My mood is better, but I wish I could get motivated. Next week I have to get some stuff done. I need to make dental and doctor's appts for myself, a sports physical for Zach, eye appt. for Zach, I need to go get my fingerprints and TB testing done for work. Because before I know it school will be starting again.
Tomorrow and Friday Zach is going to Riverton to play basketball with the 7th graders. There are 4 different gyms that we will go back and forth to and they play from 8 to 5. Oh my. Going to take a book and some paper in case inspiration finds me. Oh, and the camera. Hoping to get some good shots of the boys.
Supposed to play baseball tonight and Friday night. I wonder if we will with all of the rain? Basement has more water in it that it usually does. Regular pump and water back up pump have been running pretty consistently since yesterday afternoon. So, no laundry for me. Guess I can take it over to Doug's mom and dads tomorrow evening. I did get Zach's baseball jerseys and pants washed so as long as they are able to dry down there we are good.
I have not taken a shower yet today. What is my problem? Yesterday I was in my nightgown until 2:30ish. Today I had to get dressed because I had to go outside for something.
Celebrating Kate's birthday Saturday. It's hard to believe she is 15. Where'd my little girl go? Next year this time she will be getting her license. Here's hoping the next year will slow down for me. Ha. Yeah right! Just the thought of her out there driving either by herself or with someone else is enough to scare me to death, but I am also excited for her to be growing up. Not excited for me to be getting older--but she can. Ha.
Wednesday, June 23, 2010
Tuesday, June 15, 2010
I hate rain!
That's not really true, but lately I've felt that way. It rains every. single. day. UGH! So my laundry is piling up because I can only do one load of laundry and when I do it floods the basement. (When I say floods--that's an exaggeration--it only dumps all the water from that load onto the floor--but to a perfectionist/Anal retentive/OCD mom it feels like a flood.)
Zach has only played half of his scheduled park district games--if it isn't raining at the time the field is too wet to play.
My yard is growing constantly and I can't keep up with the mowing. I mowed Friday--and 4 days later it needs it again. It is good for my flowers. That's a plus. I plan on heading outside afterwhile and mowing again--as long as the rain holds off--and the grass is somewhat dry from the rain shower we had about an hour ago.
My nerves still feel like they are on the outside of my body. It doesn't help that money seems to be tight right now. Father's Day, 3 nieces birthdays, and Kate's birthday, plus a canoing trip for Zach and Doug is July. It's all on my mind right now.
I went upstairs yesterday afternoon and scrapped a little. I worked on Kate's and Zach's school books--I did really crappy saving stuff for the last few years. Maybe I just haven't found my stash yet. I did find some stuff after I had organized it all into grades which was good. So I am going to hold off putting it all together until I go through some more stuff and maybe get some more pics developed. I should be able to get everything into one 8 1/2 x 11 album--even high school. I wasn't going to do that but if it works out that way that is fine. This is the one album that they can take with them when they leave. The rest is mine and they can fight over them when I die. But until we get some money to buy printer ink I can't even finish working on them because I can't print out the title page for each grade. Geez! I wished money grew on trees. (Story of my life!)
Zach has only played half of his scheduled park district games--if it isn't raining at the time the field is too wet to play.
My yard is growing constantly and I can't keep up with the mowing. I mowed Friday--and 4 days later it needs it again. It is good for my flowers. That's a plus. I plan on heading outside afterwhile and mowing again--as long as the rain holds off--and the grass is somewhat dry from the rain shower we had about an hour ago.
My nerves still feel like they are on the outside of my body. It doesn't help that money seems to be tight right now. Father's Day, 3 nieces birthdays, and Kate's birthday, plus a canoing trip for Zach and Doug is July. It's all on my mind right now.
I went upstairs yesterday afternoon and scrapped a little. I worked on Kate's and Zach's school books--I did really crappy saving stuff for the last few years. Maybe I just haven't found my stash yet. I did find some stuff after I had organized it all into grades which was good. So I am going to hold off putting it all together until I go through some more stuff and maybe get some more pics developed. I should be able to get everything into one 8 1/2 x 11 album--even high school. I wasn't going to do that but if it works out that way that is fine. This is the one album that they can take with them when they leave. The rest is mine and they can fight over them when I die. But until we get some money to buy printer ink I can't even finish working on them because I can't print out the title page for each grade. Geez! I wished money grew on trees. (Story of my life!)
Saturday, June 12, 2010
Psycho Mom
Hello--I am psycho mom from hell this week. I'm on my period, on the rag, shark week, my cousin is here visiting or as my husband likes to call it "under construction". I've been watching all those birth control commercials and I believe that I have PMDD.
It's amazing how my period has changed over the years. Horrible cramping when I was younger but really no other issues. After I had Kate--I'd have terrible clots. Quarter sized sometimes and slight cramping and diarrhea. After Zach--worse clots--plum sized and no cramping whatsoever, but still the diarrhea. In fact I never have cramps anymore--ever. My luck is good in that respect. I've never really had PMS. Oh, I'm sure my husband will say that I have--and that may be true, but I never noticed a difference in myself until about 5 years ago. From that moment on--for the week or more before my period I am a total and complete BITCH on wheels. I am not kidding you. Sometimes I freak myself out.
I have no tolerance for anything out of the norm. If things don't go my way or aren't done my way I LOSE it. I'm talking--eyes bulge out of my head and every word I utter is done in my yelling voice--I even say the "f" word to my kids. ARGH! Sometimes I have to shake my head to clear it. IT IS BAD! Oh and the bloating started about 5 years ago too. I feel like my stomach is bulging for the first 2 days. I hate it. ALL.
Doug is just ready for me to be done with the whole thing. But it is scary to me because the alternative is no hormones at all. What will I be like then? Lock myself in my room and not leave for 5 days??? It might have to happen. Maybe I can do that now. It's like my nerves are on the outside of my body. Every little thing causes my senses to be on overload.
It's amazing how my period has changed over the years. Horrible cramping when I was younger but really no other issues. After I had Kate--I'd have terrible clots. Quarter sized sometimes and slight cramping and diarrhea. After Zach--worse clots--plum sized and no cramping whatsoever, but still the diarrhea. In fact I never have cramps anymore--ever. My luck is good in that respect. I've never really had PMS. Oh, I'm sure my husband will say that I have--and that may be true, but I never noticed a difference in myself until about 5 years ago. From that moment on--for the week or more before my period I am a total and complete BITCH on wheels. I am not kidding you. Sometimes I freak myself out.
I have no tolerance for anything out of the norm. If things don't go my way or aren't done my way I LOSE it. I'm talking--eyes bulge out of my head and every word I utter is done in my yelling voice--I even say the "f" word to my kids. ARGH! Sometimes I have to shake my head to clear it. IT IS BAD! Oh and the bloating started about 5 years ago too. I feel like my stomach is bulging for the first 2 days. I hate it. ALL.
Doug is just ready for me to be done with the whole thing. But it is scary to me because the alternative is no hormones at all. What will I be like then? Lock myself in my room and not leave for 5 days??? It might have to happen. Maybe I can do that now. It's like my nerves are on the outside of my body. Every little thing causes my senses to be on overload.
Thursday, June 10, 2010
I'm feeling too old for roller coasters
Ha. I have 2 bruises--one on either side of my body--on the fat rolls under my arms. Two black bruises!! I rode THe Beast, The Vortex, and The Racer (twice) and then I was done. I have officially become the "old" lady who sits and watches everyones stuff while they ride. And you know what--I don't care. It was fun watching all the people while I waited.
We spent 2 days at King's Island. The weather was wonderful. I don't think it even got to 80 on either day we were there. The kids loved it. Zach rode everything but the one where you fly like superman. Kate and Doug of course rode everything. Zach drove me crazy while waiting for them to ride the one he wouldn't. He went off exploring by himself one day and came back because he found a Subway. Imagine that! The next day when we went back he talked me into riding The Racer again and then rode it a second time by himself. The boy loved that ride.
My brain gets juggled around in my head on all rides anymore. Drives me crazy to get off of one of those with a headache. I took my tylenol so I was fine later, but man...
We spent 2 days at King's Island. The weather was wonderful. I don't think it even got to 80 on either day we were there. The kids loved it. Zach rode everything but the one where you fly like superman. Kate and Doug of course rode everything. Zach drove me crazy while waiting for them to ride the one he wouldn't. He went off exploring by himself one day and came back because he found a Subway. Imagine that! The next day when we went back he talked me into riding The Racer again and then rode it a second time by himself. The boy loved that ride.
My brain gets juggled around in my head on all rides anymore. Drives me crazy to get off of one of those with a headache. I took my tylenol so I was fine later, but man...
Thursday, June 3, 2010
New Job
I started my new job on Tuesday, well, I am training for my new job. I'm not officially the new high school secretary until August 2nd when I go back and start preparing for registration.
I've been trying to learn 101 new things in the span of 4 days. Problem is that there are some things I just can't learn until the kids get there. Today I started assigning locker numbers and I cleaned out senior folders and moved everyone else up a class.
The secretary that is there now has been there since Doug left (21 years) and I have big shoes to fill. She knows it all--in a good way--I'm half afraid things will start to fall apart the minute that she leaves. I can do the job--don't get me wrong. I am a hard worker and I can succeed at this--it's just that she has it down to a science and I will be starting from scratch. She knows the kids backwards and forwards--on top of everything else I will be learning the student body. Out of about 300+ students I might know 75--1/2 of them are from Kate's class and the other half are from the 8th graders that played junior high sports with Zach--track, baseball and basketball.
She has agreed to come back and help me for a few hours a week for the first few weeks and then said she would be on-call for whenever I need her. Luckily, one of the mothers (her sub now) comes in every Monday to file and help in the office, so she will be a good resource too. I like the other secretaries in the building--the unit office secretaries--are very nice too. And the principal seems like a dream boss. He's very laid back--unlike the last Hitler--I mean boss--I had. He just basically goes with the flow. Lovely!!
I may regret saying this now, but this is my dream job--I've said that before when I worked at the church--before I got the boss from hell. It has most of the characteristics that I have on my ideal job "list". Including: good hours (7:30-3:30), working independently (this means that I am only responsible for myself--mostly and the only other co-worker will be my boss), need to be busy, I'm off when my kids are off (basically full vacation days--I do have to work the rest of the day on a 1/2 day, but I am okay with that--that will be a catch up day), and most of the summer off (I work 10 days before and after school gets out--I work a total of 196 days a year--YIPPEE!), close to home--can you say 4 doors down, feel like I am contributing to the family. Those are the big ones.
I knew if I waited patiently (ha--have you met me)something would "come" to me. I wasn't sure at first--who is of new experiences, but the minute I sat down at that interview and spoke to that principal I knew that there is where I wanted to be. Fate is like that you know.
I've been trying to learn 101 new things in the span of 4 days. Problem is that there are some things I just can't learn until the kids get there. Today I started assigning locker numbers and I cleaned out senior folders and moved everyone else up a class.
The secretary that is there now has been there since Doug left (21 years) and I have big shoes to fill. She knows it all--in a good way--I'm half afraid things will start to fall apart the minute that she leaves. I can do the job--don't get me wrong. I am a hard worker and I can succeed at this--it's just that she has it down to a science and I will be starting from scratch. She knows the kids backwards and forwards--on top of everything else I will be learning the student body. Out of about 300+ students I might know 75--1/2 of them are from Kate's class and the other half are from the 8th graders that played junior high sports with Zach--track, baseball and basketball.
She has agreed to come back and help me for a few hours a week for the first few weeks and then said she would be on-call for whenever I need her. Luckily, one of the mothers (her sub now) comes in every Monday to file and help in the office, so she will be a good resource too. I like the other secretaries in the building--the unit office secretaries--are very nice too. And the principal seems like a dream boss. He's very laid back--unlike the last Hitler--I mean boss--I had. He just basically goes with the flow. Lovely!!
I may regret saying this now, but this is my dream job--I've said that before when I worked at the church--before I got the boss from hell. It has most of the characteristics that I have on my ideal job "list". Including: good hours (7:30-3:30), working independently (this means that I am only responsible for myself--mostly and the only other co-worker will be my boss), need to be busy, I'm off when my kids are off (basically full vacation days--I do have to work the rest of the day on a 1/2 day, but I am okay with that--that will be a catch up day), and most of the summer off (I work 10 days before and after school gets out--I work a total of 196 days a year--YIPPEE!), close to home--can you say 4 doors down, feel like I am contributing to the family. Those are the big ones.
I knew if I waited patiently (ha--have you met me)something would "come" to me. I wasn't sure at first--who is of new experiences, but the minute I sat down at that interview and spoke to that principal I knew that there is where I wanted to be. Fate is like that you know.
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