Saturday 9: Melancholy Man

1. Are you more melancholy on occasion?  Yes, I am...that's why they make Paxil...

 2. What did you think you looked like when you were a teenager?  I was fat and freckled!

3. Whose advice are you least likely to listen to? my dentist's...


4. Tell us about a job that you liked when you were younger.  I was the babysitter for the best family I had ever known, and Carl and Krista were my first children!  I still have a special place in my heart for them...

5. Would you lie to someone if you knew the truth would end your friendship or relationship? That's a hard, hard question, so I'll just say 'maybe'....

 
6. What do you have little or no patience for?  Let me say right off the bat that I am a very patient person.....but I have little to NO patience for people who are lazy, shiftless, rude, and those who think the world owes them a living...


7. What is there never enough hours in the day to do? LAUNDRY!!

 
8. What is the most productive thing that you accomplished in October?  Hmmmm...maybe my long-range plans at school...

 
9. What have you always wanted to learn but haven't yet?  I've always want to learn to play the piano and knit....of course, not at the same time :)

Friday Fill-Ins

1. It's fun to  be a high school special ed teacher....never a dull moment_.

2. _Homemade frozen custard_ is easy to make.

3. I like to be _independently wealthy_.

4. _Why some people have such negative attitudes, I will never know!

5. Something I'm very much excited about  the beginning of high school volleyball season_.

6. _Childbirth_ was well worth it.

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to my niece's birthday party_, tomorrow my plans include _sleeping late and working on laundry_ and Sunday, I want to _go to a softball tournament in Hartsville and watch the Carolina Cyclones dominate!

I'm Back...and Ramblng....

I'm back, even though I've not been anywhere.  I don't really know why I have not been blogging....just haven't been in the mood.  I'm not saying that I've been in a bad mood or anything.  I have been sick with bronchitus and sinusitus for a few weeks, but other than that, I'm happy with everything going on!


My job at MCHS is super fabulous!  I have three classes where I teach Family and Consumer Science and then I accompany a group of students to the weight room for a period.  After that class, I have a 50 minute lunch period and then two planning periods, and then I accompany a group to Horticulture class.  I get to be at school with our three children and Chuck (even though I don't get to see him  too much during the day), and now we're all on the same school schedule.  I pass the kids in the hallway every now and then, but we don't hang out....that makes them happy!  Anyway, school is GREAT!


Lawren and MJ have started softball season at school, and Charles is playing golf on the school team.  Their afternoons are consumed with practices and games/matches.  Chuck is teaching basic firefighting two nights a week, and all of that keeps the family busy.  I am working with a student who is out of school for a health problem, but other than that, I just work on chauffering the girls (who, by the way, both have their restricted liscenses!!) and working on regular, everyday chores like laundry, cooking, etc.


Pippi is growing.  She's as mean as a rattlesnake, and we can hardly wait for her sharp little puppy fangs to fall out!  Seriously though, she is a little vicious, but at other times sweet as pie and cute as a button, all white and fluffy with her long, shiny black ears!


I've been to the doctor twice in the past two weeks for this congestion mess.  After my first visit, I took a round of antibiotics and steroids, and narcotic cough syrurp.  When I was not recovering, I went back to the doctor and she gave me a different antibiotic.  I can see a little improvement but am no where near well.  I am anxiously anticipating feeling better soon!!


Chandler is now a grandmama to a beautiful baby girl, Isabella Nell.  Pictures prove that baby Isabella is a tiny miracle and a blessing to our family.  Chandler came back to NC/SC after the baby's birth and we got to visit again with her.  I'm so happy to have had the opportunity to reconnect with my sister after all of these years. 


While Chan was visiting, she talked to L and MJ about them visiting her this summer.  They are flying to SF on June 22 and will return home on July 13.....lucky girls will be spending 3 weeks in California.  They will have the time of their lives and will enjoy an experience that they'll never forget!  I'm so happy that they are being afforded this opportunity!


We met with Chuck's brother and sister last night at Fatz in Cheraw to celebrate Beulah's 76th birthday.  We had a nice supper together.  Chuck is so lucky to have his immediate family and so many aunts, uncles, and cousins all living right here in the area.    Happy birthday Beaulah.  I wish you many more!


Gas prices have soared to over $3 a gallon!  It is really ridiculous how much it costs to fill up the car.  I'm keeping my fingers crossed that prices will drop before too long.


Well, this rambling post is hopefully the first of many consecutive posts to come.  I'm going to try to keep up and blog daily like I was before fading away in February.....

Miscellany Monday

Once again, I am linking up with Carissa at lowercase letters

for this week's edition of

Miscellany Monday.

We had a pretty low-key weekend.  Chuck and I were able to go out Friday night for supper because the kids had gone to the beach to the World Combat Challenge.  They had a good time, and we enjoyed each other's company.

Why does laundry multiply once it is put in the laundry room?  I really don't understand how a few days' worth of clothes can take all weekend to wash, dry, and fold...

I've been trying new recipes lately.  I think my Day Zero Project has inspired me to break away from the mundane and branch out a little.  Saturday night's supper was Texas Stew, and it was so warm and comforting on a cool evening.  (I'll share the recipe in a future posting...)

Have I mentioned lately that the group of first graders that I'm teaching are wonderfully refreshing??  I'm sure I have because they are always on my mind.  Since I teach special education in an inclusion setting, I have the opportunity to work with a whole class even though I officially serve only six of them.  They are all so wide-eyed and innocent....I really love them all!!

And lastly, I've said it before, and I'll say it again....I was born at night, but not last night!  As soon as my children learn this little saying and apply it to their lives (when dealing with their mama), they will find that their lives are a lot happier and less confrontational.  just saying...