Now that Christmas is over…I better talk about the other HUGE THINGS going on in my life.
Me and my angel/devil’s minion. Depending on what time of day it is.
Have I mentioned that on TUESDAY – as in…in TWO DAYS – my entire family is flying across the country for my brother’s wedding? As in…all FIVE of US plus my Mom? To Arizona? For a whole week? I haven’t mentioned that? Well…we are.
I’ve been putting off thinking too much about the trip because Christmas was such a HUGE hurdle we had to get over first. The problem was, I knew all along that the trip would commence three days after Christmas so I couldn’t really simply ignore it. So I have small little piles of Stuff To Be Packed and about 100 lists of Things To Do before we leave but in reality? I have a quite a bit to do between now and 4:30am Tuesday morning.
Did I mention our flight that we’re making with our kids leaves at 6:30am? I didn’t? Well…it does.
I am a little less worried now that I found out you can buy episodes of Dora on iTunes now. Do you know how much easier that will make my life? SO MUCH EASIER. Wes doesn’t watch TV much at all, unless it’s Dora, then he’s glued to it. This makes me breathe a huge sigh of relief because…well…Wes has been a little Poo-Poo Head lately. I mean, I’ve only blogged about his version of Terrible Twos about 19 million times, so I’m sure you all know why I’m worried. But I feel like it should be repeated: My son, when not an adorable little angel, is Satan’s minion. And I just knew that, if I couldn’t keep him happy and occupied on the plane, the minion would take over and it would be the first time they had to do an emergency landing because of a Toddler Threat.
So…Yay! for Dora!
We leave on Tuesday, the Wedding is on Friday, we fly back on Monday. And then…do you know what happens on Tuesday? About 17 hours after I get back in town after a week trip with my family that was done immediately after Christmas? I go back to work.
I’ll let that sink in for a moment.
I’ll have Christmas to Put Up and my entire family to Unpack and I won’t have time to do any of it because we land at 5pm and I have to be at work at 8am the next morning.
I hadn’t thought much about it because Christmas was in my scope and the Trip was in my periphery. I’ll be working for the same company I worked for before. They got funding/approval to re-launch a project I had worked on when I was there. It’s a contracted position for at least 2 years. I’ll work 8-3pm. Not quite full-time, but close. It’s a little sooner than I was planning on going back to work, as I was going to try to time it with Nikki’s entrance into Kindergarten, but the opportunity was too perfect to pass up. It’s work I know with people I know who don’t mind my 8-3 schedule which will allow me to still be available for my kids before and after school if they need me.
I still haven’t really processed it all…but I’m sure I will over the coming weeks. And then, when I’m done processing that? We’ll talk about E turning 16 on the 21st of January. SIXTEEN. I’m definitely not going to think about that for awhile, okay? Maybe until her turns 18…yeah. That sounds about right.
Christmas Snuggies from Grammy
Wow. My hurdle was just getting through Christmas!
I started back to work after almost 20 years at home last April (well, I had worked part time for five of those years). I’ll have two kids in college come September, so I’m definitely at a different stage in my life.
Enjoy your trip; try to stay in the moment!
Wow_Changes!!! ~ =D~~ and Hope Wes will be an angel on the plane trip ~^^~ after all, he is flying ~~~xo
Congrats to your brother and congrats to YOU!
Congrats on the new/old job! I know you wanted to stay at home longer, but this really does sound like the perfect opportunity. As for the trip and timing of it all, it will all work out. It usually does even after weeks or days of stress.
Have fun at the wedding!
Oh wow! Sounds like things are definitely hopping in the Zoot household! I wish you great luck with the travel and the wedding and the new-again job! The schedule sounds like it’ll work out really well and I’m excited for you to have that opportunity
Wow..crazy schedule but you can do it! Congrats on the new/old job. I’ll be looking for a new job after the first of the year as well as going to school full time. I’m hoping to find something at the college so I can have a flexible schedule.
Have a great time at your brother’s wedding!
Wishing you good luck with everything. Enjoy it all!
Whoa! Holy transitions Batman. Well, here’s to hoping it all goes as smoothly as possible and that you don’t blow up in the meantime.
Wow. Good luck! The plastic cups you get juice/soda in always entertained my little man on the airplane.
And congratulations on the job!
Congratulations on the “new” job! Awesome. I hope your flight goes well. At least you have seats for everyone. I have a 14hr flight back to Japan with my 9 month old in my lap to look forward to. You can put Dora on a continuous loop
Oh, yay! Congrats on the job and good luck on your trip!
Just wanted to wish you luck on your trip. Don’t stress about the plane ride, it’s gonna be what its gonna be. That’s what I keep telling myself! We are flying back to the states in April to visit my family. A 3 year old on a 12 hour flight, and yes we are bringing Dora too LOL
I’m excited for Chris and you! Have a wonderful time, and I hope your kids are better on the plane than mine are. Good luck!
Whoa, that’s a lot going on! Congratulations to both you and your brother for the big steps you’re taking!
Ok, clearly I did not read this entry carefully AT ALL, and then I got to the ones this week when you got home and were all “so I’m going to work today” and I was flabbergasted.
So, belated congratulations on the job! I hope everything settles in for you quickly!