Where the Heck Did that Weekend Go?

Hey, Barb.

Quick note before I hit the hay.  I hope you enjoyed your weekend (and that you went to D's after all) and did something for you today.

We were running around most of the time, from baseball to M's dad's house, then doing yardwork and today, cleaning out the playroom and making it M's room.  That literally took all day, but it was kind of nice since J was at a funeral most of the time and I was puttering around all by myself.

A little hungover, I might add, since I went out with CK last night (ok, we started at 4) and we drank like fish.  We'd been having this FB conversation about living across the street and typing to each other, so we finally just decided to go out to the BLT for beers.  We picked up S on the way and ended up drinking lemon drops instead (yum!) The three of us had a really good time, but we had to get S back to go to a b-day party at dinner time.  Of course, by then, CK and I were just getting warmed up, so we called K and J and other neighbors over to make nachos and continue drinking until I don't know when.  It was very fun, though...I have been trying not to overdo the alcohol for awhile now, so it was nice to just let go.

Yeah, up 'til this morning when my little head was pounding.  Still, I had a good day. M can start getting settled into his new space, and JJ's room got a bit of a makeover too, what with moving furniture all around.  We had a nice bbq dinner, just the four of us, tonight.  Our weather was lovely all weekend but I feel like I didn't really get out and enjoy it much. 

Things are going surprisingly, remarkably well here.  M is doing great - I can't even tell you how delightful he is to have around.  He and some friends went to a club in Seattle last night, and before he left I asked if he wouldn't mind checking in now and again.  I explained that while I wasn't going to suddenly restrict his comings and goings, since this is what he's used to, I am still a worry wart.  He texted me three times, including once early in the morning to tell me they were safe at home at I's house. That was pretty cool. 

I bet I haven't told you that I actually got a job... a real, part time job...?  It wasn't like I had to interview or anything; it's an AVID Tutor job at my old highschool, two days a week, 4.5 hours a day.  My ex-VP brought me the job posting when I was subbing out there a few weeks ago and asked if I'd be interested.  Do you have AVID (Advancement Via Individual Determination) at your school? Check out the link if you want http://www.avid.org/about.html.   They picked up the program about a year before I left there, so I was sort of familiar with it when I saw the job posting.  It will actually work out perfectly for me, since it's only on Tues and Thu, so I can still sub Mon and Fri, leaving my Wednesdays free.  Once I become a "certified tutor", I can also apply to work in other districts, so I could potentially end up with five days a week, but still not full time.  Anyhoo...my first day of training is Tuesday, so I'm looking forward to that. 

I'm contemplating taking tomorrow just to get all my ducks in a row before starting, but I really don't have that many ducks out of order, so I'm just being lazy.  Besides, we really need the $$ so I might as well suck it up.

I'm starting to fade away here so I'll sign off.  I did get your text Friday night, but J and I were battling and I was all discombobulated, so I didn't call, even though I laughed at the "get off FB" comment.  Sorry I just never got around to calling the rest of the weekend.

Hope your week begins well...talk to you soon!
Love, A