Monday, January 28, 2008
Hallelujah!
The car seat is out! Hooray! Hooray! My friend Christi's husband Scott somehow managed to pry the carseat out of the car. More fantastically, it is undamaged and functioning perfectly again! Huge sigh of relief! No, better, a huge cheer of celebration!!!
That was the start of our weekend, and we continued to have a nice, relaxing time. Parker and I went to two dinner parties this weekend, which is probably more social activity than I've seen in a long time! Parker was an absolute angel at both of them and everyone marveled at what a great baby he is. He was even cool as a cucumber when, on Friday night, we got locked out of the house and slept on my friend Jacy's couch until Chris was done DJing at 4:00 a.m. We just snuggled up and went right to sleep...no problemo!
Yesterday we went shopping at Trader Joe's and then came home and Parker hung out with Daddy for a while, had a bath, and we all went to bed at early. I'm actually feeling nice and rested today, which is the opposite of how I usually feel on Monday morning. I also used the pre-set on my coffee maker for the first time last night, so I woke up to a nice cup of fresh yummy coffee! Ah, the little joys in life.
Unfortunately, while I was having a relaxing weekend at home, things were going very very wrong up here at the academy. A couple of girls didn't come to check in at cerfew, and were later in a bad car accident and air lifted to the hospital. One of them had a lethal blood alcohol level and the other had multiple injuries. They are both kind of ok now...obviously not returning to school any time soon. So that is the big drama I came back to work to this morning. I can say I am so glad we have such a great head of school. He has a way of handeling things in such a composed, organized, and professional way that has prevented chaos from erupting in the aftermath of this incident. I am SO glad to be done with my teenage years... and even more terrified to be the mother of a teen in 13 years! How is anyone ever prepared for that????
Happy Monday...
Laura
That was the start of our weekend, and we continued to have a nice, relaxing time. Parker and I went to two dinner parties this weekend, which is probably more social activity than I've seen in a long time! Parker was an absolute angel at both of them and everyone marveled at what a great baby he is. He was even cool as a cucumber when, on Friday night, we got locked out of the house and slept on my friend Jacy's couch until Chris was done DJing at 4:00 a.m. We just snuggled up and went right to sleep...no problemo!
Yesterday we went shopping at Trader Joe's and then came home and Parker hung out with Daddy for a while, had a bath, and we all went to bed at early. I'm actually feeling nice and rested today, which is the opposite of how I usually feel on Monday morning. I also used the pre-set on my coffee maker for the first time last night, so I woke up to a nice cup of fresh yummy coffee! Ah, the little joys in life.
Unfortunately, while I was having a relaxing weekend at home, things were going very very wrong up here at the academy. A couple of girls didn't come to check in at cerfew, and were later in a bad car accident and air lifted to the hospital. One of them had a lethal blood alcohol level and the other had multiple injuries. They are both kind of ok now...obviously not returning to school any time soon. So that is the big drama I came back to work to this morning. I can say I am so glad we have such a great head of school. He has a way of handeling things in such a composed, organized, and professional way that has prevented chaos from erupting in the aftermath of this incident. I am SO glad to be done with my teenage years... and even more terrified to be the mother of a teen in 13 years! How is anyone ever prepared for that????
Happy Monday...
Laura
Tuesday, January 22, 2008
Back into the swing of things
My first week of work went wonderfully. I was so busy planning for new student orientation and enrolling last minute students that the days flew by, and I can already tell that Parker is enjoying his time with Deborah. Her daughter comes home every day and plays with him and reads to him. She even makes him little construction paper animals as gifts and writes on the back "To: Parker From: Emma." It is absolutely adorable. She is also the smartest little 8 year old I have ever encountered, so she will be great at helping Parker learn all sorts of things. Yay!
My weekend was very laid back. On Friday night my friend Kelsey came over and we ate some dinner, drank some wine, and caught up on how the holidays went. Saturday we pretty much lounged around in our p.j.'s and took it easy. Chris had to DJ, so he was out late, but we got to spend some time as a family on Sunday. We also went over to our friends Jake and Erica's house for some really yummy chili and cornbread and football which was a lot of fun.
Monday it was back to work, but I've enjoyed seeing my work friends and feeling productive so much that I didn't even mind. Today I definitely could have slept a few more hours, but once I was up out of bed I was fine. Nothing much else to report. I'm feeling good and enjoying having some structure back to my days.
xoxo- Laura
My weekend was very laid back. On Friday night my friend Kelsey came over and we ate some dinner, drank some wine, and caught up on how the holidays went. Saturday we pretty much lounged around in our p.j.'s and took it easy. Chris had to DJ, so he was out late, but we got to spend some time as a family on Sunday. We also went over to our friends Jake and Erica's house for some really yummy chili and cornbread and football which was a lot of fun.
Monday it was back to work, but I've enjoyed seeing my work friends and feeling productive so much that I didn't even mind. Today I definitely could have slept a few more hours, but once I was up out of bed I was fine. Nothing much else to report. I'm feeling good and enjoying having some structure back to my days.
xoxo- Laura
Monday, January 14, 2008
Much Relieved!
Well, the carseat is still stuck, but luckily that's about the only thing I'm still worrying about. My friend Brooke lent me her infant carseat for Deborah to use, and amazingly, my first day back to work has been great. I pulled up to Deborah's house and there was a 'Welcome Parker' sign on the door that her 8 year old daughter, Emma, had made for us, Parker seemed happy as pie (how happy is that, exactly?) to be at her house, and I've gotten to see him twice since I dropped him off. The second time I went over there Emma had been reading him books and asked me when I came in if he had any favorite authors! :) How cute! She told me that she was really excited because she plans to do some babysitting one day and this is great job experience!
When I came to the office I had a big sign on my door that says "Welcome back Mrs. Nicholson." It is signed by almost all of the staff and students and has the sweetest messages on it. It has been the warmest welcome back that I could imagine. Deborah had also put a vase of purple fresia on my desk and taped a picture of Chris and Parker on my wall right next to my desk where I will see it all day long. I feel so loved. What a lucky girl I am.
The other great thing about my first day back was that I got to jump right in and meet with a prospective family. I was afraid my skills might be a little rusty, but I found it easy to fall right back in step and had a wonderful visit with a potential student who will probably enroll next week. All in all, I couldn't have asked for a better first day back. I give it one huge sigh of relief!
I know I promised I would update about holidays, but that will have to wait until next post. I have emails to return and work to do. I never would have thought I would say this, but it feels good to be back.
The best part? I get to go home and spend time with my most special people, and dinner is already waiting in my crockpot....nifty!
When I came to the office I had a big sign on my door that says "Welcome back Mrs. Nicholson." It is signed by almost all of the staff and students and has the sweetest messages on it. It has been the warmest welcome back that I could imagine. Deborah had also put a vase of purple fresia on my desk and taped a picture of Chris and Parker on my wall right next to my desk where I will see it all day long. I feel so loved. What a lucky girl I am.
The other great thing about my first day back was that I got to jump right in and meet with a prospective family. I was afraid my skills might be a little rusty, but I found it easy to fall right back in step and had a wonderful visit with a potential student who will probably enroll next week. All in all, I couldn't have asked for a better first day back. I give it one huge sigh of relief!
I know I promised I would update about holidays, but that will have to wait until next post. I have emails to return and work to do. I never would have thought I would say this, but it feels good to be back.
The best part? I get to go home and spend time with my most special people, and dinner is already waiting in my crockpot....nifty!
Saturday, January 12, 2008
Happy New Year, Etc.
Well, here I am! I haven't been on a computer for 3 weeks, so sorry for the long pause between posts. (To whom I am apologizing, I'm not sure, but I'll pretend I have a vast following of blog fans). :)
I'm having a melancholy day, as Monday will be my first day back at work. I knew the day would come, but I cannot believe how fast my 12 weeks passed. I feel like we just brought Parker home last week. I didn't realize how much it would tear me apart to imagine not spending every waking moment with my Peanut, but I've had tears in my eyes all day. I keep reminding myself that I will get to see him a couple of times a day and that our situation is so wonderful compared to many others, but it feels a lot like Parker is still a part of me, and it will feel very strange to be separated for more than a brief couple of hours.
Parker and I had the nicest day together yesterday. We woke up, took a walk to our favorite little restaurant and had lunch together, just the two of us. Then we walked back, played for a while, took a nap, and relaxed. Parker was lounging in his bassinet and the light from the French doors in our room was falling through the mesh onto his face. He was looking up at his mobile cooing and he just looked so beautiful. I think the strangest and most wonderful thing about looking at your own baby is that even though they are brand new, you look into their eyes and there is such familiarity...as though you have known them for eternities. Like they have been a part of you all along. Once again, I remind myself that we will still have these special moments....millions, in fact.
To add to my anxiety today, our carseat is stuck in the car. And when I mean stuck, I mean really stuck. I guess the last time I put him in the car one of the straps from his Snuggli (baby carrier) got caught between the carseat and its base and jammed the whole mechanism. Chris and I have both tried everything under the sun to get it out, but it won't budge. Who fixes things like that? We got the thing online, so we can't just take it to the store. Chris says we'll have to break the carseat to get it out, which means we'll have to buy another one (big $$$), which in turn means the new seat won't work with the stroller the old one came with......etc., etc. Also, Deborah, the woman watching Parker needs to be able to use the carseat while she's watching him, so that's another huge problem. So, naturally, I'm crying about that now too, which is sure to help. Ugh.
Well, hopefully my weepies will pass and we'll work something out with the car thing. I'll write more about our holidays, which were very nice, next post. I think I need to take some deep breaths and a nap.
I'm having a melancholy day, as Monday will be my first day back at work. I knew the day would come, but I cannot believe how fast my 12 weeks passed. I feel like we just brought Parker home last week. I didn't realize how much it would tear me apart to imagine not spending every waking moment with my Peanut, but I've had tears in my eyes all day. I keep reminding myself that I will get to see him a couple of times a day and that our situation is so wonderful compared to many others, but it feels a lot like Parker is still a part of me, and it will feel very strange to be separated for more than a brief couple of hours.
Parker and I had the nicest day together yesterday. We woke up, took a walk to our favorite little restaurant and had lunch together, just the two of us. Then we walked back, played for a while, took a nap, and relaxed. Parker was lounging in his bassinet and the light from the French doors in our room was falling through the mesh onto his face. He was looking up at his mobile cooing and he just looked so beautiful. I think the strangest and most wonderful thing about looking at your own baby is that even though they are brand new, you look into their eyes and there is such familiarity...as though you have known them for eternities. Like they have been a part of you all along. Once again, I remind myself that we will still have these special moments....millions, in fact.
To add to my anxiety today, our carseat is stuck in the car. And when I mean stuck, I mean really stuck. I guess the last time I put him in the car one of the straps from his Snuggli (baby carrier) got caught between the carseat and its base and jammed the whole mechanism. Chris and I have both tried everything under the sun to get it out, but it won't budge. Who fixes things like that? We got the thing online, so we can't just take it to the store. Chris says we'll have to break the carseat to get it out, which means we'll have to buy another one (big $$$), which in turn means the new seat won't work with the stroller the old one came with......etc., etc. Also, Deborah, the woman watching Parker needs to be able to use the carseat while she's watching him, so that's another huge problem. So, naturally, I'm crying about that now too, which is sure to help. Ugh.
Well, hopefully my weepies will pass and we'll work something out with the car thing. I'll write more about our holidays, which were very nice, next post. I think I need to take some deep breaths and a nap.
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