My mind is all over the place this morning. No coherent post today, but here’s several bits ‘n pieces I’m thinking about:
First, I found out something last night that made me absolutely crazy happy. My cousin and his wife just found out that they were matched up with a baby from China! She’s 7 months old and simply adorable. May I present to all of you Mia Claudia:
I can’t even begin to express how excited I am for them. They’ve been trying to adopt for about two years now. They had tried adopting a child from the Ukraine before, but due to a very bad adoption program, came home from the Ukraine empty handed. Now they have been matched with Mia, and will be traveling to get her in late April or early May. They’re fabulous people and deserve all the happiness that can come to them. I know they’ll be great parents! My only sadness is that they live several states away, so I won’t get to kiss those chubby cheeks nearly often enough! Congrats Rod and Debbie!!
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Next, my thoughts are with one of my cats today. Sure, laugh all you want, but our cats are pretty much family to us. Kit Marlowe (our seal point Siamese) was dropped off at the vet’s this morning to be neutered.
While normally a simple procedure, his will be more difficult. Only one of his, uh, “boys” descended, so they will have to remove the other one from his abdominal cavity. He’ll be kept on pain meds all day, and be allowed to come home sometime tomorrow.
I’ve been nervous about kitty surgeries since my previous seal point passed away suddenly after a surgery for a urinary blockage. I know my kitten is in good hands, but I’ll still worry. I’ll be waiting by the phone all day to hear how his surgery went.
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Finally, I had my mid-year review yesterday at work, and I was less than thrilled with it. My review primarily focused on something one staff member said. A staff member said that I didn’t provide “as high a level of customer service” as they did at the other campus.
Based on this single person’s comments, about nothing specific, I was told I need to find ways to be more helpful and I need to keep a written log of what I actually do, so they don’t think I’m doing nothing all day. No other advisor has to prove that they are working. But I have to do this, despite the fact that all of my students are thrilled with the help I provide, and not one has had a single complaint. And that staff person is rarely at the campus I work at – I see her once every week or two.
Needless to say, I’m a wee bit pissed off about this. I like what I do, and I like helping students, but if we didn’t need the money, I’d certainly quit this job. My toddler boss at home may not realize or appreciate how much I work for her, but the rewards of her laugh and smile are far better than any money I could earn.
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So there you go. Today I’m crazy happy, anxious, and a wee bit pissed off, all at once. Aren’t emotions fun?
first of all, Mia is a complete and absolute DOLL….she made my heart pitter-patter.
((hugs)) To your kitty. One of my kitties had undecended…um…boys(as you put it) and it also freaked me out when he was neutered…
And UGH on your stupid review. I cannot believe you have to keep a freakin LOG now because of one dumba$$….Grrr…I would be SO hacked off…
Ahh, the world of being a woman. Your heart is pulled this way, that way and you are in love, happy, sad and pissed off all at once.
And men try to blame our mood swings on PMS…hmmft…
Exactly! It’s not PMS, it’s emotional multitasking! 🙂
Intelligent men know better than to blame mood swings on PMS.
At least out loud.
That child is a Q-T with a capital q and t. I’m sure there will be plenty of cheek for you to pinch whenever you should see her.
Don’t you just hate how one person can throw a wrench into the whole deal … I’ve totally had that happen to me and it SUCKS. With two capital s’s. I feel for ya.
Oh, that is a fabulous story to hear about your cousin. I just love happy endings. (ALthough this is really just a beginning, of course.)
I’m sure your kitty will be fine, but I’ll be thinking about you anyway.
And–gah! That kind of thing is one of the main reasons I’m glad I’m not working right now. Stupid politics.
Many hugs and kisses to your kitty and my hope for a speedy recovery.
When my cats got spayed and neutered everything went smoothly, so we could just sit back and laugh at them as the anesthesia wore off. Sorry you won’t have the joy of watching a wee kitty stumble around your house!
Ah, the good news/bad news days!
Mia is totally precious. What a gift!
But poor adorable Marlowe! My heart goes out to you – our beloved beloved chocolate point, Sam, who I had for twelve years, from my teens, died unexpectedly during a ‘routine’ surgery some years back and it destroyed us. So I know all about the surgery fears (god I hope that wasn’t too morbid a story to tell someone whose cat has to have surgery! Sorry! Just wanting to express empathy!) Marlowe WILL BE FINE, and he’ll forget all about the nasty vet after he has punished you you appropriately.
I’ll be sending good wishes his/your way…
I can completely understand your frustration with your review, I’ve been in that boat. Often it seems managers think they have to find improvement points with you or they aren’t doing their jobs, which easily becomes they have to find something wrong with you.
Take heart, they’ll probably forget all of it in a month.
Mia is BEAUTIFUL! Congrats to your cousin. They must be absolutely thrilled to say the least.
Your Siamese is so cute! We just got a Lilac Point Siamese about 2 weeks ago. My first Siamese. He is beautiful and so very sweet. I’m very happy that we found him and adopted him into our family!