Power Outage!

September 10, 2010

Went to work as usual this morning and was, once again, stuck in the toddler room for the entire morning. Covered Yana's break, which consisted of me playing playdough with the kids, getting them to clean up the room and feed them lunch. At one point, Jan, one of my bosses, came in to have me sign some paperwork. Deciding it couldn't hurt to ask, I pleaded my case about Erin and I splitting our time in the toddler room, which she flat out said no to because the kids need consistency. Ironically, however, I will be covering breaks in other rooms, which is not consistent, so there went her entire theory. Really ticked me off because I really hate working with toddlers and I was so near tears at that point.

Went on my lunch break to the coffee shop with Erin where I got to read two e-mails from Darrick and an e-mail diagnosing all of Sarie's dysfunctional men who are vying for her attention. It was definitely some good comic relief! About 10 minutes before our break was over, the power went out. 

Coming back on, we got to the center and then it went out again. At one point, Jo, my other boss, comes in to call me out, which totally freaks me out, but it was actually just Nigel calling from Outdoor Rec to tell me that they had two cancellations for the canoeing trip this weekend if we were interested. In the midst of the conversation, however, the power went out again. Freaked out that they couldn't watch us on the camera, they yanked me from the toddler room and put me with Erin in the baby room for like 40 minutes.

Ended up going back to the toddler room for the rest of the afternoon with the power going on and off a few more times.. Had a good visit with some of the parents and FINALLY got off at 5:30. Erin and I then went to our picnic table and got on internet. Having shut down my computer, I was waiting for Erin to finish up when I had a feeling I should get back on. Thank goodness I did because I ended up video skyping with Darrick for an hour, which made me laugh so much. He started by making our chat screen a super cheesy heart and then proceeded through a really creepy teddy bear talking to me and then Abe Lincoln where he cited the Gettysburg Address, which had Erin and I in hysterics. 

Getting off at about 8:30, Erin and I came home and had the most pregnant-woman- cravings ever - pickles, hot chocolate and mac and cheese. ha ha And it was mighty delicious too! 

Watched two episodes of Rules of Engagement before they stopped (each 15 minutes in) and we didn't have internet to refresh the page. Ended up starting How I Met your Mother season 1 and now it's time for bed since we're leaving for LONDON in the am. Whoo hoo!

Things I learned today:

1. Abraham Lincoln says the funniest things and you can get your picture taken with him. Though he looks quite ghostly.

2. People don't know how to cope with the power being out on an air force communication base.

3. Baby powder is a good zit zapper. ha ha ha Don't ask.

4. Watching movies via skype dates is a fun alternative to just instant messaging.