Dad's been gone a year?!?!

I started the day off this morning visiting my father at the cemetary (I know... a little morbid). He's been gone a year today which is so unbelievable to me! It still seems like he is here with us, being stubborn and crazy. I miss him very much and think about him all the time. I just wish Noah had gotten to know him - he would have been such a fun grandfather. Dad, I love and mis you!!

Just a little gripe...

I have a hard time trying to comprehend how some people can be so selfish and cruel! You think you know (and like) someone, and then they go and stab you in the back... If karma does exist, this person will get what they deserve (in my opinion... maybe falling off a cliff somewhere... a VERY high cliff). I can see why some people I know have trust issues that's for sure!

Life's Little Frustrations

So, I've just gotten off the phone with my mom, who has had her fingers crossed for about a month now to get a teaching job. She taught for nearly 30 years at Crittenden Co. and has substituted ever since her retirement in 2000 (including many long-term sub jobs like maternity leaves). There was going to be an English teaching job open and the school system led my mom to believe she would be getting it. However, today she found out she hadn't even been called in for an interview and that someone had already been hired. She was understandably devastated. You see, she can't realistically stay retired since she's raising my deadbeat stepsister's children. And as it turns out, the person that got the job wasn't even certified to teach and only had an English degree, which made my mom more qualified. I know how frustrating that must have been for her. I know this because recently at my own job I have had to overcome some situations where I felt a little under appreciated and "dumped on". But you just hafta swallow your pride and bite your tongue, because lashing out can only make things much worse.

On a lighter note... our little prince will be 9 months old next Saturday. It seems unreal that he is already that big. He's been the best thing to ever happen to me or my husband and we are so very blessed!