Easter Eggs

Chloee eating her hard boiled egg!

Today I did not work, and thought it would be a great day to dye easter eggs. Since this was our first attempt in doing this, I was not sure how the out come would turn out. Many situations ran through my mind, but in the long run, everything turned out well. I hard boiled 18 eggs, and Chloee wanted to do more. I kind of did to, since we had so much dye left, it seemed like such a waste to dump it down the drain.

After we where done, Chloee wanted a hard boiled egg, which I was pretty sure she would not eat. But to my surprise, she cracked it (with a little help) and ate the whole thing!!

Extra Patience laying around??

I am a person who lacks patience. My mom tells me I am like my dad, in the way that if something does not work the first time, it will NEVER work!! Well, parenting is not much better. All those sleepless nights when Chloee was a baby, some how I got through them. And now we are at age 3, and let me tell you, this child is draining what patience I have very quickly.

I have been told that it is just the age---3. Where children become independent, want to do everything themselves, becoming their own person. Well, we have developed a sassy mouth, making a ginormous mess in every room and then not even helping pick it up, becoming beyond helpless, such as "I can't pick up my shoes". This is the new terrible 2's just one year later, and I have been told this by MANY parents. 2's are not terrible it's the 3's and even 4's!! Wow, I can not agree more. And to think, we have another one on the way!!

Yes, you read right. Due in September. I now find myself thinking, how on earth will I make it through another child? I only hope that it is a good baby like Chloee was. Taking many deep breaths before acting upon her actions.

Wild Animals

The church we have been attending right across the street has been cutting down trees to make way for an expansion! Well, I truly believe that in the process, they are disturbing the wild animals. I was awaken this week by a hoot owl outside our bed room window, then the next night I was awaken my a coyote!! YES COYOTE! Now I did not actually see it, however heard it plain as day howling. No one else work up either night. I was telling our neighbor, Ray about it and he said that is son's have seen them in the field over by the church. Now it would not surprise me if I was living more in the country, but we are still in city limits. And I know what a coyote sounds like, as I have grown up living in the country where occassionally you would hear them, and my parents still do.

That was enough to make me not want to walk outside in the mornings before work. So I still do my Wii Fit workouts.

Buster

Wow, it's already March! And not just March, the middle of March to be exact!
Not reall much has been going on.
Our cat, Buster, passed away last Sunday/Monday. I did cry, but not as much as when I had to put Fluffy to sleep when I was 7 months preganant with Chloee :) Chloee actually cried to, just a little, which caught me off guard. She does not fully understand everything. I told her Buster is in Kitty Heaven.

Tuesday Will was able to bury Buster and Chloee was outside with him. When I get home from work, Chloee says to me " Mommy, do you know where Buster is at?"

I say "He is in Kitty Heaven"

She says "Nope, he is in the dirt, well actually the mud."

I had nothing to say, but kind of smile in the fact that she was technically right! Goodness, she is only 3, I think we are going to be in alot of trouble down the road as she does not forget ANYTHING that is said.

Big Box in Mail

Today, the mailman comes to the door and brings a Large Flat Rate box! At first I am like 'who sent us something?' Well, it was addressed to Chloee -- from her Grandma Jean! Of course Chloee was super excited that a huge box was for her. It had delicious cookies...I could really eat them all, as I have already told Will NOT to eat them all...haha. Her grandma spoiled her with fruit roll ups, gummy bands, milk straws that when you drink through them taste like Strawberry Milk ( I like those! ) Valentine's stickers, plates / napkins, M&Ms.

We are going to have to think of something and send back to Grandma Jean.... :)

2 Days Under My Belt

This past Monday I started my new Part Time job at Whiteside County! So far in the 2 days that I have worked, I strongly feel that I am going to love it and will stay forever :) I still have one more day this week, Friday, but it is casual/jeans day (every Friday) which is really nice!

There is so much to learn and remember, plus a whole new language to learn. With the court house stuff and legal stuff, I feel like I should take some class to refresh on the legal aspects. Never would have guessed there is so much with property taxes, especially when they are paid late! WOW! I shadowed a marriage license yesterday, which does not seem to hard.....until the time I have to actually do it.

I am crossing my fingers that I work out well, as my understanding the last lady did not, I feel a little intimated.

Part Time Job

While I was still working way back when I was keeping my eyes peeled for opportunities close to home. I had been driving about 35-45 mins each way for almost 5 yrs. 3 of those years to John Deere and the last almost 2 yrs to Davenport. I was surpassed the tired phase of all that driving, but also knew that anything that paid 'well' was in the Quad Cities area.

One webiste I checked almost twice a week was Whiteside County's. When they have openings, I believe they only post on their site unless they are not getting the candidates they are looking for. One position was posted entitled Part Time County Deputy Clerk. The candidate would be dealing with Marriage, Birth & Death Certificates; delinqueint property tax payments; and election counting! Not only did that all sound interesting, only 20 mins from home, but a opportunity with the County! Whiteside does not have a turn over rate, so when they post a position I felt I need to fine tune my resume to exactly what they where looking for and hope for the best! I had applied to numerous positions and heard nothing.

It was probably about 1-2 weeks after being laid off in October 2009, that I received a phone call from the manager at Whiteside County. I was estatic to have an interview! The first one in how many applications sent?!? I go to my interview, which only last 10 minutes! I knew right then I was not going to get the position. But then I thought...well there really is not much to question about this position, just get in and learn as you go. Well I was right about a week after my interview, I received a letter stating the position was filled. I was sad.

As time went on, I was picky about what I applied for. Not wanting any old job I wanted something, somewhere I could stay forever. I even went back to Volt and was submitted to John Deere jobs again.

About 2 weeks ago, I received another phone call from Whiteside County. The lady apolozied for not selecting me at the time, and chose her friend who she thought would fit in. Well, from what I was told she is not working out and is leaving and wondered if I was still available!! "I most certainly am" -- I told her. I was so excited that I think I probably sounded like a tard on the phone!

I start Feb. 8, working 3 days a week ( Monday, Tuesday & Friday) from 8:30-4:30. I will still get partial unemployment since it is a much lesser paying position, but a foot in at County!