Words

I was being a bad mother earlier and letting JG play with plastic bags she found on the shelves while crawling around.  She had pulled one of the plastic tab things off and I bent over and said "Let mommy have that."

And you want to know what she said?

"No."

(I took it from her anyway, the sooner she learns that what she says doesn't matter the better...  in regards to the long list of things I do not want to find in her diaper.)

She continued to play with the plastic bags and started choking/coughing (not on the plastic tab), I asked her if she was okay, and you want to know what she said?

"Yeah."

Alex can confirm that.

Holy crap.

Words.

She'll be ten months old on Sunday, and in addition to those two words we have heard her say, "Hi", "Dad" (though Alex claims she didn't - even though she looked right at him and said it), and maybe "Mama."  However, she hasn't really looked directly at me and said that, but when she's upset she will repeat it until I scoop her up.

She also tries words.  She'll look at the cats and a sound similar to but not quite like "kitty" comes out of her mouth.  Other maybes include "dog" and "Stella" and maybe "Delihla" (her grandparents dog).

On the unfortunate front she had a bloody diaper on Monday, most likely from something she ate, not something I ate.  In hopes of helping her colon heal I am going back on my strict no milk diet.  No more milky goodness for me.  But that's okay, and I'll explain more in my next post.

Fortunately (or not) the craving part of my brain demanded that I buy donuts on Sunday, so I bought a cake donut and a jelly donut and ate one in the parking lot and the other in my driveway.

In about five minutes.

Seriously.

So.  Good.

Busy Week

This week started out innocently enough.  JG and I laid back and had a relaxing Monday, where JG got bathed, she napped and I sewed monsters.  It was nice, and I wasn't expecting much of the rest of the week.

Until I received a phone call on Tuesday.

From a principal.

Asking if maybe I would be available to teach one biology class at his charter school for the rest of the year.  And could I meet with him to talk about it?

I think my heart stopped.

I've been obsessing lately over money and how in the world can I get out of the house to maintain my sanity? and this sounded a bit like an answer to my prayers.  If I could get through the meeting/interview without making an ass out of myself... which may be a rare thing for me, especially in my "mommy brained" state.

(Mommy brained: the inability to form sentences or remember big words from degrees you have earned, and a general loss of any social graces you may have had before having a child.)

Amazingly enough, I made it through the meeting without sticking my foot in my mouth, and left the interview very hopeful.  When I got the call from the principal an hour later offering me the job (one class of 18 ninth graders) I was thrilled.  Thrilled.  Still am, as a matter of fact, however it hasn't completely hit me yet.  I've had to pause every now and then to think, "Hey, I'm a Biology teacher now!"

Also, I have a lot of cramming to do.  I passed the test to teach the subject, but I like to be knowledgeable when I'm teaching.  I also have a lot of lesson plans to write.  Oh, man, so much time will be spent planning.  It is so awesome.  Seriously.

And the hours are perfect for me.  Five days a week I go in from 8:30-9:30 AM and teach, and I'm getting paid an additional two hours for prep time, which is very sweet of them to do.  So I'll get paid for seven hours every week.  While that may sound minimal to you, it will get me out of the house, give JG an opportunity to spend time with much loved relatives, and I'll get to be a teacher.  A Biology teacher.



A very big thanks to Joan for dropping my name to this principal, and letting him know I'm endorsed to teach English and Biology.  Apparently that's valued at my new school.





As a congratulations to myself I ordered my light-up LA Gear gold shoes.  They'll be here Tuesday!



I am such a freaking nerd!


A Biology teaching nerd!


Woot.