The Call

Chris and Nancy came over again last night to play Wii Sports. We played for a while (I’m currently a *Pro* at bowling and Nancy’s reigning queen of boxing) and the men left on a beer run, as always. We were SO sore after we played. I wonder how Nancy feels today?

Nancy and I talked about babies and how I was stilling hanging on to a dingleberry of hope that I’d gotten the job since I’d called to HR yesterday morning and they told me they’d submitted the recommendation, but the board hadn’t approved anyone yet. So I still had a chance.

We stayed up talking till 12am, then Mario and I didn’t go to sleep till 1:30. Alaethia started stirring around 4:30am so I prepared a bottle, but she ended up staying asleep. She didn’t wake up till 6 for one and the alarm went off at 7:45 for Mario. I turned over to shut it off…and went back to sleep. I hear Alaethia crying so I get up in a panic. I look at the clock and it’s 8:11. 4 minutes till Mario needs to LEAVE to work. If it weren’t illegal he probably would have strangled me by now.

I went back to bed with Alaethia and was jolted awake by the phone. I look at the caller ID and it’s from the school district! I pretend I wasn’t asleep at all and clear my throat and then I hear the words: “You were approved by the board! Congratulations!” I couldn’t hide my excitement and I think I even squealed. The lady speaking to me sounded just as excited as I did. She told me the librarian wanted to speak to me, so to call her, and then she said, “Hello, I’ll just transfer you!”

I told her the good news and after she gives me details about what I need to do next she says, “I hope you’re excited because I am so excited!” I laugh and say, “Oh yes! I’m so very excited!” I couldn’t stop giggling LOL.

Eenan was sitting next to me when I hung up the phone. I turn to him and scream, “I got the job, Nano!!” and he gets this priceless grin on his face and says, “Oh yay, you got it!!”

Jaylen already has my paychecks planned out LOL. And of course I called Mario and Mary and then told Mom, John, Jorge and Big Mario when they came over.

I call to HR and ask what the next step is, but the girl tells me the woman I need to speak to is out to lunch and that they’re closing the office from 11am to 2pm. Grr. I decide I should really do everything I was putting off for the weekend, like getting the boys’ haircuts, the rest of their school supplies and timing myself from here to work (I didn’t want to get my hopes up so I never went and took that drive!). John wants to go to the mall, and I do need to get a few work outfits, but I didn’t think we’d have time so we postponed that for tomorrow.

The boys unwillingly get ready and we get their hair cut. We get to the salon and I suddenly remember that Mario took my cash from my wallet, so we leave the salon and go to Aziz real quick to get cash at the ATM. We go back, the lady and I talk about work and school and her daughter and her kids and my kids while she cuts the boys’ hair. They look great. We get home, they bathe, I make lunch (grilled cheese and soup) and I call HR again. I’m going to need to go in for a TB test and have to wait till I get the results to go in to fill out the paperwork, which will probably be Thursday. I immediately call the doctor’s office; $25 for the test and however much it’ll be for Eenan’s physical and vaccine. I was going to take him this week anyway, so it worked out.

I get weighed (124.1, oy) and then they check Eenan out and do all the stuff for the physical. He’s being wild and crazy, as usual. Erica, one of the nurses, asks me “how I do it” LOL. After they’re done with Eenan’s hearing test and eye test, they do the TB test on me. To my complete elation (because we’re quite broke right now after buying the rest of the school clothes) Eenan’s physical and vaccine (which we have to go back on Thursday for because they ran out) were FREE. I didn’t know CHIPs did that. Now that I’m remembering…all the years they’ve been on CHIPs I clearly remember paying their co-pay for each one. Not sure about the vaccine’s though O_o.

I was going to go with Eenan straight to Walmart after the doctor’s, but decided against it once I saw how dusty and ugly the sky was becoming. The wind and dust were blowing so harshly that I figured I’d just go to Dollar General. Little did I know I’d find most of the stuff Jaylen still needed, and for really cheap! Now, all they need are their Kleenex, Ziploc bags and Jaylen needs jumbo pencils, which I’ll probably find at H-E-B like last year.

I call Mrs. V., the librarian, because she wanted me to update her since she wanted me to start sooner than later. I told her I might make it in Friday, since I’d be getting my results on Thursday and going in for the paperwork that day, too. She said it would be cool if I at least got to go in on Friday, just to get a feel of it before school starts on Monday.

And there was my day. I’m going to miss my Aly Rose (and sleeping) but it’s worth it. At least I’ll get to spend my evenings with her :). I had no idea when I woke up this morning I’d be running around like crazy getting things done because of my JOB. I’m so excited, and just so, so happy :). All my friends and family were all so positive I got it, even when I started to lose faith.

I feel so lucky!