Keeping up with the Ragsdale's

Happy 2009 Everyone!

I am so excited that we finally have a family blog :) For everyone that I haven't talked to in a while here is just a quick fast forward of whats going on with us - (so when I make references in future blogs you will not be like what?)

George works for Shaw Carpets in Dalton, GA as an Industrial Engineer - he just finished a 1 year apprenticeship with the Enterprise Excellence Group - which he LOVED! Now he has accepted the position as the Enterprise Excellence Manager for the Samples Division - so basically he is in charge of putting together all the money saving projects for the facility. Over the past year he has received his Black Belt and is now going to training to be a Kaisan (sp?) Leader. All of this above is related to six sigma and you are definitly not expected to really understand any of it - so in a nut shell - George likes Shaw and is happy in his job:) Also, he is constantly constantly looking for a little black Acura integra (some of you may remember the "Macura" from high school and college days.....) He has just informed me tonight that if he were to get this car and "modify" it just right - it will only cost us $30,000. Ummm yeah.... thats is definitly out of the question! Boys and their toys!!

I work at Cobb Hospital in the Family Birthplace. I started as a staff nurse on the Mother/Baby floor - and then as luck would have it I became the Clinical Coordinator for the unit in October 2007! It has been an eye opening change - to go from the staff nursing side to seeing some of the management side of healthcare/nursing. I have definitly learned many many new things in this position - and I am so thankful that God opened this door when He did. Sometimes I struggle with balancing work and home - it is very easy for me to get caught up in work and spend very little efforts on myself or my family (namely George) which is unfair to both of us! So 2009 is going to be better - I am going to strive for that healthy balance:) I still have aspirations to go to Graduate school - so we will see what this coming year holds as far as that goes....

Ava Bear Ragsdale is the love of our lives - she is a beautiful blond lab mix that will be 4 this coming May! We got her July 2005 after we got married because truthfully I was kinda lonely on my days off and marriage was a huge adjustment for me...not in a bad way..but none the less an adjustment. Ava is so loveable and sweet - she is just the best dog (except on days that I get to sleep in and George leaves to go to work - and Ava decided that "mommy" needs to awaken and entertain her.) I am so prepared for a baby!! J/K.

Okay so thats us! We are loving life and living each day to the fullest! I will blog soon:)