Tuesday, October 23, 2012
no more diapers
....or pull-ups. Wow, it's been this way for, shhhhh, three weeks. My Max is potty trained...he pees and poops in the potty. It's pretty cool. and he loves showing me his huge turds. ugh. sigh.
Saturday, September 29, 2012
Politics
I've seen it happen. Never thought it could happen to me. But I knew when I accepted the position there was the possibility. Part of this is due to my not getting a procedure in writing. Check- that will not happen again. Also if verbal affirmations are taken always document the conversations. Check. The great thing is that I have the opportunity to correct my mistake to uphold my integrity. As I sat in my leadership training class I knew I had to speak my word and if it didn't work I knew I would document and keep that one in my pocket. It would go something like this. "Yes, sir, I admit it. You got me that time. But I will not let that happen again." This was in case I was too late in making the correction. I was at the ready already looking to the future. First, I knew I had to be absolutely sure I was right. I actually hoped I would be able to find that I was wrong and make the mental note and gasp a big whew. But nope. I found out that I had been taken, My words twisted into a false truth. Quotes? The appearance of an approval? I was forced to reckon with realization. Alright, it's time to fight. I was preparing to do this alone but glad I didn't. I discovered political decisions can be made as quickly as changing a pair of socks. If they match your attire for the day they will Be accepted and worn. Politics can work in your favor though. One must be eloquent in doing so and it is a challenge. I am not sure of the outcome but hope I was able to provide some sort of insight of a true leader. One who cares about others and cares more about the big picture, not just because there are regulations. The easier way would have been to just let it go and keep it in my pocket.
Monday, August 27, 2012
slander...nah, not a good idea
One of my bosses once told me this story. He told me of a time where someone, a person at work, had "crossed" him. He had actually written an email in response. It was one of those emails where he wrote immediately in response. Here is the good part. He didn't send the email. Rather, he kept it in draft form and went home. He thought about it. And after he had many hours of thinking upon returning to work, he decided not to send that email. I learned it paid off because although those words would have made him feel better at that moment, no good could have come from it in the long run.
I've taken three weeks of think time. Yes, a time where I needed to sit back and NOT do what I wanted to do. I had a personal experience with my physician that did not make me a happy person. A situation in which I do not feel like Dr. Feelgood was right. No, in fact, in every aspect I have given this thought, I'm sure Dr. F was wrong. However, rather than share my experience, I will keep it close to my heart. I will always remember that day. And more importantly, I will change doctors. In a near-about-breakdown moment, my doctor didn't have the time. It is sad. But rather than do what I really want, I will not write. Instead, I will take a Dramamine (R) and hit the hay ;-)
What an interesting night though?? Homework for a kindergartner year old is T-Total hell. But I grind my teeth and do it. It is not for me; it is for him. Kindergarten. I really feel like it may be the new ugly word. But even as my child squirms in his seat; he really does know the stuff...he'd just rather..........not. Today, after five years, 11 months, two weeks and four days, Thadeus is saying the Y sound! Hallelujah! No more, "es, ellow, and ucky"....hot damn! Tonight as he smiled he said, Yes, Yellow and Yucky! I'm so dang excited! He was excited too. Most kids don't have problems with Y sound but many do and Thadeus conquered. Other great mile stones since starting kindergarten. Writing his name Thadeus; succeeding at the letter "e" which is a tough letter no doubt; learning his "14903 enter" as his keypad lunch number; and getting five smiley faces TODAY! Yeah! Wow, did you remember entering a five digit number as a kindergartner?? Kids are fast learners though. Even though Thadeus has a harder time focusing and harder time making the effort to care in some school projects (probably more so than most kids), he is my sweetie pie. I love him very much. And I cannot believe he will be SIX next month!
Max:
This potty training is gonna kill me. He has it down- most of the time. Poo is another statement. That is hit and miss; no pun intended. Really. Tonight's menu? Dribbly poo that landed in five clumps as he exited Thadeus' room, walked into the play room and stopped. Yes, he just stopped. He waited there. As I exited the bathroom (where Thadeus was taking his clean and bubblicious bath) I found my three year old toddler standing in front of my fish tank in a frozen state--frozen because he had guilt written all over his face. Yeah, I guess he had the runs....but I think he could have "run" to the bathroom in time for this one. Maybe not...but that left me crouched on my knees cleaning up each clump, scrubbing each clump; wiping poo off his legs and tile floor all behind him. It is times like these when I think...count Christine and just be thankful that he is a healthy little boy.
Concern: I'm beginning to wonder if he is just playing a silly game or if he really does not know his colors at age THREE. But, at times I've wondered if he is slightly color blind?? Time will tell....I think tonight I have proven he is not color blind...but I cannot say I'm sure. The what-color-is-this-crayon test didn't really work. Five colors. He got them right have the time. The other day I had two sippy cups. One was yellow and the other blue. I said, are these the same color or different? He said the same! huh. Red and green get mixed up too. But I researched it. Red/Green is a common color deficiency in men and hereditary but not Yellow/Blue colorblindness! That is a rare deficiency...so I'm definitely practicing all of these colors more to see if I can make heads or tails of this issue. He just doesn't know his colors--Thadeus did at this age. However, I should know by now that not all kids are equal. Practice makes perfect and if not, then we go to an eye doc!
I've taken three weeks of think time. Yes, a time where I needed to sit back and NOT do what I wanted to do. I had a personal experience with my physician that did not make me a happy person. A situation in which I do not feel like Dr. Feelgood was right. No, in fact, in every aspect I have given this thought, I'm sure Dr. F was wrong. However, rather than share my experience, I will keep it close to my heart. I will always remember that day. And more importantly, I will change doctors. In a near-about-breakdown moment, my doctor didn't have the time. It is sad. But rather than do what I really want, I will not write. Instead, I will take a Dramamine (R) and hit the hay ;-)
What an interesting night though?? Homework for a kindergartner year old is T-Total hell. But I grind my teeth and do it. It is not for me; it is for him. Kindergarten. I really feel like it may be the new ugly word. But even as my child squirms in his seat; he really does know the stuff...he'd just rather..........not. Today, after five years, 11 months, two weeks and four days, Thadeus is saying the Y sound! Hallelujah! No more, "es, ellow, and ucky"....hot damn! Tonight as he smiled he said, Yes, Yellow and Yucky! I'm so dang excited! He was excited too. Most kids don't have problems with Y sound but many do and Thadeus conquered. Other great mile stones since starting kindergarten. Writing his name Thadeus; succeeding at the letter "e" which is a tough letter no doubt; learning his "14903 enter" as his keypad lunch number; and getting five smiley faces TODAY! Yeah! Wow, did you remember entering a five digit number as a kindergartner?? Kids are fast learners though. Even though Thadeus has a harder time focusing and harder time making the effort to care in some school projects (probably more so than most kids), he is my sweetie pie. I love him very much. And I cannot believe he will be SIX next month!
Max:
This potty training is gonna kill me. He has it down- most of the time. Poo is another statement. That is hit and miss; no pun intended. Really. Tonight's menu? Dribbly poo that landed in five clumps as he exited Thadeus' room, walked into the play room and stopped. Yes, he just stopped. He waited there. As I exited the bathroom (where Thadeus was taking his clean and bubblicious bath) I found my three year old toddler standing in front of my fish tank in a frozen state--frozen because he had guilt written all over his face. Yeah, I guess he had the runs....but I think he could have "run" to the bathroom in time for this one. Maybe not...but that left me crouched on my knees cleaning up each clump, scrubbing each clump; wiping poo off his legs and tile floor all behind him. It is times like these when I think...count Christine and just be thankful that he is a healthy little boy.
Concern: I'm beginning to wonder if he is just playing a silly game or if he really does not know his colors at age THREE. But, at times I've wondered if he is slightly color blind?? Time will tell....I think tonight I have proven he is not color blind...but I cannot say I'm sure. The what-color-is-this-crayon test didn't really work. Five colors. He got them right have the time. The other day I had two sippy cups. One was yellow and the other blue. I said, are these the same color or different? He said the same! huh. Red and green get mixed up too. But I researched it. Red/Green is a common color deficiency in men and hereditary but not Yellow/Blue colorblindness! That is a rare deficiency...so I'm definitely practicing all of these colors more to see if I can make heads or tails of this issue. He just doesn't know his colors--Thadeus did at this age. However, I should know by now that not all kids are equal. Practice makes perfect and if not, then we go to an eye doc!
Saturday, July 21, 2012
Just Max and Me
What a fun day yesteday was. Jerime decided to go fishing with his uncle and needed to leave Thursday night, so that left me to the kids by myself. I decided I'd use the opportunity to spend some time with my Maximillion. Thadeus had the option of hanging out too, but he opted for daycare (simply because they have swim time and he had been looking forward to it all week.) I dropped Thadeus off at daycare and off went Max and mama...a fun adventure. First stop: Warner Robins, Georgia. I found a great place to get my hair cut/colored during my lunch break and I made the decision weeks ago that Elizabeth would give Max his first hair cut. Yes, little boy Max is three! He turned three on July 8 and it was now time for his first hair cut. What a sweetie he is. He sat up in that chair like a big boy. He would look in the mirror at himself and smile a pretty half smile. He was happy to be getting a hair cut. The first little snips were so exciting as I watched his hair bounce up into little curls. I was so happy. Thadeus lost all curl when he got his first haircut! So it was a fun and special day.
Unluckily for me, I needed to report to work or a little while. Two septic inspections were due so I took Max with me.
The first install was a brand new system. Max had fun throwing dirt clods of Greenville eroded (75 min/in-yeah right) into the Infiltrator trench. The clods made an echo sound as they hit the black domed stuff. Fun.
The next install was a repair. When we arrived the contractor was in the process of cutting the old absorption field conveyence pipe. As he cut it the nasty water ran out of the pipe and Max looked at me and said, "mama, that smells like stinky garbage!) haha. So my second son got a little glimpse into my life as a health inspector.
We left Warner Robins to make another stop by the books store. Max found a flip phone there and of course I couldn't resist the purchase when Max looked up at me with those precious little curls around his ears. So I bought him the flip phone and bought Thadeus an alphaberry toy.
It was a fun day. I'm so glad I got to spend some one on one time with my second son...the one who tells me, "mama, I'm not a baby any more. I'm a big boy."
Unluckily for me, I needed to report to work or a little while. Two septic inspections were due so I took Max with me.
The first install was a brand new system. Max had fun throwing dirt clods of Greenville eroded (75 min/in-yeah right) into the Infiltrator trench. The clods made an echo sound as they hit the black domed stuff. Fun.
The next install was a repair. When we arrived the contractor was in the process of cutting the old absorption field conveyence pipe. As he cut it the nasty water ran out of the pipe and Max looked at me and said, "mama, that smells like stinky garbage!) haha. So my second son got a little glimpse into my life as a health inspector.
We left Warner Robins to make another stop by the books store. Max found a flip phone there and of course I couldn't resist the purchase when Max looked up at me with those precious little curls around his ears. So I bought him the flip phone and bought Thadeus an alphaberry toy.
It was a fun day. I'm so glad I got to spend some one on one time with my second son...the one who tells me, "mama, I'm not a baby any more. I'm a big boy."
Thursday, April 19, 2012
I have to share this--and I'm totally interested.
Saltwater Aquarium and Live Rock - $450 (Midtown)
Date: 2012-04-08, 10:53PM EDT
Reply to: 3k8tx-2947631689@sale.craigslist.org [Errors when replying to ads?]
Red Sea Max 130d 34 Gallon Tank w/Stand and the following upgrades:
Tunze 9002 Protein Skimmer w/Stevie T Skimmer Cup and Media Basket
Two blue Ecoxotic Stunner Strip LED Lights and transformer
(Will not part out LED lights or skimmer)
$450
Approx 30 lbs live rock - $75
Approx 20 lbs live sand - $20 or free with LR
Two True Percula Clowns -$40 for pair
Two Blue Chromis - $10
Unable to deliver or ship
Tunze 9002 Protein Skimmer w/Stevie T Skimmer Cup and Media Basket
Two blue Ecoxotic Stunner Strip LED Lights and transformer
(Will not part out LED lights or skimmer)
$450
Approx 30 lbs live rock - $75
Approx 20 lbs live sand - $20 or free with LR
Two True Percula Clowns -$40 for pair
Two Blue Chromis - $10
Unable to deliver or ship
We'll see--now just let me talk the hubs into it.
Saturday, March 10, 2012
Sometimes you just hope for a quick weekend
Should I really discuss work on here? Not really. Am I gonna? A little bit...
So what a week. As a mommy you must learn to turn off the mommy and go to work and be the boss and likewise for when mommy's return to work. But this week it was hard. And it all started about a month ago. It started when a gentleman decided he didn't really like the process he has to go through when requesting a well waiver.....the complaint went to a county commissioner. Then a former governor decided to test the system and yet, another county commissioner called. Then a restauranteur decided why should he have to pay an annual fee on time.....that went to the official Board, which resulted in a committee meeting...the first complaint went to yet another meeting where I learned that now the commissioners want to test the system and challenge the loading rate calculation used by EPD for non-mixed use sewage treatment....OSHA called wanting to know our process for indoor quality complaints and found out quite quickly that no one agency really addresses that issue in georgia...and I won't even go there....my light in my office started coming down. Thank you Houston County for fixing that! GEEZ. PMF's are due and they are TOTALLY late. I HAVE 9 of them to do...plus their MRF's!!! So what does one do? Well, toward the end of this past week it all built up. I had to attend a training class which I ended up excelling in to get my certification...woopeee...but that did not mean that the above was over. In the past TWO weeks, we had THREE pool plan review issues that has come up and my pool program lead is not totally up to speed on pools although I can tell he will be most excellent. The good thing is....all my staff are wonderful. They take care of me. Even though I didn't sleep well for the last three days, and my face began breaking out due to the stress... I was able to go home to my sweet family and get the best hugs and kisses that I could find....and let me tell you, they are good. I just wish I had a hot tub.
So what a week. As a mommy you must learn to turn off the mommy and go to work and be the boss and likewise for when mommy's return to work. But this week it was hard. And it all started about a month ago. It started when a gentleman decided he didn't really like the process he has to go through when requesting a well waiver.....the complaint went to a county commissioner. Then a former governor decided to test the system and yet, another county commissioner called. Then a restauranteur decided why should he have to pay an annual fee on time.....that went to the official Board, which resulted in a committee meeting...the first complaint went to yet another meeting where I learned that now the commissioners want to test the system and challenge the loading rate calculation used by EPD for non-mixed use sewage treatment....OSHA called wanting to know our process for indoor quality complaints and found out quite quickly that no one agency really addresses that issue in georgia...and I won't even go there....my light in my office started coming down. Thank you Houston County for fixing that! GEEZ. PMF's are due and they are TOTALLY late. I HAVE 9 of them to do...plus their MRF's!!! So what does one do? Well, toward the end of this past week it all built up. I had to attend a training class which I ended up excelling in to get my certification...woopeee...but that did not mean that the above was over. In the past TWO weeks, we had THREE pool plan review issues that has come up and my pool program lead is not totally up to speed on pools although I can tell he will be most excellent. The good thing is....all my staff are wonderful. They take care of me. Even though I didn't sleep well for the last three days, and my face began breaking out due to the stress... I was able to go home to my sweet family and get the best hugs and kisses that I could find....and let me tell you, they are good. I just wish I had a hot tub.
Saturday, January 7, 2012
potty time?
Okay, Max is two years, five months old. I think I'll wait another month but I did try the potty game today. Ended up washing about 8 pairs of training pants! The first time, Max went to the potty, places his tiny fingers on his wee-wee, stretches it out as he is looking over his little pot belly and says, "PeeeeeeePeeeee, coooooooome ooooooooooout." Then, he looks up at me and whispers, "mama, it not coming out yet. I done."
Nice. He had several tries but failed miserably. Oh well.
Today my boxes of Keurig coffee were delivered. It is so yummy....and I'm glad to have this new one-cup device to fancy my travel cup on my long commutes. 65 miles for one way? What am I thinking?
Nice. He had several tries but failed miserably. Oh well.
Today my boxes of Keurig coffee were delivered. It is so yummy....and I'm glad to have this new one-cup device to fancy my travel cup on my long commutes. 65 miles for one way? What am I thinking?
Wednesday, January 4, 2012
Happy 2012
The year my boy starts big boy school! That's on my mind now. I have to say I'm excited and sad. My baby is not a baby anymore. Okay, on to other topics...
It was a great Christmas. The best yet for the boys. They had a lot of fun opening presents and I really enjoyed spending time with the family. That is the best part for me. I'm blessed to live so close to my family!
Today, Thadeus helped with chores. Today's first real Chore was to load up the washing machine. We sorted the clothes and he put the clothes, detergent and slammed the door shut. Thadeus was very excited which made me happy. He then enjoyed placing the clothes into the dryer. I made him do it all, and he really enjoyed it--which I will hold over his little head for a life time....ha!
It was a great Christmas. The best yet for the boys. They had a lot of fun opening presents and I really enjoyed spending time with the family. That is the best part for me. I'm blessed to live so close to my family!
Today, Thadeus helped with chores. Today's first real Chore was to load up the washing machine. We sorted the clothes and he put the clothes, detergent and slammed the door shut. Thadeus was very excited which made me happy. He then enjoyed placing the clothes into the dryer. I made him do it all, and he really enjoyed it--which I will hold over his little head for a life time....ha!
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