Party On

This week went by so fast! I love spending time with my parents, they are such go-getters. We ate, then ate, then ate. I mean Jeni’s , ML Rose , Jim N Nicks . Y-U-M. That’s not even including the delicious home cooking my mom brought to the table. Ah- I haven’t had cinnamon rolls or chicken and dumplings for so long. But really- my dad put up a beautiful backsplash in our kitchen that is just phenomenal, mom and I had a spa day, we meandered up to Honeysuckle Hill Farm , had an in-family pumpkin decorating contest, and we topped off the week by going to Franklin’s Pumpkinfest this morning. It was so much fun. I’ve never seen Eli laugh so much. We will miss their company and the love and laughter they bring. Only 8 more weeks until we see them again. That all being said-be ready for a picture overload! I also made the time to take Kito to the vet. They’re not sure what’s going on with him. They did blood work which was “inconclusive”, but many of their tentative diagnoses are relat

Well my last official work week came and went. It was a rough week, but the last day itself was pretty anticlimactic. Maybe because I’ll be back Mondays and Wednesdays indefinitely. Apparently thus far there’s been no applicants for the job. Oh well, I’m still so happy to be home with Eli (who, at the moment is chewing his way through our DVDs- the Tracy Anderson Method is his favorite). Well, my parents are in town so this is going to be another short one! I want to soak it up. What we Bought: Not a thing! Best Moment: Last night Eli just wanted to be held. He would give me a huge hug then look around then give me another humongous hug. He’s so sweet Best purchase: Everything babyproof. But really I love that these cabinet locks need a key. They also keep the cabinet completely shut so there’s no baby fingers near household poisons. My mom helped me scout some new places for photo shoots today so Eli got lots of one on one time with his grandma today! Eli: Week 40 I h

I made it! Two weeks of two staff members out and I made it. Now, I just have one more full week and I’m home free. Eli’s been sleeping a lot better this week, but I still am so exhausted. Mommy needs a nap. What did we do this week? Well, we made it to a wet and rainy Oktoberfest and had a very tasty pretzel-wrapped beer brat from 312 Pizza Co and, as always, the beer cheese soup from Mad Platter was yum-my. Other than that it’s been constant errands. Oh! We did decorate our house for Halloween. I didn’t buy anything new this year, so it’s pretty much the same as usual. What we Bought: This splat mat - trying to save our carpet! Most Awkward Moment: So many. I successfully washed and dried a diaper…without noticing. Hey, at least it was not a #2 deal. Or maybe it was Eli drumming and scratching on my chest all through Kroger. I guess the baby sign language hasn’t quite stuck yet. Or it could be our daycare infant teacher who is likes cosplay who said she’d dress her kid up just

Well, I did it. I mean, I sort of did it. I put in my resignation. I have less than 2 weeks left and I’m done…almost done. Here’s what happened. I discussed resignation with my boss on the 12th of September, but she was going on vacation so I didn’t make it official until the 22nd. Then there was the back of forth of well, you can work part-time (not worth it, I’d be making $0 with our daycare fees), or you can work part-time at home (still, can’t really commit 20 hours a week without childcare) or maybe you can go PRN. Bingo. Yes! I jumped at that. I could turn it down if it was too much but at least have the option of making money. The thing is, they had to apply for a PRN position and they haven’t even approved of filling my current position thus far. So- I’m going to work Monday and Wednesday mornings starting the 20th until they hire someone and they are fully trained, which can be anywhere from 1-3 months. BUT- as my last official day is the 17th I can cancel at any time. At leas