Another Job Bites The Dust

And I'm not quite sure I got out in time. I helped a yogurt shop get going and from the start it was a bad deal. I really wanted to find another job, but nothing was really coming up and I have to be careful and make sure any new job I get will allow for the wedding off.

I watched this business struggle from the start and then, thankfully, I watched and learned of mistakes it made with the city and county. Yesterday, I planned to contact my manager and let her know I would finish the week out, but during the day, these mistakes became toooooooo big and I made the call not to return after I finished the day. Of course she wasn't happy to hear that, but throwing at me that the law requires you to give two weeks, is a little off. With a struggling business that has fines and major purchases in the near future I fear I won't get that final paycheck, necessary to pay for the wedding. I know it seems silly, but I had two paychecks with these guys and neither of the came on time. The lied about where they were, when they would be there, and how they would get there. The first paycheck was a personal business check well after we should have recieved the check and I refused to spend the money until I was sure the check went through, this had happened to the other employees with the first paycheck I was not there for. Two paychecks is not reassuring.

Now I may have a struggle ahead of me to get paid, but I do not feel bad leaving this store the way I did, abruptly and without notice. It's better I get out now, before it gets worse and it can get worse. We're now both job hunting. Hopefully something better comes along and I will never help another small business get started and I will not allow my children to help one. Unless of course it is my own small business.

Learning To Walk

Niran is working on walking. We had one walker for him that he seemed to really enjoy pushing around while crawling or watching tv from, but he wasn't really walking with it.

I decided to try a different walker that seemed to difficult to move on carpet, but he can use it easily. See what happens when you assume. He used it a couple of times last night and then this morning I had him do it so I could get some video. I didn't think about the angle of the camera. I'll have to see if I can rotate on the main computer. So just put your left ear to your left shoulder and enjoy!

A Step Towards Self Feeding

We've tried to get Niran to where he will feed himself with a spoon. So far in the last couple of months he has had to no interest in it, which is fine. He'll do things when he wants to. Tonight, he decided that he wanted the spoon I was using to feed him. So, Dad got him his own spoon, while mom kept one so that feeding didn't stop altogether. Niran then pointed to his plate so I moved it closer to him. He grabbed some broccoli with his fingers (which he has decided he doesn't like any longer, it used to be a favorite), put it onto his spoon and then put the spoon into his mouth. He finished with one of his grins. Throughout his meal he would put the spoon onto his plate and then into his mouth, with very little on it. We're on the long road to independence!