I've started a new campaign with West. I absolutely hated working for Citi. It had nothing to do with West, I just was not a fit for that skill. When you think the company that you're supporting is just awful, it's hard to offer good customer service. I was offered another skill, so I'm doing that now. I much prefer this. I'm working for XM radio now, and much prefer it. The call volume is much lower on this skill, so I'm stuck at my desk for hours at a time with not much to do, but on the plus side, I can get some knitting done for Christmas. That's always a good thing!
In other news, Jason switched to midnight shift a few weeks ago. That's been a pretty major adjustment for us. The kids still get to see him a good bit (though he's still working on getting his days and nights flipped, so some evenings after dinner, he'll grab an extra nap), but the two of us are on wholly different sleep schedules now, and that's weird. Even when I worked til midnight at Aegis, he usually waited up for me so we could go to bed together. Generally if either of us is gone, we just stay up until we're completely wiped out and then collapse. Since that's not so much an option anymore, I'm just trying to learn to sleep alone. Needless to say, I live for Fridays and Saturdays when we get to go to bed together. But with school starting up for Jason in January, this really is the best schedule. We do still get some family time and it provides him with time to go to classes and to study. Since he's wanted to do this for as long as we've been married (go back to school, that is), I absolutely support this switch. But I admit, I do still miss snuggling up with him when I head to my room.
The kids are doing well. The boys have both been sick. A minor fever and some nasal junk, but it's a day or so of uncomfy, then it's over. I'm hoping that the girls avoid it, but in a house as small as ours with as many people, it's unlikely. Fortunately, it's not much of a bug, so no major worries. We're still waiting for the three youngest to get the H1N1 vax. Deborah got hers a few days ago without incident. I believe at this point, we're waiting for the manufacturers to get it shipped here, though I admit that I was surprised that the elementary schools didn't get the first batch instead of the middle school.
I'm super excited about this weekend. David Crowder Band is coming to our church on Sunday night. It should be a fantastic concert. I really enjoy the newest album (honestly, I love pretty much everything they've ever done), and the one concert I saw a few years ago was really fantastic. This show sold out and I'm expecting it to be a great crowd.
Even better though, my best friend Julia is coming in for the concert! Hooray! We haven't seen each other since July, so I'm thrilled to get to visit with her for a day. I'm playing in church this weekend, so I'm hoping that she'll get there in time to go to church. After that, we're planning to go out to lunch at Fujiyama's (I'm looking forward to that, as I haven't been to this steakhouse yet). Then just hang out either at my house or her hotel until the concert. Then I think we're going to grab breakfast on Monday morning after I get Deborah off to school. I'm so looking forward to seeing her. We talk on the phone now and then (her teaching makes just shooting the bull a bit more difficult these days), but nothing is like hanging out in real life!
This weekend Megan and I are doing our annual craft show. I'm looking forward to that as well. This year I've put all of my eggs in the "wristies" basket. Here's hoping it pays off!
That should bring you up to date on us for now. Hope everyone is having a lovely fall!
