Month: May 2008

With our new work schedule (otherwise known as, trying to keep it together with no childcare), we are not getting much sleep or work done, but at least the kids are enjoying more time with us (the swing is finally up, thank you kiki and kappa and gong gong and pua pua for your support in this endeavor.)

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I called our babysitter on Tuesday night, hopeful that her two day orientation was done and that she had determined her night shift schedule. I hung on to a little bit of hope that maybe she could still help us out 2 or 3 afternoons a week, but alas, she needed another full day of orientation and instead of doing night shift work (11pm – 7am), they needed her on swing shift (3pm – 11pm), so basically any hope of afternoon help during the month of May has evaporated. I’m happy for our babysitter, nothing like getting a good job that pays a bunch more, but we are in the lurch for childcare during May.

Jeremy’s going to go into work after the kids are off on the bus and I’m going to catch the 5am train and be at work at 6. Then at noon, I’m headed home for the afternoon dropoffs from school. Then I have to work a full day on Saturday to make up my hours.

I’m crossing my fingers that no one gets really sick and that the Metro remains my trustworthy mode of transportation!

This year, Mom is confronting a present mysterious reality. Her allergy is gone almost completely. I am sure that her immune system is working fine because she has mild arthritis.

Mom thinks it is because:

1) staying in China for six months which was equivalent of having allergy shot everyday
2) or, eating a lot of different kinds of mushrooms recently
3) or, having a lot of sour creams.
4) or, any combination of the above three.

I think, however, there is one more – an old but new-and-improved partner 🙂