Oh no bad news... // and a time to vent. -- so please excuse me.

Well last week after I came home from my parents my mom called. She and I talk all the time; however, I normally call her. Well she called me bright and early Wednesday morning. I answered the phone in my normal chipper way only to hear my mom crying. I suddenly knew something was wrong. I stopped and asked what it was. She managed to tell me that while they thought my dad was "safe" from being laid off he wasn't. They let him go. Friday this week will be his last day. Oh boy -- that doesn't make anyone feel good.

The real downer is a couple of things my mom has planned and now won't be able to go. (Well if I have my way she will be going). My mom doesn't work so money is really tight. There will be no extras - no vacations, no hunting , nothing fun until he can find work again.
My dad was laid off about 5 years ago -- from another company and that is how he found this job.

The one thing I will do my darnest to make sure is that my mom goes to the salt and pepper shaker convention.
My last post my I mentioned something about her making 300 sets of salt and pepper shakers. My mom collects them and they have a club (of other collectors) - well she was asked to make this years convention.
Each ear the convention is some where different, and a special limited set of shakers are made for people to purchase.
This year the shaker convention is in Knoxville TN - my husband and I were both planning to go:
1) to support my mom since she made the shakers
2) a vacation which we haven't had since 2007.

Normally they have a factory make the shakers, this year she was asked to do it. It is a lot of work and my mom has put in a lot of hours. I basically told her that I will be darned if she doesn't go to convention. I basically told her it wasn't up for debate. She put a lot of blood, sweat, and tears and I be darned if she doesn't go because she can't afford it.
I told her I was prepared to pay her entire way such as the hotel, gas, and convention fee.

So hopefully my dad will find work soon. Any one know of a company hiring a mechanical/ maintenance engineer?? He is really good with computers, and machines. He knows how to program and fix difficult machines. He has a great big brain!!!!!!!! Sometimes I don't even have a clue what he is talking about because he is well over my head when it comes to technology.

Don't get me wrong I love my daughter dearly but I am having a really hard time.

She is not sleeping/napping which means I am not sleeping either. She will attempt to sleep for a few minuets and then wake up screaming. I think her teeth are bugging her but I don't know for sure. She is teething (still -- trying to get the bottom 2 in).
I have not had a good night sleep in a few days. We swaddle her when she does sleep, and has manged to unswaddle her self which I think wakes her up because she rolls over (which scares me). She won't sleep w/o being swaddled.
She woke up the other night at 11:00p, 11:30p, 12:10a, 1:00, 2:00, 3:30, 5:45 and again at 7:00..

So why don't I wake my husband you ask??
I am trying to let him sleep during the week -- since he has to be up really early and works really late. (He is on a special project that he has to commute approx 1 hour each way). He started this project the beginning of March and won't be done until sometime in April.
Man I can't wait - he only gets to see the baby for about an hour before we have to put her down. I don't have to be online for work until around 8:30 so I get a little break/sleep when I can.

Thanks for letting me vent !!!

Oh what a week.

Well where do I start.
Last week was really CRAZY:

Went to my parents house - what a long drive they live about 350 miles away. Baby G and I went there all by our selves. No husband. Not really that bad, not really that good.
On the way down it was great she slept most of the time.
On the way back -- we had to stop a few times.
Thank goodness for the restaurnt -- C.Barrel - they are so baby friendly.

While at my parent's house -
Sleep (Why?? ask G) --as you can tell you did not really want to sleep
Every time I would put her down - something would wake her up.
This happened the entire weekend.
She really seemed fussy - and in pain like her little teeth are bugging her.

I really missed my husband and I think the baby did to.

While there I met up with an old teacher - he was my favorite - I had always kept in touch with him after I went on to other grades. I even baby sat for his youngest daughter -- she is now 19.

He told me that one of my other teachers who was my 12th grade Co-op teacher died. Wow!! Did not even know. He died of lung cancer - apparently it was a quick and painful death (I know an oxymoron).

I helped my mother paint a bunch of stuff -- (she is making 300 sets of salt and pepper shakers). Don't ask.
It was fun but a lot of work.

Well I came home - not smoothly but ok - little one wanted to cry after I passed the exit(s) and the next exit wasn't for another 5 -10 miles -- that makes for a long drive.

Went to my new favorite ice cream place - it was really cool (LOL ) - Diary Twist -- why are they so cool ?? They put candy in there soft serve ice cream. Like heath, cookies, etc - it was good ice cream and cool too.

Got home -- and baby still doesn't want to sleep. She is screaming her little head off. This is now day 2 she doesn't want to sleep.

Baby G -- rolled over -- on her 5 month b-day exactly.. How cool is that?

I will say though - b/f is goind great -she is taking the breast on a regular basis. (YES).

I have been back to work now a month and have already been asked when I will be going full time. My answer was I am not ready -- (nor do I think my baby is wanting to share me).

Well tons to do my brother is coming for a visit this weekend. I need to get stuff done (yes its 10:45 pm) and I am working on the house?? What's wrong with me.