| So let's see... A lot has been going on since my last entry...
First, I got to interview for a job that I've wanted for about two years now at the Tuscaloosa Public Library. I was really excited about it, but felt like it didn't go too well. More that later...
Second, we had sewage back up into our home. That was fun, let me tell you. Kevin was at work, and Kati and I were by ourselves. It happened two nights before we left on our Disney World trip. I was so uptight that night. Luckily, Kevin's sister, Laura, was able to come and take Kati to her house while the plumbers and carpet people were here. The plumbers had cleaned out our pipes just to find that it was the main sewage line, thus having to call the city water people here. It was a LONG night for me, needless to say. I am happy to report that all is well now with that.
Third, we went to Disney World. It was a lot of fun! On the way down we stayed in Tallahassee with Jen. I really wish I could have spent more time getting to know her roomies. They seemed really cool. When we got to Disney World it was REALLY cold. Kevin and I volunteered for the Half Marathon race from 2-7 a.m. We were there to guide the runners to their starting point and pep them up. It was so cold that I would like to quote a woman who ran the race: "I came to Florida to be warm. If I'd known it was going to be this cold I would have stayed in Ohio!" That's how cold it was on Saturday. Sunday was a little warmer and Monday was great! Kati had a lot of fun looking around. She met Ariel, Snow White, Sleeping Beauty, Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Chip and Dale, and Goofy. She looked at each of them with great interest. It was a lot of fun.
While at Disney World I get a call from the Tuscaloosa Public Library. They offered me the great job! I was so excited, but that quickly died down because I knew that I wouldn't be able to take it. I thought I had some child care lined up for Kati, but I called where I had hoped to place her (the library told me to let them know by Tuesday) I found out that had fallen through. So, without anyone to keep my child and Kevin still working two jobs, I had to turn it down. I cried when I realized I would have to turn it down. I cried when I called them and told them I had to turn it down (Yes, on the phone with the lady... she prolly thinks I'm weird). I cried while driving home from our trip because I kept thinking about it. AND I cried when we got back into town and passed the library. Let me just reiterate this: THIS WAS MY DREAM LIBRARY JOB!!!
Anyhow, to go on with everything... Thursday morning Kevin and I sat straight up in bed because we spelled smoke and it smelled like something was on fire. We searched the house and couldn't find anything. We checked as best we could upstairs because our neighbor has been out of town since before Christmas. We ended up calling the fire department to make sure it wasn't something like carbon monoxide. We thought they were going to send like a person. Instead, they sent an entire fire truck and crew. Luckily, there were no sirens involved. The leader of the crew smelled what we smelled and searched for it. Finally he concluded that we should get our heating unit checked out. We did that, and guess what... our unit had blown (in a nutshell). So, Thursday night we did not have heat because we could not turn on our unit. Friday we had our unit replaced. I must say that it is extremely quiet compared to our old one.
I guess the point of this entry is that there always seems to be SOMETHING going on. That's life, right???  |
