Hey ATL peeps: I have a babysitting opportunity if anyone is interested. I have a friend from college who lives in Sandy Springs and had her first baby in February. She is going back to work 2 days a week starting the first week of June and is looking for a babysitter. Specifically, it would be Tuesdays 9-5 and Wednesdays 9-4. She said that if someone was interested but couldn't start in June, her sister could help out for a little bit until they were able. I don't think she knows alot of people in Atlanta and is worried about finding someone good for the first time she's leaving her baby. Is anyone interested?? Also, for those moms and dads out there, if you know of any good babysitters that you use that aren't on here, could you let me know and I could direct her to them? Thanks!!!
Whitney, I'm guessing she would want someone to come to her house? I would do it but we have a lot of travel plans this summer that would probably mess her up. I would obviously have to do it at my house with the kids out of school. I will ask around here and see if anyone is interested and let you know.
Would you want us to post this in the Powers Ferry web servant thing? I wonder if Alicia Finney would want the job- She's staying at home writing at the moment.
HEY!! how was the house showing? I think i left my room kind of a mess... hope it wasn´t too bad... anything else going on with the plumbing?? And were you about to get the rent to Ben? And how are you?? :)
Ha... he bought a condo in Fells Point! So yeah, I think I can still call him my neighbor... and it would be easy to walk my dog down the water that direction... :)
ATL is good. It seems a great deal is changing around here. Not sure if you read but I am heading to the Peace Corp in year. My destination is somewhere in the Pacific Islands teaching business to high school students.
hey whitney! it's sam. I'm actually not feeling bad at all right now. Although I told Clay yesterday that I wouldn't mind throwing up once just so i would actually feel pregnant. I guess I should be thankful though!
Ollie is back! Apparently, an amazingly caring lady who works for a nonprofit dog rescue place had been looking for him since she saw the signs. When she was walking her dog last night, she saw him under a car by an alley a few blocks from my house. So, she worked FOR 2 HOURS trying to lure him into her SUV and even called a friend who brought cat food and a carrier to put in the car!! After he finally jumped into the SUV, she left him in there over night (she couldn't get a hold of me b/c I had put my work number on the signs). So, I get to work this morning with 2 frantic voicemails from this woman saying that my cat is in her car and she's afraid to open the door b/c she thinks he's going to get out and she doesn't know anything about cats and needs me to come asap. I rush from work and find my sweet, little baby laying in the floorboard of this stranger's SUV. The best thing was, she didn't even want the reward but instead just wants me to donate to the dog rescue thing! I brought him to the vet to get him checked out and, aside from an upper respiratory infection and some bruises on his back paws, he seems good to go! He is now purring in my lap and reminiscing about his adventurous 10 days in the city!! If only he could talk...
congrats...after that first entry i really thought that is was a lost cause, so i was excited to see this. sam says that she is amazed at your dedication! oh and by the way...i don't think i've told you this, but i prefer blossom over the chiquita banana lady
Hello all- Some of you may know how obsessed I am with my cat, Ollie. Well, unfortunately, it seems that Ollie snuck out of my apt on Sunday night when we were taking out the trash. Since then, I have spent most every waking second (which there have been plenty of since I haven't been able to sleep!) that I am not at work searching for my poor, sweet, partially declawed kitty who has never been outside before. I have visited animal control, the humane society, and multiple vets and pet stores. I have also placed notices in many local papers, craiglist, and a few lost pet websites and have posted probably 100 signs in my area. I have wandered around and driven around searching alleys and streets for days. I have left his carrier, litter box, cat nip, and food in the front and back of my apt, along with possessions that might have "my scent" on them. I have woken up at set intervals to check the doors in case he has found his way back and is sitting on the doorstep. Since many people have said that cats that escape are likely to hide in the day and go searching for food at night, I have resorted to sitting outside all night waiting for him to come back alongside some cat nip and cat food. It is now 2:00am and I have been out here since 10ish. I have quite a set-up out here b/w my laptop, a heater, and my comforter, so even though it is chilly, I am making it so far. At this point, 5 cats have approached my porch to try and get Ollie's good, but so far, no Ollie. There's no real point to this entry I guess, aside from highlighting how crazy pet owners can be! Does anyone have any other ideas of how to track him down? I'm not giving up hope yet!!
Update: It is now 5:30am and still no Ollie, but I think I have attracted every other cat in Baltimore to my porch! I think I am going to end my all night stakeout now, even though it was unsuccessful...
Whit, here is a web page with tips for catching cats. The page has a link on it to buy cat traps. Petco also carries traps, which are supposed to be nicer, but I don't know. Good luck; poor Ollie.
Oh, Whitney! I am so sorry! The same thing happened to me - well, my cat, anyway. We left her with my parents when we moved to France (for 6 months) and she ran away. I was (still am) devastated. But don't give up hope! hugs!
Hello everyone- I know you probably all died of shock when you saw my little name turned white on your friends list, but, alas it is true: I am posting. I'm sorry I haven't posted in a while, but I wanted to wait until I had something big enough to get a lot of comments :). So, here it goes- I decided today that I will be going back to Nashville for my post-doc!! It was a tough decision b/c I had several awesome options in Atlanta and my position in Nashville will be a little tougher logistically and more general than my others specialized experiences so far. But, I will be a part of Pediatric Associates of Franklin and they are looking to expand their psychological services, so it seems like it would be a good decision for my long-term goal, which is to be in Nashville. So, even though I am sad that I won't be able to return to all of my wonderful friends in Atlanta, I am very excited to be able to finally be back with all of my friends and family in Nashville. I am still here in Baltimore through June, then I'll head back down south in July (even though some weirdos up here call this the south!).
Aside from deciding the fate of my life for the next few years, nothing else too exciting is going on. I'm still plugging away at my internship and trying to pretend like I am completing my dissertation, but not doing a very good job of it! I hope everyone is doing well and I will try to do a better job of posting more often than once a year or so...
I'm so happy for you, Whitney! I know you want to be close to your mom and those babies! At least we are up there some and will still get to see you! We will for sure be up there July 18th!
Don't be so judgmental -- if the people in Baltimore consider themselves southerners, then that's what they are. Oh, and welcome back -- eventually -- to Nashville.
Serioulsy, Whitney, birthday girl: question reality! To use an image from Plato -- the great Greek philosopher and father of western civilization, not the actress who portrayed Kimberly on "Different Strokes" -- get out of the cave!
So I've gotten many requests to update my blog. I will write more details in the future, but until that time, I thought that the lyrics from this song best summarize my life thus far in Baltimore. Enjoy!
*Note: Some lyrics have been slightly altered so as to be acceptable for all ages.
We flying the first class
Up in the sky
Poppin' white grape juice
Livin' the life
In the fast lane
And I wont change
By the Glamorous, oh the flossy flossy
The glamorous,
The glamorous, glamorous (the glamorous life)
By the Glamorous, oh the flossy flossy
Wear them gold and diamonds rings
All them things don't mean a thing
Chaperons and limousines
Shopping for expensive things
I be on the movie screens
Magazines and boogie scenes
I'm not clean, I'm not pristine
I'm no queen, I'm no machine
I still go to Taco Bell
Drive through, raw as heck
I don't care, I'm still real
No matter how many records I sell
After the show or after the Grammies
I like to go cool out with the family
Sippin', reminiscing on days when I had a Mustang
I'm talking White grape juice wishes, caviar dreams
You deserve nothing but all the finer things
Now this whole world has no clue what to do with us
I've got enough money in the bank for the two of us
Plus I gotta keep enough lettuce
To support your shoe fetish
Lifestyles so rich and famous
Robin Leach will get jealous
Half a million for the stones
Taking trips from here to Rome
So If you ain't got no money take your broke booty home
G-L-A-M-O-R-O-U-S, yeah G-L-A-M-O-R-O-U-S
I got problems up to here
I've got people in my ear
Telling me these crazy things
That I don't want to know
I've got money in the bank
And I'd really like to thank
All the fans, I'd like to thank
Thank you really though
Cause I remember yesterday
When I dreamt about the days
When I'd rock on MTV, that be really dope
It's been a long road
And the industry is cold
I'm glad my daddy told me so, he let his daughter know
^I'm not sure what Lee is referring to about your cell phone, but I dropped mine in my coffee a few months ago--had to get a new one. Hope you're doing well.
Sorry you couldn't hear too well. I guess that makes me feel a little better about making us get there so early. Around 4:00 Sam and I left to go get some food and it was a nightmare getting through everyone. One lady tried to tell us her blanket was "closed". I felt like saying...how are you going to not allow 50,000 people not step on your blanket?? We tried to make a point of stepping on their blanket on the way back!!
If you did get what I have it was probably due to being in close proximity to 50,000 other people and breathing in cigarette and ..ahem...other types of smoke while being outside in the grass and stuff all day.
Okay, thanks. My exceptionsl students class that I've been taking this semester has made me look back on my education experience, and wonder if my teachers and parents missed something. I was considered "gifted" in 4th grade through 9th grade, but the class has made me wonder if I'm an underacheiving gifted student, or if I'm gifted and have a learning disability. If this is the case, I wish it had been discovered earlier. I will let you know what I find out.
I've heard about that! I've tried Guitar Hero at some friends' apartment, and that was pretty cool, but I really want to try the drum tracks on Rock Band. I don't think I know anyone who has it though.
What exactly is a fellowship position? Let us know when you head down -- I'll try to come of the library long enough to at least eat something. I don't mind the cold here, I just wish it would make up its mind. It was warm enough for short sleeves and sandals on Tuesday, snowed on Wednesday, and almost hit both extremes today. One of these days I'd like to spend the winter in a place like Alaska, Montanta, or Switzerland to see what a cold winter is really like.
