Another day off, and I took an extra since my MIL is here. I've seen her once so far, but she'll be here today, and my Dad is coming to dinner, so it should be in interesting evening. She was here Thursday when I got home from work, and that was off the charts. My son met me in the driveway to tell me his best friend's mother died, and then while I trying to give him support I walk into the house and see my daughter sitting on the couch, very disgruntled, with enough foil in her hair to pick up cable, while MIL continues to weave more blonde into it. It's very hard to have a straight face when you see that, and I had to considering my son still had his arms wrapped around me and was still really upset.
I laughed. Son was upset until I pointed out I was laughing at his sister, and Oldest daughter was upset since she wasn't sure she wanted the weave anyway. Things calmed down after a few minutes and Son and I spent a few minutes talking in his room before I went and spent some time with MIL. She left about an hour later. She wasn't here when I got home tonight and I think I like that. I'm ready for her today.
The school semester is almost over, so while I have the time off I have to get some history and math done. I need to pass the class I'm in to go to the one I registered for, so I have got to study. I know I'll make it, but I'd like to do a little better. It will be a little tougher with MIL here, but I think I'll have some time in the mornings because she really takes her time getting ready. Like 4 hours worth. No, that's not an exaggeration. If her hair isn't perfect she starts all over again washing it and so forth. So I will have time to get things done before we see her.
I'm also glad I'm getting the extra day off. It has the bonus of shortening next week as well as my having an extra day to myself. Don't get me wrong, I love my job. Sometimes you just need a break. I don't get "bank holidays" or any holidays really, we are open every single day. If you work a holiday you get overtime, but if it's your regularly scheduled day you have to be there. So, no real holidays. Doesn't bother me too much most of the time, but you need a day here and there to decompress, hence, taking my personal days. It helps that I don't get sick often so I have them for this. I think the only sick day I took was when Dad ended up in hospital having his appendix out.
Sunday, April 25, 2010
Monday, April 19, 2010
Days off aren't always off.....
I had today off. It was one of my regular days off, but I ran around so much I almost may have well gone to work. First we took Oldest Daughter to the MVD to take her permit test, and she flunked for the second time. I really miss when schools taught driver's ed, I think it made thing easier for us.I had to take it to graduate, but now most schools don't have the money so a skill kids will really need is no longer taught.
After the MVD we took the kids (teacher in service day) and went to do some shopping before we went to a movie. We saw Clash of the Titans, and I think I liked the old one better. It relied more on story and less on CGI tech to make the movie worth watching. I miss older movies, they seemed to do more with what they had to work with.
Then we got home around 4:30pm and everyone went their separate ways. We did fend for yourself for dinner, since we had a big lunch while we were out. I ended up teaching Son and Middle Daughter how to make popcorn....the old way, in a pan. Middle Daughter's first try almost burned the house down, we are still smelling the smoke, but we did eventually have popcorn. Between coming home and the popcorn I worked on my Algebra homework.....as soon as I develop the courage I have to take a test. I dread this. The test is supposed to be on the first half of the chapter, but the online program doesn't seem to think so. I have been trying to learn the last half of the chapter but it's not going well, which is annoying since when it was only the first part of the chapter I had a shot at getting an A for the first time in a while where this class is concerned.
Another thing I did was register for my Summer semester classes. I am taking my next Algebra class, Music of World Cultures, and Human Sexuality. All are required for my degree, but the last one is the only Sociology class available online this summer, except for the one I already took. (My major is sociology, so I have to take something) I am going away for a week this summer with my in-laws, and taking my schoolwork with me, and this is one of the things I'm studying. Why couldn't it have been something else, like family relationships or something? DH's whole family is going to be up there, his two sisters, brother, brother-in-law, father and stepmother. I guess I had better put a cover on the book or get ribbed to the end of the Earth about 18-year itches. (DH and I have been married for that long)
I wok tomorrow night, and before I go in I need to work on my English paper and do some History. I got an A on my first History paper, now I need to write my second and get some other stuff done. I love school, but I really need to get on the ball here. At least if I tank the next few assignments I'll still pass. I want to keep the A and B I have however, since math is at best going to be a C. Right now all I know is that it's almost 10pm and I'm still doing schoolwork.
After the MVD we took the kids (teacher in service day) and went to do some shopping before we went to a movie. We saw Clash of the Titans, and I think I liked the old one better. It relied more on story and less on CGI tech to make the movie worth watching. I miss older movies, they seemed to do more with what they had to work with.
Then we got home around 4:30pm and everyone went their separate ways. We did fend for yourself for dinner, since we had a big lunch while we were out. I ended up teaching Son and Middle Daughter how to make popcorn....the old way, in a pan. Middle Daughter's first try almost burned the house down, we are still smelling the smoke, but we did eventually have popcorn. Between coming home and the popcorn I worked on my Algebra homework.....as soon as I develop the courage I have to take a test. I dread this. The test is supposed to be on the first half of the chapter, but the online program doesn't seem to think so. I have been trying to learn the last half of the chapter but it's not going well, which is annoying since when it was only the first part of the chapter I had a shot at getting an A for the first time in a while where this class is concerned.
Another thing I did was register for my Summer semester classes. I am taking my next Algebra class, Music of World Cultures, and Human Sexuality. All are required for my degree, but the last one is the only Sociology class available online this summer, except for the one I already took. (My major is sociology, so I have to take something) I am going away for a week this summer with my in-laws, and taking my schoolwork with me, and this is one of the things I'm studying. Why couldn't it have been something else, like family relationships or something? DH's whole family is going to be up there, his two sisters, brother, brother-in-law, father and stepmother. I guess I had better put a cover on the book or get ribbed to the end of the Earth about 18-year itches. (DH and I have been married for that long)
I wok tomorrow night, and before I go in I need to work on my English paper and do some History. I got an A on my first History paper, now I need to write my second and get some other stuff done. I love school, but I really need to get on the ball here. At least if I tank the next few assignments I'll still pass. I want to keep the A and B I have however, since math is at best going to be a C. Right now all I know is that it's almost 10pm and I'm still doing schoolwork.
Sunday, April 18, 2010
Why does a bike ride hurt so much?
Today I was going to go get on the treadmill for half an hour when my son asked me to go for a bike ride with him. He'd gotten a new bike for his birthday, so I agreed. After half an hour or so of getting air in my bike tires we set off...we went barely a mile before my lungs wanted to explode and my legs hurt. When I was a kid I used to bike everywhere, and now I can barely get around the block. I guess I need to spend more time on my bike in the future. It was either a great workout or I'm really a wimp since I was so wiped out afterward I slept for 2 hours.
Everyone else was busy today. We've had so much rain the yard is out of control so DH and the kids did the mowing. This involves about 2 hours and a riding mower. (We live on 5 acres, and we mow 2 and a half of it, the rest is to full of big bushes and stuff)
The only thing I accomplished today is getting my math homework and a quiz done. I got 100% on the homework and 85% on the quiz. Not bad for someone who can hardly add. I am actually going to pass this class, maybe even with a decent grade rather than a C or something. Not that I don't think C is a decent grade, it's fine, but that's the minimum needed to go to the next class. For me getting a B or better is a marvelous thing, since I really stink at math and this class has been a lot of hard work. It's the first of three classes I need to get my degree, and I have to do well in them. Most of my other classes are fairly easy for me. I read the info, I apply it, and move on. Math is tough because no only does it involves numbers it builds on itself. If you don't get one part it can mess up the rest. If I keep plugging away and doing as well as I am I might pull a B in the class. That would be a first.
Tomorrow the kids will be off school for a teacher in-service day. So I get an extra day to be with them. Next week the MIL visits from California, and I'm taking a vacation day, so another day to see my family. I have to admit right now my hours are getting to me a little. By the time I really start to hate it school will be out and I'll see the kids every day and it will stop bugging me for a while. I have told DH he needs to get more clients so I can go to school full time. I would like to finish all this a little quicker, since I'm going to be 40 in January. I know my grandfather started med school at 42, and age is just a number, but I feel like I need to get this done in a regular amount of time, rather than the 6 years it may take me going part time. And that's just for my Bachelor's degree. Although it would be easier with a different schedule. I can make it work with this one for a while though. I can finish my AA degree while I work at this, then figure out something else when I have to. besides, by the time I have to do my last 2 years things might have changed and my schedule might be more flexible, it's not something to worry about now.
It's funny when I realize that my oldest and I might be in college together though.
Everyone else was busy today. We've had so much rain the yard is out of control so DH and the kids did the mowing. This involves about 2 hours and a riding mower. (We live on 5 acres, and we mow 2 and a half of it, the rest is to full of big bushes and stuff)
The only thing I accomplished today is getting my math homework and a quiz done. I got 100% on the homework and 85% on the quiz. Not bad for someone who can hardly add. I am actually going to pass this class, maybe even with a decent grade rather than a C or something. Not that I don't think C is a decent grade, it's fine, but that's the minimum needed to go to the next class. For me getting a B or better is a marvelous thing, since I really stink at math and this class has been a lot of hard work. It's the first of three classes I need to get my degree, and I have to do well in them. Most of my other classes are fairly easy for me. I read the info, I apply it, and move on. Math is tough because no only does it involves numbers it builds on itself. If you don't get one part it can mess up the rest. If I keep plugging away and doing as well as I am I might pull a B in the class. That would be a first.
Tomorrow the kids will be off school for a teacher in-service day. So I get an extra day to be with them. Next week the MIL visits from California, and I'm taking a vacation day, so another day to see my family. I have to admit right now my hours are getting to me a little. By the time I really start to hate it school will be out and I'll see the kids every day and it will stop bugging me for a while. I have told DH he needs to get more clients so I can go to school full time. I would like to finish all this a little quicker, since I'm going to be 40 in January. I know my grandfather started med school at 42, and age is just a number, but I feel like I need to get this done in a regular amount of time, rather than the 6 years it may take me going part time. And that's just for my Bachelor's degree. Although it would be easier with a different schedule. I can make it work with this one for a while though. I can finish my AA degree while I work at this, then figure out something else when I have to. besides, by the time I have to do my last 2 years things might have changed and my schedule might be more flexible, it's not something to worry about now.
It's funny when I realize that my oldest and I might be in college together though.
Saturday, April 17, 2010
Okay, so I've been a little neglectful.....
Maybe a lot neglectful. Between work and school and kids and other stuff I just didn't take the time to write. I also thought no one would be interested. No one has been in the past. but, that's not the point of this. I started this to have fun, and I think for me fun had gone to the wayside for a while.
Today was interesting. I as changing the bed and since I use a water bed frame with a regular mattress, this involves hoisting the mattress up to get the fitted sheet around it. After got the sheet on I let the mattress drop, and there were a bunch of scratching sounds coming from under it. Our cat had jumped in while the mattress was up. Poor thing, had I known he was there I would not have put the mattress down without getting him out first.
Last night was a mom thing, we went to see the school play to cheer on our daughter, who had a single line in the show. Now, the whole family is out for another kid's school function and I am getting ready for work. My day off is tomorrow and I can't wait. In order to get last night off I traded shifts with someone and worked from 5:30am until 2, then went to the play later on and finally got to bed around 11. Screaming kids woke me at 7 am, so I need at least one more night to catch up. Don't let people with big kids fool you...they don't get to sleep on weekends either. They just want you to think they do so people with very young children will see a light at the end of a tunnel. The light at the end of the tunnel is when they move out.
Don't get me wrong. I love my kids. It's just easier when they let me get enough sleep.
Today was interesting. I as changing the bed and since I use a water bed frame with a regular mattress, this involves hoisting the mattress up to get the fitted sheet around it. After got the sheet on I let the mattress drop, and there were a bunch of scratching sounds coming from under it. Our cat had jumped in while the mattress was up. Poor thing, had I known he was there I would not have put the mattress down without getting him out first.
Last night was a mom thing, we went to see the school play to cheer on our daughter, who had a single line in the show. Now, the whole family is out for another kid's school function and I am getting ready for work. My day off is tomorrow and I can't wait. In order to get last night off I traded shifts with someone and worked from 5:30am until 2, then went to the play later on and finally got to bed around 11. Screaming kids woke me at 7 am, so I need at least one more night to catch up. Don't let people with big kids fool you...they don't get to sleep on weekends either. They just want you to think they do so people with very young children will see a light at the end of a tunnel. The light at the end of the tunnel is when they move out.
Don't get me wrong. I love my kids. It's just easier when they let me get enough sleep.
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