are going to fly out to Idaho in May to visit him.
This sweet little baby has Roberta's eyes and Scott's mouth. I just want to cuddle him sooo bad!!
He was a 4 weeks early, but wasn't tiny for being 36 weeks. He weighed 6 lbs 9 oz.
How sweet!
I really wish I could have been there, but I worked and it ended up not working out, but it is ok. Everything is going well, I can't wait to see him!

A Key....

"Keys open doors. That is the purpose of a key. If you loose a key, you cannot unlock a door. You can have a beautiful Mercedes sitting in front of your house with a title that has your name on it and it does you no good until you have the key...." (Importance of Education, 2001)

That was an exert from a paper I wrote in 8th grade, I think. We had to write about why furthering our education is important. I came upon this paper just the other day. I remember writing it. I remember how that analogy came to me and stuck with me through out the remainder of high school and then on to college. I think reading it again really struck a cord with me, because this next week is the last week of my undergrad years...I will have my Bachelors of Science in Nursing (BSN). I already have letters behind my name (J Loveland, RN) but now I will have 3 more letters. I am not writing about this to brag, I just feel so passionate about the importance of education. I want my posterity (hopefully you guys will take time to read this some day) to know how important getting education is. We have been commanded by prophets to gain knowledge and education. Your faith, family and knowledge are the ONLY things you will take with you in the next life. My opinion is that as your knowledge grows, your faith expands and this leads to being with your family for eternity, so this is of ETERNAL importance.

Going back to the key analogy, the thought that prompted me to write about this was this: "Ryan and I are going to have our bachelors...Wow, what are we going to do? We could...

• Move to ANY major city in the country and have some kind of job
• Go on with MORE school right now( Nurse anesthestist, nurse practitioner, nurse midwife, medical law, nursing administration, business administration, education...)
• Join the military now
• Do nothing and just have fun and enjoy the money we make
• Apply for things like the Peace Corp, or other neat organizations

The list goes on. Do you guys see what I mean? The possibilities go on and on and I know that there are so many I don't even know about. It is overwhelming but it is amazing to think that right now Ryan and I have ENDLESS amount of doors that are waiting for us to unlock and explore. The ONLY reason we can do that is because we earned the key by going through blood, sweat and tears for our bloody degree!!!

I want you guys to understand that, too. Education is hard. You have to push your mind and stamina past what is comfortable. I have heard people say, "College, just wasn't for me." Well, that is fine and maybe it wasn't but, honestly, I never really felt like it was for me, either. It was HARD! The first year of college I had to get a PERFECT GPA to get into nursing school. I would fall asleep on my knees pleading and begging my Heavenly Father that I could pass the class and promising that I would be the best nurse out there if I could just get into nursing school. Once I got into nursing school, it was literally BLOOD, SWEAT and TEARS (the blood part was from all the practice IV's and shots ;) I remember there were times after Ryan and I got married, after a horrible day of clinicals we would just be sitting on our love sac holding each other and crying our eyes out. So I can say, college definitely was NOT for me, and I think the VAST MAJORITY of the people going to college feel that way, but you do it anyways you know? I know that the only way both Ryan and I got through school was through the blessings of our Heavenly Father and his merciful guidance.

This week is my last "finals" week for awhile (I don't plan on going on with my doctorates until my kids are all in school). The other night I was writing this big 20 page research paper. I got up to go get some energy (i.e. cookies) and I came back and just started hysterically laughing. My work area ( I always do homework on the couch...don't ask me why, I just do) looked ridiculous! Below are a few pictures of my mad organization that occurs when writing papers:

Those are PILES of nursing articles and papers and notes. Oh man, you just have to love finals week!

The stack of papers was so heavy it was making the cushion fall off....

I was starting to get a little nostalgic when thinking about my last week of finals. It hit me last night at work when I realized my schedule got messed up and I work almost everyday of finals and I thought about everything I had to do by Thursday when we leave for Nauvoo and that good old time feeling of the stress and fear of finals hit. I think I feel the most alive during finals. Every year something happens to make it more stressful then it needs to be, and every semester it feels like it is so IMPOSSIBLE to finish, but ever semester it gets done, and it feels so good. I am not going to lie though, I cannot wait until next Sunday morning because all of this and those three new letters ( BSN) will be behind me!

The White Family Visits

My family had the opportunity to stop by our home on their way to their new home in Ohio! It was WONDERFUL! We had a blast. It was so great to hang out with my siblings. I love them and I never feel quite at home til I am with these amazing people I grew up with. Don't mind my face...I am not sure what we were doing.

My sister, Katrina, and I have a special sister song. It is that song by Black Eye'd Peas, "Tonight's Gonna' be a Good Night". Well Trina was our shopping and found these shirts that quote the title of the song and bought one for each of us. It was so sweet of her. I love the shirt. It is so fun!
Trina, has really gotten into the whole Lady Gaga crazy eye make up style and with her complexion she can definitely pull it off. Well she did her make up to match the shirt and insisted she did it to me....Well we didn't have anywhere to go that night so I acquiesced and she did my make up. I think I will leave the Lady Gaga style to Trina!

I miss my family so much, but one of the members I may miss the most is my dog Sadie... I picked Sadie out of a litter of puppies when we lived in Ohio when I was 11 years old. She has moved with us to Iowa, then Arizona and now she is going back to her homeland of Ohio. She still remembers me and when I visit or they come here she will not leave my side. Ryan was sweet enough to let her sleep with us while they were here. It was great to see her...and my family too;)

My dad took the family and Ryan and I out to go to Olive Garden. We invited Eric Stoner and Jesse Burt to come along and meet the family. We had a lot of fun. This is Austin and Anna at Olive Garden. It was an experience with the family because the kids aren't used to going to anything but buffets and they loved to be somewhere more fancy.
This is Anna, or Jellie, as I call her. She was a natural born rocker! It was fun to watch the family rock out with me.
The whole family joined in the fun. Mom couldn't even resist! Austin was really catching on in the drumming! Go Austin!
Not only can Anna rock but she was really a natural Taylor Swift! She has an amazing voice that wowed the whole family.
My family is a cuddle family! The love sac got a lot of love during this visit! This is Anna and Levi, they are so fun to be with.
Austin may be a great rocker, but he is not ready for the rock star life style. Him and Sophie had to take a break from all the partying.

My best friend, Lisa Kendall came over on Saturday and brought her beautiful baby girl Kyra. The kids loved little Kyra. They are so great with kids. I can't wait til they can make up for all those hours I babysat them and they can babysit my little kids;)

Anna, Austin, and dad giving the love sac some love.

Dad is taken with little Sophie. This is how they like to cuddle.
All in all it was such a great visit! I can't wait to see my family in two weeks when we go to Nauvoo to go through the temple with my little brother Seth. I love you guys!

True Love is.....

...your husband running 9 miles in a very HILLY terrain when running is the LAST thing he wants to do, but he does because he knows how much you want to run but knows that you can't do it with out him.....That is true love to me! Thanks Ry, I love you!

(the above picture is where we ran 9 miles...it actually felt great! It was the first hilly run I have ran since Idaho, and we did great!

13.1...

13.1

That is not a big number, right? I mean to say that I have found a wonderful pair of jeans for 13.1 dollars is amazing. 13.1 hours to drive to see my grandma in Illinois, really isn't the end of the world. 13.1 more days til a big paper is due is not a lot of days to prepare. Well, what about running 13.1 miles? Is that a big number then?...hmmm sometimes it seems like it might as well be across the state of Texas, and other times I feel like it is just a hop and a skip away. 13.1 miles is the distance of a half-marathon. That is the distance that Ryan and I are going to run in Houston on April 10. Should I be scared?

So back in December, a co-worker and I decided we should run a half marathon. One day she was like, "Jeni, lets run a half marathon." Without a second hesitation, I said, "Ok, when?" Well, sense then I have had a little bit of hesitation, but nonetheless, I am very excited for the big day. It is really neat actually because we have talked some of our other coworkers, who have never ran more than a mile or two in their whole lives, into running a half marathon. It is neat to see them start to feel the passion and excitement for running that comes with a lot of sweat and tears.

It has been difficult to train due to working full time and taking school full time, but it has definitely been worth it. For the first part of Janurary, I was really struggling with the training; not because it was too intense, but because I had very little time to do it and I was fighting of some sort of bug half the time.

In the last 2 weeks though, I have felt my body starting to meet up to the challenge. It is amazing all the benefits that stem from running. I have started to see changes in my body, like more toned muscles, more endurance, increased flexibility, I have started to feel changes in my emotional health. Running has always been the biggest stress relief for me. I have felt like I can handle the stresses of work and school so much better when I run or workout on a daily basis. Running also tends to give me more confidence. I start to feel more in tune with my body. This weird phenomenon happens where when I run a lot I start to crave healthier foods. It has also been really neat to do this with Ryan. It really strengthens our relationship and makes me feel closer to Ryan after a good run.

This week I have run 4-6 miles everyday but Monday and Sunday. I am excited because I am scheduled to run 7 miles on Monday and I cannot wait for that challenge! I have finally reached the point where running has become not only addictive (it is my own personal brand of heroine), but has become enjoyable! I am so grateful for the blessing I have to be able to run!!

The Best Valentines Gift Ever!

Ok, so remember what I said about being spoiled? Well, that was no exageration! Ryan got me a belated Valentines Day present. I honestly do not think I have ever been given a sexier present! Wow! I love it! Now I just need to learn how to ride it!!
This is a Kawasaki Ninja 250r. It is not a very big or powerful bike. I like to think of it as smooth and sleek. Ha, ok, it is a wimpy sports bike, but I know I cannot handle anything bigger! I LOVE the color! Oh my goodness! Ryan said when he saw it he had to get it for me, he said it just looked like it was made for me. I am pretty sure he was saying that just so I would like it, but it worked! It is a little to small for Ryan. This means that he has to buy his own bike now.

When my mom found out we got this bike, she had a few choice words for Ryan. She was not thrilled at all. I actually remember her saying she had raised me to be smarter than that! ohhh, that went deep. I was thinking about this...Why did we do this? Maybe its my own form of midlife crisis. For those of you who do not know, we have been trying to have a baby for a while, with no luck. Maybe subconciously we are trying to focus on something else so that we will stay sane while trying to get pregnant? Who knows!!

Honestly, I really do think this bike was made for me! It fits me PERFECT! I am falling deeper in love!

Now I am showing the love to my bike....I'm sold!

The INCREDIBLE Ryan Loveland

So I feel weird about sitting here and gushing about my amazing husband, but the reason why I am blogging is to document family history for my posterity so I just have to take a moment to gush!

(DISCLAIMER: This might get a little...well...gushy, so if you don't want to get all emotional gushy too, you may want to stop reading.)

In the picture above, Ryan Loveland, my incredible-beyond-words-husband is standing there hugging me. The reason why I posted this picture is because of the history of Ryan's hugs that I need to talk about.

Way back in nursing school before I even knew there was a chance to date Ry-guy, I would seek Ryan out in my clinical's at the hospital when things were getting stressful and steal a hug from him. Instantly after having his arms around me, everything would seem just fine. Actually, a lot of the times, things would seem more than fine, and the thought of facing Sister Killian, our intense clinical instructor, or DeeDee, the nurse I was following, wouldn't even faze me! There seemed to be some sort of medicinal quality to his incredible hugs.

One night when I was dating Ryan, I woke myself up crying because I felt sooo sick! I realized as I was waking up that I was crying out Ryan's name. I remember being so incredibly ill that night, and at 3:00 a.m. I thought that the only thing that would make me feel better was to be in Ryan's arms. I didn't end up calling him, because I knew we had a big test that day and I didn't want to make him more tired, but I think that was one of the first times I realized I loved Ryan. I realized that I knew that if I was with him everything was going to be ok.

Then the other night, I had a horrible nightmare. In my nightmare I was being chased around by people who wanted to kill me! I remember that in my dream, I finally found Ryan and he wrapped his arms around me, and all of a sudden everything was ok, and the bad guys couldn't get me.

And now, when life gets me down and school and work just seem like too much and I just feel like I can't make it any more, I just find Ryan a get one of those medicinal hugs from him, and all of a sudden it just seems like I can make it! I love Ryan, and I love the peace, calm, strength and joy I feel being with him. It is such a blessing to know that I will be with this man for eternity. I couldn't ask for a bigger blessing!

Yesterday, Ryan was exceptionally amazing! Ryan had this whole dinner planned out. We both love, love, love, love, salads. We could eat those everyday for a year and not be tired of them, if they weren't so expensive. So Ryan made one of our favorite salads that we like to get at a local resturaunt. It is hot-wing chicken salad. It is the best salad in the world! Well, Ryan attempted to make it yesterday. It turned out BETTER then it is at the resturaunt! It was the best salad I had ever tasted! It was so sweet of Ry because I was exhausted and I had accidentally fallen asleep on our love sack. I woke up to the smell of hot wing chicken and I looked over in the kitchen and Nick and Ryan were cooking and chopping up a storm. Then we ate our delicious salad and I, once again, accidentally fell asleep on the love sack and I woke up to the whole kitchen cleaned and the dishes done! The thing is, is that that is not an unusual occurrence. I have done dishes probably about 2 times in the last 10 months...literally. I never do dishes, Ryan always does those because he doesn't like making me do them. I think I may be a little spoiled!

This picture just cannot fully depict the amazing fiesta-in-your-mouth salad that Ry-love made!

Then for my last story about Ryan for today...

I love running. It is the biggest stress reliever of my life. I got into it in college when I was experiencing the highest amount of stress I had ever experienced before, and now I really don't think I could live without it.

Ryan, on the other hand, would say he almost hates running. Then after we go on a run he always tells me that it felt so good and he was so glad he went, but he always seems to forget that before the next run.

Yesterday, Ryan made me take a break from homework and we went out on the town:) He bought me a pair of soooo comfortable trail running shoes. I have been needing new shoes for a while, my old ones were making my knees and ankles hurt. I thought this was so sweet of Ryan because he hates to spend money and I have to beg him to buy anything for himself, but he bought me these shoes like he spends money all day long. That was a sweet act of love, but the bigger act of love is coming.

I wanted to go on a run and try out my new shoes. I asked Ry if he wanted to come and he said yes, but I could tell by the pained look on his face that that was probably the last thing on earth he wanted to do. I told him, that it was no big deal, I could go by myself, but he insisted that he wanted to come. I, being halfway selfish because I don't like running alone, and halfway caring because it makes me happy when he runs because it is so good for him, didn't push it and accepted that he was saying he wanted to come running.

We ended up running 6 miles. It was so amazing to have him running with me. I wouldn't have run that far by myself, for sure. After we ran and we were doing a cool down walk, I thanked him for coming with me and asked him why he always comes when I know he really doesn't love it. He said simply, that he comes because he likes to be with me.

I know that was so simple, but it meant the world to me. Everyday he treats me like a princess and so selflessly does things without even thinking about it. He is not only so good to me, but I see him act in such loving, unselfish ways to everyone. Ryan has been such a good, loving example to my little brother Nick who has been staying here for a while. I hear him in his night time prayers thank Heavenly Father that Nick is staying with us. I cannot tell you what it means to have such an incredible loving husband. Everyday, by seeing his example, I see what I want to be like and I have to motivation to keep trying to be a better person.

I love Ryan Loveland so much!

To Military, or Not to Military?

Ryan and I are coming to yet another Y in the road in our lives. In April, we will (hopefully) graduate with our BSN (bachelor of science in nursing). When this happens Ryan has the opportunity to join any of the three military branches and join as an officer... This could be a great opportunity. Ryan would not have to do the intense Boot Camp and Tech school that enlisted people would do. He only has to go to a 6 week officer training school. There are many, many benefits to doing joining the military, but there are, of course, many disadvantages to doing this too.

Although we are not sure how much he will like the military he has really thought about staying in for at least 20 years if he really likes it.

As I am sitting here at the nurses station with no patients I thought I would just list out the benefits and disadvantages and try to see where that takes me.
(Disclaimer: Ryan and I have done a lot of research about this and the information I state can be backed up by medical staff in the military or the offical military websites, if anything looks wrong let me know, thanks!)

ADVANTAGES:

• The military is in DESPERATE need for nurses so they have a SWEET sign on bonus
• Because of that need every year we would get an AMAZING bonus just to stay in military
• Every penny of Ryan's doctorate degree (probably in anesthesia) would be paid for (and that could cost upwards of $200,000) and on top of that he would get paid a stipend while in school, this means I would not have to think about working at all when we have kids
• Ryan would most likely rank advance quickly, especially if he decided to stay in it more than 4-6 years because not too many medical people decide to do that
• Housing and most bills would be paid for
• Medical care is FREE, this means I can have all of my 10 children with no hospital bills!
• I would have the opportunity to work part time as a civillian on base to keep my licsense up-civillians who work as nurses on a military base make about double what they make at a civillian hospital
• We would have the opportunity to go to Germany, Korea, Japan and other amazing places. I want my children to be exposed to different people and cultures, I feel this is important for my family.
• Ryan would have the opportunity to serve our country and the freedom that is invaluable ( I know our country has MAJOR issues, but go somewhere else and try to have a better life!)
• I figured out that if Ryan were to make a career of it and we played it right with the income and housing allowance we could possibly get out of the military and buy a house out right, no loans...
• I would occasionally get to see Ry in a sweet uniform ;)
• If Ryan decided to make a career of it and stay in the military for 20 years he would get a wonderful retirement, then be able to get a job in the real world and have a duel income
• We would have a lot of neat opportunities to be involved with the Church all over the country and world

Ok... So there are many, many advantages. Looking over them, many of them are financial, but there are many advantages that are related to experiences were couldn't have otherwise. Now for the disadvantages.

DISADVANTAGES

• The BIGGEST problem would be that Ryan WOULD leave me and our future kids for months at a time. The neat thing is that in most branches the medical deployments usually are no longer than 4 months... But 4 months... is it worth it?
• Ryan could get sent to dangerous areas ( depending out what area of nursing he is in the likelyhood isn't huge he would get sent to the frontlines or places that are highly dangerous)
• We wouldn't be able to live near our family and our children may not get to know their grandparents and cousins as well as they should
• Both sides of our family may not understand/support our choice to join the military
• Once Ryan got his doctorates he could make much more in the civillian world
• Ryan would leave me and miss times that are so important to our children's development
• I have seen the military jerk my friends who are the military around, you have almost no control over your life
• Did I mention I would have to be without Ryan for months at a time?

I can't think of too many other disadvantages, can anyone else think of any?

So this is where we are at right now. As soon as school is over we are going to be visiting bases and recruiters and see what else can be promised. After that we will do serious praying about it and try our hardest to make the right choice. I am so grateful for the opportunity we have to receive personal revelation from our Heavenly Father. Life would be so scare without it!

Well, we will just have to wait and see what will happen! Life is crazy, but it is so fun. Who knows where we will be in a year!??!?!?!?!

Another Great Day!!!

Today was a wonderful day! We had planned to go on a big bike ride this morning. There are some trails north of this town. Everyone says they are great. You have to pay $20 a year to ride on them to help them keep the trails up. We went to the store to get the key to the trail. They told us that the trails were too muddy... So sad! Ryan and I were both like, "Really? It has rained that much?" The clerk just looked at us like we were dumb, and said, "Were have you been." Ryan and I just looked at him and said, " We live in the hospital and have no clue what is going on outside of the hospital world!"

Anyways, our friends and us walked away feeling like our hopes and dreams had been dejected. Have you ever ridden on the trails? Have you have felt that craving to get the rush of flying down some hills, and maneuvering over roots and rocks? That craving is probably comparable to the craving that some have for heroine. I don't know, but I can imagine.

So today, when we were told we couldn't go to those trails it felt like everything we were living for was for not...So we turned to our other comfort...Food.

We met up with some other friends at IHOP and buried a worries in omelets and pancakes. Afterwards, our spirits were somewhat lifted. We stayed and talked with our friend Jesse Burt and decided to brave the mud.

It was so fun! We got so muddy. At one point we had to get across these HUGE puddles! We were laughing so hard that I almost feel into the puddle! Ha, it was so fun.

Then we came home and Nick and Ryan cleaned out the mud on our bikes, which took a long time! While they were doing that I made some tasty beef stew from scratch. We settled down and munched on the stew. I was pleasantly surprised with the stew. It was delicious and super healthy!

Nick and Ryan went to go play raquett ball with some friends and I was starting to feel really yucky. So I stayed and took a 2 hour nap. It was heaven. They came home and now we are just relaxing at home.

How is life so great? I am so grateful for my sweet husband helps me out so much and is so patient with my special little brother. I realized today as I was doing dishes after dinner that that was the first time I had done dishes is such a long time, because Ryan always did them without saying anything. I don't ever have to ask him. He is always trying to help me as much as he can. Seriously, life is so good, I need to remember to live in the moment!

Cake Break at Midnight...Why Not?

So Nick might be a little bit spoiled...

I got called off tonight!! Woohooo!!! Nick was pretty excited too. But when he found out that I planned on doing homework all night long, he get bummed real quick. I felt really bad, but I really have to get on top of my homework.

Around 10:30-11:00ish Nick asked me if I would make him cake...My first reaction was like, "Dude, it's almost midnight." Then I realized, it's midnight, when is a better time to make cake then midnight? So we made cake. Nick wanted the layered cake. I only have one round pan, so I supplemented with using one square pan too. Ha, it ended up being an earthquake cake, and man was it tasty!
Nick was pretty happy with the cake! He is a funny guy, he pretty much lives off of sugar and white flour. Occasionally, he supplements his diet with cheese and dairy, hardly ever does he eat fresh veggies or fruits and he is so fit! He basically has a six pack! Wow, to have the metabolism of a 15 year old teenage boy!

Sweet Craig's List Finds!

So, no, we are not pregnant but I was browsing on Craig's list at work and I saw this beautiful, old fashion styled basinet! It was only 30 $!! I told Ryan we HAD to get it, he wasn't so sure but when we were talking to the lady we bought it from she sad that because she waited til the last minute she ended up spending 1000$ on her baby stuff, so in the end, I think we made a good choice!

This is our beautiful entertainment center we also got on Craig's List, it was only 40 $! I love it! It makes our living room look more homey!

Nick's Hair Cut

So in highschool there was a time period when Nick would not let anyone cut his hair but me. These hair cutting sessions were long. I remember there were times that I would be the one sitting on the table and his head would be laying in my lap and I was supposed to be cutting his hair...It was always fun, though. This hair cutting session was MUCH better! He sat still the whole time! He went from long dark locks to short and blond. I think he is such a handsome kid! He was a little upset I cut his hair so short, but look it shows off his big blue eyes!!!

Family is the BEST!

A couple weeks ago my dad stopped by on his way to Cincinatti Ohio (my family is moving there in a little bit). He was only able to stay for a couple hours :( but he left a present...my little brother Nick! Nick is 15 years old and is hilarious! Ryan and I have had so much fun with him. Trina, 16 years old, and Seth, 19 years old, came out a week later to pick Nick up. When they were out here we decided that we were having too much fun with Nick and he just could not go home! So Seth and Trina stayed for 4 days and we had a BlAST!!!

The last night they were here Trina insisted on taking some pictures of us....Who new that it could have been so fun?? It was really fun to go through all of these pictures and see how they show all of our personalities...

As you can see in this one Ryan is over taken by his love for me, Seth is embarrassed by the blatant display of affection, Trina is shocked but also secretly hoping she will marry someone as amazing as Ryan, and Nick is just content laying across everyone.

This one makes me laugh. I love how Nick is looking at Ryan like, "Your crazy, but whatever you do, is way too cool." Trina actually allowed her hidden love for me to come out, and Sethie is having a blast, but is not sure if he can get involved in all of this havoc.

We are all just so happy. It was so fun to hang out with my brothers and sister. It is so neat to see them grow up, and see how our roles change. They are at the point were I don't have to take care of them anymore and we can just be friends. It is hard to remember this sometimes because for years it was my responsibility to watch out for them.

This picture Seth decides he can join in the action. It was so funny. After he saw the picture he was a little embarassed!

Don't ask....Sethie still needed to wake up a little....

We didn't realize a camera was taking a picture...I promised we are not stoned....

It was so fun when we went goofy golfing!!! We all had a blast. In this picture Nick was holding on to Seth so that Seth could try to fish out a lost golf ball.

Seth was celebrating that he was beating me, I think...

I love Trina, she is one of my best friends!

It is so crazy how much Seth has grown up! His is so tall and handsome now! He is seriously one of the sweetest, most obedient young men I know. I am so proud of who he is, I am grateful he is my brother!

This is Nick coaching Seth on how to get the ball in the whole!

I was randomly scheduled to work 4 nights the week that Seth, Trina and Nick were all here. It was very frustrating. I normally work 3 12 hour shifts. For some reason my boss decided to schedule me for 4 that week though :( when I left for work, I almost started crying because I did not want to leave my family! It was so neat though, because Ryan and the kids went to Wal-mart, got some ice cream and root beer and brought it up to my desk and we made root beer floats. It was really fun to see them at work.

Ryan also took them to go bowling that night, and they all said they had tons of fun! So funny story for the night. While they were waiting for a lane to open, they went to K-mart and played hide and seek! HA! Ryan, always knows how to have fun! Anyways, Trina hid so well that they had to page her over head. They are so silly!