Seriously?!

Linking up with From Mrs. to Mama today for....

• Seriously?  When I picked Jamie up from school yesterday his teacher said he had a GREAT day.  He didn't hit anyone and didn't eat the paint during art.  I had to laugh, that with a 14 mos old, this constitutes a GREAT day.  Boys.

• Seriously computer?  Why are you running so slow and acting all wonky.  I think you have a virus.  NOT cool.
• Seriously blogger?  Why didn't you post my scheduled post yesterday like you promised???  I thought we were friends.
• Seriously?  I already have FIFTY pages in Jamie's 1st year book....I'm only up to 6 months.
• Seriously laptop?!  Why did you die on me last night BEFORE I saved said picture book.  My 2 hours of work better not be lost.  I'm too afraid to look.
• Seriously mother nature?  The heat and the A/C in the same week?  Make up your mind already!
• Seriously germies?  Go away.  I can't afford to have a sick baby this weekend...we have plans!  BIG ones!
• Seriously 21 know it all I work with?!  While I may be older than you, I am most certainly NOT old!  Oh, and you don't know everything.  Sorry to burst your bubble.
• Seriously teething?  We're done with you.  Be gone now.
• Seriously?  I saw a girl riding her bike....no more than 7 years old....talking on a cell phone. 

What made you go Seriously?!?  this week?

Hide-n-Seek

Hi my son's name is Jamie....and he's addicted to his paci.

Long gone are the days where we only use it at night or in case of emergencies.

You see with the Teething Armageddon of 2011, we've caved on numerous occasions.  Parent fail.

So imagine this mama's frantic search Friday when it was "nigh-nigh" time and old faithful was no where to be found.

Desperate, I found an old one in his drawer that seemed to work just fine.

Crisis averted.

Well no more than 5 minutes later I went to feed the dog and discovered this.....

Apparently my son has also developed a little game of hide and seek.

Too bad he didn't clue his mama on to this.

I must being doing something right

Like a lot of moms, I often feel pulled in 20 different directions.  And I never feel like I'm giving anything 100%.  There's nothing worse than feeling like an inadequate mom and wife.  Then on top of it, to feel like you also aren't giving it your all at work....the one thing that keeps you from home.

Well last week I got some pretty big signs that I must be doing something right.

My boss called me in for a meeting.  A meeting I thought was just her and I....that turned into a meeting with 4 other people.  Thankfully I didn't find out just who would be there until right before it started or I would have been stewing for days. 

Am I being fired?  Is the grant to my program going away, leaving me jobless yet again?  Have they discovered I secretly check blogs at work occasionally everyday? 

Ok so, that last one was probably a stretch, but for some reason, my mind was only stirring with negative thoughts.

Not the case at all!  In fact it was a meeting where they said nothing but wonderful things about me.  How they knew when they hired me they'd found a "true gem."  Someone they knew would do big things.  And now, just 10 months after I started, those big things were laid out on the table.

I was a offered a new position.  An amazing opportunity.  A pretty big promotion.

One of our satellite dental practices is inside an elementary school and they want to do a test model having a Hygienist run it .  Since a majority of the work is preventative, it didn't make sense to have a Dentist on staff full time.  So it's me, running the show.  I'm the boss.  I have an assistant.  And a receptionist.

Crazy huh?!

It's definitely going to be a new role for me.  Something I never even thought of doing, but I'm excited for the challenge (and the raise!!)!  At this point nothing is 100% set in stone.  They want to see how it goes for 3-4 weeks and then re-evaluate, but so far so good!  One week in and I'm loving it.  Here's to hoping they're loving what I'm doing too!



Future Wildcat in the making!

It's no secret college football is a fall staple in our family,

so it should really come as no surprise that Jamie is wearing either Purple and White or Scarlet and Grey come Saturday.  This weekend was no exception as we loaded up the car and trekked to Manhattan, KS for Jamie's first official home game!

 Ummm, doesn't everyone tailgate with sippy cups and football legs?  No?

 Riding in style....mom said carrying me around all day made her feel like she was pregnant....with a toddler.  A toddler whose wildly kicking feet were right at crotch level.  Awesome.  Next time she'll be letting dad wear the carrier.

 Mama, look at all those people on the field!

 Football through the eyes of toddler.

 Woo hoo!  We won!  We won!

I was a lot little nervous how it was going to go.  A two hour car ride each way.  All day with no where decent to eat, nap or play.  Blazing hot sun.  This spells disaster.  What are we thinking?!?  Jamie however proved us wrong and was a super star all day!  He even managed to squeeze in a nap during the 2nd Quarter amidst the screaming fans and GIANT canon that went off every time they scored.  He was truly mesmorized by it all.  The band.  The players.  The fans.  His eyes never left the field, even clapping along to the fight song!  I think we may have a future wildcat in the making!  And many, MANY more games in the years to come!

Feels good to be back!  Happy Monday Friends!

Things I've learned

1.  Blog challenges apparently are NOT my thing.  Fail.

2.  When you just up and quit aforementioned blog challenges right in the middle with no warning, it causes you to get worrisome emails and phone calls.  Oops.  Fail again.

Sorry friends, no need to worry!  All is well in the EyeCanSee world, just a little burnt out right now and taking a much needed blogcation!  See you all soon!

A rose by any other name

Day19: Nicknames

Growing up I was Em or Emy.

When I was really in trouble and my mom meant business it was Emily Christine.

My dad calls me Scooter which my mom sometimes shortened to Scootch.
My brother calls me Foe.

In french class I was Collette.

To our dear family friends I'm Esther.

A highschool friend called me Shmem-ily or Schmem for awhile.  Don't ask.  I never really got it either.

When I went to college I became Ems.  Or Embosabi on rare occasion thanks to my friend Joe.

The hubs usually calls me Em, hun or babe.

To Jamie, I'm mama.  Sometimes.  If he's in the mood.

The kids I work with call me Doctor.  Nurse.  Dentist.  Lady with the alligator. Or Miss Emily.

And of course you all know me as Mrs. EyeCanSee which is a play on our German catastrophe of a last name.

Happy Monday!  (Is it Friday yet?)

He Said/SheSaid

She Said: Do you think this
lotion smells manish?

              He Said: Well I didn't want to

say anything, but I was waiting

 for you to sprout an adam's apple.....

She Said: All righty then. 
Guess I have my answer.