Still here...

I had to remind myself this weekend that it's okay not to be "caught up" on my blog. When I think about how "behind" I am, I start to get overwhelmed. The truth is, it is not a play-by-play, and I don't have to "go back" if it means I won't go forward.

That said, in the interest of keeping things somewhat chronological....

• Jack and Davis' birthday parties were a complete success.
• 1st grade pictures turned out adorable.
• We love his teacher, but I do feel quite disconnected from the school since I am not involved with drop-off or pick-up from the school.
• Jack's Tae Kwon Do "testing" was freakin' adorable and he totally surprised us by his confident performance. I will have to post the pics and videos.... someday. He is officially an "Advanced White Belt" and the cutest Wolf Pup in the Pack.
• I went to Houston for my sweet sis-in-law's first baby shower this past weekend.
  That's right, Trey and Tiff are about 4 weeks away from adopting my niece, and Auntie M (and the rest of the fam) could not be more excited.
• Davis' ears are doing great, although both boys contracted whooping cough last week. The cases, while they kept me out of work for two days, were somewhat minor compared to the cases that made it to google.
• Jeff is heading to Atlanta this week for the Consumer Electronics Design and Installation Association Snore-fest...um... I mean, totally awesome annual conference. As hard as the week is for me, I am glad he gets to go because I know he enjoys it so much.

But, the biggest news is, there is a light at the end of the tunnel for me on the employment front. Now that the job is officially posted, I feel like I can blog about it: It has been approved for me to go PART-TIME!!!! I am so excited! The position is a 20-hour position, working Monday, Wednesday, Friday. I will no longer be recruiting for individual openings; instead, I will be the "Social Networking and Technology Expert" for Methodist Healthcare. Expert... heh. I will maintain the Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn accounts, and will maintain the JoinMEthodist Recruitment website. Additionally, I will be responsible for building relationships with the professional associations in town where we might be able to recruit new hires. Since I've never met a stranger, this ought to be a fun new aspect of the role for me.

Most importantly, I will have two days a week home with Davers (Jeff said, "Now you can teach him some manners!" Yeah.) and will be able to be home when Jack gets home from school. I hesitate to say how things will change because I have learned not to set all these expectations for myself, but I do know that I will no longer find myself feeding my kids "Wacky Packs" in the backseat of the van at 6:55pm on my way home from work.

I am not sure when I will be able to go part-time as there are many pieces that have to fall into place for it to happen. I have to close out several of my openings, and we have to hire a part-time back-fill to take over the other 20 hours of work I won't be there for... I pray this will all take place before the holidays.

So, yay for work-life balance... yay for putting our priorities back in order... and yay for finally finding time to blog. It's good to be back.

Now, to figure out the best way to download these videos and photos from the iPhone to the hard drive to the laptop... (Maybe I should call a "technology expert") and we'll be back in action on this-here blog.

Until then, it's good to be "caught up."