It's all about perspective!

Today, I took Kyra for a preview of my new office. After two years of working in the basement of a very old and outdated office building, the Manitowoc branch of Peterson, Johnson & Murray is "movin' on up"! We have a great new location and I even get my very own office with a door (it truly is the little things that make me happy)!

My new office is even larger than I imagined when the boss man described it to me and it has huge windows that will soon be home to various species of plants. I don't even know where to start describing the awesome amenities, but if you only knew where I was coming from, trust me, this is the Taj Mahal of office space! Boss man J thinks I have the best office, but he does have the corner office with floor to ceiling windows, so I think he is if full of bologna!

Anyhow, back to the point of my post. Kyra loved the fact that Mommy & Boss Man J are going to have a new office (which coincidentally is locatd just across the parking lot from Starbucks - did I mention that perk?). She can't wait to create her own personal shelf filled with toys and coloring books (did I mention I love my job?). But, when asked what was the best thing about Mommy's new office, the first thing out of my darling's mouth was "It has an elevator!" And that, my friends, is something I never even thought of.

We Do Clean Up Nicely

Last night was Rich's holiday party for his office. In these difficult economic times for many, we are thankful for the blessing of an employer that values each and every employee and treats them very well. We had a fun time and we even won a gift certificate for another night out. But, my feet are done with heels for the year!

He Just Knew I Had Too Much on My Plate

It's going to be fairly busy here in the next 10 days with preparations for the LM crop in Detroit. Ian is off of school on Thursday and Friday not to mention finding time to carve the pumpkins and trick-or-treating on Friday evening. In addition, I've known for about three weeks that Rich would be traveling the latter part of this week. So, I've been praying for calmness in the midst of chaos. Well, today Rich called me to tell me there was a scheduling "snafu" and his trip this week has been cancelled! Of course, this now means that I have to prepare something for his office's annual Halloween potluck, but I'll trade a batch of cake balls for having him home any day! Thank you, God!

Sure is quiet around here!

Wow! Has it really been over two weeks since I last posted on my blog? I guess that's just the way summer goes. Actually, I have been keeping pretty busy running Ian around and I've been spending more time in my scrapbooking room than on the computer. Throw in a trip back to visit family at the beginning of the month and, well, July pretty much flew by without me really knowing it.

Anyhow, it hasn't just been quiet on this blog, it is quiet in my house right now. Rich left this morning for his annual trip to the IFT conference. This year it is in Chicago so at least he didn't have to travel very far to get there. He left this morning with a couple of co-workers.

Even stranger though is that Ian is away at Cub Scout camp. This is the first time he has ever gone away somewhere longer than one evening without a family member being present. Though he is only 40 minutes away, I am a very nervous Mom and tons of things are rushing through my head. I know he is in very capable hands though and right about now, they are probably gathered around the campfire roasting marshmellows and having a blast. One of the chaperones has a camera with him and has been insructed to take as many pictures as he humanly can.

So, it is just Kyra and I for the next couple of days. Am I that boring that she was already looking for her Daddy tonight? Probably not, but routine is routine. As for me, now that she is in bed, I'm going to sit back and enjoy the relative peace and quiet.