hooray!!!

i got a part time job at a scrapbooking store!!!!! i am so excited! it's kinda funny - i was going to the grocery store the other day on my way home from babysitting, and i saw a sign and i was like, what? a scrapbooking store!? so of course i had to go check it out. and i knew it was a fairly new store cuz i hadn't seen them there before, and i go over there once a week or so. so i went in, and asked if they were hiring, and she was like, maybe.... we're looking for someone to work days. and i was like, that's exactly what i want! so i got an application and also had to scrapbook my resume and then brought it back the next day and had a very short, informal interview. and i start tomorrow! hooray! i can't wait. the store is called live.love.scrap. it's really cute store. and the people seem super friendly. it doesn't pay a ton, but hey, it's a job. plus i get a discount. starts at only 5% but works up to 30% by 6 months of working there. so yeah, i'll be working 2-3 days a week. they're pretty flexible and willing to work around my babysitting job (with notice of course) so hopefully i will now be working 4-5 days a week! yay!

moppets!

so i have been asked to be the mopppets coordinator for the mops (mothers of preschoolers) group at our church. and i'm pretty sure that i am going to do it. (moppets is a daycare/preschool type thing for the kids while the moms are at their mops meeting). i would be in charge of making sure there are enough nursery workers and teachers in each classroom, keeping supplies organized, planning the curriculum for the 2-5 year old groups, training the teachers and workers, etc. i think it sounds like a lot of fun. i went to their meeting today just to kind of meet people and talk with the girl who is currently doing it - and some people said oh my gosh, what a ton of work, and the girl who is doing it, said it's no big deal. but she hasn' tbeen doing any lesson planning this year because she kind of got the job dumped on her when someone else moved. but i don't think it should be too difficult with all my experience in lesson pllanning and that kind of stuff. and it will be a good experience to put on my resume whenever i get around to finding ateaching job (dumb ohio licensure....). oh well. this will also give me a chance to get more involved in our church and meet more people. i've met some people through our adult bible fellowship, but not a ton. and i'm also going to work at the vacation bible school this summer and am excited for that.

the influence of toddlers...

so i've realized that i've been treating the cat differently since i've been babysitting more. it's kind of funny. last night, rex (the cat) was getting in to some of my yarn, and i was like "rex, no, no!" and shook my finger at him. and then i was like, holy crap the cat is not going to respond to that - i am a total dork. (heck, half the time jake doesn't even respond to that) i think i've done some other stuff like this too, i just don't remember any specific examples. at least regarding the cat. so sometimes, i like walk my fingers along and "chase" jake until i get him and then tickle him. so i've been doing this to adam sometimes too now. and as soon as i start, i'm like, oh my gosh, he is not a toddler, why am i doing this?
anyways on another note, not a whole lot new with me. (as anyone could probably tell from the above paragraph). babysitting is going well. i've been working pretty regularly lately. and danny is adorable! unfortunately, they are going to texas for most of may, so that stinks. i'll ahve to really try to get some subbing jobs. although, i dont' know what else i can do that i'm not already doing. oh well. today i'm going to plant some more flowers i think and work on a sewing project for adam (he needs a bag for his airplane wings....)