famous

2 weeks ago we went to a book sale.

i got Z all worked up about going but unfortunately they didn't have any kids books, but we did get one thing out of it...

as we were leaving a woman said she worked for the paper so she asked if she could photograph the boy, we obliged. i assumed she probably took a few other kids pic's & the chances of Z's being chosen were minimal (being Z's & my kin & all).

but alas, our boy's famous, he's in print, came out in last week's paper.
he's pretty impressed with himself.

OC-D

didn't realize it until i typed it...ocd, heehee, that's actually for Orange County D. spoke to her the other day, didn't realize how long it had been since we had spoken last until i heard her voice. i miss her. miss talking to her every single day; so it started out as work, but always ending in laughter, lots of laughter, sometimes tears from so much laughter.
i love that girl like a sister.

doing ok

talking with boss didn't go so well yesterday. we were both stoic.

later in the day i spoke with a co-worker & he said boss was freaking out although he didn't budge when i spoke to him. co-worker had an e-mail titled "shot in the back", nice huh? it said something about how i expected him to beg for me to stay...nope that wasn't it at all. i didn't want to do the negotiation dance.

there was no point. i don't want to stay here. i don't like the work. i don't like anything about this place EXCEPT (& not in ANY particular order):
co-workers can be fun
PLENTY of surfing time
PLENTY of time to chit chat w/Maya
3 minute (yes, minutes) commute, & as stated in previous post
get to spend mornings with the family.

i thought today was going to be awful after the way things went yesterday, but it wasn't so bad after all. boss is already looking for someone new. my last day will be the 21st, 1st day will be the 22nd...so much for any downtime.

change is in the air

bittersweet

i thought i knew bittersweet...being a military wife & all.

you learn to accept those loving welcome homes, knowing full well it's only a matter of time before they are off again....
you learn that uprooting your family & leaving everything & everyone you know to be so you can be together, is better than the alternative...

today's lesson in bittersweet = the thrill of a new job, new challenges, new work, new people, new environment, better pay juxtaposed against one big negative, having to leave for work so early that i no longer get my mornings with my family. no more "time to wake up the baby" songs, no morning snuggles, no helping getting dressed or brushing teeth.

i will have to be at work before Z even wakes up.

role reversal

today was B's day, his day to set priorities, his day to NOT let me sit down.

usually i'm the one going around "lets do this, let's do that, what should we do next?" but today i wanted to sit & everytime i sat for more than 3 minutes, B was planning our next move.

yes, weather was nice (a bonus) and little one was at school (a gift from God), so he wanted to tie up all the loose ends around the house while i wanted to veg - guess who won?

it was weird...i told him to cut it out

Dear Chris

Dear Chris, at helicopter place, i am SO rolling in your humble pie - you ASS!

fricken dog

ugh, forgot to make a post about fricken dog.....
2 weeks ago went bought some veggie plants but it was so dang windy (shhhh! don't say it loudly!) we didn't get around to planting them until this past weekend.
we have 2 garden beds, but we only bought a few plants so i put them all in 1. late this sunday afternoon i got everything in the ground & warned doggie to stay away from my goodies.

apparently in dog speak that = tear this shit up, but i didn't know that.

on monday when i went home for lunch i let her in for the afternoon. when i came home at the end of the day B asked "did you look at your garden? did you see what she did?"

words i did not want to hear. yup, she got in there, dug holes here & there, tore up a few plants, but the empty garden bed just 2 feet away, that one was in pristine condition, completely UNTOUCHED...

status of new appliances

the micro is awesome = it works. although for the first few days, every time the buzzer would ring when it was ready, i would panic. the old/new micro had issues with the timer & whenever you let the time run out, the micro was done. many blessings, prayers & such had to be commenced to the dearly beloved micro to coerce it to work again.

only complaint about the new/new micro is it is LOUD, like jet engine loud.

the dishwasher is good too! it supposedly didn't require any pre-rinsing which is a big bonus to me. i don't get the whole idea of washing your dishes to put them in the dishwasher. i KNOW, many people have told me, the dishwasher sanitizes. OK, but what about ALL the water you're using to wash the same dish 2x?
anyways, it's better than most of the dishwashers i've encountered & because it's both an energy saver & low water user (only 7 gals/wash), i'm pleased.