so, maybe?
Spanish test today.
I am not ready.
Someone pass the arsenic.
Back from class and a quick grocery stop. The meatloaf is thawing. Nothing else to do till it’s lots closer to supper time.
Maybe I’ll try knitting a brain hat.
I got one piece back from class today, but I’ll wait till I get a few more before posting pics. No sense in boring you more than necessary. I threw a new planter and saucer, plus a small pitcher, and I made a small kitteh. It was a productive day, despite having to clean up after other students who don’t seem to understand that when you use something and get clay on it, you need to clean it off before putting it away. Idiots. That goes for the teachers, too - dammit, do your job and tell the little slobs to grab a sponge!! *grrrrrrrr *:mad:
Woot! 10:30 here and I have already made dinner. (Dinner will be a cheesy veggie penne bake. ) All I gotta do is throw it into the oven tonight. Now all I have to do is unpack, clean the kitchen, do multiple loads of laundry, unpack some more, clean what I’ve unpacked…
Urgh.
And tomorrow I have my drivers test. Hope to get a lisence for the first time in 35 years. Yeah, no pressure.
Woke up at 9am with the horrible realization that I had a quiz deadline of 10am and I never got around to reading that last chapter. DAMMIT! I started reading and realized that there was no way in hell I’d read fast enough to be able to take the quiz in time.
Screw it, says I to myself, I’ll just take the quiz. After all, we did cover the courts in my gov’t class last year so maybe some of it stuck.
I got 100. 
So, I rewarded myself by going back to bed. I just woke up again. We have no water. The water company is purging the hydrant up the street from us. Again. Is it really necessary to do this twice a year?
Yes it is. Seriously. An amazing amount of crap and sediment gets in the water mains and settles, then when the main is opened up for fire service it gets sucked straight into the fire pumps. Doesn’t do your water service much good, either.
Best time I ever had flushing water mains what the day I opened a hydrant and blew out a nest of fire ants. I hate those little bastards.
VunderBob the former fireman
I have already had several naps today. I think I’m catching up from my crazy weekend still. I’m kinda looking forward to tonight’s class. This week starts out 3 weeks of students teaching math lessons. I’m not up until next week, so all I have to do is show up and veg out.
Love the brain hat,** FCM**!
Nice job on the test,** congo**. 
Aw, S&S, I’m sorry. Sleep problems suck. Maybe some stretching before sleep. My older brother has back problems, and a few years ago, he gave up sleeping in a bed completely. He just sleeps on the floor. He’s single, so it’s not as complicated as you might think. Still strange.
. . .
So, my brain is beginning to reboot from the two year long bout of depression. I don’t want to jinx it, but this is really, really nice. While I still have the urge to sleep 16 hours a day, I can resist it and have energy left over to do stuff. For instance, this morning, I did actual chores. I know! Unloaded the dishwasher, made breakfast, cleaned up after myself and Dad, fed the dog, cleaned up after her, vacuumed my mom’s bathroom, paid a bill, and I have a list of stuff to get done that I might actually accomplish. I’m telling you, people, this is awesome stuff.
Now that I know I’m completely broke with no end in sight, I’m adjusting expectations. Guess what, family? You’re still getting Christmas presents, but they are going to be inexpensive or hand-crafted. Deal. I’m rounding up places to apply for holiday work, even knowing I hate retail. Right now, part-time sounds best, because I honestly don’t know how much I’m good for.
I’ve got my second mammogram/sonogram on Thursday. I think I’m doing a very good job of not freaking out. I’m dealing with my upcoming 40th birthday with all its baggage pretty well too. I didn’t even burst into tears when the nice gyn doctor asked me if I’d chosen not to have children or couldn’t. Um, there’s a third option, you know - that I want kids but was never in the right circumstances to have them. sigh
I’m also really offended about how the media is playing Sandusky’s old quote about how he liked to spend time with kids as Proof Positive that he’s a pedophile. /headdesk. Really? Look, the man’s almost certainly a pedophile, and I’ll bet a lot of pedophiles say stuff like that. However, just because a person says they like kids doesn’t mean that they like to rape kids. Contrary to popular culture, children are actually interesting and fun people to be around, and some of us think they’re really neat without wanting to molest them.
You performed a valuable service to humanity that day. Fire ants are the reason why Niece and Nephews don’t have aunts. My sisters and I are all FirstName to the kids thanks to Oldest Nephew’s Grandma Ninny* who lives in the Vast Wasteland of East Carolina and taught him at the ripe old age of one that “we step on ants.”
Not so stressed today. Computer Boy’s moving out on the first and we’re replacing him with Culinary Boy’s friend Richalds. Richalds can fix things. We have things that need fixin’.
Detailed AGM asked me to write a letter nominating Big Boss for GM of the year. It’s due Saturday.
*Yes, that is really what they call her. That’s how babies pronounce “Nanny” and it stuck.
Meatloaf is baking, N.O.T. are cut up awaiting boilage, as is cabbage. Daughter is on the way. Spousal unit is home. Life is good.
It’s not quite 5 and very nearly dark out. I really hate this time of year. 
In happier news, I ordered some bats for my pottery wheel. The ones I have cost something like $13 each. The ones I ordered (like the ones we use in school) were $5 each, and much nicer. So yay!
Ugh today is draaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaagging. How was it not time to go home two hours ago??
I got the all clear from my own doc for the surgery so I should be all set for Monday morning.
And now I have to figure out what to do for the next 40 minutes.
I’m with StG, kill the little bastards. No one in CA knows how evil they really are, but even my fellow nature-loving UU congregation members were ready to napalm those crawling nightmares when they tried to set up shop in our community garden. Buckets of boiling water was the order of the day, and not a one of us was embarrassed to be caught cackling evilly.
I dumped fire ant killer stuff on several mounds in da yahd on Sunday afternoon. I think all it does is drive 'em to the neighbor’s yahd though.
Leftovers for dindin tonight. I’ve been told that we shall dine at Sonny’s BBQ tomorrow. Fine by me!
Is your neighbor a very horrible person deserving of such punishment?
kanga my neighbors are perfectly loverly. However, it appears that one cannot kill fire ants, just make 'em move on to somebody else’s yahd.
Bastard!!! 
But our supper was good. Daughter just left. I’m knitting the brain hat. Scruffy gets a bath tomorrow. And on that note, I think I’ll sign off for the night.
MWAH!!
I started to “NEENER! NEENER!” ya about Sonny’s but I decided to be nice. 
On that note, I do believe I shall go get horizontal and watch some teevee till sleepy bye time.
Nitey Nite Y’all!
Well, I guess I wont keep complaining about it then! It is mildly annoying when I really want to brush my teeth and take a shower though. I just wish they’d tell us beforehand if they’re going to do it so we can plan for it.
Tonight we had lessons involving gumdrops, Hershey’s Kisses, cupcakes, and pizza!
My lesson next week won’t be nearly as exciting. I’m going to teach a lesson about sorting using (surprise!) antique silverware. 
Hmmm, sounds like fun, Sticky. What level are you teaching?
Tired. Meant to do more this evening, but…didn’t get to it.
Read everything, but not much stuck.
Hope you’re doing better, LiLi.
Hugs all.
GT