Family Day

We had intended to go to Kyle’s playgroup today, however, when we drove up, we saw that there were no cars in front or in the parking lot. So they were closed today. Since we were in the area, we stopped off at the bank and deposited some of my checks that I earned from my internet sites!

Shannon was offered his new job on Thursday! As soon as that happened, I started looking apartments in the area. He starts his new job on Monday. The only downside is that it is located in Concord, about an hour away, so we’re looking at moving at the end of April.

Shannon said he was thinking about driving out to Concord this weekend to check out the area and maybe look for apartments. Instead of going this weekend, we went today! I was so excited, that we had a chance to spend the day together as a family and it was spur of the moment.

After the bank, we went back home, so my husband could take a shower and I took the opportunity to give Kyle his lunch. I even packed a diaper bag, which I haven’t had to do in MONTHS! We planned on leaving in an hour, which we did. We left for Concord around 1pm. It took over an hour to get there.

We drove past his new job! It is really close to the Lowe’s Motor Speedway. There are lots of shopping, places to eat and many other hotels around. They also have a nice size mall. We stopped off at the mall and ate in the food court. Of course, Kyle, being the 2 year old that he is was being antsy and wanted to walk around. So we each took turns holding him in our laps while the other ate.

I researched apartments online and found a few that I liked. We were looking for one in particular but never did find it. We ended up stumbling upon my very first choice of apartments. My husband saw it on accident and I am glad he did. We took a tour of the place and we really love the 3 bedroom, 2 bath apartment. We are going to apply for the apartment on Monday. We are both very excited and hope that we are approved.

We got home around 6pm. Long day. We had fun day as a family.

Adventures in Job Searching

"If we do not find anything very pleasant, at least we shall find something new." - Voltaire

Yesterday I spent several hours job searching and applying for jobs for my husband. I ended up applying for 4 jobs! On one of the sites, I tried applying for the job without having to create an account, and I was almost to the end of the application when I accidentally hit the wrong key and it brought me to another page. Of course I tried the BACK SPACE key and it brought me back to the original page with all information erased, which meant I had to start all over. So I do it again and about half way though I do it again! AHHHH! The third and last time, I try to create an account and then it says for manager positions, you can upload your resume! All that damn work and all I had to do was upload the damn resume! LOL

The other 3 jobs, I also had to create an account just to apply for the jobs. Very tedious.

Shannon got a call back from one of the jobs today! He called them back and left a message, but still no call from their end.

Today was Kyle’s playgroup but we ended up not going. I took advantage of that time and spent time on my GPT and PTC sites earning money!

Today it was overcast and raining! Kyle didn’t go outside to play because it’s all muddy and pretty chilly outside. We plan on going to Walmart for groceries tomorrow. We’re almost out of food.

Playgroup

"A family is a unit composed not only of children but of men, women, an occasional animal, and the common cold." ~ Ogden Nash

Today was Kyle’s playgroup. We missed last week because the coordinator was sick. Plus we weren’t planning on going since we went to bed so late the night before. Kyle had fun. When we got there, we have to wait in the lobby until the coordinator comes to get us. Well, Kyle was ready to go play right away and wanted to go into the playroom early! So I had to hold him back and distract him with other things until it was time to go play.

One of the others moms really opened up to all of us today. After hearing what she’s going through, I really feel bad for her and I understand how she feels about keeping her family together and making it work. She wants to make her family a family and get married to her son’s dad. She wants that commitment from him. She said they have been together for 5 or 6 years now. She said he’s never home and when he is, he’s at the office. She thinks she’s found evidence of him cheating too. I had so many things going through my head when she was telling me about her man being away from home, but I didn’t voice them. It’s not like she wants to split her family apart, she is trying to make it work but it sounds one-sided. She’s already talked to a lawyer too. Anyway, I feel bad for her having to go through this. She needs to think about her happiness as well as her son’s well being. Her first priority, she said, is her son.

Playgroup!

I remembered Kyle had playgroup today. My whole morning was rushed since I am the one who has to get Kyle ready as well as myself. I made sure he had breakfast. After he was done, I took a quick shower and finished getting ready. Then I had Shannon feed him a quick snack and I ate too. There were 5 other children there, which was nice. Kyle wasn’t bothered by them either. He still played alone and focused on whatever he was doing. Once in awhile he would look at what the other kids were playing with.

One of the moms brought in cupcakes, juice boxes and some cheetos for her son‘s birthday. Kyle just had a few bites of the cheetos and some juice. The other kids loved their cupcakes and cheetos! It was cute to see them eat! They also sent us home with little containers of play doh!

There are a few kids who are Kyle’s age but a few months older. All the other kids talk. As far as sizes, there was one boy who is several months older than Kyle and he looked a little skinner, but taller than Kyle. There was also a little girl who was 2 months old than Kyle and she was bigger than Kyle.

Shannon has a job interview on Monday! This hotel is about 45 minutes away. At least he gets a chance to see each neighboring area around us! LOL This is a very small property and he would be in charge of the operations side of the hotel, if he were to get hired. I am also hoping he’ll get called for an interview with the city jobs he applied for.

Busy Friday

Our day started with Kyle’s playgroup at 11:30am, which meant I had to wake my husband up early because we should leave at 11am. Of course, he didn’t get up until 10:40am. Kyle had already had his breakfast. We ended up leaving around 11:15am and made it there on time. There are 5 other kids that showed up, which was great. At times, Kyle played on his own or he’d see what the other kids were playing with. It was insane with so many kids.

About 15 minutes after the other kids showed up, Kyle grabbed my hand and lead me to the door. He wanted to leave. I picked him up and told him it was okay. Then he said “dad.” So I think he wanted his Dad! =) To distract him, I put him in my lap so he could turn the pages of a book. That kept him occupied for a little longer. About 5 minutes before the hour was up, the lady read a story and Kyle wasn’t into that either. He just really wanted to leave.

After playgroup, we had to go to DMV which was only a few blocks away. I had to register the car and that took only 10 minutes. There wasn’t a wait!

I took some pictures of my son outside. My mom sent me a box of clothes from my uncle, who happens to have twin boys! He was wearing one of my cousin’s light jacket. It looks really big on Kyle and it makes him look like a little gangster. All he needs is a gold chain and maybe a big gold ring. LOL

Shannon got a call from the recruiter. He talked to this guy last week and the guy said he’d send his resume over. So the recruiter was following up with my husband to see if anyone called, which they have not. So the recruiter said he’d call them to see if they received it or not.

Update on Kyle’s Tantrums *knock on wood*

Now that it’s a new week, I realized that Kyle only had about 3 days of tantrums and that’s it! So far, he hasn’t had a tantrum in over a week!

We didn’t go to playgroup 2 weeks ago because he was sick with a fever. We didn’t go to playgroup last week because he was having tantrums and we weren’t sure when he was going to have one and also because I kind of forgot! LOL So this week, I really do want to take him this week. He definitely benefits by playing with other kids. Plus he loves playing with all of the toys.

The Lone Boy!

We went to playgroup last Friday, January 4th and we were the only ones there! LOL The lady said there may be more kids joining on our timeslot! There are 4 kids total and 2 moms. The kids are all around Kyle’s age too! So that will be great. I am really hoping these kids can come in at our time slot, Kyle will be able to see more kids play.