Perhaps my calling is helping preschools grow

Yesterday I attended a local preschool open house with the intention of presenting my information packet on myself in hopes that they might have an opening (even part-time) for an aide/assistant.

I immediately was taken with the director. She said all the right things and I honestly felt that she had the children in her care best interests at heart. She gave me a guided tour of the facility and while they don't follow the total Montessori philosophy I could see many similarities. That in itself made me feel very good about the program. She had a case of five children ranging in age from 3 to 5 years, yet 3 of those 5 will be graduating the program in a few weeks. So that leaves her looking for more students to fill her roles.

I discussed with her some of the cost effective, even free things that Mindy and I did to promote Cornerstone and she was very thankful for the suggestions. To the point even that she mentioned wanting to call me in the future to discuss more ideas for enlarge her enrollment. That made me feel very good. I instantly felt like I was a good fit there.

So I am working on getting some information together to send to her in hopes that she can bolster her enrollment to the point that she just might need me. Kind of feels like deja vue.

Some news about my mom

My mom got word back today on her recent CT scans of her pelvis, chest and abdomen. There were NO masses in any of the areas scanned. The original sonogram of her stomach indicating a 1.8cm mass in actuality was her rather enlarged spleen which has been an issue in the past due to her anemia.

This is wonderful news and she's very relieved. The bone marrow biopsy results are still not back yet and probably won't be until around the time of her next oncologist appointment which is May 20th.

So while we received good news on one front we are still waiting to see about the determination of lymphoma. So again I ask you to keep her in your thoughts and prayers. She and I both appreciate all the good thoughts.

Something tells me she still NEEDS a nap

Ever since Girlie Girlie started potty training and has become a full fledged underwear wearer...her naps have become few and far between -- much to this mama of 2's dismay. Honestly I think I needed her nap time as much as she did. That's when I was able to relax and have slience. Not so much of that going on anymore. sigh.

Well every now and again Girlie Girlie's body overrides her head and we find her curled up on the floor in various parts of the living room or dining room. But last night took the cake. We were eating dinner and she told my hubby that she needed to potty so he helped her from the table and off to her little potty in the dining room she went as we continued with dinner.

She was very quiet and when I called to her I didn't get any response so I got up to check on her and would you believe it she was actually sleeping sitting up on her potty chair? I wish my camera's batteries hadn't been dead cause I would have taken her picture.
I got her off the potty and she barely woke up just long enough really to crawl up on the sofa and go back to sleep for about an hour.

So see mama does know BEST -- Girlie Girlie still NEEDS her nap!

What makes people tick?

As you all are aware hubby was awarded the Mechanic Millwright position that I have been blogging about for some time now.
Well Friday when hubby returned back to the shop at his current job, he went searching for his boss to discuss the fact that he had gotten a new job and to give his two weeks notice. His boss and owner of the company had gone for the day. So hubby left him a note that he needed to speak with him on a private matter and a few hours later his boss phoned him.

During the conversation between the two my hubby's boss did his best to try to talk him out of leaving yet when the discussion finally came around to hubby's new hourly wage his current boss agreed that it was an opportunity the couldn't be passed up. Finally at the end of the conversation he congratulated hubby and that was that.

Or so we thought....

Hubby comes home yesterday and tells me that his boss called him into his office and basically berated him and eluded to the fact that he didn't think he was smart enough to have gotten his new job. He went on to say things about how hubby needed to respect him and not discuss his new job with the other employees. Hubby said this man made it sound like suddenly it was all his fault that there was discension among the employees at the company. Which honestly isn't the case. Hubby isn't the first person to leave for a variety of reasons yet now with their workforce thinning it has to be more difficult to justify all the employees jumping ship. There will be 2 more leaving shortly or giving notice. One is a service tech and the other is another lead installer.

I was just so angry yesterday as I listened to my husband tell me what happened to him. It wasn't that I expected any better from the man who is his boss yet to hear that someone has the balls (excuse my expression) to tell someone to their face that they think they are too stupid is just plain wrong not to mention what does it say about them when up until just recently the boss was working into having hubby be a lead installer.

I just dislike very much that another person made my husband doubt himself again even if was just for a minute. Hubby worked hard to get this job and he deserved the good thing that came his way.

Breakfast in Bed!!

This morning Little Man brought me breakfast in bed -- a bowl of cereal, toast and my coveted Diet Wild Cherry Pepsi. It was the sweetest thing I have ever had done for me and he was so very proud of himself. He was actually beaming.

We went flower shopping as my mother's day presents. We need to replace some plantings in our beds that didn't fair all that well over the winter. I am hoping what I choose this time will do better. We also got flowers for the pots that I set around my front porch and back patio. In among the flowers we got I purchased 2 nice Gerber Daisies for my mom and mother-in-law. We spent some time with each of them and the rest of the day has been pretty much just lounging around drinking coffee and cuddling on the sofa. Not a bad mother's day if I do say so myself.

I hope all of you in blog land have a good mother's day as well.

Good News on at least one front

Hubby passed not only the test but his physical and as soon as his drug screen comes back (which won't be a problem) he will be leaving his current job and moving on to the mechanic millwright apprenticeship program.

I think he and I are both still in more than a little shock. It's hard to believe that it finally came to pass. I am so happy that someone finally believed in his abilities and that he's going to be rewarded for all of his hard work and effort.

Thank you to all of you who thought good thoughts for him. It's been greatly appreicated.

Wednesday Weigh In...

...is back.

It's been over a month since I have actually stepped on a scale. I have fallen off the wagon in a major way in terms of my exercising and eating habits. On 4/2/08 my weight was 137.8 lbs. Today I was 139.4 lbs. That's a 1.6 weight gain and actually I was pleasantly suprised by that number since I felt it was going to be much higher.

So it's time for me to get back in the saddle and start watching my food intake as well as getting back into a bit of an exercise routine. Curves is offering a special 30 day trial for $30 as long as you commit to going 3 days a week. A friend of mine and I are considering doing that. I think if I did that for stretch training and muscle toning and added back in my exercise bike or walking I could get back in shape sooner rather than later.

Hopefully