Back to School

#1. What was your college major and did you end up working in that career?

Growing up in Canada, I had big dreams of becomming a tv anchor. Some of you might remember Pamela Martin who worked on BCTV. After high school, I moved to Winnipeg and took a broadcasting course, but at 18 partying was a little higher on my priority list than taping a demo. At 23, I decided to really go back to school. I was tired of working in cosmetics-not that glamorous and I always worked wkds and holidays. Okanagan College in Kelowna, B.C. was where I got my start. I wasn't sure what I wanted to take so I took a little bit of everything. Turned out that Political Science was my fortay. I had to work part-time so it took me a little longer to graduate. I moved in to the dorms and settled in for the next 5 years working towards my degree. I was almost finished when one of my professors asked me to switch my major. I was majoring in International Relations-he wanted my to switch to a triple major of PSC/Phil/Econ so I did. Remember these were the days long before the internet, all my research was done using books and journals in the library. The laptop that I bought was a dos program -Windows 95 hadn't been invented yet....I can honestly say that I received the best education a girl could hope for. When I graduated, I went to a conference in D.C. and decided that I wanted to be an intern at the White House-Thanks to Monica, my dreams were shattered. In the interm, I met and married my husband (12 years last Sat) and started working for state government. I was hired with the TX House the year that George Bush became President.
Now I work in academics, Political Science to be exact, babysitting Grad students. I am hoping to return to school to get my Ph.D. in PSC soon, tough with a toddler but I think it can be done.

Comment on maternity leave-I had to go back to work after 6 weeks of maternity,we just couldn't afford for me to take more time off.

You know your stressed

Its only Wednesday and I am totally wore out. As you can see by the post below we had to put our dog down yesterday. He had hip dysplacia and he could no longer walk, so it was a very stressful weekend knowing that he was 1) in pain 2) he wouldn't be there to greet us every night when we came home. I haven't been able to do anything at work, my kitchen is a mess and I think my husband and I have each lost about 6 pounds this week. Its our 12th anniversary on Sat and Grandma is babysitting so we can go out but I can't seem to get excited about that either. Its hard to believe that someone had this dog for at least 9-10 years before dumping him on the side of the road... I prayed last night, I prayed hard, I hoped that God would take care of the dog that had brought our family so much joy, the dog that was always there, the dog that just wanted to be loved and said "I love you" Three years was not enough time... I am giving myself 24 hours to get over my grief although I know our home will never be the same again. I did rescue another dog a few months ago, I have faith that this may be Gods way of telling me its time to love another.

Saying goodbye to Moe

Don't cry because it's over, Smile because it happened.-Dr. Seuss

This is MoeMoe. We loved him many years and he will be deeply missed. I know that Lane will not remember how much this dog loved him..You had a good run MoeMoe"I love U"

When the boss lets you go home

Morning ladies, I missed posting yesturday-there was an earthquake in OK and our building at work was evacuated. My boss said "Go home" okay but I am not driving all the way back to work later (my commute is 35 min). So I stopped by the sitters and picked up my little guy-I had thought about leaving him at the sitters for the day and taking the day for myself..I couldn't do it. Even though I could sure use some time to myself, a little voice inside me was saying "He won't be little for long you need to enjoy every precious moment while you can" We went for a walk and played outside-as you can see he is a pro at multi-tasking he can talk and drive at the same time. We wound up having a really good day, and although I got nothing done around the house, it was nice to spend some quality time at home instead of being at work. (my first earthquake even though they say the building is "OK" I am still a little leary......)

My favorite blogs

Working Mommy Wednesday-My favorite top 10 Blogs I am reading now. These are in no particular order. There are alot of other blogs I love to read but these are a few of my favorites that I thought I would share with you. Enjoy!



http://www.cotedetexas.blogspot.com/

a design blog to swoon over.



http://www.moneysavingmom.com/

great money saving ideas posted daily.



http://www.dealnews.com/

check this one out for the best deals on almost anything-they post the Black Friday ads before anyone else.



http://www.themobsociety.com/

daily inspiration from mothers of boys.



http://www.mommyskitchen.net/

great recipes and meal planning ideas



http://www.marcandangel.com/

motivation and inspiration for daily living



http://www.aconstructedlife.com/

our babies our roughly the same age



http://www.thediyshowoff.blogspot.com/

if I could only decorate like some of these women do



http://www.oneprettything.com/

more than one pretty thing here-lots of crafts, printables.

www.thekrazycouponlady.com

money saving ideas galore.