Sally's view of the world

I was gonna do Al's music thing but my iPod is woefully out of date and contains some embarrassing titles. I'll probably try it tomorrow at work with my Pandora stream....same concept, right?

I don't read or post much here anymore. I'm spending a lot of my time with Twitter (@soxgal) and I'll be experimenting with WordPress and posting my thoughts over at http://www.soxgal.net

Of course, soxgal.net will only be updated and worked on if I can get some free minutes.

It seems like so many years ago that I never thought I'd be married again or have any children. The divorce exacerbated my depression and I cured a lot of it through retail therapy. I'll admit I was young and stupid, but the only one suffering from my fiscal irresponsibility was me.

When I finally started feeling better about life I decided to go to grad school and get a Masters degree. The thought was that even though I'd have a boatload of student loans to pay, the advanced degree should provide a higher salary.

Along the way I met Brandon and what seemed an innocent first few dates turned into having a husband and child. We're doing absolutely everything we can to make things work, but I feel guilty that no matter how hard we work and no matter how much we seem to get a leg up on things it's never enough.

Travis shouldn't have to spend a few nights each week away from his mom and dad, but that's what it takes for him to be cared for while Brandon and I are at work. That's the arrangement that is tearing me up the most. My in-laws offered to take him without us asking and quite honestly, if they hadn't I really don't know how we'd manage. But the fact that we are so dependent on them makes me feel like I'm a bad mother and can't care and provide for my own son. I don't even know how to begin the thank yous to everyone who's been helping us with Travis. The words 'thank you' are simply not enough.

I took a new job that starts Monday. I'll be working as a researcher/data analyst at eInvite.com out in West Boylston.

I'm still doing weekends at Eddie Bauer for the pocket change and employee discount. I found a babysitter who will be able to do Saturdays for me pretty regularly but I will need coverage a few Saturdays here and there. If anyone wants to have fun with Travis this month, it looks like I'll need a sitter for the following Saturdays:

UPDATE: November 15, not November 22
UPDATE: November 29 (filled)

I'm not exactly sure what time my shift will be, but lately it's been 12-4 or 12-5 so I'll probably need someone here from 11:30 - 5:30ish. Let me or Brandon know if you're interested in helping us out those weekends.

We're running a Friends & Family discount weekend November 14-16. Let me know if you want me to send you the 30% off coupon (postal mail).

There would be no reason to live without Star Trek. My dad got to see Gene Roddenberry speak on his campus and when TNG came out, he taped the Encounter at Farpoint episode and forced me to watch it with him. It was a real father-daughter bonding moment and will always be special to me.

I'm going back to work the first week in November. We are in need of babysitting for Monday, November 3 and for Wednesdays in November. We should have every other date set. We're also looking for people interested in sitting for us occasionally on nights and weekends.

If you know anyone available or services you recommend, let us know.

There have been layoffs within my department. I'm really wondering what kind of an environment I'll be going back to in November.

Last night Travis was sleeping with his arms over his head. It looked like a ref calling a field goal good. I guess he'll be a football fan like his daddy.

In some ways I feel guilty that I'm able to be home with Travis these first few weeks while Brandon has to work. Maybe when his vacation time resets he can take a few days to stay home, if that's something he'd like to do.

I'm still amazed at how good Brandon is with Travis. We are lucky to have such a great man around.

Mom got home from the hospital last night. MRI came back and didn't show any new lesions on her brain, which is good. No one really has been able to figure out what caused all her symptoms, but she did have an elevated core body temp so the theory is that's what got her all sluggish. Doctors ordered her not to fly this weekend, so she won't be coming to stay with me and Travis. It's best that she not come and I'm glad the decision was made for her but at the same time it would have been nice to see my mom and for her to meet her grandson. At this rate, my parents really won't get a chance to visit until Christmas when Travis is already 3 months old.

I'll be home all week and not really able to get out and about on my own. If anyone wants to visit, please do. Travis and I have doctor's appointments on Monday afternoon, but other than that, we're around all week. Not sure how I'm going to get to the doc with Travis, but I have the weekend to figure it out.