I haven't been here much, because there has been absolutely nothing going on. LOL. The heat still has me pretty much trapped inside. I tried to walk down to the Farmers Market a couple weeks ago (it was barely 80) and almost passed out on the way back. Now, I spend my time inside, with the AC. Our DVD player just died, the Wii is also dead, and I am fearing for my computer. It's like the electronical plague has hit our home.

I had an appointment (my first with my OB) a week and a half ago. We were hoping to hear the heartbeat, but it didn't happen. She tried, but I have a tilted uterus, and it was still a little early. We go back on Tuesday to try again. If we're still getting nothing, I get an ultrasound. I don't think it's going to be a problem, though. LOL. In the past 3-4 days, my uterus has gone from nicely tucked away to "Hey! Hello, there!!". Which means, while I still don't have an obvious pregnancy bump, I also don't have a single pair of undies that fit. Grr.

We're still struggling our way through toilet training. Becca lost interest for a couple months, but she stayed dry all day yesterday, and even got up once during the night to use her potty. Unfortunately, the only treats in the house at the moment are the Willy Wonka Treasure things, so she was on a sugar high half the day. I think we're buying her some M&Ms today...

Mark is enjoying his job. His first overnight, I was awake every hour, thinking he was coming home. Him being gone all night (7-7) is just... weird. But I'm getting used to it. I'm getting way too used to having the bed mostly to myself, too. It's so nice to really be able to stretch out, use all the pillows, and do what I want to with the blanket. I've been really hot at night, too, so it's nice to be able to put the fan in the window until the room is freezing, without worrying about him taking it out because he's cold. :)

We have started Becca on numbers and letters. I was looking for birthday presents for her on Amazon, and found some Brain Quest stuff for younger kids. They had a preview for their Preschool workbook, so I had Becca sit next to me, and we went through it. She was getting almost everything right. So, I think we'll be starting an "unofficial" homeschooling thing once she turns three. She's not really old enough for the local preschools until she reaches 4, so this will give her a chance to get ahead a bit. We're also looking at a dance class for her. A woman I know takes her grandson, and she said that it's crazy to watch, but all the kids really love it. We also want to get her into a swim class. She'll be too old for the Water Babies program at the local Y this year, but I really do want to give her the chance to keep swimming this winter.

We're purchasing our tickets for the NYS fair today. If you buy early, they're only $6. We'll be going up for the free Lady Antebellum concert. Unfortunately, Mark works the night before, so we won't be getting to the fair until 3:00 at the very latest, and I'll have to claim our seats for the show the moment we get in the gates. Mark and I will be switching off with Becca, so we can each see a bit of the fair. We were originally going to try to get up there two days, just so we could have one day to walk around, and one day to see the concert. I'm not sure if it will still happen, though. The $6 to get in isn't bad, but the food gets a bit expensive. And then Becca needs a souvenir, and then Mark thinks he needs one, too... Last year, he really, really wanted a cowboy hat, until I talked him out of it. I love him, but he just can't pull off the cowboy look.

If I could get up there, I'd like to go on the first day of the fair. Yeah, it's absolutely insane that day. But the guy from the TWC vs. Verizon commercials (he also plays Kurt's dad on Glee) will be at the Time Warner booth. I would love to meet him. LOL. My sister is going up that day, and promised to get me a picture. Maybe I'll talk her into just taking Becca and I along. I think Mark works that day.

I think I'm out of pointless, boring things to write about. Finally. At this point, I'm waiting for Mark to get up and make breakfast. He got paid last night, and went out at midnight to pick up breakfast stuff. Bacon? Check. Sausage? Check. He gets home, and realizes we only have one egg. LOL. Can't even make pancakes with that. So, we're evidently having bacon, sausage and maybe toast. Or the last few bagels. Can you tell it's grocery day?

Mark had his interview this morning. He got there, filled out some paperwork, chatted with the woman doing the interview, and then went for a tour of the plant.

Along the way, he managed to talk his way into starting operator training two weeks after his start date. Usually, the training is reserved for those who have been with the company a while, but.. Yeah. Give the boy some credit.

From what he said, the woman was showing him something with the operators, and mentioned that they needed a few more. He said that that was something he was interested in, moving up and doing so fairly quickly. She was thrilled. A few minutes later, he became one of 5 trainees (plant-wide) to be going through the next training.

The pay is better than we hoped, after his 90 day probation. He'll be getting right around 48 hours (possible more, if he wants them) every week, and the benefits are better than where he is currently. He'll also have a week of vacation time available right around the time I'm due, which will be really nice.

I still maintain that it was my awesome resume' skills that got him in for the interview (okay, that and because my uncle works there, but still..). He did a great job with his end of it, though. He has an appointment with the temp agency he'll be working with for the first 3 months on Thursday, and then he'll be putting in his week-ish notice. We're trying not to get too excited (counting chickens before they hatch, and all that), because we don't want to jinx it, but it looks like this job might give me a chance to focus less on my own work, and more on housework and being a mom. Which would be awesome.

In other news, waking up starving and nauseous at 2:30 in the morning sucks. That is all.