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chochiyo_sama) wrote2008-08-22 05:54 pm
chochiyo_sama) wrote2008-08-22 05:54 pm
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Today....
I went to bed quite early last night as I had blood tests this morning and it never fails....when I have blood tests, there are all sorts of things I am not supposed to eat, and I am not supposed to eat past 7 pm. Of course, those are exactly the nights I crave buttered popcorn and ice cream and greasy fried food and candy....sigh
The only way to combat the urges is to go to bed and go to sleep.
I slept in till about 7 am, then I got dressed and went to the clinic where they sucked out some blood.
The nurse who always does it is so good at it that I barely feel the needle sliding into my arm. I compliment her every time. That makes her like me and do her best to always avoid hurting me. :)
I went to Daniels afterwards and had bacon, eggs, and rye toast which was quite tasty.
I made it to school before our Assessment Committee started their presentation on how to use the NWEA web site and our kids' test scores to improve our instruction and help the kids perform better on the tests.
The NWEA has a lot of information available, and it is a little overwhelming to me. I am philosophically opposed to all these tests as I feel that they do NOT present a true picture of what the kids are learning nor what they understand. And in the case of MY kids--these guys have been "left behind" long ago. Most of them didn't even show up at school and if they did, they wrecked havoc. Here, they come and they TRY. They are not going to be brought up to where they are supposed to be overnight just because some political dickweed says they should be. And horsewhipping every teacher publically ain't gonna help either.
Anyhow--pet peeve of mine.
On the good side of things, I didn't expect my new salary to be present on this check, but it was. It's looking like I am making about $150 or so more per check than last year. Whoot. That will help.
I'm going to keep applying the extra cash to the credit card debt until it is gone. Once my debt is gone, I will have so much extra money to do with as I please!! I can go to Detroit without a problem every four or five months if I want--and I can go to North Carolina and visit my friend Frank and his family at least once a year! Maybe I can even fly out to San Diego and get into some serious fun/trouble with Little G and K. :D
Speaking of money--Gas was $3.50/gallon when I went to school this morning. On the way home tonight, I noticed it is now $3.69. nineteen cents IN ONE DAY? WTF???????
There is no excuse for this crap.
Anyhow, I finally picked up the two prescriptions that have been sitting at the drug store for a week. And I put my check in the bank. Tomorrow I HAVE to sit down and pay bills. I'll do that while I am doing laundry, I guess. And I have to do a little tidying up downstairs. Since Frank left and school started, I've been letting stuff pile up again--and I have three or four boxes of stuff I want to try to sell on EBAY that I hauled downstairs. I need to take pictures and try to figure it all out. I doubt I have much of value, but even if I could make $50 on all of it, that's $50 to put towards being debt free.
It was sultry and gray this afternoon. The air feels oppressive, like it would really like to cut loose and deluge us with a massive thunderstorm. That would be okay with me.
I'm pretty tired tonight. I'd like to work on my Mix-N-Match swap, but I am just pooped out. Don't feel like doing anything except sleeping. So maybe I should just sleep and wake up early tomorrow morning and hit the ground running.
I want to work on "Frank's Bedroom" this weekend too. He kept calling it "my bedroom," and that made me smile. So, from now on, it is likely to be "Frank's Bedroom" to me too. It would be fun to make it a more "masculine" room....at least change it so the walls are not a pale raspberry color. LOL.
Goodness knows I have a lot of cowboy type paraphenalia...perhaps he'd enjoy having a room done up for a little buckeroo. LOL. I will have to ask him.
Not much else is new with me.
I guess I will try to take a nap and see if I wake up with any ambition.
The only way to combat the urges is to go to bed and go to sleep.
I slept in till about 7 am, then I got dressed and went to the clinic where they sucked out some blood.
The nurse who always does it is so good at it that I barely feel the needle sliding into my arm. I compliment her every time. That makes her like me and do her best to always avoid hurting me. :)
I went to Daniels afterwards and had bacon, eggs, and rye toast which was quite tasty.
I made it to school before our Assessment Committee started their presentation on how to use the NWEA web site and our kids' test scores to improve our instruction and help the kids perform better on the tests.
The NWEA has a lot of information available, and it is a little overwhelming to me. I am philosophically opposed to all these tests as I feel that they do NOT present a true picture of what the kids are learning nor what they understand. And in the case of MY kids--these guys have been "left behind" long ago. Most of them didn't even show up at school and if they did, they wrecked havoc. Here, they come and they TRY. They are not going to be brought up to where they are supposed to be overnight just because some political dickweed says they should be. And horsewhipping every teacher publically ain't gonna help either.
Anyhow--pet peeve of mine.
On the good side of things, I didn't expect my new salary to be present on this check, but it was. It's looking like I am making about $150 or so more per check than last year. Whoot. That will help.
I'm going to keep applying the extra cash to the credit card debt until it is gone. Once my debt is gone, I will have so much extra money to do with as I please!! I can go to Detroit without a problem every four or five months if I want--and I can go to North Carolina and visit my friend Frank and his family at least once a year! Maybe I can even fly out to San Diego and get into some serious fun/trouble with Little G and K. :D
Speaking of money--Gas was $3.50/gallon when I went to school this morning. On the way home tonight, I noticed it is now $3.69. nineteen cents IN ONE DAY? WTF???????
There is no excuse for this crap.
Anyhow, I finally picked up the two prescriptions that have been sitting at the drug store for a week. And I put my check in the bank. Tomorrow I HAVE to sit down and pay bills. I'll do that while I am doing laundry, I guess. And I have to do a little tidying up downstairs. Since Frank left and school started, I've been letting stuff pile up again--and I have three or four boxes of stuff I want to try to sell on EBAY that I hauled downstairs. I need to take pictures and try to figure it all out. I doubt I have much of value, but even if I could make $50 on all of it, that's $50 to put towards being debt free.
It was sultry and gray this afternoon. The air feels oppressive, like it would really like to cut loose and deluge us with a massive thunderstorm. That would be okay with me.
I'm pretty tired tonight. I'd like to work on my Mix-N-Match swap, but I am just pooped out. Don't feel like doing anything except sleeping. So maybe I should just sleep and wake up early tomorrow morning and hit the ground running.
I want to work on "Frank's Bedroom" this weekend too. He kept calling it "my bedroom," and that made me smile. So, from now on, it is likely to be "Frank's Bedroom" to me too. It would be fun to make it a more "masculine" room....at least change it so the walls are not a pale raspberry color. LOL.
Goodness knows I have a lot of cowboy type paraphenalia...perhaps he'd enjoy having a room done up for a little buckeroo. LOL. I will have to ask him.
Not much else is new with me.
I guess I will try to take a nap and see if I wake up with any ambition.
I agree.
Congrats on the raise! How often do you get paid? I get paid once a month. I think you get paid more often.
Can you carpool or take any kind of public transportation? Because that raise may be swallowed by rising gas prices. Make no mistake. They will only go up. If you're not keeping track of every penny you spend on school, start doing it NOW. It will increase your income tax refund. I can't believe how much money I spend on instructional supplies.
I only hope I can get my house clean and organized before you get here.( Yes, I realize it could be years.) BTW there's a Highlander convention in April in Los Angeles. I'm driving up. (we could be roomies) So far: Adrian, Elizabeth, David A. and Valentine have confirmed.
I'm checking my dishwasher for leaks tomorrow. The adapter arrived and I finally managed to struggle it on. Now I'm trimming out the opening. I installed the shelf in the hot water heater closet and my pots are already in there. I still have to pull all of the other stuff out of the other cabinets, put in new shelf paper, and then reorganize. Also repair and trim out the shelf over the stove. Then paint everything. I ordered beautiful new cobalt glass pulls for the cabinets.
I still have to repair the driveway too. I guess I could finish before school starts.
I report next Wed. I still don't know where. But I did apply for a job as a Literacy Resource Teacher working out of the district office. If I get it, I'll be going to low performing schools to do staff development. I'll use more gas, but I won't have to take roll or do grades.
My dog is sure going to miss me being home all day, every day.
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Actually, there are plenty of excuses for "this crap." Inflation, falling dollar, limited supply, winter coming (transfer to different mixture fuel... leastways, that's how it works where I live), delayed shipment, pure profiteering, higher quality, wanting to see you cry... It's all up to you to decide whether they are "good" excuses or not, but the excuses are all there.
Cheers!
--DiB
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Those weasels and their political allies always have an million excuses--probably at least one for every dollar in profit they pocket....just never a good one.
Hugs,
Cho
Cowboy Parphenalia?
I think you should do the room the way you want it and he's just lucky to get a bed when he visits.
Seriously, glad the visit went well and you both had a good time.
Yours truly,
Pappy