- I'm a bit more disenchanted with my job. 6 mo. and I've realized it's a HUGE uphill climb. Pushing a giant boulder. I see potential but I cannot do it on my own. It is not my business. If it was, it would be run very differently. The F-bomb would not be dropped at every available moment either. I finally told my boss yesterday that I am having a hard time because if I'm going to be the only one who cares, I can't handle it. I'm not just a "paycheck collector". I CARE. I strive. I attempt. I feel like the only one too many days. All I can say is Thank God it's uber-flexible. It's certainly not the pay that is keeping me around! It's the fact I can come & go as I need to and that I do still see potential and I am given a very long lead to do my job the way I know it should be done.
- FG had a grand adventure in Alaska. A bit too close to too many bears for my taste!
Yeahhhhhh. That's too close to a mama and her cub!
He had a quick trip to Oregon and next month he's off to S. America for nearly 3 weeks. Good times, good times. ARGH!
- During his little trip to OR, he forgot a crucial piece of equipment. Given that he was IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERESVILLE he called me very panicked. What's a good wife to do? Arrange for the kids to be watched all day and hop in the car. uh huh. I did. I drove 500 miles to save his sorry butt. It didn't even need to be said that he owes me big time. And the massage he gave me two days later doesn't count because we all know what "massage" translates to for a guy.
- School is going well for my kiddos. They are enjoying 2nd & 5th grades. DS has a MUCH better teacher this year and DD has the same teacher DS had for 2nd grade.
- Today was my first day helping in either classroom. I went to DD's 2nd grade class and did the same thing I did when DS was in there. So it was easy and she was happy to not have to walk me through the whole process. She is very particular about how things are done.
- My stuff for PTA is going along. I'm just trying to not feel guilty about not devoting a gazillion hours to it. I should be working on some stuff right now but I don't want to. I wanted to read some blogs and write on mine. :) I have been giving of myself so much that I have learned to take care of ME a bit more sometimes. The knot in my neck and the headache are usually good indicators that I need to take some time for myself or I am no good to anyone.
- Our cow is almost ready! Hopefully next week! We're starting with 1/4 because a whole cow is around $2,000. I'm excited!! The kids love red meat but we don't eat it often. This is going to be so much better for us! And it's much cheaper per pound to buy a 1/4 cow.
- I'm still happy with our organic fruit & veggie delivery! I think they should give me a discount with all the people I've referred. It's not a CSA so I can "shop" from my computer and then it gets delivered. This week I was supposed to get some chard. Uh, I would be the only one to eat it. So I had that taken out and will exchange it for something else - probably some grapes that I know the kids will eat. So glad I've started it and it's going well for us.
- I need to get back into menu planning. I have been kind of doing it but not regularly. It's tougher when FG is gone. I found a new recipe for Orange Chicken that DS loves. I haven't really been baking too much but a few of the "regulars" here & there. I have been eating a boatload of salads.
- I should take a picture of the kids clothes organizers. I broke down and bought the hanging closet shelf things. I have never seen two kids so excited about organizing! I think it had more to do with going back to school and the fact that I started those and got new backpack hooks right before school started. I tell ya, it has been wonderful though! Especially now that I have to get myself ready & out the door shortly after they leave. We pick out the clothes for the week on the weekend and they know what to wear every morning. There's no looking for socks, mismatched clothes or wrong "temperature" clothes. We look at the weather and decide together what to wear for every day of the week. DD knows she can't wear a dress on PE day and that she must have tennis shoes. So yay! There's no more fighting over the clothes every morning or the night before. It's once a week and done!
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