The Time Has Come -- Almost

I can't believe it, but the time is almost here. I'm leaving at sunrise on Saturday to meet my friend from Kalamazoo (that's such a fun word to say) and then it's on to Chicago for TWO Bon Jovi concerts. One Saturday night and one Sunday. If I could've swung it, I'd be going to the one on Tuesday night, but I'll just have to suffer only going to two. I haven't read any good reviews on how well the camera I have works in the concert setting, but I'm hopeful. It has to be better than my film camera where you could be two feet away from somebody and it looks like you were twenty. I'm sure I'll have more to post on Monday, when I finally get home. Poor Jason, here by himself with all four kids!

On the Job Front

I realized I haven't updated anyone on what's going on with the jobs. Jason has decided to stay at TOFG and take night school to get certified in Oracle. Don't ask me what that is, I just know it has something to do with computers. The only thing I know about computers is how to get to the web, which really, is all I need. His classes are a "work at your own pace" kind of thing, but he should be done by next April. I must say, I haven't seen him this excited about anything in a long time.


I applied for a job at Caelyn's school as a Media Tech, which is just a glorified librarian. I got a call from the high school that they wanted to interview me. Then Caelyn's school called and also wanted to set up an interview. I thought both interviews went well and was worried about having the high school call me before the intermediate school, which was the one I really wanted. Guess I didn't have to. I got a letter in the mail from the high school. Well, they're not going to send me a letter to tell me I have the job. Not ten minutes after reading that letter, the phone rings and it's the principal from Caelyn's school. Okay, I know my oldest isn't the one who's going to get in trouble, so I know it's about the job and can barely contain my joy. Until he starts to speak and explain they were looking for more of an IT person at their site. Well, crud. So I go from being the most popular girl at the prom to being the wallflower nobody wants to dance with.... Oh well, leaves more time to goof off! :D

Stay away!

I don't think you can catch human viruses over the computer, but you can't say I didn't warn you. About two weeks ago, Wyatt came home from school coughing. I let him go the next day, but by the time he got home he was wheezing. So I kept him home the rest of the weekend, giving him time to get over it. Well, he didn't get over it and instead decided to share it with the rest of us! Larkin has had the cough and runny nose for about the same length of time. I've decided there are too many places they could have picked it up. So this week, Wyatt's cough wasn't bad enough to keep him home, and he wasn't acting sick anyway, so I sent him. Then yesterday, we went with my parents to pick up their new trailer. Wyatt fell asleep on the way home. We stopped at McDonalds for lunch and he hardly woke up for that and didn't even touch the fries. Now I know he's really sick, if he won't touch fries! We got home and he fell asleep on the floor for a little bit, but then decided the couch would be a more comfortable place. He was burning up when he woke. One hundred and two temp. Then this morning, I looked in his mouth and he has white blisters on his tongue. Great, strep?? And fever is still here. Unfortunately, if you try to give him medicine, he throws it back up (and Larkin wants to investigate -- ewwww!) So, getting him to drink all his juice with the medicine in it is a challenge. Going to take him to immediate care tomorrow to get tested for strep. Caelyn is the only one who doesn't seem to be sick at all. I think we're all just passing it back and forth. Maybe we should just spray Lysol on EVERYTHING!

And on top of this, I had a tooth pulled on Wednesday, and now it's infected. (Gross, I know) The doctor can't get me in till Monday and won't call a prescription in without seeing me. The only dentist I know who won't do this. It's not like I'm asking for Vicodin. Actually, I have plenty of that, thank goodness, as this "tooth" is bothering me somethin fierce and now I have a fever, sore throat and cough. So, anyone want to miss work for a week, come visit.....