Update on various things

I heard back from my company, and they have accepted my proposal to work part time. They will be sending me a letter sometime soon with the details, but I'm going to be working Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Fridays (24 hours/week). Which sounds good to me! That way I will have Mondays and Thursdays off to be with Julie and I also can do some work from home on those days if needed. I will try not to make a habit of it, but it's good to have that option if I need to. So, I have mixed feelings about returning to work. Intellectually, I know I should go back since we will need the income. I will give it a try and see how it goes. So, my official return to work date is Tuesday, January 19, 2010. So, I still have 2.5 months of mat leave left, so I am going to enjoy it to the max!

Good news: my dad will be receiving that paper he was waiting for within the next couple of days. Our local MP's office was really pushing them, so they finally processed that application. So, as soon as it arrives, my mom is going to send it overnight to the place to get his Austrian passport, which takes 4-6 weeks. The trip is 8 weeks away, so we should be okay there. Turns out we can also apply for his PR card at the same time, which is awesome. The current processing time for the PR cards is 4 months, but we can have it rushed since we have proof of travel arrangements. And our local MP's office will help us again with the PR card. So, it is actually looking hopeful that he will be able to come on the trip after all! I'm sure it will be down to the wire, but it may actually come out in our favour!

We took Julie to my parent's house tonight so Carlos and I could go out on a date. It was really nice; we should make an effort to do that more often! Julie was dressed up and looked adorable! We also took her to visit Thom and his girlfriend, also to Al's place, and to our neighbours. She was quite a hit! She was a little leopard: