Who is This Genevieve Person Anyway?

Who is this Genevieve person anyway? And Chris? Who's that?

Since I've mentioned Genevieve in a few posts, I figure I should do a quick intro. She's someone who's important in Shane's life so far!

Genevieve is Carrie's good friend from work. Carrie is an office manager and helps manage volunteers for the state parks and Genevieve is responsible for the children's educational programming at the park Carrie's office is in. They've died their hair pink and hiked for the cure together, traded recipes and stories at work for three years now.

Genevieve has also been helping out with child care.

When Carrie was training horses, she needed someone to watch Shane during the week. Genevieve's peek times are the weekends, so she has off a couple of weekdays here and there. Carrie and I offered to pay her to come up, hang out with my wife and son, and then watch Shane so Carrie could go to her riding lessons. The money Carrie earned from the riding lessons went to paying Genevieve for the day.

It was a win-win as far as I was concerned. Genevieve's presence allowed Carrie to do something she enjoyed to earn the money to pay Genevieve. Then there was the added bonus that Carrie got to spend time with her friend while homebound with the boy!

The riding lessons have stopped, but Genevieve still helps out. While Carrie and I were on vacation, Genevieve and her fiancé, Chris, watched the cats and house for us at no cost. When we returned, my parents and Jama went to Beaumont to sort out affairs there. Kathleen covered the first two weeks of Shane-care, and then the third week Genevieve and Chris came up again. We ate dinner, played a card game, and the next morning Chris, Carrie, and I went to work while Genevieve took care of Shane. Genevieve then refused to let Carrie pay her for the help! How's that for a good friend?

Tonight, Genevieve and Chris visited again. My wife was feeling well enough to make a big Mexican meal for everyone tonight (chorizo with potatoes, and some sort of soup with beans, rice, chicken and tomatoes...I just know it was really good!).

In the morning, Carrie has a follow-up doctor's appointment in the morning. I suspect that she'll also try to sneak off to work for a while, because my wife never knows when to call it quits (I'd hire her).

Hopefully, Shane will be kind to Gen in the morning. I've been listening to him cough and re-position off and on as I write this. The boy's nose wasn't running as bad as yesterday, but congestion doesn't make for great sleep.