This hat is slightly reminiscent of Grant's father.
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Oh Yah...

WHAT I'VE BEEN READING: The rule of four. I've been told it reads like The DaVinci Code. (i've got that on hold in the library)
WHAT I'VE BEEN PLAYING: I went out to EB yesterday and bought my very first game for myself. Harvest Moon for GameCube. Obviously, the salesguy thought I didn't know anything about games, but that's ok.

My voice has returned..somewhat.

On Thursday at work, my voice started to go. On Friday, it was totally gone. I called into work and talked to a supervisor and she understood (she could hardly hear me) and told me to call in after lunch to see how I'm doing. I called in after lunch and wasn't doing any better. I talked to a different supervisor, and she was pretty snippy with me. She said I'd be losing a day, and I shouldn't make it a habit or something like that.
Come on, who wants to talk to someone on the phone that they can barely hear and understand?? I don't think I'd be that effective on the phone while being sick. Yesterday, my voice was barely there. Today, it's back kinda. I'm going to the doctors tonight if it's not fully back . I've been sick for a week, it hasn't been letting up and I've been taking Benylin 1 pills and other medicines.

I've got a dilemma

I really don't like what I'll be doing at work. I don't feel comfortable with pushing ppl to stay with the insurance and they don't want. We are role-playing all day today, to prepare for the test tomorrow. Tomorrow, we'll be getting tested on a call. I'm not prepared at all; I just can't flow.
I really do want to stay home with Mason for the day's he's sick. I don't feel it's the babysitters job to watch him when he's sick. Plus, I've got a cold and I can't kick it because I'm not getting any rest.
I might have another job with a customs broker at the Thousand Islands Border. I've been in contact with the manager there, and she told me she has posted the job in the paper for formality, but she'd be in contact with me to set up an interview.
So, I'm not sure if I should quit the job I'm at now and chance getting the job at the bridge. Grant is getting a payraise and a backpay, so that would cover us for some time if I need to find another job.
Ahh, I just don't know what to do.

We need a quarantine sign on our door

Grant came home from work on Thursday deathly sick, and about an hour after that I got sick. Mason was sick as well. I went to work today, and when I came to get Mason at the babysitters, he was really bad. My babysitter said Mason sounded like he had croup. We talked to a telehealth nurse and she suggested we go to the emerg. He does have croup, and boy it's hard to deal with. He is so hard to get to sleep and he keeps waking up.

This is Mason's other persona.. Super Baby!!!
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Saggy Baggy Elephant: a good read :)
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Wager Penitentiary
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Ahah! Freedom
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First week of work

It went pretty well! I'm in training for two weeks, so we haven't taken any calls yet and we've had 2 tests already. They're pretty easy tho; I've gotten 99% and 101%. The ppl I'm training with are all really nice too. I think that I might have a personality clash with one lady. She has a really strong personality, and shes a know it all. She's great in the lunch room, but when we're in class she just won't shut up!
So I now know what I'm going to be doing. I'm going to be taking calls from HBC, Futureshop, bestbuy, um Zellers credit card customers. There are a few more stores but I forget them. Anyways, we deal with insurance that's on your credit card. Customers are usually calling in to cancel the insurance and we cancel it but we have to try to retain them too. It is a pretty good thing to have on your card, depending on which card you have. It can get expensive when you carry a high balance as well, but for the most part it's good. My company will pay off your balance , to the policy max or the outstanding balance (whichever one comes first) if you die, or if you get dismembered. One really good coverage is with the Zellers card. If whatever you buy on the card gets stolen, or damaged than we'll pay for you to replace or repair it. And we'll pay for whatever you've bought on the card within a three year period.

Mason's first steps

While I was at work, my mom saw Mason take his first steps :( Well, I'm glad that a family member saw it and not the babysitter.
He was at the couch and walked over to the chair to his toy. It was only a couple of steps but it's a start. Yay for Mason!!!

Attention Moms: Health Canada Alert..

I read this on a message board I belong too.
It says that three babies have drown in the tub while sitting in one of these seats or rings. Well, their parents stepped away from the tub briefly. Don't step away EVER while bathing your child!
What are you supposed to use to bathe your child when they can sit up by themselves? Personally, I'm still going to be using the seat we have. I never leave Mason unattended in the tub.

Following in Brock's footsteps

I like how Brock has the "what I'm reading" "what I'm playing" "what I'm watching" on his blog... so I'm going to do that too. But for the "what I'm playing" info, I'll put what Grant is playing.

Ok here goes..
What I'm reading: The last precinct-Patricia Cornwall
What Grant's playing: Rome -Total War, Mercenaries
What Suzie's playing: Disaster Report (I've been playing this since Christmas but Grant got a lot of PS2 games so he took it over and little ole me couldn't use it)
What I'm watching: Just tv...we don't watch really any series.

Off to the dentist today again.

I go in today to get a permanent filling in the root canal tooth. It got infected :(
But it's so much better now.

Wow, that's a surprise!

I checked the website for gov't jobs, and noticed that they're hiring customs inspectors at the borders around Kingston. I was shocked! I've been looking on that site every day for like 2 years and this is the first time that they're hiring around here. Well, needless to say, I've applied for the job. There is one small hitch tho; you have to be able to speak and understand french. I don't think you have to be super at french, but you have to know it. I'm hoping that when they look at my qualifications, they'll be impressed and not bother about the whole french issue.

Mommy's here for a week.

I went to Bancroft last Saturday, and came back yesterday with my mother. She needed a break from Bancroft, and she's going to watch Mason when I go to work next week.
We have 2 potential babysitters lined up too. One charges 20 a day, the other 25. I've heard that the one who charges 25 is excellent, and she has only 1 boy who is three years old. The other lady has girls who are 2 and 3 and a boy who is 8. I think that having a 11 month old boy around would be pretty hard on her.
Mason broke his playpen yesterday too. He was rocking back and forth and the leg snapped off! We went and bought a sturdier one in Walmart.