Phew - it's been a whirlwind lately! Sorry I haven't written sooner. My mom made it here for her visit & we had a GREAT time. We were able to work out all the details of her dialysis & rides, etc. I know it was really rough on her to make the trip & she was a real trooper in having to keep up with me & my crazy schedule. She even made it to Tyson's Cross Country meet (yep, 1st 6th grader again!) & went out to a work party at the doctor's house & then on to do a wild night of karaoke with me, my brother, Lisa, Lisa's parents & several of my co-workers! (Thanks, Mom!) She was here for a week (during which I had to work day & night, as usual, dangit) & the day that she headed home, my 18 y/o niece, Mary, came to stay with me. She's ready for a change of pace & decided to take me up on my offer of giving her a place to stay while she checks things out & gets settled in the area. She's already made friends here, which is amazing!
Ty's Cross Country is over & basketball tryouts for AAU are on the 30th, plus he will be the manager for the 8th grade team. He's been going to the YMCA every chance he gets to practice & stay conditioned. He got nominated for Student of the Month. Here's what his teacher said when nominating him: "Tyson is a natural leader. He leads by example everyday in my class. He shows up prepared, works hard & volunteers to help. Tyson is one of those kids you would like to clone!" Talk about one proud mama!
Work is crazy, as usual, and maybe a little crazier than usual. We had our reviews last Tuesday, which is never fun, but went okay I guess. Can you believe I've been there over 5 years now?
Last weekend I went up to Eugene to see Krista & Dustin & the kids. I had planned to go on up to Portland for the annual Out-of-the-Darkness Walk, but I was just too exhausted to pull it off. I actually almost cancelled the Eugene trip, but decided that, if I stayed home, I'd probably wear myself out more! It was a nice visit, albeit way too short, consisting of thrift store shopping (I got SO many bargains!) & going to the Haunted Corn Maze. Tyson was going to come with me, but Seth finally got a weekend off (he usually has weekdays) & so he stayed with him, instead.
Tomorrow, Tyson & I are going to his Grandma Robbin's for a Halloween party. My costume this year is one of the three blind mice, along with Becky & Lisa. Get it - we work at the Eye Center?! That was my clever idea. When we were at the Halloween store, I made a joke to Tyson when I saw a boxing costume that he could be "Tyson" for Halloween & he loved it! We're having a terrible time finding a costume in his size, though, so tomorrow the hunt is on! Tonight we rented Transformers (good movie!) & Next (haven't watched it yet). Mary is staying with her friend for the weekend while her parents are out of town.
Well, that's all for now, folks!
Friday, October 26, 2007
Friday, October 05, 2007
It looks like my mom is coming to visit next week! It's taken a little bit of planning, since she is on dialysis 3 times a week, but considering the fairly short notice where this kind of thing is concerned, it fell into place pretty smoothly!
Worked sucked all...freakin...week...looooooooooong...(and, in the words of Forest Gump, that's all I got to say about that!)
Not much else has been going on. I'm just trying to stay on top of my transcription & housecleaning & Tyson's school stuff, which keeps me plenty busy! I am really starting to look forward to going to San Diego for Maya's wedding, though.
Lisa & Allen are going to Eureka this weekend to pack up the rest of his stuff & put it in storage, so the move will be complete.
Tomorrow, Tyson has a "Buddy Walk" through his leadership club. We will pick a buddy & walk with the mentally challenged. I think it's going to be fun & I hope that Tyson gets a sense of the innocent & happy nature that these people generally have. I know it makes some people uncomfortable, but I rather enjoy hanging out with people who are undoubtedly genuine & don't judge you. It's a nice reprieve from the norm. After the buddy walk, I planned on stopping by to visit Allen at work & to hopefully pick up some pumkins for carving this weekend.
Tonight, Tyson is at a high school football game with Seth & his brother. I probably should utilize this time to do transcription, but I'm kinda thinking I'd like to just stay home & drink a glass of wine & watch a chick flick (maybe after a nice hot bubble bath?).
So, as I'm sitting here posting, the phone just rang. As most of you already know, I like to hear who's calling before I committ to picking it up, so I let the machine get it. It's some girl for Tyson (and not his girlfriend!) and she says, "Hi, Tyson, this is Amanda & I just want to tell you that you're awesome!" I swear that kid is such a ladies man - and the funny thing is, he really doesn't want to be bothered & lets them know this. I wonder if I should start taking lessons from him!
Worked sucked all...freakin...week...looooooooooong...(and, in the words of Forest Gump, that's all I got to say about that!)
Not much else has been going on. I'm just trying to stay on top of my transcription & housecleaning & Tyson's school stuff, which keeps me plenty busy! I am really starting to look forward to going to San Diego for Maya's wedding, though.
Lisa & Allen are going to Eureka this weekend to pack up the rest of his stuff & put it in storage, so the move will be complete.
Tomorrow, Tyson has a "Buddy Walk" through his leadership club. We will pick a buddy & walk with the mentally challenged. I think it's going to be fun & I hope that Tyson gets a sense of the innocent & happy nature that these people generally have. I know it makes some people uncomfortable, but I rather enjoy hanging out with people who are undoubtedly genuine & don't judge you. It's a nice reprieve from the norm. After the buddy walk, I planned on stopping by to visit Allen at work & to hopefully pick up some pumkins for carving this weekend.
Tonight, Tyson is at a high school football game with Seth & his brother. I probably should utilize this time to do transcription, but I'm kinda thinking I'd like to just stay home & drink a glass of wine & watch a chick flick (maybe after a nice hot bubble bath?).
So, as I'm sitting here posting, the phone just rang. As most of you already know, I like to hear who's calling before I committ to picking it up, so I let the machine get it. It's some girl for Tyson (and not his girlfriend!) and she says, "Hi, Tyson, this is Amanda & I just want to tell you that you're awesome!" I swear that kid is such a ladies man - and the funny thing is, he really doesn't want to be bothered & lets them know this. I wonder if I should start taking lessons from him!
Tuesday, October 02, 2007
So, Allen, Lisa, Becky & I all went to the Foreigner concert last Thursday. They were really, really great, just as I'd hoped! When they came back on stage to perform their encore, I meandered on down to the front row in the reserved seating area & got some really great pics & video. The lead singer was having the crowd be his choir & he kept on pointing at me to sing with him, so I got that on film. Allen had to inform me that the drummer was Jason Bonham, who is the son of John Bonham, the drummer from Led Zeppelin. The lead guitarist was the originator of the band & apparently the only original band member. He threw out some signed guitar picks & I managed to get two of them, so I gave one to Allen & kept one. After the concert, I went into the bathroom & set everything down to have my hands free, including my camera, which I proceeded to leave the stall without & which of course was gone when I realized this & returned less than two minutes later! I was SO bummed! All's well that ends well, I guess, because I went ahead & ordered a newer version of the Canon PowerShot 570 with another memory card & it only cost me $148! It still really sucks that I lost all those pics, though!
In other news, let's see...Lisa, Allen & I went to Gold Hill for Becky's brother's going away party (don't know if I mentioned it before, but he's moving to Vegas) on Saturday night. That was fun & I saw this guy that I'd kinda sorta almost hooked up with (Becky's bro's best friend) & got to get the akward stuff out of the way. Turns out he's moving back to San Diego anyway. I also heard from the "unrequited love" mystery man after the Foreigner concert & he continues to disappoint me at every turn, so I'm sure now about my decision in that regard. The next morning, on Friday, I got a call from my high school sweetheart (well, I was in high school, anyway - he was older) & we finally met for lunch, after not seeing each other for 13 years! That was actually a great experience, because he had really hurt me & I didn't think I'd ever get over him (I was actually rebounding from him when I stumbled upon Tyson's dad), but I was able to see him & remember the nice things about him instead of being hateful. He also told me that things didn't work out the way that he'd wanted them to, but I don't think he was trying to hit on me or anything. That made me feel good - like it wasn't necessarily as one-sided as I'd come to think. Anyway, we had a good time catching up & laughed a lot, so that was really cool. And it was a relief to me that I wasn't all ga-ga over him like I used to be! Not only that, but I go through Dutch Bros & who's back? Yeah, that's right - the guy that I had a little crush on & that I gave a card with my phone number on his last day, since I figured I'd never see him again! So, rather than ignore it or act all embarrassed, I told him that he wasn't supposed to be there & explained when he asked me why that I would've never given him that card if I thought I'd run into him again. He thought that was great & told me that he'd see me next Thursday, whether I like it or not. I was telling Lisa at lunch today that it's just weird that all these things happened with these guys from my past this week. I think (hope?) I've been given a chance to resolve all these things because something really great is just around the corner that I wasn't ready for before. So, I will be taking some good advice from a wise man who suggested that I quit expecting & start anticipating!
I went to my second Booster Club meeting last night & that went really well. These people are really nice & I feel like I'm accepted there. I haven't felt that way in the past when I tried to go to PTA meetings in Ashland. Tyson had his open house on Thursday before the concert & he is still getting straight A's (he did have a B in PE, which is crazy, but it turned out his PE teacher didn't know that the reason he'd missed PE a couple of times was for the Cross Country meets, so he bumped his grade up now that Tyson talked to him about it)! His teachers seem very pleased with him & not just for his academic ability. His Health teacher actually told me that she just loves having a kid like him in her class & that he's a real leader. I was one proud mama!
Work is still fairly crazy - we have a luncheon tomorrow that includes a mini-training & Q&A from the people who we bought the new software from. Then, on Thursday or Friday, I have to go to Medical Eye Center to shadow their billing dept to see how they do things & come back & put some of that into practice & teach everyone else. On top of that, the docs are having a get-together next Friday after work, which will be the day after a get-together for my friend, Denise, that her office is throwing her for her birthday. In addition to that, I have another collections seminar coming up sometime this month (can't even remember the date right now) & the worst part: a coding seminar that I go to every year. It's not so bad that I have to go, or even that it's in Eugene or even that it's on a Saturday, but it happens to fall on the very day of the Out-of-the-Darkness Suicide Awareness & Prevention march that I do every year in honor of Shannon (ironically, the first one was on her birthday, Oct 16, and they always fall within a week of it)! I don't know what to do!
Well, that's all I have time to write for now (not to mention that those of you reading this probably have better things to do!) & I've got to get started on some transcription & some dinner.
In other news, let's see...Lisa, Allen & I went to Gold Hill for Becky's brother's going away party (don't know if I mentioned it before, but he's moving to Vegas) on Saturday night. That was fun & I saw this guy that I'd kinda sorta almost hooked up with (Becky's bro's best friend) & got to get the akward stuff out of the way. Turns out he's moving back to San Diego anyway. I also heard from the "unrequited love" mystery man after the Foreigner concert & he continues to disappoint me at every turn, so I'm sure now about my decision in that regard. The next morning, on Friday, I got a call from my high school sweetheart (well, I was in high school, anyway - he was older) & we finally met for lunch, after not seeing each other for 13 years! That was actually a great experience, because he had really hurt me & I didn't think I'd ever get over him (I was actually rebounding from him when I stumbled upon Tyson's dad), but I was able to see him & remember the nice things about him instead of being hateful. He also told me that things didn't work out the way that he'd wanted them to, but I don't think he was trying to hit on me or anything. That made me feel good - like it wasn't necessarily as one-sided as I'd come to think. Anyway, we had a good time catching up & laughed a lot, so that was really cool. And it was a relief to me that I wasn't all ga-ga over him like I used to be! Not only that, but I go through Dutch Bros & who's back? Yeah, that's right - the guy that I had a little crush on & that I gave a card with my phone number on his last day, since I figured I'd never see him again! So, rather than ignore it or act all embarrassed, I told him that he wasn't supposed to be there & explained when he asked me why that I would've never given him that card if I thought I'd run into him again. He thought that was great & told me that he'd see me next Thursday, whether I like it or not. I was telling Lisa at lunch today that it's just weird that all these things happened with these guys from my past this week. I think (hope?) I've been given a chance to resolve all these things because something really great is just around the corner that I wasn't ready for before. So, I will be taking some good advice from a wise man who suggested that I quit expecting & start anticipating!
I went to my second Booster Club meeting last night & that went really well. These people are really nice & I feel like I'm accepted there. I haven't felt that way in the past when I tried to go to PTA meetings in Ashland. Tyson had his open house on Thursday before the concert & he is still getting straight A's (he did have a B in PE, which is crazy, but it turned out his PE teacher didn't know that the reason he'd missed PE a couple of times was for the Cross Country meets, so he bumped his grade up now that Tyson talked to him about it)! His teachers seem very pleased with him & not just for his academic ability. His Health teacher actually told me that she just loves having a kid like him in her class & that he's a real leader. I was one proud mama!
Work is still fairly crazy - we have a luncheon tomorrow that includes a mini-training & Q&A from the people who we bought the new software from. Then, on Thursday or Friday, I have to go to Medical Eye Center to shadow their billing dept to see how they do things & come back & put some of that into practice & teach everyone else. On top of that, the docs are having a get-together next Friday after work, which will be the day after a get-together for my friend, Denise, that her office is throwing her for her birthday. In addition to that, I have another collections seminar coming up sometime this month (can't even remember the date right now) & the worst part: a coding seminar that I go to every year. It's not so bad that I have to go, or even that it's in Eugene or even that it's on a Saturday, but it happens to fall on the very day of the Out-of-the-Darkness Suicide Awareness & Prevention march that I do every year in honor of Shannon (ironically, the first one was on her birthday, Oct 16, and they always fall within a week of it)! I don't know what to do!
Well, that's all I have time to write for now (not to mention that those of you reading this probably have better things to do!) & I've got to get started on some transcription & some dinner.
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