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i stayed home from work sick with a cold yesterday. i had regular sneezing fits that would leave me quite worn out. brendan was annoyed at me because i wasn't consistantly covering my nose when i sneezed (twice, i drove him down to staples so he could fax some paperwork to canada post for his new job, and the sneezing would often happen when i was driving the car - which made it impossible for me to properly cover my face). i had some chicken noodle soup and slept. i don't know if it's because i was sick, or because it was the rare occassion that i was at home and not busy in the evening, but i fell asleep on the couch at 8:30 both tuesday and wednesday. one of the best feelings is when i wake up in the night feeling like i've been sleeping for ages and discover that it's only 12:30. i love that. i actually made it to work on time. i think i'll try to revert to my rule about turning off my computer at 9:30. it's much easier being in bed on time without that distraction.

it was my mom's birthday, so we had to go out for dinner with my family. she picked red lobster, i really don't like red lobster. everything is pre-fab. i swear they don't cook anything there. the food is not bad exactly, it's just so obviously defrosted. it reminds me of frozen entrees from the grocery store, in themselves are not bad, but do not deserve a $13 price tag. next time i have to go there i think i'll just stick to a salad. i'm not even convinced my mom likes it, she just picks it because it's one of those places we couldn't afford to go to when we were younger, so she thinks it's fancy.

b starts his new job today. we're pretty excited. he would like to be a mailman some day (they're now called 'letter carriers'), but at the post office you have to start at the bottom and work your way up. he would be a great letter carrier. he loves walking, he thrives on routine, he's very dedicated, and he wears the same thing every day. he's working on getting his drivers licence because it's one of the qualifications for being a mailman. his lessons are going very well, my dad said he's getting an A or A+. he'll probably take his test in november. anyways, the new job is a 2-week temp position as a volumn counter. joy did that job twice in university and really liked it. it's basically sorting mail. joy liked it because she could listen to booktapes while she worked. she told us that after, they kept offering her more jobs. basically once you get your foot in the door you have a lot of job opportunities. the downside is that brendan currently has 3 jobs, but i've suggested that he consider quitting one of the others. my dear b has a really hard time with change, so this has been quite overwhelming for him.

this thing called love's got me crawling under my skin.