Work is a cure for homesickness... Sometimes.

I really should update this more often...
I can't believe summer is over. Carly is in second grade, and it really feels like just yesterday she was my little baby. Today, she is such a grown up little girl, and it makes me just want to bawl.
Mom came for a visit and was able to go with us to take Carly to her open house AND her first day of school. It's so amazing how close mom and Carly are. Carly slept with my mom every night (And that made it hard last night, getting her to sleep alone, sans TV.) and they did everything together. I feel bad it's been 7 moms since we had seen mom, and I am so grateful she came up. We really need to make sure we are getting out there more often and vice versa. I told mom that we would try to come up before Christmas, since both Ray and I are off work for 2 weeks around Christmas. (Nice!) Wesley remembered mom, and she didn't think he would. But he wanted her to hold him right away, and spent the rest of the week following her like a lost little puppy. Having mom here made me so homesick. So, so homesick.

I really love this job. I loved, LOVED my DMV co-workers, and this setting is a bit different. A lot of the workers on the floor are student workers, and then you have the back office support staff, and we are all not, haha. (Well, I am, just not here! Next semester, I'll take a class here for freeeee.) But this environment is so much more laid back. Their motto is as long as the job gets done, that's all that matters. Right now, I ahve absolutely nothing to do until 2:00, and my boss told me that I could check email, go browse the store, anything to pass the time. Of course, we have had our busy times, and the busiest is yet to come- Rush Week. I've been working full time hours for this month, and next month be back to part-time, and that is perfect. That puts me mostly stay-at-home-mom with a little working mom rolled in. It also gives me the chance to work on my classes this semester. (4, bleh.)

It's been a busy, but great week. We loved having you here mom, and we are going to make it so we see each other more often. Thank you for all you did for the four of us, and have a safe flight home. We love you!

I promise, I'll post more often...