Next week as it stands at this point starting sunday 13th

Sunday- Work (definetly) Shaynes parents (possibly)

Monday- up at 5:30 take Shayne to work. Pick emma up from the aitport and take her home. Pick shayne up from work.

Tuesday- ENT for Anthony. Work

This is where it gets not so cemented.

Wednesday- meet up at Belmont park or swimming at the local pool or going to the wildlife park

Thursday- as above

Friday - as above and my coolest chickies birfday party. Woo hoo. oh ooooo! double booked. I am meant to be working. Hmmm thinking thinking.!!!! My last shift too. Stuff 'em.  Won't go! bec lets get the party started. (on friday!)

Saturday - 2yr old hyperactive monkeyman and the great possibility of a massive hangover. (Again  (to many birthdays! please stop the birthdays! hee hee)) Shayne at work. Again

Sunday- Shayne at work

Monday- Shayne at work...... Again, and this continues...........

Just had to blog this, Anthony got up form his sleep and we were cuddling on the couch for about 15 mins when all of a sudden he stood up grabbed himself, and said wee's then he grabbed his bum and said poos! I took him to the potty and he did wees in less than 2 mins. Yay. Now is this the start of TT or just a once off. I guess we will find out soon enough. Well I got to get ready to vcook dinner and go to work. Hope eveyone has a great week.

Well last night I burst into tears and told Shayne I quit and OMG, he was fine with it. He said good, I was pretty ****** of at them the other night if you couldn't tell. (talking about my Tuesday night). Then I put out the idea of the "child swap" thingy but he wasn't up for it, but instead would rather child care. His reason being They are trained to deal with emergency situations. And a parent would have no idea what to do? But in the meantime he would rather I took some time to sort myself out and think about what I really want to do. At the moment, I would rather go back to school then work and get some kind of a qualification in a career I would enjoy. I just figure it would be better off for me to return to the workforce in something I really want to do rather than what I "can do" because of lack of qualifications. I mean you are more likely to stick it out if you enjoy the work. Now I just need to figure out What I want to do. I thought about vetrenarian nurse, but I don't know how I would go with having to put animals down or not being able to save an animal. But I like the idea of working with animals. I need to do some research first too tho' being a highschool dropout I don't know weather I can get into the courses I need too. Hmmmm too many choices.Shayne thinks I would be good working with the elderly but they die too. And with my personality I wouldn't be able to stay carer/patient I always try to connect with ppl on a personnel level. I also don't like the idea of being cooped up in an office. I need the freedom to roam about. I like to be outdoors rather than in. I would also like to be able to have the oppurtuinty to show some creativity. I like photography but once again with Shaynes influence, he thinks it's not a "real career". Hmmm will be a long time in the thinking I think! Well thats about it for now. Just wanted to let everyone know how Shayne went with the news. Hope evryone is having a good weekend.

luv Karen. xx.

I finally did it. I quit work. My manager rang me today asking if there was anyway I could possibly start 2 hrs earlier making a 4 pm start. I just can't do it. Shayne doesn't get home til 5  on the nights I work and even later on the days i'm not plus he is having to go in on Saturdays at the moment. Then suggested maybe working weekends. Geez do you just want to take away what little "family" time we get together. It is ridiculous. Her reason being labour module (A part of the stupid program called accelerator) which says how many hours a day she has to spread out between staff. It basically means someone is on their own from 4pm - 6 pm on the days I work. Never mind I am on my own from 6pm - midnight. Umm hello. Where is the fairness. Then she went on to complain at me at how poorly I performed on Tuesday night because my customer count wasn't high enough to not get stuff done. I am not allowed to leave the console area when I am on my own if there is some one in the store and fair enough, but how do I get stuff done when you have ppl wondering around for 30mins deciding what they want. I just told her I can't work under these conditions it wasn't fair and ifthat is what is expected of me then i would have to resign. I didn't blame her and expressed my understnding of how frustrating it must be to loose all your staff because your hands are tied on how many ppl work when and what they are "assigned" to do. It is really this accelerator program. I feel sorry for her. She also turned around and said if I go for another job she would be more than happy to write me a really good reference letter. She also understands my situation with Anthony and not having the option of working days etc etc because she has been there and done that herself and is still struggling with her own personnel issues. Now i just have to tell Shayne. My last shift will be the Friday 18 of July. I am pretty proud of myself though. I nearly stuck it out for a year. It's been a long and hard road but it's now a dead end and I need to find a new path. YAy yay yay!