Double Trauma!

Everyone in the house is napping - and I should be too, especially since Evan woke up four times last night for no apparent reason.

I wanted to quickly share with anyone who happens to check in on us that on Christmas Eve, Evan had a double trauma...a visit to Santa and his first hair cut. I am pleased to report that both went off without a hitch. While I am not able to share Evan's picture with Santa (yet), I am happy to share some pictures from his first hair cut.

Sneaky!

Holy cow! Christmas has snuck up on me! I've had it in the back of my mind for while, but now it's two weeks away. I've had my Christmas Tree up since November 25, and luckily Evan has not pulled the tree over. He mostly just admires the pewter ornaments and turns them over in his hand while saying "Oohhh" Despite the tree being up, I still feel like Christmas is sneaking up on me.

I've done a small amount of Christmas shopping and plan to finish it off on Friday evening. I need to keep reminding myself that I needn't by ANYTHING else for Evan. Speaking of gifts for Evan, my dad and I (and Evan) went to visit my Aunt Susan and Uncle Bryan. My dad wanted to give them their gift before he headed back to Victoria - and they wanted to see Evan open their gift to him. While Evan loves his gift - I am very impressed by it. In a world of junky toys that are quickly cast aside and other toys that are recalled - my Aunt truly found a gem.



On the two sides you don't see are an abicus and a Pathfinder Maze.

I'm really looking forward to our trip to Victoria. As it turns out, we won't be able to fit in a trip to Seattle to see the Seahawks. But - I am going with my mom to take Evan to see Santa in Victoria. I know she will get a real joy out of taking her grandson to see Santa. Evan will probably just cry.

My Wish List

As requested by Dallas, here is my wish list for this Christmas.

1. A new, long bathrobe.

2. A Nintendo DS

3. A Spa Gift card - LOADED!!!

4. A Dirt Devil Cone or Curve

5. Ojon Hair Care Line

6. Satellite Radio


I think that is about it for now.

I guess

I guess it is a good thing that after you have been away sick for a day, four people ask your co-workers whether or not you are in - and cheer when they hear you are indeed back at work today. I suppose it's better than hearing "You were away yesterday?"

The reason I was away sick yesterday goes all the way back to Saturday. On Saturday morning, I woke up to find out that my poor boy had gotten sick sometime in the night. After I cleaned him up, we had a lovely breakfast while I prepared for my wonderful afternoon with Dallas. After breakfast, Evan got sick again! Other than not keeping down his breakfast, he seemed perfectly normal...laughing and playing. I just chalked it up to a reaction to his flu shot. I took him over to Scott and Erin's with a supply of stomach friendly snacks and some Pedialyte and went on to have a wonderful afternoon with Dallas that included my very first pedicure and a scrumptious dinner at Kotouki's - more on that in another post.

When we returned to Scott and Erin's, Evan seemed perfectly fine. In fact, Scott's son kept Evan and Paige VERY entertained with his new RC car.

BUT

I woke up Sunday morning to find that Evan had again, gotten sick in the middle of the night again. Again, I kept Evan's diet pretty bland and kept him hydrated. We spent the morning putting up our Christmas tree - again, more in another post. After weighing the pros and cons - I opted out of attending a Candle Party/Grey Cup Party. Well, it was a good thing I did. At about 4:30 pm, I seemed to have been struck by the same bug that was affecting Evan. Needless to say, I did not make it into work yesterday - thanks mostly in part to having been up until 3 am.

Is it bad that I'm already looking forward to Friday?

Trial by Fire!

So the last two weeks have been full of drama. Now drama isn't always a bad thing. The first round of drama has led to a promotion for yours truly. Since we are in the midst of Session, the details of my exact duties and my subsequent pay increase haven't been hammered out yet - but once my colleagues and I are free from the stress of Session, these things will be sorted out. In the meantime, I have been learning of my duties as they have been required. For instance, sitting in on a meeting I'm supposed to attend from now on...with a minutes notice. OR - finding out I am supposed to coordinate the office moves of two of my colleagues. OR - finding out I'm in charge of our new Contact Management Software thingy. The fact that I called it a 'thingy' should ring some alarm bells for my Chief of Staff. She apparently has some confidence in my skills - or I wouldn't have been offered this promotion.

Round two of the drama came to light today. Our amazing receptionist has been scooped up by another employer who no doubt had a better offer for her in a job that actually uses her skills and education. I will miss working with her and our weekly chats about 'The Hills' and 'America's Next Top Model' So the 5 member administrative team I joined in September of this year has been whittled down to 3.

With all that being said - Evan had his flu shot booster last night, so I hope he crashes early like he did last time and I can spend the night coming down from the craziness of today.

Maybe all this craziness is happening so that I will REALLY appreciate the pedicure I am finally getting tomorrow with my dear friend Dallas.