not so baby anymore :(

when people say time flies and you better enjoy it while he's still a baby, they're not kidding.  I look at my son now and he's no longer looking like an infant.  He's looking like a full grown little boy.  I noticed his feet have gotten way bigger.  They are no longer the cute little tiny feet you wanted to kiss and eat up.  They are now pretty sturdy pudgy feet that are constantly padding around the apartment floor.  (sorry neighbors downstairs, not sure how loud it sounds to them.) Although, I still think his feet are cute.  He no longer bobbles when he walks.  He's pretty steady now. And since he has a full set of teeth minus the back molars - that really makes him look like a big boy as well.  I look back at his photos and videos and all I can say is "aww my little pudge pudge is not so little anymore."

almost 2!

My baby boy is almost 2.  I can't believe it.  He still doesn't talk that much.  He can say mama and dada on demand now.  But he still doesn't really call me "mama" directly.  He recognizes and understands so many things though.  It's amazing.  There's this book we read him - Sesame Street Book of Opposites and he turns lights on and off to demonstrate what's happening in the book.  They mention old and new / dirty and clean sneakers and he'll grab his dad's sneakers and bring them to me when we reach that part of the story.  It's so cute.  We try to get him to say thank you and he'll imitate our intonation but it doesn't exactly sound like thank you..more guttural sounds than actual words.  Shouldn't he be talking more by now?  I guess he'll go at his own pace.  The important thing is he is comprehending what we are saying.  Like when he screams at a restaurant and we tell him he shouldn't scream - he'll scream more.  Ah, the terrible two's.  I would be more worried if he didn't understand and react to what we tell him or talk to him about.  His personality definitely shines through though, even without speech.

He's a pretty stubborn kid.  He definitely wants to do the things you tell him not to do.  Stop turning the light on and off..He'll continue to do so.  Stop pulling the leaves off the plant.   He'll shake the plant even more.  Please stop jumping on the sofa..he'll keep running back and forth on the sofa.  I tried the time out thing and he doesn't want to sit in place or he just laughs and thinks it's a joke.  Is he too young to understand time out?  Sometimes he knows he shouldn't do something like wreak havoc on the plant or shake the floor lamp and when we say, "Do you want to go to timeout?"  He'll go over to the time out chair and sit himself on it for like 2 or 3 seconds.  I think he thinks it's ok now to do something bad as long as he sits on the chair for a few seconds after.  So that whole time out thing isn't working.  There's got to be a more effective way to discipline him, but we still need to figure it out.  I don't want to ignore his bad behaviors or we'll have a raucous little crazy kid who does whatever he wants. 

are you there God, it's me marg..er cheryl?

So I've been on the job hunt for about 4 months now and have had only 1 interview so far.  I was rejected for a 2nd interview and I've gotten about 4 rejections without any interview at all..not qualified or better qualified person got the job, etc., etc.  I've sent out so many resumes - mostly without any response back that I'm happy to get a rejection notice because at least they're considerate enough to let you know the position has been filled. 

Now seems the perfect opportunity to perhaps go back to school and maybe improve my skills or go in a different direction all together.  The question is what is the right direction to go in? Should I be more practical and pursue maybe nursing or accounting?  Those jobs seem to always be in demand.   I shouldn't be approaching 40 and still questioning my life's goals, should I?  I've always wanted a career in art/design but it was never really encouraged..Is it my time now or am I too old to be even thinking about that?  And with over 10 years experience in sourcing and importing, I mean shouldn't I be qualified for the jobs I have been applying for?  What the heck do you need?  Lame. 

i won a million bucks!! ha not

This morning I woke up to find an email letting me know that I won some money in a lottery I never entered. Wow!  How could that possibly be?  My loser's luck must be changing.  Haha.  Is there a way to catch these crooks?  I hope no one gets swindled by these types of messages and gives away any of their personal or bank info! 

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