An Ordinary Tuesday?

So yesterday, well, let's say Monday night, I had a HORRIBLE sinus headache. Good-bye, Winter; hello, Allergies! I took some prescription strength allergy medicine yesterday that knocked me on my butt. So the things I learned in my adventure:

1. Don't take prescription strength allergy medicine and expect to be "sober" all day!
2. Being sick at the end of the month (for work) is not worth it. You're internal clock will still keep you awake while trying to rest.
3. Call your friends if you want to know what the heck is up.
4. Someone will surprise you and make you want to stay on the phone for 20 minutes even though all you wanted to do 20 minutes ago was sleep.
5. You will realize how much you've not grown up when all you want to do is go sit on your mom's couch and veg b/c you're sick.
6. Your phone will ring.
7. You will wake yourself up to make sure you set your alarm.
8. Your mother will check on you, even at 22, and moved out.
9. Your manager will need something, and will call back if you clear her call.
10. Nothing will taste good.
11. Except maybe water. Water will taste good.
12. Your daughter (roommate, siblings, significant other, etc.) will feel fine and like jumping on your bed.
13. You will realize that you want to hear "it" straight from the "horse's mouth," if you will.
14. People should elope more often. It makes it easier to to want to go to just the reception anyway.


I think I'll quit on that even number.

Congratulations Andrea and Roberto! May God Bless you in your new life together! That's all I can say for now...

Celebrate for a Friday!

I'm trying to think of something to write, but really all of my energy right now is going onto work and righting my 2nd short story (which has to be 15 pages). Currently, I'm eating at my desk wondering where the week went. I've been really, really busy.

I have pretty much talked my self into going to school this fall, full time. It's what I really want to do; I just need to make sure I have the funding for it before I start. I won't be receiving a full Pell Grant like I had hoped, but I did get a pretty good tax refund that I put into a savings account that I have very limited access to (and a good interest rate). That money will either pay all my tuition for next semester (then get a grant for living expenses) or pay for half my car loan (and get a loan/grant for the entire amount I need. I will probably get my little grant, borrow some and use about half of my refund money toward my fall semester. I can't enroll until April 6; we'll have to see what I have talked myself into by then. Now, I just have to decide what to do about the living arrangement. I would like to move to Warrensburg, I believe that's the best way to get to spend time with my little one. And, I'll have to switch daycare anyway to receive state aide. I will definitely be eligible for that. The big disadvantage is not being as close to my parents. I know that they will miss Madeline and she will miss them, but the extra 100 miles on my car per day might just be out-weighing that. It's not far enough that we can't come back on a Saturday or Sunday.

I'm a little random in my argument today. I'm tired. It's Friday. Now, if Madeline would just let me sleep in tomorrow. The past two mornings I've had to wake her up to get her ready (and that's been late [7:10]), but I would bet money that she'll be awake at 6:30am tomorrow. C'est La Vive. Have a great weekend!

Getting Older...

I my last post was about a painful injury that had I been 10 years younger, may not have sustained (or at least not to the degree I did... Ouch). My friend DivaDarcie wrote recently about doing "grown up" things, like resumes and a new email address. Other in my age group have complained about NOT being carded when buying alcohol. How old do we look really? You are probably wondering where I'm going with this; well, I promise I have a point.

My daughter and I went to our local bank's drive up last night to make a deposit. The teller commented on my "cool" daughter in her shades, and I had to smile and nod b/c Madeline did look pretty cool. The sweet teller asked if Madeline could have a sucker... She could. I got the candy, my cash and my receipt. I'm putting the car in gear; then the sweet, young, female teller speaks into her crackly microphone thing, "Have a great night Miss C...!" I swallowed hard smiled and drove away. I almost cried. I'm 22 for crying out loud. Ugh. I've gotten "Ma'am" before. I can handle that. But never "Miss C...." I'm 22. Does this get any easier? Seriously? Yet another painful reminder of getting older.

Reasons Why Today, I should have stayed in bed

1. It's Monday. The fact that every Monday is Monday is a great reason to stay in bed.
2. I didn't sleep well with all the talk of tornadoes last night.
3. Sleeping on my parents' couch is not condusive to sleeping (especially when I woke up in the middle of the night to my poor baby crying at the back door [I think she thought everyone left her, although I don't know how she missed me on the couch...]).
4. Sleeping in the same room as my daughter is not condusive to sleep (she attempted to crawl on the sofa with me at approximately 5am).
5. Pain is not condusive to sleep or work. Story time: So I knew that having Madeline's middle name "Grace" might cause some ironic laughter later in life, but I didn't realize that I needed it so much... I fell TWICE yesterday. Not once, but TWICE. The first time, I was walking down my driveway after church (in heels) carrying Madeline. Side note, my driveway is old asphalt and may as well be gravel in most places. I stepped off the side and my ankle gave out, so I twisted my ankle and skinned my knee up pretty dang bad. It hurt. I was more worried at the time about Madeline, but she managed to "land" on her feet. Me? No, on my right knee then my backside. Ouch. Are you ready for the second? I went to my parents to pick up the laundry that I couldn't carry on Saturday, when the storm started raging outside. I went outside with my dad to put my car out in his shed to avoid hail damage. Right after we got it put away, it quit raining (only for a moment), so I took off for the house in my cute pink flip flops. Who knew the garage floor could be so slick? I fell the SAME way I did the first time (minus the ankle thing). Yeah, my knee throbbed for a couple of HOURS. It has a goose egg too. I don't think that I have ever had a goose egg on my knee; I could be wrong. But this is pretty dang painful. I took Tylenol last night in hopes to ease the pain. Yikes.
6. The receptionist called in sick.
7. Computer issues. Twice. Ugh.

Enough complaining. Back to work.

Spring Break

So this week I don't have school. It's Spring Break. I am keenly aware that it doesn't make a darn bit of difference to me. I just don't have to read after I get off work. I don't have to drive the extra 100+ miles for school this week. Sorry, that was pretty synicle.

But here I go again... You know with all the "going out" I did back in the day, I have never really done anything to celebrate spring break. My Freshman year of college I worked at Sonic through break and Sophomore year, I was already moved home (I worked at Hallmark instead). This year I may actually go out. It will be on Wednesday, and on Thursday I may regret staying out late. It will be worth it.

This past weekend, Maddie and I did lots of nothing. We stayed in ALL day Saturday. It was great. I don't believe that we have stayed home on a Saturday since we moved out. I was pretty frusterated with th amount of wreckage that we can create in one day, but it was fun. She found a "bink" on Sunday before church and was throwing a fit when I tried to take it. So, I gave in. I'm picking my battles. I will rid the home of them soon I'm sure. It can't be long now. We only had 12 or so to begin with....

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So I typed this on 3/6 and am just now posting b/c I thought I would have something profound to post, but, alas even, no time to write such a post. Best wishes...

Spring?

The weather the past couple of days has been wonderful! It makes me happy to have sunshine and to just put Miss Mad in a spring jacket. She has been in a WONDERFUL mood this week. Every morning getting ready w/o real incident and walking to the car "like a big girl." She's been such a pleasure. I wish that I could take a day off and just spend it with her in this weather. It's so nice!

New developments in Maddie world: There's not much just little things. If you ask her if she's a baby, she says, "Nooo," in a happy tone. She sings her ABC's and "I've Been Working on the Rail Road," "Jesus Loves Me," and "Itsy Bitsy Spider." She's pretty much "Bink Free." (We went on a road trip this weekend to Atchison, KS; she 'needed' it there) She's more and more interested in potty training. I keep thinking we'll have a "normal" weekend that we can really work on it, but we're just going to have to start in the realm of abnormal days and weekends to make it work. She got her hair cut in a salon for the first time on Saturday (just a trim); she was really, really good. I will be taking her places to get her hair cut from now on. That was SOoooooo much easier than trying to cut it at home. Sooo much.