Things here have been busy. We sat down last week and realized we needed to take this weekend just to have to ourselves. We have been on the run or doing something every weekend since the beginning of February and this was going to be the only weekend we would have free until April. So, we spent four hours at Walmart on Saturday getting Libby's six month / Easter picture taken. The photo center was running behind and that pushed us back about a half hour. They then told us to go do our shopping and then stop back to pick out photos. Well, when we stopped back, there was a family in front of us and they took what seemed like forever. Libby was a trooper through all of this, doing very well, probably better than mom and dad.
As for our hockey trips, we only have two left. The Beavers will conclude their regular season next weekend in Bemidji, and then the following weekend they will host the Conference Tournament. It seems like just yesterday the season was starting and now it is almost over. Okay, at least for Troy it seems that way!
Our jobs continue to go well. Denise survived her week in Texas for training with Verizon. More importantly, daddy and Libby survived the week without mommy being around. Verizon has announced that they will keep the building in Alexandria open, just who all will be staffed there is yet to be determined. But, with the company training Denise the way they are, her job looks more and more secure every day. The Alexandria community did take a big hit as they handed out pink slips to the call center staff and some others, about 65-70 individuals.
My job continues to get busier and busier as more and more people hit the unemployment lines. Working for a company that deals with government assistance for medical, perscription and dental care, our jobs get busier and busier as people get laid off. Add to that the fact everyday I learn a little more about the "system", it means that there is more I can do. It is a fast paced job and the days just fly by. I will admit I work on a great team, so that has really helped the learning curve.
For not posting in about six weeks, this post seems a little short. But, I will leave you with some pictures of Libby, since that is who everyone wants to see! We also picked up a video camera around Christmas time, so videos should be appearing on this site in the future (just have to edit them some!).
The first few pictures are of Libby "sitting" in the huge snow drift we have on the north side of the house. Back in January, it measured around 40 inches above the surface of the deck, or 70 inches total. We had a few days in the 40s and a day of rain in February, so it shrunk down to around 50 inches total. Well, this past Thursday, we had a storm that dropped around 10 inches with a little bit of wind. Now the drift measures 73 inches, so it grew again.
Anyway, enjoy the snow pictures.
Up next is Libby and Daddy lounging around on Saturday.
Honestly, Libby does like bath time even if that "look" doesn't look like it!
Libby laying around on the floor. She loves being on her back and is getting better at "tummy time". She has figured out how to hold her head up with her arms and how to hold her rear up with her legs, but hasn't put both of them together yet to start crawling. I think she sees the crawlers and walkers at daycare and wants to move like that. She is getting pretty good at sitting up and is pretty close to being able to hold herself steady without help.
Libby "looking" at the roses that Mommy got for Valantine's Day (the roses are a little droopy now, but they did look nice at one time!) She is really starting to get curious about things, scratching, touching and tasting as many things as she can. We have started to pay REAL close attention to what she is doing. She loves the newspaper and Target ad!
We have used this "Jump and Go" that we got from my sister Stacy quite a bit. Libby just loves it. It is portable, so it has worked great on hockey weekends in the hotel room and last weekend when we helped move my Grandma out of her apartment. We just hung it in a doorway somewhat out of the way and she was happy for hours.
We have used this "Jump and Go" that we got from my sister Stacy quite a bit. Libby just loves it. It is portable, so it has worked great on hockey weekends in the hotel room and last weekend when we helped move my Grandma out of her apartment. We just hung it in a doorway somewhat out of the way and she was happy for hours.
Well, that is about all from here for now. We hope everyone is doing well and we will try to keep this updated more frequently. Hopefully we can get videos figured out and we will have those up soon.
Troy, Denise and Libby
1 comment:
Wow- She has changed alot in the past three weeks! She is getting quite the head of hair. Glad that she likes the jumper and that you can put it to good use.
:) Stacy
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