And stuff
So as usual It's been to long....Blah blah blah, work is going great (except it's not)...blah blah blah blah, kiddo's doing great (she always is, except when she's trowing monumental tantrums and dad and I start discussing what BBQ sauce we need) blah blah blah blah, Rob hates his job (so he finally freaking quit, and now we're poor)....Blah blah blah blah.
Ok there's my normal update condensed, I'll see you again in a month or so!
These past months have been a little rough around the edges. Work has started sucking something fierce. Enough to make me want to hightail it back to grad school ASAP. But I have to hold out for awhile, since I'm broke and got bills to pay. I'll be glad to get back though.
ninthphoenix has finally made it to the land of windmills, wooden clogs and tulips. We all knew it was coming, but it still felt so sudden. I cried a ton after she left that last day. But, she goes for love and a family, and I feel like a selfish crybaby when I wish she was back home. So it's one of those weird, happy but sad but happy things, so yeah.
My good friend from work who was slated to be my replacement go out for the night, have some sushi and bitch about life to in general since my real BFF had to fall in love with a guy who lived across the Atlantic; she got an amazing offer at our company's Salt Lake City office, so she left in June. Punk. That's some nerve to move for a good job (Kidding!).
Haven't talked to V since last Christmas, because we're both such busy, wrapped up in our own shit kind of people, that we catch up once a year, and it's all good.
All this adds up to a lonely, anti-social froggergirliee who comes home and knits and stays up late playing X2. And except for the choice of late night occupation, it turns out that you really do turn out like your parents when you grow up. Scary.
On that note, My Brother's BACK! As of July 4th my brother was no longer an enlisted marine (Isn't it Ironic....Don'tcha Think?) He booked it back home the minute he could. It only took the punk a week to have a house and a job. Lucky. Him being back is doing exactly what I thought it would, and making my side of the family a little more familyish. More dinners over there, more general phone calls, etc.
Bobo (younger sister 1) is expecting again. I was a little hard pressed not to say "sorry" when I talked to her, but I think she's gotten that enough from everyone else, she needs someone supportive. Besides, this one was pseudo-planned, in that "Hey we should start thinking about number 2," "Yeah, that sounds good! We'll start trying in a month or two", "Yeah, I like that" Fast forward a week later, two pink lines and there you go, number 2's on it's way.
Blondie (younger sister 2) is fixing to start her second year down at State. And I tried D, I tried, but she refused to rush or anything, and when she said she considered CERES if she did, I gave up. Figured better nothing than that..(Tongue in Cheek!)
The parents are doing good, pouring all the energy they used on us kids into fixing up the house, kind of like "I KNOW this will turn out the way I want it to". They're trying to fix things with us now by trying to be a little more involved, and I could say it's mainly because my brother's back, but I noticed it a while ago. They helped us out with paying kiddo's pre-school when Rob joined the ranks of the unemployed, which totally helped me de-stress a little.
Yes folks, my husband is now truly a house husband, well for now at any rate. He's going back to school to finish up his stuff, and get the certificates that say that he knows what he already knows. Thankfully we qualify for grants and he pays hardly any tuition. Whee. The first few weeks were rough, really rough, but we've kind of leveled off now and been watching what we spend more, so we haven't sunk. Had to sell some stuff on Craigslist (which we were trying to get rid of anyway), and his mom bought us groceries and let us raid her food storage (yay for Mormons and food storage, best damn instant mashed potatoes and refried beans ever, seriously), and my parents paid for a month and change of pre-school, but it's evening out.
Kiddo's doing really well in school, they're moving her up a class again. Rob asked me the other day if we would be able to have her start kindergarten early instead of her having to wait a year (damn November birthday), but I don't think APS will do that, like ever. We may have to look for a private school or a Montessori school, because she's going to have pre-school completed as far as the material done next year and she'll only be four and a half. And damn, I'd get bored going over the same stuff again at that age. The kid's already reading nursery rhymes to herself and to us, all that's left is basic math and then she'll be ahead of most of the kids going into kindergarten here. Homeschooling isn't something we'd want to do, just because kiddo thrives from the interaction with other kids and the teachers, plus I don't think Rob or I are up to that challenge. But the other options cost money that we don't have, unless we can find one that's good and as cheap as her pre-school.
Well, I suppose that's enough of a catch up for now, and I'm going to start trying to make at least weekly updates since LJ is really the only way I can stay in touch with ninthphoenix, what with the transatlantic time difference and all. Till next time.
Ok there's my normal update condensed, I'll see you again in a month or so!
These past months have been a little rough around the edges. Work has started sucking something fierce. Enough to make me want to hightail it back to grad school ASAP. But I have to hold out for awhile, since I'm broke and got bills to pay. I'll be glad to get back though.
ninthphoenix has finally made it to the land of windmills, wooden clogs and tulips. We all knew it was coming, but it still felt so sudden. I cried a ton after she left that last day. But, she goes for love and a family, and I feel like a selfish crybaby when I wish she was back home. So it's one of those weird, happy but sad but happy things, so yeah.
My good friend from work who was slated to be my replacement go out for the night, have some sushi and bitch about life to in general since my real BFF had to fall in love with a guy who lived across the Atlantic; she got an amazing offer at our company's Salt Lake City office, so she left in June. Punk. That's some nerve to move for a good job (Kidding!).
Haven't talked to V since last Christmas, because we're both such busy, wrapped up in our own shit kind of people, that we catch up once a year, and it's all good.
All this adds up to a lonely, anti-social froggergirliee who comes home and knits and stays up late playing X2. And except for the choice of late night occupation, it turns out that you really do turn out like your parents when you grow up. Scary.
On that note, My Brother's BACK! As of July 4th my brother was no longer an enlisted marine (Isn't it Ironic....Don'tcha Think?) He booked it back home the minute he could. It only took the punk a week to have a house and a job. Lucky. Him being back is doing exactly what I thought it would, and making my side of the family a little more familyish. More dinners over there, more general phone calls, etc.
Bobo (younger sister 1) is expecting again. I was a little hard pressed not to say "sorry" when I talked to her, but I think she's gotten that enough from everyone else, she needs someone supportive. Besides, this one was pseudo-planned, in that "Hey we should start thinking about number 2," "Yeah, that sounds good! We'll start trying in a month or two", "Yeah, I like that" Fast forward a week later, two pink lines and there you go, number 2's on it's way.
Blondie (younger sister 2) is fixing to start her second year down at State. And I tried D, I tried, but she refused to rush or anything, and when she said she considered CERES if she did, I gave up. Figured better nothing than that..(Tongue in Cheek!)
The parents are doing good, pouring all the energy they used on us kids into fixing up the house, kind of like "I KNOW this will turn out the way I want it to". They're trying to fix things with us now by trying to be a little more involved, and I could say it's mainly because my brother's back, but I noticed it a while ago. They helped us out with paying kiddo's pre-school when Rob joined the ranks of the unemployed, which totally helped me de-stress a little.
Yes folks, my husband is now truly a house husband, well for now at any rate. He's going back to school to finish up his stuff, and get the certificates that say that he knows what he already knows. Thankfully we qualify for grants and he pays hardly any tuition. Whee. The first few weeks were rough, really rough, but we've kind of leveled off now and been watching what we spend more, so we haven't sunk. Had to sell some stuff on Craigslist (which we were trying to get rid of anyway), and his mom bought us groceries and let us raid her food storage (yay for Mormons and food storage, best damn instant mashed potatoes and refried beans ever, seriously), and my parents paid for a month and change of pre-school, but it's evening out.
Kiddo's doing really well in school, they're moving her up a class again. Rob asked me the other day if we would be able to have her start kindergarten early instead of her having to wait a year (damn November birthday), but I don't think APS will do that, like ever. We may have to look for a private school or a Montessori school, because she's going to have pre-school completed as far as the material done next year and she'll only be four and a half. And damn, I'd get bored going over the same stuff again at that age. The kid's already reading nursery rhymes to herself and to us, all that's left is basic math and then she'll be ahead of most of the kids going into kindergarten here. Homeschooling isn't something we'd want to do, just because kiddo thrives from the interaction with other kids and the teachers, plus I don't think Rob or I are up to that challenge. But the other options cost money that we don't have, unless we can find one that's good and as cheap as her pre-school.
Well, I suppose that's enough of a catch up for now, and I'm going to start trying to make at least weekly updates since LJ is really the only way I can stay in touch with ninthphoenix, what with the transatlantic time difference and all. Till next time.