Chance is sick. He’s got a bit of a fever and he’s a bit clingly. He’s so “all over me,” it seems absolutely unnecessary for me to wear another layer of clothing.

So… process of elimination:

He’s not pulling his ears, probably not an ear infection.

His snot is running clear, not a cold.

He’s biting me… I bet he’s teething.

He keeps tugging at his clothes. I think he wants some new clothes. Oh… what’s that Chance? Mom should get some new clothes too?

Ok… whatever will make you happy.

It’s Monday night and I’m finally getting down to my computer. It’s been crazy busy for me. I like it busy, but this weekend was a little nuts.

I’ve already told you about Saturday and Sunday… so I’ll pick up where I left off.

The Concert was sweet. I didn’t get out of there till about 10:20pm. Since I had been up since 6am that morning… I felt like I was just about dead. I had 7 voicemails yesterday (still haven’t returned calls yet) but I was so tired, I didn’t listen to them till this morning. I was actually tired by the time I got to the concert (around 4pm) but not so tired I could cause some trouble.

Matt left me and Holly in his office with his computer UNLOCKED. Hello!!! Who does that??? I was blogging on it at first (hence my last blog), but then… he left us in there too long.

We got bored.

Holly stuck post-its everywhere with “dirty words” (she said they were dirty… ie. “hairy chest,” “fart,” “stinky,” etc. I know… I could think up a lot worse) and so I decided to send some emails out to some of my friends… who also happen to work with Matt. However, I did NOT tell them it was me. Since Matt has his email signature all set up “Grace and Peace, Matt Singley, Minister of Operations, blah blah blah” I just allowed them to think Matt sent them a nice email.

I wrote nice things, like:

Dear Jocelyn,
You are a nice person and very trustworthy. And you smell like almonds.

Grace and Peace,

Matt Singley
Minister of Operations
blah blah blah

I’m sure she liked my email.

Once we were out working the venue, my goal was to yell out “HOLLYRESNICK.COM” as many times as possible. Holly likes it when I help her out with marketing. I do a good job.

Anyway. Sunday… a long day. Almost died in my sleep… well… not really. I’m alive and well. I woke up in time to scoot over to JSizzle’s house for coffee. You can check out a recap of our morning on Holly’s blog. I didn’t really almost die in my sleep… but I almost died at Singley’s house because of her stupid cat, Rascal. It would have been nice if they didn’t rub that cat all over my face. I’m so allergic to cats, I need an epipen.

As my throat was closing up and my face was swelling to the size of a football stadium, Jen asked me, “You don’t think he’s cute at all?”. Yeah… he’s so cute, I want to shoot him. GET ‘ER DONE!!!

It’s okay, my devoted readers. I’m okay. I gave myself CPR and I’m here to tell the tale.

All this to say… Brian and I are skipping BSF because Chance has a slight fever and is a little clingy. We’re hanging out as a family tonight. Yay, family! It’s a nice mellow end to a crazy weekend.

I’m gonna get to my emails now. Maybe I’ll get around to my voicemails afterwards. If not… I’ll FOR SURE return your call tomorrow.

BTW… Here’s a picture of the slippers my Mom got me. She and I now have matching slippers. It keeps me from slipping on my wood floors that I so stupidly Pledged.

It’s okay… you can laugh if you want.

It’s been a long weekend and it’s not yet over.

Mom came for a visit yesterday and stayed til after the first service this morning.  It was really nice to have her here.  She’s a good grandmother to Chance.  We went to dinner at a Korean restaurant last night, then she bought me a huge cleaver from Uwajimaya.  I’m pretty excited about that purchase.  I like knives.

Then, I was up and at ‘em at 6am this morning in prep for our 7am call time at the church.  I survived two services.  I shouldn’t say "survived" since I actually enjoyed it.  I got to play and harmonize with Jay to one of my favorite songs ever.  Rock on!

At 2:00pm, I threw my first Arbonne makeup party at Paula’s house.  It was fun… really just for the experience and to play with makeup.  Thanks, Paula, for hosting a party and supporting me in my little venture.

Now, I’m at the church… sitting in Matt Singley’s office… waiting for someone to tell me what to do.  The band has been delayed.  We already went and purchased a guitar for them to sign and now… well… it’s just hurry up and wait. 

Okay… I’m going to go bother Matt now.

My sister, Helen, was featured in an article at William & Mary (her college). Helen is currently a senior there and this article talks about how she and her two friends, Jeannie & Kathryn, stayed connected through a whole year studying abroad in a very creative way.

CLICK HERE to read the article.

I was “informed” recently that when you connect to a link, you’re bragging about something. So, I proudly brag that this is my sister… and she’s smart.

Today, I got to hang out with all four Resnick kids while Holly had a meeting with some big shots (she told me about it… but I don’t remember). It was SUCH a blast. They are so well behave and self entertaining.

I don’t know what I was thinking, but yesterday, I put Pledge on my wood floors (yeah… I can see you all shaking your heads at me now) because they looked a little dry. I have neglected my wood floors (besides sweeping, swiffering and wiping down with water every now and then) mostly because I didn’t know what to do with them. Well… the Pledge made it all crazy slick and slippery. I’m hoping it will wear off in a week or so.

Anyway… all four kids slipped and FELL at least once (ok… more like at least 5 times each). None of them cried. Not even Ireland. Kelton was the only one who cried, but that was because I punched him in the face. What??? Is that bad? JUST KIDDING. Ok. Seriously, do you think I would do that for REALS? No, they were all so well behaved. No one cried, even though they fell multiple times. And yes… I laughed AT them. They seemed okay with that.

My friend, Tricia Vermace, came over to visit for a couple of hours. I see her maybe twice a month. She’s got a wealth of knowledge and wisdom. I think I suck her dry… she has to recover before seeing me again. She’s a BSF leader for a Clackamas location. It was pretty sweet to be able to talk to someone about our Romans study.

Her two kids were with her, so it was a like an accidental playdate. Kiel & Greg (9) are the same age and they totally got along. Luke (4)… well… Luke is just big and Kelton (3) likes to play by himself. Luke kept asking, “Mom… can we go home yet?” It was pretty funny.

After the Vermace’s left, I fed the kids lunch. I had prepped tuna fish for sandwiches. Before I put it on the bread, all four kiddies piped up.

Kiel: “Jenni, I don’t mean to be rude, but I don’t really like tuna.” How sweet and polite is he?
Ireland: “Me neither.”
Me: “How about Peanut Butter and Jelly?”
Kelton: “YAY! Peanut Butter and Jelly!”
Riley: “I like tuna! Tuna for me, please!” (I think I’ll keep her. Don’t tell Scott & Holly. They have so many kids, they won’t even notice she’s gone!)

Holly came in soon after and brought me sushi from Sinju in the Pearl.

1. Love Sushi
2. Love Spicy Tuna Rolls
3. Love Holly

I should wear a sign. “Will Work For Sushi!”

Then, tonight, she took me to go see a movie. She even bought a popcorn and soda. I let her hold my hand in the dark. That’s, like, first base… or something.

My friend, Paula, came over the other day and gave me a gift. It made me laugh because it was so adequately something I would say. It really makes me feel special when someone just picks up a little something that made them think of me (especially if it’s funny).

This made me think of all my friends and how wonderful they are.

They make me laugh
They laugh with me
They inspire me to be better
They call me
They text me weird messages
They go to lunch with me
They watch my son so I can run errands
They trust me to watch THEIR kids (even if there are 4 or more)
They play tennis with me
They come over to help me dream up my new kitchen (thanks, Jen)
They write me notes
They invite me to parties
They show up at my parties
They take me to movies
They love me

I LOVE YOU ALL!!!