Thursday, January 23, 2009

Got up and got the kids ready for school as usual. It wasn't as cold this morning as what it has been lately; I don't think the wind chill was below 0 today.

Came in from the bus stop and WENT BACK TO BED!!!! Yes, it was AMAZING!!! I didn't have any daycare kids until 11:30 this morning. I was sooo tired, but I also stayed up until 4:30 the night before. I got up at 11:20 and took a shower. I love sleep.....

I piddled around the house a little, then went to class. I have English 101 on Tuesday's and Thursday's from 2:30-4:10. I'm really enjoying this class. I liked it in high school, too, so that doesn't surprise me. We've been given back one assignment so far and I got a 20/20. Hopefully I do just as well on the rest.....

After school, I was going to go to Whitehall to the gym, then pick up Taylor after Girl Scouts. She forgot that she was supposed to go to GS and went home instead. I came home and decided to move my elliptical into my bedroom. It's been in my bathroom (I have a really big bathroom), but I get so bored so quickly. So Katie and I moved things around in my bedroom and put the elliptical there. I then got on it for a mile.

Heather was pretty good tonight. Last night was horrible; she REFUSED to do her homework. Not just her homework, but her LATE homework. She'd better straighten up; they don't allow late assignments in middle school next year....... Her ODD was in full force last night, though. She had some vocabulary words to write in cursive 5 times each, and it was due 4 weeks ago. She has several other missing/late assignments, too, but sometimes not matter how much I take things away, it just doesn't matter to her. It's going to be a tough 9 years ahead.....

Jon's still laid off. He's getting some unemployment, but it still sucks. He's bored & pissy and needs to go back to work. Insurance runs out on Feb. 19, so I pray to God that he goes back before then. We'll be totally screwed if he doesn't......

Ridiculously Cold

For the first time EVER!!! my kids were late and missed the bus on Wednesday last week. I was supposed to have a 7:00 drop-off, and they were my alarm. They didn't come until 8.... I had another daycare parent get here at 7:45 to get her granddaughter and my girls on the bus; that was my wake-up call. Luckily she offered to take my girls to school that day. THAT was awesome.....

So today, it's NEGATIVE 15 degrees. EVERY day I have kids with snowpants start getting ready at 7:42, then at 7:45 the rest of the kids get dressed and ready for the bus; then we go out. Evidently today the bus driver was a little ahead of schedule. We stood out there in the freezing cold for 15 minutes before I decided to warm up the Durango and have us sit in it. We sat at the bus stop for a few minutes before I decided that we were late, not the bus.

I took the kids to school. OMG, I do NOT miss having to get up and go to work outside the home every day. It's too damn cold for me!!!!

There, my whine fest is done......

Got 10 inches yesterday....

Of snow. Honestly, who needs 10 inches of snow in less than a 24 hour period????? My front yard is up to my chest, and taller than Taylor.

Anyways...... We went to the Dutcher's for the week-end for Christmas. It's late, but Tyler (Jon's nephew) came home from California. I think that boy is trying to get a ton of seeing friends in the week that he's home. It's good to see him, though. It's funny to think that he's a "grown man" now. He's only 19, but to see him living on his own many, many states away is strange. What happened to that cute little 4 year old little boy who got embarassed because he said hi to me and called me by Jon's ex-girlfriend??? lmao OMG, that was funny!!

So I've come home and am working on paperwork, billing, etc. Trying to get ready for the week. I'm 2 weeks worth of themes behind; I really need to get that moving. I like to be prepared for the week to actually teach those little heathens something. So, I guess I'll get moving........