Common Sense

So...I know its a little early to borrow trouble and worries concerning the Swine Flu, HOWEVER....
Working at the YMCA we got a lot of visitors from Mexico and members that are always traveling back and forth. **First Worry**
People don't always wash their hands or clean equipment when they are using it. AND they will still come and work out EVEN if they are feeling a little under the weather. **Second Worry**
A member called today and said that her children's school was closing due to the Swine Flu (I don't know the name of the county, or even if this statement is completely valid.) The member wanted to know if our childwatch would be open....hmm....Common Sense...If your child was expose to the Swine Flu at school, and it closes down...Why would it be okay then expose other children to the Swine Flu????? I don't get it!!!!! Keep your kids at home if the school is closed for a threat of this flu!! Don't bring your sick kids to the YMCA. Stay home. GEEZ...
Sorry, I've got that off of my chest now.

April Showers bring May Flowers?

Well, we followed the crowd and had to get a least one picture of Micheala in Texas Bluebonnets!!! Of course she didn't smile, or want to look at the camera. She was busy trying to smell and pick the flowers. The scary part is that I had to pull off onto the side of the road and put Micheala in the flowers. You wouldn't even know that there were many cars passing as I was on the ground, butt in the air, trying to capture the natural beauties before me.
The Romitelli's are gearing up for a wedding in just a few weeks. Its a little scary to think that my little brother is getting married. Just as long as he's not the next one to have a baby.
Josh is busy instructing still. He doesn't have the hours to fly right seat privately just yet. Insurance isn't willing to cover him. So he's back to teaching as much as he can, and hoping to fly right seat with Captain Don in a citation jet. Please pray for Josh, he is ready to move onto the next thing. Financially we're both ready for Josh to move onto the next thing. It has been difficult for me to trust that God will provide for us.

My Embarrassing Day at Ross

Micheala and I made a trip to Ross. She didn't have much of a nap at school and wanted to get out of the cart and touch everything. We passed the shoes and she wanted to try them ALL on. After every shoe she screamed for another one. I'm sure the whole store heard her. If that wasn't embarrassing enough, pulling her away from the shoes created another screaming fit.By the time I made it to check out, I wanted out of there. The lines of course are long, and Micheala is itching to make a break for it. I can't even strap her down because the buckle on the cart is broken.As the young lady is commenting on how cute Micheala is, my precious little girl decides to stand up in the seat and begins peeing. Oh, and it gets better...the diaper some how managed to come undone on one side. So now Micheala is soaking her clothes, the shopping cart, and leaving a nice puddle on the floor. The store manager was not pleased, and sweet old lady behind me shot me a look that could kill.I tried my best to leave with my dignity and my wet child.

Yellow Snow

No we aren't talking about the kind of snow that you're not suppose to eat. We're talking about the massive amounts of pollen that coat our Texas cars and send my eyes into an uncontrollable itch. The pollen in the air is unbelievable right now. Unless you keep your car in a garage there is no point in washing it.
Besides the pollen that is attacking our allergies, we are all trying to get over whatever is going around. Its harder when your little one gets it from preschool or church and brings it home. The worst is in childwatch at the YMCA because those mommies are not going to let a little thing like "Johnny" and a fever stop them from going to BodyPump.
Micheala is growing up so much!! She's so much fun, and becoming very interactive with us. Her Sunday school teacher feels otherwise though. She's concluded that she doesn't like boys, doesn't share well, and she must be an only child. I want to scream out, "She's two!!! She her social skills are very much on target for her age, and I don't want her to like boys yet!!"
Josh is flying a lot!!! He has almost 940 flight hours, and his SIC, Second In Command, rating in a citation jet. He is booked solid every week, which is good. He keeps waiting for the next thing. Instructing is becoming old fast for Josh, and its hard when you're not the one actually flying all of the time. I truly feel blessed that he has a job at all with the way the economy is right now. We keep praying that God would find Josh another job to help support our family. He has one possible job as a first officer which could definitely help us out.
The YMCA is good but a little overwhelming. There are lot of things that seem to come my way, and I struggle balancing the YMCA and my family at times. I would love to work part time, but again, I am grateful that I have a job with health benefits for my family!!!

Home for the Holidays

This year has been a trying year, and it is amazing that we are only weeks from the beginning of a new year.

Josh's instructing is going well. He's usually very very very busy, but the poor weather recently has made him slow down a little bit. Which is both a good and a bad thing for us.

The YMCA is slow right now too, but I hear that things will begin to pick up again in January and keep going strong until after summer. Which makes me a little nervous considering we aren't quite staffed enough for an extremely busy season. We're working on it and I know we'll be there.

Micheala is doing well. She very very active and talkative. She's repeating everything and putting words together to make very short sentences. I'm very excited about her Christmas this year! Last year, I completely missed her first Christmas because I had to work. The YMCA is closed so I won't miss a thing!!! YEA!!!!

Starting January we'll actually have our own place here in The Woodlands. I'm very excited about having our own place again. We may even get a chance to move in earlier than January 1st.

Holiday Cheer

I know we haven't even had Thanksgiving, but already the Christmas season has begun. Especially for the retail industry! What memories!!!! I am SOOOO excited that we won't be in a mall this year. That we won't have to deal with unhappy people, and large crowds looking for a Chick-fil-A sandwich. Hopefully, our YMCA members will be happier people because of the natural increase in their serotonin levels from working out.
I am trying to get all of my shopping done soon, so that I don't even have to think about doing any of it the week of Christmas. I DO NOT WANT to fight the crowds, search for parking that's not there, or sit in a parking lot trying to leave the mall!!! (One year it took me 45 minutes to get out of a Target parking lot. CRAZY!!)
Remember to be nice to your Chick-fil-A people if you do decide to brave the crowds!!!! It is tough working in the mall and trying to please everyone!

Sick

There is absolutely nothing worse than when your daughter's school calls you and tells you that your little one is sick and to come as soon as possible to pick her up. Micheala has been fighting a cold for what seems like weeks. After my health insurance finally cleared, I had enough and decided to bring Micheala into the doctor. (Under the "advice" of the childcare workers at the YMCA Child Development Center) I knew that when I brought her that she would probably be fine, but I brought her on the off chance that I was wrong. Luckily, I wasn't this time, and she just had another cold. Still, it is difficult watching your little one recover.

Luckily, our visit to the doctor didn't ruin our plans for the day!! Josh took off of work and we all went the Houston Zoo. And, although Micheala seemed to enjoy her time at the Zoo and was in awe of the animals, she wasn't as excited as I hoped she would be. The monkeys were her favorite part. She made sure to say Hello and Goodbye to every monkey in the zoo. Regardless, I was in heaven!!! We so rarely get the chance to spend the day with Josh. It was a true blessing.