every day is a winding road

It's been an interesting few weeks. Ok. It's been an interesting few months. I've been having sleep issues and/or insomnia for about the last 10 months. My rest is starting to improve. At least I can see some improvement in my sleep patterns within the last few months. That's a good thing! I think.

Work continues to challenge, teach, and amaze me. I love my job. I love getting paid to talk with people, brainstorm for solutions to problems, brainstorm for activities to help families, and most of all...play! My dad teases me about my job. I get paid to take kids to the movies. I get paid to play checkers. I mostly lose at checkers, so I try not to play that too much. I've recently taken on 4 new clients, all teenage girls, at a children's home in the area. I love the environment and program for these girls. I'm excited to be a part of these girls' lives.

I'm a different person than I was when I started this job. The jury is still out on whether I've changed for good or bad! Yikes! I'm defnitely more relaxed. I've become a lot more open-minded. And maybe a little more crazy!

I want to start a Wacky Wednesday post. Each Wednesday I'll post my favorite work story of the week. Oh boy!

My sister and her family left yesterday after visiting for a week. I always hate saying goodbye! I have the sweetest niece and nephew. Nate and Terri are lots of fun to be with. We played and played and played cards. Wow! My niece is such a little sweetie. We were saying goodbye and hugging everyone yesterday. My mom started crying. Katie, my niece, saw my mom's tears. I was already holding Katie. She said, "I want Grama to hold me." So, I told mom. Mom took her and hugged her. Katie just laid her head on mom's shoulder and patted her back. It was the sweetest thing ever. My little 4-year old niece comforting her grandma. Kaitlyn is amazing. She is so smart. Sometimes too smart for her own good! She is so much fun to play with. She is always making me laugh. She wants to be a mom when she grows up...and be just like Terri. What an awesome compliment to Terri, my sister! Terri is an awesome mom! Man. I sure miss them!