Starting my week off with a BANG!

Well, I have the week off for Thanksgiving... and I couldn't be more happy about that! Seriously, a week long break has been a long time coming. This semester is draining me in every way possible! Anyhow, Thursday night (Friday morn at Midnight) I went and saw New Moon! It was SPECTACULAR! Friday, I was very awake due to my using 5 Hour Energy Drink. So much so that I came home and I couldn't nap or anything... I was all keyed up... anyhow, I went to Daughn's later that night to watch a movie... we watched My Sister's Keeper... which was terribly sad. I also purchased a few movies that evening at Target... and the Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer soundtrack...! :)

Saturday, I went over to Daughn's parent's house all day... we worked on a few things there on the computer...and watched The Proposal again... we ate dinner, and then we went to Daughn's house and watched The Holiday because she's never seen it! Yesterday I woke up with a dull headache, and pretty much stayed in bed all day long... it was a great way to spend the day! :-)

Today, I'm heading out and about to get some things done. I want to get about half my Christmas shopping done now... and I know I can do it! So I'm headed to Toys R Us and such to get the kiddos' gifts. Then I need to grab a coat for me from Burlington. I'll also be picking up tickets for New Moon tonight... Jamey, Stephie (and Stephie's neighbor) are going again... We want better seats... the other night we had to sit in the 2nd row... not fun! So, Jamey and I will meet up for dinner and then head over early and save seats!!! It will be great! After I get home today from shopping, I think I will change my bedsheets and get some laundry done before this evening. I can't wait to see the movie again... yes, it's THAT good!

And Oldie But a Goodie!

Thought I'd share one of my favorite blogs from 2008...

Jeremiah

Yesterday and today I've picked up Dustin from daycare and taken him home to his parents (because their work schedules are both weird at the moment... and he's only temporarily back at his old daycare before starting a new preschool program... had to get some medical stuff cleared away first, tho).

Yesterday we had the usual type of conversation... it was comprised of him telling me how his day was (IE: lying about taking a nap... making up OBVIOUSLY false things, like riding in a cop car and getting handcuffs put on, etc.) and asking me what the animal cracker shapes were from the little kid-size bag I brought for him (I always bring him a snack of crackers or something when I pick him up from daycare).

Today we had a similarly interesting discussion. He asked again what the various animals were... except today before he'd ask me, he had bitten off the head... I guess he was trying to see how good I would be at identifying headless animal shapes! Each time I would hear, "WOOK, CHACHI!!! What's THIS one?!" excitedly shouted from behind me. Then I asked if he took a nap today. "Yes, ma'am... I took a nap." So I asked, "Dustin... did you REALLY take a nap... or are you just telling me that when you really just laid there and didn't sleep but had your eyes shut?" "Uhhh... I'm just telling you that... I didn't really sleep." (HAHAHA I laughed hard when he said that... it *was* pretty funny!)

Then as we turned onto the street to get to his subdivision he started talking about Jeremiah... at first I thought he was talking about someone from daycare that he met... so I asked,
-"Do you know Jeremiah from daycare..?"
-"No... that's not how I know Jeremiah."
I asked a few times, "Who is Jeremiah, Dustin?" more because I was scared he was going to say some man that talked to him, or something.

But as we got closer to the entrance to the neighborhood he pointed to the left and said,
-"That's where she lives!" And I asked,
-"Where who lives?"
-"Jeremiah... that's where she lives!" (Sidenote: He was pointing to a soccer field/church field/church/parking lot) And so I said (to clarify with the 3 year old, of course!)
-"She lives there.... SHE? Jeremiah... SHE LIVES THERE?"
-"Yup... that's where she lives..."
-"Jeremiah is a girl?"
-"Yup"

I l-l-l-love that little booger! (it's l-l-l-love because we've been trying to help him enunciate his l's lately)

Things feel weird

I don't know what's up this year. I think work is about to drive me crazy. I've been really on edge, and I know that... but I didn't think it was THAT obvious to others until one of my co-workers who I don't get to see a WHOLE lot of this school year told me that I just didn't seem like the normal, cheery me. And I completely agree. I think that my job this year is much more emotionally draining.

The end of this week just about sent me on my plunge... my downward spiral. I just got hit with a LOT of things at once. I pretty much just had the crappiest week this year... which included one of the teachers I work with being absolutely and completely unprofessional with me... basically I got talked down to and chastised like she would one of her students... IN FRONT OF ALL OF THEM. Did it piss me off? Yes... because she was talking down to me because I'm an aide... and while I know I'm an aide and not a teacher yet, it by no means is a reflection of the fact that I'm OVER qualified to be a teacher... I have 4 certifications and a degree where I graduated on the Dean's List. For her to talk down to me on personal time is one thing... fine... I can deal with that... but for her to do that in front of students I work with was completely uncalled for and I let her know that it WILL NOT happen again. If so, I have email documentation that I have discussed with her how to handle situations like that with me so that I'm not losing my level of authority with students I work with in the school.

All I wanted to do this weekend... what I'd looked forward to all week... was getting away. And then when I got home yesterday I found out plans for this weekend had changed. THEN, later my Dad jumped on me by telling me after all the things that happened in the news this week, I should be glad that I just had a bad work week... because it could be worse. Thanks for saying I'm ungrateful, and also for smashing rock salt into my wounds... really a simple, "I'm sorry you had a bad week," would've sufficed. Then later on in the evening I found out that L.A. has been cancelled also. It is what it is... I'll deal with it... but that is a WHOLE lot of shit to hit the fan at once.

Anyhow, my Dad comes to my door this morning asking if I want to go do my plans that had been scheduled for today. I kinda snapped at him... after all, he told me no last night, and for him to ask me this morning is like trying to save face... and then in the meantime late last night I read about some stipulations with my weekend getaway, and so I knew that I would ideally have to leave the house around 8am to make it on time and not worry about having to wait in a line. To come ask me at 9... when I'm nowhere NEAR ready to go... sorry... I'm not going to drive 2-1/2 hours to be told I have to wait in a line all day long.... or not get to enter until 5. So I've opted to stay home and do laundry. I just want to be by myself. I don't feel social at all... I'm run down, and all I want to do is sleep. Maybe I'm depressed.

Halloween 2009!

HALLOWEEN HAS PASSED!!! HOPE THE YEAR GOES FAST!!!

Well, I was busy for the entire month getting things ready for Halloween and the party (which I hosted at my friend's house) but it was well worth it... we had a BLAST!!! Hopefully we can have another fun party next year for Halloween!!!!!!! :-) Here's a few pictures.

The spread of food!

Daughn scared... about bumping into a car!

The Dr. and the Werewolf and Ghoul

The Ghoul and Werewolf on the front porch

The Hippie and Referee

The Fabulous Sugar Doll Blogger Award

I was tagged by Hanna as a Sugar Doll Blogger... and so I'll complete it. The rules are simple: Post the award on your site, write 10 interesting things about yourself, and then pass it on to 10 other bloggers.

1. I play 3 instruments and sing... a lot.

2. I have 4 teaching certifications.

3. I currently work in a special ed. dept. and love my job.

4. I'm a Twilighter.

5. I've blogged (on and off) since 2001.

6. I'm a germ-o-phobe and work in an elementary school!

7. I'm terrified of birds and clowns.

8. Halloween is my favorite holiday.

9. My friends call me Betty Crocker or Martha Stewart, because I love to bake/decorate/have parties.

10. I think blogging is a dying art.

I'll roll on to as many people as possible, but just as Hanna said, many people don't blog anymore now that they're on social networking sites!

1. Melissa

2. Kate

3. Lani

4. Ceci

I know, I know... sad that I only have 4 people to roll this on to... and all of them may not even do this because unfortunately they don't all blog often because there's too much going on!