Process of Elimination
April 18, 2010 § 1 Comment
So, yesterday was my interview for the 911 position. It was a three hour session unlike any I have ever experienced. They broke the main group in four smaller groups and each group had 4 different classrooms to visit. The first was information on the actual job and benefits (which I would LOVE to have). The next was problem solving. We were given a handout with a specific scenario where we would have to make a life or death decision. The next was interviewing each other, which was actually kind of fun. And the fourth was an oral presentation. The last bit, the handed out a sheet and had us select one individual from the group that we thought we could work with. It was actually a very cool experience. I know at least two of the eight people in my group selected me….so I guess that is a good sign.
There is another round of interviews for next Saturday. I guess there are still more than 120 candidates…for 15 positions. Please keep your fingers crossed that I get this job……it is just a process of elimination at this point. I think the people who showed up in jeans, and a few minutes late….well…..I don’t believe that their chances are all that great to make it to the next round.
Grandma is back in the hospital with an elevated white blood cell count, so she has some kind of infection that they are having some difficulty getting a handle on. Her mind is slipping quickly and has pretty much been diagnosed with dementia. It is a sad slow end. I have had my issues with my grandmother that I have not chosen to share on my blog but it had to do with what she allowed to have happen to my father when he was growing up. It is a very emotion issue. My dad is coping well. He feels that he lost his mother a long time ago. What is left is the shell of his mother.
I am very excited to announce that I have Phillies tickets again. We are sitting in section 105, row 2….that means I will be able to see Jayson Werth‘s very adorable buns at close range. Someday, I will consider getting seats somewhere else inside of Citizen’s Bank Park, but until they trade Jayson, I’m not moving.
As I write this, D is outside fighting with the fence. I just painted M’s toe and fingernails, and D is off doing his own thing. He seems to be fascinated with clothes hangers this week….hmmmm.
Routine….yawn
June 5, 2009 § Leave a comment
Sorry I have been so remiss in posting but things aren’t really all that exciting around here.
We had a great time at the Phillies game last Saturday night. Ryan Howard hit a grand slam home-run right over our seats. They were way over our seats as we were in the first level and the ball ended up 475 ft from the plate on the third level.
We were indeed very close to Jayson Werth. We also got to see Cole Hamels warm up. I got some great pictures that I can drool over at my leisure. The important thing is that the Phillie won, and have continued a 7 game winning streak and are in first place (4 games ahead of the Mets…hahahhahahaha!)
I started taking the kids back to the gym with me. Mt parents are going to be away alot this summer. They leave Sunday to go to my sister’s house in Massachusetts for 2 weeks. Then they go back in July, then to Maine in August….blah blah blah….they are retired and they can finally choose where they want to go and stay as long as they like.
My parent’s trip will however put a damper on my childcare situation, thus the return to the day care at the gym.
What else is new? Hmmm…..well, the garden is growing. We harvested several radishes. And learned a very good lesson. When you use the peat cups to start the seeds, take the wrapper off the cup before planting them. We have radishes,,,,they are just long and skinny radishes. Lesson learned. The peas are growing like gang busters, the onions are hanging in there as well. As for the cucumbers, we;;, we will just take a moment of silence for the cucumbers. I may have one cauliflower plant the survived, it just isn’t doing much. We shall see.
The kids are okay. The hate the baby jail now and just want to run all over the house. Daniel is a hair puller. If he is made to be in jail with his sister, he will pull her hair. If they aren’t in jail, he leaves her alone. I think he may be rebelling.
Melissa has become interested in the potty. She watched me go and started pulling down her pants and diaper. So…I think this may be her way of telling me that I need to get the pink princess potty set up. Daniel…..not a chance.
The kids also love running in the yard and going for a ride in their new wagon. Today it is really pretty crappy out, so there will be none of that.
Should be a pretty quiet weekend around here……hopefully……
Super Saturday!
May 30, 2009 § 3 Comments
We are going to the Phillies game tonight. I am BEYOND excited about it. This will be my first trip to Citizens Bank Park and my first Phillies game since 2005. It is overdue. I bought tickets from a girl (a fellow Jayson Werth lover) for the front row in Section 105 but Stubhubscrewed up. She emailed me yesterday and told me that the tickets were no good. So….what to do! My mom had already agreed to watch the kids for us and I have been looking forward to this night for weeks. So, I went back on Stubhub and bought tickets in the 8th row, the next section over. They are really good seats…not front row, but still…..
I got a call from my sister in law with news about the hubby’s father. He is improving! He is trying to talk, trying to eat, trying to crack jokes and the hospital is trying to find a nursing home for him. He just seems determined to make it through this. Maybe it is because he finally has his kids back in his life, maybe it is for the twins, I don’t know. I am just glad that he is doing better. They are going to try to place him in a home closer to my brother in law’s house in Litchville ND.
It was a good night here. The kids only woke up once. The hubby got up for work at “Oh My God O’Clock” again. I woke up about 6:30 am to bright sunshine, a light breeze, soft sheets, the bed to myself, and quiet. It was ethereal. What a nice way to start the day.
Now, if I could just figure out how to get Daniel to stop pulling Melissa‘s hair all the time……
Any suggestions, advice, assvice?