Sorry for the hiatus in blogging; we finally got our internet set up today! This past month has been quite eventful. We finally moved into and got settled into our house in Sartell, have spent the last 5 out of 6 weekends traveling and I have been looking and interviewing for a daycare/job!!

Kendall starts daycare on Monday since I got a job on the Neuroscience Spine Unit at the St. Cloud Hospital. That should be interesting (mostly for me since she has not been with anyone other than family) but I think it will be good for her to grow and develop with other kids around. I am looking forward to learning the ropes of the new hospital, although it will be different considering I was at Luther Midelfort for just over 3 years! I am excited though :)

Kendall is now smiling and laughing on a regular basis. It is so fun to see the changes in her every day. She is able to hold her head up steadily when lying on her stomach and even rolled over to her back a few times! She'll be crawling before we know it! We're having her baptism at the end of October at a very nice church that we found here in St. Cloud. The people are all very welcoming and Kendall sure is a hit with them!!

Derek is loving his new job and comes home with a smile on his face every night. I am glad that everything worked out...Steve (the head coach at SCSU) seems like a really nice guy. He and Derek really hit it off and seem to have a great coaching partnership building. Hopefully we'll see a championship in the near future! GO HUSKIES!!!

I was presented with a nice surprise last month when I returned to Luther Hospital for a staff meeting (I am still working there casual). Derek and Kendall made the trip with me and were also in on the scheme along with the Supervisors and Director of the floor that I work on. A patient's daughter that I took care of a few times over the past year nominated me for the DAISY award for Extraordinary Nurses. I was greatly honored and presented with the award at the meeting. Check out the link here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kDATORD8gc4

What an honor it was to receive such an award! The nurses that I work with on Neuro/Trauma/Peds are all deserving of the same award because they are all truly angels!!

This weekend we are headed on the road again...to Neillsville for Derek's family reunion. Check back next week for pics!!