I told my mom about a onsie I saw at Kohls that says “What Santa doesn’t bring me, grandma will”.
Her response? “Exactly. She’s getting that bed one way or another.”
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Hello, Tumblr! It’s been a while. I don’t know how up to speed you are. Ellia walks - has been walking since 9.5 months. Crazy kid. She also CLIMBS…I found her on top of her music table the other day ::facepalm::. My dad says I deserve it. It’s pay back for all the crazy climbing I did as a baby/toddler/kid/teenager.
Since she isn’t supposed to be able to walk, none of the footed clothing in her size has grips on the feet, and we have mostly wood floors. Fuzzy pajama feet and wood floors do NOT mix. So I’ve been adding my own grips with fabric paint. They’re working wonderfully and I love the sound of the little paint dots slapping the floor as she runs around =).
She has five [almost six] teeth and she’s great at using them. She still predominantly eats homemade food [I recently started making wontons {banana & cream cheese and butternut squash & peas so far}], but she’s also a big fan of what I call “baby cheetos” but what Gerber calls “lil’ crunchies”, puffs, and last night I bought her toddler biscuits and some Gerber spinach & cheese ravioli and she loves those, too.
We’re still bed-sharing, and she’s still nursing [golden boobies, w00t!], but I plan on buying her a toddler bed for her birthday or Christmas and both transitioning her to her own bed and start the process of weaning her around then.
NOW FOR ME!!
I applied for a position as a library page for the same system that I worked for before I left during my pregnancy. I was nervous, because I didn’t leave the way I would have liked to, but sure enough, they called me in for an interview! I wowed the panel just as I had almost a year ago when I first interviewed for the job - I could just TELL they loved me. Last time around, that’s where it ended - with the panel interview. THIS TIME, I received and e-mail informing me that I had made it through the panel and would soon be receiving a phone call to arrange for a personal interview. o_0.
That interview was arranged for yesterday morning, and since they are hiring for both branches in the system, this interview was with my former boss, as well as the woman who would be my boss if I were to be hired at the main branch.
The interview took all of five minutes while they asked me situational questions that I easily knew the answers to, as they were situations I had encountered many times during my employment, and had me arrange a large stack of index cards alphabetically by author’s last name.
When my ex-boss walked into the administration lobby to bring me into the interview room, he appeared genuinely excited to see me, and both of them smiled their way through the interview.
I don’t want to get my hopes up, because you never really KNOW…but I am a perfect fit for the job. It’s possible that they may have seen individuals who are equally as, or more qualified than I am, but I know they will never find anyone who will truly love the job as much as I will - as much as I did.
If I get the job, I will be buying Ellia this toddler bed for her birthday or Christmas:
…and if I don’t, apparently grandma will be. lol.
