D2 just got an email from the Dean of Graduate Studies commending her for her outstanding teaching evaluations from last term (she did a weekly one hour “recitation” for undergrads in introductory chemistry); they also sent a $20 Amazon gift card as a small token of appreciation. I thought that was a classy thing for the school to do.
Congrats, Z! How lovely.
Shaw – as oregon pointed out, craft the resume from specific language in the job post – the applicant tracking systems match keywords. They will also have kill questions, and in the case of the hospital your friend mentoned, for example, the kill question would be years of experience (where less than x = no). So if your connections could supply you with a sample job post commiserate with the type she’d be applying for, and she used that to glean the phrases, it might improve her odds. I have a hunch she’ll do we’ll regardless 
And yes, it’s hubby whose hurt himself, not mcson.
Well, the specialist has mch in the big clunky boot now.
My efforts to be a supportive spouse and a good friend yesterday turned into a comedy of errors. I should explain that the drinks meetup was not ABOUT the secret wedding in that its a monthly Friday-after-five gang that gets together…and said gang is wholly unused to me missing it. However, my friend told the group on Thursday that she’d made it legal.
I got up at 5 am yesterday to make mch’s favorite beef stew for dinner so there’d be food at the ready to feed him, and had entertained leaving the downtown office early, getting home, feeding mch, and maybe still catching up with the gang for a spell. I’d also taken time out to take mch to the specialist.
Now, you may recall we have a major project going live Monday, so amidst all this I’m trying to also be the point person on the process to reduce the load on mch.
So a major and inexplicable programming glitch arises while mch is in the doctors office, and I’m in the lobby getting staff sorted on it by phone. I get to the downtown office, we program around the issue, I have my meeting and am set to head home at four, which might get me back to the other side of ten by six for the meet up. (the homestead is located on the exact opposite side of town they’ve decided to meet at.)
Then I get a text from the bride that she’s been called out on an emergency and will be tied up for a few hours. About that same time, I get an email from the client at the end of the day before going live with a spreadsheet of changes that need to be made (despite checking five times earlier this week.) it is impossible to go live Monday under these circumstances, so we have to track down said client and make a determination of whether these numerous, new, and out-of-scope changes really need to scuttle the schedule, because hey, it’s end of day Friday.
The upshot of it all was that I didn’t get out of dodge until well after the meetup began (and likely ended), I did get mch fed and sorted but much later than planned, and I did not get to have drinks or celebrate post-nuptials…but mch had been left alone to his devices anyway.
The irony was if I’d just gone, while the bride might not have shown up at all, I’d still have been home at the same time, wouldn’t have read the email, and would have had more fun (until Monday…)
What a goofy day rife with competing interests.
kmc – you know, if someone wrote this as the plot of a TV drama/sitcom, I’d say, “well that’s not a realistic plot…” !!
Shawbridge – I’m pretty sure ShawD passed. A friend (59!) just took the exam earlier this year and also got stopped after 75 questions.
Moda – sending hugs, good thoughts, and the bus for warmer climes whenever you’re ready.
DTE – so cool that you and ShawD will be in the same class. It is a small, small world.
Saw Into the Woods tonight. Now I’m wondering if Streep ever turned on one of those characters she does so well when her own kids got out of hand. I’m thinking if she sent you to the timeout chair you’d stick there like your bottom was glued to it.
Lol. Maybe raising four children is where she GOT the inspiration for those characters
Moda – I read your post a couple days ago, and have been waiting for inspirational words to strike so I can offer you a bit of support and comfort. Well, I don’t have the words, apparently, but the rest is there – from all of us here on this thread. I do hope you’re getting lots of support from family and friends. Possibly you’re getting a fair amount of advice, too? If so, I can only say you need to do what’s right for you. Others likely mean well, but they’re not in your shoes; it’s not their marriage. IMO, sometimes others believe they’re supporting you in your crisis if they disparage the other person – in your case, your H. But, as you say, this isn’t necessarily what you need/want to hear since it makes light of your lengthy joint history. Whatever the outcome, I do hope you both find ways to communicate and come to terms in a way that causes as little pain as possible – to you, to him, and to your children. Trust, honesty and history are all important. Sending cyber hugs, guiding light and whatever peace is possible in the midst of this sadness.
Good Morning. I have today off and hope to get some chores done, get out for a long walk with the dog and just enjoy. S flew back to school yesterday after a week home. Still deciding if he will stay and now has acceptance from a school in the UK ( l s e ) which is ranked one of the top in the world for what he wants to do. Great opportunity, but I fear if he goes he will find himself unhappy there. So right now he may stay at his current school, apply to transfer somewhere in the states or go abroad.Thankfully he has time to consider his options. But I dislike the uncertainty.
Great to gave options, though, so kudos to your s, Fallgirl.
Moda, fairy dust is coming your way…I put extra special prayers in for you at the sweatlodge on Saturday. Get ready for great things
@FallGirl, London is a fun place, but very expensive from a living standpoint. Not sure how dorms are priced. But, many kids love their time in London.
As should be no surprise, ShawD passed her exam. Now on to the part time/per diem job. Good advice on tailoring the resume to each job matching key words of the specific job. What a strange world we live in.
I thank you all for the good thoughts, prayers, karma and whatever else positive. Honestly, most days I just want to throw the covers over my head. Watched Childhood with some friends over the weekend. The one couple there had never had children, and they didn’t “get” it. Of course, the line… “is this all there is?” or something similar hit far too close to home and I had to pretty much call it a night…
Kudos to shawD, Shaw! Good luck on the job search.
Moda, an old pal of mine was something of a torch singer back in the day. At every show she always sang “Is That All There Is” – a song that resonates with me in certain moods. Sometimes I’d feel like crying, other times I’d just feel like “breaking out the booze and having a ball” as the song goes. Its all what we make it mean…
Strange dream about my ex last night. All these boxes of mine in a house he was losing, and I was tring to intervene to get my boxes. I never dream about him…it must have been an earlier conversation that caused my psyche to go there
Mcson had brought his new gf home again last night and this time we had a more in-depth visit/chat. Hence the nostalgic topics. She’s quite engaging. Very smart, artsy. Quirky sense of humor. Favors Impressionism in her art, but seems very grounded despite her appreciation for ethereal. Quite a bit younger than mcson but seems like an old soul. I can see why he’s so delighted with it all. Also interesting that while she happens to be accomplished on trumpet (mcson’s original instrument) she plays French horn, which I always take to mean one is a rugged individual un afraid of transposing (mch was a French horn guy
NM, she’s from your fair state. Appearantly they make good peeps there, but I already knew that because of you…and Garrison Keilor
Congrats to ShawD!!! Hooray! Good Luck on the job search.
kmc…Glad to hear mcson is entering the dating scene again and having fun! Of course the people from our state are known for being “Minnesota Nice” !
Hosted my Bunco group on Sunday so spent the weekend cleaning and cooking and then rested most of the day yesterday. Also wanted to encourage everyone to try the Serial podcast that is so popular right now. Fascinating. Like CBB, I listened to it while I walked on the dreadmill. Give it a try!
congratulations to ShawD of course there were no worries there. I remember when she shadowed in my hospital, she just got right in there. I knew she would succeed.
Moda it is not all there it is, and in you r unique Modaness you will figure it out, and we are here for you
Funny My D1 boyfriend is form Mn too as well as my fathers family. special people and place in my heart.
Great to hear that mcson is quickly back to having fun.
Trying something new this week. I HATE spending all weekend cleaning and cooking which seems to be a lot of what I end up doing on my 2 days off. So this week I’m doing a bit every morning after I get back from the gym and before getting ready for work. I find that I’m doing a better job probably because it’s only a 15 minute task or so and hopefully I will have more time on the weekend to do what I WANT not what I HAVE to do. We’ll see if I can keep it up. The one downside that I can think of is that the house will never really be “clean” not that it stays that way for long anyway as I swear the minute I clean the kitchen floor my H walks on it with muddy shoes or the kids come over with their dogs. It’s hard to believe how much mess 4 dogs can make in my house in a few hours!
Baby is doing well. Still a bit jaundice but nothing that is requiring any intervention. He’s home and all. DIL just needs to nurse more often. Growing already. He didn’t lose much of his 9 lbs to start with so those NB clothes just got packed away.
Glad to hear about McS and Shaw I’m sure your D will succeed no matter where she ends up.
Moda hope you are taking care of yourself. I know that is always the last thing that as a mother typically we do!
Should say IS NOT requiring any intervention. Ugh…
I have given up trying to type correctly.
BWH on lockdown. sigh
Just saw that on our news feed DTE. Indication was that they had the suspect in custody so hopefully it won’t be locked down for long.
dte – D texted us to say she was fine. I texted back, “But aren’t u at Children’s?” She said yes, but since BWH is across the street, I didn’t want you to worry. I read on my Twitter feed that they have the suspect and the hospital is off lockdown? There’s a press conference at 1:00 pm, but one of my feeds says a cardiac surgeon was shot and has died.
Just saw that on our news feed DTE. Indication was that they had the suspect in custody so hopefully it won’t be locked down for long.