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oh my, i'm not even sure where to begin.
the past month has been a whirlwind of craziness, traveling and trainings. i've been so busy i'm not even sure i have any clean, warm, clothes left to wear. i honestly haven't felt like i've even lived in my apartment in the past month i've been here so little. kitty has been okay - brian checked in on her a few times and stayed with her a few nights to make sure she wasn't too lonely and my landlord checks in on her too. she has definintely become a different cat. she follows me and christian around now when we are home and lays next to me or christian all the time. i think she was lonley; which is surprising considering how independent she's always been in the past.
anyways - enough of that. work has finally picked up and things are pretty much always behind. i guess that's just how the world of cps and foster care work. there's a possibility i may become the adoption worker soon though so that will be a different change of pace for me i think. i will still carry a foster care workload too but it won't be nearly as extensive because i will be getting the really high risk cases that come in and require termination early on. then i get to do all the fun work of finding a family for the kids. it' s a pretty cool process, actually. and kind of exciting.
things are really great with ayden and i couldn't be happier in that respect. it's just...amazing. i have been a little depressed lately but i'm guessing it mostly has to do with the weather and the fact that i haven't been able to be in my own home for more than two days at a time for the past month. otherwise, well, i'm just not sure. i am starting to feel a little better now that i've been back home since last thursday, but i think i might go back to the herbal supplements. i also need to sign up for that damn gym membership. i always feel better when i can swim or do some sort of physical activity. walking is great and all but it's getting to be a little cold now. 29 and it's super windy tonight....yay cold. and sweaters and the smell of fire burning and winter....
there has been a slight crisis in my world with christian but he is doing better now i think. for those of you that don't know, he was attacked by another dog thanksgiving day. he has two wounds on either side of his neck that are healing pretty well now. one wound started closing up too soon last week i think and may have had an abcess but he found some magical way to scratch the scab off and then all the crap came out. good times. it looks much better this week. the other wound has a staple in it and i have to take him to a vet to have it removed. i need to find a vet here since i just took him to the er vet in richmond when it happened. his eyelid was scratched somehow too and i thought that was better until tonight. i just found another red spot further up than i hadn't seen before. either it's been there and i just noticed it or the other dog here did it. i thought my landlord understood that christian wasn't supposed to play with his dog yet but who knows. i just know it's something else that i'm sure i'll have to have the vet look at.
finances have obviously been a bit of an issue since i had to shell out 240 for the vet bill and who knows how much it will cost when i go back to the vet here in charlottesville. there's nothing that makes me more anxious than worrying about money all the damn time. i hate it. grrr. and i have to somehow buy christmas presents for my family before i leave....yea, not sure how that's all going to work out.
and um, my birthday is this weekend and i get to see eddie from ohio (YAYAYAY!!!) and go to a really cool place that is supposed to be a surprise. yes, we'll pretend like it's still a surprise! :) becca is supposed to come to the concert but who knows if she'll follow through. i have yet to see her or her girlfriend since i moved here. the girrrrrlls weekend we were supposed to have in raleigh got canceled bc mckinley's uncle died but we are going there for new year's eve instead. i'm excited. of course, it won't take much to improve upon the past four new year's i've had, that's for sure.
okay i'm watching hope floats and i love harry connick, jr and sandra bullock so i must go now. they are hott. the end!
the past month has been a whirlwind of craziness, traveling and trainings. i've been so busy i'm not even sure i have any clean, warm, clothes left to wear. i honestly haven't felt like i've even lived in my apartment in the past month i've been here so little. kitty has been okay - brian checked in on her a few times and stayed with her a few nights to make sure she wasn't too lonely and my landlord checks in on her too. she has definintely become a different cat. she follows me and christian around now when we are home and lays next to me or christian all the time. i think she was lonley; which is surprising considering how independent she's always been in the past.
anyways - enough of that. work has finally picked up and things are pretty much always behind. i guess that's just how the world of cps and foster care work. there's a possibility i may become the adoption worker soon though so that will be a different change of pace for me i think. i will still carry a foster care workload too but it won't be nearly as extensive because i will be getting the really high risk cases that come in and require termination early on. then i get to do all the fun work of finding a family for the kids. it' s a pretty cool process, actually. and kind of exciting.
things are really great with ayden and i couldn't be happier in that respect. it's just...amazing. i have been a little depressed lately but i'm guessing it mostly has to do with the weather and the fact that i haven't been able to be in my own home for more than two days at a time for the past month. otherwise, well, i'm just not sure. i am starting to feel a little better now that i've been back home since last thursday, but i think i might go back to the herbal supplements. i also need to sign up for that damn gym membership. i always feel better when i can swim or do some sort of physical activity. walking is great and all but it's getting to be a little cold now. 29 and it's super windy tonight....yay cold. and sweaters and the smell of fire burning and winter....
there has been a slight crisis in my world with christian but he is doing better now i think. for those of you that don't know, he was attacked by another dog thanksgiving day. he has two wounds on either side of his neck that are healing pretty well now. one wound started closing up too soon last week i think and may have had an abcess but he found some magical way to scratch the scab off and then all the crap came out. good times. it looks much better this week. the other wound has a staple in it and i have to take him to a vet to have it removed. i need to find a vet here since i just took him to the er vet in richmond when it happened. his eyelid was scratched somehow too and i thought that was better until tonight. i just found another red spot further up than i hadn't seen before. either it's been there and i just noticed it or the other dog here did it. i thought my landlord understood that christian wasn't supposed to play with his dog yet but who knows. i just know it's something else that i'm sure i'll have to have the vet look at.
finances have obviously been a bit of an issue since i had to shell out 240 for the vet bill and who knows how much it will cost when i go back to the vet here in charlottesville. there's nothing that makes me more anxious than worrying about money all the damn time. i hate it. grrr. and i have to somehow buy christmas presents for my family before i leave....yea, not sure how that's all going to work out.
and um, my birthday is this weekend and i get to see eddie from ohio (YAYAYAY!!!) and go to a really cool place that is supposed to be a surprise. yes, we'll pretend like it's still a surprise! :) becca is supposed to come to the concert but who knows if she'll follow through. i have yet to see her or her girlfriend since i moved here. the girrrrrlls weekend we were supposed to have in raleigh got canceled bc mckinley's uncle died but we are going there for new year's eve instead. i'm excited. of course, it won't take much to improve upon the past four new year's i've had, that's for sure.
okay i'm watching hope floats and i love harry connick, jr and sandra bullock so i must go now. they are hott. the end!