I know, I know it’s been a blue million years since I’ve blogged at all – and let me say that it’s just been a busy time here and everywhere. Shall I fill you in on the all that has been happening around me?
- I no longer have a planning period at my school because we have an incompetent math teacher whose kids write profanity on the board, do drugs in the classroom and steal stuff and of course she’s totally unaware of what’s going on. So, in order to keep the headache to a minimum – we gave up a planning period so that her classes would be smaller and the trauma less pervasive – it hasn’t made me happy.
- Today, my sister is becoming a grandmother. Her stepson and his wife are to be having a little girl named Elida Inez something Wilson – all I can say there is that it’s a damn good thing that the child doesn’t realize how strange her parents are and won’t realize until she’s already come to love them – otherwise, she’d cling to the inside of that womb with everything she’s got to keep from coming out.
- My brother was admitted today to a 28 day rehab facility to fight his addiction to oxycontin and other opiates – he’s going to try to quit smoking while he’s there as well – might as well. So he and my mom were at my house for a week – which is a bit stressful – though I did get to take week off from work to help with the detox thing – and it was hard to decide which was worse being here or being at work – I think work was worse – thank god for sick days
- I’m taking 2 of my last 3 college classes and apparently they decided to save all the big assignments for this semester – so that was glorious. So I’ve been mentally doing work in my head while I tried to steal time at work and at home to write the gazillion page reports that I had to do – and if weren’t for the fact that I really like having a 4.0 and that the work really isn’t that difficult – it’s just a bit time consuming – I’d be quite satisfied with the B I Have right now in one of the classes without having all the work turned in – sigh… I have praxis in april and comps in june and happy I’ll be to get this done and not have to take classes for a while –
The good news – I got front row seats to the circus on April 1st – if you’re there, I’ll be the one screaming like I’m at a rock concert – I’m thinking of getting a clown wig – just can’t decide – but I’m awfully excited and I’m trying not to think of the fact that I ordered the tickets from the emergency room while my brother was getting needless x-rays for the dehydration that resulted from his withdrawal – gotta love someone who adds to the bills.
- I believe my son has a sty – not happy about that and am going to have to take him to the doctor to get eye drops – waste of time really – I wish he’d just call in the drops – but you know that won’t happen
- Isaiah has to get tubes in his ears as he’s probably had an ear infection for an entire year but has been relatively uncomplaining about it – so we have to deal with that next Tuesday
- my son’s monster truck is broken and I have to take it to Nashville to get it repaired – Nashville – is that not insane – makes me way to grumpy for words. And since it was a gift – I have no receipt so I’m on good graces and act of faith that I don’t have to spend the money we’re saving for a trampoline on that. Speaking of which – Ashlee – if you want to store your trampoline at our house the next few months while you’re not living anywhere permanent – I’d be happy to do that for you – yes I would. Hoping you’re reading this.
And that’s about it – nothing big really – though it may seem like it – just a big ole buffet plate of minor trauma here and there – and my eyes are a bit bigger than my stomach in this case – but that’s o.k. too – it’s all good. And I’m fine, and my sons don’t really think anything is different – and I’ve had a bit of pre-teen training on how to deal with drug addiction.
I’ll try to write more as time goes on and I apologize to all my faithful readers (all 2 of you) for my neglect. I’m about 2 weeks from being finished with all my projects – for better or for worse and then I’ll have more idle time on my hands.
In the mean time, peace out.
