Today I cleaned the second half of the front porch; I have scrubbed it from top to bottom; all of the railings, windows, trim, etc. I need to sand the furniture I primed and then paint the green paint that I bought for it. And, the more I cleaned the more I saw that needed to be done...the top rail of the porch is in really rough shape.
Isn't that the way it goes? You don't own the house...it owns you.
Monday, May 31, 2010
Sunday, May 30, 2010
So Sad...
I just got the news that a fellow TCS coworker died yesterday; Donna Sink, whom I have known for so many years, died in a motorcycle accident.
She was the children's librarian at the library when my kids were little. I have photos of her holding Anne when she was first born, and also with Sarah.
She leaves behind a husband and a daughter who is around Anne's age. I am so sad to think of how quickly life goes away. It's selfish, I know, but at times like this, I think why couldn't someone bad die, instead of someone so wonderful.
She was the children's librarian at the library when my kids were little. I have photos of her holding Anne when she was first born, and also with Sarah.
She leaves behind a husband and a daughter who is around Anne's age. I am so sad to think of how quickly life goes away. It's selfish, I know, but at times like this, I think why couldn't someone bad die, instead of someone so wonderful.
Saturday, May 29, 2010
Thursday, May 27, 2010
A Love Letter
Today after school Phalik (who is now in the second grade) gave me a letter he wrote to me. I'm typing it here exactly as he spelled it.
"Dear Miss Leonard you are so sweet
to me you are smart and butweful
I love your smile and your clothes
your precuos to me and always will be.
from Phalik (it had a heart drawn around it)
He also gave me two other papers with hearts on which he had written "I love you" and "Miss Leonard rocks". He told his teacher that May was going to be Mrs. Leonard month, next year in third grade and the next and every year.
Somewhere I have done something nice to deserve this. ♥
"Dear Miss Leonard you are so sweet
to me you are smart and butweful
I love your smile and your clothes
your precuos to me and always will be.
from Phalik (it had a heart drawn around it)
He also gave me two other papers with hearts on which he had written "I love you" and "Miss Leonard rocks". He told his teacher that May was going to be Mrs. Leonard month, next year in third grade and the next and every year.
Somewhere I have done something nice to deserve this. ♥
Tuesday, May 25, 2010
It's Only Tuesday?
Wow...it seems later than Tuesday. I guess it will just be this way now until the end of school...so much to do and so many things to do in the evenings, meetings, work to finish...
Tonight was Mr. Gatti's night. For a while I was the only one there handing out homework passes. I don't mind, really, but I couldn't help but think with all the teachers we have, no one but me could come? Then a little later Karen Hurley came...and she is retiring, and still she shows up to do extra things. April Willard did come and that was the first time she has come to Mr. Gattis and then some others came; John Lankford came and then ate his dinner with Neal, Sarah and me.
So now I've been checking email, etc. Got to finish planning for tomorrow and then it's bedtime!
Tonight was Mr. Gatti's night. For a while I was the only one there handing out homework passes. I don't mind, really, but I couldn't help but think with all the teachers we have, no one but me could come? Then a little later Karen Hurley came...and she is retiring, and still she shows up to do extra things. April Willard did come and that was the first time she has come to Mr. Gattis and then some others came; John Lankford came and then ate his dinner with Neal, Sarah and me.
So now I've been checking email, etc. Got to finish planning for tomorrow and then it's bedtime!
Monday, May 24, 2010
It's Only Monday?
I didn't sleep well last night...SOMEONE was snoring....so I am tired.
After work I went over to Susana's house and she helped me correct the translation I had made of the Preschool Parent Survey. After that we looked at Charlotte's annual so I got to see some pictures of some of my former students that are in fourth and fifth grades.
Then Carlos told me about their pet box turtle. They keep it in the house and it doesn't use the bathroom on the floor or make any kind of mess. It only uses the bathroom when they put it in water or another humid place, like outdoors! And it actually hibernated last winter; about November it quit eating. Carlos thought it was going to die. They put it in a box with some dirt, and it made a hole/nest. It stayed in there till spring.
Carlos told me that he tried digging down and looking at it about February and it looked all sleepy and disturbed! Like it was saying "What are you doing? It's only February!" The turtle was under a couch while we were talking. That is so funny. I never thought of having a turtle as a house pet.
After work I went over to Susana's house and she helped me correct the translation I had made of the Preschool Parent Survey. After that we looked at Charlotte's annual so I got to see some pictures of some of my former students that are in fourth and fifth grades.
Then Carlos told me about their pet box turtle. They keep it in the house and it doesn't use the bathroom on the floor or make any kind of mess. It only uses the bathroom when they put it in water or another humid place, like outdoors! And it actually hibernated last winter; about November it quit eating. Carlos thought it was going to die. They put it in a box with some dirt, and it made a hole/nest. It stayed in there till spring.
Carlos told me that he tried digging down and looking at it about February and it looked all sleepy and disturbed! Like it was saying "What are you doing? It's only February!" The turtle was under a couch while we were talking. That is so funny. I never thought of having a turtle as a house pet.
Sunday, May 23, 2010
Sunday Morning
No post last night...too tired really. I went to bed at 9:00 and got up this morning at 7:00. I have been having some congestion, but I am faithfully taking my allergy medicine and with that and taking care of myself, I hope to escape any bronchial infections that otherwise would be looming.
I didn't do much yesterday but I did get some of my patio furniture put together; the serving cart, the two reclining chairs and one of the dining chairs. So that leaves that table and the other 5 chairs. I also need to sand and paint the porch furniture.
Normally I would enjoy these types of activities, but with feeling draggy and congested, it is kind of an effort.
The weather has been cooler and rainy/muggy. With a lot of mosquitoes. Anne was complaining yesterday that the bugs have been awful on the front porch and while I was assembling the furniture yesterday I killed about 4 mosquitoes trying to dine on me.
This morning is foggy. I always think about my grandparent's farm on foggy mornings. I have such good memories of waking up there when the mornings were cool and looking out of the window towards the creek. It was always foggy in the early mornings at the creek. It is so easy to go there in my mind. I can hear the cows mooing and smell the coffee and bacon smells from the kitchen. I spent a lot of time there when they were alive. My mom always took us for at least a month in the summer and when I grew up and had my own transportation, I went at least a couple of times a year. I am so grateful to my grandparents for the heritage they gave me.
Even now I feel a kinship with them. When I garden I feel a connection with my grandmother. She always gardened and canned/froze produce. It's funny that my mother did the same things but it is my grandmother that I think of. She also loved to read and that has passed down to my mom and also to me.
From my grandfather I think I got my love of making things. When my mother was young, he would repair their shoes. They only had one pair of shoes which they would wear until they were too small. When the shoes would begin wearing out before their time, my grandfather could repair them.
He also did his own blacksmithing work. He was a carpenter and a farmer. I think he was typical of a generation that made do for themselves and didn't rely on a lot of outside help. I remember when he found out that we had a mortgage on our house. He was a little shocked and cautioned me against owing money. I remember telling him that everyone had a mortgage now; you couldn't buy anything without one, but he felt like it was better to avoid it and just buy straight out.
In many ways my grandfather stood in for my father even though he wasn't as involved with me as a father would have been. But he was someone I could look up to, someone I could emulate, someone I could be proud to be related to.
My grandfather died in November 1987. Anne never got to meet him. The last time I saw him, I was pregnant with her. My grandmother died in August 1993, during the Galax Fiddler's Convention. I drove up for the funeral while my family was at the park and drove back that day.
I am lucky to have had people in my life who were decent and good, who gave me a good work ethic and who I could look to for role models. So many people don't.
I feel that I am a very lucky person in so many ways. Sometimes I think that I have been too lucky, but then in many ways, I think we make our own luck. So, I guess my good fortunes are a combination of both.
Rachel is doing well in Kenya. I called her yesterday and she called me today. She said a beggar kept asking her for money while she was waiting for a driver to take her back to her hotel from the city center, so she called me, thinking that if she were on the phone, they would leave her alone! Apparently she was right, because they did leave her alone. She took a lot of photos and she said that she'd post those on Facebook tonight. I'm looking foward to seeing them.
I didn't do much yesterday but I did get some of my patio furniture put together; the serving cart, the two reclining chairs and one of the dining chairs. So that leaves that table and the other 5 chairs. I also need to sand and paint the porch furniture.
Normally I would enjoy these types of activities, but with feeling draggy and congested, it is kind of an effort.
The weather has been cooler and rainy/muggy. With a lot of mosquitoes. Anne was complaining yesterday that the bugs have been awful on the front porch and while I was assembling the furniture yesterday I killed about 4 mosquitoes trying to dine on me.
This morning is foggy. I always think about my grandparent's farm on foggy mornings. I have such good memories of waking up there when the mornings were cool and looking out of the window towards the creek. It was always foggy in the early mornings at the creek. It is so easy to go there in my mind. I can hear the cows mooing and smell the coffee and bacon smells from the kitchen. I spent a lot of time there when they were alive. My mom always took us for at least a month in the summer and when I grew up and had my own transportation, I went at least a couple of times a year. I am so grateful to my grandparents for the heritage they gave me.
Even now I feel a kinship with them. When I garden I feel a connection with my grandmother. She always gardened and canned/froze produce. It's funny that my mother did the same things but it is my grandmother that I think of. She also loved to read and that has passed down to my mom and also to me.
From my grandfather I think I got my love of making things. When my mother was young, he would repair their shoes. They only had one pair of shoes which they would wear until they were too small. When the shoes would begin wearing out before their time, my grandfather could repair them.
He also did his own blacksmithing work. He was a carpenter and a farmer. I think he was typical of a generation that made do for themselves and didn't rely on a lot of outside help. I remember when he found out that we had a mortgage on our house. He was a little shocked and cautioned me against owing money. I remember telling him that everyone had a mortgage now; you couldn't buy anything without one, but he felt like it was better to avoid it and just buy straight out.
In many ways my grandfather stood in for my father even though he wasn't as involved with me as a father would have been. But he was someone I could look up to, someone I could emulate, someone I could be proud to be related to.
My grandfather died in November 1987. Anne never got to meet him. The last time I saw him, I was pregnant with her. My grandmother died in August 1993, during the Galax Fiddler's Convention. I drove up for the funeral while my family was at the park and drove back that day.
I am lucky to have had people in my life who were decent and good, who gave me a good work ethic and who I could look to for role models. So many people don't.
I feel that I am a very lucky person in so many ways. Sometimes I think that I have been too lucky, but then in many ways, I think we make our own luck. So, I guess my good fortunes are a combination of both.
Rachel is doing well in Kenya. I called her yesterday and she called me today. She said a beggar kept asking her for money while she was waiting for a driver to take her back to her hotel from the city center, so she called me, thinking that if she were on the phone, they would leave her alone! Apparently she was right, because they did leave her alone. She took a lot of photos and she said that she'd post those on Facebook tonight. I'm looking foward to seeing them.
Friday, May 21, 2010
Friday Night
As usual on Friday night, I am pooped. I worked till seven tonight and that doesn't include doing my lesson plans, although I know what I want to do and have the books to plan my lessons. Also on Monday my class is going to tour Mrs. Mueller's Kindergarten class and then on Friday we are having water day. So with those special activities, I will have a couple of less circle times.
I think I may go either take a warm bath and then bed or just read a while. I don't have a library book right now; the two I checked out were not interesting to me, so I think I will peruse my own library to find one I haven't read in a while.
I think I may go either take a warm bath and then bed or just read a while. I don't have a library book right now; the two I checked out were not interesting to me, so I think I will peruse my own library to find one I haven't read in a while.
Wednesday, May 19, 2010
Enroute to Dubai
Rachel is somewhere up in the sky; probably over Africa now on her way to Dubai. It sure looks like a fancy airport. Imagine arriving to this:
Or this:
Or collecting your luggage from here.
Pretty fancy. There must be some money in oil, or that's what I hear anyway.
Or this:
Or collecting your luggage from here.
Pretty fancy. There must be some money in oil, or that's what I hear anyway.
Tuesday, May 18, 2010
Ready to Go
Rachel called; she was in an airport bar in Charlotte, waiting to board her flight. She is pretty excited about the trip.
And I am ready to go to bed, I think.
Sarah cooked a great dinner of chicken, fabulous mashed potatoes with cheese and broccoli. I made strawberry shortcake with real shortcakes. It was so good, I had to resist the desire to eat a second one.
I put together the little side table for outside and it wobbles. I don't know if I can change some of the adjustment on the legs or not.
I guess that is all for now. I'm tired...worked then went to Walmart to do the shopping for mine and three of the other Pre-K classes. Tami met me there and finished up one of the orders, then I brought it all back to the school. After that I went grocery shopping for myself.
So, till tomorrow....
And I am ready to go to bed, I think.
Sarah cooked a great dinner of chicken, fabulous mashed potatoes with cheese and broccoli. I made strawberry shortcake with real shortcakes. It was so good, I had to resist the desire to eat a second one.
I put together the little side table for outside and it wobbles. I don't know if I can change some of the adjustment on the legs or not.
I guess that is all for now. I'm tired...worked then went to Walmart to do the shopping for mine and three of the other Pre-K classes. Tami met me there and finished up one of the orders, then I brought it all back to the school. After that I went grocery shopping for myself.
So, till tomorrow....
Monday, May 17, 2010
Dubai Bound
Rachel's flight got turned back last night just as I was going to bed; the Icelandic volcano spewed more ash, so the airspace over the British Isles and also over Amsterdam was closed. She was sent back to Detroit and then this morning she flew back to Charlotte.
Expedia says they will give her the entire fee back and she was able to book a flight tomorrow night (5/18) out of Charlotte to New York. Then she'll have to spend the night in New York and leave the next morning via Emirate Airlines to Dubai and then to Nairobi.
It's a long flight; 12 1/2 hours, but the airline sounds awesome! And lovely flight attendants too.
Went to the dentist today and had the filling replaced. I hate, hate, hate going to the dentist but it wasn't too bad. They told me not to floss this filling for tonight. I came home and had a milkshake then went to sleep on the couch for 2 1/2 Law and Orders. Once the numbing began to wear off my jar really hurt; I think it was from the pressure of them working on the tooth. I took some ibuprofen.
I had a really strange dream last night. I was at our apartment in Staunton and Mark and Jane were coming for Christmas. It was Christmas Eve and I hadn't done anything; I didn't have a tree, or any gifts, or anything. My mom was there too and she had all this junk everywhere and I was having to move it to the basement. She and I kept arguing about all of her stuff.
So I was incredibly anxious in this dream b/c Christmas with them is probably one of the most anxiety producing things that I do and I was trying to pull things together at the last minute. And the funniest part of the dream is that Christy Brandys was in the kitchen fixing rotisserie chicken!
I guess I was anxious about the dentist appointment and also I suppose I was thinking about Rachel, knowing she hates to fly. But when I woke up, it all seemed so real and I was in a bad mood first thing!
Hopefully I can sleep as well tonight as I did on the couch today.
Expedia says they will give her the entire fee back and she was able to book a flight tomorrow night (5/18) out of Charlotte to New York. Then she'll have to spend the night in New York and leave the next morning via Emirate Airlines to Dubai and then to Nairobi.
It's a long flight; 12 1/2 hours, but the airline sounds awesome! And lovely flight attendants too.
Went to the dentist today and had the filling replaced. I hate, hate, hate going to the dentist but it wasn't too bad. They told me not to floss this filling for tonight. I came home and had a milkshake then went to sleep on the couch for 2 1/2 Law and Orders. Once the numbing began to wear off my jar really hurt; I think it was from the pressure of them working on the tooth. I took some ibuprofen.
I had a really strange dream last night. I was at our apartment in Staunton and Mark and Jane were coming for Christmas. It was Christmas Eve and I hadn't done anything; I didn't have a tree, or any gifts, or anything. My mom was there too and she had all this junk everywhere and I was having to move it to the basement. She and I kept arguing about all of her stuff.
So I was incredibly anxious in this dream b/c Christmas with them is probably one of the most anxiety producing things that I do and I was trying to pull things together at the last minute. And the funniest part of the dream is that Christy Brandys was in the kitchen fixing rotisserie chicken!
I guess I was anxious about the dentist appointment and also I suppose I was thinking about Rachel, knowing she hates to fly. But when I woke up, it all seemed so real and I was in a bad mood first thing!
Hopefully I can sleep as well tonight as I did on the couch today.
Sunday, May 16, 2010
Over the Waves
Over the Waves is an old-time tune but right now that describes Rachel. I am tracking her flight to Amsterdam (and then onto Nairobi, Kenya) on flightstats.com and right now her plane seems to be leaving the Massachusetts coast. I am looking forward to hearing about her adventures. This should be the most unique place she has ever visited.
So, we met Rachel and Jason at Mert's Heart and Soul in uptown Charlotte and had a good lunch. Then Mom rode back with me and we stopped at Ikea; I bought furniture for the patio. I'm anxious to start putting it together but I have to go to the dentist tomorrow to get the missing filling replaced. Yay. Not. I hate going to the dentist.
Just finished my lesson plans and now I am headed to bed to read for a while. There are 18 school days left. Wow. That is hard to believe. I have a lot to do before the end.
So, we met Rachel and Jason at Mert's Heart and Soul in uptown Charlotte and had a good lunch. Then Mom rode back with me and we stopped at Ikea; I bought furniture for the patio. I'm anxious to start putting it together but I have to go to the dentist tomorrow to get the missing filling replaced. Yay. Not. I hate going to the dentist.
Just finished my lesson plans and now I am headed to bed to read for a while. There are 18 school days left. Wow. That is hard to believe. I have a lot to do before the end.
Saturday, May 15, 2010
Tired
I stained the concrete on the patio today and it looks great. It doesn't look different really, it just looks as if the concrete is sparkling clean. I guess I could have gone slightly darker, but I wanted the color of the original concrete. So it looks great.
I primed my other chair on the front porch so now I can sand and paint them. I need to do the porch swing too, or maybe I won't! It's a lot of work. But, I am going to get new chains; the old ones are so rusty and gross.
I cleaned most of my bathroom....the fixtures, not the floor, and then I took a break from it to cook supper. Anne and Sarah have gone to Winston Salem so I don't think they'll be eating with us. I'm making catfish, mashed potatoes and peas.
Tomorrow we are meeting Rachel and Jason in Charlotte to eat at Merts before she leaves for Kenya. It's amazing to think of the places she has been. Places I'll never go in my entire life. I hope it all works out well for her.
I primed my other chair on the front porch so now I can sand and paint them. I need to do the porch swing too, or maybe I won't! It's a lot of work. But, I am going to get new chains; the old ones are so rusty and gross.
I cleaned most of my bathroom....the fixtures, not the floor, and then I took a break from it to cook supper. Anne and Sarah have gone to Winston Salem so I don't think they'll be eating with us. I'm making catfish, mashed potatoes and peas.
Tomorrow we are meeting Rachel and Jason in Charlotte to eat at Merts before she leaves for Kenya. It's amazing to think of the places she has been. Places I'll never go in my entire life. I hope it all works out well for her.
Friday, May 14, 2010
This and That
Came home from work early and by 3:30 was on the couch. I watched (and dozed through some) 3 1/2 hours of various Law and Order programs, ate two bags of microwave popcorn, two cupcakes and two marshmallow Easter eggs.
I wrote to each of my state legislators asking them to fully fund schools, wrote this post and now I am going to bed to read.
Woohoo...if my Friday nights get any wilder I won't be able to stand it.
I wrote to each of my state legislators asking them to fully fund schools, wrote this post and now I am going to bed to read.
Woohoo...if my Friday nights get any wilder I won't be able to stand it.
Thursday, May 13, 2010
Lost
No, not the tv show...my filling. I ate an apple and had some of it caught in a space between my teeth...when I flossed it, the floss got stuck on a rough part and out popped part of my filling.
Drat...I so hate going to the dentist, and now I'll have to. It doesn't hurt at all though. Lucky, I guess.
I found myself wishing that I could go back in time to just before I yanked on that floss.....
Drat...I so hate going to the dentist, and now I'll have to. It doesn't hurt at all though. Lucky, I guess.
I found myself wishing that I could go back in time to just before I yanked on that floss.....
Wednesday, May 12, 2010
Graduation
Tonight was Neal's "official" graduation. He got recognized for being a member of Phi Theta Kappa, having a 4.0 average and for winning the award he won last fall.
Pretty impressive for a guy who still can't send an attachment with an email unless we help him!
Really we are proud of him...he worked hard for all of his achievements.
Pretty impressive for a guy who still can't send an attachment with an email unless we help him!
Really we are proud of him...he worked hard for all of his achievements.
Tuesday, May 11, 2010
Cool
The weather that is. It's cool. And it rained some today, and thinking that it may rain more I didn't try to apply any stain to the patio.
I just found out a while ago that Rachel is leaving for Kenya on Sunday! Yikes! That's not long. Got her a gift card to Starbucks for her birthday card because she'll be spending some time in airports, and what is in nearly every airport?
It's just about 7:00 PM and I am already thinking of going to bed. Yes, really. Guess I'll make some microwave popcorn and see if my favorite show is on tv. Can't imagine going to bed at 7:00. But really I'm too tired to do much of anything else.
I just found out a while ago that Rachel is leaving for Kenya on Sunday! Yikes! That's not long. Got her a gift card to Starbucks for her birthday card because she'll be spending some time in airports, and what is in nearly every airport?
It's just about 7:00 PM and I am already thinking of going to bed. Yes, really. Guess I'll make some microwave popcorn and see if my favorite show is on tv. Can't imagine going to bed at 7:00. But really I'm too tired to do much of anything else.
Monday, May 10, 2010
Home Depot
Went to Home Depot in High Point after work to buy stain for the patio. The paint guy was very friendly. Told me he worked another job in addition to that one...
Anyway he recommended not buying the primer so that the concrete would actually absorb more of the stain. He said that unless it had been treated with a sealer before it should be fine.
I have a meeting after school tomorrow so if it doesn't rain (which we need badly) and if the meeting doesn't go too long, I want to get started on the staining after work tomorrow.
Sarah made yellow rice and delicious stir fried chicken and peppers for supper. And a yummy peach cobbler, which her Grandmother Becky told her how to make.
It's 8:38 and after I put in a load of clothes, I am going to bed. I didn't sleep well last night so I am ready to get a good night's sleep tonight.
Anyway he recommended not buying the primer so that the concrete would actually absorb more of the stain. He said that unless it had been treated with a sealer before it should be fine.
I have a meeting after school tomorrow so if it doesn't rain (which we need badly) and if the meeting doesn't go too long, I want to get started on the staining after work tomorrow.
Sarah made yellow rice and delicious stir fried chicken and peppers for supper. And a yummy peach cobbler, which her Grandmother Becky told her how to make.
It's 8:38 and after I put in a load of clothes, I am going to bed. I didn't sleep well last night so I am ready to get a good night's sleep tonight.
Sunday, May 9, 2010
A Productive Day
I went to church this morning and then Sarah and I went to Joe and Becky's house. Neal brought food from Shotos and Anne and Rachel both came. I know that Joe and Becky were happy to have all three of our girls there. I was too!
After that I stopped at Kmart and picked up some things I needed, mostly for school, and then came home and got started on sealing the brick on the patio. It doesn't look that different, but it looks pretty good.
I will probably go over to High Point tomorrow and get some stain for the concrete part of the patio. I am just not happy with the discolored parts and I want it all to look even.
So many projects to do! So little time!
I only planned lessons for tomorrow because I am just too pooped to do the rest of the week, even though I know pretty much what we are doing.
So now I think I will make a cup of tea and go relax in my comfy bed before falling into an exhausted sleep! Just kidding...about the exhausted sleep. I'm not that tired!
After that I stopped at Kmart and picked up some things I needed, mostly for school, and then came home and got started on sealing the brick on the patio. It doesn't look that different, but it looks pretty good.
I will probably go over to High Point tomorrow and get some stain for the concrete part of the patio. I am just not happy with the discolored parts and I want it all to look even.
So many projects to do! So little time!
I only planned lessons for tomorrow because I am just too pooped to do the rest of the week, even though I know pretty much what we are doing.
So now I think I will make a cup of tea and go relax in my comfy bed before falling into an exhausted sleep! Just kidding...about the exhausted sleep. I'm not that tired!
Saturday, May 8, 2010
Mother and Daughter Banquet
Tonight I went to the Mt. Zion Wesleyan Mother's Day Banquet. I went for my mother. And that is the only reason. I quit going to that church more than 20 years ago and every time I go to something there, I remember why.
But, it was nice because Jenny, Abby, Sarah, Anne and I were all there. So, it was for Mom.
And now I am going to treat myself and go to bed.
Oh, I did get a sweet card from Aidee (and Coe). It was in Spanish, but still, I could read it. I love here...and miss her too.
Tomorrow Rachel is stopping by on her way back to DC. We are taking food from Shotos over to Joe and Becky's house for lunch.
But, it was nice because Jenny, Abby, Sarah, Anne and I were all there. So, it was for Mom.
And now I am going to treat myself and go to bed.
Oh, I did get a sweet card from Aidee (and Coe). It was in Spanish, but still, I could read it. I love here...and miss her too.
Tomorrow Rachel is stopping by on her way back to DC. We are taking food from Shotos over to Joe and Becky's house for lunch.
Friday, May 7, 2010
I Want My Own House
I wish my house were paid for so I could just move out and go live in my own house. It would be so nice.
Had a not so nice conversation with Anne this evening. She may not make it home in time to go to the mother/daughter banquet she promised to go to with her grandmother and the rest of us. I won't go into why, but I was thoroughly ticked off.
I know that one day she and I will have a harmonious relationship, but right now we are going through what is like the teenage rebellion years....only she is almost 23 years old. I just want her to go to school, get a trade so she can get a job and get on with her life. She seems to feel that she is doing the best she can but I disagree. It seems that she has no trouble racing up to Asheville or anywhere else she wants to go and having a good time, but when it comes to keeping her word for her family, it's a different matter.
I am just tired of having to look after everyone.
On another topic, I had ice cream with Susana, Charlotte and Karla after school. It was my treat for Charlotte's birthday, which was more than a month ago.
Wow...April really went by quickly. Now we only have about 5 1/2 weeks more of school. I can't believe it. I have so much to do yet.
Had a not so nice conversation with Anne this evening. She may not make it home in time to go to the mother/daughter banquet she promised to go to with her grandmother and the rest of us. I won't go into why, but I was thoroughly ticked off.
I know that one day she and I will have a harmonious relationship, but right now we are going through what is like the teenage rebellion years....only she is almost 23 years old. I just want her to go to school, get a trade so she can get a job and get on with her life. She seems to feel that she is doing the best she can but I disagree. It seems that she has no trouble racing up to Asheville or anywhere else she wants to go and having a good time, but when it comes to keeping her word for her family, it's a different matter.
I am just tired of having to look after everyone.
On another topic, I had ice cream with Susana, Charlotte and Karla after school. It was my treat for Charlotte's birthday, which was more than a month ago.
Wow...April really went by quickly. Now we only have about 5 1/2 weeks more of school. I can't believe it. I have so much to do yet.
Thursday, May 6, 2010
Work
I think my whole life is work. I worked till 7:00 tonight; we had preschool screening late, but Tami and I were the last to leave.
I had a huge compliment today from someone I don't even know. Tami said that the mother of one of the children we screened had asked to have me in her class. Her older child was in Sheryl's class and I assumed that her little one would be there too. However, she told Tami that she didn't want her child in Sheryl's, supposedly b/c of another child that she thought would be in there.
She asked if she could request a teacher. And Tami said yes, of course, and she pointed to me (I was on the stage.....that's where we were screening....) and she said that she'd like to have her child in my class. She said that she had seen me before and that she had watched me and really liked the way I interacted with children.
What a huge, huge compliment! I guess kids are not the only ones who are always watching.
And her little girl was just adorable...we will love having her in our class.
I had a huge compliment today from someone I don't even know. Tami said that the mother of one of the children we screened had asked to have me in her class. Her older child was in Sheryl's class and I assumed that her little one would be there too. However, she told Tami that she didn't want her child in Sheryl's, supposedly b/c of another child that she thought would be in there.
She asked if she could request a teacher. And Tami said yes, of course, and she pointed to me (I was on the stage.....that's where we were screening....) and she said that she'd like to have her child in my class. She said that she had seen me before and that she had watched me and really liked the way I interacted with children.
What a huge, huge compliment! I guess kids are not the only ones who are always watching.
And her little girl was just adorable...we will love having her in our class.
Wednesday, May 5, 2010
Tired
I was so tired after work today...our awesome Cinco de Mayo celebration and then tutoring after school, that I really couldn't muster the energy to leave until after 6:00.
I'm waiting for Law and Order to come on and then I am hitting the couch with popcorn, candy and soda (dinner).
Neal went to the mountains for a day or two; Glen gave him the key to the bunkhouse. I'm glad he went; he never does anything fun and he's going to the Independence jam tonight.
And I do look forward to having my room all to myself. :)
I'm waiting for Law and Order to come on and then I am hitting the couch with popcorn, candy and soda (dinner).
Neal went to the mountains for a day or two; Glen gave him the key to the bunkhouse. I'm glad he went; he never does anything fun and he's going to the Independence jam tonight.
And I do look forward to having my room all to myself. :)
Tuesday, May 4, 2010
Building a Cake
I'm making a Tres Leches cake for tomorrow's Cinco de Mayo festival. I am waiting for it to cool enough so that I can put the milks on it and I'll have to get up super early tomorrow to frost it and get to school. It will be a busy but fun day.
Or maybe I'll just take it to school and assemble it there. That sounds even better!
Or maybe I'll just take it to school and assemble it there. That sounds even better!
Monday, May 3, 2010
Monday, Monday
Oh my...always so much work to do. It's after 9:00 and I haven't been home too awfully long. I got a new bulb and replaced my burned out headlight. I am working on school work and unless I wash some clothes, I won't have anything to wear tomorrow. Sigh....
Sunday, May 2, 2010
Sunday, Sunday
Today was very nice. I went to church this morning and then stayed for some leftover hotdogs they had from a fund raiser yesterday. Sarah and I ate lunch with Pastor Johnathan and Austin Conrad.
After that we stopped by Ingles and then came home. Oh, almost forgot...I got a milkshake from Cook Out too.
This afternoon has been a combination of web-surfing, talking to Rachel on the phone, reading a book (Her Fearful Symmetry by Audrey Niffenerger) and working on getting the mortar stains off of the concrete patio. I also worked on that yesterday and I may have overdone it a bit today with my hand. It hurts a bit.
I still haven't done my lesson plans. I will probably only show up with plans through Wednesday because some materials I wanted to use are not on my computer at home, and I think they are at school. At least, I hope they are. If not, I'll just have to re-create them.
We are celebrating Cinco de Mayo on Wednesday so tomorrow I need to go to the store and buy all of the needed supplies; avocados and ingredients for making guacamole; beans and ingredients for making tostados; a piñata and some candy in case I don't get any from anyone; plates, cups, napkins and some corn chips. Lots of stuff. It will be fun though. I think I may make a tres leches cake to take because Tracy's birthday is on Sunday, Mother's Day, so we may want to celebrate on Wednesday, since we are celebrating anyway.
I don't know what to get Tracy for her birthday. If I got her what she deserved, I'd have to sell my house and everything I owned. I am so lucky to have her for an assistant.
After that we stopped by Ingles and then came home. Oh, almost forgot...I got a milkshake from Cook Out too.
This afternoon has been a combination of web-surfing, talking to Rachel on the phone, reading a book (Her Fearful Symmetry by Audrey Niffenerger) and working on getting the mortar stains off of the concrete patio. I also worked on that yesterday and I may have overdone it a bit today with my hand. It hurts a bit.
I still haven't done my lesson plans. I will probably only show up with plans through Wednesday because some materials I wanted to use are not on my computer at home, and I think they are at school. At least, I hope they are. If not, I'll just have to re-create them.
We are celebrating Cinco de Mayo on Wednesday so tomorrow I need to go to the store and buy all of the needed supplies; avocados and ingredients for making guacamole; beans and ingredients for making tostados; a piñata and some candy in case I don't get any from anyone; plates, cups, napkins and some corn chips. Lots of stuff. It will be fun though. I think I may make a tres leches cake to take because Tracy's birthday is on Sunday, Mother's Day, so we may want to celebrate on Wednesday, since we are celebrating anyway.
I don't know what to get Tracy for her birthday. If I got her what she deserved, I'd have to sell my house and everything I owned. I am so lucky to have her for an assistant.
Saturday, May 1, 2010
The Morning After
The morning after Family Fun Night and working a 14 hour day, means sleeping till 8:30 and having all kinds of crazy dreams because you are waking up a lot!
I dreamed that I had a doctor's appointment and I couldn't remember how to get there, nor could I remember the name of the doctor. Finally I did arrive but in trying to park my car I drove over traffic spikes....you know, the ones that go flat if you are going the correct direction but puncture your tires if you are not. So, the doctor's office was above a Sears store and I called and said that I was going to have to get my flat tire fixed first. It was so strange...a super anxiety dream. It took place over so many different locations, Staunton included.
So today is Saturday and Sarah and I may go to the Spring Daze , a mini-spring festival in Thomasville. They have plants and things for sale. Then our church has joined with First Lutheran in Lexington for Relay for Life and they have a big sale going on.
I'm still a little groggy....got my coffee and computer to help me wake up.
I dreamed that I had a doctor's appointment and I couldn't remember how to get there, nor could I remember the name of the doctor. Finally I did arrive but in trying to park my car I drove over traffic spikes....you know, the ones that go flat if you are going the correct direction but puncture your tires if you are not. So, the doctor's office was above a Sears store and I called and said that I was going to have to get my flat tire fixed first. It was so strange...a super anxiety dream. It took place over so many different locations, Staunton included.
So today is Saturday and Sarah and I may go to the Spring Daze , a mini-spring festival in Thomasville. They have plants and things for sale. Then our church has joined with First Lutheran in Lexington for Relay for Life and they have a big sale going on.
I'm still a little groggy....got my coffee and computer to help me wake up.
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