Today Nate and I acted on a hard decision we made months ago and just haven't been able to carry out...we told Leonard we aren't going to do music for CBC anymore. It's sad that it's over, and without any fanfare or hurrah. But it's the right thing for our family, and I'm glad that we finally told him we needed to quit. It's been really hard on Eden and it takes up a large half of the weekend, and weekends seem pretty small to begin with lately!
On Food: Today I officially feel like my mouth is back to normal. I have eaten crackers and toast and am really happy to be off of shakes. Other than two rapidly shrinking holes in my jaw I am back to normal and I can't say enough good things about the oral surgery team that removed my wisdom teeth -- they were awesome. Except for the whole "you can't nurse for 24 hours." They are going to get a letter from me with a list of references that say it is not a problem. Just so they can consider giving their future patients enough information to make an informed decision.
Our house is getting messy again; it's time to pull out the garbage bags, weed through some stuff, and make another trip to Goodwill. If I had more time I'd try to have a garage sale but I really have no clue when I would fit that in. (I really have no clue when I would fit in the weeding out of things, but let's continue under that delusion for a short while longer; it gives me something mundane to think about when I'm trying to fall asleep.)
I start teaching at UoP a week from tomorrow. A real-life, full-fledged faculty member. I got my business cards this past week. I'm excited and a teensy bit nervous. A year agoI would have been lesson-planning like crazy, but Eden has repriortized my life and I realize that I used to put a lot of extra effort into things that didn't necessarily require it. The class is a general marketing class for business majors; it will be fun.
Dinner tonight was really, really good. Nate and I discovered a spaghetti sauce at Vons that looked really good but is uber-expensive, so we never bought it. But it was on sale today so Nate picked up a jar, and we opened a bottle of Columbia Crest Merlot and together it was yummy yummy yummy. After Eden went to sleep I had another glass of wine and a hot shower and read about "8 - 12 month development" in the American Academy of Pediatrics book that someone gave us when Eden was born. She's right on target, and I don't feel worried anymore about her clinginess. Apparently, well-adjusted babies who have strong relationships with their parents are more likely to have issues with strangers at an early age, but are also more likely to pass through the phase more quickly. Makes it a little easier to swallow the difficult nursery episodes at church.
Okay, I'm going to sign off and get this posted before the peanut wakes up for her 11 pm feeding. Looking forward to a good week and wishing you all one, as well.
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