A Few Good Things for the Week

A few good things happened this week that I just have to proclaim. First, I won an iPad 2 from the cleaning company we use! Woo hoo! I was so excited because I've been wanting a tablet for quite a while. I originally asked for one for Christmas, but had decided that I'd really like a new digital camera (which my wonderful hubby got me). I'm enjoying my tablet and finding all sorts of uses for it!

Second, we found out that Chris got nominated for employee of the year at the hospital! Another woo hoo! I'm so proud of him. I don't think he realizes how great he is at his job and so many people benefit from what he does.  The hospital is hosting an appreciation / award dinner for the nominees later this month, so it's time for me to get a new dress, right? ;)

Third, Chris finished our "Dear Birth Parents" letter for our adoption portfolio. He did an awesome job portraying us so realistically. I was so moved reading it. We will now take a final look at the portfolio and letter, have our caseworkers review it, then submit everything for printing. It feels so good to be finishing these steps toward our adoption.

Fourth, I was given the opportunity this past week to manage the efforts for a $150K proposal effort at work. We turned it in this afternoon on time and I had such a sense of accomplishment being able to fully manage the effort. I felt I gained some trust from some of the engineers as I was even asked to contact subcontractors and get quotes from them for their services on the contract. It felt good to get "Thank yous" from the engineers who were on the proposal team.

I hope you were able to have some good experiences this week. We started a "Good Things" jar. Every time something good happens, we write it down on a slip of paper and put it in the jar. On New Year's eve, we'll go through the slips of paper and remember everything good that happened during the past year. Maybe that's something you can try, too.