Just another working Mom

I haven't been writing lately because my life has changed, again. Life is always changing so I should just learn to adapt and go with the flow. For those that don't know I started working full time in August. I work at a dental office as the receptionist. The office has 3 employees, the dentist, me and the dental assistant. It is a small and new practice, just 2 years old. The dentist is a good friend of ours from church, that is why I was able to land such an awesome job. Honestly I've never pictured myself as a receptionist before. Well, I've had trouble picturing myself as anything other then a mother, or possibly a undercover agent for the CIA (but that's not real). So I am off on a new adventure. My first few weeks of work were quite stressful trying to learn all the new things I need to learn while trying to pretend I knew what was going on and that it all made sense to me. Also trying to figure out what all my kids are doing and who is in charge and what's for dinner (nothing is for dinner, so that was easy). Things are getting easier every day and I really am beginning to feel like I'm making a difference in the practice and I understand how to do most of what I need to and I'm learning more every day. For the last week the dental assistant has been out of the office for a funeral and I have been the dental assistant. I'm flexible like that, I'm willing to branch out and try new things, who knew? Luckily I had a face mask and dark sunglasses on so the patients couldn't see my expressions of horror as I sucked up their saliva and blood, or oops, their lips. haha. Anyway that is what I've been up to, I wish I could say "let's do lunch, I have lots of free time" but my free time won't come for a few more years when Chris is done with school. I'm sad to have Kathryn in school full time at 4 years old, none of my other kids had to do that. Of all my kids though Kathryn is the most out going and able to adapt to this new schedule. She is mostly happy and excited to go to school, but a little bored too. She likes more unstructured free time and she likes to be in charge so this is different and an adjustment. Also I'm still trying to find time to help Becky and Travis plan a wedding which gives me some stress. Jack got swine flu this past week and although he is already back to school and no one else got sick that was stressful. It is hard work being a working mom, why do women do this to themselves, we have enough to do!

Not to complain though because I'm grateful and enjoying it, I just need to learn how to juggle.