Hey, A.
The nice thing about a day off in the middle of the week, which makes it even better than a weekend, is that it’s a bonus. Even weekends with plans to do nothing don’t pan out that way. There’s always something that has to be done. Every day of the week is scripted in my life, sometimes with little more than school (work, that is) and the gym, but just that takes up 12 hours of my day. My alarm goes off at 5:15 am, and if I run around like crazy after school to get out at a decent hour, I can actually get to the gym and be home by the evening news. And then there’s the matter of feeding myself, and cleaning up after myself, and getting ready to do it all over again the next day. Which is why some days I skip the gym and make plans for happy hour sushi instead. But on sick days it is totally permissible and acceptable to do nothing. Really do nothing. After all, I’d normally be at work. Nothing gets done when I’m at school showing Power Points on endocrine glands, right? Why should I feel the need on a sick day? Should I choose to do something productive, well then that’s a choice.
That being said, I woke up at 6:45, but stayed supine on the couch, under a blanket until 8. After the first hour of the Today show, I got up and made coffee. I read email and checked blogs and then at 9 I headed out in the pouring rain to the drycleaner (an errand I was unsuccessful completing this weekend). I came home and read. And laughed out loud. At noon, I decided there would no correcting. I made a Bloody Mary and read some more and was ready for a nap (I NEVER nap) by 1:40. I napped until about the time I’d be getting out of school.
At around 3 I decided to do laundry, and when I was done I made myself an excellent dinner with a new favorite (read: cheap but quite drinkable) white wine. And now it’s 7. I’ve been somewhat productive but I’m not exhausted. And I’m ready to finish my book and my bottle of Riesling, and I will be a much happier teacher tomorrow.
Hope the first day of spring break has been good…
Love,
B
Monday, March 29, 2010
Sunday, March 28, 2010
Not-so-future Planning
Hey you.
How are you? Enjoying your Sunday? I've had a good weekend--which includes a cut and color, a steak, and a little shopping--and I'm still wondering about whether or not to take tomorrow off. It's supposed to rain like crazy for two days, and I could use the time to do laundry and correct, but I would also like to take a day to sit with D in chemo. She's getting chemo twice a week (this clinical trial is pretty aggressive), and I'd like to visit with L, or take turns--watching C so L can go, then going myself. There's the part of me who says do both, Barb. Take tomorrow for yourself; take a Tuesday for D. Honestly, Amanda, my last pay stub showed that I have 109 sick days accumulated. I've taken 8 this year (2 for my parents' party) and have another 7 I can take before I dip into the 109. When I retire, I will get paid for up to 200 unused days...at 30 dollars a day. Maybe only 15. Do I sound like I'm trying to convince myself to go for it? I guess I am.
Whether or not I take tomorrow, it's a short week this week since Friday is a holiday, and that's a good thing. I'm going to Boston Friday to Saturday (the extended forecast looks great!) and spending Easter Sunday with my family. After that, my friend, I am officially in the homestretch. My birthday is 2 months away, and pool season starts that weekend. We make final NHS selections Wednesday, the third quarter ends Thursday, and it's pretty much smooth sailing after that. Wow.
Looking forward to your next update. Hope you're finishing up a good weekend.
Love,
Barb
How are you? Enjoying your Sunday? I've had a good weekend--which includes a cut and color, a steak, and a little shopping--and I'm still wondering about whether or not to take tomorrow off. It's supposed to rain like crazy for two days, and I could use the time to do laundry and correct, but I would also like to take a day to sit with D in chemo. She's getting chemo twice a week (this clinical trial is pretty aggressive), and I'd like to visit with L, or take turns--watching C so L can go, then going myself. There's the part of me who says do both, Barb. Take tomorrow for yourself; take a Tuesday for D. Honestly, Amanda, my last pay stub showed that I have 109 sick days accumulated. I've taken 8 this year (2 for my parents' party) and have another 7 I can take before I dip into the 109. When I retire, I will get paid for up to 200 unused days...at 30 dollars a day. Maybe only 15. Do I sound like I'm trying to convince myself to go for it? I guess I am.
Whether or not I take tomorrow, it's a short week this week since Friday is a holiday, and that's a good thing. I'm going to Boston Friday to Saturday (the extended forecast looks great!) and spending Easter Sunday with my family. After that, my friend, I am officially in the homestretch. My birthday is 2 months away, and pool season starts that weekend. We make final NHS selections Wednesday, the third quarter ends Thursday, and it's pretty much smooth sailing after that. Wow.
Looking forward to your next update. Hope you're finishing up a good weekend.
Love,
Barb
Thursday, March 25, 2010
Scheming
Hey, Amanda.
I'm currently in one of those phases during which I am fantasizing daily about taking a "sickie" the next day. At present, I am thinking maybe it would be nice to take Monday off...Tomorrow it would be easy to stay home as all my classes are shorter (we run a different schedule on Day 5/most Fridays) and taking quizzes or tests, but I have a hair appointment after school, in a town close to school, so it seems silly to take the day off only to drive by school later in the day. Monday would be just as easy to take off--lesson plan wise--but as I would have no reason to leave the house AT ALL it makes more sense. That being said, I will leave plans on my desk tomorrow afternoon. Whether or not I follow through on Sunday is to be seen....
After our quick phone call yesterday to commiserate about our hot mess siblings, sushi was good. Today, after my faculty meeting, I decided to have the burger I've been craving for weeks. This weekend I have nothing going on, and--go figure--I am thrilled.
Hope all is well on your end. Happy weekend...almost.
Love you,
Barb
I'm currently in one of those phases during which I am fantasizing daily about taking a "sickie" the next day. At present, I am thinking maybe it would be nice to take Monday off...Tomorrow it would be easy to stay home as all my classes are shorter (we run a different schedule on Day 5/most Fridays) and taking quizzes or tests, but I have a hair appointment after school, in a town close to school, so it seems silly to take the day off only to drive by school later in the day. Monday would be just as easy to take off--lesson plan wise--but as I would have no reason to leave the house AT ALL it makes more sense. That being said, I will leave plans on my desk tomorrow afternoon. Whether or not I follow through on Sunday is to be seen....
After our quick phone call yesterday to commiserate about our hot mess siblings, sushi was good. Today, after my faculty meeting, I decided to have the burger I've been craving for weeks. This weekend I have nothing going on, and--go figure--I am thrilled.
Hope all is well on your end. Happy weekend...almost.
Love you,
Barb
Tuesday, March 23, 2010
Me Time...and this is really good wine, btw :)
Hey there.
Good to hear your voice too. I actually cooked this evening as well, and since the boys have gone to baseball practice and won't eat until they get home after 8, I think I'll pour myself a glass of wine and eat alone. In a good way :)
I could be folding laundry (any pile will do) or doing laundry (like the shorts JJ borrowed from a friend that I will not allow him to return unwashed). I could be ironing or watching my favorite show, Cash Cab. But I am so motivated to be present in my own space that I am choosing to honor myself with writing and reading. I even went on Amazon and wrote a book review for my (new) friend's book (not Kim). Hello! Slow it down!
Anyway...
I was going to vent a little Bro/SIL junk on you today, on the phone but I'm glad I didn't, because I much prefered the light-hearted catch up we had, and was happy not to hang up with all that negative energy floating around in my aura that appears when I get started on them. Having said that, I just had a new little piece added by my mother and I'm fired up all over again. So I wrote about it anyway and emailed it over just now.
Thanks for being such a good listener. :)
Love,
A
Good to hear your voice too. I actually cooked this evening as well, and since the boys have gone to baseball practice and won't eat until they get home after 8, I think I'll pour myself a glass of wine and eat alone. In a good way :)
I could be folding laundry (any pile will do) or doing laundry (like the shorts JJ borrowed from a friend that I will not allow him to return unwashed). I could be ironing or watching my favorite show, Cash Cab. But I am so motivated to be present in my own space that I am choosing to honor myself with writing and reading. I even went on Amazon and wrote a book review for my (new) friend's book (not Kim). Hello! Slow it down!
Anyway...
I was going to vent a little Bro/SIL junk on you today, on the phone but I'm glad I didn't, because I much prefered the light-hearted catch up we had, and was happy not to hang up with all that negative energy floating around in my aura that appears when I get started on them. Having said that, I just had a new little piece added by my mother and I'm fired up all over again. So I wrote about it anyway and emailed it over just now.
Thanks for being such a good listener. :)
Love,
A
Test Kitchen
Oh my god...I had way too much going on in the kitchen after we hung up. Thank God I did the onions and mushrooms ahead of time. Still, once I got the steak cooking and needed to heat up the veggies a bit and get a tortilla ready to go, well...let's just say a) thank god it tasted good and 2) I can't believe I have cleaned the entire mess already. I guess my increased dose of thyroid meds, efforts at the gym and Vit D horse pills are working—giving me energy and motivation...to create and clean delicious disasters...then sit down and write about it.
No word on D yet, but should I not hear before I go to bed, I will not go to bed worried. Rather, no news is good news at this point. More than anything, I hope she was able to have a little bit of fun today and that she was able to feel all the positive energy that she has streaming toward her and love that is surrounding her.
I’ll try to write more tomorrow, but I have a selection meeting after school and then I’m going out for sushi with C so it may not be until evening for me.
It was great to hear your voice and catch up in person. I hope the rest of your day was good, and that you can find a few minutes to read, or write, or otherwise feed your soul today.
Love you!
Barb
No word on D yet, but should I not hear before I go to bed, I will not go to bed worried. Rather, no news is good news at this point. More than anything, I hope she was able to have a little bit of fun today and that she was able to feel all the positive energy that she has streaming toward her and love that is surrounding her.
I’ll try to write more tomorrow, but I have a selection meeting after school and then I’m going out for sushi with C so it may not be until evening for me.
It was great to hear your voice and catch up in person. I hope the rest of your day was good, and that you can find a few minutes to read, or write, or otherwise feed your soul today.
Love you!
Barb
Monday, March 22, 2010
A Memorable Weekend :)
Hey, Barb.
This is my 15 minutes of down time during this sub assignment. Don't know if you got my text earlier this morning but I'm at the alternative highschool today. These teachers don't have plan time (???) but normally, I don't have computer access at all, so I'll take the trade. I'm having a bit of a hard time here, with the lack of structure, rules, schedules and general supervision, but the lack of attendance is kind of making up for it all. OMG, I could never do this as a permanent job; in fact, I'm pretty sure I'm crossing it off my Preferences list as soon as I can.
Anyhoo....as you can probably imagine, I had an awesome weekend. Friday night we had E&L over for dinner, which turned out to be pretty fun after all. I don't think we'll become close friends or anything like that, but I wouldn't mind doing dinner with them every now and then. Saturday, everyone was up early for JJ's baseball game. Fortunately, the weather was beautiful, so we sat around in t-shirts with coffee, jawjacking with all the other parents. And,we they won the game!
I left straight from there for Borders, only to get major drama from my SIL on the phone on the way there. More on that later (lots more - and for a phone coversation) but for now, suffice to say she haunted me the entire day, up to the very end of the party at midnight. My bro never showed up at all.
JA, the other woman who was helping me put this whole thing together, and her husband JO, met me at Borders and we got all the stuff set up for the reading. It didn't start until 2:00 but well before 1:00 people were starting to show up. Working with the rep from Borders, JA and I assigned ourselves "jobs" for the afternoon and set about doing them as soon as we realized it was going to be utter chaos if we didn't start early. Kim waited for 2:00 to begin the reading, but she was signing books from 1:30 until 5:30, without a single break.
Oh look! This class is going to watch a movie so I can stay right here!
JA and I traded back and forth handing out swag, checking name spellings, answering questions, basically just making sure people had paid for books, had their little name sticky in the front cover, bla, bla bla. One of our neighbors had copied the jacket cover and had t-shirts designed at a local print shop. We thought they'd sell a dozen or so, to people like us and Kim's mom. As it turned out, they sold over 70 shirts, and I'm pretty sure all of those people were at the signing. That was cool...seeing so many people who were that supportive. Four or five people were taking photographs (including whackjob CC) and a lot of the crowd was friends and family and/or friends of friends and family, so it was actually very intimate as far as book signings go. (I haven't seen the pictures yet, but I will forward them as soon as I can...I really want to share!!)
I would guess there were 230 people there, at least, and the bookstore said they sold over 190 copies of the book. Many people had already purchased it, and there were several people with multiple copies, so we kind of lost track on the numbers. By 5:00 Kim was down to signing store copies (30! I thought her hand was going to fall off) so JA and I left to go set up at the restaurant.
JA, JO and I met up there and downed Coronas in about 5 seconds flat, immediately ordering more to beat the rush :) We put up all the balloons, banners, posters and such, then enjoyed our second (third?) beer with our remaining 10 minutes of free time before everyone started to mill in.
The party was fantastic - everything went perfectly. It was adults only, so it was nice not to have to keep an eye on any little ones (although JJ had a job all day, which was more or less babysitting Kim's daughter at the signing, and he did a stellar job.) We ordered a bunch of appetizer platters and everyone had their own bar tab; it worked out really well. JA and I ended up kind of mingling around so I didn't really settle in with my BLU gang for too long, but I had an absolute blast. More importantly, Kim and Josh pretty much had the night of their lives. We didn't get home until midnight, at which point I totally passed out, but J, C and the BLUers stayed up drinking in our living room until god knows when.
I think the whole thing was a terrific success - everything Kim had hoped for and then some. I wasn't even the starring author and I won't soon forget the day.
Sunday I only moved once - from my couch to S&T's couch. I sat there most of the day drinking beer & tomato juice (hello! Where's that combo been all my life??) then finally went home to make dinner and get to bed early last night.
So that was my weekend. How about you? I'm not working tomorrow (Tuesday) and have a long drive home from the city at around 2:00, my time. Will you be around? I'd love to catch up on the phone.
My class period is ending and I only have two more to go before I head home to get JJ ready for his game tonight. Hasn't been too bad a day after all.
Love you!
A
This is my 15 minutes of down time during this sub assignment. Don't know if you got my text earlier this morning but I'm at the alternative highschool today. These teachers don't have plan time (???) but normally, I don't have computer access at all, so I'll take the trade. I'm having a bit of a hard time here, with the lack of structure, rules, schedules and general supervision, but the lack of attendance is kind of making up for it all. OMG, I could never do this as a permanent job; in fact, I'm pretty sure I'm crossing it off my Preferences list as soon as I can.
Anyhoo....as you can probably imagine, I had an awesome weekend. Friday night we had E&L over for dinner, which turned out to be pretty fun after all. I don't think we'll become close friends or anything like that, but I wouldn't mind doing dinner with them every now and then. Saturday, everyone was up early for JJ's baseball game. Fortunately, the weather was beautiful, so we sat around in t-shirts with coffee, jawjacking with all the other parents. And,
I left straight from there for Borders, only to get major drama from my SIL on the phone on the way there. More on that later (lots more - and for a phone coversation) but for now, suffice to say she haunted me the entire day, up to the very end of the party at midnight. My bro never showed up at all.
JA, the other woman who was helping me put this whole thing together, and her husband JO, met me at Borders and we got all the stuff set up for the reading. It didn't start until 2:00 but well before 1:00 people were starting to show up. Working with the rep from Borders, JA and I assigned ourselves "jobs" for the afternoon and set about doing them as soon as we realized it was going to be utter chaos if we didn't start early. Kim waited for 2:00 to begin the reading, but she was signing books from 1:30 until 5:30, without a single break.
Oh look! This class is going to watch a movie so I can stay right here!
JA and I traded back and forth handing out swag, checking name spellings, answering questions, basically just making sure people had paid for books, had their little name sticky in the front cover, bla, bla bla. One of our neighbors had copied the jacket cover and had t-shirts designed at a local print shop. We thought they'd sell a dozen or so, to people like us and Kim's mom. As it turned out, they sold over 70 shirts, and I'm pretty sure all of those people were at the signing. That was cool...seeing so many people who were that supportive. Four or five people were taking photographs (including whackjob CC) and a lot of the crowd was friends and family and/or friends of friends and family, so it was actually very intimate as far as book signings go. (I haven't seen the pictures yet, but I will forward them as soon as I can...I really want to share!!)
I would guess there were 230 people there, at least, and the bookstore said they sold over 190 copies of the book. Many people had already purchased it, and there were several people with multiple copies, so we kind of lost track on the numbers. By 5:00 Kim was down to signing store copies (30! I thought her hand was going to fall off) so JA and I left to go set up at the restaurant.
JA, JO and I met up there and downed Coronas in about 5 seconds flat, immediately ordering more to beat the rush :) We put up all the balloons, banners, posters and such, then enjoyed our second (third?) beer with our remaining 10 minutes of free time before everyone started to mill in.
The party was fantastic - everything went perfectly. It was adults only, so it was nice not to have to keep an eye on any little ones (although JJ had a job all day, which was more or less babysitting Kim's daughter at the signing, and he did a stellar job.) We ordered a bunch of appetizer platters and everyone had their own bar tab; it worked out really well. JA and I ended up kind of mingling around so I didn't really settle in with my BLU gang for too long, but I had an absolute blast. More importantly, Kim and Josh pretty much had the night of their lives. We didn't get home until midnight, at which point I totally passed out, but J, C and the BLUers stayed up drinking in our living room until god knows when.
I think the whole thing was a terrific success - everything Kim had hoped for and then some. I wasn't even the starring author and I won't soon forget the day.
Sunday I only moved once - from my couch to S&T's couch. I sat there most of the day drinking beer & tomato juice (hello! Where's that combo been all my life??) then finally went home to make dinner and get to bed early last night.
So that was my weekend. How about you? I'm not working tomorrow (Tuesday) and have a long drive home from the city at around 2:00, my time. Will you be around? I'd love to catch up on the phone.
My class period is ending and I only have two more to go before I head home to get JJ ready for his game tonight. Hasn't been too bad a day after all.
Love you!
A
Thursday, March 18, 2010
Drama
Hey there.
Doesn't indigestion suck???? Ugh. I don't celebrate St. Patrick's day but my neighbors did, then proceeded to come home at 1:45 am and have a ginormous fight (think: Get the f*ck out! Get out! get the f*ck out!)complete with throwing sh*t down the stairs and off the balcony/loft that reverberated off my wall and kept shaking my metal cafe sculpture. This all lasted until 3:30, so I was up, too. I wish it had been from indigestion.
To make a long story short (that'll be a first!)--he seemed okay when he first moved in, but ever since his boyfriend moved in it's been a little louder. They have (loud) parties and tend to go out and come in at bar closing time, which of course wakes my middle age a*ss up. It's not the first time they've had such a fight , although this one was worse. And on a work night. I have been reluctant to complain because the unit across the hall and on the other side are vacant and I figured they'd figure out it's me. And I don't trust them (mid-20s tops) or their maturity level to not make my life miserable in retaliation. But today I had to say something to the manager. I figured that the people below them must have heard too--as well as some a few doors down. Irregardless (ha) I don't care if they know it's me. They need to know it's not okay. The manager is going to send a letter saying complaints have been made and there is a concern for their safety, so if it happens again the authorities will be called. I'm not going to knock on their door while they are in a drunken drama queen rage, but I will call 911 next time.
It's been gorgeous here too, so despite desperately wanting to nap, I stopped for a margarita on my way home instead. Now I'm almost ready for bed, happy that tomorrow is Friday.
I don't have anything going on tomorrow--except maybe a Lenten steak (haha)--but Saturday I am meeting D for sushi for lunch and then going straight to L's for an overnight with the kids. On Sunday my b-i-l's friend (former coworker from NJ who makes great meatballs and sauce) is coming up for dinner with an Italian feast in tow.
Sounds like you have a lot going on this weekend...fun stuff, too! I hope the signing goes well and the dinner party goes well and will send white light to you and all your friends... Eyes on the prize: Sunday with nothing to do! Good luck!
Love you,
Barb
Doesn't indigestion suck???? Ugh. I don't celebrate St. Patrick's day but my neighbors did, then proceeded to come home at 1:45 am and have a ginormous fight (think: Get the f*ck out! Get out! get the f*ck out!)complete with throwing sh*t down the stairs and off the balcony/loft that reverberated off my wall and kept shaking my metal cafe sculpture. This all lasted until 3:30, so I was up, too. I wish it had been from indigestion.
To make a long story short (that'll be a first!)--he seemed okay when he first moved in, but ever since his boyfriend moved in it's been a little louder. They have (loud) parties and tend to go out and come in at bar closing time, which of course wakes my middle age a*ss up. It's not the first time they've had such a fight , although this one was worse. And on a work night. I have been reluctant to complain because the unit across the hall and on the other side are vacant and I figured they'd figure out it's me. And I don't trust them (mid-20s tops) or their maturity level to not make my life miserable in retaliation. But today I had to say something to the manager. I figured that the people below them must have heard too--as well as some a few doors down. Irregardless (ha) I don't care if they know it's me. They need to know it's not okay. The manager is going to send a letter saying complaints have been made and there is a concern for their safety, so if it happens again the authorities will be called. I'm not going to knock on their door while they are in a drunken drama queen rage, but I will call 911 next time.
It's been gorgeous here too, so despite desperately wanting to nap, I stopped for a margarita on my way home instead. Now I'm almost ready for bed, happy that tomorrow is Friday.
I don't have anything going on tomorrow--except maybe a Lenten steak (haha)--but Saturday I am meeting D for sushi for lunch and then going straight to L's for an overnight with the kids. On Sunday my b-i-l's friend (former coworker from NJ who makes great meatballs and sauce) is coming up for dinner with an Italian feast in tow.
Sounds like you have a lot going on this weekend...fun stuff, too! I hope the signing goes well and the dinner party goes well and will send white light to you and all your friends... Eyes on the prize: Sunday with nothing to do! Good luck!
Love you,
Barb
Busy Weekend Ahead
Hey there, Barb.
Ughhh.... Not only did I not need that last beer, I really didn't need the variety of all deep fat fried appetizers that haunted me all night long. I love how, as we're perusing the menu (as if it has changed in 20 years), we all say "Oh, this is gonna kill me at 4 in the morning, but those wings sure sound good." When will we learn??? OMG, I was so freakin' miserable last night.
J didn't come strollin' in until after 1:30, poor guy, only to get up for a 7:00 meeting this morning. He said it was really fun and that I could come next year. This is funny, I think, because it's so the last thing I would want to do on a Wednesday night - follow a pipes & drums band around the city, squeezing our way in and out of a dozen sardine-packed pubs full of unfathomably trashed Washingtonians who claim to be of some Irish decent. Or not. This would be more up T's alley - I think S and I will let them go and we'll stay home next year, even forsaking the greasy appetizers.
I purposely took the day off today to get some things done for the weekend, and to help S with her dinner party tonight. K has a friend in town who also published her first novel this year, and she and Kim became friends on line. She is an old friend of K's but none of us has met her, so S is having a little get together. All the boys have sports in the middle of it, so we'll be running around a little with pickups and dropoffs - maybe this will curb the drinking and result in an early night :)
Tomorrow I already have a job lined up at my old school, so I'll be gone until 4. We are having this couple over for dinner - a relatively new guy in J's department with whom he has become very good friends. I like his wife well enough; I just don't know what I was thinking trying to have people over for dinner on this particular weekend. C and her friend R are due in sometime Friday night too...
....so today is my day to clean the bathrooms and the rest of the house so I can go to work in the morning and have nothing to do but cook dinner when I get home. Since the weather is awesome - and only supposed to get nicer as the weekend goes on - I think I'll try to plant up my front-porch pots too. Those dead, molding kale plants that are currently rotting in them just don't contribute to my feng shui, especially when I'm having "new" people over.
Then, of course, Saturday is the big day around here. We start with a ball game at 10:00 which should take us to noon, when I will head over to Borders and start getting that set up. The reading/signing is at 2:00, and since we don't know how long we'll be there, I've just blocked out the whole day. The dinner starts at 7, so we'll probably head over there around 5:30.
Amazingly, we have absolutely nothing planned for Sunday. Yea!!
I hope you have a good weekend planned also. What is the latest news with D? Anything?
Love you,
A
Ughhh.... Not only did I not need that last beer, I really didn't need the variety of all deep fat fried appetizers that haunted me all night long. I love how, as we're perusing the menu (as if it has changed in 20 years), we all say "Oh, this is gonna kill me at 4 in the morning, but those wings sure sound good." When will we learn??? OMG, I was so freakin' miserable last night.
J didn't come strollin' in until after 1:30, poor guy, only to get up for a 7:00 meeting this morning. He said it was really fun and that I could come next year. This is funny, I think, because it's so the last thing I would want to do on a Wednesday night - follow a pipes & drums band around the city, squeezing our way in and out of a dozen sardine-packed pubs full of unfathomably trashed Washingtonians who claim to be of some Irish decent. Or not. This would be more up T's alley - I think S and I will let them go and we'll stay home next year, even forsaking the greasy appetizers.
I purposely took the day off today to get some things done for the weekend, and to help S with her dinner party tonight. K has a friend in town who also published her first novel this year, and she and Kim became friends on line. She is an old friend of K's but none of us has met her, so S is having a little get together. All the boys have sports in the middle of it, so we'll be running around a little with pickups and dropoffs - maybe this will curb the drinking and result in an early night :)
Tomorrow I already have a job lined up at my old school, so I'll be gone until 4. We are having this couple over for dinner - a relatively new guy in J's department with whom he has become very good friends. I like his wife well enough; I just don't know what I was thinking trying to have people over for dinner on this particular weekend. C and her friend R are due in sometime Friday night too...
....so today is my day to clean the bathrooms and the rest of the house so I can go to work in the morning and have nothing to do but cook dinner when I get home. Since the weather is awesome - and only supposed to get nicer as the weekend goes on - I think I'll try to plant up my front-porch pots too. Those dead, molding kale plants that are currently rotting in them just don't contribute to my feng shui, especially when I'm having "new" people over.
Then, of course, Saturday is the big day around here. We start with a ball game at 10:00 which should take us to noon, when I will head over to Borders and start getting that set up. The reading/signing is at 2:00, and since we don't know how long we'll be there, I've just blocked out the whole day. The dinner starts at 7, so we'll probably head over there around 5:30.
Amazingly, we have absolutely nothing planned for Sunday. Yea!!
I hope you have a good weekend planned also. What is the latest news with D? Anything?
Love you,
A
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Shades of St. Paddy's in Boston...
Hey, Barb.
Too much green beer, I'm afraid, to write intelligently. T took S and I out tonight for St. Pat's Day, since J was with his band doing a pub crawl that started at 1:00 this afternoon and won't end until midnight. (Ahhhh..... memories of Boston and the Black Rose.)
We had a really good time, just the three of us, in the Applebees bar. Our local tavern was so jam-packed we could hardly get through the door, so we settled on our only other cheap option. We left the boys at home to make nachos and hang out - so glad we're at that stage now. By the time we got home, it was way past bedtime for them, so we had to call it a night.
Just cleaned up the kitchen and finished a few little things here and there before I head up to bed. I really did not need that last Amber Ale at home after two pitchers of Blue Moon at the bar, but it is St. Patrick's Day, after all.
Love you,
A
Too much green beer, I'm afraid, to write intelligently. T took S and I out tonight for St. Pat's Day, since J was with his band doing a pub crawl that started at 1:00 this afternoon and won't end until midnight. (Ahhhh..... memories of Boston and the Black Rose.)
We had a really good time, just the three of us, in the Applebees bar. Our local tavern was so jam-packed we could hardly get through the door, so we settled on our only other cheap option. We left the boys at home to make nachos and hang out - so glad we're at that stage now. By the time we got home, it was way past bedtime for them, so we had to call it a night.
Just cleaned up the kitchen and finished a few little things here and there before I head up to bed. I really did not need that last Amber Ale at home after two pitchers of Blue Moon at the bar, but it is St. Patrick's Day, after all.
Love you,
A
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
Sunshine
Finally! We have had several days of miserable rain (and wind) and today it is sunny. My spring fever is back…even though I’m exhausted because 5:30 today really felt like 4:30. Yesterday I somehow escaped it, perhaps because I was coming off a weekend and got lots of sleep after W left on Sunday. Anyway. I keep looking out the window thinking I can’t wait to get out there.
C and I are in the middle of debating about going out for a drink after work. I should probably go home and go to the gym, but it seems like a better day to play than to be disciplined. I’ll let you know what I decide.
I'm glad you had a relaxing weekend too. Good luck getting through what sounds like a busy week.
xo,
Barb
C and I are in the middle of debating about going out for a drink after work. I should probably go home and go to the gym, but it seems like a better day to play than to be disciplined. I’ll let you know what I decide.
I'm glad you had a relaxing weekend too. Good luck getting through what sounds like a busy week.
xo,
Barb
Monday, March 15, 2010
Quick Hello
Hey, Barb.
Just a quick note before I head to bed...late again tonight. I subbed in 1st grade today which was actually really fun, and didn't wear me out like the kindergarteners did. But I went straight from there to pick up JJ and leave again for baseball practice. I lucked out with an hour of quiet reading time in my car during that, then his game started at 6:00. We had super weather, so losing the game in the last inning wasn't as depressing as it could have been. Still, we didn't get home until 8:30, at which point we still had dinner and the bedtime routine to get through in half an hour.
Somehow, we managed this, and JJ was in bed just as my show started. But I started ironing and underestimated the size of my pile....hence, it is now 11:15 and I only now finished. Not working tomorrow, but have a bunch of Kim-related stuff to finish up for Saturday, and this will probably be my only non-work day this week. I already have a job for Friday and I guess there's some kind of conference going on this week in Seattle so a bunch of teachers are out and everyone is short subs.
I'll write more tomorrow when I'm home from running my errands and give myself free time to write.
Glad you had such a relaxing weekend - me too, actually!
Love,
A
Just a quick note before I head to bed...late again tonight. I subbed in 1st grade today which was actually really fun, and didn't wear me out like the kindergarteners did. But I went straight from there to pick up JJ and leave again for baseball practice. I lucked out with an hour of quiet reading time in my car during that, then his game started at 6:00. We had super weather, so losing the game in the last inning wasn't as depressing as it could have been. Still, we didn't get home until 8:30, at which point we still had dinner and the bedtime routine to get through in half an hour.
Somehow, we managed this, and JJ was in bed just as my show started. But I started ironing and underestimated the size of my pile....hence, it is now 11:15 and I only now finished. Not working tomorrow, but have a bunch of Kim-related stuff to finish up for Saturday, and this will probably be my only non-work day this week. I already have a job for Friday and I guess there's some kind of conference going on this week in Seattle so a bunch of teachers are out and everyone is short subs.
I'll write more tomorrow when I'm home from running my errands and give myself free time to write.
Glad you had such a relaxing weekend - me too, actually!
Love,
A
Weekend Report
Hey there.
Sorry to hear you and J were battling, but glad you worked yourselves out. I hope the weekend was peaceful and that you got some more alone time to yourself.
My weekend started with alone time. W didn't come down until the afternoon so it was glorious to have the morning--and more--to do my housecleaning and get some down time. He took the 1:30 so I had until 3:30, which meant I didn't have to rush around for a single moment or chore. The time he was here was very relaxed, too. Since he was only here for one overnight, we hadn't overscheduled ourselves but we ended up changing plans last minute anyway. Instead of going straight home, we stopped at our fave place and had drinks and a couple of appetizers. After we were home for a while and all settled in, W fell asleep--for a LONG nap--so we didn't make it out to dinner after all. We didn't leave the house. Honestly, I was okay with that. Sunday was perfect too. We had a nice breakfast and hung out until early in the afternoon. When we made it out of the house we went shopping for a little while and out for lunch before he headed back to Boston.
I decided to skip the gym this afternoon so I could come home and enjoy the rainy afternoon (and my neat and clean place!) before tackling all the produce that W brought me, which is shoved into my fridge and needs washing, etc. I plan to make a simple dinner tonight and read, that is, start the week off slow, before I get busy with NHS selection this week.
Look forward to your weekend update.
Love you,
Barb
PS What did you decide about applying for that Fire and Safety educator position?
Sorry to hear you and J were battling, but glad you worked yourselves out. I hope the weekend was peaceful and that you got some more alone time to yourself.
My weekend started with alone time. W didn't come down until the afternoon so it was glorious to have the morning--and more--to do my housecleaning and get some down time. He took the 1:30 so I had until 3:30, which meant I didn't have to rush around for a single moment or chore. The time he was here was very relaxed, too. Since he was only here for one overnight, we hadn't overscheduled ourselves but we ended up changing plans last minute anyway. Instead of going straight home, we stopped at our fave place and had drinks and a couple of appetizers. After we were home for a while and all settled in, W fell asleep--for a LONG nap--so we didn't make it out to dinner after all. We didn't leave the house. Honestly, I was okay with that. Sunday was perfect too. We had a nice breakfast and hung out until early in the afternoon. When we made it out of the house we went shopping for a little while and out for lunch before he headed back to Boston.
I decided to skip the gym this afternoon so I could come home and enjoy the rainy afternoon (and my neat and clean place!) before tackling all the produce that W brought me, which is shoved into my fridge and needs washing, etc. I plan to make a simple dinner tonight and read, that is, start the week off slow, before I get busy with NHS selection this week.
Look forward to your weekend update.
Love you,
Barb
PS What did you decide about applying for that Fire and Safety educator position?
Saturday, March 13, 2010
Alone Time
Hey, Barb.
Dinner with C sounds like a dream evening. What was the restaurant? I have to tell you, I'm a total hypocrite, and your description of dinner made me fess up: Friday, having decided to take the day for myself, after running several errands, I wanted to stop at a local deli I love for their Friday clam chowder. It's not expensive or anything, but I talked myself out of it because....well, because I had a fridge full of leftover pizza. :-)
So I didn't work yesterday, and I ended up with kind of a weird day. First of all, when I woke up, my internet was down. I called Comcast, who told me the problem was being worked on. In light of my new personality, I decided to be patient, instead of throwing a fit and making up a lie about how I work out of my home and this was going to cause lost revenue. Then I didn't know quite what to do, since I had all this computer related stuff on my list.
So I went to the gym. WOAH!! Just like that. And when I got there, I realized I was just in time to take the Bosu/Core class, so I did. Of course, it was about 26 levels above my ability, in terms of how out of shape I am, and today I can barely move because my stomach muscles are still convulsing, but I did it. The whole 30 minutes, which felt like 30 hours. I came home and did some laundry, blah, blah, blah, and the internet was still down, so I went and got my nails done. I had a dinner last night and another one tonight, and baseball coming out my ears all weekend, so I figured it was as good a time as any to get pretty. I spent the rest of the afternoon ironing and finishing the laundry, then picked up JJ from school to get his allergy shots. We went from there to the mall, because he wanted to buy a new Pirates hat for the season. We had to wait to get his name embroidered on the back, so we wandered through Macy's and generally hung out.
We got home just in time to change for baseball practice (him) and dinner (me) and then we were out the door again. I dropped him off at practice and got back here ten minutes late to pick up J for dinner, but no big deal. It was just Kim &Josh taking us out for Mexican with T&S and another couple - the other woman who is helping me plan this party. It was fun, sort of...J and I were battling and I was having an allergy attack so I chose not to drink. This meant, of course, that there was no alcohol in me to soften me up so I sat there like a child and stewed at him all evening. I'm such a bitch.
Now that my internet is back up, I've spent the morning finishing up the stuff I had to do yesterday and I'm off to baseball in about a half hour. JJ and J left awhile ago but I opted to stay here and honor my alone time for a bit. J and I worked ourselves out this morning, but we're both going straight from the ball game to a retirement dinner tonight, so I'm all about this down time. Plus, I'm taking JK with me, since we she's staying with us tonight, and she doesn't stop talking. Ever.
I know you and W are enjoying your time together, so if I don't hear from you, I hope you're having a wonderful visit with each other.
Love you!
A
Dinner with C sounds like a dream evening. What was the restaurant? I have to tell you, I'm a total hypocrite, and your description of dinner made me fess up: Friday, having decided to take the day for myself, after running several errands, I wanted to stop at a local deli I love for their Friday clam chowder. It's not expensive or anything, but I talked myself out of it because....well, because I had a fridge full of leftover pizza. :-)
So I didn't work yesterday, and I ended up with kind of a weird day. First of all, when I woke up, my internet was down. I called Comcast, who told me the problem was being worked on. In light of my new personality, I decided to be patient, instead of throwing a fit and making up a lie about how I work out of my home and this was going to cause lost revenue. Then I didn't know quite what to do, since I had all this computer related stuff on my list.
So I went to the gym. WOAH!! Just like that. And when I got there, I realized I was just in time to take the Bosu/Core class, so I did. Of course, it was about 26 levels above my ability, in terms of how out of shape I am, and today I can barely move because my stomach muscles are still convulsing, but I did it. The whole 30 minutes, which felt like 30 hours. I came home and did some laundry, blah, blah, blah, and the internet was still down, so I went and got my nails done. I had a dinner last night and another one tonight, and baseball coming out my ears all weekend, so I figured it was as good a time as any to get pretty. I spent the rest of the afternoon ironing and finishing the laundry, then picked up JJ from school to get his allergy shots. We went from there to the mall, because he wanted to buy a new Pirates hat for the season. We had to wait to get his name embroidered on the back, so we wandered through Macy's and generally hung out.
We got home just in time to change for baseball practice (him) and dinner (me) and then we were out the door again. I dropped him off at practice and got back here ten minutes late to pick up J for dinner, but no big deal. It was just Kim &Josh taking us out for Mexican with T&S and another couple - the other woman who is helping me plan this party. It was fun, sort of...J and I were battling and I was having an allergy attack so I chose not to drink. This meant, of course, that there was no alcohol in me to soften me up so I sat there like a child and stewed at him all evening. I'm such a bitch.
Now that my internet is back up, I've spent the morning finishing up the stuff I had to do yesterday and I'm off to baseball in about a half hour. JJ and J left awhile ago but I opted to stay here and honor my alone time for a bit. J and I worked ourselves out this morning, but we're both going straight from the ball game to a retirement dinner tonight, so I'm all about this down time. Plus, I'm taking JK with me, since we she's staying with us tonight, and she doesn't stop talking. Ever.
I know you and W are enjoying your time together, so if I don't hear from you, I hope you're having a wonderful visit with each other.
Love you!
A
Friday, March 12, 2010
Dinner Debrief
Hey there.
Sorry it didn’t work out yesterday to chat. I had a faculty meeting after school that went late, and then I decided to head over to WH Center early ostensibly to avoid traffic, but really so I could walk around a bit and go to Crate and Barrel, maybe have a drink by myself before meeting C. As it turns out C got to town early as well, so we met at the restaurant a half hour sooner.
What a wonderful dinner. It reminded me that it is one of my favorite restaurants anywhere and I can’t believe I hadn’t been in more than two years-- the last time being the second to last time D visited, the summer I moved here. I am hoping to write more the experience next week, to rave about the food; unfortunately, the service wasn’t great. Perfunctory comes to mind. But my carpaccio and arugula appetizer was a perfect start, and my pepper and fennel crusted tuna steak served on a potato cake topped with balsamic tossed frisée and surrounded by olive tapenade was—as always—out of this world. We ended up having limoncellos at another restaurant down the street to continue conversation and digest a bit. I was home by 9 feeling very satisfied. The conversation and company were good, the meal was delightful and for the first time in a long time I wasn’t as worried about money, wondering how I’d swing it, cursing myself later for overspending. I had it in my budget to splurge; spending 60 dollars on dinner didn’t mean paying my 60 dollar cell phone bill late. That is to say, I was relaxed, which enhanced the experience.
I ran errands after school and now I’m almost ready for bed, having decided to do the rest of my housecleaning tomorrow morning before W arrives.
I wonder if you got a call today, and whether or not you decided to go in or stay home….And if you stayed home, I sure hope there was more crazy cake around.
I hope you have a good weekend. Oh, and that Fire and Life Safety Educator job? I think you should apply.
Just saying.
Love you,
Barb
Sorry it didn’t work out yesterday to chat. I had a faculty meeting after school that went late, and then I decided to head over to WH Center early ostensibly to avoid traffic, but really so I could walk around a bit and go to Crate and Barrel, maybe have a drink by myself before meeting C. As it turns out C got to town early as well, so we met at the restaurant a half hour sooner.
What a wonderful dinner. It reminded me that it is one of my favorite restaurants anywhere and I can’t believe I hadn’t been in more than two years-- the last time being the second to last time D visited, the summer I moved here. I am hoping to write more the experience next week, to rave about the food; unfortunately, the service wasn’t great. Perfunctory comes to mind. But my carpaccio and arugula appetizer was a perfect start, and my pepper and fennel crusted tuna steak served on a potato cake topped with balsamic tossed frisée and surrounded by olive tapenade was—as always—out of this world. We ended up having limoncellos at another restaurant down the street to continue conversation and digest a bit. I was home by 9 feeling very satisfied. The conversation and company were good, the meal was delightful and for the first time in a long time I wasn’t as worried about money, wondering how I’d swing it, cursing myself later for overspending. I had it in my budget to splurge; spending 60 dollars on dinner didn’t mean paying my 60 dollar cell phone bill late. That is to say, I was relaxed, which enhanced the experience.
I ran errands after school and now I’m almost ready for bed, having decided to do the rest of my housecleaning tomorrow morning before W arrives.
I wonder if you got a call today, and whether or not you decided to go in or stay home….And if you stayed home, I sure hope there was more crazy cake around.
I hope you have a good weekend. Oh, and that Fire and Life Safety Educator job? I think you should apply.
Just saying.
Love you,
Barb
Thursday, March 11, 2010
Crazy Cake and Careers
Hey,
Didn't hear from you today so I figured we were on the wrong time schedule with each other altogether. I wouldn't have had a chance to talk, anyway, as every activity seemed to go 15 minutes longer than expected, leaving no time between things. I finally got home at 5:45, made dinner (pizza) for JJ and me, then sat with him in the kitchen while he showed me how to make Crazy Cake - something he learned in Young Living. After that we did our reading, enjoyed the yummy cake, and now he's in bed. It's 9:20 and this is the first moment I've had to myself today.
I'm inclined to not take a job tomorrow since our weekend is packed with baseball, plus I'm going up to Seattle with K for our monthly wax on Sunday. I feel like it would be ok if I stayed home and caught up on the house. I mean, I enjoyed my job today quite a bit, don't get me wrong. In fact, I left a note that if the same teacher is still not back tomorrow, that I would be happy to go back. So if they call, I'll go. Otherwise, I may just iron and clean and grocery shop, so I don't have to cram it in on the weekend.
This evening I was checking my email and a job notice popped up for the City of T Fire Dept - a Fire and Life Safety Educator. Not an Inspector, not an Investigator, just an Educator. Yes, it's full time, and yes, it's more of a career than a job, and far more than I'm looking for, but I was intrigued. I actually felt excited about it, about the fact that there are still opportunities for me out there if that's what I want. Of course, I don't know if that's what I want, but it was nice to know that all my doors aren't shut for good. Tomorrow, I think I'll make a pros and cons list and see where that takes me. To be honest, if I were suddenly put in a position to need to go back to work, that would be a freakin' dream job (not to mention, it's a killer salary). And who says I won't find myself in that position at some point? Wouldn't it at least be prudent to apply for it and see what happens?
Just saying.
As for tonight, though, I'm going to bed. I just ate a mondo piece of chocolate crazy cake and I think that's the perfect note on which to say goodnight.
Hope you have a good Friday...that you enjoyed your dinner with C tonight....and that you will be lovin' on your own chocolate cake tomorrow... :)
Love you!
A
Didn't hear from you today so I figured we were on the wrong time schedule with each other altogether. I wouldn't have had a chance to talk, anyway, as every activity seemed to go 15 minutes longer than expected, leaving no time between things. I finally got home at 5:45, made dinner (pizza) for JJ and me, then sat with him in the kitchen while he showed me how to make Crazy Cake - something he learned in Young Living. After that we did our reading, enjoyed the yummy cake, and now he's in bed. It's 9:20 and this is the first moment I've had to myself today.
I'm inclined to not take a job tomorrow since our weekend is packed with baseball, plus I'm going up to Seattle with K for our monthly wax on Sunday. I feel like it would be ok if I stayed home and caught up on the house. I mean, I enjoyed my job today quite a bit, don't get me wrong. In fact, I left a note that if the same teacher is still not back tomorrow, that I would be happy to go back. So if they call, I'll go. Otherwise, I may just iron and clean and grocery shop, so I don't have to cram it in on the weekend.
This evening I was checking my email and a job notice popped up for the City of T Fire Dept - a Fire and Life Safety Educator. Not an Inspector, not an Investigator, just an Educator. Yes, it's full time, and yes, it's more of a career than a job, and far more than I'm looking for, but I was intrigued. I actually felt excited about it, about the fact that there are still opportunities for me out there if that's what I want. Of course, I don't know if that's what I want, but it was nice to know that all my doors aren't shut for good. Tomorrow, I think I'll make a pros and cons list and see where that takes me. To be honest, if I were suddenly put in a position to need to go back to work, that would be a freakin' dream job (not to mention, it's a killer salary). And who says I won't find myself in that position at some point? Wouldn't it at least be prudent to apply for it and see what happens?
Just saying.
As for tonight, though, I'm going to bed. I just ate a mondo piece of chocolate crazy cake and I think that's the perfect note on which to say goodnight.
Hope you have a good Friday...that you enjoyed your dinner with C tonight....and that you will be lovin' on your own chocolate cake tomorrow... :)
Love you!
A
For The Record
I am done with snow days. That does not mean, however, that I wouldn't take--and enjoy--another snow day as New England plays out its change of seasons. March snow doesn't last very long.
So there.
So there.
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Pour a Drink, This Might Take Awhile
Hey,
First, I'm so sorry I missed your call this afternoon. I was at Knowledge Bowl with JJ and I heard my phone ring. As soon as I got to it and answered, it was dead. I knew I only had one bar of power left but I was sure it was going to get me through the rest of the day. NOT. At any rate, I only just got home a half an hour ago, and I'm sure you're asleep at this point. So I will try you tomorrow afternoon; I know you have dinner plans with C so hopefully I will be able to catch you if I end up going to work.
We had the Knowledge Bowl until 6:30, then rushed home to make dinner and send JJ and J out the door again to baseball practice. During dinner, we had to have a serious "family talk" about some stuff going on at school between JJ and C - long story. Ever since middle school started, they've done nothing but fight. This is really hard for me (and probably J, too, but I doubt it) because I don't want the two of them to get in the way of the friendship we all share as parents. But what appears to be happening is C sort of bullying JJ - verbally - spreading rumors about him, that sort of thing. He also follows him around, taunting him and telling lies about him. JJ is certainly not innocent in this, I'm sure...but I am not finding it hard to believe that C is doing what JJ says he is. I think what's happehing, from knowing the two of them, is that C is poking and poking and antagonizing and JJ is snapping, which is getting him in trouble. C loves this - he has learned the art of "it's not my fault" pretty well from his dad. Then he plays the victim and it makes my blood boil.
So now we have to have this big four-way adult discussion, then get the boys together and try to fix it all, and I couldn't be dreading this more. One, because I don't want to sit and listen to C lie and then T back his lies up, and two, because I'm afraid J will blow up on C, since he has no filter when it comes to dealing with other people's children. He just doesn't get that he's out of line sometimes. And all I can see happening is him and T getting into it with each other and then everything going to hell from there.
Optimistic, huh? I just wish their freakin' kid wasn't such a nightmare. And I'm sorry, I really don't think I'm in denial and that JJ is provoking this crap. He's not perfect, but you gotta know C. Ask anyone.
So they're off at baseball right now and I've got an hour or so of "free time". That is, after I did the dishes, finished folding the laundry, and read my email. I'm tired!!
I taught kindergarten on Monday, which was exhausting, but pretty fun. I hope to get calls tomorrow and Friday - Friday is almost a sure bet, but not so much on a Thursday. I'm now listed in two districts (ours and my old one). Today I stopped by the highschool and visited with a couple of old colleagues there who promised to put the word out that I'm back. So that should bring in some work...
Other than that, still feeling great and working on stuff that's making me stronger and more empowered. Like at Knowledge Bowl today. I was all kinds of frustrated with pretty much the entire operation, as was another mom friend of mine, S. Before J got there, the two of us were going off on how disorganized and unprofessional and unfair it all seemed to be (we've never been to one before, and no one gave us ANY INFORMATION ABOUT IT AT ALL. JJ came home one day and said he was in it, gave me the date and time, and that was it. Seriously.) So S and I showed up today, and there were just so many things about it that made it kind of a joke: the people who were reading the questions (no idea who they were), on several occasions, mispronounced words. Like "Adirondack", was Adrondiak, "valor" was "velour". Ok, so none of the kids would have known where the Adirondacks were even if she had said it right, but they sure as hell knew what valor meant. But, after she figured it out and corrected herself, and we got it right, the "judge" (that would be the opposite team's coach) threw out the question. S and I were losing our minds. Anyhoo...way too much detail for what I was going to say.
What I was going to say is that when J arrived, S and I started telling him all the things that were making us crazy. He grabs my arm, like, calm down, shut up, and says, "Let it go. It's just a game." A few months ago, I would have retreated into my head, told myself that I was embarrassing others, and apologized all over myself. Today, I told him that I'm allowed to express my opinion and that if he feels embarrassed by that, too bad. Yay me !!!!! AND, after having this talk with JJ, J asked me what was wrong. I told him "I'm just dreading this whole thing. I'm afraid you're going to push T too far and screw up our friendship with them, because you can't handle C diplomatically." Yay me!!!
Now that I'm writing this, I sound more like a raving bitch than a newly empowered woman. LOL!!
Ok, I should go...I haven't written elsewhere in a long time and maybe I should give it a shot since I appear to have verbal diarrhea.
But before I go: Yay to YOU for not making meatballs and allowing yourself to change plans based on what is easy and good for YOU!! And it sounds like you have a good week planned, so I'm happy for you. And you're cracking me up with the I'm done with winter thing; there's a chance of snow and you'd even forsake a snow day for it to be spring?!?!?
Love you,
A
First, I'm so sorry I missed your call this afternoon. I was at Knowledge Bowl with JJ and I heard my phone ring. As soon as I got to it and answered, it was dead. I knew I only had one bar of power left but I was sure it was going to get me through the rest of the day. NOT. At any rate, I only just got home a half an hour ago, and I'm sure you're asleep at this point. So I will try you tomorrow afternoon; I know you have dinner plans with C so hopefully I will be able to catch you if I end up going to work.
We had the Knowledge Bowl until 6:30, then rushed home to make dinner and send JJ and J out the door again to baseball practice. During dinner, we had to have a serious "family talk" about some stuff going on at school between JJ and C - long story. Ever since middle school started, they've done nothing but fight. This is really hard for me (and probably J, too, but I doubt it) because I don't want the two of them to get in the way of the friendship we all share as parents. But what appears to be happening is C sort of bullying JJ - verbally - spreading rumors about him, that sort of thing. He also follows him around, taunting him and telling lies about him. JJ is certainly not innocent in this, I'm sure...but I am not finding it hard to believe that C is doing what JJ says he is. I think what's happehing, from knowing the two of them, is that C is poking and poking and antagonizing and JJ is snapping, which is getting him in trouble. C loves this - he has learned the art of "it's not my fault" pretty well from his dad. Then he plays the victim and it makes my blood boil.
So now we have to have this big four-way adult discussion, then get the boys together and try to fix it all, and I couldn't be dreading this more. One, because I don't want to sit and listen to C lie and then T back his lies up, and two, because I'm afraid J will blow up on C, since he has no filter when it comes to dealing with other people's children. He just doesn't get that he's out of line sometimes. And all I can see happening is him and T getting into it with each other and then everything going to hell from there.
Optimistic, huh? I just wish their freakin' kid wasn't such a nightmare. And I'm sorry, I really don't think I'm in denial and that JJ is provoking this crap. He's not perfect, but you gotta know C. Ask anyone.
So they're off at baseball right now and I've got an hour or so of "free time". That is, after I did the dishes, finished folding the laundry, and read my email. I'm tired!!
I taught kindergarten on Monday, which was exhausting, but pretty fun. I hope to get calls tomorrow and Friday - Friday is almost a sure bet, but not so much on a Thursday. I'm now listed in two districts (ours and my old one). Today I stopped by the highschool and visited with a couple of old colleagues there who promised to put the word out that I'm back. So that should bring in some work...
Other than that, still feeling great and working on stuff that's making me stronger and more empowered. Like at Knowledge Bowl today. I was all kinds of frustrated with pretty much the entire operation, as was another mom friend of mine, S. Before J got there, the two of us were going off on how disorganized and unprofessional and unfair it all seemed to be (we've never been to one before, and no one gave us ANY INFORMATION ABOUT IT AT ALL. JJ came home one day and said he was in it, gave me the date and time, and that was it. Seriously.) So S and I showed up today, and there were just so many things about it that made it kind of a joke: the people who were reading the questions (no idea who they were), on several occasions, mispronounced words. Like "Adirondack", was Adrondiak, "valor" was "velour". Ok, so none of the kids would have known where the Adirondacks were even if she had said it right, but they sure as hell knew what valor meant. But, after she figured it out and corrected herself, and we got it right, the "judge" (that would be the opposite team's coach) threw out the question. S and I were losing our minds. Anyhoo...way too much detail for what I was going to say.
What I was going to say is that when J arrived, S and I started telling him all the things that were making us crazy. He grabs my arm, like, calm down, shut up, and says, "Let it go. It's just a game." A few months ago, I would have retreated into my head, told myself that I was embarrassing others, and apologized all over myself. Today, I told him that I'm allowed to express my opinion and that if he feels embarrassed by that, too bad. Yay me !!!!! AND, after having this talk with JJ, J asked me what was wrong. I told him "I'm just dreading this whole thing. I'm afraid you're going to push T too far and screw up our friendship with them, because you can't handle C diplomatically." Yay me!!!
Now that I'm writing this, I sound more like a raving bitch than a newly empowered woman. LOL!!
Ok, I should go...I haven't written elsewhere in a long time and maybe I should give it a shot since I appear to have verbal diarrhea.
But before I go: Yay to YOU for not making meatballs and allowing yourself to change plans based on what is easy and good for YOU!! And it sounds like you have a good week planned, so I'm happy for you. And you're cracking me up with the I'm done with winter thing; there's a chance of snow and you'd even forsake a snow day for it to be spring?!?!?
Love you,
A
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
Change of Plans
Hey, A.
Wanted to let you know that I will still be around tomorrow night, but I may not be making meatballs....
As much as spaghetti and meatballs would be an easy meal to make Saturday night--and I know W had me in mind when he suggested it --it would only be easy if I make the meatballs in advance. Which means my Wednesday, or another night this week, won't be easy. If I had meatballs in the freezer, which wouldn't be unlike me, that would be great, but I don't. So maybe next time I feel the need to nest and spend a day in the kitchen I will make meatballs, and freeze them, so that one weekend night W and I can sit down to spaghetti and meatballs in homemade sauce. But it's not happening this weekend. I honored myself and said to W, I know you were trying to come up with an easy dinner option for us, but honestly, the easiest option would be going out for steak. Spaghetti and meatballs would be a great idea if I had them on hand, but I don't.
Seriously, Amanda. By the time I buy what I need, because of course no one has ground beef on sale this week, and I'll get the expensive parmigiano and fresh herbs, I'd spend as much as two dinners will cost at my favorite steak joint. And that doesn't even figure in the time I'd spend making them.
Now that I have it in my head I'll probably make them tomorrow night anyway, or sometime soon...but I think it was important for me to say Honey, it may be 10 minutes on Saturday, but it's a whole night this week...and the ingredients don't magically appear in my fridge. I shop for them, I pay for them, and I cook them. And as much as I love cooking, I also love going out, and this weekend I want someone else to do the cooking. And the dishes.
So there.
Wanted to let you know that I will still be around tomorrow night, but I may not be making meatballs....
As much as spaghetti and meatballs would be an easy meal to make Saturday night--and I know W had me in mind when he suggested it --it would only be easy if I make the meatballs in advance. Which means my Wednesday, or another night this week, won't be easy. If I had meatballs in the freezer, which wouldn't be unlike me, that would be great, but I don't. So maybe next time I feel the need to nest and spend a day in the kitchen I will make meatballs, and freeze them, so that one weekend night W and I can sit down to spaghetti and meatballs in homemade sauce. But it's not happening this weekend. I honored myself and said to W, I know you were trying to come up with an easy dinner option for us, but honestly, the easiest option would be going out for steak. Spaghetti and meatballs would be a great idea if I had them on hand, but I don't.
Seriously, Amanda. By the time I buy what I need, because of course no one has ground beef on sale this week, and I'll get the expensive parmigiano and fresh herbs, I'd spend as much as two dinners will cost at my favorite steak joint. And that doesn't even figure in the time I'd spend making them.
Now that I have it in my head I'll probably make them tomorrow night anyway, or sometime soon...but I think it was important for me to say Honey, it may be 10 minutes on Saturday, but it's a whole night this week...and the ingredients don't magically appear in my fridge. I shop for them, I pay for them, and I cook them. And as much as I love cooking, I also love going out, and this weekend I want someone else to do the cooking. And the dishes.
So there.
Spring Fever
Hey, Amanda.
I have such spring fever it's not even funny. Unfortunately, a March snowstorm is not out of the question for us. We have even been known to have blizzards at the beginning of April. Fingers crossed that we're out of the woods. I've had enough of winter.
My week is off to a good start; it will get busier as it goes. I have dinner plans with C on Thursday and W comes down on Saturday. Tomorrow night I plan to be home making meatballs and sauce for the weekend so if you want to catch up by phone you can probably find me here.
I hope your week is going well so far, too, and that you're getting sub calls now that you have yourself psyched up for it...
Love,
Barb
I have such spring fever it's not even funny. Unfortunately, a March snowstorm is not out of the question for us. We have even been known to have blizzards at the beginning of April. Fingers crossed that we're out of the woods. I've had enough of winter.
My week is off to a good start; it will get busier as it goes. I have dinner plans with C on Thursday and W comes down on Saturday. Tomorrow night I plan to be home making meatballs and sauce for the weekend so if you want to catch up by phone you can probably find me here.
I hope your week is going well so far, too, and that you're getting sub calls now that you have yourself psyched up for it...
Love,
Barb
Sunday, March 7, 2010
It's Baseball Season...I'm Living Proof
Hey there.
Glad to hear you had a good weekend. We had fabulous weather yesterday and spent most of it at Jack's baseball practice, followed by an impromptu game. Got a little bit of gardening in before Wine Club last night. Today, it wasn't quite as nice, but I managed to get all the windows in the house washed, outside and in, with time leftover to clean my bathroom. Major productive. We had a quiet dinner in while watching the Oscars...I didn't have a cocktail party either. In fact, I had no idea it was even on TV tonight until I saw a commercial this afternoon. I was very happy to see that Sandra Bullock received her much deserved recognition - did you see the movie? Top Five Ever List.
I'm all ready now to wake up at the crack of dawn and take a sub job tomorrow, which I fully expect will happen, being Monday and all. This week we're busy with baseball overlapping basketball, but I am picking M up from school on Tuesday to go to JJ's game ... :) Lord only knows what happened, but we've been communicating here and there by email (about JJ, always, but still!) and I'm looking forward to seeing him in a couple of days.
The rest of the week is crammed with practices and games and JJ's in the Knowledge Bowl for his school on Wednesday. Friday we're having dinner with Kim & Josh to put together last minute details for the party; Saturday and Sunday are both baseball all day long - two games Sat and three on Sun. Saturday night we have some retirement party at the FD (yawn) and hopefully, with any luck, we will wind down Sunday evening with N.O.T.H.I.N.G. If all goes well, I'll get three days of subbing in there too. Fingers crossed.
Nothing new on the Roaring Woman front...haven't really had a conversation with J about it (like I should) -- I need for the anger and irritability to calm down some. In the meantime, though, it's not impeding the growth process and I'm feeling great. I think the weekly sessions with MC have been so valuable; the consistency and frequency allow me to keep focused between sessions, instead of forgetting all the things I'm supposed to work on because too much time goes by.
I still haven't finished The Help, but am going to do that right now, before I hit the hay. (I mean it this time.)
Wishing you a great Monday - hope to catch up by phone this week..?
Love, A
Glad to hear you had a good weekend. We had fabulous weather yesterday and spent most of it at Jack's baseball practice, followed by an impromptu game. Got a little bit of gardening in before Wine Club last night. Today, it wasn't quite as nice, but I managed to get all the windows in the house washed, outside and in, with time leftover to clean my bathroom. Major productive. We had a quiet dinner in while watching the Oscars...I didn't have a cocktail party either. In fact, I had no idea it was even on TV tonight until I saw a commercial this afternoon. I was very happy to see that Sandra Bullock received her much deserved recognition - did you see the movie? Top Five Ever List.
I'm all ready now to wake up at the crack of dawn and take a sub job tomorrow, which I fully expect will happen, being Monday and all. This week we're busy with baseball overlapping basketball, but I am picking M up from school on Tuesday to go to JJ's game ... :) Lord only knows what happened, but we've been communicating here and there by email (about JJ, always, but still!) and I'm looking forward to seeing him in a couple of days.
The rest of the week is crammed with practices and games and JJ's in the Knowledge Bowl for his school on Wednesday. Friday we're having dinner with Kim & Josh to put together last minute details for the party; Saturday and Sunday are both baseball all day long - two games Sat and three on Sun. Saturday night we have some retirement party at the FD (yawn) and hopefully, with any luck, we will wind down Sunday evening with N.O.T.H.I.N.G. If all goes well, I'll get three days of subbing in there too. Fingers crossed.
Nothing new on the Roaring Woman front...haven't really had a conversation with J about it (like I should) -- I need for the anger and irritability to calm down some. In the meantime, though, it's not impeding the growth process and I'm feeling great. I think the weekly sessions with MC have been so valuable; the consistency and frequency allow me to keep focused between sessions, instead of forgetting all the things I'm supposed to work on because too much time goes by.
I still haven't finished The Help, but am going to do that right now, before I hit the hay. (I mean it this time.)
Wishing you a great Monday - hope to catch up by phone this week..?
Love, A
And the Winner is...
Hey, Woman,
I hear you roar!...and it sounds pretty good from over here. Too bad it's bringing up issues over your way. Sounds like you're making progress in the right direction, though, so keep plugging away. I'm always in your cheering section.
We had gorgeous weather this weekend--in the 50s--so I felt compelled to get out of hibernation/nesting/reclusive mode. I didn't plant a garden or anything, but I did get out to the gym both days and opened the windows, and late this afternoon I took myself out for a drink and a cheap app at one of my fave places (that I would definitely take youif when you visited). I have to say that my favorite part of being out this afternoon was driving home at 6 o'clock in the daylight.
I'm so over winter. In fact, I'd like to jump right ahead, over our maybe-spring to Memorial Day and pool season, yet I don't want to wish my life away, so I'll take it as it comes.
Looking forward to the Oscars tonight. One year I swear I'm going to have a cocktail party on Oscar night. Just as soon as I don't have to teach on a Monday I guess...
Love you,
Barb
I hear you roar!...and it sounds pretty good from over here. Too bad it's bringing up issues over your way. Sounds like you're making progress in the right direction, though, so keep plugging away. I'm always in your cheering section.
We had gorgeous weather this weekend--in the 50s--so I felt compelled to get out of hibernation/nesting/reclusive mode. I didn't plant a garden or anything, but I did get out to the gym both days and opened the windows, and late this afternoon I took myself out for a drink and a cheap app at one of my fave places (that I would definitely take you
I'm so over winter. In fact, I'd like to jump right ahead, over our maybe-spring to Memorial Day and pool season, yet I don't want to wish my life away, so I'll take it as it comes.
Looking forward to the Oscars tonight. One year I swear I'm going to have a cocktail party on Oscar night. Just as soon as I don't have to teach on a Monday I guess...
Love you,
Barb
Thursday, March 4, 2010
Catching Up
Hey, Barb.
Sorry for the lapse in writing...seems to be a pattern with me. I write furiously every day for weeks, then I can't think of a single thing to say. Or find any desire to say it.
I've had kind of a down week, compared to the more positively colored ones I've been enjoying since I discovered my naturopath. I haven't written much about the changes I've experienced, but they've been huge. Coupled with my weekly sessions with MC, I've made some great progress. I am feeling strong and balanced and capable and pretty much I am Woman, Hear Me Roar. The thing is, over the years, with the help of my ridiculously low self worth, I've created this totally stupid and helpless wife persona. Now that I'm ready to change it, and actually be the smart, educated, capable woman that I am, I'm struggling horribly with J. Not because he's doing anything wrong, but because he's not in on my little secret - about being the person I really am on the inside - so he's still treating me like always. AND IT'S PISSING ME OFF!!!!
I would love to write more about it, but it's already 9:30 and I'm zonked, so maybe tomorrow. I mentally wrote something yesterday that I will try to put on paper in the morning. I have already decided not to work tomorrow, since J will be home in the afternoon. I just want to enjoy the house to myself a little longer.
This week, I got a taste of what it must be like to be a single working mom, and I'm exhausted. I'm not whining, it's just that I'm not used to working at a paying job all day, then still doing all the things I normally do with JJ after school, and get all the stuff done that I normally do during the day. Quite frankly, it sucks. I am just not a person who needs to "have it all". I don't need a career and kids and to be attached to my Blackberry 24/7 to be "satisfied". I'm really good with my job: my one kid, my one husband, my one household and an occasional part-time gig that puts a little cash in the bank. I used to feel guilty, like I was shorting the entire female half of the human race, by not wanting more than this. But I don't. And that's ok. And guess what else I've come to accept? I'm really good at my job.
However.....the paying job is just that: paying. So, for now, I'm going to buck up and be grateful that I am employable (on some level) and that there is work for me to do. Instead of complaining about it.
Complete topic change: Have you read "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett? Both my mom and JB fell in love with it, and my book club chose it for this month. I was so excited to read something I actually wanted to read that I started it immediately...and now I have two weeks left before we meet again and only one chapter left to read!
I have to say, it's one of the best books I have read in a very long time. It is gorgeously written, and a debut novel, no less. The story is so intricate, and so human; I can't get enough of it. It's the kind of book you can't put down, but you force yourself to, because if you don't, it will end.
Ok, off to bed now...so I can read that last chapter. JJ had a very big day today and we will have to get up a little early tomorrow because of it - he got his first pair of contact lenses today :) But, it did take him awhile to get them in, so I thought I'd leave a little extra time for that in the morning.
I swear, I am such a sap. I'm in the bathroom, teaching him how to put them in, take them out, clean them, bla, bla, bla.... and I'm pretty sure the way I was feeling about it was how I would feel if he were my daughter and she had just gotten her first period. What a dork I am. He's so cute...all grown up-like...
On that little warm fuzzy, I wish you a good morning and a Happy Friday.
Love you,
A
Sorry for the lapse in writing...seems to be a pattern with me. I write furiously every day for weeks, then I can't think of a single thing to say. Or find any desire to say it.
I've had kind of a down week, compared to the more positively colored ones I've been enjoying since I discovered my naturopath. I haven't written much about the changes I've experienced, but they've been huge. Coupled with my weekly sessions with MC, I've made some great progress. I am feeling strong and balanced and capable and pretty much I am Woman, Hear Me Roar. The thing is, over the years, with the help of my ridiculously low self worth, I've created this totally stupid and helpless wife persona. Now that I'm ready to change it, and actually be the smart, educated, capable woman that I am, I'm struggling horribly with J. Not because he's doing anything wrong, but because he's not in on my little secret - about being the person I really am on the inside - so he's still treating me like always. AND IT'S PISSING ME OFF!!!!
I would love to write more about it, but it's already 9:30 and I'm zonked, so maybe tomorrow. I mentally wrote something yesterday that I will try to put on paper in the morning. I have already decided not to work tomorrow, since J will be home in the afternoon. I just want to enjoy the house to myself a little longer.
This week, I got a taste of what it must be like to be a single working mom, and I'm exhausted. I'm not whining, it's just that I'm not used to working at a paying job all day, then still doing all the things I normally do with JJ after school, and get all the stuff done that I normally do during the day. Quite frankly, it sucks. I am just not a person who needs to "have it all". I don't need a career and kids and to be attached to my Blackberry 24/7 to be "satisfied". I'm really good with my job: my one kid, my one husband, my one household and an occasional part-time gig that puts a little cash in the bank. I used to feel guilty, like I was shorting the entire female half of the human race, by not wanting more than this. But I don't. And that's ok. And guess what else I've come to accept? I'm really good at my job.
However.....the paying job is just that: paying. So, for now, I'm going to buck up and be grateful that I am employable (on some level) and that there is work for me to do. Instead of complaining about it.
Complete topic change: Have you read "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett? Both my mom and JB fell in love with it, and my book club chose it for this month. I was so excited to read something I actually wanted to read that I started it immediately...and now I have two weeks left before we meet again and only one chapter left to read!
I have to say, it's one of the best books I have read in a very long time. It is gorgeously written, and a debut novel, no less. The story is so intricate, and so human; I can't get enough of it. It's the kind of book you can't put down, but you force yourself to, because if you don't, it will end.
Ok, off to bed now...so I can read that last chapter. JJ had a very big day today and we will have to get up a little early tomorrow because of it - he got his first pair of contact lenses today :) But, it did take him awhile to get them in, so I thought I'd leave a little extra time for that in the morning.
I swear, I am such a sap. I'm in the bathroom, teaching him how to put them in, take them out, clean them, bla, bla, bla.... and I'm pretty sure the way I was feeling about it was how I would feel if he were my daughter and she had just gotten her first period. What a dork I am. He's so cute...all grown up-like...
On that little warm fuzzy, I wish you a good morning and a Happy Friday.
Love you,
A
Family Night
Hey there, Amanda.
I have a minute before I head to my mother's for another family dinner. J returns to California this weekend, so my mother said--while at K's last week--that she'd be happy to host another get-together this week. I guess it's become a new tradition. D will be there this time; I'm looking forward to seeing her. I'm looking forward to seeing everyone. And to the menu. Mom is making kielbasa and sauerkraut, pork roast and mashed potatoes and gravy. I'm bringing caprese to start.
Grades are due tomorrow but I'm trying not to stress... I keep telling myself it's mid-quarter progress reports. It's not report cards.What else I get done tomorrow I get done. Tonight I don't need to worry about grading. Tonight I should enjoy my family's company.
Nothing going on for me this weekend, so if it's easier for to catch up on the phone again than by writing, call whenever.
Hope all is well.
xo,
Barb
I have a minute before I head to my mother's for another family dinner. J returns to California this weekend, so my mother said--while at K's last week--that she'd be happy to host another get-together this week. I guess it's become a new tradition. D will be there this time; I'm looking forward to seeing her. I'm looking forward to seeing everyone. And to the menu. Mom is making kielbasa and sauerkraut, pork roast and mashed potatoes and gravy. I'm bringing caprese to start.
Grades are due tomorrow but I'm trying not to stress... I keep telling myself it's mid-quarter progress reports. It's not report cards.What else I get done tomorrow I get done. Tonight I don't need to worry about grading. Tonight I should enjoy my family's company.
Nothing going on for me this weekend, so if it's easier for to catch up on the phone again than by writing, call whenever.
Hope all is well.
xo,
Barb
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
Voice of Reason
Hey there.
Hope you're having fun at the party...
I'm home relaxing, although I seriously debated going out for a little bit--just 'cuz I don't have to go to school tomorrow. The oddest part was that, as I had the debate in my head, an imitation of your mother's voice was my voice of reason. Hysterical. I wonder if you'll think so too.
So my endocrine appointment is at 9:30, which gives me time to sleep in a little. Since--despite my initial goals--I didn't correct anything tonight (not. a. thing.), I'll be doing some of that tomorrow. I really thought if I corrected tonight, then tomorrow I could be (and stay) in day-off mode, but I blew it. Oh, well, at least I'm taking the night off tonight, writing and relaxing, cocktailing. Maybe.
If you have the energy when you get home, I'd love to read from you in the morning....
xo,
Barb
Hope you're having fun at the party...
I'm home relaxing, although I seriously debated going out for a little bit--just 'cuz I don't have to go to school tomorrow. The oddest part was that, as I had the debate in my head, an imitation of your mother's voice was my voice of reason. Hysterical. I wonder if you'll think so too.
So my endocrine appointment is at 9:30, which gives me time to sleep in a little. Since--despite my initial goals--I didn't correct anything tonight (not. a. thing.), I'll be doing some of that tomorrow. I really thought if I corrected tonight, then tomorrow I could be (and stay) in day-off mode, but I blew it. Oh, well, at least I'm taking the night off tonight, writing and relaxing, cocktailing. Maybe.
If you have the energy when you get home, I'd love to read from you in the morning....
xo,
Barb
Monday, March 1, 2010
Testing, Testing
Hello there.
It was great catching up on the phone the other night live. Hope you had fun over S&T’s and that your Sunday was good.
I slept late—again—and then was pretty much on my feet all day. I started at the gym at 11 and then, after breakfast I washed dishes and cooked, cooked and washed dishes, cooked some more, washed some more dishes, decluttered, and finally sat down at 8:30. Of course I got a bit of a second wind and didn’t go to bed until 11…but I feel pretty good about the weekend and what I got done.
I honored myself this morning and cancelled (well, postponed) dinner plans with C tonight. For me and my mind set, most weeks but this one in particular, I don’t think I should start my week with a multi-course dinner out with a bottle of wine on a Monday night. Grades are due later this week, I have an endocrine appointment on Wednesday and another family get-together on Thursday and, well, there’s the matter of not having a lot of extra cash right now because of that tablecloth I just had to have to spruce up my house and create a little spring indoors…
We start state testing today so the next two weeks will be a joy. Not. Confusion and irregular schedules for two weeks. That’s great for the learning process, no? Let the games begin.
Hope you have a good day, and that it proves to be the start of a good week.
Love you,
Barb
It was great catching up on the phone the other night live. Hope you had fun over S&T’s and that your Sunday was good.
I slept late—again—and then was pretty much on my feet all day. I started at the gym at 11 and then, after breakfast I washed dishes and cooked, cooked and washed dishes, cooked some more, washed some more dishes, decluttered, and finally sat down at 8:30. Of course I got a bit of a second wind and didn’t go to bed until 11…but I feel pretty good about the weekend and what I got done.
I honored myself this morning and cancelled (well, postponed) dinner plans with C tonight. For me and my mind set, most weeks but this one in particular, I don’t think I should start my week with a multi-course dinner out with a bottle of wine on a Monday night. Grades are due later this week, I have an endocrine appointment on Wednesday and another family get-together on Thursday and, well, there’s the matter of not having a lot of extra cash right now because of that tablecloth I just had to have to spruce up my house and create a little spring indoors…
We start state testing today so the next two weeks will be a joy. Not. Confusion and irregular schedules for two weeks. That’s great for the learning process, no? Let the games begin.
Hope you have a good day, and that it proves to be the start of a good week.
Love you,
Barb
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