Hi everybody. A bunch of people have emailed me expressing concern over a malicious blog post out there about me. I appreciate it, but don't worry, I have not taken it to heart. I have never met her, never spoken to her, and honestly don't know what it is about. Well, to be more accurate, I only have a vague idea. I guess my cousin is a friend of hers, and she emailed me this the other day.

"Hey Katie,

Wow! I just read Kim's blog after a morning call from Barb. Wow.... I can honestly say I don't think you are her driving force here. Her Cousin's wife just left him, and their kids under some pretty disturbed circumstances. It's been very painful for here to cope with. I think she's transfering her emotions to you. I apologize for her poisonous barbs. It's not really about you. She really only know's about your life and past as a side note, or an update. I don't even think she knows about the progress you've made recently (job, apt., etc). Please just let her roll off of you. Drama fuels more drama. I can't stop her from writing her blog. I will talk to her about dumping venom at other peoples doors though.

Love you girlie!

Mandy"

On that note, I can truthfully say that I am not taking offense, I am just hoping that things work out for her and her family. I know how hard it can all be, and I know what it takes to recover from terrifically hard stuff.

Anyways, I am trying to get all the kids to sleep still, they are awfully wound up from the birthday party I had for them today. It was really fun and we loved having the family over to our place!

Take care, everyone. Be well.

New Job for me, new job for you!

Hey world! Good news! I have gone back to work! I really love my position as a nurse at a residential facility for developmentally disabled adults. There is a great staff, and my patients are awesome! I work 4-midnight, full time. It is great...except...

We need a babysitter! We have now had two sitters that have just not worked out, and we are scrambling to find a new one. We need someone who is very reliable, and in the Rolling Meadows or Arlington Heights area. Ideally, this person would come to Rolling Meadows to watch the twins in thier home enviornment, but we are willing to go to another home if it works better. The schedule is odd, but regular. It would be Mon-Wed-Thurs one week, then Mon-Tues-Wed-Fri the next week, and they would alternate. It would be from 3:30 until 6:30, when Jason would get home from work. We are able to pay $10/hour cash.

Think this might be good for you? Do you know someone who would be interested? We would love to hear from you! Shoot me an email at nursekatie1@gmail.com Thanks a ton, everybody!