Blogger's Block

I already posted this morning, but it was kind of a lame post and I had every intention of coming here to post something more substantial when Katie went to bed.  So now I'm here and I don't know what to write about.  Not good on day 2 of 30 days of blogging.  So here are some random updates.

Katie is starting to do the "monkey see, monkey do" thing.  It's so cute that she repeats most of what we say and tries to mimic our gestures too.  It also means that Momma & Daddy need to watch what they say a little more carefully.  So far, so good, but I know the day is coming.  She also loves playing with our cats.  BJ in particular, (only because Tess is smart enough to hide!) and she is constantly trying to chase him.   Last night she was pulling his tail so hard that we had to pull her off of him.  He was really good though and didn't hiss or try to bite her.  She also likes playing with her dollies, her farm animals and has recently discovered hats.  Too cute!

Doug is facing his toughest schedule yet, this semester.  His adviser told him that if he made it through this semester, he'd graduate with no problems.  He's definitely on track to graduate.  :)

I am working Saturdays through the end of this semester to save us a little $$ on daycare expenses.  It hasn't been too bad so far, but I'll be glad when it's over.  Even just working 4 hours on a Saturday really eats up your whole day.  I'm definitely looking forward to having 2 days off in a row again soon.

Speaking of saving money, we paid off the truck this week.  Combining that with our recent credit card pay off and some new legislation that gives Doug another 6 months of unemployment benefits means that we're breathing a huge sigh of relief tonight.  At this rate, we're looking at 18 months or so of being a one income family while Doug finishes school.  If we get enough stuff paid off/caught up, it might end up being doable.  And who knows, maybe during all of this we'll figure out a way to live on that one income and I might just be able to realize my SAHM dreams.

Finally Friday!

Friday's here again! Except this week Friday is my Thursday, because I have to work tomorrow. Oh well.

Tonight, I get to go see my sister perform in the Northwest Dance Company. I'm pretty excited about that. I love watching her dance. It makes me so proud of her.

I don't have a clue about what else is going on for the weekend. I'm working Saturday, as I mentioned above and Doug is going to work Saturday and Sunday. So probably not much of anything, it sounds like. I'll have to come up with something more exciting to post about, that's for sure.

Wacky Wednesday

Apparently having the library closed on a Tuesday does weird things to people. For one thing, it makes them very impatient. Seriously, if I had to hear one more time "Well, did you enjoy your day off??" or "I came yesterday, but you were closed..." I was going to scream! Oh yeah, it was lots of fun. I took the cats to the vet and did laundry. Woohoo! And another thing, if my back is turned to you, please don't stand behind me and think I can see you and know that you wanted to print or your password expired. Please, come around to the front of the desk and ask me politely and I will be happy to resolve your issues. Also, if I'm on the phone when you walk in, don't drum your fingers on the desk or grunt at me indicating that you would like to use the computer. I'm on the phone, with another patron, who I happened to be helping before you walked in the door. When I am finished I will turn to you with a smile and happily give you your password, even though I'd like to throw it at you! Oh, and the hormonal teenagers in the afternoon were pretty much the last straw!

Most days I really enjoy my job. I love working with the kids and helping people find a great new book to read, but there are some days...*sigh* Notice that most of my issues come from the internet/computer portion of my job. Yeah, that's not a coincidence. Computers are frustrating for everyone at some point or another. It just sucks that I am dealing with those frustrations pretty much daily. It certainly can make for some long days and let me just reitterate that this is not a daily occurance. Most days I'm happy to help and these slight annoyances don't bother me so much. But when you have, I don't know, 50 annoyances in one day, they don't seem so slight anymore. *UGGHHH!!!*

Alright, alright. I'm done and I feel better. Thanks for letting me get this out.

I'm meeting Angela and Desire in a little bit. We're going shopping for road trip snacks! :)

Doug went to the hospital this morning to see his dad before the biopsy. He said he looked and seemed like he was feeling a lot better, so that's good. Hopefully we'll get the biopsy results soon.