And...It's Saturday

And I'm at Job #1 until 5, which I don't mind b/c Saturdays are such easy gigs here and then I get to take off next Friday, which means I can go pick up the baby uninterrupted. But I don't have any Halloween plans yet, and we are going to have another marriage counseling session next Friday night so I guess it's good that we got H-ween out of our system last Sunday at Zoo Boo. The baby wore her cheerleader costume that she got for her b-day and she got to decorate a tiny baby pumpkin and I sweet-talked the volunteer docent out of 2 more pumpkins, then found another one later! I didn't dress up b/c the costume I want is too expensive for our budget, but I'll see if it goes on sale after next week, & then I can have it for next year. I have a "stock" H-ween dress that is sexy and sleek and black and orange striped with black feathers around the neckline that I can always drag out anyway, but last week seemed a little too early to be wearing it. Normally H-ween is my favorite Holiday as well as one of my favorite days of the whole year but this year I am just a little out of it. The stitches in my mouth are bothering me (they are black and ugly and you can see them!) and I hate being on antibiotics. I'm just focused on doing little things to cheer myself up, like the other night when I watched that horrible tv show "The Island" and ate Cheetos with S (each Cheeto taking 2-3 bites to eat!). I also ate ice cream for dinner 2 nights this week. Today's lunch will be Popeye's mashed potatoes, red beans and rice, and biscuits!

Last night after our counseling session S wanted to go get a steak but I had to remind him that I am not quite ready for steak-eating yet. Our sessions are always really quite eye-opening. Our counselor has years and years of experience and he's worth every penny that my insurance pays him! His insight is really amazing and he's so gentle with both of us. He's even going to have a private session with S so that they can discuss his issues with his mother--MUCH needed and WAY overdue!!! Therapy really is a great thing.

I have not patrolled since the Hurricane, but it looks like I will not have any patrol time in this month. I want to try going on Saturday nights on weekends we have the baby, but the last weekend we had her I had to be up early on Saturday to go distribute flyers for the upcoming High-spanic Health coalition health event. So since I had to get up early I would not have been in good shape to stay up so late on that Sat. night. However, next Saturday I should be able to sleep in, or at least mostly in since the baby wakes up so early. But what I do is get her her cereal, put PBS on for her (no Cartoon Network or Nickelodean crap while PBS kid shows are on!!!), and go back to sleep for an hour or so.

Last night S and I fell asleep early for us, before 11. We needed it! Tomorrow we'll probably go catch a movie, perhaps the new western Appaloosa. I'd like to get some gym time in, and then chill time!