Question

So I want to ask for a raise at work.....well I kind of already did. But how do you go about the most professional way? I could say I will quit if I don't get a raise, but in reality, I love my job, and really can't afford to quit seeing as it is pretty much the only health club in town. So if I say that, and they so, sorry see ya later-then I am gone. But if they think that I love my job, and will never leave, then they will never give me a raise, because I won't do anything drastic about it anyway. So what do I do? Do I just present my case and hope for the best, or do I become more aggressive hoping I still have a job at the end of the day. (ps. I really love my job, and don't want to leave.) AHHHH I am so torn. What would you do???

Small Blessings

So as some of you know when we moved to Fulton from St. Louis...(with a little detour to Michigan) we drastically decreased our living area....well today I am feeling so thankful for the smaller space...I know it sounds weird, but hey I had to clean the eniter house today, because it was so nasty...and it only took me like 3 hours!! In St. Louis it would have taken me like two days!!! So I am in a good mood...I love relaxing on my couch when my house is clean!! (doesn't happen too often :)

Oh LIfe

So I got this great new idea to like redo our house kind of...I want to carpet the basement and turn it into a playroom/den. And now I really just want to do it, and be done with it....I have no patience at all!!! AHHHHH We were suppose to work on our house all day yesterday, but you know how things go, Cheyenne slept in, so I slept in, Dave slept in, and then the whole day is gone!! maybenext Saturday we will get our lives organized!!! So all you people out there who live in Iowa or what no......We just got back from the PIZZA RANCH!! I heard a lot about this resturant in college, and I finally went there today, and let me tell you, it was an enjoyable experiance. I just might have to go again soon. Okay I am off to the church, the team that went on the mission trip is hosting a dinner for everyone who donated to the trip, its gonna be great, we are making Jambalya!!!! wish us luck!!!

Great Times

I went to Chicago yesterday to visit my two best friends from college...Frances and Louisa!! It was so much fun, and it was really what I needed. I was feeling kind of bored and lazy and I felt like I never do anything fun anymore, and it was getting me a little depressed, so I decided to go see some great friends. And let me tell you, we had a great time!!! It was so much fun to just sit and talk and laugh A LOT!!! They were great therapy!!! So if you ever feel upset about something, or depressed about anything, just get up and do something about, let me tell you it feels great!!! here are some pictures of my fantastic day!!!

I figured it out

I figured out how to put picutes on here, I am sure you are all happy now!!! I will try so hard to get better at taking pictures and putting them online for you all to see!! Here are two pictures of Cheyenne just being her goofy self, and then a great picture of the best jambalya I have ever had!!!. We went to New Orleans on Wednesday and ate at this little hole in the wall that had awesome food!! It was sooooooo good!!!

Hard Work pays off!!!!

So it has been over a year since Cheyenne was born, and life has been pretty crazy since then, and it hasn't been until like Feburary where I felt setteled, and in a routine of life. And let me tell you its a great feeling. So since then I have been working at the YMCA feeling kind of like an imposter, because I teach people everyday how to lose weight and live a healthy lifestyle, but I was still holding on to a lot of pregnacy weight. Well I am sooo excited to let you all know that I am sitting here writing this blog in my pre-pregnancy jeans!!!! YEAH!!!! It is truely a milestone, because I actally feel comfortable in them!! Well yeah that is my exciting news of the day, I thought you all would enjoy that. Now I am going to try to figure out how to post pictures on this thing!!!

Almost Home

We are on our way back from Bay St. Louis and an awesome week doing Katrina relief. We are in St. Louis tonight, and will be back home tomorrow. I am so ready to see Cheyenne. I think I did pretty good, the one thing that made it so hard was that she was sick all week, and crabby, and so that didn't really help matters. But now I am so close I just want to go home NOW! but our kids had an awesome week, and experianced awesome things. I don't have much time to chat, but I will tell you all about our week later on this week.!!!

Off to Mississippi

Well the trailor is packed, and the van is gased up, we are ready to go. We are leaving tomorrow morning bright and early for Bay St Louis, Mississippi with 9 of our high schoolers for a week of Hurricane Katrina relief. Please be praying for us, that the group gets along and bonds on the trip, that kids grow closer to Christ, or even encounter Him for the first time, pray for the people we will be helping, and last of all, please pray for Dave and I as we lead these teens this coming week. This is my first trip as a adult leader, so I am a little nervous, but I think it will be an awesome week. I am also nervous about leaving Cheyenne for a whole week. Joy will do a fantastic job though. Give her a call this week, she will probably be bored!!!! Let's hit the road!!!!

Crazy Day

So we went to the doctor yesterday, and Cheyenne is doing great. She is exactly 20lbs! Right on track for a 1 year old. She also got three shots, which she screamed her head off foe, but only for like 2 minutes..so I thought that was pretty good.
Today was just crazy. I have been trying and trying to get my lifegaurd certification. So today we were suppose to do it from 10:30 to whenever we were done (2:00 or 3:00) Well, the guy in charge is totally crazy and didn't show up untill 1:15 (totally unprofessional) So I sat around the YMCA waiting fo him all morning, and after everything was said and done, I had put in a 10 hour day, which for most people is like no big deal, but I am used to working only like 4 hours at a time...man am I tired tonight!! So wish me luck I have to take the written test tomorrow.

WELCOME

Welcome to our blog!! I (Shanna) have decided to start a blog because I now have a computer at home and I have time to do it. So now you can read all about our exciting life here in Fulton, IL and I will hopefully start getting good at posting pictures, because a lot of you want to see pics of Cheyenne. So lets hope that I am faithful in posting, and that you are faithful in reading and commeting! While we are off to the doctor's for some shots and a one year check up! I'll let you know how it goes.