it was just number one

its been 6 days since my last day of work and i have been busier these past 6 days then i have been the past 6 months while working! actually, now that i think about it, i don't think that i will have time to squeeze in a 9-5 on my hectic schedule. today i had a 10am interview, a 1pm interview, i had to pick up thomas from school, run to pick up tobias and then take tobias to his 4 month doctor's appointment. i had been running around all day on nothing but a cup of coffee, a bottled water and a bologna sandwich. (i know, i'm like the only person in the world who eats bologna!) when we finally got to the hospital for toby's doctor's appointment, i had to take a break into the little girls room. so, i kindly asked thomas to please stand outside the bathroom and watch toby for me. "I'll just be a sec." i go in, pass the lovely couches and into my stall and then i hear . . . "mom, MOM, MOOOOOMMMM!" i quickly prayed that this yelling was coming from the child of one of the other three women in the restroom. no such luck. i call back, "yes, thomas?"

"are you going to go number one or number two?"

unemployment

monday night i got the biggest surprise of my life. i was completely caught off guard when my corporate office manager, Bonnie, called me to let me go. she said that she was sorry, and thanked me for everything. i'd like to say that i've never been fired before, but this not my first time in the unemployment line. i was fired when i was 16. i worked for Celebration Restaurant as a hostess. the manager said that i was way too "reserved" and that he was sorry and thanked me for everything. twelve years ago, i hung up from that phone call and drove down to Eckerd Drug Store, filled out a paper application and was hired within 20 minutes. monday night i hung up from that phone call and cried.


yesterday, i had my exit interview with Bonnie; she flew down from Portland. she told me that the board of directors had to fire my boss. since i am his assistant, i was also no longer needed, my position was eliminated. i was sooo angry with my boss but i got a chance to talk to him about it and he said that he was super sorry. so now i'm hitting the pavement (i.e. internet) looking for a new way to pay the rent.


if all else fails then i will drive down to Eckerd Drug Store, now CVS, and fill out a paper application.

soccer

fall 2007 soccer season is here! since tom has missed a couple of seasons i was concerned that he'd be behind the other kids. he was not. he was awsome and i was really happy for him. they did loose thier first game but that's ok. off to a bad start but there is potential there for a great season! tommy lacks hussle but other than that he's gotten 100xs better over the years. i even caught him doing a clever head pass, which was uber cool. soccer mom was never a dream of mine, yet here i am and i couldn't be happier.

winter shopping

thursday night my mom gave tobe this cuuuutte little outfit, but it was a size 6 months and i though, "sheesh, this is too big and it'll be cold before he can wear it." so when i got home i tried it on him just for kicks. and to my surprise, and later concern, it fit! not a-little-to-big fit or a just-right-fit, but a one-more-week-until-it's-too-small fit. so i dropped everything and ran to toby's dresser to survey it's contents. sure enough i had been subconsciously making piles of fit vs. doesn't fit clothing inside. the pile of doesn't fit had quickly overwhelmed the left side of the top draw. later that night, before i had a chance to communicate my panic to rodney, we saw a news story about a huge consignment event. rodney must-a read my mind when he offered to take me to shop for winter clothes for the baby. so this is where we spent our friday morning, sans children, and we had a blast! now, toby is set for the coming winter months. . . . hopefully.

quick catch up. . . . .

Dental Care
I had a two hour visit to the dentist this morning. It left me with the entire right side of my face numb for hours. I could not speaking and was even drooling a bit. Making matters worse, I got to work, thinking I'd be alone in the office today, only to find my boss here in a meeting with someone else! Classic Matilda Moment. The left side is scheduled for later this month, yikes!

The VMA's
Poor Brittney. Enough said.

Good In Bed by Jennifer Weiner
Loved it, Loved it! Jennifer Weiner did a fab job on this book. Some of it was a little far-fetched. For example the heroine gets everything her little heart ever desired and all her enemies got exactly as they deserved at the end. Not resembling real life not even closely. However, it’s just a book and those are the things that we can fantasize about, right? The main character, Cannie, is super successful, sharp, witty, with a pretty face. BUT she’s a size 16. Cannie let’s this tiny detail rule her entire life! Jennifer Weiner teaches Cannie her lesson and sends her off with a happy ending, my favorite. The book also includes some hilarious innuendoes.

Teething

Before I left for Portland, Thomas was sick and my heart went out to him. That helpless feeling just eats me up. Then, upon my return from Portland, my other baby, Toby, starts running a fever. He’s TEETHING! He’s only 3 and ½ months old, so this was totally unexpected. He’s drooling like a drippy faucet and gnawing on whatever we put near his mouth. Thankfully, on this round, the fever only last a day and half. I did have to miss a friend’s baby shower, so that kind of sucked.

Portland
This is my second time in Portland for work. It was great to go out there and mingle with all my Pacific Coast Co-Workers, but it’s always hard to be away from my family. (even if it is just for a couple of days) I being brave before I left, right up until Thomas got all teary-eyed on me when we said good-bye at the airport. I was over it by later that night. I went to happy hour. I watched everybody shoot pool and then I had a couple of drinks and some appetizers. Then a few of us went to have dinner. I tried the Washington Crab! Traveling back was a nightmare. My train to the airport left at 3:45pm PST where I caught a 5:30pm flight to Arizona. Then from Arizona to DFW was another 3 hours, getting me to Dallas at 2am CST. I got home, kissed the boys, took a shower, broke Rodney’s glasses when I stepped on them, and hopped into bed. And by 4:30am I was up again feeding the baby. My life had returned to regular programming after only 2 and half hours of sleep.

103.2 fever

turns out. . . thomas was sick. it started on saturday with a fever and then a sore throat. thomas is weird because you'd never know he was sick. he does not constantly complain of his ailments the way that i do. i can't understand that boy sometimes. i feel like if you're sick then everyone should know it and feel sorry for you. because of his lack of complaints, i didn't even notice that he was sick until we got home from church on sunday afternoon. so he flopped down on the couch and stayed there until this morning. yesterday was the hardest because his fever sky rocketed to 103.2. by "hardest", i mean hardest on me. tommy was fine. he watched a pokemon marathon. i, on the other hand, had to balance toby on one hip while caring for thomas. i tried to pawn off toby to my mother, but it was a no-go. then i called my phone nurse service all teary eyed, lump-in-throat and all. i felt helpless; all i could do was schedule and appointment for first thing in the morning. dang this labor day.

this morning's visit to dr. ernie proved helpful. we learned tommy didn't have strep but had a viral infection in his throat. a quick stop at the pharmacy. we returned home to find that thomas feels much better, but now my throat is feeling a tad quirky. it always works that way for me.

the twins

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i spent a little time shopping with sarah and toby on saturday. we're looking around for a baptism outfit for tobias. the options are limited for boys. but the highlight of my day was hanging out at my mom's house with david's twins. these poor babies will always be referred to as "the twins". we could individualize them but it's soooo much cuter not to. they are a rarity in our family that just referring to them as "the twins" makes me feel special just by having twins in our family. thanks david and vanessa; you have fabulous procreation skills! their little personalities are developing too. xavier is happy and laid back like a sleepy puppy. while leilani is sensitive and finicky like a flower.

thomas also brought some excitement to my saturday, but i will save him the embarrassment and NOT blog about it.