Again in Will Fly For Food

It's a few days after Christmas. Nate has been feeling under the weather the last few days. He has had an upset tummy since the 26th. Last night he woke up in the middle of the night and started throwing up. I feel bad for him, but at the same time I'm trying to hide out and keep from catching whatever it is he has. I don't know if it is working yet. I always feel bad when he is sick but at the same time I'm not sure if it is sympathy sick or for real sick. I get paranoid I'm going to catch whatever it is he has. Maybe I will, maybe I won't. I think the suspense is almost worse than once you catch it and get sick.

It doesn't help that we only have one bathroom in our apartment, and that one bathroom has a non-working sink. (It was having problems draining for probably the last month or so but was really bad when we came home after Christmas so we called our landlord, who called a plumber. But in Huron who knows how long that will take. rolleyes) So if we both are sick, we will be sharing that bathroom. Hope there isn't any diarrhea. We've been brushing our teeth and washing our hands with the tap in the shower. Love my life.

Christmas was good. The weather sucked for the drive, of course. We got to play my favorite winter driving game, "Where did the road go?"

Quick! Where did the road go? Love that game. -_-

Nate met Lincoln. At 14 days old he was the youngest baby Nate has ever held. I got to spend some quality time with Lincoln too. He and I stared at each other while I held him and rubbed his belly. Then he pooped and spit up on me within a few minutes of each other. That was stellar, so he went back to momma. Yep, that's about what he does.

Christmas with Nate's family was typical. We met at his Gma's in Desmet, which is about halfway between Watertown and Huron. N's Gma's house is so gross. She lives there alone with 3 yorkies. We have had family holidays where our first job is to shave the Yorkies because Gma is too freaking old to take care of them. They pee and poop all over in her house, which she hardly notices because she is so old. It's just gross. You step in a wet spot all the time and you just freaking know. She also smokes inside, so her house reeks like smoke and dog pee. She served us pork loin, which I ate the smallest amount of possible. Later, before we left she served pork sandwiches with Miracle Whip that expired 06/2012. Needless to say I ate my sandwich plain.

Blegh.

Work is still going well. I accidentally met a mouse while cooking lunch the other day. I texted my boss, she said she would set traps. A few days later one of the other girls saw mouse again. More traps were set. We created a "state case" for him, for absconding and eluding. We named him Elvis. Haha we are so weird. There are wanted posters all over our room.

I also saw online that the utility company in MDS I interviewed with last year is hiring a dispatcher again. I know I'm still not qualified, but I'm tempted to reapply. What I don't have in utility experience I make up for in talent, work ethic and enthusiasm. However I'm also very content with my current job. I was more than willing to accept a move to MDS to get me out of Dakota Central. I still think I would really enjoy the job and would excel if hired, I am somewhat torn on whether or not I'm willing to move to MDS now. Don't get me wrong, I still hate Huron, but it's not such a dire situation now that I'm out of DC.

Would it be totally weird of me to send a letter or an email to Human Resources there saying, 'Hey, I interviewed for this position last year. I'm still very interested however I know I don't have quite all the qualifications you are looking for. I plan to finish my technical education in energy as soon as I get my undergraduate student loans paid off and can pay for the remaining semesters without loans. This may be a few years. I hope you continue to keep me in mind. This has been, and always will be, something I am interested in doing as a career.' ?? I have no idea what the rules are.

Maybe it would be best if I just let it pass. Don't want to freak them out. But it's really hard waiting when I know it's something I want to do and could do, just as good if not better, than the people they already have. Life sucks sometimes.

<3 Sarah