As some of you know I am a child care counselor at the YMCA. We typically deal with low-income families, mostly attending on scholarships. Because of this our branch is always short on funds and as a result the before and after school programs are only provided with the bare necessities plus a few extras. Some of these kids spend as many as 8 hours ( Read more... )

I taught my 1st water aerobics class tonight. What a hoot and a workout! Especially considering I did linebacker training this morning and then practiced my routine twice. That's 3.5 hours worth of exercise!

"The Business of Being Born" was freaking spectacular. I was moved to tears! I feel really inspired to keep going on the path I am on despite the the current trends in the US. I think the most astounding fact they posed was that in every other country in the world midwives attend between 70-80% of births but in the US midwives only attend between 7 ( Read more... )

I'm stoked that the Maumee Indoor Theater is showing Ricki Lake's "The Business of Being Born" tomorrow at 2pm. I'll so be there with bells on!

4 weeks in TN, good!
4 weeks in TN with Mom and Step-dad, AWFUL!
Did get most of the major wedding plans figured out. Found a beautiful place for the ceremony and found a great cabin community to put up guest and have the reception. Things are really coming together. I'm actually excited again! Now there's that matter of a dress. Ughhh!

Despite good advice and my own better judgment the wedding must go on (I'm the only daughter and couldn't break my mother's heart like that and Rich couldn't ruin his mother's dreams of seeing her son get married). I have more then a year to plan it and get all my ducks in a row so I think I can do it. The gist of the plan is August 20th, 2008 Rich ( Read more... )

I some how thought this whole wedding planning deal was going to be slightly more enjoyable... it's not. Maybe Vegas is a better idea then a Smokey Mountains wedding?!?!

Saturday we throw her a surprise b-day party which she enjoyed immensely but after introducing me to her old neighbors (which I had met years before) she proceeds to inform them that I am leaps and bounds better then Sara (Rich's ex) and she goes on and on about her. This sparked comments from Rich's cousin (the one that I also dislike) while I was ( Read more... )

For the 1st time in who knows how many years I have a job! HaHaHa... I know it sounds like a joke but I'm for real. I thought this milestone occasion deserved a post. Not nearly as interesting as going to see Dave but noteworthy all the same.

I'm going to see Dave Matthews in August! I can't wait!