Things around my workplace are different today. I'm minus one sweet little two year old boy. He is home with Mom & Dad and new baby sister today. Mom had her baby last Thursday. She was at work that day but decided to go home with her son at 4:30. She had the baby at 7:50.
It is giving me a chance to get to know my sweet little girl a bit better. I usually don't have the chance to be one-on-one with her, but for the next eight weeks that's exactly how it will be. She just turned one on Friday, so we had a birthday party for her last week before the boy left.
Today we "walked" (the holding onto fingers stage of it anyway) all around the clubhouse, including climbing up the stairs; went for a stroller walk all around the grounds. When we came back inside, I tried her with crayons and she did make a pretty good scribble picture! At 12 months just being able to make marks on paper with crayons is pretty good! At lunch, she ate half of her applesauce by herself with her spoon, a new trick for her with me.
All morning, she'd mention the boy's name every so often. I think she misses him. Reality though, by the time he comes back (with his sister) in June, she may not remember who he is at first. We'll see.
And with just one sleeper in the nap room, much quieter and she has already slept an hour and a half.
Today starts my eight week adventure of taking over some of the maternity leave mom's extra duties. I'm disappointed (in a way) that most of what I'll be doing involves data entry and other work rather than working with the kids. But I have some evening commitments I just can't get out of right away (Awana and Thursday night meetings) and that's when the kids groups meet. So I understand.
Mondays, though, will be a challenge. I'll be working 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. After my sweet little girl goes home, up to the parlor desk I go. Hope I don't mess anything up too badly!
Monday, April 26, 2010
Tuesday, April 20, 2010
A busy few days
Been a while since I've posted. Rough couple of weeks but that has magically turned around. Not necessarily with Steve, though things are a bit better there. I finally ripped up the card, ate quite a bit (more than I should have) of the candy and gave the rest to Eric. A week and a half later Steve asked if there was any candy to munch on. Nope.
Anyway - last week was busy with taxes due (we get a refund this year for the first time in a long time!) and roundtable and COAST (outdoor leader training) on the weekend.
Finished the taxes Wednesday night. Couldn't sleep afterwards so ended up on Scott's waterbed, nice and cold without the heater on. Couldn't use the couch as Max wanted to get out of his box when he heard me.
Got everything ready for Roundtable, worked Thursday afternoon, then headed to Greenville. RT had just started, still in the announcements, when our District Commish, Vickie, introduced Carl & Bob, two of my scouting friends from the Lakeshore District. They must have traveled a good 75 miles to get there. I remember thinking, "Why are they giving a Wood Badge presentation way over here?" They came to the front, called me up, and read a letter from our scout executive congratulating me on receiving the Silver Beaver award. The Silver Beaver award is the highest award that a council can bestow upon its volunteers. Out of 5000 or so volunteers in our council, seven are receiving it this year. It is a very big deal. I was rendered speechless by knowing that scouting friends think so well of me to nominate me for the award. It will be awarded at the council recognition banquet on May 20. And yes, it really is a beaver. A sterling silver beaver on a blue & white ribbon hanging around my neck. Needless to say I'm glad that my RT staff pretty much ran things, I was still in a state of shock and awe most of the night.
Friday, I headed north to Camp Gerber. I took the long way (of course) geocaching so that I could pick up the Treasures of Scouting cache that was near Baldwin. Also found 14 other caches that day. Finally made it to Gerber and we had a great weekend of training. This training just wouldn't happen without the well-trained staff that we have. Another plus was getting to use my Christmas dutch oven for the first time. The peach cobbler turned out well and was added to the dishes that the participants made during their instructional session.
Sunday, it was back home. Arrived home in time to talk with Scott, then we went out to celebrate Steve's birthday. Red Lobster it was, of course. Then presents when we got home. I fell asleep on the floor at the end of that part - Steve and Eric made me go to bed by 9:30. Totally exhausted but exhilirated at the events of the last few days.
Anyway - last week was busy with taxes due (we get a refund this year for the first time in a long time!) and roundtable and COAST (outdoor leader training) on the weekend.
Finished the taxes Wednesday night. Couldn't sleep afterwards so ended up on Scott's waterbed, nice and cold without the heater on. Couldn't use the couch as Max wanted to get out of his box when he heard me.
Got everything ready for Roundtable, worked Thursday afternoon, then headed to Greenville. RT had just started, still in the announcements, when our District Commish, Vickie, introduced Carl & Bob, two of my scouting friends from the Lakeshore District. They must have traveled a good 75 miles to get there. I remember thinking, "Why are they giving a Wood Badge presentation way over here?" They came to the front, called me up, and read a letter from our scout executive congratulating me on receiving the Silver Beaver award. The Silver Beaver award is the highest award that a council can bestow upon its volunteers. Out of 5000 or so volunteers in our council, seven are receiving it this year. It is a very big deal. I was rendered speechless by knowing that scouting friends think so well of me to nominate me for the award. It will be awarded at the council recognition banquet on May 20. And yes, it really is a beaver. A sterling silver beaver on a blue & white ribbon hanging around my neck. Needless to say I'm glad that my RT staff pretty much ran things, I was still in a state of shock and awe most of the night.
Friday, I headed north to Camp Gerber. I took the long way (of course) geocaching so that I could pick up the Treasures of Scouting cache that was near Baldwin. Also found 14 other caches that day. Finally made it to Gerber and we had a great weekend of training. This training just wouldn't happen without the well-trained staff that we have. Another plus was getting to use my Christmas dutch oven for the first time. The peach cobbler turned out well and was added to the dishes that the participants made during their instructional session.
Sunday, it was back home. Arrived home in time to talk with Scott, then we went out to celebrate Steve's birthday. Red Lobster it was, of course. Then presents when we got home. I fell asleep on the floor at the end of that part - Steve and Eric made me go to bed by 9:30. Totally exhausted but exhilirated at the events of the last few days.
Tuesday, April 6, 2010
holiday musings
What's with this guy thing about holidays? My guys definitely seem to be against 'em. Sorta. Steve especially.
Valentines Day - just a card, not until the end of the day. I didn't think that was the greatest. But had I known Easter would be worse, I would have thought VD was great...
Today is Wednesday. 3 days past Easter. The Easter basket and card that I gave to Steve are still sitting untouched in front of the TV. Maybe he's thinking, "If I ignore them will they go away?" There was absolutely no acknowledgement that there was a holiday. I know my regular half a dozen readers remember that Steve has rejected Christ. There is a secular, family aspect to this holiday as well though. Think Easter Bunny, etc. Not even that deserved a nod, apparently. We did go over to his dad's where I made Eggs ala Goldenrod. (creamed eggs on toast.) That was it.
Does he not realize that seeing that untouched envelope is like a slap in the face to me?
Apparently not.
He finds something just about every holiday to pick about. This time around it's my brakes on the Montana. Of course, I wore them out geocaching. I apparently must walk to work every day since geocaching is what wears my car out.
Am I better off with him or without him? Some days I'm not so sure.
Valentines Day - just a card, not until the end of the day. I didn't think that was the greatest. But had I known Easter would be worse, I would have thought VD was great...
Today is Wednesday. 3 days past Easter. The Easter basket and card that I gave to Steve are still sitting untouched in front of the TV. Maybe he's thinking, "If I ignore them will they go away?" There was absolutely no acknowledgement that there was a holiday. I know my regular half a dozen readers remember that Steve has rejected Christ. There is a secular, family aspect to this holiday as well though. Think Easter Bunny, etc. Not even that deserved a nod, apparently. We did go over to his dad's where I made Eggs ala Goldenrod. (creamed eggs on toast.) That was it.
Does he not realize that seeing that untouched envelope is like a slap in the face to me?
Apparently not.
He finds something just about every holiday to pick about. This time around it's my brakes on the Montana. Of course, I wore them out geocaching. I apparently must walk to work every day since geocaching is what wears my car out.
Am I better off with him or without him? Some days I'm not so sure.
Thursday, April 1, 2010
Springtime musings
It is spring! The temps were in the upper 70s yesterday and are predicted to hit 80 today. We are actually warmer than Sarasota, Florida. (Sorry Mom.) The signs of spring are starting to appear - spring flowers both at home and at Gilda's, buds on the trees, grass starting to get green. And now the warmer temps. Hope they stay around. It's great geocaching weather but the cachemobile is laid up right now with brake trouble. I'm driving the old van with 160K+ miles on it, not reliable enough to take out caching all day anymore.
Max is enjoying this nicer weather, too. He has a spring in his step - actually boing, boing, boings as he chases balls. It's fun to watch him play and play with him. He had an emergency vet visit last week - seems he's not too good at cleaning his bottom yet. Actually it was us not noticing that a ball of poop got stuck in his hair back there - and it stoppered him up good and inflamed the area. Had to get a pain shot and medicine from the vet. He's all better now and we know that you have to check that area more thoroughly with long-haired dogs! That was not something we had to worry so much about with Dinah, our bassett. But now we know.
It's been a week or so of memories, too, as I think back to where my sisters and I were a year ago. London and Paris are lovely in the spring and I wish I were planning another trip there. Hopefully, though, I can convince Steve that we need to go visit Scott in Germany while he is still living there. Scott is coming home on leave in August, so a trip to see him would likely be in the summer of 2011.
Max is enjoying this nicer weather, too. He has a spring in his step - actually boing, boing, boings as he chases balls. It's fun to watch him play and play with him. He had an emergency vet visit last week - seems he's not too good at cleaning his bottom yet. Actually it was us not noticing that a ball of poop got stuck in his hair back there - and it stoppered him up good and inflamed the area. Had to get a pain shot and medicine from the vet. He's all better now and we know that you have to check that area more thoroughly with long-haired dogs! That was not something we had to worry so much about with Dinah, our bassett. But now we know.
It's been a week or so of memories, too, as I think back to where my sisters and I were a year ago. London and Paris are lovely in the spring and I wish I were planning another trip there. Hopefully, though, I can convince Steve that we need to go visit Scott in Germany while he is still living there. Scott is coming home on leave in August, so a trip to see him would likely be in the summer of 2011.
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