I am going to try to jot down short notes throughout the month instead of feeling the pressure to catch up on everything in one entry. You people would probably rather read the short entries anyway. Who has time to read a novel?
This week there is a pretty big event at Boeing. It is when our design has finally come to its culmination and we get to officially test it. I have always been the primary caretaker for the family by switching around my work schedule for the kids, which I never minded. But this week I can't afford to miss any part of this event. I told Felipe that for 3 days this week he would have to step up his game and get the kids off to school, which means he would have to go into work late. "No problem," he says. Whew.
Monday night he tells me that he can't stay home to help get the kids off to school on Tuesday. What?? Neither can I. I am *not* backing down on this one folks. His solution? Let the kiddos get themselves ready and off to school alone. Oh, but not alone; with a telephone call from him every 15 minutes to prompt them along. Yikes! I almost gave in and stayed home, but I decided to let him do it his way. Sure enough, they actually woke up, made breakfast, did their hair, brushed their teeth, packed their snack, fed the dogs, and locked up the house while leaving for school. Although I still think they are too young for this sort of regular routine, it is nice to know that they can handle it in a dire emergency (note: bad planning on Felipe's part should not constitute "dire emergency").
Today, still the same important week at Boeing, I get a call from an unknown number on my cell phone. I ignore it. 45 minutes go by before I can check my voicemail. It's the school calling to let me know that Alisa (the 8 year old) is sick in the nurse's office and can someone come and pick her up. Awww. Guess who I can't get a hold of (Felipe, if you couldn't guess). So naturally I have to leave work during this all important Review. Not that I minded, I really wanted to be with my baby (she'll always be a baby - even at 55). I felt horrible that I kept her waiting for as long as I did.
There is no way she will be able to go to school tomorrow. A temperature of 101, upset stomach and constant sleeping (which is unusual for her) convinces me that she is truly sick. I badgered Felipe into manipulating his work schedule to stay home with her tomorrow since I still have this big work thing going on. When I told Alisa that her dad was staying home, she got upset and cried that she wanted her Mommy the most. Well, that seals it. I am calling in sick and I don't care what happens to my job. I am a Mommy first, right? Right. Plus, she is a complete Daddy's girl so I saw this as my chance to possibly elbow my way to the #1 spot in her heart.
I hope that when she is 25, pursuing her PhD/law degree/MD, and she gets the stomach flu, she will still want to come home for 5 days to sleep and recoup on my sofa until she feels better. I'll cover her up with her favorite blankie, read her a bedtime story from a scientific journal/Supreme Court case law/medical journal and rock her to sleep.
Speaking of always being my baby - have you heard David Cook's (from American Idol) version of the song, "Always Be My Baby"? I downloaded it from iTunes. It is the studio version so it's full length and professionally recorded. I love it! I listen to it all the time. Go David Cook! Rock on (picture devil horn hand gestures here).
Until next time (so much for this being short).
~cc
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Sounds like a tough situation juggling work and family responsibilities. We struggle with similar here and I'm the only one working outside the house right now! (disclaimer: Deanna works *far* harder than I do every single day)
Regarding David Cook- I totally agree that he is an excellent artist, and I too have downloaded his performances off iTunes. I thought for sure he'd bomb on Mariah Carey week, but that was indeed one of his best performances. Perhaps the most impressive since he made up the arrangement (as opposed to other songs he's performed where he's used other artists re-arrangements). Overall, my favorite song this season was when he did Our Lady Peace's "Innocent". The studio version of that song on iTunes is excellent- better than the original even.
I also liked Jason Castro's performance of "Hallelujah"- not so much because of Jason's performance but because it turned me on to Jeff Buckley's rendition of it on iTunes (which itself was a cover of Leonard Cohen's original performance I believe). Anyway, Buckley's version on iTunes is awesome- and I'd highly recommend that one.
I've really enjoyed the performances on American Idol this year because they've turned me on to new music. I attribute this to the performers being allowed to play instruments from early in the competition. I think this enabled us viewers to see who the real artists are (vs. merely the best vocalists) and in the long run, I think being a better artist has more longevity than having the best voice. For this reason, I'd be really disappointed if David Archuleta won over David Cook.
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