We had a good time and their internet/server? was down so after several attempts to pay using the app as instructed, they let us in the place for free. We ate dinner there. I am a simple person, I don’t eat half the menu. But I got a burger & fries and they were good.

He seems to be making real effort. He’s taking me to this placed called The Foundation Room on top of the House of Blues 🤷🏻‍♀️ I deliberately didn’t google it so it’s more of a surprise, only asked him appropriate attire. I plan to wear a dress.

I wasn’t there but xh said the ENT wouldn’t recommend it if it weren’t for the fact that dd has had a few years back to back with a couple cases of strep. She also sounds congested frequently. Breaths through her mouth and they think that will help that. I doubt they guarantee anything.

The babysitting agency sent every reference a form about me. One didn’t complete it yet and I don’t know if they will so I sent the agency an additional reference (someone more tech savvy and very reliable) in case that speeds things up. They already received my drug test results. I had bought a concert ticket months ago for last night’s show. I had to go alone but that’s ok. I mostly knew my way around the area so parking/getting to the venue wasn’t stressful. Requested to have a late shift this morning in case I needed to sleep in more. This show was all ages so maybe one day I’ll take ds to a concert. This is becoming my city more and more.

Apparently the surgery would remove both

Ok I’m actually not sure if it’s tonsils or adenoids they were referring to being removed so I asked for clarification. dd is 9 The kids’ insurance requires you meet the deductible before they cover anything so we are anticipating a high bill. I said I couldn’t pay my share right away (normally when xh sends me a medical receipt I owe my share within 30 days). He said he’d work with me on a payment plan.

Well that’s a bummer she continues to have it

I’m not in contact with the doctors but I think the primary care doctor referred them to the ENT. I can check with xh. my guess is the primary care dr supports whatever the ENT suggested.

I know this has been discussed before. If you’ve had this done for your child, how do you feel now? How long ago was the surgery, results, pain/recovery? An ENT is encouraging us to do this. I know if I told my dad he’d have a fit staying that it’s part of your immune system and not something that should be tampered with. Dd tested positive for strep again. This is happening a couple times a year. She sat out of swim part of the school year because she’s constantly getting sick/issues with ears. I don’t think tubes were recommended. Swim was just a 9 week class. But I would like to take the kids swimming this summer if it wasn’t such an issue. the thoughts on this topic probably change every so often so I wanted a new thread. Xh called asking for my opinion. I told him it doesn’t really matter as he has the final say but perhaps a little time to research before moving forward. Thank you

This guy is established in his career, has some similar interests and has always wanted a family. He knows I don’t want to have any more biological kids, though. Just saying this gives some possibility of a future. He is a welder and showed me some of his work in the city. I thought that was very cool. Although he knows several people and introduced me to some females, I didn’t feel threatened at all. One of the bartenders asked if she knew me (she actually may have waited on me once as I’d been there before). I think he just knows a lot of people (some of whom are attractive ladies).

I don’t know but I’m trying not to say “no way.” I started looking into it at work and saw our copy of the player handbook was missing so requested a replacement lol For me I think I may not be a great fit (I was pitched a DnD scenario and asked how my character would react. I said I probably wouldn’t get involved - witnessing a dispute. But apparently a lot of players would. I don’t know if I’d be any good at the fantasy scenarios as I don’t think I care?) And developing a character sounds like a pain. Learning rules etc. Sounds like homework! But I may just ask to sit in part of a game one night to witness it. I’ve been busy enough lately that I haven’t stressed too much about my social circle. I met a woman at Walmart a few weeks ago and we’re gonna get together soon. A friend from MS was here a few days ago for a concert so we met up for a meal. And pretty soon the kids will be home every other week for summer.

The dj and I don’t even talk or hang out, just say hi in passing. I deleted all my dating apps (again) and deactivated my Facebook to take a break from it all and focus on myself. I’ve been very busy… had family in town, working on several projects at work, interviewed for a third job (as a sitter for an agency) and exercising more regularly. well do you remember mr “I’ll show you around the city” guy? We made loose plans to meet at this monthly goth night recently. I usually can’t go because it falls on an inconvenient night (often I have the kids). It was like say hi if I see you, not “see you at X time.” We missed each other. He left early and I arrived later. He’s a bad texter so I didn’t get feedback til much later. Anyway, I really wanted to explore this goth speak easy I learned about. I got a password card at the Vampire Cafe and the speak easy is on a totally different street. If you go at certain times there’s no cover to get in. None of my friends wanted to go. On a whim, I texted that guy and asked if he’d ever been. He said yes and he’d go with me if I wanted. I took him up on it and we had a great night. He lives in the French quarter and knows the area. We spent hours walking around and popping into places (he insisted on paying for everything. It was some annual pirate pub crawl day so we kept seeing pirates). He knows a lot of local employees and neighborhood people so we said hi to a lot of folks. Met one of his relatives and they confirmed he’s a terrible texter lol then we hung out again the next night with a group and were both kinda relieved as the group narrowed down to just us. We plan to see each other again. It’s just funny how of course when I completely swear off dating we meet. He’s a little nerdy, he’s a dungeon master for a local DnD group. I didn’t know how involved that was. He showed me drawings and storylines affiliated with the game that he made. He turns 50 this week (Sat was his birthday celebration with all of us hanging out). I try to keep my expectations low but I think this does have potential.

I’ve been a squeaky wheel asking for my reimbursement over a year for my last CPST renewal. There were a lot of hoops and it got messy. Today I just got the money. That will offset my initial investment in the sitter program. You get reimbursed for the drug test/background check after 4 jobs.

I had my interview today with the sitter place. Sounds like once I get drug tested/background checked and fill out some paperwork I’ll be in the system and will look for upcoming jobs. The company is not new, but the NOLA location is new. So, job opportunities may not appear immediately. They said you will primarily be needed Fri & Sat evenings. Parents must book us a minimum of 4 hours. The pay is lower than what I saw online (I’m sure that’s reflecting the company’s cut). However, they said it’s common that parents tip. The hourly income varies based on how many children. My references were very prompt and already responded to their emails from the company tonight. One of my references is the owner of the nanny agency I worked for in MS. We plug in our availability week to week for the sitter site. My boss is very prompt on our schedules and I already have my full May schedule (I got ds’ birthday off). My hope is that the weekends I don’t have the kids I can pick up jobs. I never work past 5 on Fri/Sat so hopefully I can find some work. There’s potential to do some weeknight jobs depending on what they need and my hours. A friend is visiting the city this week and we’re going to brunch Friday (I have Fri off). If I have time I’ll knock out the drug test that day. Totally random - we have “Caturday” coming up at work and I’m excited to see the kitties. Kids can see the cats and make toys for the shelter.

Xh said he’d work with me next summer on a revised schedule but he already made vacation plans etc this summer. Some relatives visited tonight. We all ate out. Luckily the place I found online was good.