All's Quiet on the Southern Front


It was the best of times, it was the ....well..yes, I guess it actually is one of the best of times....
John (my ex-hub/father of my children) picked Molly up at school today so I stayed and got oh so much done after school.
Well....ok, maybe not so much.
There was a lot of visiting with other teachers....before and after school is the only time to see them. Our 20 minute lunch break barely gives us enough time to eat and pee...and most days, I forget to pee.

I did get lesson plans posted for next week, and got the rest of the fundraiser booklets gathered up to bring home. I have as many in today's pile as I've had the last 3 days combined. I'll be a busy girl sorting and awarding prizes this weekend...and filling out half full booklets so we can get full credit for them.

I also got some PR spots scheduled for the Junior Auxiliary Spaghetti Supper next week. High School Marquee, announcement at tonight's ballgame, tv talk show scheduled, info for radio interview sent....

and then I got an email about a friend from former hometown (where my parents, sons, and exhub live) who was killed in a fiery crash today. Seems he hydroplaned in the rain, hit a tree, was trapped in his car, and it caught fire and he burned before Rescue could get there. This has really bothered me today. I taught 2 of his 3 daughters and the youngest is in my middle son's class. We played t-ball together when they were little, and Glen had found me on Facebook back in the spring so we'd been keeping up with each other and kids since. So sad...my heart is breaking for his family.

So...with Greg (the b/f) calling the football game for tv tonight, I swung by the high school where the Kiwana's Club was having a pancake supper, and picked up 2 togo boxes for our dinner. I dropped his off at the tv station, and then ran by the video store to rent Wolverine for tonight.
Nothing like a little Hugh Jackmon to cheer a girl up.
and as an added bonus....Liev Schrieber, Ryan Reynolds, and some other cutie boy (playing Gambit) are in it!
Yep...that and a bag of Chocolate Turtle Chex Mix helped take my mind off of the tragedy.

It's just been me and Maggie tonight.
She doesn't know what to do without her kid around to torture.

She's been in and out of my lap all night. Not that I'm complaining...I love my pup. But she still "bites" all the time...on my hand or neck or toes. THAT gets old quick!

I also remembered I'd missed a couple episodes of Army Wives online, so I went to mylifetime.com and watched those before the Wolverine worship began.

And now...Criminal Minds is playing all night.
Life is good. Or at least entertaining.
I've done NOTHING productive since arriving home....but that might be a good thing.
After realizing that yesterday I'd worked on 4 different fundraiser projects AND taught school all day (1st grade), I think I deserved a break tonight. I'll spend tomorrow wrapping up the address booklet fundraiser, and then spend Sunday after church at school preparing for next week.
So I'm not gonna feel guilty at all about tonight.
No sireebob!
:)

Oh..Greg is feeling better. Still weak. No fever today finally.
No..it wasn't swine flu. Just a stomach virus that took over his whole body. (and for those that don't know...Greg already has a miread of health issues involving his heart, a degenerative bone disease that has caused him to have both hips replaced and 1 shoulder replaced, and glaucoma. He's a 70 yr old man in a 45 yr old body.)

Oh..and speaking of ppl that don't know...I stumbled upon some new blogs here the other day...mommy blogs...which I found most delightful! I'm hoping to become a regular reader, and maybe they will visit me here, too!
I'm branching out, folks!

Ok..it's midnight now...Maggie has crashed, and I guess I should, too.
Or at least turn the light off and enjoy some Criminal Minds while the kids are away!

Have a wonderful weekend!

Comments

momstheword said…
Wow, you only get a 20 minute lunch? I couldn't even chew one bite in 20 minutes, lol!

I am sorry about your friend. Of course you are thinking about him and feel bad for his family, how could you not think about it? It must be hard not to.

I remember when Princess Di died, I didn't know her at all, but I felt sooo bad because I could relate to her (because she was a mom).

You just don't expect someone to die at a young age. And especially the way that he did.
September 19, 2009 at 8:12 PM
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