Monday's Business

[chochiyo_sama]

I always seem  to grab on  to a Monday to kick myself into gear again.

Yesterday, I tried  to get totally back on track.  I DRASTICALLY reduced my daily checklist--It went from a page long  to about half a page.  That makes it a lot less intimidating and a lot more doable.  Yesterday, I got all but three things done--I didn't correct anything at school.  I didn't tidy my desk at school, and I didn't clean the litterbox at home.  

I DID test my blood both in the morning and at night--and that is something I have totally gotten out of the habit of doing.  And, since my blood sugar was 177 yesterday morning, I guess it is high time I started it up again.  It was 121 in  the evening before supper, so that was much more appropriate.  This morning, it was 166--still high--but down 11 points.  So, I'm calling it a victory.

I managed to type up a Disney Cinderella viewing guide to keep the kids focused on the video in Children's Lit.  Now I have to do one for the Rogers and Hammerstein one, which will be harder since I only have it on VHS.  I like it when I can play the dvd right in my computer with the worksheet open in another window.  I can just pause the dvd when I need to finish a question.  

I don't even know if that Rogers and Hammerstein one is available on DVD.  I'll have to check amazon, I guess.

Then, I'll have to do Ever After--which I DO have on DVD.  

When we have viewed them all, I am going to have the kids write papers on how the "ideal woman" as represented by Cinderella has changed over the last few decades.  Hopefully they are getting the idea  that a stronger, smarter, more independent woman who kicks a little ass now and then is emerging as the ideal--as opposed to a gentle, obedient, subservient, docile creature who just sits and cries when someone treats her like shit.

We can hope, anyway.

I managed to REMEMER (thanks to Ashley Gransee and Chelles Davenport) to print out that adoption recommendation I had written for Jim and DeAnn sometime ago and have Susie notarize it for me.  And I took it right over to their house after dropping Susie off last night so I wouldn't (a) forget it or (b) spill something nasty on it.  

Ashley and Chelles were talking about women who kill their babies because they don't want them--and they were talking about how they should just give them up for adoption.  The word "adoption" triggered my memory.  Thank goodness.

Yesterday, I noticed that the side panels on the inside of my car doors looked really grungy.  So, last night after school, I took my trusty bottle of 409 spray and a roll of paper towels home with me.   After I ran my errands and got my mail, I sat in my driveway and cleaned my car for an hour.  I scrubbed every inch of vinyl on the inside of the car AND I cleaned all the shit that had accumulated in it out.  I got half a kitchen sized garbage bag full of crap out of it--especially from under the seats.  I was astonished at how much crap could fit under there.  

Under the front passenger seat, I found a bank statement and two pieces of junk mail from March of 2002.  eek.  I also found a bunch of easter candy--and I know it wasn't easter candy from THIS year, since I didn't take any home with me.  Ewww....there was some really NASTY stuff under there too.  

I didn't vacuum it out because I didn't have the hand vac available--but since I do not have  to car pool with Susie  today--I might take it through the Deluxe Car Wash tonight and have THEM clean it out good.   I wish I knew where I could get the upholstry and the carpets cleaned.  They are soooo filthy.  I wonder if I could shampoo them myself with the rug doctor?

It's something to think about--but I think I would hold off on that till a long weekend or summer so that the stuff would have plenty of time to dry out or air out.

When I got down with that, I made the oddest supper I've had in some time.  I had a glob of 1% cottage cheese, about 2/3 cup of cantaloupe, leftovers of that raw veggie and ranch dressing salad, and two enormous sliced up cherry tomatoes.  And a glass of skim milk.  And--before bed--I HAD to eat the last left over piece of cheesecake--and it was heartbreakingly delicious.  Now, I'm done with sugar--except I MIGHT have a few chocolates in a candy dish that cannot be wasted.  :P

I was pretty much done for after I did the dishes.  I didn't have the energy to do much else.  I chatted with a couple of friends on the IM, then I went to sleep.

Comments

It's that Cinderella time of year.

[the_godiva]

I'll be revising my Cinderella webquest for Race and Corrigan this year. But I do have an up-to-date list of the Cinderella books in the library and there is also a pdf list of Cinderella movies. Try the "resources" page. There are also a bunch of links.

http://bell.sandi.net/departments/library/lmc/webquests/CinderellaWebquest/index.html

Re: It's that Cinderella time of year.

[chochiyo-sama.livejournal.com]

Oooh....thanks!!

I love my Cinderella unit for children's lit.

I'm always looking for new ways to make it better for the kids.

[mistress-laurie.livejournal.com]

Two versions of R & H's Cinderella available on DVD at Amazon (and probably elsewhere).

1. Starring Leslie Ann Warren (1965):

http://www.amazon.com/Rodgers-Hammersteins-Cinderella-Ginger-Rogers/dp/B00005RYKY/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/102-4118844-7744165?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1177471335&sr=1-1


2. Starring Julie Andrews (1957):

http://www.amazon.com/Rodgers-Hammersteins-Cinderella-Television-Production/dp/B00068NVG6/ref=pd_bbs_2/102-4118844-7744165?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1177471335&sr=1-2


I've seen both - about equal for enjoyment, but I lean toward the Andrews version because she does the songs better. ;-)

[mistress-laurie.livejournal.com]

Oops, I forgot - there’s also a version from 1997 starring Brandy:

http://www.amazon.com/Rodgers-Hammersteins-Cinderella-Brandy-Norwood/dp/B00004Z4SE/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/102-4118844-7744165?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1177472317&sr=1-1