First and foremost is Chris's step-sister Kelly. Kelly is 17 and on Friday went into liver failure. She was flown from Little Rock to St Louis to have a liver transplant Friday night. They have no idea what caused the failure and she is only deteriorating as time goes on. She must have a liver by Tuesday or Wednesday according to the docs, and that's not far off. We are only four hours from St Louis, so if we need to make a trip down there to be with her (or his mom and step father) we plan on it. Chris has the time off from work if necessary, so we could even make a (long) day trip out of it if necessary.
Next up, is a possible trip to Tennessee to interview for me. I interviewed (and wrote a bit about it in my last blog) over the phone and haven't heard back yet. The company wants to do interviews the first and second weeks of August, so I know that a trip there is coming up soon, provided I made the cut. I'd really really like the job. I haven't heard back about not getting it (and the interviewers promised to not leave me hanging) so we still have hope. Depending on interview time we may have to stay overnight somewhere and Chris may come with me, or we may leave A with Chris and a bottle (which she has yet to ever successfully take really)...we shall see and worry about it when the time comes though.
After that, it is the last week of the summer term for Chris. If he manages to be at UIC this week he's got a lot on his plate. The students will do labs Monday through Wednesday, and check-out of the labs. Then he has to get them cleaned, check locks and reset drawers in two weeks time. The building project he has had going on since December is also supposed to be ready, so he needs to be ready for rubbing elbows with the higher ups in the College and University (dean, president, etc) while trying to get the lab ready for classes that start the end of August. Hopefully he'll get some more help as his one full-time person is out on sick leave right now and his summer help is going to need to go back to school.
Oh and, Chris had an interview with the water treatment plant this past week. He wasn't impressed by the plant, but it may have better hours and better pay. He would at least then be able to get a counter offer from the University, or a new job, if he gets offered.
That's what may come this week...as for what happened last week.
Monday Chris had the interview. I went to the cafe with A and we met Laurie there. Laurie was shocked at how big, alert, and strong she was. I managed to snap this pic of her on Laurie's shoulder.
Wednesday of last week I did venom testing at the allergist's. They gave me the scratch test and then five rounds of intradermal tests. Each one had to sit for 15 minutes, so it took all morning. I'm not allergic to: Honey Bee, Wasp, White Field Hornet, Yellow Hornet, or Yellow Jackets. Then since those tests didn't show anything they wanted me to do a blood test as well. I've got bruises up my arm still that make me look like a bad user of some form. The lady doing the test and I had an interesting conversation towards the end. She said, "Well it looks like you aren't allergic to anything." I told her "That based on the test results we could only say that I more than likely wasn't allergic to the five things." She informed me that those were the most common things to be allergic to when stung. I told her that was fine, but that didn't mean I couldn't be allergic to something uncommon, and let's face it, with my track record, I probably had something uncommon sting me and cause the reaction.
Thursday I got to go for a run. I haven't ran since last fall, so it was nice to get out. It was HOT and humid, but it was great to be out. I left A with Chris and she stayed asleep for the most part he said. I even got sore, which means I'm at least a little out of shape. I didn't go very far, or do it very fast, but I went and I get to go again. I'm actually planning on going again in a few hours, once it cools down at least a little.
Friday night A and I went to a bridal shower for one of my friends from church. She is a part of the more "active" group of people -- the ones who play volleyball in the winter, softball in the summer, and do the Friday Night Sports, so at the shower I got to catch up with several of my friends that I haven't really seen in a while since I wasn't able to play vb this winter (worked too much) and haven't been out to Friday Night Sports (since I had a baby and wasn't really cleared to play until about a month ago, and I haven't really been here since then). Chris dressed her in a tutu and we got to put a bow in her hair. She doesn't seem to control her hands much, but she sure had the best aim in knocking the bow out of her hair. :) Here's a picture of us dressed and ready to go:
For the A update: She's working really hard to sit up by herself and turn over from back to front. She can do both about halfway -- she can turn on her side and sit up to about a good crunch level. She is still eating, sleeping and pooping like a champ. Well, she has decided that she doesn't like naps, so that makes her a LOT more cranky and less of a sleeping champ. Chris and I are learning ways of lulling her back to sleep (or getting her there) to make her a champ again. We are also reading a lot. The Borders by us is going out of business so we got The Lorax and The Sleep Book to help us expand her library. Chris really wanted The Sneetches, but it wasn't there when I went on Friday. Here is a random picture of her from the week:
I suppose that is about it. I've managed to get this all done with A asleep, so I should probably go get ready for her to wake up. I hope all is well with you, and that you aren't melting.
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