The Superbowl is very high on the list of things that I can’t even pretend to pretend to care about, along with pretty much every other team sport. I can look at the screen for about two seconds before my mind wanders. So that’s why I’m sitting at home on this Sunday night finding things to interest me while the rest of the world is interested in football (making business cards actually made the list.) You know, I actually played football on a winter team in university, believe it or not. It was called Powderpuff Football and the name led me to believe that it might be fun… it wasn’t. This blog is for everyone else out there who needs something else to interest them tonight.
I’ve started supply teaching and it’s pretty awesome – I already have jobs booked for every day this week and one day next week. On Friday I got to be a librarian and spent the day helping kids check out books, reading to kindergartners, letting kids hang out in the library and play chess or put books away when they didn’t want to go out for recess (I can totally identify – I was totally one of those kids who looked for jobs in the school in the winter so I wouldn’t have to go out in the cold.) I am used to becoming BFFs with my coworkers so it was a little sad going in to two different schools and not knowing anyone, and having no one pay that much attention to me since they know I’m just there for a day. But then I would think instead about how much better this job is than the coffee shop or any other job I’ve ever had was and feel MUCH better.
I didn’t have my mom to take a picture of me on my first day of school so I took one of myself instead:
One good thing about not having my own classoom? If I wear the same thing every day, no one will ever know! I always find a favourite outfit and then it’s the only thing I want to wear for a few days, until I move onto a new one. This job totally feeds that habit. For the past three days I’ve been wearing a white t-shirt, tan cardigan and green scarf :
And there’s a good chance that this trend will continue tomorrow and no one will ever know (except Kent, but he has to love me anyways. Well actually not even Kent, because he won’t realize it.)
I thought it would be fun (okay, my boredom has reached it’s max!) to take a self timed shot and show you exactly what my anti-superbowl night looks like. My little buddy Levi is hanging out with me as usual so I’m not totally alone (Kent’s at a superbowl party.) The anti red eye wouldn’t work on the kitten’s eyes, what is up with that? It makes me laugh that Levi is looking at the camera, he’s so aware.
Enjoy the rest of your superbowl, or anti-superbowl evening!
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Nope, not baby having nightmares, mommy having nightmares!
Ever since Hailey was born I have been having one reoccurring and really weird nightmare. It can happen at any time of the night and or day, whenever I am sleeping. I’m think it is the result of being overtired.
Here’s how it plays out.
I am sleeping, but think I am feeding Hailey. I half wake up and think that I feel her leg and then try to find the rest of her body, because in my mind I was feeding her but we both fell asleep and now I can’t find her! I will literally throw away all pillows and blankets to find the baby and then wake up allt he way to realize that I was dreaming and I wasn’t actually feeding her.
Everytime I’m sleeping and wake up this is how I am woken up. It gives me such anxiety.
Last night I was treated to a new nightmare. I dreamed that I had been feeding Hailey and put her down to sleep in the living room but then I woke up and there was blankets and spit-up all over her face, so I freaked out and jumped off the couch. Except I actually did this: I jumped out of my BED and thought in my sleepy state that I was in the living room and started freaking out because I couldn’t find the light switch and my baby was suffocating but I couldn’t see her to find her! I ran into my dresser, had no idea where I was and almost fell over. This woke Scott up and I’m pretty sure he thought I was crazy. It took me a bit to realize that I was a) actually in my bedroom and b) Hailey was sleeping soundly in her cradle at the foot of our bed.
(A sleeping Hailey at 5 days old)
Any other moms have this happen to them?
Vay. Cay. Shun.
Since the last time I took a vacation day was in August, I do believe that I am ready for a trip. (Although does it count as a vacation when you are going to your homeland to visit family? I have promised myself that my next vacation or trip is for the sake of an adventure, not to see family.)
I’m going to the Farm for 10 days to stare at my niece be a good Auntie, meet Hailey for the first time, help out in the barn, be a good maid of honour, meet up with this girl and this girl and hopefully plan a date with this girl (oh, did I forget to tell you that, Nancy? Le’ts hang out!), and pretty much just be really cool.
Oh, and I get paid to go on vacation. That is the best part of a full-time with benefits job – I go on vacation and they pay me as if I am working. Can you tell I am new to this whole “career” thing?
I’ve planned my next vacation already. Well, my next two vacations. First vacation is to Panorama for some snowboarding in a few weeks – I’ll do some reading by the fire, drink more than some beers and swim in hot pools. The next one? Well, my girl friend Nat and I are going to book time off and decide the night before where we are going. It’s like I’m channeling my Halloween costume – I’ll be all “Where in the world is Leah Carmen San Diego?” Could be Vancouver, could be Mexico, could be Turks & Caicos. Who knows, but it’ll be fun, that’s for sure. (There is a slight chance this ridiculous vacation was planned over a few pints at the pub with a snowstorm swirling around outside…)
Vacation time! Do you have any vacations coming up? Are you as in need of a vacation as I am right now?
This story turned out a lot more wordy then I thought it would be. Here’s a quick version, click below the cut for the long descriptive one.
Saturday January 23rd 2010
times are approximate, towards the end of the labour times are fuzzy.
3:00AM- Kate wakes up feeling contractions! They are 5 min apart but only about 20-30 seconds long.
7:00AM- Scott wakes up and learns that Kate has been having contractions and doesn’t know quite what to think.
9:15AM- Scott & Kate drive to the pig barn. Scott goes in the barn and Kate breathes through her contractions in the truck .
11:30AM- Kate straightens her hair to be pretty for the baby (and for photos)
12:00PM- Scott & Kate decide to head to the hospital. It’s been 9 hours and the contractions are still 5 min apart.
12:30PM- Walk up to triage at the hospital and get put into a labour room. Kate thinks nurse does not believe that she is actually in labour.
1:00PM- Kate gets hooked up to a monitor to track baby’s heart rate and the strength of the contractions.
1:45PM- Nurse checks Kate and she is 5 cm! Wooo Raspbaby is on her way!
3:15PM- Kate decides contractions are starting to hurt too much to cope and asks for epidural.
3:30PM- The IV gets put in Kate’s arm- Kate starts shaking horribly and can not stop.
3:45PM- The anesthesiologist finally arrives and Kate get’s an epidural. Her legs start to fall asleep and contractions pain peters out -a great feeling.
4:00PM- Kate gets wheeled to delivery room.
4:15PM- Kate gets an in-out catheter (ewww) and they check her progress- she is at an 8! Because her water has not broken they call for the resident doctor to come and break her water.
5:30PM- Nurse goes on break- get a replacement and she decides to give Kate’s epidural a top-up because she is starting to feel really bad pains in her lower belly.
6:15PM- Resident doctor finally comes and breaks Kate’s water. She is announced to be at a 9.
6:30PM- Kate get’s another in-out catheter (ewww) because bladder is blocking baby.This worked -baby moves even farther down and Raspbaby will be born soon.
6:50PM- Kate starts pushing
7:10PM- Hailey is born!
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