To Stay or Not to Stay

I gave my resignation letter last week indicating that part-time would work better for me, and my boss counter-offered with a change to working only 30 hours a week. This would enable me to keep my benefits, so I'm seriously considering it.

Stayed busy all week with work, meetings, and functions... so there's really not much exciting to blog about. Kiara is always asking to have a friend over, and usually she gets her way. Today included. She is such a sociable girl-- when she wants to be!

We are heading to the beach this week with friends, so I won't be blogging for a while. Hopefully I'll have some good stories and pics upon our return. Until then........................................... God bless!!!

Roselawn is Hoppin'!

We've had a lot of activity at Roselawn lately. Two doctors have been staying with us long-term.(One of them has been here for over 2 months.) Last night we hosted a wedding rehearsal dinner. It was catered by an outside source, but they used our kitchen for their prep. I've never seen so much food! They did a really cool thing with mashed potatoes by placing a scoop in a baked phyllo shell. Make the ordinary look fancy!

I also loved their fruit bouquet...

The weather was perfect for an outside event...

Yesterday I got a CD in the mail from my very cool nephew's wife, Jenny, of pics from their recent visit to Roselawn. This girl is one of the most thoughtful people I've ever met. She's always sending something to us, spoils Kiara when she visits, and does an awesome job of keeping in touch with people. You can visit her blog on my sidebar. My totally awesome nephew's is on there as well. We always enjoy their visits, as you can see from the pics...

Don't be jealous, Paul... I threw him back.

Cool Nick with one of the kittens we found in our backyard.

Jenny found a treasure of smashed pennies on the tracks.

Oh, the fun Keysville has to offer!!!

I'm Back

Hi, everybody... I'm back from my week of training. Well, actually, I'm at my mom's house b/c we had a meeting out her way... so I am staying overnight and loving her attention! We're about to eat lasagna and last night it was yummy catfish! There's nothing like a home-cooked meal made with love!

Kiara and Paul have been enjoying father-daughter bonding time while I've been away. We did celebrate Father's Day together over the weekend by spending the day at a local state park. We had fun swimming and hanging out with friends.

My new job is okay... not sure how I feel about working full time. Part-time would be better for our life right now, so I'm looking at the options.

Paul has been managing the B&B on his own. He's done a good job of turning over rooms and hosting events. We have a full schedule this summer with lots going on, and we thank God for the fruitfulness of the Bed and Breakfast!

Kiara is loving her summer off. She always wants to have a friend over if she's not at Grandma's. Softball just ended, but she's still busy going to horse camp every Thursday. I've been trying to keep her reading and started her on long division in hopes that she'll have an easy start in 4th grade.

That's about all going one here. No pics to post since I'm at my mom's right now.

Meet Our Friends

We had some friends over recently and thought I'd show you some of the people we hang out with here at Roselawn... Todd and Kim

Lisa and Charles

Matt and Diane

Paul's sister, Chris, and her husband Bob were visited with us all week, but somehow we didn't manage to get one picture of them. How did that happen? Chris helped Kiara make the birthday "cake" for Paul's 47th birthday, which they helped us celebrate.

It was 101 degrees here today, so Kiara has some of her friends over to play in the water. I got this shot of her friends' little sister. It was so cute, I just had to post it...

I love my new camera!!!

I'll be out of town all week for training, so no posts until I get back.