Only five more days of work...I hope I can make it. I've been a bit plagued with worry this weekend...not sure why...especially since I seldom worry about things. This is very odd for me, so I am having to just go with the flow here. I don't like it much, but just have to ride that wave.

I have decided not to go visit my mother right now. I am so exhausted and just not up to the challenge. It doesn't feel very nice...in fact it feels very selfish, but I so want to see what happens with my exhaustion/tired issues.

I didn't feel very inspired to do much schoolwork today, but I did get at least one thing done. I need to cut some paper for a project my students are working on, so if I can get that done, I will feel like I accomplished something. I can do that and watch this movie with Terry.

Getting him at the airport was a cinch on Saturday. It is the one just up the road from us, so I was halfway there when he called. I've found an office parking lot nearby that many people use as a cell lot so I just waited there until he called me.

We've been watching the basketball games this weekend. I don't have a particular favorite. It's just good basketball.

Enjoy those lemons, ladies!

Pat, I am eager to see one of those altered books you've mentioned, too. I hope when you get one made, you will post it on-line.

Everyone take care....have a great Monday.

5 more days Lizzy!!! Wow! That will go by in a flash!!
Sorry you have been feeling worried. I too hope you get some answers from that sleep study.
I am with Rhonda, it's good you have made the decision about visiting your mom. I agree with you, getting your health in line before trying a trip like that is wise. (like on the airplane, put your oxygen mask on before placing it on the child)

Rhonda, you were busy today! It will be nice to have the pots ready for planting when it's time.
Any success with the family research?
I did wash the dog bed covers today and found paper for about ten pages for layouts. I am hoping to fine tune those a bit tomorrow. Oh, and tried to start a puzzle but got hung up finishing the edges.

Good morning!

Rhonda I love your card. It looks like it pulls open. DO you have different instructors every day for your hydrobics or does it go between a couple?

Paula sorry about he squirrel mess. I suppose you will search to see where that squirrel got in and plug it up. Can you believe this beautiful weather. It is like summer and I think a lot of people are doing those summer activities.

Lizzy I hope your wave of worry has passed you by and you are feeling better now. I am a person who worries and I wish I wasn't so much. 5 more days...almost there.

Pat I hope you got everything accomplished that you wanted done yesterday. Did the pond guy give you some good suggestions?

I got my invites done at the crop but that is all I got done. There was only 3 of us this time and between our talking and leisurely lunch....well you know how it goes. It was good to get the invites done though. I need to get the envelopes for them now. THey just need business size envelopes.

Like you Rhonda, it will be wet here too. We will try to get out this AM since it will only be a chance of sprinkles where this afternoon will be much heavier. THe rain is supposed to end by Wednesday though.

I really need to go get my coffee.

RHonda the change in instructors are good because if they do different things your body doesn't get used to the same routine so you will loose more weight and it also keeps interesting. I do have plenty to concentrate on. I need to finish the t-shirts. I have the vinyl cut but I have to iron them on. I only have one of those done. I also have to do the 8x8 album of senior pics. I think that would be fairly easy to put together at rest time though since I am only using scraps and not making any cuts. I could easily do few pages every day and there are only 20 total.

Pat I have never been to a Tastefully Simple party. I know I like the Pampered Chef parties! I always worry about bringing my cricut, but our group is pretty small and there is usually one more that brings one so I wouldn't have to worry. I will get my list too...

Last weeks list-

~ continue making all the cuts for the grad invites, I just need to cut the 2012 and I need to borrow my neighbors cart for that.

~ find some paper for the album I am putting Riley's senior pics in for his grad party. Decide how fancy I want to go with it. Also go through and see if I can find a couple more pics to fill the album.

~ cut paper for table tents

~ pick papers for 2 LO's to do on Saturday (if I have time after I make the invites) Didn't get them done but I did get teh paper picked!

~ get wallets printed for the invites

~ figure out what to bring for our potluck at the crop.

New list-

~Go through pics to find a couple more for senior pic album

~Start senior pic album

~finish t-shirts

~cut paper for table tents (I may send these with Rick to do since they have the larger cutters)

~LO's that I want to put out at R's grad party.

I may not get all of this done since we may be busy this weekend but If I can at least get started on some of them.

Good evening everyone!

Pat, the scone and tea pics are just lovely. I don't say that word too often but they really are! I know what you mean about using those unused winter muscles. I was so sore after I did the yard work yesterday.

Nancy, yeah on finishing the invites. They are such nice invites. I've got to get working on Haley's shower invites.

Paula, how did you do on the water consumption? Sometimes I think I will float away when I drink what I'm supposed to but I do try every day. Cutting out the caffeine has helped with that.

Rhonda, I would like the idea of different instructors too. It gives you a bit of a change. Once I get back to work I want to find a water aerobics class I can go to.

Lizzy, I hope you had a great day today.

Today was clean the house day. Finished up the L and vacuumed and cleaned the bathrooms. Went to grocery store. I worked on a couple of art journal pages but I'm so scared to start J&H's painting. I am using seafoam green and a light grey. I want to make it personal and I'm just not coming up with anything in my head.

Tomorrow I'm taking Sadie to get groomed. She's a hairy beast right now. Today was 82* and she has been miserable all day. So I will have 4-5 hours to hang out in KY and I'm going 2nd hand store shopping. I would love to find a good buy on a couple of footstools that I can reapolster (I don't know how to spell that LOL)

Well, watching DWTS. Good so far.

Later!

Oh Rhonda, sorry to hear about your back! That is a bummer, I hope you get relief and it's ok tomorrow.
I believe the scones were cherry in honor of the cherry blossoms.

Laurie, I did get my water in today. And no junk food. One day down, forever to go.
Sounds like you had a good day, productive with some fun time too.

I did get some page layouts started. Little by little...

Hi friends!

Today was a good day. The students took a long test this morning and I was able to do some sorting and grading of papers. Tomorrow, they will take another test and I hope to get all ready for my observation which will be after recess. I am really ready, just need to put some things on the board and cut their "exit tickets." I did my lesson plans at school today in case I needed anything else but worked in the computer lab since I needed access to a printer. (Yes, indeed, I will be glad when I get a new printer of my own!)

I think the rest of the week should be fairly smooth. I am giving the math test on Thursday. The students will have to clean out their desks and pack them up on Friday. In social studies, they are working on a book about the Spanish explorers who explored the California coast. We will continue to work on that the rest of the week. Then, we'll just plod along in the other subjects...nothing special.

On Wednesday, they will participate in a fun time doing whacky outdoor games like toss the rubber chicken through the hoop, and things like that.

I haven't heard anything about the sleep study...maybe tomorrow...or the next day. I'm eager to hear what they have to say.

On Saturday, Kelly and I are getting together to scrap. It's great having that to look forward to! I think I will try to do what you've talked about, Pat, cut my letters ahead of time to adhere them while I scrap. I have quite a few pages done without titles...it would be nice to get the titles on them now! LOL

Here's my "to do" list for the week:

--grade last stack of writing - this is a new stack of writing
--put laundry away - yeah...I'm still working on that
--work on more laundry - yeah...I'm still working on that, too
--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 - fill out paperwork for swapping days with other teacher
--decide about trip to visit my Mom - cancel airline trip to visit my mom
--pay bills

It hasn't changed all that much...the parameters of some things have changed a little bit, not much, but overall, it's still the same list.

I may eventually get that dang laundry done! LOL

OK...speaking of laundry, I think I'm going to go switch it. I'll check in tomorrow. Everyone take care.

Good morning....quick message here! Guess what I just realized? Today, my observation begins at 10:25 and is supposed to go until 11:25. However, we have a fire drill scheduled at 11:10!! This could be very interesting. That means my lesson will be totally interrupted and whoever scheduled the fire drill did not pay any attention to the principal's schedule. LOL

I wonder if the fire drill will be cancelled???

No matter.

I must be anxious (and I don't mean eager) about it because I woke up super early and didn't sleep well after that. I finally got up early at 4:45. It's just 6:00 now and I'm ready to go get dressed. I'm usually not ready this early. Terry leaves for Mexico City this morning and I don't want to leave too early because I want to spend a few moments with him when he gets up. He's not happy about this trip - and I don't much blame him.

Nancy what's your weekend away occasion?

Have a great day everyone!

good morning... slow morning getting going. I turned on the news radio station to hear what might be going on in the world. For whatever reason I am finding all the *talking* most annoying. So I popped in a cd of relaxation music.

I've got some society paperwork to do today (new member). Then I can get back to getting the page kits together. I am still on the fence about taking my E to the crop. Seems like the last time I took it to a weekend crop I didn't use it.

My eating has not been too bad, but it is hard for me to drink a lot of water during the cold weather. So I have been working on that also. Sometimes the thought of a bottle/glass of water makes me want to gag. Pounds I am not so bad on, but I really need to exercise more.

I need to get busy here. Lizzy, I hope today is not to messed up for you and that you get the test results soon, so you can move forward. Nancy, how nice to have a weekend for just the 2 of you. I have never used Priceline. Paula, drink that water and don't keep junk food in the house. And good luck!!!

Dreary weather this morning with a little drizzle. Not sure if I will get to the yard, but I can definitely get a walk instead. 40 days until the March of Dimes Walk and I have got to be able to keep up with my team.

Paula, the day is going pretty well. I have 2 more page kits ready. Having trouble finding paper for the next set. I found a partial piece of a 12x12, that is perfect, but not sure if I have any more. It is a PP. I looked where it might have been if I had extra and nothing, so I am thinking I need to go to plan b on that set. I also found a page map on pinterest that will be perfect for a gingerbread decor LO, but I will need to see if I have pictures that will work. I would have to print them out tonight if I do. It would be really nice if I didn't have to stop and cook dinner.

I am excited that I met my $250 goal for the March of Dimes walk. Today I got 2 on line donations that along with the cash donations, I've gotten put me at my goal.

Paula, 3 walks in a row is good. I have ridden my bike some this winter, but it is not convenient inside. I much prefer when it is on the deck, but that is going to be a few more weeks, since the gazebo cover isn't up. I haven't done much with the Dance3 for the wii. I had too much stuff in the way in the family room to do it. Now that the boxes of books and crap are gone I can use it again.

Guess I better work on the paper search some more. Dinner is going to be a quick frozen bag o meal and some salad.

Oh Rhonda, I am so sorry that you are having pain. I sure hope this passes fast.
Sorry your day was wasted but you sure can't do anything when you feel like that.

Pat, you have done well with your page kits. Hope you can find some good paper to replace the one you don't have enough of. Or can you find something that can go along with that piece? It's fun that you found a LO on pinterest to use.

Lizzy, hope your day went alright.

Laurie, what are you up to?

We got another walk in tonight. It was a warm one.

Still hoping to make it to the basement yet.

Hi friends...

My observation went pretty well...at least I thought so! I will meet with the Principal later this week for a wrap-up and then we will be finished - or so I hope!

Now, I am not the down side of the week. I still have some grading to do...now, two stacks of writing (one from today and one from yesterday), a spelling test, and some math to look over. I have the rest of the week to plan out, at least on paper, to make sure everything will fit in. We need to do a photo shoot for the yearbook, we have some outdoor activities tomorrow afternoon, and we have a classroom auction to do. Plus, we have to pack up our desks and put everything into cupboards and lock up. I find the students' things fare much better if I pack them away than if I leave them inside the desks for probing hands and fingers. (Our room is used quite extensively when we are gone.)

As Terry was on his way to Mexico City today, a 7.1 earthquake hit near Acapulco, but it was felt pretty strongly in Mexico City. He texted me and said the trip was still on...but I've not heard from him since then. There's been one after-shock since then that might have been a 5.0, so that was pretty strong. I hope he makes it home OK. He wasn't all that thrilled about the trip to begin with.

Rhonda, I certainly hope your back begins to feel better soon. Those spasms sound no good at all.

Nancy, a weekend get-away sounds fabulous! Enjoy yourself completely!!

Pat, I'm impressed with your pulling together 15 page kits! Woo-hoo!! You may not get all those completed, but you will have them all ready to work on for the next time you sit down to scrap!

Laurie, what have you been up to other than getting Sadie to the haircutter? How were your visits to the second-hand shops? Did you find anything interesting?

Paula, it's really neat that you and Katie have such a special relationship! Don't you hate it when you leave your purse behind?

By the way, I have a question for you, Paula...when you do your huge cooking ahead of time, do you ever cook things with pasta in them? If so, do you cook the pasta ahead of time? Do you use a particular type of pasta? I was wondering, in particular, about angel hair pasta. Does anyone have any thoughts about that? I want to make a recipe ahead of time and freeze it and it calls for angel hair pasta. I don't want the pasta to be mushy by the time it has been cooked, frozen, and then baked. Your thoughts???

OK...I'm going to get going here and see what I can get done tonight before I crash.

Good morning...

Sounds like everyone will be having a busy weekend.

Nancy, a weekend getaway sounds like lots of fun. It is great to get away for not particular reason. Enjoy!

Pat, you should have a great crop. And should gets lots done.

Lizzy, hope you hear from Terry real soon. Glad you are on the down hill side of the week. And looking forward to vacation.

Paula, is your crop an overnight crop or do you leave at the end of the first day?

The pain and spasms have moved into my neck. It is not as bad this morning so I am going to try to go to work. I am still not sure what is going on. It is still very dreary and rainy here. And no chance of sunshine until maybe Friday but probably Saturday. I feel sorry for all the kiddos on spring break.

I am supposed to go to Kansas City for a genealogy seminar at the National Archives this Saturday. Then on to meet sister in law for a quick meal before heading home.

Grrr....I keep having trouble with the security code. I usually have to enter it at least twice. And I get 4 notifications

Rhonda, I didn't have any trouble posting. I am not signed up for the notifications so I don't know about that.
I have to say, chatting is so much more fun with my new computer. (and I think the new thread helped too)