Home again, home again, jiggity jig.
So, I went to meet Brian's parents and kids. They were all really, really lovely people. His parents are very kind but a bit nervous, I could tell, and reserved. I haven't gotten a verdict on whether or not I passed the test with them. His grandmother was very sweet and friendly, easy to talk to. I enjoyed that a great deal.
His daughters are wonderful...all three. The oldest has the I'm-too-grownup-for-this-kids-stuff thing going on, but underlies it with a warm, soft smile and gets self-conscious and shy when you talk to her directly. It's a sweet, subconscious shy and I like it. She reminds me a very great deal of Cat, actually, and I think the two would get along well. Lorelei liked both the middle and the youngest a whole lot. The middle is spunky and vivacious and hardy and a little sarcastic, and I actually think Geoff would get along well with her although I'm not sure how the whole girl/boy thing would be gotten past. He might be gross and cootie covered still. ;o) The youngest is a darling, adorable, gentle little thing. Her and Lorelei were easy and carefree together. She has a smile that is all bubbly, it's so cute.
None of the girls had an issue getting into the creek to catch crawdads (which I'll link to for Elle, because I dunno if they have crawdads in NZ!). They slipped shoes off and dove right in, looking for them. I found a dead one first, then Brian went looking for live ones. The live one I caught was bigger than Brian's. HA! Then the girls went looking and catching. I think Lorelei was the only one who wouldn't hold one, but she was afraid she'd get pinched, and that's fair. It was relaxing, and fun, and I liked it. I almost kinda missed being a girl scout leader, and then realized I had enough girls there to start my own troop again. Oi vey. LOL!!
I have scheduled the electric, phone, internet and cable to be turned on at my new apartment, and plans continue to be made. I'm a little worried about employment, only because this current client is so damned flakey...I'm worried I won't get the 40 hours a week I honestly need. But I am trusting the Universe to bring me what I need. Trust but verify - I apply to about 30 office jobs a day. Hopefully, if I need to go that route, I can find one that's laid back and friendly - I go in to get my work done, but the environment is casual and the people nice to be around. I guess that goes hand in hand with me being nice to them, huh? ;o)
I did some empath research yesterday, and learned all KINDS of cool stuff....I was gonna share it, but MySpace ATE IT. And then I was mad. But when I talked to Brian about it, he had thoughts and further questions and I really wanted to be able to give him the links, let him digest them, and see what he thought. So I will have to calm my annoyance and get them posted.
But first, let's get what hours we can out of today. We have a roof to pay for now! ;O)
Love y'all!
PS: How many of you thought I wouldn't come back and update, hmm? How many, go on be honest...show of hands... Well pbbbbbbbbbbbth on all of you, I did. So HA! ;o)
His daughters are wonderful...all three. The oldest has the I'm-too-grownup-for-this-kids-stuff thing going on, but underlies it with a warm, soft smile and gets self-conscious and shy when you talk to her directly. It's a sweet, subconscious shy and I like it. She reminds me a very great deal of Cat, actually, and I think the two would get along well. Lorelei liked both the middle and the youngest a whole lot. The middle is spunky and vivacious and hardy and a little sarcastic, and I actually think Geoff would get along well with her although I'm not sure how the whole girl/boy thing would be gotten past. He might be gross and cootie covered still. ;o) The youngest is a darling, adorable, gentle little thing. Her and Lorelei were easy and carefree together. She has a smile that is all bubbly, it's so cute.
None of the girls had an issue getting into the creek to catch crawdads (which I'll link to for Elle, because I dunno if they have crawdads in NZ!). They slipped shoes off and dove right in, looking for them. I found a dead one first, then Brian went looking for live ones. The live one I caught was bigger than Brian's. HA! Then the girls went looking and catching. I think Lorelei was the only one who wouldn't hold one, but she was afraid she'd get pinched, and that's fair. It was relaxing, and fun, and I liked it. I almost kinda missed being a girl scout leader, and then realized I had enough girls there to start my own troop again. Oi vey. LOL!!
I have scheduled the electric, phone, internet and cable to be turned on at my new apartment, and plans continue to be made. I'm a little worried about employment, only because this current client is so damned flakey...I'm worried I won't get the 40 hours a week I honestly need. But I am trusting the Universe to bring me what I need. Trust but verify - I apply to about 30 office jobs a day. Hopefully, if I need to go that route, I can find one that's laid back and friendly - I go in to get my work done, but the environment is casual and the people nice to be around. I guess that goes hand in hand with me being nice to them, huh? ;o)
I did some empath research yesterday, and learned all KINDS of cool stuff....I was gonna share it, but MySpace ATE IT. And then I was mad. But when I talked to Brian about it, he had thoughts and further questions and I really wanted to be able to give him the links, let him digest them, and see what he thought. So I will have to calm my annoyance and get them posted.
But first, let's get what hours we can out of today. We have a roof to pay for now! ;O)
Love y'all!
PS: How many of you thought I wouldn't come back and update, hmm? How many, go on be honest...show of hands... Well pbbbbbbbbbbbth on all of you, I did. So HA! ;o)