Get to work!

The last few weeks I've been doing some job hunting! All I can say is UGH! There isn't really much to choose from. OK, so maybe I'm being a little picky. Its not that I don't want to work because I do! I just want this job to work out for the best, and not to be another source of stress on all of us. Having young kids at home really limits my availability... meaning that I'm going to have to get an evening/night job. The last job I got didn't work out because they were totally unwilling to work with me when it came to my schedule. I guess that's what I get for taking a job with a young, single, male manager in charge. He had no patience, and no sympathy for a mom with young kids at home. If I said I couldn't work until the evenings, he'd schedule me for the early afternoons. I'm sure that my lack of being able to stand up for myself and for always letting people walk all over me didn't help my situation either. Getting a job is just plain stressful for me! I hope I can find one that will work out this time. I love having a job. It makes me feel like I'm doing something good to contribute to our family, and it helps me feel more independent. I love staying at home with my kids but lets face it... being a stay at home mom can really get lonely. Yes, I've got kids around me all the time, but I need more adult interaction! I'm looking forward to having some time out of my house!!

OK, well enough whining from me. It's about noon, which means feeding time at the zoo! ha ha! I better get to it.

CIAO!

It's C-c-c-cold!!

Man, this month is full of surprises. A couple weeks ago it was 80+ degrees, and now it's freezing and snowy! Saturday afternoon we had a big birthday bash for Emma and Elliot. There was so many presents being opened between the two of them that it was total chaos, but a lot of fun. We had lots of friends and family here too, so it was crowded! We're lucky to have such a big group of awesome people to celebrate with.

Sunday morning we woke to find we had gotten about a foot of snow over night! With all the mess and presents from the birthday party still in my living room, and so much snow on the ground it totally felt like Christmas morning!!! I kept saying "Merry Christmas" to the kids, just to confuse them. Haha.

They say it's supposed to get back up into the 70's sometime next week. I hope it does because I feel totally cheated! Fall is my all-time favorite time of year and we didn't even get one yet. If we go straight from summer to winter I will be super mad! That's not even fair. I need to have those perfect, beautiful, sunshiny, cool days to enjoy before I hibernate for the winter.

I need to drink more coffee and try to defrost my toes! I guess that's a good excuse to snuggle up under a blanket and read more of my book. Cold weather, although NOT my favorite, does have some perks.... sometimes.

Ciao!

My favorite month

October is my favorite month and it's FINALLY here! There is so much fun stuff going on this month. Elliot turns 3 on the 13th and Emma turns 5 on the 14th! We are going to have a big birthday bash for them. I'm thinking about having a Halloween themed birthday party for them this year. Maybe the girls can all dress up as princesses and the boys as pirates. (or something like that) I will have to talk to the kids and see what they think. I'm also thinking about having another big Halloween party again this year. Last year we had one and it was so much fun. Everyone came dressed up, we had scary decorations, lots of good food, a few games, and a costume contest. I want to do it again. AND... I was thinking it would be a lot of fun to take everyone out to the Haunted Hallow. We went there a few years ago and it was totally fun, and scary! (It's a big haunted forest that's all set up outside) Of course that would have to be an adult thing because my kids would be to creeped out. Maybe we can to to a pumpkin patch and hay ride with the kids instead. Lagoon is having their Frightmares going on this month too. I've always wanted to go and this year we have season passes! Yay! I'm excited. Plus, there's also costumes to think about. I better get started on those. I think Ethan wants to be a warewolf, Emma wants to be a vampire, and Elliot... well I think he wants to be Link (from Zelda) again but I'm trying to talk him into being something different. We'll see how that goes haha. Nick said he wants to be Legolas (from Lord of the Rings) so that should be funny! As for me... I have NO idea. I'll have to come up with something good. Maybe I'll do something funny like an 80's punk rocker, or maybe something scary like a witch... I'm not sure.

Anyway... I'm totally rambling now so I will quit. I've got tons of laundry I should be doing anyway.

Ciao!