Looking forward to the end of my shift....boxing day celebrations!

Ok, so yesterday the kids came about 10 minutes afer I wrote that post...and then it was even sadder. they were just so hyper and they were pushing limits and I was by myself.....augh. So today has been another amazing day at the group home. (sarcasm) One of our girls has been trying to convince me that just washing her hair is as good as having a shower...so that's been interesting. The boy that we have here is supposed to clean up his room today. We just finished and it took us (I helped him, he needed it) coming up on an hour and a half. I feel like I should be almost done my shift when I have only completed only two hours of it - another 4 to go. Anyway. Today is boxing day and I actually am thankful for this 8-2 shift because now I can celebrate boxing day with Steven's mom's side of the family, (yesterday was his dad's.) Should be fun, it always is. Anyway. I needed to vent about work. Right now I hear the shower being turned on and off and banging in the bathroom, so who knows what is going on in there with that girl!

Merry Christmas!

hello, it is Christmas Day and I have to work. What probably is the most brutal about this curerntly is that I have been here for a useless half an hour without any children in this group home. While my family is eating the most delicious din din, I am on the internet while my co-worker plays nintendo. Ok, I am a little sad, but really, I'm not too terribly sad. I'v decided I won't despair, I did get to spend quite a bit of time with my family this christmas! Yesterday was Christmas Eve and it was wonderful! We read the Christmas Story from the Bible and watched "The Nativity Story" on TV. We opened up presents and I was very pleased with what I had to give, and what I recieved! Very relaxing evening, it was memorable. Today I woke up and went to the Christmas day service at our church. Then Steve and I went to his parent's house for opening of gifts and stockings! Once again, nice gifts! Then while munching on some hors devors we watched some "planet earth" which Steve's parents had recieved and it was spectacular! Then to Grampa and Gloria's (Steve's side of the family) for some family time, although I didn't get to spend christmas dinner with them, I still spent some time with them so that was nice. So anyway, I hope that everyone had a satisfying christmas! Merry Christmas and hopefully these kids show up real soon so it can be worth my while!

BACK TO THE GRIND!

I'm back to work! I'm actually really happy about this and this is why:

• The bad kid who caused me and the whole team so much insane stress and frustration has left the house! Peace has returned to my work!


• I missed the staff! So happy to see them again


• The kids missed me! (That's a pretty good feeling!)


• We have a new kid! PLUS: This new kid takes no medication and has no mental issues! He is very intelligent and it is very refreshing to talk to him! (He just came to the house so he might be trying really hard to be good, but his record has shown that he doesn't have many issues!)

So I am pumped about going to work. Today I work from 2-10. It's a friday so that means it will be a fun shift! And tomorrow I tackle the 12 hour shift! (Which doesn't scare me like it used to!)

This is a picture of this past summer playing the "Golf Ball Game" I'm pretty sure it has an official name but none of us knew it.