Christmas is coming, The Goose is getting fat

Linds don't you love that song - Good times travelling to Columbia with the old girls!
Things in Colorado have started looking up some. Mainly cause I really love my job. I may be crazy cause it is definitely a challenge every single day that I am there. But the kids just - I don't know - I still quite enjoy them. Plus I'm starting to like a lot of my co-workers, I get paid to go to trainings (that a lot of places that I would consider working at want you to have - plus they TCI one I'm in now is very informative and will be helpful), I got a Christmas bonus (mine wasn't for that much but I've only been working there for like less than 2 months so . . .), and we're getting Namaqua long sleeve shirts - All very happy things to me. So those things will help me get over having my hair pulled last week, getting bit yesterday, and wiping out on the patio and bruising my knee cause I was trying to get a kid to time-out and the snow was slick.
Survivor made me very happy tonight I want you all to know. Cindy was voted out and Danny and Rafe are looking like they're in a pretty good position right now. YAY - now I just have to figure out how to watch the Survivor Finale and Sunday night TV. I think that we're going to need to find a friend to tape something for us.
TCI (Therapeutic Crisis Intervention) training was really rather fun today. Although the supervisor that I wrote about that makes me nervous was doing training today too (cause you have to redo it like every year and a half) and of course we were paired up like every time! First cause we were sitting next to each other, then we lined up by height and we were paired (we were the exact same height), then we were lined up by birthdays and we were paired (our birthdays are only 5 days apart), etc . . . It was kind of out of control and a little bit freaky. I really do like her though so . . . I'm just always nervous that she doesn't like me. But I'm starting to feel a little better around her. We learned a lot of info about relating to the kids though and also ways to like protect yourself and how to get out of things like someone pulling your hair, trying to choke you, pulling on your arm, punching at you, biting you, etc . . . So if any of you try anything I'm prepared!
I mailed out the first round of Chrismas gifts today - 6 packages for around 12 dollars. However some were a little more expensive to mail (cough Elizabeth cough). Although I still haven't sent some so I'll have to get on that soon. And Kate I hope that you're going to still be at school for a bit cause I sent yours there!
So did everyone read on CNN about those brothers that died in separate car crashes like 15 minutes apart from each other in the same city. How sad? They lived with their dad and they were his only 2 kids: 23 and 21 I believe. What are the odds?
Well I think it's best that I stop here cause I realized that if I keep it up my newsletter will be super boring! And that wouldn't be any fun would it. I'd hate to bore you later!

Quote of the entry: (Sometimes I think this song sums me up)
"No one thought that I'd jump off that rocky ledge
So I did, and I broke my leg
And I let Jim Beam tell me I could take some guy
Twice my size, but old Jim lied
I can't pretend that I aint been my life's own wrecking crew
And I'm surprised that I've survived all I put myself through

Before I knew better
Before I woke up
I did a whole lotta crazy foolish things I'm not proud of
It was just like me to risk it all
Even when the pain outweighed the pleasure
Before I knew better"
~ "Before I Knew Better" Brad Martin