Just another Manic Monday

Where does the time go. Tomorrow is May 1st. Sometimes I feel like life is so fleeting. Yet, in the next moment, time seems to stand still. Emily and I have both been sick since Wednesday. I think she is getting better, but somehow I am still pretty sick. We had our first fever scare with her and her seizures last weekend, but thank GOD (literally) she made it through without a seizure. The image of her having a seizure will forever be burned into my memory and I am in no hurry to repeat it. We started doing some projects around the house. I worked on the garden a little bit. I also painted the upstairs bathroom a pale green color last Sunday. Turned out pretty good for my first time painting a room. Our neighbors gave us their kids old swing set for Emily. So we sanded the rust today and I began to primer it. We will repaint it and try to keep it nice for a few more years. This head cold is really kicking my butt. Ever see the show Grays Anatomy? I love it! But they do a narrative over some opening and closing scenes of the show. I have this running narrative about my own life. It goes on inside and sometimes I just have to chuckle about life. For example... Why do I like blowing bubbles so much and why didn't I figure this out until I had Emily. However sometimes this narrative takes up too much hard-drive space (hehe..computer joke, get it?) and I am left with this weird, wondering look. The new job is just that... a new job. Lots of adjustments. Not bad, but not good either. I guess I remember just how blah insurance is. I mean it is kinda cool cuz there is always something different, but I have never "loved" working for a direct writer so learning to love this company will take some time. I also don't like that the boss changed my hrs after I accepted the job. Lately, with money tight, I regret past decisions with regard to my education. I think I would make a good OB nurse. It would pay better... Or sometimes I fantasize about writing. I do enjoy that and I wish I would make more time for myself to do it on a more formal basis. But alas, there is always laundry to do, toys to pick up or ewe...bills to pay. Canio is doing pretty good at his new job. He and his dad watched a few hrs of the NFL draft this weekend. I think he enjoyed some one on one time. Emily is copying everything now. Canio told her to say "hi jerry" and she did! She has also been pretending to sneeze saying aaaa chew. Its cute. And she is trying to sing some of the words to Hey Victor (a Laurie Berkner song). She asked for pizza for dinner tonight--- the first time she has ever done that. She plays ring a round the roses.....loves air planes all of a sudden... and has grown attached to a teddy bear she got at my baby shower from someone that worked at Kemper (my previous job). She hugs it and carries it around. And when we pray she will fold her arms now (but wont keep them folded). She had sacrament at church for the first time today 4/30/06. She is still pottying but not liking it as much. If she wants to go, I take her... otherwise, I let her go in the diaper. On a walk with Daddy in the back yard today, she tried to eat a dandelion. MMM yummy. Bugs and all I am sure. Don't worry -- he got it off of her. We have tons of pictures to post, but honestly, its late and I am tired. Happy May 1st! May your May be filled with Flowers! PS----- I will make one political statement..... RIGHT, EMAIL, CALL your congress person and tell them you are SICK of high gas prices and try to use a little less gas over the next few weeks. Otherwise, I may just have to sell my car to pay for gasoline for Canio's car! Right now his gas bill equals about 1/2 of his car payment a month. IKES. And I complained about gas being 1.85/gallon when Emily was born.