Life in the Fast Lane

I've been officially working for 2 whole weeks now. Life's been a whole lot busier than normal with this job. It looks like I won't be staying on full-time at that company for long though. It's just not working out. That's the decision that both me and my employer have come to. I will however, continue to work Saturdays for them. This way I can still have the experience to post on my resume and have a great job reference as well. Jumping into things so quick with having 2 little ones at home has been harder than I thought it would be. I'm still needed at home. I can't let them be raised by others at this stage in their lives. I still have a week or 2 left before I'm finished my full-time work and that means I still need childcare for those weeks. There's no point in searching for a daycare now because I won't need it for long. I also get to take my daughter to preschool. I was quite upset on missing out on that opportunity, so maybe things are as they should be after all.

Travels

We are currently visiting some friends in Manitoba. On the way here we learned some valuable things. 1) Deer will cross the road despite your desperate attempts to avoid them. 2) Babies get tired of their carseats after 5 hours of driving and 3) Books and toys are sufficient for traveling with young children. The kids did so well on the road. Kianna looked at her books and Spencer just sat there watching out the window. They were quite content with the activities we had brought for them. Plus a stop at the Golden Arches for lunch in Yorkton always seems to help things. Kianna had a chance to run around in the play area for a bit and Spencer was just as happy to be out of his carseat. I just hope that the kids will travel as well when we head home on Thursday.

On a side note....We are desperately looking for childcare for both children for next week starting Monday. If you know of anyone who might be available just to do it for next week please let me know. Like I said.....WE ARE DESPERATE!!!!

I've just had an experience today that I never would have dreamed of in a million years. I got a job and I did absolutely nothing to get it. It started off with a phonecall from a friend who knew of someone looking for a receptionist for his company. My friend thought of me right away and gave me a call. This was at about 1 pm today. He didn't have the number on him right then to pass on to me to call this company so he said that he would call me later with it. In the meantime, I get a phonecall from this company asking me if I'd come in for an interview today. By then it was about 2 pm. I arrived there in my not so stylish hot summer day kinda clothes (because she said not to worry about being fancy..thank goodness!) and proceed to get interviewed. The interview went well, she just asked me a few questions about my experience in the workworld and such. After all was said and done she said that she had to talk to the boss and that she hoped to get back to me before the day ended. I left and that was it. I was home by 3pm. At 3:45 I get a phonecall. "We'd like to you start on the 16th as we agreed." I've never had it so easy finding a job!

I'll be a receptionist at a wholesale tire company. I've always wanted this type of job. It's right up my alley. It's full-time Monday-Friday, 7:30-4:30. Lyndon's work hours are 8-4:30 so it works out perfect that he could drive me to work and pick me up everyday. The work attire is also very casual. Just jeans and a works shirt. I'm quite excited about this cause that means I don't have to go out and buy a whole new wardrobe to accomadate this job. Yay! The challenge now will be to find appropriate childcare. I'm sure we'll find something. With the ease of obtaining this job, I know that there will be something out there for us in terms of taking care of our kids. So if you know of anyone who can take care of 2 little ones, let me know.