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The past three days by the numbers:

Posted on | April 23, 2006 |

8 hours spent writing applications.
6 application packages sent out.
400 other applicants competing for the same positions.
1,000,000,000 units of stress about obtaining one of said positions.

1 mother visiting.
5 loads of laundry done by said mother.
1 happy grandson.

6 hours of drywalling.
1 diningroom completed.
2 black-hole hours at Home Depot.

3 hours in the emergency room.
2 new babies came into the world while we were there.
1,000,000,000,000, (x infininity) units of gratitude that everything is okay.

6 hours of interrupted sleep.
3 possible teeth on their way in.
2 exhausted parents.

I swear I’ll post tonight & I heart you all for writing me emails wondering where I am.

Comments

14 Responses to “The past three days by the numbers:”

  1. Katie
    April 23rd, 2006 @ 11:06 am

    Oh my, sounds like your a mother! Good luck with the teething, Jack has his two year molars coming in and he is up all night. Take care :)

  2. Sarah
    April 23rd, 2006 @ 11:20 am

    Ah, the word “completed” is a lovely thing in a list :)

  3. Marilyn
    April 23rd, 2006 @ 11:21 am

    I’ve been wondering what with the house remodeling and the mothering and the writing and everything else, how you find time to post at all. So throw in job-hunting on top of that… :) Here’s hoping all of those numbers add up to a position that feels spectacularly right. Good luck.

  4. Elaine
    April 23rd, 2006 @ 11:48 am

    Glad everyone is OK. Was it dh that got hurt or you? And dude, only three hours in the ER sounds like a cake walk. I’ve never spent less than five!

  5. Steph.
    April 23rd, 2006 @ 1:28 pm

    Wow. Don’t feel obligated to post, just get some R&R! You need it!!!

  6. la vie en rose
    April 23rd, 2006 @ 2:44 pm

    sounds like you’ve had a lot going on…hang in there girlfriend!

  7. mama_tulip
    April 23rd, 2006 @ 2:47 pm

    Emergency room? Yikes! Hope everything’s okay.

  8. lizardek
    April 23rd, 2006 @ 4:31 pm

    Only 2 black-hole hours at home depot? Sending energy your way for the rest of it, you obviously need it!!

  9. blackbird
    April 23rd, 2006 @ 4:33 pm

    whew.

    I look forward to hearing it all.

  10. steph
    April 23rd, 2006 @ 4:54 pm

    Two hours in the ER? Beats our current average 5.5 hours! ….the babies: your family? Other patients? Or what happened to warrant the visit?
    I’m glad you are coping and I’ll check back later to read all about it. Hugs!

  11. samantha
    April 23rd, 2006 @ 7:31 pm

    I’m glad you called in the reinforcements. (Grandmas are the best.) Sending you lots of good thoughts on the job hunt and so glad everything’s okay after a trip to the ER!

  12. suse
    April 23rd, 2006 @ 7:35 pm

    I was wondering where you’d got to. Then I see, in the hospital like we were! These children … never a dull moment.

    Glad everything is ok at your end.

  13. kristen
    April 23rd, 2006 @ 8:00 pm

    3 hours in the emergency room isn’t bad considering and it’s great that 2 babies were born while there; I think that’s always good luck. I hope there weren’t stitches or broken bones but I’m glad to hear that all is alright.

  14. gkgirl
    April 23rd, 2006 @ 8:17 pm

    holy…thats a lot going on!

    glad to hear all is ok though
    :)

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