A Date Night
Lauren had a great idea this afternoon, dinner and a movie. How does she manage to come up with such brilliance on a daily basis?
Memoirs of a Geisha is well worth your time if you happen to find a theater that is playing it. And Fazoli's is always a good idea unless they close the dining room at nine and you have to go through the drive through thereby shattering your dreams of endless breadsticks.
Has it come to this?
My drive from my home to work is exactly one
Light mocha Frappachino long.
I live
One Grande Chai Latte from my parents' home.
Fifth/sixth basketball games last for
one small black.
I grade papers for about two
Turtle Mochas a day.
Everything I do could be measured in coffee and tea drinks. It is just that important to me. It is a beautiful existence.
So close
Blink, twice.
Re-read.
Breathe, out.
Dial number.
Nod. Smile. Laugh.
Share joy.
Wait.
Weight.
It's not your turn.
Worth Writing Down
See the way He holds the stars in his hands
See the way He holds my heart
With just one word of your mouth
were the heavens made
with just one breathe of your lips
the foundations were laid
with just one dream of your heart
you have wanted me
with just one pulse of your heart
you are wooing me
He's nothing like you and I
He is a lover, looking for a lover
he fashioned me
More than Enough
Report cards are finished in record time. American Idol is off to a beautiful start. Michaels is having an amazing sale on all of the stuff that I needed. My art projects are ready. My schedule is full and I have a study to prepare for.
Life is good.
Three Day Weekend
I think that we should all have more three-day-weekends...they just make you feel so good...am I right? I am feeling all rested up after my weekend of playing mom to three adorable young ladies. And I have been very efficient in the completion (or near completion) of my grades this weekend. Report cards will indeed be ready to go home on Wednesday as planed.
Today was gloriously beautiful and I greatly enjoyed what wee bit of time I was allowed in the great outdoors. I know that this "spring-like" weather cannot last too much longer but I assure you that I am soaking it in while I can. Meanwhile I no longer need to do double recess duty (since it is the end of second quarter) so I can whole heartedly sing, "Let it Snow, Let it Snow, Let it Snow!"
I am thinking about going back to school. English Department. Library Media Specialist endorsement. So basically I am going for the stereotypical spinster teacher/librarian theme to my life...(Maybe I can get my cat back to help with the life theme!). I am excited
at the very idea of going back to school. If nothing else I have been awarded a tuition voucher for one class at NIU...so if Grad school doesn't quite pan out I can at least bask in the glory of one more class.
Now is also the time to be thinking of applying for a new job. I think that I will be applying to Grad. school and for a new teaching position simultaneously. Since the common deadline for both of these is February 1. This way if I am offered a to-die-for job I can always postpone the Grad. school plans. Or if a fantastic new job doesn't present itself I will be set to start classes in August.
BTW there is no news on where in the world I will be living in August and it seems that that information will be highly confidential until the last possible moment.
I haven't even considered staying at Cornerstone for another year. I might enjoy it. But I don't know that I will stick around to find out. I feel ready for a change, a next step, a new goal.
I have had a lot to think about this three-day-weekend. I think that we should have more weekends like this.
Chinchilla Move
My chinchilla has been living in the hallway when he is not at school. This was a fine arrangement as the hallway is nice and wide. But there arose a problem with this nice hallway...all of the pine shavings from his cage were being kicked out onto the carpet. I vacuumed them up. This is not such a good thing. Evidently pine shavings and vacuum cleaners are arch enemies...Why wasn't I warned about this? So after digging pine shavings out of the air hose with my fingers for about an hour I have decided that he can no longer live above carpet. I think (and hope and pray) that there is no permanent damage done to the vacuum cleaner although I would have to say that I think that the pine shavings won this particular battle.
The chinchilla now lives in my bathroom. I can't really
be in my bathroom at all with his cage taking up all of the space. Maybe it is time for the chinchilla to move to the school full time. But it would be so lonely on the weekends. And he is just a baby.
But at some point I really am going to need to use my bathroom again.
A Family
A family is a very nice thing to have. And I am ever so grateful to have been "mom" for a couple of days. I enjoyed every moment of it. I wouldn't change a thing. I even look forward to the future when I will have my own family.
BUT...I am also very thankful to be single.
Very thankful to have uninterrupted shower time.
Very thankful to have the ability to run in and run out of a store.
Very thankful to have my freedom.
A family is a beautiful thing. And I will rejoice in having one... someday.
The Toothbrush Song
As I was babysitting for some of my very favorite people in the world I learned that I do not brush my teeth "right."
We were preparing for bedtime. All four of us had a toothbrush. Check. Toothpaste. Check. Running water. Check. What more could we need? Well, according to one 3-year-old we need a "toothbrush song." A song that I should sing so that they know how long they are to be brushing their teeth. I came up with what I thought were a couple of appropriate adaptations...such as the Veggie Tales "Oh, Where is my toothbrush?" and some Barney cleaning song...but it was all wrong.
"So sing it for me!" I told her.
And she sang..."All I want for Christmas is my toothbrush teeth, my toothbrush teeth, my toothbrush teeth..."
I laughed 'till I cried and this morning when we brushed our teeth again we all sang together.
Happy Birthday to ME!
| Your Birthdate: March 10 |
Independent and dominant, you tend to be the alpha dog in most situations.
You're very confident, and hardly anything ever shakes you.
Mundane tasks tend to drain you - you prefer to be making great plans.
You are quite original. When people don't "get" you, it bothers you a lot.
Your strength: Your ability to gain respect
Your weakness: Caring too much what others think
Your power color: Orange-red
Your power symbol: Letter X
Your power month: October |
Tuesday update
We have gone back to school. All is well and good. I am exhausted...but not nearly as tired as my kids (they actually had "nap time" for about 20 minutes this afternoon!) The poor kids need to get back on the schedule.
My new wound simply fascinates me to no end. Who knew that bodies were so very interesting? I feel like taking some medical classes or something.
I must go the nyquil is winning me over.
A Hole
I currently have a hole in my thumb. It doesn't hurt. I have just considered the possibility that I may not be feeling anything due to the large amounts of cold medication that I am on. Hmmm.
Last night I was made very happy because I got my Explorer back! So forget about the hole in my thumb and rejoice with me in the fact that I can drive my beautiful car again! Thanks dad!
