Sick Girl

Sami's been sick since Saturday night. She's had diarreah and has been lethargic and just sad. She won't eat at this point either. I made her some rice water on Sunday and she drank some of that but wouldn't touch it after the first bowl. She's also barely eaten. I made chicken yesterday hoping she would enjoy that and she seemed to in small snippets but this morning when I tried to give her the last bit, she wouldn't take it. Knowing that diarreah isn't abnormal once in a while, I kept an eye on her hoping it would clear up. It didn't and last night she threw up a bit in Jim's room. This is the first she's thrown up. I'll call the vet as soon as they open and hope they can see her asap. Worried. This is so unlike her. She never gets sick and for it to last this long isn't right. Prayers please.

That's all I've got for now. I'll update when I know more. Later!

People In Glass Houses

So I'll make a quick comment about the gorilla shooting and I'm posting on my blog rather than Facebook because only about 4 people read my blog and I don't think I'll irritate and offend any of those 4 with my opinion (not that I care but I'm sick of seeing opinions of people who don't have the whole story). Originally, I was all, "WTF?! What kind of parents would let such a thing happen. They should have charges filed against them." Now, however, I'v realized several things: A) I don't know the full story, B) People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones and C) What parent hasn't "misplaced" their child for even a few minutes? Because that's the time that it probably took for the kid to sneak into the enclosure. Maybe not even a few minutes. And I'm not a parent but I'm sure the parents are devastated by their ordeal and not just because of the bad wrap they're getting. Their child could have died or ended up with catastrophic injuries - I'm sure they'll be reliving this for years to come. And I'm sure they're beating themselves up because of what had to happen. Hindsight is 20/20, and I'm sure the zoo is wondering if they did the right thing but if it had been your child, would you feel the same? And don't say, "MY child wouldnt' have climbed into the enclosure because I wouldn't have been such a bad parent to let such a thing happen!" That's bullshit! We all make mistakes and I can't tell you how many times I've been at the zoo and seen parents stand a bit behind a group (with their eyes on their child) so that their little one could get a closer look. It only takes a minute. So lets give the zoo and the parents a little bit of a break. You can't imagine what they're going through. Lets remember that we're all human.  Unless YOU'VE never made a mistake.

K - I've climbed down off my soapbox. Sorry about that.

Today's plans - nothing much. I may just hang at home and enjoy the beautiful day. Sami's been sick and I don't want to be too far from her for too terribly long. She's had the runs for a couple days and is feeling right puny. Sad girl. I'll call the vet if things don't improve through today. I've given her rice water but other than that and a little water, she's had nothing. Poor girl.

We talked about having a cookout here in the circle but truthfully, I'd rather just hang and then have some pizza. I think most of the neighbors were in agreement. Cari and I made plans as well to watch the Bachelorette since Jordan's working today/tonight.

And that's about it. Tomorrow I'll be doing shopping and maybe some quilting. Happy Memorial Day to all. Later!

I Made It!!!

And it's here. The last day of school for the year. I'm more excited that you can know! Today will hopefully be a short one. We'll have a staff breakfast and then head to our rooms for the final details of the year. I'm hoping to be out (since I have NOTHING to do) around noon...earlier? But who knows what will happen. The new guy is coming today so we'll get to meet him.

Once home I'll complete the final cleaning details and then mow the front yard. We had a quick little storm yesterday and so I couldn't get to the yard but at least I got the house cleaned. Jim got the mirror and door up (pay no attention to the lack of door frames and vacuum). Not sure if I'll paint the mirror or not - it's not quite the same color as the vanity.

And that's it. Best head up and out. Happy last day of school to me and my ladies. Happy Friday to the rest of you! Later!

Late Late Late

Running late because I was paying bills and weirdly I had an email from my credit card that said too many attempts had been made to log on to my account and my account had thus been frozen. Hmm...wasn't me...wasn't Jim. Had to fix that. All done now but I'm out of time for posting. Who care though becasue it's the last day of school!!!  I'll have to go in tomorrow but that's nothing. We'll have our breakfast and then I'll head to my room to do last minute things and then I'm out!!!

Today I'll go to the grocery, clean the house and then get dinner for tomorrow in the crock pot. I'm making French dip sandwiches and figure I'm not going to want to cook on my last day so there you go. 

The washer and dryer are stacked and running. The painting is complete in the reno and Jim's getting the door frames and baseboard up (this takes time because he's gluing and has only so many clamps to set them). Today I've asked that he paint the doors because these need to go up for the weekend. After that, the sink is the last thing and Jim's job will be complete. 

And I'd best get going. Running late! Happy Thursday! Happy last day with the kids for me and my ladies. (Oh, Cassius got a 90% on his exam yesterday!)  Later!

As If!

Too true! Happy National Wine Day. I think it may be more beneficial for me - more "celebratory" if you will - to have a National Sober Day! Hee hee!

So I gave my LA exam yesterday. Out of the 11 kids that took it, there were maybe 1 C; 3 or 4 Bs and the rest were A's! YAY! Love that! Now, my history exam will not be so good but I can expect at least 2 A's on that and couple C's probably 1 F though for my girl who hates history and never studies. Oh well...at least she passed the class. And after this year she's DONE with history classes!

Jim and I got the washer and dryer installed yesterday. We can't stack them yet because we need to get a stacking kit. I bought it and its ready for pickup so Jim will do that on his way home tonight.

I used my new washer yesterday. It was so exciting. It's a front loader and that thing spins your clothes nearly dry. It's awesome! I've never been so excited to do laundry before in my life.

I get my snaggletooth fixed today. I'm sick of feeling the rough edge of my tooth so that will be nice. My appointments at 2:00 so I'll leave work at 1:30 to get there. Hopefully I'll be home by 3ish and hopefully it isn't raining and I can mow the lawn. If it is raining I'll clean the house!

Today is my last day with Cassius! It shouldn't be too terribly bad. He'll come in around 9:00, I'll give him his exam for history and then he'll get passed on to Santa who gets to deal with him for the rest of the day. After that - DONE!!!  And I'm NOT going to think about next year with him until next year happens!

And that's about all I've got. Time to get some more laundry in the washer (so excited!!!) and then head to work. Happy HUMP DAY!!!! 3 days left! Later!

Nearly There

And then there were 4...days left. Three with kids. I think I can, I think I can!

Today I'll give both my LA exams. Students will be there at 7:25 and out of my hair by 12:30. Woot! AND - we're getting Jimmy Johns for lunch. And!!! No Cassius! His last day will be tomorrow (unless Santa screwed things up which is VERY possible).

Lets see...what else is going on? Well, Jim's got all the baseboard up in the laundry room and one more door frame. We'll hook up the washer/dryer tonight as well, I'm hoping, the utility sink. We would have gotten the washer/dryer in yesterday but we got distracted by our beer-drinking neighbors. They had a keg they needed to empty and I pride myself on being there for my friends so how could I say no!?

I'll head to Walmart after school today (hate that place) for some bedding. I bought my awesome mattress pad there and want to get one for the guest bed for Maggie and Charlie this weekend.

I've been up since 3:00. Not tired yet but I hate that!

Okay well, that's all I've got. Happy Tuesday (just think in about a week, I'll have a hard time remembering what day it is!!!). Later!

Floors - DONE!

Pay no attention to the door frames and lack of baseboards (those will go in over the next couple of days). Instead, notice that we finally we got the floors in!!! Let me tell you it was back breaking work. Because of Jim's many body aches and pains, it was up to me to do all the maneuvering. I was on my hands and knees, pushing and pulling, for about 5 hours. The tips of my fingers are raw, my knees (even though I wore knee pads) are one kneel-down away from blisters (they're bright red and hot to the touch) and my whole body aches. When I got out of bed this morning, I was full of moans and groans...not the good kinds. Who knew that laying floors like that could hurt so bad? All that said though - the floors are finally down and I'm ecstatic.

Today Jim needs to get the rest of the needed base boards and then put in those behind the washer/dryer so those can get hooked up. From there we need the sink put in and the final painting done so the mirror can be hung. After that, it's my turn to get shelving etc. I'll make a trip to Ikea next week to do that. Maybe once I'm on break Jim and I will head to West Chester in the evening, have dinner and shop. Sounds like a plan.

I thought my school let out early this year but lo and behold - many schools are already out or nearly there. Lakota finished up on Friday and Mason has only two days left. For me I can't complain and I'm not. Today starts our final week and I'm just grateful that it was such a good year (I sort of dread next year). It flew by and I though this week will most likely creep by, we'll get there!

This weekend was a blast. Cari's party on Saturday was too much fun. I was very careful in my drinking to ensure I didn't end up with a hangover (water between all beverages and no wine!) I did, however, manage to do about 17 Jello shot (they were delicious!!!) but I think you'd have to have about  75 to do any real damage. In addition, I played drinking games (flip cup) which I haven't done since I was probably 18. And I sucked! Definitely showing my age there. Oh well.

And that's all I've got. Today will be an easy day...review and getting paperwork done. No exams for my classes today Happy last Monday of the year!!! Later!

This Time Last Week...This Time Next Week

This time last week I was driving through Dayton headed to PIB. Sigh...wish I was there!

This time next week I'll be blogging about it being my LAST DAY OF SCHOOL!!! Sigh...wish I was there!!!

However, all that said, you can't go back! You've got to look forward. Although, I don't want the summer to go too quickly so I'll enjoy this moment while I'm in it!

I know people say the end of the year - in the last week or two - goes so slowly but this week FLEW by. I can't believe it's Friday! And I'm done teaching for the year. I taught my last lesson in LA yesterday reading the Tell-Tale Heart by Edgar Allan Poe. It was a stellar performance on my part by the way. I don't know if the kids enjoyed it but I reminded myself of my favorite former teacher, Mrs. Pfetzing. She was one of a kind and someone who taught me how to love literature. Aside from my mother, she is the other person who made me want to teach. I think of her often when I teach classics (Shakespeare, Monkey's Paw, Poe, etc.) Hope she's up in heaven reading this as I type (she died way too young).

Anyway...school's almost DONE (stick a fork in her). WOOT!

In regard to Cassius - I believe he'll only be present next week on Monday (a normal day) and Wednesday - to take his two exams. This is what I proposed to Santa to tell the dad. Hopefully it will pan out because I'm so over Cassius and his crazy ways.

Mowed the lawn yesterday and finished spreading the last of the mulch. The yard looks so good! (Except the side yard but that's a Jim project and will have to wait for the reno to be complete.)

This weekend is going to be FUN! Tomorrow I'll get up early and head to Party Source. We need to replenish: Our kegs (both are blown), bloody Mary mix and champagne! Oh, and I need to get some Fireball! Need to be well prepared for Cari's party Saturday. Oh, the pic is the basket I put together for her birthday. Cute, huh?

Here's a funny. So I let Cari and her husband use my Prime account on Amazon. They used it on Sunday. Monday, I ordered all of Cari's stuff for her basket. I was mowing the lawn yesterday (in the back) and saw that the UPS truck was coming by. So I finished up the lawn and went to the front porch to get the package I was hoping had been delivered. It wasn't there. So I went out and asked Jim - who was weeding in the front yard - if they had delivered. He said yes, but Cari met the guy as he was coming to drop them at the door and said it was for her. So I think - well, hmm...I hope that wasn't the package for her she took. It was. She came over with it and said, "I opened this but it was some sort of glove so it isn't mine. Sorry!!!" I said, "Yeah, that's mine...well, yours...part of your birthday gift you stupe!" Hilarious.

Okay well, I'm out. Happy Friday! Later!

This Should Be Interesting

Today, at 7:00 AM, there's an IEP meeting for crazy autistic kid. (I think I'll nickname him Cassius.) He's not on my caseload (he's on bad sped teacher's...I'll call him Santa) but I'll make an appearance at the meeting, mainly to see what's been decided about his attendance for next week. I'm hoping that he can come as normal on Monday and then come only on Wednesday or Thursday after that - for his two exams (history and art class). I bet the art teacher would be fine not having him take the art exam but we'll see. Santa is wishy washy and doesn't always give his "professional" opinion.

Came home yesterday, walked Sami and then mowed the front yard. Jim got home while I was doing that and continued the weeding in the beds. After I finished mowing, I started hauling mulch. We've got one bed to finish up and then I think we'll be done (because all the mulch will be gone). I did manage to get it all out of the neighbors driveway though...he'll be happy to come home to that.

Today when I get home (after going to Home Goods) I'll mow the back yard. YAY! Hopefully it will be somewhat manageable and not so soupy. Too bad if it is because if I wait any longer, the grass will be up to my shins! (Not really but you know!)

Finished up the last of my paperwork yesterday (for IEPs). I also managed to get review games made for LA. I'll finish up with that today and then do some history review games.

That's all I've got. So...I guess I'll head up and out. Later!

7 Days Of Kids

Not that I'm keeping track (HAHAHAHA!!!) but including today, I have only 7 more days of students for the school year! Can you believe that?! I'm not sure how many days of my autistic kid I'll have...he won't be taking but 1 or 2 exams so he won't have to be here next week for anything but 2 days (I hope) but I'll find out for sure tomorrow.

So my neighbor is turning 30 this week and she's having a major blowout in the circle on Saturday. Aside from the neighbors, she's invited about 40 people. They've bought a beer pong table, they'll have a margarita machine and are getting a keg. She also said at one point she was definitely doing a beer stand before the night is through. I'm not sure this 45-year old will be able to keep up! I mean, of course I'll be able to keep up but I'm not sure I want that kind of hangover. Hopefully the weather will mostly cooperate and we can be outside most of the night but we'll see.

Her birthday is actually Thursday and so I went online (Amazon) and got her gifts. I'm going to put a little "alcohol lover" basket together. Along with the pics seen, I'll also include a bottle of her favorite wine and a 6-pack of beer. Fun, right? BTW - I'll take any of these as gifts if anyone is ever looking.

What else? I'll have to get to the grass on Thursday. Hopefully it will have dried out enough by then. Today Jim will finish up the weeding and we'll get the rest of the mulch spread.

And that's it. I finished my last IEP yesterday and have all but one batch of end of year paperwork complete (with the exception of progress reports...I'll start those today). Woot. Hopefully I won't have too too much to do on the work day.

Happy Wednesday. Eva starts her last week of school today. Next year she'll be in kindergarten!!! WOW.  K - later!

Back Breaking Work

My neighbors recently got a delivery of mulch and top soil and overestimated how much they'd need. So...they offered us the leftovers. The rub: They need it out of their driveway by mid-week because they're having a big shindig this weekend. This meant that Sunday Jim and I came home, unpacked and headed outside to do some weeding and mulching. We actually only ended up getting the bed complete by the mailbox. Yesterday was the real work. Jim ended up working a half day so he came home and started preparing beds for mulch. After I got home, walked Sami and did a grocery shop, I joined him and began the arduous work of digging out the ground tree stumps in preparation for filling the holes. I'm telling you I nearly collapsed from the work. The one stump wasn't so bad - it was a smaller tree but the other stump was about 6 feet in length and 3 feet in diameter. Not to mention I had to then haul the dirt into the back yard and dump it in the woods. Thankfully about halfway through the 2nd (large) stump, Jordan came over and gave me a hand. (He had been working with Jim and carting over the mulch.) We managed to get all the top soil used but still have 2 or 3 beds to finish up and mulch. That will have to happen on Wednesday since it's raining all day today. Whew.

I have to say that I'm surprisingly limber today. I don't really feel sore much...maybe a little twinge with my back.

School is school. Nothing much going on there, just finishing up odds and ends and trying to power though. It's tough going however with the end so near. I'm to the point now that everytime my alarm goes off I think, "Wait a minute...why is that going off? Aren't I on summer break?" Not yet...almost.

And that's all I've got. Jim was out and headed to work at about 5:20. He's headed to Beavercreek for the rest of the week (up by Dayton) and he's trying to make up the hours he lost. He'll work 9 hour days to get his full 40 hours in...ugh! And then he'll come home and work in the laundry room. Thankfully that should be downhill from here.

Okay - best get a move on...I have a powerpoint lesson to complete so I need to get to work.

Oh, one last thing: My neighbor who is the unluckiest person on the face of the earth? (She has a drunk for a husband who got 2 DUIs in the space of about 4 months; she's trying to divorce him but he refuses; her sister adopted a pair of incestuous kids - they didn't know this upon adopting them and then the boy touched her daughter; a giant tree landed on her house during a wind storm several weeks ago...that STILL isn't fixed...unlucky, right!?) She got in a car accident yesterday...has no car. I mean could that woman catch a break!? Jeez!

K - I'm out..later!

Spiel chuck no wonking.

A Taste Just Isn't Enough

I'm certainly greatful to have had the weekend, and we had so much fun, but such a tiny little taste makes me itch for more. Oh well, we'll be back in less than a month so I have that to look forward to!

Oh, and the ferry ride on the way back!? I haven't been that nervous since our trip in, I think, 1990 Thanksgiving. The waves were unbelievable and the ride was extra long since they had to take the boat out from their normal route so they could turn to ride the waves to Catawba. I was shaking like a leaf and poor Jim's hand! When we drove off the ferry, the pavement was completely underwater with the exception of one small area. Scary. Maggie wasn't nervous, Bussie slept the whole way and Eva had no issues either. I'm just a nervous Nelly!

I won't recap the weekend since most of what we did was posted on Facebook. I'll just say that there was a lot of celebrating with Farkle, music and a few beverages here and there.

This week: I have a sped meeting this morning so won't be in the classroom until after 11:00. I have one IEP meeting this week (my last) and I'm pretty sure the parent won't show. Exams start next Monday and next Thursday is the last day with kids! The 27th is our final work day! WOOT! I have a lot of stuff to do to finish up...yowza!

And that's all I've got. The reno is obviously still going. Jim and I need to do some gardening today because our neighbor gave us some leftover dirt and mulch and he wants it off his driveway by today. So...that means we'll rush home, dig, weed and spread mulch and the reno will resume on Tuesday.

K - well I need to finish getting ready. I'm hoping the meeting is at central office but I'm not sure. Hmm...hope I don't end up in the wrong place. Later!

My Friday

This time tomorrow, I'll be driving through Dayton, I hope! Woot! Just need to get through today! And I think I can! Especially having yet to lay eyes on my autistic kid this week. He was in Philly Monday and Tuesday and apparently had allergy issues yesterday so there you go. Easy week for Muir! (Knock on wood...I do still have to get through today!)

Yesterday I managed to get the front yard mowed. It wasn't too terribly soggy. After that, I had a couple beers with the ladies in the circle and then Jim and I headed to Shooters. For the last couple months, every time we walk in, the bartender, Steve, sets up the "reserved" sign and candle at our spot. Why? Because Jim's a goof and a couple months ago he called ahead and asked the owner (who answered the phone) to save our spots as we were on our way up. You can't make this stuff up.

Today after school I'll go to the store and get the last minute stuff for PIB. I'll then come home - do a light cleaning and pack. I'll load my car with what I can and then hunker down until bedtime. I plan on getting up at 4:00 tomorrow. We'll have a quick breakfast, load the cooler and car and get the hell out of dodge. Can't wait!!!

Hoping for NO storms today. We have a slight chance for severe. Yuck!

Okay well, I have an 11:00 IEP today but other than that...nothing. Excited! Happy Thursday to all. I won't blog until I get back but I'm sure I'll post plenty of pics on FB. Later!

Another Crazy Dream

I woke myself up dreaming last night. This time, however, I wasn't talking in my sleep. Nope, this time, I bit myself in my sleep. See, I was dreaming that my crazy, drunk neighbor was attacking me so I bit him and apparently I bit my finger for real, which woke me up. I bit it pretty hard too. When I woke up and realized what I did all I could do was chuckle. Kind of funny. However, I wish I'd stop having crazy dreams and just sleep through the damn night!

I have an IEP this morning but I have a feeling the parent won't show. She's never shown in the past. We'll see what happens. The good thing though is it's during the period I have my one-on-one time with the autistic student so DARN! I'll miss him for the third day in a row!

I sat down and mapped out my plans for the rest of the year yesterday which made me VERY happy. Now all I have to do is put my two exams together along with a study guide...and review games. Shouldn't be too hard. My LA exam is mostly complete and the history exam will just be on WWII and will just be taken from the section reviews the kids have been doing these past couple weeks.

The rain is annoying me. It's not supposed to rain today and I would love to come home and cut the front yard but I think it will be way too soggy, still. We'll see. I may be able to cut the upper part but who knows.

Jimmy bought me some new windshield wipers and they're Rainx ones and they are awesome! Fifty bucks later they better be! (You know things are boring when I start talking about my windshield wipers.)

Jim got another layer of mud up last night. I think he'll have to do a third layer and then he can sand and then he can paint. And then we can lay the floor! Woot! I'm guessing by next weekend things will be mostly complete and I can start shopping for my shelving etc. I'm going to head to Ikea to see what they have there...can't wait!

And that's all I've got. Jim and I both need gas this morning so I need to get a move on. Happy Wednesday! Tomorrow is my Friday and I can't wait!!! Later!

Two Day Reprieve

Much to my delight, I found out that my new autistic kid is out through today because his family took a trip to Philly. Can I get a WOOT! I know this sounds mean but this kid is a handful and wears me out. Mostly I feel for Diane who is aide to him for 3 consecutive bells...she benefits the most when he's absent and suffers the most when he's here. I've said it before - he's like an octopus...eight arms, all over the place, can fit into small spaces and is sometimes very ellusive. You just never know what he's going to do or say. For instance, last week he was upset because he wanted friends and didn't have any (Gee...I wonder why). I tried to talk him down by saying, "You're new...it takes some time." And then I tried to have a conversation with him about how to talk to people. (Not quite sure what I was thinking. It's nearly impossible to have a conversation with him...he looks away, turns his back on you, sometimes walks away...completely in his own world.) Anyway - after trying to have a lesson on "how to make friends" he walks up to one a kid and say, "Will. You. Be. My. Friend?" And the kid said, "Sure!" Then, my autistic kid turns away and loudly exclaims, "OH NO!!! I'm afraid my friends are stupid!" I said, "Uh, no, he's smart and you're in the same class so..." Little shit! He then sat down in a chair, grabbed his man-boobs (kid needs a bra) and started bee-bopping around like a hoochie girl. I don't know WHAT that was about but I immediately said, "STOP THAT!!! THAT'S INNAPPROPRIATE! You aren't going to make friends that way!" Just a taste of what we deal with!

I woke myself up last night talking in my sleep. I was having a fight with Jim's brother Rob. He was being a pain in the ass and I was telling Jim about it and said (in my dream and out loud), "He's got some God damned nerve!" Scared the shit out of myelf and jarred myself awake. Funny. When I told Jim about it, he said, "How is Rob!?" (Rob passed several years back) and I answered, "A bit of a pain in my ass!" I'm sure Rob's up there causing lots of mischief!

Jim got the final drywall up. I was nervous as HELL! I told him he wasn't allowed to cuss while installing because it set me on edge thinking he'd busted through the water line again. Thank the baby Jesus it went well. Phew!

And that's about all I've got. Guess I should get a move on. I've got a list as long as my arm to get through over the next several days. Happy Tuesday...later!

Griswold-Like Weekend

Things started out so well here at the Hanke household. Well, I take that back...I was still pissed at Jim on Friday and to top it all off, he ate my Pad Thai leftovers which I had planned to eat for dinner on Friday. That was very stupid on his part.

Saturday started out well...I got up, Jim was already up and working in the laundry room so after my coffee, I made breakfast. From there I headed to Lowes to get my flowers for planting. When I got home and was on my deck bee-bopping along and planting my flowers, Jim, who had been hanging drywall, came out, soaking wet, to say he's just drilled a hole into the water line. UGH!!! That took a trip to Home Depot and another hour for the fix. This was quite the pain in my ass since water had to be turned off for the fix and I couldn't water what I'd just planted. Oh well.

When it was time to turn the water back on, Jim called to me to shut off the opened taps. As I did, I heard Jim yell and cuss again. He fixed the wrong line! Oh boy. So that meant ANOTHER trip to Home Depot and another 45 minutes for the fix. He was certainly getting faster at the repair. At this point, it was time to get ready for our neighbors Derby party so Jim turned on the fan to dry out the mess and tried to forget his foolishness.

Sunday, I headed to Wal-Mart to get the last of my flowers and an umbrella for our deck table (scored on that front...got the color I wanted and it cost under $30!) As I unloaded the car, Jim ran out to the garage, soaking wet and said he's just drilled through the water line again. I thought he was kidding until I turned around and saw his soaking wet shirt. Man oh man...poor Jimmy. Thankfully this time, he had the materials he needed and he had it fixed in about 20 minutes. He's an expert now.

In the end, Jim managed to get most of the dry wall up (he had to let things dry around the area where the waterline busted) and he put the first coat of mud on. Things will continue tonight...I'm hoping he will not bust another line...but I'm nervous.

This will be a short week for me. I'll be heading to PIB on Friday! YAY! Can't wait for that. I have 2 IEP meetings this week but I have a feeling the one on Wednesday will be without the parent. She said she'd be in but I've yet to meet her and I've had at least one of her kids on my caseload for 2 1/2 years.

Okay well, it's pouring here...best head out and get ready for school. Happy Monday! Later!

Losing My Shit!

I lost my shit last night. Jim and I were finishing dinner and I asked him if he would be putting in the washing machine water nozel box thingy since it's the next thing that has to be done before the drywall can be completed. The answer I recieved was NOT what I expected. He told me that the replacement box needed to be taken to the plumbing supply place so they could assist him in setting it up. Considering I got this same story last weekend and then was told early in the week that he had indeed gone to the plumbing supply and everything was ready to go, I blew my top. I mean I lost my shit. And I'm not sorry and I'm not going to apologize. This shit is getting on my last nerve. Needless to say, Jim made it to wherever the plumbing place is and they helped him. Of course he came home and got pissy with me for starting the dishwasher after dinner (like I knew what the f&%k he was going to do...according to his stalled plan, he was planning on sitting on his ass) and then of course he couldn't replace the box. So nothing got done last night. Nothing got done (with the exception of the dryer vent being set up) all week. Can anyone/everyone feel my pain?! We may end up divorced before this project is complete.

Deep breath...it's Friday thank God.

Plans this weekend: I want to get my flowers for the deck and get them planted. My neighbor is having a Derby party tomorrow so that will be fun. No real plans Sunday except to hang out...maybe mow the lawn...I'm sure it will need it.

This time next week I'll be heading to PIB!!! Can you believe it's finally almost here?! YAY!!! I need to figure out meals with Maggie...and do some shopping!

And that's all I've got. The administration is cooking out for the teachers today - that's always yummy. And the National Honor Society is setting up a sundae bar for us. (This has not been a good week for eating healthy!).

Speaking of eating - I bought a premade meal this week from Costco - Chicken Parmesan - and made it last night. It was SOOOOOO good! I was shocked. The chicken was crazy tender. Of course I didn't nuke it like the directions suggested but put it in a pot on a slow warm so that probably helped. I'll definitely be buying that again.

K - I'm out. Happy Friday! Later!

Freakin' BRRRRR!!!

Forty-two degrees does not make me happy. And more rain today...yuck! My grass is going to need a cut already! Well, at least we're looking at a warm up!

How cute is Eva in her pink dress with her friends!? Taken at her spring concert...wish I could have been there!

School is fine...just counting down until the end. I'm starting to think about getting things ready for the beginning of next year...lighten my load for the work day heading back. I've got all my senior paperwork complete and now just need to get through the last 3 IEPs of the year. One is completely written and the other two are mostly written...just some odds and ends I have to stick in.

Safe travels Mom and Richard! Have fun.

And that's all I've got. Time to get to school. Later!

On The One Hand...

...I'm glad Cruz is out (that guy is shithouse crazy) but then there's the other hand: Trump. That hand is gangrene, rotten, stinky and I wish I could chop it off. Starting to worry!

What else? Mowed the lawn when I got home yesterday. Front and back! Took me about 2 hours because it was so freaking long! I didn't realize how long it was...I had to walk like a turtle in certain areas where it was crazy thick and long. I don't think our grass has ever been this lush, green and thick. With all this rain we've had it's been hard to keep up with. At least I got my exercise on.

Not much else is happening. I'll head to Costco after school today. I need some necessities (allergy pills, chicken, etc).

Jim needs to open his eyes Shelby! Why is it that he thinks simply opening the refrigerator should reveal all its goods?! You may have to bend down and move your head and eyes around to find what you're looking for. JESUS!

I think the sooner this reno gets done the sooner Jim will be back on my good side. UGH!

And that's all I've got. This week is jeans week for Teacher Appreciation and today's theme is "favorite band" or concert t-shirt. Since I have nothing for that - I'm just wearing jeans and a sweater. If you really appreciate me, you'll be fine with that.  And if you're not...suck it. I don't really care. Ooh, lunch is provided today by the PTO. We have the greatest PTO by the way. Yesterday they brought us all donuts and filled our teacher work room with needed supplies (sharpies, note pads, staplers, pens, and a ton more) plus they bought us a Keurig and a shitload of k-cups. How awesome is that?!

Okay - gotta go Rainx my windshield.  Happy Wednesday. Later!

P.S. Teh speel chuck stall ain't wolking. Soory!

Well That Was An Interesting Dream

I had a dream last night that Chris Martin and I hooked up. It was only okay. He was a bit of a limp lipped kisser (which I HATE!). If you're a man (CHRIS) than I expect manly lips...not livery lips! He was very snuggly, however. Which kind of annoyed me too...it was a small bed, in a small apartment and I was sweating my ass off. Just an FYI Chris...for next time I'd like a little more romance (but a little less cuddling).

Later within the same dream I was (shame) walking to my car, in the snow, and it was my OLD car - my Mercury Tracer. And I'll tell you - it did NOT want to start and then didn't want to warm up. It was quite a hairy drive especially since it's been about 20 years since I've had a stick.

Jim is still milking his supposed "illness". So frustrating. He sent me a text yesterday saying he was still sick. I responded and said, "Then go to the doctor!" He said, "It's the flu." I said, "It's not the flu." He said, "I've had it 6 days, what else could it be?" I said, "You don't even have flu symptoms!" See, he's had "cramping" in his "gut" and that's about it. But of course, when he got home he told me he was achy (uh huh) and his neck hurt and lalalala. I said, "I thought you've had this for 6 days? This isn't what you've had for 6 days. You suddenly have new symptoms?" I mean right?! If it looks like bullshit, smells like bullshit it's probably bullshit right?!

Okay what else? Nothing. School is annoying right now. Every year at union election time people get on my nerves. Makes me want to NOT run for office! I'm so sick of people "replying to all" on emails. I want to send an email out to all saying to NOT reply to all when it comes to personal opinions, digs and passive agressive bullshit but I know that would start a fire storm of crap. UGH. I may do it anyway. (I probably won't).

K - well, happy Tuesday. Later!

P.S. Spill chick is'tn woking.