Lately...
Lately, as usual it seems, things have been busy.
The process of shifting Graig's belongings into our house continues, but was briefly interrupted this past weekend by our flirtation with the idea of owning a dog.
Now, make no mistake, we will own a dog one day. I have spent most of my life owning a dog, or vicariously owning one through my parents, and I think every child should have a pet (even if, like my son currently is, child is indifferent to animals), so yes, there will be a dog in our future. Just not now.
A co-worker's daughter is looking for a new home for her dog, a lovely, calm, friendly three year old mutt. Had there not been so much other chaos going on in our lives and still working on building our new family as it stands, I'm sure we would've given JT (the dog) a new home. But as it stands, the novelty of Graig living with us full time has yet to wear off on Jet, so he didn't like 'sharing' Graig's attention with the dog. I think the best idea is that in a couple of years, we'll get a puppy we can train to our needs and Jet will also be old enough to truly get in on that training as well. I'm a little sad we couldn't give JT a new home, but, as we've had others tell us, it was better that we recognized a new being in our home right now would be too much for us. Eventually, when our lives are a little more settled and relationships firmly established, then we can get a dog.
Also on the weekend my friends threw me a pre-emptive birthday game (my actual birthday is not till the 29th) where we played a rousing, ass-kicking game of Feng Shui, ate lots of cake and I got presents. It was a fabulous time and thanks again to my friends kon_el333, peppermenthe (and her wonderful beau), in_the_annex, braz_king and of course troy_duffy for running such an enjoyable game for us. My friends rule :)
And of course thanks to my increadible husband. Just because :)
In other news:
The ongoing process of changing my name is ongoing. I've now changed all my banking information, and everything at work. I'm trying to go with the goal of getting something changed each week (or at least starting the process of getting something changed), but I'm not sure I can meet this week's deadline due to having had to run a daycare board errand on Monday and cutting lunch short on Wednesday as I have to take Jet to the dentist that day. This week I wanted to go and amend my passport, so I'll see I can perhaps fit that in Friday afternoon. Next week, I'll tackle the Health Card. Joy :)
Overall, I'm still adapting to calling myself Adrienne Kent. Of course, everyone is wonderfully helpful in addressing me as 'Mrs. Kent' as frequently as they can. That's what my boss says every morning when I arrive, its what co-worker Andy says when he's trying to get my attention, and its what many of my comic book geeky friends happily say because they just get a kick out of it. But that's all good because it means the change is definitely getting drummed into my head :)
I also completely blew my knee out last week. To the point where, last Thursday, going up or down stairs was causing me enough pain to feel like I was going to pass out. Not good. Even more not good was that it's my OTHER knee and not the knee I usually have chronic problems with (mainly due to bike riding). I iced it plenty on Thursday and took a copious amount of Advil, which seemed to do the trick as Friday it felt fine. Saturday, some twinges were starting again, so the regime of ice and Advil was repeated and Sunday was pretty pain free. I tempted fate and rode my bike in today, and it was feeling a little sore this morning, but more Advil nipped the problem. Except now, this afternoon, my chronic knee is acting up again. Sigh. Pass the Advil please. Again.
Due to some more attrition on the Board at Jet's daycare, I am now the Board's President. I find this hilarious as I really don't have a clue what I'm doing :) Ok, I exaggerate; I do have some clue as I was on the Board last year and have seen what has to be done, but I'm certaintly not used to being in charge. Sure I've learned a thing or two about leading during all my years playing role playing games*, but this is a little different. I'm a wee bit nervous, but I also keep telling myself NOTHING can be as bad as it was last year. Now excuse me whilst I hide from Fate. And go knock on wood. Or something equally superstitious.
* I totally kid. I'm paraphrasing a quote from an episode of the X-Files, "Jose Chung's From Outerspace" here. In reality, everything I know about leadership comes from watching Steve Yzerman captian the Detroit Redwings for 22 seasons...
The process of shifting Graig's belongings into our house continues, but was briefly interrupted this past weekend by our flirtation with the idea of owning a dog.
Now, make no mistake, we will own a dog one day. I have spent most of my life owning a dog, or vicariously owning one through my parents, and I think every child should have a pet (even if, like my son currently is, child is indifferent to animals), so yes, there will be a dog in our future. Just not now.
A co-worker's daughter is looking for a new home for her dog, a lovely, calm, friendly three year old mutt. Had there not been so much other chaos going on in our lives and still working on building our new family as it stands, I'm sure we would've given JT (the dog) a new home. But as it stands, the novelty of Graig living with us full time has yet to wear off on Jet, so he didn't like 'sharing' Graig's attention with the dog. I think the best idea is that in a couple of years, we'll get a puppy we can train to our needs and Jet will also be old enough to truly get in on that training as well. I'm a little sad we couldn't give JT a new home, but, as we've had others tell us, it was better that we recognized a new being in our home right now would be too much for us. Eventually, when our lives are a little more settled and relationships firmly established, then we can get a dog.
Also on the weekend my friends threw me a pre-emptive birthday game (my actual birthday is not till the 29th) where we played a rousing, ass-kicking game of Feng Shui, ate lots of cake and I got presents. It was a fabulous time and thanks again to my friends kon_el333, peppermenthe (and her wonderful beau), in_the_annex, braz_king and of course troy_duffy for running such an enjoyable game for us. My friends rule :)
And of course thanks to my increadible husband. Just because :)
In other news:
The ongoing process of changing my name is ongoing. I've now changed all my banking information, and everything at work. I'm trying to go with the goal of getting something changed each week (or at least starting the process of getting something changed), but I'm not sure I can meet this week's deadline due to having had to run a daycare board errand on Monday and cutting lunch short on Wednesday as I have to take Jet to the dentist that day. This week I wanted to go and amend my passport, so I'll see I can perhaps fit that in Friday afternoon. Next week, I'll tackle the Health Card. Joy :)
Overall, I'm still adapting to calling myself Adrienne Kent. Of course, everyone is wonderfully helpful in addressing me as 'Mrs. Kent' as frequently as they can. That's what my boss says every morning when I arrive, its what co-worker Andy says when he's trying to get my attention, and its what many of my comic book geeky friends happily say because they just get a kick out of it. But that's all good because it means the change is definitely getting drummed into my head :)
I also completely blew my knee out last week. To the point where, last Thursday, going up or down stairs was causing me enough pain to feel like I was going to pass out. Not good. Even more not good was that it's my OTHER knee and not the knee I usually have chronic problems with (mainly due to bike riding). I iced it plenty on Thursday and took a copious amount of Advil, which seemed to do the trick as Friday it felt fine. Saturday, some twinges were starting again, so the regime of ice and Advil was repeated and Sunday was pretty pain free. I tempted fate and rode my bike in today, and it was feeling a little sore this morning, but more Advil nipped the problem. Except now, this afternoon, my chronic knee is acting up again. Sigh. Pass the Advil please. Again.
Due to some more attrition on the Board at Jet's daycare, I am now the Board's President. I find this hilarious as I really don't have a clue what I'm doing :) Ok, I exaggerate; I do have some clue as I was on the Board last year and have seen what has to be done, but I'm certaintly not used to being in charge. Sure I've learned a thing or two about leading during all my years playing role playing games*, but this is a little different. I'm a wee bit nervous, but I also keep telling myself NOTHING can be as bad as it was last year. Now excuse me whilst I hide from Fate. And go knock on wood. Or something equally superstitious.
* I totally kid. I'm paraphrasing a quote from an episode of the X-Files, "Jose Chung's From Outerspace" here. In reality, everything I know about leadership comes from watching Steve Yzerman captian the Detroit Redwings for 22 seasons...