Back Again

All right, let's face it. I suck at this whole blogging thing! I it's just been difficult since I've been so crazy busy at work. I usually have enough energy to get me through the day, but by the time I get home I don't want to do anything!

Life is good. Some of you on facebook may have noted I had a concussion a while back. I'm pretty much fine now. I think trying to get back to work was more of a headache then the bump on the head! HR does not joke! I am still getting slight headaches daily, but I don't know if it's risidual from the concussion, my inconsistent caffeine intake, or the continuation of the minor headaches I was getting before the concussion. I suppose I could go to the doctor but there's two reason why i won't: 1) I don't think they'll really do anything but try to pump me up with more pain medication and 2) I just don't want to deal with HR. I got a workers comp prescription card which is funny since i was told that i a) did not qualify for workers comp, and b) i wasn't given any kind of prescription. My supervisor said I should call hr to find out what it's about. I'm thinking I can score some vicadin! (kidding!)

Work is going great. I've finally gotten into the groove of the office and am really connecting with my students. It has been crazy busy, but it makes the day go faster. Matt has gotten a new job with Furniture Row. It's still retail but it pays a lot better and offers a lot more benefits. Bed, Bath, n Beyond were sad to lose him, but they couldn't offer enough incentive to keep him. Their loss! It's not Higher Ed but it's a better circumstance. Plus I think if he can make manager that will give him some supervising experience if and when he decides to get back into Higher Ed. Student Affairs is kind of a hard job market right now. I think maybe half of our cohort has gotten a job. So maybe when things start to look better Matt will at least have some transferable skills.

I have found a meetup group in Bloomington. I went to one meeting two weeks ago and really liked it. I have another one in about an hour. I just fit right in with. Those who have watched me grow know that I might be an extrovert, but I can be shy in first greeting. So it was great that by the end of the night I was joking with the group and sharing stories. The welcome emails on the listserv have been great as well. Tonight will be a larger group, so we shall see how it goes.

The kiddies are good. Drac remains special and continues to grow more and more incessant for my attention. Jenkins is the same, causing mischief and looking up at us with deer in the headlight eyes when we catch him. Booboo has gotten a bit more active. He likes to chase the cats...well, he likes to chase Jenkins. I think he's finally figuring out that Drac doesn't really like him all that much. Jenkins can hold his own so we're not concerned. The only irritating thing is when Booboo gets really excited Jenkins jumps to safety, and yesterday knocked down the pitcher from the counter. The only real irritation is Booboo will butt in if someone else is getting attention. He especially tries to steal my attention away from Drac. I don't really know how to correct this behavior. I don't reward him. If he butts in and chases Drac away, I put my hands behind my back and don't pet him. I'm not sure what's more important to him: getting my attention or keeping Drac from getting my attention.

Well, I have to end this here because I have a half hour to eat and get ready before my meeting.

Love you all!

Random Update

Well, this will be a quick update. Life has been boring but interesting all at the same time. Booboo, Drac, and Jenkins make life interesting. At one point I caught Drac licking the Christmas tree water. Then on the day we were taking the tree down Drac climbed up into the tree. Booboo is always chasing the kitties. He wants to play with the kitties' toys. And if one of the cats is getting attention, Booboo pushes them out of the way. Drac does not like Booboo and meows and paws at him whenever he gets too close. I guess that's better than the hissing he used to do. Jenkins will play with Booboo, but I think he's getting sick of him. Booboo has started to get a little rough lately. We had to buy a jacket for Booboo and will have to get him booties because it is too cold for him.

Today was my first day back from Winter Break. The day went pretty quickly and I didn't mind getting back to work.

I have discovered that a day off for Matt is not necessarily a good thing. He's being really annoying! LOL.