Not-so-busy-Friday

Actually, today sucked for income. I had 3 kids all day. I had 2 from 11-11 and one from 3-6. And the funny thing is, there was no school today!!

So I got up and gave Heather her pills at 7:30 this morning, then went back to bed. Got up at 9 and exercised, showered, and got ready. Katie and I took Matthew, Heather, Taylor, and 2 daycare kids (Riley & Bronson) to the local nursing home with some valentines to hand out. It was neat, seeing all those people smile at the kids. The kids were apprehensive about approaching some, but did pretty good after the first half-dozen or so. I guess gray hair and wheelchairs can be a little overwhelming, lol. And after we were done we talked about why we visited the home; that sometimes their families and friends couldn't come and visit them and they get lonely.

Came home and Katie made lunch. I ran to Meijer to exchange an elbow splint that I bought last night. The one that I got was too small. I've worn the new one pretty much all day & night and I must say that my arm feels better. (I had carpel tunnel surgery on my right hand in October. When I went back to the gym, I over-compensated with my left hand and now have tendinitis (tennis elbow) in my arm). Getting old sucks.....

I tried napping, but couldn't. Got up to clean. Then just did the usual; clean, laundry, feed kids, read books, cuddle with kids, put them to bed, etc.

I watched Diane Sawyer's 20/20 show on people who live in the Appalachian Mountains. Holy sad. They live in such poverty, and some try to get out, but cannot, or will not.

I should get up and finish cleaning, but I've been exhausted for a couple of hours now, so it will probably wait until tomorrow.....

Tuesday and Wednesday

I had classes on Tuesday, and it's mid-term week. My first one, English 101, I've found to be really easy. And I'm enjoying it. I've always enjoyed writing, though.... I think my test went well. It was open book, so that helped. I got back a paper that I wrote, a profile essay. I got an A - a 40/40. I was very happy with that, since the first draft was kind of flaky.....

My night class on Tuesday's is Health, Safety and Nutrition for Early Childhood (or something like that - I'm too lazy to look at the book right now). It's a VERY easy class; so much of it is common sense or things that I've learned along the way. My Mamma didn't raise no fool!! lol The mid-term for that class was open book, open note, and we got to work in groups. Doesn't get much easier than that..... I also really like the instructor. She's very down-to-Earth and knows that there are many different learning styles and we don't necessarily need to memorize the book in order to "get it". And that's just how I learn. I tend to remember what we talked about in class when it comes to personal stories vs. "text only", just material from the book, and it's nice to have a teacher who understands that.

Today I went to the bank and Subway. I had a daycare parent pull through and pay me what they owed, over $1000. Soooo nice!! So I made a payment to the trustee. Bankruptcy sucks. Our bankruptcy hearing was this morning, and I don't even know if we're in the clear. I was too afraid to call our attorney to find out. I want to know, but I don't want to know. hopefully I'll have the balls to call tomorrow to find out.... Because if it doesn't go through, we've lost our house and cars.

I was VERY lazy today. I didn't sleep very well last night; I couldn't stop thinking of the bankruptcy hearing. So I slept like a LOG at naptime, though. Katie kept trying to wake me up and kick my ass onto my elliptical. I finally woke up enough and got on there and did a mile. Thank God for her; I'd stay fat. lol

funny last Monday

I forgot to post this earlier, but.....

On Monday I had a doctor's appt. because we may be losing our health insurance later this month due to Jon being laid off. So I figured I'd go to the doctor for my tendinitis, etc. I had my appointment, drove off, got to the post office, and realized that I didn't have my wallet; I had left it at the doctor's. Shit......

So I drive back and go in. When you walk in, to the right is where the receptionists are. There's 2 of them, and they're separated by a wall (for privacy). So I go and stand kind of in between, at the wall, but back a little, so that the one receptionist sees me. She's worked there since we started seeing this doctor; 14 years ago, and she looks at me and puts her finger up for me to hold on, she knows what I want, but she's with someone else. So I wait patiently.....

There's 2 old ladies behind me,and you know how some old people don't give a rat's behind what they say or who they say it in front of? That was them. The one says to the other, "What did you tell the doctor?" Keep in mind that they're obviously hard of hearing, and not wearing hearing aids, because they're talking REALLY LOUD!! The second lady says, "I told the doctor that I couldn't piss!!" OMFG, I started laughing. DEAD silence in that waiting room, approximately 30 people. Not to mention that they're remodeling the lobby/waiting room, and there's 3 people installing flat-screen tv's on the walls, and their cordless screwdrivers STOP!!

So then the second woman continues on, "I went in to see him and he had me go to the bathroom and grab my ankles!!". OMG, I about lost it. By this time, the receptionist was done with the patients ahead of me, but she held a finger up to me and said, "Hold on, Sara, let me take care of these ladies." lmao Wonder why??? Even the little kids in the waiting room were quiet......

So she quickly checked them in and immediately sent them to the back. She got my wallet out of the safe and I left with a smile on my face......

I really should have been more productive....

I really should have been more productive today....

But I wasn't. I slept in this morning until about 8:45. But, for some reason, by 10:30, I was falling asleep at my desk. Not kidding. So I layed down around noon until 3ish. Talk about a day half wasted!!

Got up and the girls and I did some homework. Mid-terms are next week and I have a couple of assignments due, so there's plenty to do in that department. I only have one problem with taking this English class. I find myself typing and re-typing, and re-reading, and re-typing everything!! Good Lord, Sara, it's a BLOG, not an assignment!! lol

Then I spent a good portion of the evening on Facebook. More time wasted.... lol. But I think I needed some mindless things to do for awhile. I finally decided to be a little more productive. I've been sorting my file-sharing files, listing on eBay, and working on the pictures that are saved on my computer. I like to burn cd's of photoshows for people, but it actually takes a little bit of work. I'm also anal about the pics, so I have to edit them first. I really enjoy doing it though; I just wish I had more time to put towards it.

Heather was pretty good today. Actually, she was really good today. The only time that I had to holler at the girls today was 20 minutes before bedtime, because they decided to start running around the house. Of course Jon was helping, so he got yelled at, too. Such is life.....

So I guess I'll go back to actually doing something.....