Well, this post isn't so much about Maddy, but I needed a place to vent!!! Please pray for Jason and I. We are going through a rough patch with the business. It seems like it is all consuming lately, and more and more stress than it's worth. We just had a manager quit, although it won't be for about a month, we are sad to see her go. She was a big help. But, no matter what it seems, we have people constantly calling in sick or issues with the computer, or equipment...it's just always something. Most of the time, it's easy to let it roll off your shoulders and just deal with it, because, well, that's my job. But lately, it's just never-ending.
The only problem is the economy isn't good, and neither Jason or I have a degree in anything or even skills to get a good paying job. The restaurant makes money, it manages to keep a roof over our heads, clothes on our backs, and food in our bellies. We really don't work that many hours a week, and have fixed our schedules to where we don't have to pay for a babysitter. There is no way that we could find jobs that would pay our bills and keep our lifestyle the way we really need it to be!
So, if you could, just pray that we can get some of this stuff worked out. It will be nice to get away to Missouri to see our friends and family for awhile. We definitely need the break.
I know that we are fortunate to be in the position we are, being your own boss is great, and with the way things are, at least we are still managing to pay the bills! I am just hoping that business stays okay through the slow season, and that once ski season hits again, we will have a solid staff of people working for us. One issue is definitely staffing. It's hard to judge on how much front of house staff we need. If we only have 1 server, half the time, they end up getting slammed all at once, and customers get upset, but then if we have 2 servers during the week, it's dead, nobody makes any money, and we have to pay for an extra person that we can't really afford! agggggghhh!!!!!!!!!!! What to do???? Just pray that God gives us guidance to make these decisions.

On another note, Maddy is doing well, she's getting the crawling thing down. She does a combination of crawling and scooting. It's very cute! She's a bit fussy today, but super drooly, I know her gums hurt! Poor thing! She's sleeping right now, so I should try to get some paperwork done!!! Thanks for letting me vent!
Jet