Sometime on Friday, I guess he decided it was time to say good-bye to his beard. He had shaved it down to a goatee at some point last week, but alas, that is also gone.
Here is the whole progression:
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| Tom on November 1 |
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| Fully bearded. |
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| Goatee |
Sunday, December 12, 2010
No Shave November is over :(
No Shave November ended, but Tom didn't shave his beard right away.
Sometime on Friday, I guess he decided it was time to say good-bye to his beard. He had shaved it down to a goatee at some point last week, but alas, that is also gone.
Here is the whole progression:
Sometime on Friday, I guess he decided it was time to say good-bye to his beard. He had shaved it down to a goatee at some point last week, but alas, that is also gone.
Here is the whole progression:
Wednesday, November 3, 2010
In other news
How could I have forgotten the big news? Since we moved to Columbia (as I have posted about a time or two), I have been looking for a job.
I have been working part-time at Sylvan, and getting some good hours there, continuing to teach for the University of Phoenix, and subbing when able to (it wasn't as bad as I thought, but not the same as having my own classroom).
However, beginning November 15, that will change. I will be working a job - 8-5 in Jefferson City with the state. I will be a Research Associate for Fiscal Affairs. I don't have much budgeting experience or much experience with financial information, but I am excited for the possibilities that this new job will bring.
We will need to look into buying a new car, sooner, rather than later. I had hoped to get another couple of years out of both of them, but it looks like the Grand Am will be traded in soon (as soon as we can find the paperwork, figure out financing, find a car that we can afford, etc.). Having both of us actually earning real salaries will help with car payments, although we will need to find some sort of daycare for the baby (and figure out how to pay for that).
So, that's the big news!
I have been working part-time at Sylvan, and getting some good hours there, continuing to teach for the University of Phoenix, and subbing when able to (it wasn't as bad as I thought, but not the same as having my own classroom).
However, beginning November 15, that will change. I will be working a job - 8-5 in Jefferson City with the state. I will be a Research Associate for Fiscal Affairs. I don't have much budgeting experience or much experience with financial information, but I am excited for the possibilities that this new job will bring.
We will need to look into buying a new car, sooner, rather than later. I had hoped to get another couple of years out of both of them, but it looks like the Grand Am will be traded in soon (as soon as we can find the paperwork, figure out financing, find a car that we can afford, etc.). Having both of us actually earning real salaries will help with car payments, although we will need to find some sort of daycare for the baby (and figure out how to pay for that).
So, that's the big news!
No Shave November
No Shave November has begun again.
It started as a cancer awareness campaign, but Tom kind of just takes it to mean that he can be lazy with a beard for a month.
We have pictures tonight for our parish directory - he is going to have three days worth of stubble for the pic. *sigh*.
I will post pics as I get them. I have one from the first day of the month that I will post soon.
It started as a cancer awareness campaign, but Tom kind of just takes it to mean that he can be lazy with a beard for a month.
We have pictures tonight for our parish directory - he is going to have three days worth of stubble for the pic. *sigh*.
I will post pics as I get them. I have one from the first day of the month that I will post soon.
Sunday, October 3, 2010
Just a vent
I know that with being pregnant, I was going to have to expect more doctor's visits. What I didn't expect was that my endocrinologist visit would be such a whirlwind (for three hours at the office), and that I would be tethered to my blood glucose meter.
I mean, don't get me wrong. I know that my diabetes and my hypothyroidism can have an effect on the baby, and I've been doing my best to keep them both in check. I've been good about checking my blood sugars, but obviously not good enough.
This weekend (after the disastrous visit to the endocrinologist), I find myself with an implant - a continuous monitoring system that they will remove on Monday. The idea is that I might get one for myself (not that I want one - trust me. I hate feeling like the bionic woman) to help me keep track of what my blood sugar is all of the time. I kind of hate having it in me, but there's not much that I can do about it. The problem with this monitor is that I am blind to it, so even though I am having my levels monitored continuously, I am also having to watch very carefully what I eat (carb counting), and checking my blood sugars twice as often.
As if I wasn't stressed out enough to begin with. I'm tired of not having enough money every month, but I can't seem to get a sub job for a variety of different reasons - Tom's car needed the water pump replaced, I've had doctors appointments right and left, and I've been working part-time at Sylvan and continue to teach for UoP, but I'm just afraid that it isn't going to be enough. Don't even get me started on what we are going to do after the baby gets here. I haven't a clue, and the worry keeps me up at night (again, stress isn't good for the baby either).
Maybe I'm just worried that I'm already not a good mother, and I haven't even given birth to our child yet. I really hate feeling like a failure to begin with.
I mean, don't get me wrong. I know that my diabetes and my hypothyroidism can have an effect on the baby, and I've been doing my best to keep them both in check. I've been good about checking my blood sugars, but obviously not good enough.
This weekend (after the disastrous visit to the endocrinologist), I find myself with an implant - a continuous monitoring system that they will remove on Monday. The idea is that I might get one for myself (not that I want one - trust me. I hate feeling like the bionic woman) to help me keep track of what my blood sugar is all of the time. I kind of hate having it in me, but there's not much that I can do about it. The problem with this monitor is that I am blind to it, so even though I am having my levels monitored continuously, I am also having to watch very carefully what I eat (carb counting), and checking my blood sugars twice as often.
As if I wasn't stressed out enough to begin with. I'm tired of not having enough money every month, but I can't seem to get a sub job for a variety of different reasons - Tom's car needed the water pump replaced, I've had doctors appointments right and left, and I've been working part-time at Sylvan and continue to teach for UoP, but I'm just afraid that it isn't going to be enough. Don't even get me started on what we are going to do after the baby gets here. I haven't a clue, and the worry keeps me up at night (again, stress isn't good for the baby either).
Maybe I'm just worried that I'm already not a good mother, and I haven't even given birth to our child yet. I really hate feeling like a failure to begin with.
Monday, September 20, 2010
News!
I have been a terrible blogger, but we do have big news! Our new arrival will appear sometime on or around January 28, 2011. How crazy is that?
Aren't those just the cutest little feet you have ever seen? (That is what the ultrasound tech kept telling us, anyway).
We are finally settled in our new place in Columbia - I guess that makes my blog title kind of a misnomer. At least things are still happening!
Friday, June 4, 2010
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Friday, May 14, 2010
Graduation Day!
Because I'm super proud of him, I'm going to say that today is Tom's graduation day.
Well, it would be if he chose to walk.
But it still counts, darn it! We are going to go out to a nice dinner (assuming we can get in anywhere in town - this place is a zoo this weekend) and then I'm going to spend all weekend grading research papers. Do we know how to live it up or what?
Well, it would be if he chose to walk.
But it still counts, darn it! We are going to go out to a nice dinner (assuming we can get in anywhere in town - this place is a zoo this weekend) and then I'm going to spend all weekend grading research papers. Do we know how to live it up or what?
Monday, May 10, 2010
Nervous!
As of tomorrow, I officially begin teaching another course for University of Phoenix.
I'm nervous and excited at the same time. It is nerve-wracking, teaching a course without someone there to hold my hand in case of problems. Luckily, the University provides me with all of the information that I need. I have done the preliminary work today - looking forward to class tomorrow!
Tom continues to search for jobs. Don't want to say too much yet, but things are finally starting to look up for jobs for hi.
I'm nervous and excited at the same time. It is nerve-wracking, teaching a course without someone there to hold my hand in case of problems. Luckily, the University provides me with all of the information that I need. I have done the preliminary work today - looking forward to class tomorrow!
Tom continues to search for jobs. Don't want to say too much yet, but things are finally starting to look up for jobs for hi.
Wednesday, May 5, 2010
Thursday, April 29, 2010
So much for a break!
So I freaked out a bit on Monday and asked my boss at Sylvan for a month off, because I will be finishing up the school year, taking care of things around the house while Tom is off across the globe (or a few states) interviewing for jobs, etc.
Turns out that it is a good thing that I did, as UoP FINALLY offered me another teaching gig. It had been awhile since they had offered me one (months), probably because I constantly turned them down.
However, I did say that when I took the UoP thing, that when they offered me another chance at it, I would take some time off of Sylvan, and focus my energies on UoP in the evenings (that, and it is super stressful to do three jobs in one day).
So - for the next month and a half, I'll be finishing up the school year and teaching an education course for UoP. I'm kind of excited (although a lot has changed in the 7 months since I taught the last course).
Turns out that it is a good thing that I did, as UoP FINALLY offered me another teaching gig. It had been awhile since they had offered me one (months), probably because I constantly turned them down.
However, I did say that when I took the UoP thing, that when they offered me another chance at it, I would take some time off of Sylvan, and focus my energies on UoP in the evenings (that, and it is super stressful to do three jobs in one day).
So - for the next month and a half, I'll be finishing up the school year and teaching an education course for UoP. I'm kind of excited (although a lot has changed in the 7 months since I taught the last course).
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