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[waterspyder]

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1. Call the Centralized Childcare waiting list.
2. Call the City of Ottawa regarding the parking ticket I paid and have a receipt for and they failed to close my file.
3. E-mail the diaper service to reduce the number of diapers in our service and get more diaper covers.
4. Call the Ottawa Hospital and clear up the insurance snafu.
5. Sew buttons back on jeans.
6. Call Mom - it's been a while.


1. Call all the homecare agencies to see if they have a space for James in December. I've only been on the list since August 2007. Yes that was before James was born.
1a. If results don't look promising, call my mother, to have my father send an e-mail to the dude that founded Wee Watch.
2. Take a trip to the head parking ticket office with my receipt to have my file corrected.
3. Call Hydro Ottawa because they sent a cheque to our address in the previous tenants name. One way or another, it ain't right and someone needs to know. Also ask when we get our freaking deposit back.
Considering I *hate* using the telephone to call people, I consider this a highly successful day.

Comments

[jagash.livejournal.com]

Gratz!

[gabriel-le.livejournal.com]

would you consider hiring someone (me) who was available until April, with a few days off?

[waterspyder.livejournal.com]

Definitely!

Anticipated hours are 8am-4pm, Monday - Friday. Also for December and January, I'll be off work on Tuesday mornings for a standing appointment that James and I go to, so Tuesdays will probably be 1pm-5:30pm. There is flexibility in all of this. The government is good for some things.

Advanced warning on which days you'd like off, but luckily my government job allows me to have ten days off on top of vacation and sick days for "family-related responsibilities" and "personal leave". A few of these days should be set aside in case James gets ill, because there is nothing quite as miserable as getting sick when you're pregnant and not being allowed to take anything for it (a pharmacist looked at me like I was trying to score heroin when I asked which cough drops would be the best).

Obviously details such as your place or mine (pros and cons to both), hours of work, days off, pay, and perks are all negotiable.

James appeared to have enjoyed his day with you, and that is important to us above all else.

[gabriel-le.livejournal.com]

there's other concerns as well - how much energy would I have later in my pregnancy? What happens when I am ill?

The other details need some ironing out for sure.

Shall we chat via email, phone, or in person soon?

[waterspyder.livejournal.com]

Most people find it's the last month of the pregnancy that makes you feel like a beached whale, and sick days won't be a problem because of those 10 days. If we can set a few aside for "sick days", then most times it won't be a problem for me to take it off, and heck, Josh is entitled to a few based on how often his coworker takes off to go get her daughter (she seems to be sick at least once a week).

I think we can work something out, and if nothing else, it'll buy us some time even if you're only able to do it until March.

I would prefer an in-person discussion, because the phone is a frightening thing to me (it's wierd, I may get over it some day, but that day is not today), and it'll probably go faster than shooting back and forth e-mails and trying to figure this out since we both have expectations about what we would like to see happen.

Let me know when is good for you, it may be good to wait a few days because we're getting over some illness over here and we don't want to infect you.

[gabriel-le.livejournal.com]

I'm just getting over a cold myself, so no worries there.

I also have a hard time talking over the phone. =)

Is there an evening that works better for you guys? Would you both like to be there?

[waterspyder.livejournal.com]

I prefer not Tuesdays, but every other day of the week work for us usually, although Mondays are hit and miss.

Josh has expressed that he would also like to be there, but his schedule in the evenings is even better than mine.

Also, early evening works a little better for us since James has taken to being quite difficult if we miss his bedtime.

[waterspyder.livejournal.com]

Also, Josh and I are seeing about going to a poly parenting discussion tomorrow... interested in coming along?

[gabriel-le.livejournal.com]

I'm sorry - I've made plans already, as much as that would have been interesting.