Busy busy busy---

[chochiyo_sama]

I played all day yesterday, so today, I have to make up for it.

I also hope to be in bed at a semi reasonable time tonight as well, since I was just exhausted all week last week.

Let's start with yesterday--I started the day productively--I transferred the contents of a can of pineapple to individual serving sized containers so I could bring it along to work.  Then I did the same with some mandarin oranges and orange sugar free jello.  I was making cucumber salad when mom or Kim called me and asked if I wanted to go to see Wild Hogs with them.  I said I really wanted to see Premonition too--and we decided we would go to a "double feature."  DeAnn called shortly after that to see if I wanted to go shopping with her--but I had already made plans with Mom and Kim--so I asked her if she wanted to do a double feature with me.

She couldn't as she had stuff to do, and she needed to meet Jeannie and another friend at a restaurant in Northfield at 7 pm.

I suggested she bring Jeannie along--she said she'd call back.

Well, they didn't want to see Wild Hogs, but they said they'd meet us at the theater to see Premonition with us.  Turned out that Kari, my sister-in-law, met us for Premonition too.  

Wild Hogs was hysterical, and William Macy stole the show.  Premonition sucked and I regret paying money to see it.  If I have time, I will post a nice long rant about how much it sucked and why.

After the movie, DeAnn asked if I wanted to join them for supper--and I hadn't been out anyplace in ages, so I said I would.

I went to Walmart to pick up a few things, then went directly to Jim and DeAnn's so I could ride with them.

We went to a little tavern under an old hotel.  It was just dripping with ambience.  I'd like to go back someday on a less busy day.

I've been thinking that I need to expand my horizons a little more.  I do the same stuff over and over with the same people.  I like the people I have in my life, but it would be nice to expand a bit.

It was after 10 pm when I got home, and I was really tired, so I went straight to bed.

I had a very hard time waking up this morning--It was nearly 10 am before I managed to crawl out of bed--and I didn't WANT to then.  I wanted  to go back to sleep and stay asleep all day.

But-I had laundry to do and needed to cook some stuff so I have food for the week.

I made a batch of my macoroni and chicken salad--it made six good sized servings.  They are in individual containers again, so all I have to do is pull one out and either eat it at home or take it to school.  Then, I threw together a small batch of chili.  That was only four servings, but that is plenty.  I get sick of chili fast.  I wanted to make some corn bread, but I couldn't find my cornbread mixes.  I know I have some.  Somewhere.  

After that, I made a triple batch of banana oatmeal muffins.  They turned out really really yummy.  I ate two of them right out of the oven.  I have them all bagged up now--I have ten  that I'll be giving to Jim and Deann and a couple dozen for school.  I have three bagged up to drop off to Jeannie when I am in her building to see my therapist tomorrow.  Her office is right across the hallway from where I go.

While I was cooking, I did three loads of laundry. I have one left--a very small one.  It will just be both of my bathroom rugs.  

I did a TON of dishes--cleaning up after myself as I cooked and baked.

I still want to sweep and scrub the kitchen and vaccuum the living and dining rooms.

I've sacked up a lot of trash to go to the curb on Tuesday.

Susan and Brad are gone for a week to watch Tyler play baseball, so I'll be driving by myself all week.  I'll enjoy it, I'm sure.

I'm hoping I can get my income tax refund in order this week.  I want to pay off some bills.  Or at least pay some big chunks of bills.

Anybody know about any on-line courses that I can take for renewal credits?  Something I can do at my own pace?

I need to have all my renewal credits in by April 30, and I am about 27 short.  I don't understand why the relicensure committee will not meet in the summer--the summer is when educators have time to take courses. 

I've never ever been short of renewal credits before.

So, I felt like shit for a couple weeks over that.  The kids at school have all been sick.  I think I was skating on the edge of sickness all week long.  I was so damn tired every single day--I felt like I was going to die of exhaustion.

I was in bed early every night and still woke up exhausted.  I felt better yesterday and even better today.  I hope I'm over it now.

I guess that's all I have to share for now.  I need to fold my white clothes which I just brought up from the basement and then sweep and scrub the kitchen floor.  The last thing I want to do (Or rather NEED to do, since I never WANT to do this) is vaccuum the living and dining rooms.

Gotta go.