At around 10:30ish Central Time our cat Priscilla wakes up and is ready to play. Now, this wouldn't normally be a problem except during the week I usually go to bed around 10/10:30. And it's not just like the cat wants to play but can't; she walks around the house with her toy in her mouth and does the loudest most pathetic cry. She'll "meow" until some one yells, "Shut up, it's bed time".

In other news I have a strange itchy spot on my right wrist. This happens often... me getting strange itchy spots on my arms or chest. I really don't understand it! And really, the wrist is one of the worst places to have an itch because it's so sensitive so one can't truly scratch it as hard as they like.

I am having a pretty good weekend other than the itching. Last night I hung out with Jesse and we chatted, watched "Snakes on a Plane", and played a couple rounds of "Rayman and the Raging Rabbids" (A very twisted yet addicting game for playstation2). We hadn't seen each other in over a week, so it was good to spend some time together.

Today I slept in, rented more movies, ate some pizza rolls, put more CDs on my computer to transfer to my iPod, took a bath, and now I am going to read a little before bed. It was a nice relaxing day, but seemed to go on forever. I'm done with my alone time for the week! Today was the first time in a while I remembered what the months of October and November felt like, long and lonely and sedentary. Today made me appreciate even more the fact that I have a good job that keeps me active and with people!

Ok, I have a plug for Avon. I just went to scratch my wrist again and realized my hands felt very soft. It's because I put lotion on them after my bath. Now usually I am not a moisturizing kind of gal, but about once a week I feel like lubing up and getting all soft. I got this "moisture therapy intensive hand cream for extremely dry skin" for Christmas and decided I might as well use it. Every time I've used it I have been so satisfied. Usually when I use lotion, it leaves me feeling sticky or oily, but this made my hands truly feel supple and smooth. I sound like a commercial right now, but it's only because I mean it! Thanks Avon!

I am trying to think if I have anything else worth typing right now, but I don't think that I do. With that in mind, I will save you all from worthless mumbo-jumbo that I could very well come up with just to make the time pass.

Update Schmupdate

Hello. I thought since both of my little ones (the ones in IL) are sick and napping, I'd write a little update.

Things here are going pretty well. I just had my 23rd birthday and also hit the one month mark on the 4th since I started my job here as a nanny. Thursday was my first official day as the official nanny without Brianna with me, who was the current nanny. I will miss her a lot because we created a friendship, but it will make things a little easier around here now that I am the one and only. Everything was so complicated with two of us, there was so much more organizing, and dicipline was a challenge. I liked being with Brianna though because we had fun and together we laughed at the weird things the people of this world do.

All of that being said, I love my job. Everyday eventhough I am crazy tired I am excited to get to work and see my kids. They are like mine. I get to drive them around in a minivan and feed and clothe them. I get to play games with them and teach them manners, social norms, music, physical activities, and responsibility. Today I took Samuel to Piano and then back home so he could have lunch with his grandmother. I took Leah to school, then bowling, then a "mom and me" cooking class. Then I got to put her down for her nap and soon I will get her and feed her dinner. It's awesome. The only thing I don't get to do is put them to bed and wake up with them in the morning. I even give them their baths during the week. It's an amazing feeling to wake up every morning filled with joy and ready to take on the day.

What a turn-around from where I just was a couple months ago when I didn't have a job. I dreaded every day then. Now I can't remember much what it felt like, only that it felt crappy over and over again week after week. It was worth the wait though, and the lonliness, and the struggle. It was totally worth it!

I am starting to make friends at church now too. Tonight I am going over to a friends house and hanging out. She said there would be like 20 people there, which excites me greatly! I am ready to meet people and to start really getting to know them.

Ok, duty calls... time to make the Mac N' Cheese!! It's organic and fancy, yet easy!! And I need to do some cuddling!