I have survived another week…

Well this week was better at the studio of course it was packed the WHOLE week but it seemed better. I of course am still crossing my fingers and praying twice DAILY for the clerk position to come through but supposedly I won’t find that out till THIS week. So that’s kind of a bummer. But according to the judge who I talked to last week she said that I’m in the top two and that she wanted to check with a particular board (I don’t remember the name) to see if hiring me would be a conflict of interest so personally I think that I must be the leading candidate or why would she go through all this trouble… of course this could just be optimistic thinking on my part… but time will tell.

The job is well not so great it’s retail so anyone who’s ever worked retail knows what I’m talking about, the hours suck and dealing with the public in this realm isn’t so fun… it’s especially not very fun when we are sooooo overbooked I can barely think straight. I think the worst day was Friday and I almost walked out because of the rudeness of the people and how understaffed we were but then I thought that it would just make it so much worse for my fellow employees that it wasn’t their fault we weren’t fully staffed. Of course when you ask anyone about that they simply say “we managed it didn’t we” and I reply and say… “Barely” of course I’m new and I’m told over and over that this will pass in three more weeks… I just keep thinking to myself that I hope NOT to be there in three weeks. It’s horrible and I know it will be rough on my boss but I’m not willing to sacrifice my family time and that’s what I WILL have to once I’m made manager. Of course if I don’t get the clerk job then I can always run the studio anyway I want and that means NOT understaffing my front end… I could of course keep going on this rampage but I don’t think you really care to hear about that.

On the family end this week. This week was pretty normal. Lehna is now pulling herself up clear to her feet now. Penny said she has done it over and over at daycare and we really hadn’t seen it until today and she managed to pull herself up on Tait’s leg, which was really sweet. When she gets up to her feet she really doesn't know what to do and usually falls shortly after her climb up but I figured by Christmas she will be cruising. Lehna is such a BUSY baby she wants to be down exploring her world which keeps us busy but it’s fun watching her.

I helped Jackie and Marcus move into their new apartment this past Saturday and boy did they work me like a dog. Of course there was only 3 of use moving them so that made it rough but that’s what happens sometimes. I woke up on Sunday and my body hurt in places that haven’t hurt in years. Of course today I took some Tylenol and I’m feeling MUCH better.

Tait, Lehna, and I headed to Lafayette on Sunday to get Lehna a new car seat for the Sunfire. Her old carrier car seat just wasn’t cutting it anymore… I couldn’t carry it for one when she was in it AND when she had her winter coat on I could barely buckle the seatbelt so it was time. We found one at Toys R Us that will last clear until she’ll need a backless booster seat, her other car seat will convert into the backless booster so we figured when she was 80 lbs. we would have to get her the backless booster seat which will be later, like a couple of years. We also managed to get to Wal-Mart for some groceries AND I got to go to Once Upon a Child in Lafayette for Lehna for some new jeans for her. I found about 7 pairs of cute ones and I got her 6 shirts so I was happy about that. I think the store in Indy has MUCH more selection but she really needed new jeans that fit.

Well that is about it for our family… not very exciting I know but what do you expect… hopefully next update I’ll have fabulous news about a new job! That would make my Thanksgiving wonderful! Okay keep your fingers crossed for me.

My Deepest Apologizes to my Loyal Readers

Well with my new job I have had very little time to blog this week so I apologize to all of those people that have so patiently waited... AND today with an update I have PICTURES of our cute little skunk from Halloween! So let me begin.

So far Lehna has one and a half teeth still. She really hasn't made any new progress on her second tooth it's there and starting to peek but not up yet. Lehna has been under the weather these last couple of days I figure is because of her teeth. The poor girl I can't imagine the soreness her mouth probably feels. She has a slight fever nothing serious and her congestion is pretty bad but she suffers sinus problems like her daddy so coupled with teeth I can't imagine she feels perfect... but even with her issues she still is a smiling giggling baby... so what else can you want?

From my earlier update last week I mentioned that my mom was coming and she DID! She came last week for a couple of days it was FABOULS Lehna, mom, and I went shopping and had a really nice time together. She also brought some wonderful cheese and sausage from Wisconsin so that was nice to nibble on. I was also able to 'catch up' on my housework LOL of course that was a week ago so now I behind AGAIN, but what else would you expect?

Lehna has been able to crawl all day at daycare and they say she's getting really good. We put her down at our house and she doesn't crawl very much she usually get distracted by the animals and she stops to watch them, which is fabulous because then she doesn't "explore" which makes my baby proofing tests easier to pass, if you know what I mean. Penny said at daycare her favorite place to be is by the air vent. Penny said she go over to the vent and run her fingers up and down on the slots and look at Penny in amazement. So Lehna's favorite toys are an old remote control and an air vent at daycare... why do we buy toys again?

Lehna's rash she had on her back and legs is exema so they prescribed her some lotion to clear up her rash and we were told to lotion her with lotion one-twice a day with a heavy lotion. Penny has been trying to do baby massages at daycare so Lehna has had LOTS of pampering when it comes to lotion and rubbing... which of course she loves... Tait can rub her back and neck and she stops instantly... looks like she going to be addicted to massages... smart girl!

Well there's my update and below are some pictures of the last couple of weeks. Thanks for reading about us and I HOPE to update soon. Probably next weekend!

Cutie Pie in her skunk outfit... it was big enough for TWO kids!

Another Cute Skunk picture!

Landyn in his Cowboy outfit... You can also see Camryn in her Witch outfit... at least her leg...

Lehna in a swing when we tailgated last weekend. She loves to swing!

A Short Update for all my loyal readers

I just wanted to say Thank you to Cousin Sarah for her wonderful card. I appericate it. This week has been a rough week for me. I just started my new job at the photography studio as the Assistant Manager and well I feel incredibly overwhelmed and stressed all rolled into one. I know that I have a lot of anxious readers wondering how it was going and I wish I could say it was the BEST job ever but... it's quite a change. This week I have been learning the different "zones" and areas of the store and it has been stressful. I was also told this week for CERTAIN that in December I will be taking over as the Store Manager for the studio which is INCREDIBLY flattering but at the same time I am SCARED *%6$less... It's so much to learn in only about a month's time and there are some MAJOR schedule adjustments that I have to make with my family. I think this has been the HARDEST part of this new position is the hours. I was used to having weekends off and working straight 8:30-4:30 every day and this job is not like that at all. This is also the busiest store in this district so I feel as though I have A LOT of pressure to help keep it busy and the business plentaful. Overall I have gotten mixed reviews from some of the associates and accepting of me as their new "boss" but it really hasn't really sunk in yet for some. Which I can't quite tell yet if this is a good thing or bad... I'm not sure. They has also decided that they are not going to teach me the photography zone until after Christmas which is sad for me, but we are so busy that I understand their reasoning. It just makes me sad afterall this was a MAJOR reason why I wanted this position. My current store manager is also pretty helpful she worries about getting me trained in time and I have to admit that's also weighing on my mind. I have had some pretty wild dreams about it, for those of you that know me most of my stress I take with me to bed... and I dream about it, making sleep difficult to achieve. I am having some mixed emotions about this position right now and I'm not really sure how to handle all my "newness" and I think some of my anxiety is dealing with that. I know that in every job I've taken there has always been an adjustment period and I have to keep thinking that that's what I'm facing right now. So thank you all for your kind thoughts and advice and I do appericate it. I am hoping that after the "christmas rush" I'll be able to make a decision over whether this is something I like or don't like... right now... well let's just say it's not my favorite place to be right now, but I have to keep thinking that it WILL get better. So this is the update... and don't stress about the pictures of Lehna in her skunk outfit... I am going to get them off my camera this weekend... my computer decided NOT to talk to my digital camera... so it's been another issue for the week. So thanks for reading about us!