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.....

Crazy Days

I had my ECE class on Tuesday night. I'm doing really well in getting my assignments in. They're not due on any specific day, as long as they're turned in (or done, in the case of the oral reports), and I'm ahead of schedule. Which is good, because I have a big project to start working on that's due on the last night of class.

For this last Tuesday, we had to construct blocks. There were all sorts of do's and don'ts, but I won't go into them. I got a 99 out of 100 points. Dammit. My edges weren't all taped down securely, so kids could be able to rip them apart. Duh, they're handmade!! Anyways......

Then we had mid-terms the other night, too. I think I did pretty well; the material that was on the mid-term was pretty well covered. This is the first semester for this particular instructor, and I think she's a little strict/hard, but she's new and going by the book. That's ok, it takes all kinds....

Wednesday night's sociology class went well. I didn't study for my weekly quiz and got a B-. So I should have studied; I would have got a better grade, but I guess I did ok.

I allso had physical therapy on Wed. for my carpel tunnel surgery. Therapy is going really well; better than what I expected, actually. I had alot of scar tissue, and it's doing much better. And it just feels better where the incision was. I was healing alot slower than what I thought that I should have been before therapy, so I'm glad that I've continued to go.

Today was super-crazy-busy. I finally got a DHS check, so I went to the dollar store and picked up some necessities and some things for goodie bags. (We had a Halloween party tonight for the daycare kids.) I then went to Pet's Mart because I found fleas on Jerrie and Hoover. EWWWWWWW!!!!!!!!! Doesn't it figure; the 2 indoor cats is where I see the fleas first. I stopped at the pet adoption center and visited the kitties. OMG, I could just take so many of them home!!! There was one, especially, that tugged at my heartstrings. He was part manx, and HUGE with this little stub of a tail. But, 3 is enough, and I think even Katie would kill me if I brought another one home, lol.

I then went to Office Max to get ink. Then Fazoli's to pick up a gift card for Jon. Mom is giving it to him for his birthday. I then stopped at Farm Bureau. We hadn't had car insurance for several weeks, and it cost over $800 to re-instate without lapse.

I then stopped at Meijer and made them profitable, lol. Two carts and $300 later, I got out of there.... Came home and put stuff away, well, kind of. It got a little nuts with 25-30 people in here for the Halloween party. We didn't do much, just a craft and snack. But it's so cute to see the kids in their Halloween costumes. And the snacks were yummy. Brad made a pumpkin dessert, Katie made cupcakes, and we had fruit and dip. My house is seriously trashed, but I don't have any kids tomorrow night, Saturday, or Sunday, so I'll get it back together eventually..... (that and Katie will be here tomorrow, my knight in shining armour!!! lol). Or my cleaning lady, right hand, right brain.... something like that.....

Tyler & Ashley

Chey

Taylor & Brianna

Kailynn, Danielle, Taylor

Emma didn't want to leave, so I bribed her with food, lol.

Monday Morning Thoughts

I'm not a morning person. In fact, I suck at mornings. I went to bed at 3 a.m. this morning. Not only am I very productive and get alot done at night ('cuz everybody's sleeping, of course), but I just am not tired. And this morning is no different than any other. Except it's raining. And I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE to sleep when it's raining. So I sit here and want to nap even more.

Before daycare, I worked at Meijer (retail) and primarily worked 2nd, and some third shift. So when I started my daycare, I was only going to be open from 11 a.m. until the next morning, so I could sleep in daily. That's not what the general public has in mind, and I ended up open 24/7.

But, as it works out, Katie (my assistant) is very much a morning person. So we get along really well, lol. Needless to say, I drag ass in the morning & she doesn't. I only get 3-6 hours of sleep at night, so she lets me take a nap during naptime, too. Mmmmm, I luv me some naps!!

Speaking of Katie, she just called me and her car died halfway to work. I wish I could buy her some reliable transportation. She's such a good person; always looking at the bright side of things. Sometimes things just suck for good people. And it's 48 degrees; of course she has her youngest son. He's 3 months. Not terribly cold, but it could get chilly. Her hubby's out hunting and evidently doesn't have his cell phone on him. THERE'S gonna be an ass-chewing, lol.

I have 3 new kids staring in care today. 2 year old Ethan and his 4 year old sister, Chey. Then there's 4 year old Bretten. Ethan will be here in the mornings and his sister after school (she goes half days). Bretten will be second shift; his Mom goes to college in the morning and works at Wesco at night. So I teased her that she can be my popcorn runner!! Wesco sells popcorn buckets at the end of the year for around $8, then the following year you can fill them with popcorn at Wesco for free. And the Wesco in Whitehall has the BEST popcorn, with lots of butter and not much salt. So I'm excited about that..... No, it doesn't take much, lol.

I guess I'll get up and be productive.

Well, this could be interesting.....

Here I am. Sara. It's me. And us. Us would be Jon,

Heather, Taylor,
3 cats, Tommy, Jerrie (aka Critter), Hoover,

my immediate family, my extended family, my friends, and finally, my daycare kids and families. If you know me then you may just end up here. Lucky you. :) Seriously, if you don't want to be named in my blogs, e-mail me and I might just respect your privacy.

Jon & I have been married since 1995. We met at Meijer (in Mt. Pleasant), got married, and moved here to Twin Lake (just north of Muskegon) in 1996. We have 2 girls, Heather was born March 25, 1998 and Taylor was born October 25, 2000. There's the statistics.

Now for the disclaimer. I swear. No really, I do. I may offend someone. Guess what? Tough. This blog is going to be my place to vent. And if I feel like throwing out an F-Bomb, I'm gonna. So, welcome to my diary of sorts, and enjoy the ride!!!