Well here i am once again! i've been meaning to update for several weeks now, but do i even need to say this?... we are the Edwards and something exciting seems to always be going on, throwing us off ever so slightly. ah, the spice of life i suppose it's called!
turns out i really relied on that work pc (rolling eyes innocently)! still no pc at home, so still no pics and now no camera either! boohoo. i left my camera out in what i thought was warm enough weather at camp Wishon, just above Porterville. however, i awoke to discover the digital screen is now just a black screen with a 'crack' in it. the camera itself still works so i suppose i could use it as a good ol' fashioned point n shoot, but c'mon now! needless to say though, just another kink in our chain to remind us what life in our early 20's was like! HA.
not to worry though- life is curiously enough working itself out for us. i've been enjoying, for the most part, life as a stay at home mom. some days we stay in jammies all day, some days we run errands (events which are often severely disabling with a cooper in tow (yes, i said a cooper=)), actually grocery shopping for meals vs. drive thru stops and some days we head to the big soccer/park complex for the boys to play in the interactive water fountain... while i sit and watch and soak up the domestication from the other moms!
in other positive news, craig acceped a new job as an assistant warehouse manager and will start in just over a week. not only does the new job bring new responsibilities (asst. mgr baby!! haha), but a nice pay raise as well. well timed i say!
and i'm still waiting for a clear picture of my plan. i'm waiting to hear if i'm approved for some Workforce Investment Act money to complete the Social Services certificate program at COS as well as applied for financial aid. dealing with the government takes time ya know! =) i've mapped out an academic plan though and can finish this certificate program in 12 mos. minus the intern hours required. so if all goes well, i'll take 15 units this semester and 12 in the spring. of course being home with cooper full time will be a challenge, but with craig's full support, i'm really feeling confident that i can make this time worth while!
so i'm very contemplative effective today. i was part of a 51 person layoff at the hospital! so i suppose those gripe sessions i've had recently seemed to have taken care of themselves. so aside from shock that i'm actually dealing with quite well, i'm left with several decisions to make. one of them being that i still really want to finish school. what if this is a crossroads for me to make something like that happen. so for now i'm going to try and enjoy the 'free' time and really investigate my options, maybe even enjoy a little bit of summer with my boys.
blogging is good for venting!
so i send out an internal email.. (i did say internal) to the communication and secretary groups at work about making sure plastic vendor badges are returned to me. if you've been reading my blog and/or if you've read other correspondance from me, i generally type in lower case, except for curtiously capitalizing proper names. so the next day i come in with an email from my boss to consider proofing that in the future and that while it's ok to use email 'shorthand' within my own dept., those going out to a wider group should look more professional. someone complained that i didn't capitalize i when referencing myself! oh em gee! seriously. now i put way too much time and thought into what i write, especially when sending out a representation of myself. and while i know that using lowercase letter's has not been considered etiquette, i am obviously not 5 and i'm capable of effectively communicating with a group of professionals despite the fact that i fail to hit 'SHIFT' when referencing myself. BIG DEAL!!!! speaking of... since this mini-ordeal, our own Marketing dept. has sent out, count em... 3 emails in ALL CAPS about various happenings. *sigh- another fine example of the beauracratic BS that just really boils my blood! needless to say, because i am the amazingly defiant Angela (OooOo.. catch that A!?) i've since updated my email signature to include a qoute from the precedently deviant E.E. Cummings.. or rather, e.e. cummings!
i am angela, hear i roar!!!!!!!!!!!! hehe
boy, almost 2 mos. since my last post! i'll start out with pics of our recent Monterey trip. it was actually Mother's day weekend and we decided to take a last minute trip with our friends Tabby, Travis and their son Tyler and stayed that Sat. night in Monterey and then hit the aquarium and shops on Sunday. Cooper got in bed too late, got up too early and didn't get much of a nap during the day. so needless to say he was awesome to deal with in a crowded aquarium! no, not really. he did seem to enjoy the purpose of being there at least.. the sea life. here's a shot of Craig and the kids as we just got started out. i find it funny that he's the only one NOT smiling.. ya know considering the moods of kids during this kind of an excursion!
and a few of my favs with the monster! he loved this simulated wave that 'washed over us'
Cooper was able to get some downtime and do what HE wanted to do... just outside this plexiglass wave simulator is one of the many decks to sit out on and enjoy the ocean view, watch seals on the rocks and of course see the many birds. so Cooper got his fill of chasing sea gulls and jumping off the amphitheater steps.
