Because of how wacky the weather's gotten outside work is an icebox at the moment. I have goosebumps everywhere, my fingers are icicles and my feet have no feeling. It is the end of April. We shouldn't be having weather like this. It's supposed to be in the high 60's/low 70's now hence the reason why work is an icebox. All I can say is I'm glad I didn't shave this morning. The goosebumps would have ruined a perfectly smooth leg.
I'm also incredibly bored. Everyone I work with is at a conference today and tomorrow. This means I'm stuck like Chuck at work. I can't even leave the building for my break until someone else comes here. This won't happen until around 3 when the kids will start filtering into the building.
I'm bored. I'm freezing my ass off. I'm stuck. This about sums up my work for the day.
Tuesday, April 29, 2008
Friday, April 25, 2008
House Hunters
I wonder if we could wrangle ourselves onto the show so they can do all of our dirty work. And then do a sob story letter for Oprah about how it's our first house, we can't agree on decorating and can you please send Nate Berkus over for a free house makeover? Maybe tack on a honeymoon since we never took one thanks to the slightly shotgun aspect to our getting hitched.
As previously noted to my lack of readers, we're moving this summer. After debating on the merits of renting, buying or living on post, we've decided on buying a house. So far the list has been whittled down to 15 or so houses. From there we need a smaller list for Jason to look at in the next week or so when he drives down to Leavenworth. We're trying to stay around the Leavenworth/Lansing area because the traffic getting on post will be a bitch. Don't exactly want a 20 mile commute before the queue at the gate begins.
We're trying to find houses which don't require a lot of work. More because we'll only be there for 10mths before moving once again. Is this realistic? More so then one would realize considering what we've found so far. Knowing our luck, though, we'll end up on the house which needs all the wallpaper stripped. This wouldn't be bad if I'm not working. I'm perverse in rather enjoying removing wallpaper and painting. The only snafu will come from Jake in his desire for helping out. Much hilarity would ensue amongst my trying in keeping his hands out of paint, glue, etc..
Egads. A house of our very own.
As previously noted to my lack of readers, we're moving this summer. After debating on the merits of renting, buying or living on post, we've decided on buying a house. So far the list has been whittled down to 15 or so houses. From there we need a smaller list for Jason to look at in the next week or so when he drives down to Leavenworth. We're trying to stay around the Leavenworth/Lansing area because the traffic getting on post will be a bitch. Don't exactly want a 20 mile commute before the queue at the gate begins.
We're trying to find houses which don't require a lot of work. More because we'll only be there for 10mths before moving once again. Is this realistic? More so then one would realize considering what we've found so far. Knowing our luck, though, we'll end up on the house which needs all the wallpaper stripped. This wouldn't be bad if I'm not working. I'm perverse in rather enjoying removing wallpaper and painting. The only snafu will come from Jake in his desire for helping out. Much hilarity would ensue amongst my trying in keeping his hands out of paint, glue, etc..
Egads. A house of our very own.
Thursday, April 24, 2008
Wednesday, April 23, 2008
And the illness of the week is
Fifth Disease brought to you by Colin. At least it's giving him some color since we're both jockeying for the palest of the pale family member in our house.
In the past month we've dealt with pneumonia, strep with scarlet fever, strep with vomiting and now fifth disease. For some reason Jake has escaped the weekly illnesses invading our house this past month. I wish I could say the same for Brendan and Colin.
In the past month we've dealt with pneumonia, strep with scarlet fever, strep with vomiting and now fifth disease. For some reason Jake has escaped the weekly illnesses invading our house this past month. I wish I could say the same for Brendan and Colin.
Friday, April 18, 2008
Coming from nowhere
Is how the thoughts feel running through my mind. The past two weeks have been a blur which I'm still recovering from. Bloody hell my fingers are swollen. I say this because typing is interesting for me at the moment. See! Comments from nowhere. Get used to it because I'm not changing.
Last week I had surgery. Scar revision of my c-section scars along with upper/lower/flanks lipo. Yes, I delved into the underbelly of plastic surgery. Say what you will but the difference in my torso is huge if somewhat lopsided. Looks as if I had a baby while things continue shifting, swelling and settling into their final resting place. The scar revision was worth having a drainage tube for a week.
I'd been having issues with adhesions after my section with Jake. I still don't think the surgery will have corrected all of my issues but the ones surrounding the scar itself have been taken care of. There's still a part of my stomach which twists and turns when I do certain movements. It was this pain which brought me into the doctor's office to begin with. Two CT scans later, nothing really showed up but Tricare said they'd pay for scar revision. When we move to Ft. Leavenworth I'll be getting my colonoscopy done to see if there's anything else going on. Woohoo! More things shoved into my body which shouldn't be there in the first place. At least mom won't be in the hallway when I have something sticking out of my arse, the doctor pops open the door and asks if she'd like to see into my bum. Yes, this really happened to me at 13.
Throw in being post-op a week and this past Monday had me dealing with one hoarking child with another who was all aglow in scarlet fever. Brendan and Jake had their worst case of strep throat. Over the weekend Brendan had been running a fever which caused his skin to flush. I'd done a bit of reading where I learned scarlet fever is a sympton of strep. Here's the problem: his skin would flush, go normal, flush again. If the flush stayed constant we'd have been in the ER.
By Monday he was red and officially diagnosed with scarlet fever. By Monday Colin started hoarking. Everywhere. By Monday I learned hoarking is a sign of strep. By Monday the boys had their first rapid strep tests come back positive.
None of this would be so bad if Brendan hadn't gotten over pneumonia 2-3 wks before getting strep. At least Jake's test came back negative and I haven't caught anything myself. Knock on fake wood.
Last week I had surgery. Scar revision of my c-section scars along with upper/lower/flanks lipo. Yes, I delved into the underbelly of plastic surgery. Say what you will but the difference in my torso is huge if somewhat lopsided. Looks as if I had a baby while things continue shifting, swelling and settling into their final resting place. The scar revision was worth having a drainage tube for a week.
I'd been having issues with adhesions after my section with Jake. I still don't think the surgery will have corrected all of my issues but the ones surrounding the scar itself have been taken care of. There's still a part of my stomach which twists and turns when I do certain movements. It was this pain which brought me into the doctor's office to begin with. Two CT scans later, nothing really showed up but Tricare said they'd pay for scar revision. When we move to Ft. Leavenworth I'll be getting my colonoscopy done to see if there's anything else going on. Woohoo! More things shoved into my body which shouldn't be there in the first place. At least mom won't be in the hallway when I have something sticking out of my arse, the doctor pops open the door and asks if she'd like to see into my bum. Yes, this really happened to me at 13.
Throw in being post-op a week and this past Monday had me dealing with one hoarking child with another who was all aglow in scarlet fever. Brendan and Jake had their worst case of strep throat. Over the weekend Brendan had been running a fever which caused his skin to flush. I'd done a bit of reading where I learned scarlet fever is a sympton of strep. Here's the problem: his skin would flush, go normal, flush again. If the flush stayed constant we'd have been in the ER.
By Monday he was red and officially diagnosed with scarlet fever. By Monday Colin started hoarking. Everywhere. By Monday I learned hoarking is a sign of strep. By Monday the boys had their first rapid strep tests come back positive.
None of this would be so bad if Brendan hadn't gotten over pneumonia 2-3 wks before getting strep. At least Jake's test came back negative and I haven't caught anything myself. Knock on fake wood.
Wednesday, April 2, 2008
The boys will be missed
Since it's becoming more known we're leaving, several of my coworkers are putting their foot down. Apparently we're not allowed to leave the Arsenal. They don't necessarily care about Jason and I staying, it's the boys they don't want leaving.
Brendan's come a long way since the beginning of the year. He started coming to SAS shortly after I started my job here. The first day of kindergarten had him being a deer in headlights. Watching the kids come in the doors from the school bus I could see how lost Brendan was that day. He went from being the big kid at daycare to being the smallest and not knowing his way around.
Mrs. Luke keeps saying Brendan can't leave because he's gotten so comfortable in his surroundings and how much he's grown during the past year. Each day Brendan whispers into his ear who his secret identity is and not to tell mom. Both Mrs. Luke and Mr. Shame have been invited over to our house so they can play games, something which has never happened to either one of them in their years of working with kids. They both appreciate how comfortable Brendan has become with them to invite them over. Never mind the quirky sayings which tumble out of Brendan's mouth which cracks everyone up.
We've been talking with the boys on our move so they're prepared. I don't think this move will be as easy as the previous ones. Hopefully the few weeks before school starts next year they'll have adjusted to our new environment. At least Colin will have Brendan with him again once school starts so they're not all lost in new environments.
Brendan's come a long way since the beginning of the year. He started coming to SAS shortly after I started my job here. The first day of kindergarten had him being a deer in headlights. Watching the kids come in the doors from the school bus I could see how lost Brendan was that day. He went from being the big kid at daycare to being the smallest and not knowing his way around.
Mrs. Luke keeps saying Brendan can't leave because he's gotten so comfortable in his surroundings and how much he's grown during the past year. Each day Brendan whispers into his ear who his secret identity is and not to tell mom. Both Mrs. Luke and Mr. Shame have been invited over to our house so they can play games, something which has never happened to either one of them in their years of working with kids. They both appreciate how comfortable Brendan has become with them to invite them over. Never mind the quirky sayings which tumble out of Brendan's mouth which cracks everyone up.
We've been talking with the boys on our move so they're prepared. I don't think this move will be as easy as the previous ones. Hopefully the few weeks before school starts next year they'll have adjusted to our new environment. At least Colin will have Brendan with him again once school starts so they're not all lost in new environments.
Friday, March 28, 2008
The job search begins. Again.
Thanks to being in the military one accepts moving every few years give or take. This makes it rather difficult in finding a job when you're the spouse of the soldier. They have a job or school with each move whereas you don't.
Last year I started work again after five years of being a stay at home mom. Initially I started doing a medical transcription class with the grand idea of working from home. I think in a few years I'll revisit this idea once things settle down within my headspace. I needed to be out of the house for my sanity. Depending upon where we end up after school I may pursue the transcription again with a passion.
I've been checking out the jobs down at Ft. Leavenworth and applied for two knowing I probably wouldn't be a candidate. If our move date were closer there would have been a better chance in getting interviewed. I'm still rusty in my interviewing skills and sending out resumes so the chance in doing so is welcome. Yesterday I found my job open down there. I'm scrambling in getting my resume updated since they don't use Resumix. I also can't use spousal preference because our move date is far enough out. Still, I won't pass this chance up since I'm already doing the job and have all the background checks in place.
The chances of my having a job while Jason's at school is slim considering the length of time we'll be at Ft. Leavenworth. It's hard thinking I'll be taking a year off again after going back to work. There's been a tremendous change in me since I've been working. I've had people comment on the difference, of how I'm calmer now and less frazzled. I didn't realize how much I needed to be in the workforce again, bringing home a paycheck until this past year.
I love my kids to death but I'm not a stay at home mom. It's just not me and I'm fine with this knowledge. Here's hoping a job falls into my lap again like the one I have now.
Last year I started work again after five years of being a stay at home mom. Initially I started doing a medical transcription class with the grand idea of working from home. I think in a few years I'll revisit this idea once things settle down within my headspace. I needed to be out of the house for my sanity. Depending upon where we end up after school I may pursue the transcription again with a passion.
I've been checking out the jobs down at Ft. Leavenworth and applied for two knowing I probably wouldn't be a candidate. If our move date were closer there would have been a better chance in getting interviewed. I'm still rusty in my interviewing skills and sending out resumes so the chance in doing so is welcome. Yesterday I found my job open down there. I'm scrambling in getting my resume updated since they don't use Resumix. I also can't use spousal preference because our move date is far enough out. Still, I won't pass this chance up since I'm already doing the job and have all the background checks in place.
The chances of my having a job while Jason's at school is slim considering the length of time we'll be at Ft. Leavenworth. It's hard thinking I'll be taking a year off again after going back to work. There's been a tremendous change in me since I've been working. I've had people comment on the difference, of how I'm calmer now and less frazzled. I didn't realize how much I needed to be in the workforce again, bringing home a paycheck until this past year.
I love my kids to death but I'm not a stay at home mom. It's just not me and I'm fine with this knowledge. Here's hoping a job falls into my lap again like the one I have now.
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