Poor Planning

The past few days have been a little rough.

Friday I had to work, so I was at Wegmans til 1:30am. I realized when I got in the car that I had forgotten some key things for my craft show the next day, so I went to Walmart. I was there for an hour or so and still forgot a few things I needed, but did purchase a lovely new hat. This teaches me I should not go to Walmart at 2am.

I slept maybe 3 hours, woke up and drove hubby to work. I went home, rushed around like crazy, then gave the baby over into my in-laws' care while I went to the craft show. I forgot so much at home, it's ridiculous. I didn't have a cloth cover, I didn't have a proper display, I didn't have a measuring tape to cut necklace cords, I was a mess. Luckily, these two sweet ladies lent me a measuring tape and a table cloth to help a bit. The show was long and barely anyone showed up. Made me sad. Maybe if I had planned better I would have had a better display and maybe if I had helped advertise the show to friends, we would have had more people.

I came home, played with Luke, slept for an hour, then went to see a play at my church. It was fantastic, well acted, and very entertaining. I ended up staying to help clean up and set things right for church the next day, so I didn't get home til around midnight. I dozed while hubby played some games and didn't officially go to bed til 1:30am.

I had every intention of taking the baby to church today, I really did. I woke up at 6:30am with a TERRIBLE sore throat and headache, both of which have lessened but are still with me. I felt horrible so I went back to sleep. Around 8am, I woke and got the baby to take his morning nap with me. I think I slept til 1pm, though my body is telling me I need even more rest. I feel incredibly drained and have had difficulty controlling my emotions. Maybe if I had planned to sleep more, I'd be in better shape.

Teething

Dear God,

Please let my son finish his teething soon. He becomes a pain in the bazooka when he's hurting. The whining makes me want to claw off wallpaper and trying to remain positive is frustrating. I know this is the first of many problems I will not be able to solve for him, but did the helplessness have to start so early? Yeesh.

Sincerely,

Luke's Mom

Baby Butt

My darling, darling boy has been a total butt today. He's not wanting to eat at the right times, play with the right toys (mommy's computer is NOT a teething toy), and has taken to arching his back and crying when I move things away. Lovely. I hope this is not a glimpse into my future. I like my sweet little guy.

Second night of work tonight. Heading out!

Rolling down the...

Luke is now rolling over regularly and trying to crawl. He successfully flips from back to tummy and tummy to back. He's moved a little crawling-wise, but more drops his head and tries to use his legs to wheelbarrow himself down the bed on his face. It looks incredibly painful, so I generally tuck his arms under him before he gets going. It now all comes down to coordinating legs with arms and he'll take off like a bat out of you know where.

He is also attempting to use his exersaucer as a walker, rocking it back and forth to scoot it along to floor to get it closer to the television, bed, cats, etc. While I applaud his ingenuity, I'm not sure it's the best idea.

Driving

After a very close encounter with a 16 wheeler this morning, I feel the need to express my concern about the way some folks drive. Here are a few things that we learned, but have forgotten in the years since school.

1. If you're in a bigger vehicle and can't move because of a smaller vehicle, let the smaller vehicle move to safety before attempting to move on. Driving forward as the smaller car is driving backwards, thus giving the smaller car's driver a small heart attack and fear for the life of her baby in the backseat is unacceptable.

2. When someone leaves three car lengths between herself and the car in front of her, that doesn't mean zoom up and cut her off. The space is so that if someone slams on their brakes, she has enough time to brake and not destroy the car.

3. Tailgating for no reason is ridiculous. While my perfume is lovely, you cannot smell it through the vehicles. Back off my behind, you're scaring me and making me angry.

4. When there's an opportunity to let people merge, DO IT. Not letting people onto the road is selfish and rude. Common courtesy is each car on the road lets one merging car in, in zipper fashion, to keep things smooth. Stop being an idiot.

5. Be aware of your surroundings! Merging without looking is dangerous! Your blind spot is a real thing. Do a spot check before almost causing a car crash.

6. The biggest one- YOU ARE NOT THE MOST IMPORTANT PERSON ON THE ROAD. Everyone is equally treasured, with families who will miss them if they're gone. Stop driving like the rest of us peons are expendable and we'll all get along.

Cupcakes

My first craft show is this coming weekend, so I've been taking the time to make as many things as I can this weekend to help with stock. The quickest things I make are cupcakes so I've made several pairs of earrings and a few pendants.

The hardest part of it all is finding time to make things. Luke doesn't nap very long, the weekends are often jammed with activities, and now there's the evening job so I have no idea if I'll build enough inventory in time. I can only cross my fingers and hope.

Oh, in case you didn't know, I make clay jewelry. See side bar for the link to my shop.

In the meantime, Luke is continuing to eat like a horse while stealing the hearts of everyone who comes near him. We visited his NanaNana (hubby's grandmother) and she was rather angry when we had to pull him away for his nap time. I really hope he keeps this awesome personality.

Part Time

I am now an employee of Wegman's, a grocery chain up here on the east coast.

I had been looking for a proper overnight part time position to bring in some money for the family and luckily Wegman's was hiring. I just had my orientation today.

I'm not going to say much because no one wants a blow by blow account of what goes on during orientations, but I will say this- being there has inspired me. I am going to wear my shirt proudly, work there in overnight until Luke is in school during the day and then see about moving up in the company. From shopping there and being around other employees I can tell it's a wonderful company to work for.

I can't wait to start and be excited about going to work for every shift.