Thank you LUCAS!!!

For those of you who don't know, I will tell the story of my first telephone interview for my new job. It had been scheduled for Wednesday which is normally the day that I watch Lucas. I assumed I would be able to find someone to watch him for the hour or so of my interview, but as it turned out my dad was out of town on a business trip, my mom had a board meeting and my grandma's day was full of home visits. About 45 minutes before my interview I started trying to get Lucas to fall asleep. I had kept him awake for most of the morning to make sure he would nap while I was on the phone. At about 1:25 Lucas fell asleep in my arms. My interview was at 1:30. I was so thankful. At exactly 1:30 the telephone rang and Lucas' eyes immediately opened. I answered the phone and the man said "Erin, we have an interview scheduled with you, is this still a good time?" And I look down at Lucas whose huge eyes are open and staring at me and I explain my situation: "Well, right now it is, but I happen to be watching my nephew...." The man begins to introduce the 6 or 8 people who are present on the conference call and Lucas starts screaming. I mean screaming like I am cutting him or pinching him or something. And the man on the phone continues to speak but I can't really hear what he is saying. We chat for a few minutes and I explain that part of why I came home was to help with Lucas and the interviewer explained that each person in the room had children of their own and they understood. My interview was rescheduled for the end of their day, after Julie and Jason got home and after they had completed the rest of their scheduled interview.

Today, Ken, one of the men present in my interview came to my office and told me that I should thank my nephew, because he made a big difference in their opinion of me during my interview. Ken explained that that particular situation was stressful and he thought that I handled it very well. He said that witnessing me struggle through explaining myself and rescheduling the interview said a great deal about the type of woman that I am and how I deal with stress. Even though my mother said that Lucas was crying to sabotage my interview because he didn't want me to leave, apparently it actually was what made the committee believe that I was right for the job. So thank you Mr. Lucas Moreno.