Working

Things are, as always, crazy.

I went to cover a class for a friend of mine from church who works for a private school. She happened to let me know that a long-term sub position was available because of the teachers is pregnant and due almost any day.

So, I went to interview last Thursday, did the coverage for my friend Friday morning, and was offered the full-time job before I left for that afternoon.

I spend most of the weekend and all day Monday finding and securing a place for Jensen at a local daycare that I felt comfortable with and could afford on my sub salary and still have a little left over. (Okay, honestly, it's very, very little.)

However, the kids are fantastic, they have tons of supplies - every kid has a book in each subject and for some classes even have their own workbook that they can write in! It's amazing to see the comparison between this and my Brooklyn hoodlums, and the amount of resources available here. All in all, it's a pretty cushy job, and it was a good way to bring in some extra money, try going back to work for a short time to see if I'm ready, and get something to put on my resume for the time I've been out of the workforce to stay home with Jensen.

He has had a great time at "school" the last couple of days. They feed him all the time, and he's doing projects already! He's growin' up so fast!

Termite tornado

Oh, boy, this baby's fast! Jensen is officially walking, all by himself, ALL THE TIME. I don't know where this little energizer gets his fuel, but he will go and go until he simply cannot do anymore.

Everyone is back to work now-Amy's been at school for a whole week already, and today was Michael's first day back at the office, and therefore, my first day of having the termite to myself in quite some time.

Whew...and it's only noon!

He finally quit running and is down for a nap. It's a little later than usual, so I'm hoping for a longer stretch of quiet.

He is also learning today...it is important to us that he learns to communicate with the animals so he doesn't hurt them and doesn't get hurt. Today he pushed Sydney a little too far, and she hissed at him. He is a smart boy and backed off. Okay, so there were about 20 seconds of crying for being scared, but ultimately, that is a good thing. He was able to understand she had had enough, and he listened to her, so she didn't feel that she needed to go further than her warning. In a house with 5 cats, he has done really well and only gotten scratched lightly a couple of times, and even that was accidentally done in the midst of playing.

So, now everyone is calm, and the furry ones are doped up on catnip (thought I'd mellow them out for naptime) and baby's sleeping.

Hhmmm, perhaps Momma should nap, too?

Trapped Termite!

Muwahahahaha! My little Termite is trapped, trapped I tell you! The baby gates are officially up today. Yes, technically it's actually a little later than I'd wanted, but when I tried to put the first one in, by morning it was pulling out of the wall....not good. So, I did it the good old fashioned way-I called a handyman.

He was here at 9:30 this morning, and the gates over both staircases were done in an hour! Fantastico!

Now I am trying to recover from my whirlwind day yesterday...my dear friend Amy is staying with me for a bit, and she had some major back to school shopping to do for her first day ever of being a NYC teacher. It was fun, but after something like 10 hours of pounding the pavement at Target, Staples, and Queens Center Mall, we were both quite ready to go home. My body is also mad at me for wearing flip flips. No cushioning, and all that pounding has radiated up my legs and back. Humph.

Soon Michael will also start work again, and it'll be just be me and the Termite during the day. He is getting so big! (I know, I know, babies do that....) I have started a journal of letters just for him, so someday he'll be able to read about how much trouble he was (just kidding!) and how much I love him!

Still waiting to hear an update on the music video, but I still haven't lost the enthusiam for the arrival of the finished product to be announced. Of course, it'll be posted here for all to see.

Finally, I signed myself up for a twitter account...not like you all need to be seeing even more of what I do, but I guess if you did, here's your chance. It's under astoria_lily if you'd like to search.

Yawn-it's way past bedtime now....when did I get old? :)