Is it Friday yet?

First of all, Happy Halloween! We had a little party at work today, and it was so much fun. The kids were just precious in their costumes. BUT, I'm not posting those pictures yet. There are a ton of them, and I'm going to make a mosaic or collage and then post it.

So, I have a work update. I kind of un-quit, which is royally LAME on my part. I went home last Monday and wrote my letter of resignation (AKA, my giant F-you to my job). God has blessed me by not providing me with a printer, so the letter is still on my computer. Last Wednesday I was told a new person was hired to help me on Monday and Wednesdays (which was the main reason I was quitting), so that gave me motivation to finish out the week without printing off my letter. Well, this person was supposed to start Monday and never showed. I was solo Monday, which at this point I'm getting used to. Tuesday, I had a parent help me out, and she was great. She'll be with me tomorrow too. The girl who was supposed to come in today didn't show, but I had Carol from the Preschool room, and it was great. So.... I'm pressing on.

I have had a few job opportunities arise, which is actually incredibly comforting. It doesn't feel like I'm going to jump off some big ship into the great unknown if I do end up officially quitting. As of now, I'm staying. I've been really prayerful about it, and I just have a sense of peace right now that I've learned to listen too. I'm not fixing anything that's not broken. Apparently the job situation isn't broken, yet.

I'll have a few random updates in the next couple of days. Actually, I'm going to add one to this because I feel like it. Saturday night I had a sleepover with my co-worker Jaime's 5-month-old baby, Maddie. I have nicknamed her Squishy because she's so freaking squishy and just adorable. Jaime and her husband had a Halloween Party to go to with the older kids, so I took Maddie. We had a very adventurous night that included her sleeping beautifully while I woke up to every sound she made. I swear every time she moved in the playpen or breathed heavily, I woke up. She's cutting her first teeth, so she's been congested, which made listening to her breath easier -- not such a good thing when I'm trying to sleep!!! Anyway, she woke both of us at 6:45am with a huge poop that stunk up my entire apartment. I kid you not, it was terrible. Remember the teething part, well anyone who knows anything about teething babies knows what kind of diapers drool produces. Eww. It was kind of funny because I started to smell it, and I was like "no way, I'm going to ignore it and sleep." Except it was so not possible because it just got worse and worse. I wouldn't actually let a child sit in their dirty diaper, by the way, it was merely a thought I had at those wee morning hours on little sleep.

Anyway, here's a picture of Bethanie and Maddie. Bethanie came over to meet Maddie, so I made her hold her while I fed Maddie Sweet Potatoes. Yum! Maddie is hilarious when she eats. She reminds me of a bird.

Happy Halloween-ish.

I now own really cool Halloween decorations. My mom went crazy at Illuminations on my behalf. They used to have a store on the Plaza, but I don't believe it's there anymore. Anyway, the most ADD part of it (and therefore, my favorite) would be the ghosts that CHANGE COLORS when you light them. They obviously have a heat-activated sensor thing that turns them on, but they're so freaking cool. I'm beginning to NOT be a fan of the black spanish moss, as it has gotten everywhere thanks to my feline friends. Boo on that, but yay for the rest.

"I'm freaking out, man!"

"You are freaking out....man."

Name the movie!

I quit my job today. My boss laughed at me because she doesn't think I'm serious. I'm pretty sure she won't be laughing when I turn in my letter of resignation tomorrow. So, I have two weeks to find a new job that has a bit more integrity.

The problem at this job has been my Director's lack of caring about her employees. Today was the THIRD day that I have worked by myself. My kids were freaking out a bit today, and I just about lost it. There are 8 of them, and 1 of me. And they're babies. They deserve to have the love and attention and kisses when they fall. Today, one of my kids flipped off the top of the climber, and I had to let him lay there and cry because I was in the middle of changing another child's diaper. That's not right, and that's not fair to them, and I'm not doing it anymore. My boss doesn't seem too worried about the fact that we need to hire someone fast, so I'm leaving. I'm telling my parents too, and I know some of them won't stick around if I'm gone.

So, tonight I'm working on my letter. And tomorrow, it's getting handed in. And in the mean time, I need prayers like crazy that God will just work His magic in finding me another job.

(P.S. The movie is Super Troopers)

The Ten.

This is only being posted to silence the twin. And here it goes. Ten things about me:

1. I am incredibly shy in new settings, which surprises a lot of people. If you put me in a room of people I don't know, I will do my best to blend in the corner. I typically rely on others to introduce me to at least one person, and then I can take over from there. I'm slightly retarded, I know.

2. Grey's Anatomy is one of my favorite shows ever. I have recently been watching the first two seasons back-to-back. Well, I've begun to become emotionally invested in the show, so I have to now limit how many episodes I watch at a time. That way I don't get all emotional. This cracks me up because I've seen most of the episodes before, and therefore know how they end.

3. I can't stand not knowing what's going on around me. I watch the news religiously, and I am constantly reading the newspaper. I also like reading obituaries.

4. Driving is one of the most boring activities EVER. I hate driving. The only time I do enjoy it is if it's 75 degrees outside, and I can roll down my windows and blast 80's music. Otherwise, it sucks, and I make other people drive whenever possible.

5. I get so lazy when I'm tired, that I'll sit in bed and rub my eyes raw before I'll get up and wash off the make-up that I was too tired to wash off in the first place. I usually end up getting my eyes so irritated, that I have to get up and wash the mascara off anyway.

6. My sniffer is super sensitive, and I can't handle not being able to smell something. If my apartment doesn't smell good, I assume it smells bad. If I don't smell good, I assume I smell bad. I always have body spray or gum or something on me so I don't have to smell nothing.

7. I am incredibly organized. Like everything in my kitchen cabinets and on my bookshelf is meticulously organized, but I have random shit in random places because clutter doesn't bother me. Not being able to find the pan I'm looking for in the kitchen though will drive me nuts.

8. I really wish I knew why the F word was so offensive. I've googled it before, but not committed it to memory. I really wish it wasn't so offensive because I like the sound of it.

9. I am a color person. Putting me in a white room would be torture. I have to have something bold and visually stimulating to keep my attention and to keep me comfortable. This is probably why I hate hospitals.

10. This will sound bad, but I don't understand why people are so offended by stereotypes. They exist because they're true. Now, I don't condone using them and being offensive and pissing people off, but come on. They're true, they exist, so don't get your panties in a twist.

Ruby misses Sunny.

Dear Sunny,

I miss you my friend. I'm sure your new life is different, but you'll make it! Please know you will forever hold a special place in my engine. I hope one day we can meet again.

Love,
Ruby

Rachel VS. Her Neighbors

Ok, so this nice young couple moved in above me about a month after I moved into my apartment. All was fine the first week. Then the wife had a baby, and it's been on ever since. Now don't get me wrong, I work with kids, love kids, and therefore understand that babies cry. However, letting your barely months old baby cry forever at 3am in the morning -- completely unnecessary.

Now having said that, I celebrated three years sober a month or so ago, and one of my dear friends bought me windchimes. She bought these kind of as a joke because I once decided to test every windchime on display at World Market. Chris, my dear friend, bought me three windchimes. Well, one of them is like the mothership of all windchimes. And the sucker is LOUD. I had taken it down for most of September since it was super windy, but I am pleased to now announce.... it's back up. AND it's been windy the last two days. I'm very well pleased.

Ok, I realize this is really passive-aggressive of me, but short of going upstairs and telling them how to raise their child, I'm just going to stick with annoying the shit out of them with my tacky metal clangers.

And it starts!

I hesitate to even start this blog tonight because I'm sick. It's kind of the story of my life, but I hate talking about it. But I'm going to anyway. Well, maybe. I had the day off work because I have strep, and well that's incredibly contagious. I have tomorrow off as well because I have a Dr. appointment in the morning. Blah!

I really don't even know what to say. I love the way my life is going right now. I'm living solo in my apartment -- it's a spacious one bedroom, with a washer & dryer, dishwasher, and well those are the only things that matter to me. I'll post pictures soon. Soon, that is, as I vacuum and get the place cleaned up a little.

This is really boring. Like I can feel how boring it is. Maybe I should have waited to start, but I didn't so deal with it. Truth is I'm really jealous of everyone else's blogs. Lindsey and Marshal have their own now. She's going to think I copied the black and whiteness of her layout, but that's not true, sis. Yours is cuter though. Whatever. Done.