Where Are The Sunny Days?

So today I should have just stayed in bed. The further into the day I get, the worse off I am...
Mikey hasn't been sleeping very well through the night--he sleeps a good stretch, don't get me wrong, but it would be nice if it were longer. Then when he does wake at 2 or 3 in the morning, it's like he just wants to stay up. When I get him to sleep--and myself finally dozing off--he wakes up again. I mean, sure it's about 2 hours, but that's just torture! :O
Anyway, Elijah has been going through this phase and I'm not sure what it is. He's become very whiny, sensitive, tired, cranky, lack of appetite...it's very strange. And I have no idea what's going on with him because he won't tell me. So that adds more to the pile of stress!
Anyway, so I was woken up at 6 this morning...Elijah followed at 6:30...three people in a twin bed, just doesn't work, I don't care how small some of the dwellers are. Elijah for whatever reason woke up cranky--he fell asleep at 7 waiting for me to come up and put cartoons on in my room--and was happy with Mikey. I had no energy to take Mikey downstairs, let alone be a referee. At one point, Elijah was wailing about Mikey's foot being on his leg.
So then it was breakfast time--every time I sat down, Elijah would ask for something else. Then he didn't want to eat...then he didn't want to get dressed...then he didn't want to play with Mikey. I don't know how we made it through the morning, but we did--thank God.
So now it was time to go--I'm using my dad's truck today because Elijah has a doctor's appointment later on. Everyone was ready to go, I packed everyone in the truck and realized I forgot my jacket. (It can get pretty cold in the office at times, even with the heat going.) I drove the boys off to school, started heading towards work and realized that I didn't have my work keys! Sigh...back home to get the keys, but where did I put them yesterday. It was so unusually warm yesterday that I didn't have my coat...they weren't in my pants pockets...they weren't in the little bin I keep them in at home. Finally, I accepted the fact that they were in my bag--that I almost brought to work, but at the last minute decided to leave...I had enough things to juggle without worrying about my bag. I really didn't think they were in my bag, but it was the only other logical place...at least I hoped it was.
I jumped out of the truck, still running and ran into the house...door flung open. My bag was nowhere in sight. You're got to be kidding me!?!? Finally I caught sight of it and was grabbed it hoping they were in there, not even checking. I think that was the only good thing that's happened to me today...I really don't remember placing them in my bag though, but who am I to complain?
Oh, and before I realized my keys were not with me, I had enough time to stop by Wawa for a coffee...definitely needed today! I got the coffee, got in the truck and it started leaking. I figured it was out of the spout thingy and kept going...only to realize I got a defective lid or something. By the time I got to the office, I had coffee dripping all down my hand!
Now I'm at work, I have all kinds of deadlines for things and I'm just about ready to SCREAM!!! (Hence the sanity(?) break.) And it's not even me who has to keep to the deadline, it's other people...they are just getting worse and worse at getting things in on time. I shouldn't even have to send out reminders when things are mentioned each week, but I do.
Okay, sorry to keep grumbling. I'm glad I got that out of my system...:)
On a brighter note, I have a really strong chance of having my own vehicle in the next couple weeks. I'm really looking forward to that because I really hate having to rely on other people or not being able to get out for a bit and breathe.
Okay, I feel better now...back to work! :P

*SMILE*

Silver Lining

However small it may be, I have seen the silver lining. And not a minute too soon either. Last week I was informed that the reduced-tuition for the kids at daycare was no longer an option. They just couldn't afford to keep them on the rolls. And I had received a letter that same day saying that I was terminated from the Child Care Assistance program. (Talk about a bad day...) And the reasons for this was not complying to procedures. I didn't submit payroll information for a job I haven't worked at for about 3 months and there was a typo for my check from the job that I do still work at.
Anyway, I asked if they could give me until this Friday to figure things out. Last Friday I had finally got a hold of one of the workers and he gave me some information. I was finally, after about an hour of phone calls...yes that was plural...they told me to mail everything in "corrected". I did a return receipt on the mailing and received it back yesterday. I figured I would give them some time to look things over and call them today. And call I did...many times, to no avail.
I finally got a hold of someone around 4 saying that she would do some in-office research and call me back. She never did and it was time to pay the piper, so to speak. (Sorry for all these cheesy analogies.)
So I went to pick up the kids and was going to avoid the matter all together. I got through the doors and the director's door was closed so I assumed she was home...then I saw the assistant sitting in the hallway. Oh crap! She told me she had news for me and I waited in anticipation. Funding went through for Mikey...Praise God!!! Still not sure what's going on with Elijah, because they said they've never seen this happen before...where one kid gets it and the other doesn't. I'm hoping it got lost along the way somewhere because it starts this coming week--and I could really use the extra money right now. If things work out well, I may even be able to go and find a nice little place for me and the boys! :D How excellent would that be?! (I don't want to get ahead of myself though...but it's a thought.) :P
Anyway, I guess there is still some hope left in the system after all!

Staying Sane

Okay, so yeah it's been a while...I don't even remember what I've posted and what I haven't. The way my mind works, I'll probably re-blog the things I have written and leave out the things I haven't yet included.
I heard back about Child Care Assistance. The same day I got the letter saying I would be taken off the waiting list because I didn't comply with policy--yeah I thought it was an acceptance letter too--the daycare director pulled me aside and told me that they can't keep giving me the discounted rate they've given me. So that pretty much sucks!
I've been spending a lot of time off from work because every time I turn around, Mikey is sick--it turned into a double ear infection and then a couple days later, his ear was bleeding. The doctor said it was due to the ear infection and it happens "all the time".
Elijah had his birthday last weekend. He had a lot of fun. After his party, he played with his toys a little and then we went to a play with some friends of ours. It was a production by a group that some of my friends helped start...it was a little off the wall, but it was cute. Elijah thinks he wants to be in a play when he gets big. :)
The other day, he was pouring water into a sippy cup...my mom gave him a water bottle, but he wanted it in his sippy cup. It was right before bedtime and he knows he's not allowed to have a drink right before bed. Anyway, he says "Mom, how much can I have--3 ounces?" (Ever since Mikey has been around, he been fascinated with ounces...) I said, yeah sure. He took the bottle, placed it over the cup and tipped it once..."One"...tipped it again..."Two"...and once more..."Three--wow, three ounces is a lot!" he said wide eyed. We all had a good laugh at that! I guess it's true what they say about kids--they really do says the darndest things! (Later that night, he SOAKED my bed...we're going back to NO drinks after 7 o'clock.)
Mikey has been crawling around like a...I don't know what like, but he's so fast! It amazes me sometimes. He's also learned peek-a-boo ( aka "Where's Mikey?") and to blow kisses. It's so cute! He's quite the lady's man at school to, they tell me. One of his teacher's has her daughter in the class. One day when I picked him up from school, she said that there was a problem. 'Oh great, what now?!' I was thinking. She then proceeded to tell me that Mikey came over to her daughter, leaned in and gave her a kiss on the mouth. I'm gonna have my hands full with these boys! :D
I've been going crazy lately. With Mikey being sick, I haven't been getting much, if any sleep these past couple of weeks. I have to learn to go to bed before 10 o'clock now that he's feeling a little better and starting to sleep through the night (8 o'clock until about 5:30/6 o'clock--WOOHOO!).
Oh yeah, classes started. I had my second week this week. I have Psychology and an Education class. The Ed class isn't that bad...could be better I'm sure, but starting next week, the students are teaching. That should be interesting. I guess since we only have to lecture for 30 minutes, though, she's going to take up the rest of the time. Pysch seems interesting! I didn't think I would like it because I was thinking it would be a whole lot of mumbo-jumbo and a LOT of reading! I don't know if the second part is true, but the prof seems really down-to-earth. He makes a lot of jokes, keeps you awake--it's a 2 1/2 hour class, 8-10:30...PM!! :O
Well, it's getting pretty late. I don't know that there's much more to post about me anyway. I'm not getting into anything government-related or dealing with Michael. I've had enough of both of those situations this week and I'm not letting them get any more of my time. :P
I do have to say that I'm a little disappointed in myself though--my New Year's Resolution was to keep in better touch with friends...and besides this blog, I don't think I've kept in touch with any of them! (And that's only to assume that my friends even actually read this thing!) Sigh...well, it's a new day tomorrow, maybe something good will come from it. As always...
*SMILE*