Another Job Offer

I applied for this job about a month ago. It is through the RAMP organization. Drew has a RAMP advocate that comes to his IEP meetings. Ramp advocates help people with disabilities find housing, jobs and helps children with disabilities to get the services that they need through their school district.

They just sent me an email with a job description for a full-time and a part-time position. They want me to answer three questions and my preference of which job I would like. The full time position has benefits, vacation time and all of the good stuff that comes with it, the part-time job has no benefits...but maybe I can drive bus and do this job in the middle of the day.

I contacted a Daycare center today and they do not do 1/2 days at their center. ( I only wanted Drew to do 4 1/2 days and 1 full day on Fridays) So it would cost $157 per week for him. When the boys are out of school I would have to pay $33 per day or $135 per week per child in the summer. That is so much money. I could stay home and do daycare for the amount of money that is left over after paying daycare.

I want this job so badly...I think it could lead into another job in the future and I would be helping kids and adults like my Drew. I just don't know if it is the time to do a job like this.

I have been asking myself all day today...Should I go for the full-time job or drive bus and go for the part-time position and see if I can do those together? I have too many decisions to make.

I am going to stew about this for another day or so before I get back to the Human Resources Director.

I am so nervous...

Tomorrow I am having a hysteroscopy and endometrial biopsy at my gynes office. I am so nervous!!!!! I wasn't nervous until they handed me a sheet of paper of the different drugs you need to take before the procedure!!!!

I have to take:

Cytotec - One tab Tuesday morning, One tab Tuesday evening (this is for dilating the cervix)

Ativan - Take one tab on Tuesday evening before bed. Take one tab 1 hour before the procedure (this is an antianxiety, I don't know if I want to take this)

Vicodin- take before procedure (I refused this....I don't like what it does to my brain) I am taking 2 extra strenth tylenols instead

Some sort of nausea medication.....I am not taking this....I guess this is for the Vicodin.

Ketorolac- This is an injection that I need to bring to the office so they can inject me before the procedure. This is another pain medication

So I need to eat before the procedure so I don't get an upset stomach.

These medicines are scary sounding. At least the anti-anxiety and the injection are scary because I have never had them before.

I was telling my mom about the procedure and she said...."I had mine done in the hospital...I can't believe they are doing that in the office." Hello.....now I am scared.

On the plus side Bernie is taking the whole day off just in case the medicine makes me tired or sick. So he gets to take care of Drew all day.

I'll let you know how it goes.

Sick Kids....AGAIN

Oh my, what a weekend. On Thursday evening Drew came down with a terrible cold. He had a low grade fever, cough and runny nose. He has been whiny and crabby for 3 days now. I did send him off to school because his fever is gone and his runny nose is much better.

On Friday, Alex my 10 year old came home from school and said he didn't feel very well. I took his temperature and sure enough 99.7 !!! On Saturday he started with the cough and runny nose. On Sunday, his fever was gone and he said he felt much better....so Bernie took him to his basketball game. After the game he said that it was so hard to run because he kept coughing. I sent him to school today and I got a call at 10am to come and pick him up because his fever was back. Mind you, he had just gone to PE class and they did basketball so he was running the whole time. He did look flushed and his temperature was only 99.1!!!! I went to pick him up because I know he wasn't feeling well.

Yesterday, Bryce came down with the COLD! Now he is running a low grade fever. I hope he feels much better tomorrow.

I'll have to let you all know more tomorrow.

Bus Driving here I come

I got the job!!! Like I said before "How hard can it be to drive a bus?" I will not be starting until August though. I am happy with that. I have to read the book and pass the written test for a CDL. After I pass that test, I will get "Learners permit" So my new boss told me that as soon as I get my learner's permit he will take me out a few hours per week to practice driving so I can do the driving test. After that I am good to go until I start in the fall.

My boys are so excited because they get to ride with me for part of the time at least. I am just happy to get out of the house each morning and afternoon. Being at home everyday makes me think the walls are coming in around me.

Today is the day

Today I have my interview. Wish me luck. I am not sure if I am ready to work outside of the home yet. Is the money going to be worth the sacrifice? I guess I will find that all out in a few hours.

Job prospect

Tomorrow I have an interview with my kids school district. It is an interview for driving bus. I guess I figure "How hard can it be to drive a bus?" I guess we will see. I haven't been to an interview in over 10 years. I don't even know what I should wear to a bus company? I am used to working in a office setting.

On the plus side the kids can ride with me and I will be home whenever there is no school. So that means I do not have to pay for daycare.

Wish me luck!!!

Spring where are you?

I am so tired of looking at snow. I know it is only the beginning of February, but what a winter we have had. I wonder did the ground hog see his shadow today? Are we in for 6 more weeks of winter?

We finally had 2 days of 30 degree F weather!!! What a heat wave. Alex, Bryce and Drew are getting cabin fever because we haven't had very many days above zero lately. They want to play outside so badly.

It looks like this week is going to be cold....but the weekend is supposed to warm up a bit. Yeah, maybe the boys can get some much needed outside time.