Good evening...not sure where to start and not sure what is happening to me. I feel as if I were losing my marbles! I am very distracted and cannot seem to be able to keep my mind straight about anything.

For starters, I thought I had a coaching gig on Friday AM, so I arranged for a substitute teacher that day. I was merrily proceeding with my life until 5:30 tonight when I got a text message from the teaching coach who texted me saying "Are you ready for tomorrow AM? I'll see you in my office at 8:00 AM." I nearly died on the spot! Of course, I quickly called my sub to see if she could come tomorrow instead; then officially scheduled her for tomorrow; cancelled her for Friday; then made the plans for my coaching for tomorrow instead of doing that tomorrow evening as I had originally thought I would do. And, I still haven't done my sub plans for the morning. Needless to say, yes, I am stressed.

I have no idea where I got the notion that the coaching gig was on Friday? I cannot even remember...but somehow I did...and so I went merrily on my way.
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There have been any number of other stressful things along the path. This afternoon, my students were so obnoxious with their yelling and using inappropriate language, I stopped teaching and gave them more homework and told them to get to work; I would no longer teach them. Of course, I already told you about the thing that happened during the Royal Visit which I still am not sure if there was any fallout from that.

Overall, this is how I get right before I go on vacation. Nothing makes me happy. I'm tired. I'm cranky. Everyone gets on my nerves. I'm just ready to be gone.

The weather here is cloudy and cool. I like it and it's supposed to turn even colder and bring in rain this weekend. I would love it to storm all weekend long. I know lots of other people would be very unhappy, but it would really help our dry rainy season!

I have decided not to go visit my mother at this time. I need to stay at home and take care of myself. I will go to Florida from April 2-7. After that, I don't know what I will do. I'd like to take a trip with Terry somewhere, but I don't know what his schedule is for sure. Then, I'm working April 19, 20, and 23 for a friend; then I go back to work on April 27. In May, though, my friend will work for me for 3 days so I'll have a random 3 extra days off in May! Woo-hoo!!

My brother just got back from a trip to Jamaica and it sounded wonderful. Maybe he and I should just go there together.

OK...I'm going to go.

Goodmorning!

Lizzy I am sorry everything seems to be such a struggle right now. You know how they say count to ten when you are angry? Maybe when you get feeling bad you can count the days left in your head...haha. I hope your coaching goes well today and your class behaves!!

Rhonda, sounds like your night is full tonight. The dog has been limping for some time now. I thought she was better. I took her to the vet for a checkup awhile back and didn't even have him look at it because she was doing better. ugh!! She has a growth on her eyelid that will probably have to be removed too. He said it could be a tear duct problem but he thinks it will need surgery. double ugh!!

Off to finish getting ready, load the car and get out of here.

Hi friends! My co-teaching today was very good. I truly believe my chronic tiredness and the end of the trimester have done a super-number on me. I am ready for a big break! LOL My patience is running thin and I should count to ten silently. I am quick to anger...I always have been...and quick to cool off. It's my nature. Luckily, I am a forgiver, but it's the quick to anger part that isn't so lovely. Thankfully tomorrow is Friday.

I did find out today that I have my same job for next year...I am so thankful and excited! A new colleague has been added to 4th grade named Lily. She is a gem...a lovely, happy, positive woman and I'm thrilled to have her as a colleague! Otherwise, our 4th grade team will stay the same.

This afternoon, I got my sleep study monitor which I will use tonight. He will pick it up in the morning, they will analyze the data, and then determine if I need the C-PAP machine. He said the machines are really different than they used to be, etc. I told him about my sleep issues and he fully understood.

Pat, did you get to the tea room today? How was it?

Laurie, how does the job search go?

Paula, how is Abby's foot? How about her eye? We need to take Ruby into the vet, too. She is overdue for some shots.

Rhonda, are you working right now?

Nancy, how was the St. Patrick's Day party?

Tomorrow morning, my students will be doing some writing and then Monday and Tuesday, taking tests. Wednesday of next week, they have some fun time outdoors scheduled. Thursday afternoon they have a big awards day scheduled. I haven't decided who is getting awards, and I have to do that tomorrow. I also have to take yearbook photos net week for our class. Yep...it will be a busy week! It will likely fly past!

I also have my second formal observation on Tuesday, but I am honestly not worried about it. It is in math and I am pretty comfortable doing it. Plus what we did today in my co-teach helped me to get prepared for some of what I want to do in that.

OK...enough of my chatter. I'll check in tomorrow.

Hi friends...it's before work...I did the sleep study thing last night, but I'm not convinced I had it all set up correctly and it worked correctly. Oh well....I guess we can do it again. It wasn't bothersome at all; a small monitor on my chest; but I thought the green light was supposed to stay on and it didn't; instead it was a red light. So I'm confused. The directions were a bit unclear.

Exciting weather on the way. It's supposed to begin tonight, I guess, but today will be coolish. Then, the rain will start tonight or early tomorrow. I'm so happy! Love anything different!!

I don't have much school work to do this weekend, except plan for my observation on Tuesday, so I am hoping to be able to hack at my "to do" list:

--grade last stack of writing
--put laundry away
--work on more laundry
--move scrapbook stuff upstairs
--move large tub into garage and put quilts into it
--decide which days I will take off in May since I am working in April for another teacher
--decide about trip to visit my Mom - if I go, it will be after my Florida trip

Have a great St. Patrick's Day party, Nancy! It sounds like fun. Pat, finish up those page kits. Rhonda, I hope you continue to have good weather. Laurie, enjoy whatever comes your way...hopefully it isn't bad weather. Paula, I suppose you and Katie are up at the cottage.

I'll talk to everyone tomorrow or maybe later today.

Lizzy YAY for just a little school work! Sorry about the sleep study thing. They should have a number you can call anytime to ask any questions you need to. Enjoy your rain!

Pat sorry about your not so great tea room experience. If I owned a tea room I would take everything you told me and help make my tearoom better. I hope your crop prepping is going well. I think a cookie sheet sounds like a good idea.

All the green things went well today. I also just got my pictures cut and have been playing with my spring card. I am just waiting for one little one to stop messing around and rest nice so I can grab something to eat. Then I need to fix my ATG gun.

My screen door handle broke today. I locked it because my 2 YO kept opening it and I didn't want pinched fingers or an escapee. When Riley came home from lunch I couldn't get it unlocked so Riley got the screw driver out and took the handle off for me. I stuck a rag through the hole so we could open it. I guess we will be stopping to get a new handle tonight.

Hello everyone!

Nancy, i love all the different patterns in your cards. They turned out really nice. I bet your green day is fun for the kids. Sorry about the door handle. that will happen to me probably because my lock sticks sometimes. You're doing a crop this weekend too Nancy?

Pat, so sorry to hear of your experience with the tearoom. I found one by accident yesterday morning in KY but they weren't open yet. I will have to find someone to go there with me sometime. I am going to be working with Modge Podge today too.

Lizzy, I agree with Pat about your post. I am so sorry you have been having such a hard time. I hope your test last night was done right and you won't have to do it again. Sure hope they find somehting to help with your sleeping.

It's cloudy here today but it's 65* so not too bad. We haven't had any storms today. Hopefully we won't. We were ok overnight too.

The job search...hmmmm...not fun LOL Most places now do only online apps and you have to fill them out for every company just about. That is very time consuming. There's jobs out there, that's not the problem. I have applied to at least 5 every day...11 yesterday! Most of them are in the Cinci area which could be why I'm not getting calls. But I will. I did have an interview yesterday that didn't work out well because I couldn't do the physical work of the job. It's a small warehouse where the bread that is taken from stores just before their exp date is taken too and sent to prisons. The job was for what they call a Stale Checker. I would have to check all the loaves to make sure their dates were still good, separate them by brand and then put them on those plastice trays that you see when the bread company is in a store. I would have had to have stacked them to 6 feet high. The problem is, with my bad shoulder I couldn't raise my left arem high enough. Also, I would have to then put them on a dolly and it weighs almost 200 lbs. Too heavy for me. IT was PT 12:00 to 6pm, Tue, Thu, Fri and Sat. I wouldn't have minded that schedule. The owner was just afraid that I would get hurt and he's probably right. Oh well. I have applied to admin jobs that say you need to know Excel. I can work with Excel but I have not had formal training so I'm not sure about using the formulas. But if it's using Excel with the formulas already in there, I can do that. So, we'll see.

really, right now I am up for anything. I'm so tired of sit down jobs. I want to be tired from physical labor when I get home...not exhausted from sitting down all day. My butt doesn't need that LOL

well, that's it for now. I should just say

The End LOL

Later!

I just did a post and it disappeared before I got to send it.

Pat, I think I am going to go to the tearoom with a Friend either next week or the week after. The tables by the window were set very pretty.

Anyone have an idea what to do with 2 small bags of meyer lemons? I bought 2 bags for a friend of mine who said she can never find them. Well she did, the same day so I now have 2 bags. I'm not only looking for sweet recipes but also recipes for entrees. Anyone?

I've been watching basketball since 2 this afternoon. I must walk away! LOL

Later!

good morning everyone.. got up early and tried to catch up on emails and other odds/ends on the computer. I had to wait for a Firefox update, so that through me off.

Didn't get as much done last night as I had wanted before I called it quits. Had hoped to get the letter for the journal book project put through the xyron, but there they still sit on the cutting mat. I need to get them off my mat, so they will get done today.

Nancy, have a fun time at your crop today. Hope you get the invites all done and can do the LO's. I love a crop where I work on one project and can get it all done. Since I quite doing swaps, I don't have thoe multiple items unless I am working on holiday cards. Yesterday one of my regular crop table mates invited all of us to crop at her house the Sunday of Memorial Day weekend. There are 5 of us and we would do pot luck for dinner and everyone bring a snack to share. So far everyone can make it, so now we have to make the plans. I am not sure how much room she has, so I will have to figure out what I would take to work on. Maybe CFS or my holiday cards.

What is everyone else doing today? Rhonda, you have been quiet? I hope everything is ok??? We will be in the yard this weekend. How about you?

Good morning all...

Nancy, have a good time at your crop. I know you will get a lot done. I know you will be glad to have the invites already done, so you can concentrate on other planning for the big day.

Pat, have fun in the yard today. I will be heading out there today as well. Sounds like you will have a great crop coming up Memorial Day weekend. How fun!!! Hope you get the letters put through the Xyron.

Laurie, you sure have been busy with applications. Enjoy the meyer lemons. I make a light cupcake with fresh lemons that I really love. The recipe only makes 4 cupcakes so I don't have so many sitting around tempting me.

Paula, hope you and Katie are having a nice weekend.

Lizzy, enjoy your weekend. You have sure earning some relaxing time this weekend. Have you decided about the Florida trip and the visit to your mothers?

I need to pay a few bills, then I will go to my craft desk to try and get my challenge card completed. I already have an idea. Then will head outside for some work out there. Also need to get groceries at some point this weekend as I didn't make it this week. Last nights hydrobics class was a great one. The instructor last night is 68 but he can sure put you through the paces. He gives the best classes. But I sure was beat after class last night so I just relaxed and read and listened to the basketball game.

Ok, better stop chatting here and get busy or nothing will get done. Will check in later.

HaHa! You both posted while I was putzing around writing mine. Good to hear from you both!

Rhonda, how fun to be led by a 68 year old and feel tired when you were done! Hope you get lots done today!

Lizzy, I hope you have a relaxing weekend. You certainly deserve it! give me a call when you are heading to the airport!

Hello ladies!

Home sweet home!

After we got home DH and I went for a 3.6 miles down to the pier. Pretty sunset tonight. :)

Gonna see what I missed.

Here is my card! And I only used scraps. So a double winner for me!

Rhonda, I really like your double winner card!! Those mice are the cutest and the colors really pop!!

Pat, you are right, Katie stayed at the cottage by herself. I took her there, we cleaned up the animal party mess (there was even more than the last time we were there). The trap my dad gave me jammed and a mouse was smooshed with part on each side of the paddlewheel so 1. I had to pry it out 2. We only caught one cause it was jammed up. However we knew it wasn't a mouse having the critter party because of 1. they potty messes left behind 2. it knocked things off of the fireplace mantle which a mouse could not have done 3. Many items were stolen and hidden in the sofa beds 4. it pulled the stuffing out of a couch cushion and made a bed in it. and the number 5 thing that chinched our hunch.....a squirrel jumped out of a drawer and ran through the cottage!!! hahaha Katie had come back from fishing and heard a noise so she opened the drawer and it jumped out and took off!!!
After I left Katie I went to my friends who is here from TX staying with her mom who had back surgery. I spent the night there and then went to my dads and spent Friday night. Today I went back to get Katie, we both helped BIL and SIL move some boxes (one truck and van load) in to their new house then we took off. I thought we would help more but we got a late start and Katie wanted to be back earlier than I thought.
So, that was my adventure.

Nancy, it sounds like you went all out for green day. You do such fun things with your kids!!
Hope things went well croppin!

Pat, sorry the tea room wasn't the experience you were hoping for. Sounds like you got some good friend time in though!

Laurie, I don't remember, what are you painting for your nephew?
Hang in there with the job hunting, you will find something that fits!

Lizzy, I hope you got DH home safe and sound.
I agree with you about The Help, I thought they did a really good job with it. I felt that way about The Time Traveler's Wife too.

Off to bed, I am ready for my own bed and a good night's rest. (although it is so quiet at my dad's house way out in the country, I slept quiet well) (I always hear the highway noise here and it really bugs me!!!)

Good morning ladies!

Looks like another nice day.

It was really nice walking down by the lake last night. There were so many people out.

I brought the card parts I had prepped for the crop north with me and I completed 24 cards while I was at my dads while we visited. I gave DS's GF hers last night, she really liked them.

Today is open. We should probably walk around the yard and pick up some branches. Don't know what else is in store for the day.

I was checking out airfare to NY for our nephew's graduation in June. Wow! is it high!!

Pat, that distance was round trip. Today we went to another beach and walked almost two miles but since we were walking on the beach it was a much harder walk. And you have to go over a small sand dune to get to it.
Did you say you used modge podge on the journals? I haven't seen that and am eager to hear how they turn out.

We had hamburgers on the grill today, it felt good, just feels like a summer thing.