Thursday, April 9, 2009

Whoo


Okay, here is what has been going on in the Bradley home (and out of the Bradley home) lately. We got a leak in the boys room/playroom in the basement. A big chunck of the carpet and some of the walls were wet. We think the ground was just too wet and it had nowhere to come but in. We had a nice little bill from a contractor to tell us that and to set up some big fans for 3 days. We are now flat broke! Brad and I were supposed to go snowboarding that day. Hmmm. Brad got a new job, which I hope he will love. He has been on the phones talking to "daft Australians" all day for almost 4 years now. He is ecstatic to be off the phones. I will miss having him work at home and TGN has been a great company. Good benefits, accomadating, fun work parties, good pay. Too bad it's a phone job! Brad will now be working for SEO.com That is search engine optomization. I hope it will be as good as TGN was.
I did not get much sleep last night before going to work, and early this morning I had a runner. This is the first time I have ever had to chase a runner down. She gave me a run for my money! And no Kaylee, I was not working at Beehive Homes-the assisted living place with the 80 and 90 year olds. ;) I was praying that she would stop because I couldn't run much longer. I was very happy when she got too tired. I was really just worried that she'd run in front of a car or I'd lose her and something bad might happen to her, so I'm glad I'm not so out of shape that I couldn't keep up. But honestly, this may have inspired me to work out!
So after that little work-out, I spent the day delivering mail. It was SOOO windy and a little rainy. Wind is really scary to me. I don't know why, but I think it goes back to when my cousin Tanya died. The night we found out she was dead, the wind picked up and seemed to follow me, and it just really scared me and has ever since. It makes me think someone is going to die when the wind howls like it was today. Thank goodness it wasn't dark, because I probably would have been too scared to finish. I am THAT scared of wind.
I am now at work again--the one that I can get onto the internet! Hooray for wireless and laptops! I'm tired and so ready for bed. I missed Moms Night Out last night, which I am bummed about, and I totally forgot about a meeting last night. I couldn't work at Beehive Homes yesterday and had to find someone to work for me at my other job last night so I could work this one. I really don't want to quit any of my jobs, but I guess I can only do so much. I wish I was wonder woman. Kaytlynn has to have dental surgery on Friday. Not looking forward to that. Ummmm, that's all for now!

Thursday, April 2, 2009

Jobs coming out of my ears

I am a woman of many jobs now. I am working at the post office still delivering mail as a sub. I am working at Discovery Academy doing nightwatch full time-5 nights a week. I am working across the street from our house at the Assisted Living Home where I take care of 10 cute little old ladies (I consider this my volunteer job because they pay so little. But the ladies are fun.) I am just on call, but averaging 15 hours a week. I am now working at New Haven doing nightwatch 2 shifts a week-8 hours total. I am technically employed on call at Daniels Academy doing nightwatch, although I haven't worked there since January. And I just took a test today to work on the 2010 census. I got a 93%, so we'll see. Brad works 35 hours a week from home from 5-midnight, which is so handy for all the trainings and everything I have to go to! I figure I need to work as much as I can right now--just in case. I've watched "Cinderella Man" too many times, I think. I'm just a little afraid the economy will get worse, so I am getting while the getting is good. I guess I could always fall back on curb painting! So, anyway, that is--yes, count them--5 jobs. Oohhhhhhh........Man, I almost forgot the most grueling, time-consuming, physically and emotionally draining job of all! Being a wife. Ha, just kidding--it's being a mom, of course!!

Who said this first? I'll give you one guess.

Brad was taking Connor to gymnastics the other day and he couldn't get there in time because the freeway exit was closed. I was taking Connor today and we went a different way and Connor asked why. I told him it was just in case the freeway exit was closed and he said "We went up the hill yesterday and the stupid road was closed." I'll give you all one guess where he got that from.