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07-07-2014, 11:50 PM
It's the big gummy bear that entices her the most. I figure I won't say anything 'till August (which would give me time to order what I need), and maybe she'll have picked something else.
My first day of orientation passed without issue, leaving me to wonder why I had to drive four hours for it. There are major things I need clarified tomorrow at my regional office, because what the main office (think of where I am now as the mother ship, so to speak) said about positions and pay scales scared the piss out of me. To boot, they said that all clinicians are on call 24/7. I was NOT informed of this before signing on. Who does that with children and a husband on night shift? I'm too tired to worry about it. I'll address it tomorrow when I get to my regional office.
According to our neighbors, the power came back on around 9:30am. We still might have lost the chest freezer contents, but we won't know until we get home and play around with it. We'll have to take something out, let it thaw, then look it all over. I am hoping that the worst case is it's not rotten, but just "off" due to having been frozen, thawed, then frozen again.
On a final note, I hesitated posting (and my backspace saved me from it) about being a week (WEEK) late. I do believe my period is finally here though. I am more relieved than anything, considering just starting the new job... but being a week late, I busted through three pregnancy tests. XD
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07-08-2014, 12:40 AM
Lol Chi. You sound like me taking pregnancy tests! (ya know, when there was a chance). I got all excited reading that last part thinking maybe, but I suppose the timing is a bit difficult so it's not a bad thing. I've just got baby fever! xD
Too bad it wasn't the KitKats she was after. I like how those look around the cake! The gummy bear just makes my stomach hurt!
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07-08-2014, 01:14 AM
Woooh fingers crossed for you!!! Maybe you'll get a new friend out of the parents too???
I want to enter something in the fair... my quick breads are usually pretty awesome as are most of my pies but I am lazy and fair is in August in the nastiest part of the heat usually
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I haven't had a period in...... Ugh I think over a year.... I took a test yesterday because I have been moody and exhausted and had a funky mishap with my stupid sensitive pills that I started freaking. But I am not *raise the roof* we think we have decided what we want to do with our future family. And it may mean in a year or so Dillon will be getting snipped o.o
I didn't know why but mene didn't show me the two other posts
I couldn't fathom the gummy bear thing o.o I can't stand having christmas/ halloween/ Easter etc candy in my house much less monster candy lol...
Glad orientation went well and I hope that all the bad things are just misunderstandings.
Have I mentioned lately that I love you guys? I am in a much less cruddy mood now after a nice relaxing bath I am glad I didn't post before because it would have been nothing but griping
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07-08-2014, 05:02 AM
I know! I'm totally excited! When I've been doing the paper work for their check ins I'm obsessed with seeing who is going to the Air Station. >.> Granted there's no guarantee that it's the same airframe as Scott, but still. After losing so many friends, I'm quite excited by the idea of making some. Here's hoping I still can! I should start inviting our current neighbors out fishing or to the beach with us. They seem like pretty awesome people, and even if they say no, I tried so I don't look like a jerk. Right? haha.
Yikes Jazzy! It's too soon for a baby scare! I'm glad it's nothing. Not that babies aren't awesome, just that you need time to heal still! So are you keeping it at the 4?
I also hope that issues with the regional place was just a misunderstanding.
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07-08-2014, 11:09 PM
Dillon and I have started discussing the idea of adopting a family of children (with 3 or more kids) our of foster care. Kids in big families are rarely kept together and I want to offer that to someone. If I were ready now, which I am so not, there was a beautiful family of five kids looking for adoption out of the foster care program in Arizona ages ranging from 18 months to 12.... I wish I could now they really made my heart melt... we will start moving our way there from now on which will need to include the purchase or building of another larger home. I started doing research on foster care adoptions about a year or two ago!!!
I had a total confidence booster in this area today. I babysat for the first time since Jayden, and I don't do anything on a small scale. A 3 year old girl and a set of 14 month old twin boys.I know they didn't know me well enough to show me how they always are but I handled it all pretty well :) mom also cloth diapers and nurses which was fun to find someone who could relate. I've had her on my friends list for forever... We met "officially" at last year's Big Latch On. She has these three and a mother boy Sean's age. I guess her last baby sitter quit because her twins are "too hard"
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07-09-2014, 12:15 AM
14 month is when you're getting into the easier stages of twins though! lol. I'm so glad you handled it all well! We keep telling you you're an awesome Mommy. (:
What an exciting prospect! (RE: Adoption of a large family) I love the idea that the kids would be able to stay together. Family is important. It seriously makes me all warm and fuzzy inside to think about. You're more than an amazing mommy, you're just plain Amazing <3
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07-09-2014, 12:38 AM
Fourteen months is when all babies seem to begin to smooth out for the most part. Sure there are those crazy times but it's not usually a daily crazy. These boys were sweet, I could tell they could cause havoc under normal circumstances but the cuddled and showed each other affection and they were just cute... their sister too... such a sweet big sissy.
As for the family thing I have always wanted to adopt, and when i was youngerbibalways romanticized about it being infant adoption. But reality is while I adore babies so do many people and often they don't have trouble finding homes for a baby, but older children they do. I have always wanted a family of 10 so we can possibly offer two sets of siblings adoption or one very large set pending you know our sanity. Plus this whole wait 2-3 years and start all over from scratch stuff is kind of unappealing... Lol. I do want by to be sure I am done so I want to wait a couple years to make our biological babies stop coming. But i am pretty sure I am done glaringly own babies currently.
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Wow some of the words my kindle thinks my chubby thumbs are try to type are just... special...
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07-09-2014, 02:23 AM
I spread my tests out over a week, much as I wanted to be like, "Oh hey, gotta pee! TEST!" Hehe. I am pretty sure this is an actual period. While I want the option, now is not the time. I need to work at least two years to get my full licensure, then I am fine with actively trying. Truthfully I'm fine with actively trying once I get in that home stretch of knowing I can work while pregnant and get a savings together kinda thing... so long as the licensing works out.
I am saving an update on work stuff. All that's going to spew is negativity, and I need to wait until Friday to get answers. I was just put into a room and forgotten about today (seriously). I don't know if they were meaning to say I was independent, but they missed the mark. I don't think most new employees would be like, "Well I feel like I'm done working, so I'll go home now." They would at least want someone higher up to say it was okay to leave... :\ I didn't get that. And the emo music played while I walked down the street and across to a parking garage carrying 2189328928 items in the pouring rain. Hah.
Transitions. Doesn't matter what type they are, they're hard, and almost always, things get easier. I'm telling myself that.
I have brain melt with the rest. :( Did I even mentioned about the guinea pig falling and breaking a tooth? I need to hunt up someone who has experience with them, because she'll likely die if she can't get the dental work done. They have rooted teeth, so they'll just grow unevenly and eventually brain her or starve her to death. ;_;
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07-09-2014, 02:36 AM
Poor Piggy! D: I did a quick search, and it looks like if it can still eat it should be okay provided you watch the other teeth closely. Guinea Lynx :: Broken Teeth I hope you're able to find something out from the vets.
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07-09-2014, 07:59 AM
I'm child-free, can I still hang out here?
I'm a writer and I like to interview parents for character development purposes.
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07-09-2014, 10:47 AM
Haha, Mellie... that's the link I looked at too. x3
Problem is, she can't eat her veg now. She could before we left, as it was cracked and not broken. The pressure broke it while we were gone. I'll give some places a call...
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07-09-2014, 12:36 PM
We've had plenty of childless people here I can't see why you couldn't hang about.
I hope your piggy is gonna be ok, and that you find a good vet for her.
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07-09-2014, 06:42 PM
I haven't taken her yet, mostly because she's eating, drinking, pooping, and being her typical feisty self. Her other tooth fell out (we think), which means they couldn't file her teeth anyway. I'm keeping a sharp eye out on her, but I'm not sure what they'd do for us if she's eating and hydrating without issue. I've poked and prodded her enough that she needs a break. Once I can determine if her tooth truly fell out (versus falling up and behind), I'll make a decision about the vet. If it's fallen out, I think she's fine. If it's moved backwards, not so much. x_x Either way, she broke both teeth in the fall... poor baby...
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07-09-2014, 10:07 PM
Poor baby ): It was the main link that looked relevant. lol.
Kitten- You're welcome to hang out with us. (:
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07-10-2014, 02:43 AM
Aww poor piggy!!!
So its been ten amazing years as a mom... It is bringing me to a lot of nostagia and I am sure I will shed a few tears before turning in for the night.
Mikes got his bike today because we can't do the party at the park like originally planned. So we are doing a pizza party instead!
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07-10-2014, 07:15 AM
Pizza parties are fun! I'm sure he'll love it! Did he like his bike? I'm glad you were able to find one for him. (:
UGH. I'm so ready for it to be payday already. I'm tired of having less than a hundred bucks in the bank.
I've also got to really crack down on cleaning the house since my mom will be here soon. Honestly, I don't want to do any of it. I'm feeling so super lazy. (possibly that burger and fries for dinner isn't helping me much in the energy area).
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07-10-2014, 07:53 PM
I am so cranky today. I walked into work today fairly happy. The babies weren't with me so I figured it would be a simple straight forward less worry kind of day (I panic when I have the kids at the school).... Nope... At nine I get informed not asked that I will need to stay late. I ask "how late" and get a shrug. Wtf??? Is it not obvious that I have a family? I mean honestly. So I say I have an appointment for my big kids today at 3 and I need to be there. So she say ok I'll let you go at 3. NO the appointment is AT three I work on the north side and live on the southside I need to be gone by 2:30. So I call Dillon have him rush to get the babies together and drive all the way to the north side and back only to realize he forgot Ellie's lunch and her towel. But I get through the day get back from lunch and the baby teacher tells my co teacher something I can't quite hear (I am kept very out of the loop it seems like the whole place and even the employee who was fired all talk to each other and not to me) and I am told that plans have changed and that my conteacher will not be going but I still need to stay. Uh ok as long as I can leave by 2:30 I am good. But my big kids are going to be alone so I need to leave. If at all possible. So after all that bs I get told to go ahead home my big boss decided to come back to work. Lord islt must be nice to be salary and get to decide when to come in and IF!!!
So as I am leaving I ask if I should anticipate working an extra shift tomorrow and get the grey hem and haw. These people seriously have nothing together. I find out my co teacher is off all day tomorrow on a day we have a field trip! We are anticipating 15 kids. I love being the out casted teacher. :\ so now I have so much on my plate. I have no clue what I am going to do tomorrow. The two little ones are suppose to start pre head start at 2:30. Its not like I have a life.
And to top everything off I seriously was walked in on pumping like 4 times today I want to SCREAM!
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07-10-2014, 09:35 PM
You need a Privacy Please sign that you can put up while you're pumping so people don't walk in on you. Or a No Entry sign. You should totally print one up. There's a good number of people that listen to them.
...Don't you need more than one person per like 8 kids or something? You can't do a field trip with 15. WTF?? It's not safe!
I don't know what's going on with your co-workers. But good god they need to include you when it comes to the workings of the place! You can't be left hanging on a string wondering what is going on. :/ It's obvious you've got a family and obligations to them that will always (and rightfully) come first. You need to be kept in the loop.
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07-10-2014, 10:30 PM
I feel like I've been having an anxiety attack since 9:30am, and it's 6:45pm. I am with you on the "I don't know about this job" thing, Jaz. Still, I'm going to give it six months, until I truly grasp what's going on. I actually meet with my supervisor tomorrow to ask more questions. I would explain, but I think I might actually just PM the both of you at a later time once I know more. *shakes head*
On a happier note, yay for 10 years of mommyhood! And I'd be quite angry about not having a private place to pump. I doubt I'd even let any milk down under those circumstances.
Have you guys ever felt that you're off in your own little corner sometimes and everyone else has just checked out and given up? I feel like it's sometimes harder to be optimistic and change things for the better if everyone around you is all, "Beh... just take the easy way."
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07-11-2014, 01:23 AM
Omg yes! That describes it fairly accurately for me. My mom and sister both telling me to suck up the legal problems I see in my center because I at least have a job. Wtf!!! That is like saying no big deal that we are risking kids... And don't get me started on co workers!!! There is ONE baby teacher and she is in and out of her room a ton. (potty breaks and such) and I got snipped at today for walking down the hall to tell Ellie's teacher she needed to have sunscreen put on. Then that teacher make me put it on her... I btw had my co teacher in the room....
The pumping thug is hard to explain. I have to pump where the infants sleep. Which is just part of the baby room partitioned off. The only outlet is between two cribs Liam's and another little girls. So when I went today Liam and another baby were asleep. And OF FREAKING COURSE that other baby's mom came and picked her up. They sat IN the nap area chatting for a good 5 minutes and the mom left and came back. The baby teacher walks in at random which she usually warns me but today no warning. :\
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07-11-2014, 01:39 AM
All the more reason I love being here. You guys "get it". I still feel that, while it's harder (and more isolating) to try and make a change rather than give in to the shit round you, it's worth it. It's worth fighting the uphill battle. Hell, if you have to, in time begin a daycare of your own. Babies and kiddos need safe spaces, and all that just doesn't sound safe. It sounds scary.
I'd still be wonked out about the pumping issues. :(
I don't want to go to bed... blargh. More driving tomorrow.
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07-11-2014, 02:38 AM
I want to go to bed... But Liam however... Does not... and neither do Sean and Ellie V_V no rest for this weary traveler!
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07-11-2014, 02:43 AM
When I pumped I tended to massage the girls as I went to make sure the let down was even and no ducts were being forgotten... There was a lot of touching going on that couldn't or wouldn't happen when other people were around because it was awkward. Or there was one time that I'd just started and hadn't fully finished adjusting myself when in walked a few of my neighbors...and it was painful...because I wasn't positioned correctly. You really should have a more secure place to pump. Is there any chance of getting another curtain or partition put up between the little girls crib and where you pump? I doubt having Liam see you would be an issue, but really, you DESERVE the privacy.
Any glaring safety issues should be brought up with someone. There has to be someone in charge of making sure these schools are run properly you can send an anonymous complaint to about them not following safety standards etc. If the parents knew, I would hope they would be outraged by it. If I'm PAYING to have my child go to a daycare they better as hell be taking damn good care of my kid and following the protocols they told me they followed when I signed my kids up!
I've been on the verge of tears all day. I'm not sure why. I'm feeling rather defeated and hopeless. I keep trying to get the house clean before my mom comes on Tuesday. The kids aren't making it easy in fact I feel that they're purposefully going through and making a mess today out of what I've already cleaned. (Actually, I'm getting this from the hubs as well) ...I just want it to look nice! Is that so much to ask?
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07-11-2014, 03:07 AM
I am worried that the anonymous part is going to be the problem or that my kids will lose spaces. Or that the state will come on a slow day. We had 20 kids the other day and I can't remember but for our ages we should have 8 per teacher. It's been so long that I can't remember. It is posted on our board what our needs should be. 5 babies 7 toddlers under 3 but I can't remember pre school. Maybe it is 10 per teacher. But still... I know dss just slaps wrists. They came in on day 4 of me working there and checked our kitchen which is not for kids mind you and is suppose to ALWAYS BE CLOSED. And I heard them teaming into the director about her repeat violations of the code. Wtf people. REPEAT she isn't forgetting she's ignoring you... our mats for nap are awful looking I can't eve express. And mats are suppose to be one child use and we don't follow that rule either. And they are suppose to be sanitized once a week... nope.. It all makes me nuts.
I wouldn't mind the babies. I mean after all they are babies. That is what boobs are for. But it is so awkward when an adult comes in. I massage and such too cause I don't like sitting around and not getting paid. I thought about putting up a blanket or something but I thing I'd have to make it. Which need time /sigh
Hugs for all**
I am not sure that I will ever see a clean house again. I am so tired of my disaster of a dwelling. And with Dillon and I seemingly never on the same schedule... It just feels defeating lean unless everyone is asleep and that is a rare delight in which usually ends with me getting sleep while I can since little mister has taken up kicking me to wake me auto when he wants something... to include company...
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07-11-2014, 04:05 AM
Hello all!
I am seeking a mother, preferably a mother of a daughter, to interview for assistance on writing a character!
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