A good weekend

It was a good week for all of us, and a good weekend too. Last week was my first week back at Chaffey. Things were pretty slow, which is generally a good thing in a mental health clinic. I ended up getting to leave early and met my friend Julie for late lunch/coffee at Panera Bread before our Psychopharmacology class. Wednesday, my Human Sexuality class (Sex with Karen [the professor], as my friends Tony and Randy refer to it) was cancelled, which gave me an opportunity to do some work toward my dissertation and to talk to my advisor about it. Wednesday evening, I had to go to Safe Spaces Allies training at the University of Redlands, so now I'm officially a friend to the gays (as if I haven't always been a beacon for them anyway). Thursday, I worked at U of R and had kind of a crazy night there with some unexpected twists and turns. Luckily, no one suicidal or homicidal, but still an interesting evening full of clients.

Friday, Rebecca and I slept late and enjoyed hanging out at home. I got the cake ordered for Rebecca's birthday party, and it is going to be soooooo cute. I made fresh pasta for dinner (Ramy had linguini and clams; I just had spaghetti; Rebecca thoroughly enjoyed slurping up the noodles). Ramy got home early, and I went and got my hair cut. Yesterday, we went to a birthday party for Ramy's Auntie Debbie. It was a full on Filipino party, although there was no pig. Of course, lots of questions about when we are having our next child. I just started telling them "never." Maybe they'll give up on it (although I doubt it; they're obsessed with us breeding). We went to see Ramy's dad last night and ate Mexican for dinner. This morning, we made it to early mass, and then we had breakfast at Mimi's. Now we're home; Ramy is preparing for his trial this week (child molestation), Rebecca is taking a nap, and I'm folding laundry and making my grocery list.

Rebecca continues to be doing well. She enjoys her scrambled egg yolks for breakfast, as well as her fruit and veggie pancakes and veggie burgers. It is a lot more of a struggle to get her to eat purees anymore, although we can often still get her to eat yogurt with fruit mixed in. She really just wants to pick everything up. I am probably going to start giving her cow's milk this week, with her meals. I don't want it to detract from her nursing and lead to her weaning prematurely, but since she really doesn't nurse during the day anymore, I think it is okay, and it will give her some additional fat. I've got to schedule her 12 month well-baby checkup and shots. I've done all the additional research I wanted to do before letting her have all the shots, and I'm satisfied with going ahead with all of them at the recommended schedule. I had briefly considered waiting on her chicken pox vaccine, but after learning that her pediatrician carries thimerisol free varicella vaccines, then I was assured that the benefit lies in the direction of getting the vax. Since she isn't in daycare, she should be at very low risk, but because of Ramy being in contact with prisoners every day, there's just no telling what germs hop on him and take a ride home.

I'm gearing up for the election season. I love politics. I'm pulling for Hillary, of course, but even more, I just want a Democrat in the Presidency. I'd happily vote for Obama. Here's my new favorite bumper sticker: