No Down Time for YOU!

Welp....

No dice on the job that was too-good-to-be-true.

I don't know why - I didn't ask why. I don't really want to know why.

I just wonder what it was all supposed to mean - I mean, I wasn't even looking for a different job; I love my job...mostly...there are times when I'm bored, and long for the community building parts of it that seem to have all but disappeared - the people part of it, because right now it feels monotonous and too paper worky. But I have a great Boss - quirky as all hell, but loveable and someone with whom I can swap "Tales from the White Trash Can," as we have come to call them.

What is so frustrating is that it SEEMED like the ideal situation, it SEEMED like the lights were green all the way, and nowhere along the way did God hand me a roadsign telling me to U turn ASAP and just STAY PUT WHERE U ARE AT GIRL! Which is basically what I prayed for.

Naw....He made me conflict and contort my emotions such that I didn't know what I wanted. Such the guy He is, making the woman do all the work, :smirk: I kid, I kid....

But after all that? I ran into the red light of rejection bay-bay. :insert screeching brakes sound here:

It's dawned on me that I don't necessarily need the additional time to be Super-Full-Time-Working-Part-Time-Grad-Schooling-Volunteering-
Involved-Parenting-Woman that this job might have given me (I say might, because after digesting the interview it sounds like they underestimated the time commitment for ALL that they are unloading onto this position), rather I need more of Him and less of me.

"I love you SO much, Daahr!"



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In Which Casa del Meyer Gets Bitten by a Love Bug

It's been pretty mushy gushy at our otherwise sarcastic household this week.

You know what they say, absence making the heart fonder and all of that...at least with the kids. Between me and Charlie Brown? All the togetherness made us so fond of each other that, ahem, separation has proved nearly impossible and definitely shortlived once in the same building again ;)

The other night LMNOB was crying because she had some kind of a cyst in her eye glands and it was causing her pain (said cyst is now long-gone) and Punkinhead just went over to her, put his hand on her, bowed his head, put his hands in praying formation and says, "Dear God, please make Sissy's eye better, it hurtses her." This, from my child who normally refuses to pray and whose normal bend is to annoy the crap out of his sister, was too precious, and I teared up.

In true Casa del Meyer form, I made a brief joke about it - "Awwww, you guys finally listened to me. Have you been practicing long?" (point of reference: I always tell them to at least act like they love each other when they are being real pains in the buttocks). Later I told them both how sweet it was and how much it meant to me to see them acting so lovingly toward each other.

We have all been more huggy/kissy with each other. The kids' hugs just have an earnestness to them, having been apart for so long, that makes them even more delicious than normal. I'm milking this one as long as I can get it, ya know?

Charlie Brown has been a total hornball, and that equates to quite a bit more parental hanky panky in the kids' view. They crack me up, with their intimacy radars, as usually the moment Charlie Brown reaches for me, there's a kiddo in between us, wanting to get in on the lovin'. I don't mind at all - in fact it seems to have made us all closer.

Charlie Brown's "I love you's" have been rampant, and mine are much more free-flowing than normal as well. Tuesday night, he said, "I'm SO in love with you," which meant Fergie began playing in my head - this works to his advantage as that is a pretty hip little make-out ditty. Of course last night, when we were talking, I was a little slow on the uptake on something and he jokingly goes, "Daahr, Heather," to which I replied, "Nice. 'I'm SO in love with you, daahr!'" and we broke into a fit of giggles. Another inside joke.

Later, as we were home and tangled up on the couch, he told me, "It is like our relationship is brand new again. I'm thinking about you all the time, and just can't wait to be with you. Work sucks...."

So what, honey, are we to just up and hightail it to a commune where it's all about making love? LOL. Nah, actually, I quite agree with him.

What a blessing. God knew just what we needed and I know He is smiling over our shoulders as He sees our household smitten with His love bug.


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Pictures, Because They Say More than I Have Time To Right Now

Hanging Lake - this same scene is in galleries for thousands - it is a celebrated photo throughout Colorado (although this one was taken with our camera - the lake has remained virtually unchanged for years!)


Behind Sprouting Rock at Hanging Lake

At Kite Lake, that night we camped there was a rainbow

On the way up Mt. Democrat (I told Seth that was a sign, lol - as he is more Republican than me, he didn't much care for that!)

At the false summit of Mt. Democrat. I was so bummed to see there was more!

at the summit! What a truly moving and victorious experience!




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Interview

It went well. It is hard to keep an interview from going too conversational when it is someone you know, though. But overall, it went well and there were some phrases scattered throughout the interview that made me think this is a go.

There is one more person to interview today, and the decision should be made by tomorrow, so now, I'm just waiting. Which, anyone who knows me knows is the crappy hand in this deal. I have been praying though and remain remarkably zen and calm about it. What will be will be.

They have added more hours to the position, so that it is 34 hours/wk rather than 24. I am kind of torn about this. They are 10 "soft" hours, meaning there are peaks and valleys of workload for the program that they've added (they won a contract with the county to administer a childcare assistance program) and they are "extremely flexible." So....I'm wondering if those can be negotiated and I can do some telecommuting so that I am home more as originally planned? More hours means more money and less expensive benefits, so....thing is, even if it was full-time it is still more the job that I would rather have, so much more community building and initiative than what I do right now, and that is something to weigh. :sigh:

The Boss and The Potential Boss went out to coffee while I was on vacation, and The Boss is acting like I have the job in the bag - asking for tutorials on the computer software I use for grant mgt, ordering new office design stuff to "make it more private" between the two workspaces in our office, "because if a new person comes in, I just think I would like there to be more separation, you know?"

But then, she also thought I was going to leave her for an Exec Director job last year too. So she may be off?

What will be will be.

Will keep you updated.



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I'm Baaaaaaaaaaack!!!

OMG, this trip was the BEST.  THING.  EVER!!!

 

I have so much to share with you, dear internets, but Real Life is calling.  She's kind of a nag, ya know?!?  After I've sufficiently caught up, I will be posting more.  Also, I did write an anniversary post, but uh, well I did it the old fashioned way (with pen and paper) while Charlie Brown was fishing.  It was very poetic and artsy to write in the mountains at the side of an alpine stream - but now I have to type that sucker out :)

 

I interview for the PT spot today and will let you know what I know when I know!

 

Checking in to say

I landed the interview!

Tomorrow we leave the kiddos and embark on our couples only journey.

We thoroughly enjoyed yesterday and today I got a pedicure - taking the kids along to get manis for the girls (3M is with us) and Smurfy blue toenails for the boy. Fun times!


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And We're Off....

Heeee! I'm so excited.

Yesterday the rings I ordered for our anniversary came. And Charlie Brown is none the wiser. I can't wait until next Friday night when I give him his.

After work today (holy crap is that gonna make for a long day), we are OFF. FOR 11 DAYS!!! Seven of which will blissfully be child-free.

Whatever shall we do with each other?!? ;)

Peace, y'all - I'm gonna miss ya, but we so need this trip.



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