Maternity Leave-Unemployment

Since Kiernan has been born I have been on, what I like to call, mat leave unemployment.  Though receiving Employment Insurance from the government, I also have no job to return to - thus the term.

This is the first time I have been unemployed since I graduated from University in 1998.  It was depressing then and it is depressing now.  Despite having worked consistently for the last decade (with a few years for a graduate degree) and developing skills which I *think* are quite marketable - I still have not managed to secure a position to go back to in December.

Oh, but I have been looking!  I counted - I have 82 websites which I peruse weekly for new postings.  82!!!!  I have come close to winning two competitions but in the end, they went with folks with other languages. Merd!  Every time I send out a resume, its a little bubble of hope that someone on the other end will find me worthy of a half hour conversation.

What I have learned throughout this process is to be much kinder in the future to those seeking employment. And, in the next lifetime, to be fluently bilingual before graduating high school.

And what has the little one been up to??

While I have continued my cake baking and decorating pursuits - Kiernan continues to grow and learn and generally get cuter by the second. So far - he is still pretty much a quiet guy, but has learned how to make farting noises with his mouth (from his FATHER! I swear!)...
...how to rock a mohawk...

.....as well as a more conservative look...

...dorky hats....

...and dorkier parents!


In all seriousness, Kiernan has grown to be quite the charming little human being. He now has two teeth - bottom of course. He likes to talk and has a wide ranging vocabulary of "ba-ba," "ma-ma" and, "da-da." No crawling or walking yet - and its OKAY!!!! He will get there when he wants to, and he doesnt want to. He would much rather throw food on the ground for the dog and then pull cat fur from their bodies. Ah, boys.