Between the lions, youth group, and late long night shifts...

First off no I have no official word yet on the job. The sweet assistant lady did call today and just let me know that they were still trying to contact all my references. She also apologized for not having an answer yet like that had originally said. At least the administration is friendly! :)

Today when I was taking care of Lydia we were watching Between the lions (or rather it was on and she was playing) and I was watching it! LOL! Anyways...I never realized how incredibly educational they make that show!!! So parents take your kids and watch it! It's like the newer and better version of Sesame Street. I have to admit the nerd inside of me actually liked it! :)

Wednesday. That was/is today. We (meaning Ryan, Anthony, soon to also include Tarin and myself) have youth group on wednesday nights. We volunteer to help out with the kiddos. A while back Ryan and I took a leap and decided to give up a night of working at our real jobs to go and help with the youth. It had really been on our hearts and let me just say it has been one of the best decisions we have made! Those kids bless us a TON!!! They are sooo sweet and I love watching them grow. We have had the privilege of seeing many of them make new commitments over the summer and renew old ones. We have seen SEVERAL get baptized this past year and God is really moving. And no matter how many time I see someone get dunked baptized it still moves my heart and leaks out my eyes a little. God is soo good! Tonight was no exception...we had youth and it was fabulous! We have several new kids that are finally sixth graders this year! It's soo awesome to see our group of kids on fire and growing in the Lord! They are just too precious! I look forward to wednesday nights all week long.

Tonight I am working from ten pm to 4:30am. AKA the reason I am able to sit here and write on my blog....because I am working SOOOO hard. :D No actually it's because my real schedule tonight looks like this: 10-10:30pm work, break until 11, work 11-12, break until one, work 1-3, break, work 4-4:30 then i'm off!!! WOW!!! I drank some Starbucks Mocha Frappachino on the way in. I don't typically do that ever but I knew I need a swift kick in the pants to make it through the night seeing as I've been up since bright and early wednesday morning. This is part of the reason why a full time job would be nice. Then I could work a normal schedule like normal people and not get my days and nights all messed up. It's so much easier on the body.

Totally kind of random...oh what am I saying my whole blog is all over the place and random. :D I work at a video relay center processing calls for deaf people and I have to look at myself on a video screen all night long. Kind of blahhh sometimes! I have decided that come monday I will be going back to my hardcore dieting again. (I have to wait until monday because this weekend is my little sisters 18th birthday and I have an amazing cake planned for her that I wish to partake in! hehehe) I am sure that many of you will remember this past January-May I did some awesome dieting and lost about 44lbs total. Well I have done an okay job keeping it off. I've gained back about ten. SOOO I'm ready to go again. Life has finally gotten back into somewhat of a rhythm for me and I am able to be more in control now. So starting monday it's back to no soda, no junk food and exercising daily. Hopefully I can get my humps in gear! :D

Well I think that's about all for my ADD thoughts for the day! I only have about four and a half more hours of work to last through so I am sure it will be perfect. OHHH one more random thing....today's weather was beautiful!!! Looking in my backyard I see leaves falling already and that means my first favorite season is upon us. WOOT!!!

God is soooo good to me!!!

God bless,
Stephanie Rachelle