My hormones are all outta whack. Thank goodness for my entire family, the people I work with, the people I go to church with, pretty much anyone who comes in contact with me, I have an appointment on Monday with my "girl doctor" for my post-op appointment, annual exam and bio-identical hormone placement. I'm hoping, hoping, hoping that getting my hormones back in order will help with this depression I've been feeling of late. The Zoloft just isn't doing the job.
On the bright side, Richard is feeling better (better pain meds and some steroids have made a big difference) so he's able to take care of everyone today. At least I managed to shower. I left once to pick up James from a party. I threw some laundry in the washer, but haven't done anything else with them.
I hate it when I get this way. I was feeling so good for a good long time. I'm hoping it's the rain, the hormones, the...oh who knows. Maybe I'm just getting old. Maybe it's just something I'm going to have to deal with. For today, I'm hiding in my cave. Watching TV. Playing Facebook games. And Richard is taking care of me. I'll get back on the horse tomorrow. I'll at least make an effort tomorrow. ;-)
Saturday, October 23, 2010
Saturday, October 16, 2010
Crazy Weekend
In an odd way, I've actually enjoyed the weekend. Even though it's been busy, busy, busy. It began with a doctor appointment for Chris right after school yesterday. Well, after my school but had to get him out of school. Took John home, took Chris to the doctor. Got home in time to get the last bit of stuff packed up for James's 11-year-old campout Friday night. Got him to the church and off with his leader. Then home in time to take John to baseball practice. Practice was cut short so we could go home and watch the Texas Rangers in the ALCS. Go Rangers! Got home to find that Richard was already home. Yay! The game was great fun to watch until the 8th inning. Fell apart after that. Booooooo!
I still stayed up late to watch the bitter end. Then up fairly early (for a Saturday) to get John off to a 9:00 baseball game. We actually went a bit early and Richard worked with him on his batting. (Yay again!) It really helped and John had a great game. In three at-bats, he got on base twice by walks and struck out once - but he struck out swinging at a good pitch. Our team played fabulously! Some really good fielding, good hitting...it was a fun morning.
While we were at the game, Chris drove himself to his Region Orchestra auditions. After the game, I went grocery shopping while Richard napped (he is in SO much pain these days - having trouble walking.) Got home and got the groceries put away, traded out some laundry and then took Chris to his jubilee audition. Turns out it wasn't at the Allen Stake Center but got moved to the Melissa building. Only about 20 miles in the opposite direction. ARGH! But we made it and he sang "Luck Be a Lady" much to the judges' delight. It was great to spend a little one-on-one time with him.
He was auditioning for the Texas Jubilee 2011. It looks to be a wild party - Mormon youth style.
Came home to find that James was home. He had a great time. Of all my boys, I think he is the one who actually enjoys scouting. He was dirty and smelly, so that means that he had fun. :-)
It is now 8:44 pm. I have finished, including folded, four loads of laundry. I didn't make dinner because Richard has said that it would be his job on the weekends. Therefore, we had YOYO night. Sigh. I watched the Rangers win game 2. And...I haven't heard any arguing from upstairs. I may have just jinxed myself. I think it's about time I took myself to bed. But Richard just got up, so I should probably spend a little time with him too.
I sure hope tomorrow is a bit less busy. It should be - even on a Sunday. We'll see.
I still stayed up late to watch the bitter end. Then up fairly early (for a Saturday) to get John off to a 9:00 baseball game. We actually went a bit early and Richard worked with him on his batting. (Yay again!) It really helped and John had a great game. In three at-bats, he got on base twice by walks and struck out once - but he struck out swinging at a good pitch. Our team played fabulously! Some really good fielding, good hitting...it was a fun morning.
While we were at the game, Chris drove himself to his Region Orchestra auditions. After the game, I went grocery shopping while Richard napped (he is in SO much pain these days - having trouble walking.) Got home and got the groceries put away, traded out some laundry and then took Chris to his jubilee audition. Turns out it wasn't at the Allen Stake Center but got moved to the Melissa building. Only about 20 miles in the opposite direction. ARGH! But we made it and he sang "Luck Be a Lady" much to the judges' delight. It was great to spend a little one-on-one time with him.
He was auditioning for the Texas Jubilee 2011. It looks to be a wild party - Mormon youth style.
Came home to find that James was home. He had a great time. Of all my boys, I think he is the one who actually enjoys scouting. He was dirty and smelly, so that means that he had fun. :-)
It is now 8:44 pm. I have finished, including folded, four loads of laundry. I didn't make dinner because Richard has said that it would be his job on the weekends. Therefore, we had YOYO night. Sigh. I watched the Rangers win game 2. And...I haven't heard any arguing from upstairs. I may have just jinxed myself. I think it's about time I took myself to bed. But Richard just got up, so I should probably spend a little time with him too.
I sure hope tomorrow is a bit less busy. It should be - even on a Sunday. We'll see.
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
What. A. Month...
and then some. It's been crazy! Van issues, refinance issues, surgery (technically, out-patient "procedure,) and crazy kids. Scouts! Homework! Baseball! How did I get myself into this mess? Oh...and a kitten.
I'd probably feel better if I'd been blogging about it all along. So...
the van's engine blew up. Or blew a rod. Or something like that. Whatever. It meant that we got to replace the engine in the van that Richard was hoping to trade in. That's not going to happen now. On the positive side of that, while the van was in the shop in Midlothian, Richard's dad was nice enough to loan him his car.
We finally managed to get the refinance done on the house. The van died in the middle of the refinance, so there was some question as to whether or not we were going to be able to pull it all off. But we managed it. And hopefully soon, we'll get our escrow back so that we can get at least part of our loans paid off. But...1.5% and $150/month lower is nothing to sneeze at.
I got to have surgery - kinda. It was a hysteroscopy and a D&C. I've been menopausal for a good two years now. Suddenly a couple of weeks ago, that thing that's not supposed to happen when your menopausal started happening. Ack! Called the doc, got a sonogram, had a "thing," (I really hate the word "polyp." It just sounds so icky), had surgery to remove it and anything else. Still haven't heard back from the doctor. Guess I'll call him tomorrow.
The rest is typical family busy-ness. Like this weekend. James has a campout, John has a baseball game, and Chris has two different auditions at the same time. Yippee. Think anyone would notice if I just skipped church on Sunday to recuperate?
I really need to blog more often. Maybe over the Thanksgiving holiday. :-)
I'd probably feel better if I'd been blogging about it all along. So...
the van's engine blew up. Or blew a rod. Or something like that. Whatever. It meant that we got to replace the engine in the van that Richard was hoping to trade in. That's not going to happen now. On the positive side of that, while the van was in the shop in Midlothian, Richard's dad was nice enough to loan him his car.
We finally managed to get the refinance done on the house. The van died in the middle of the refinance, so there was some question as to whether or not we were going to be able to pull it all off. But we managed it. And hopefully soon, we'll get our escrow back so that we can get at least part of our loans paid off. But...1.5% and $150/month lower is nothing to sneeze at.
I got to have surgery - kinda. It was a hysteroscopy and a D&C. I've been menopausal for a good two years now. Suddenly a couple of weeks ago, that thing that's not supposed to happen when your menopausal started happening. Ack! Called the doc, got a sonogram, had a "thing," (I really hate the word "polyp." It just sounds so icky), had surgery to remove it and anything else. Still haven't heard back from the doctor. Guess I'll call him tomorrow.
The rest is typical family busy-ness. Like this weekend. James has a campout, John has a baseball game, and Chris has two different auditions at the same time. Yippee. Think anyone would notice if I just skipped church on Sunday to recuperate?
I really need to blog more often. Maybe over the Thanksgiving holiday. :-)
Saturday, August 28, 2010
Back in the Swing of Things
We all survived the first week of school. And honestly, somewhat surprisingly, it went pretty darn smoothly.
For me - I only had about three criers in my kinder classes. Two the first day, one yesterday. Not bad. In their actual classrooms, they had a lot more so I count myself lucky. But overall, everyone was fairly well-behaved and we had a good time. We'll see what happens this week when they have to actually start learning something. ;-)
Chris - good first week. Didn't have to change any classes. He's planning to audition for the fall musical - "Guys and Dolls." :::sniff, sniff::: I'm so proud. A little surprised as that's not usually his personality - at least around his parents.
Chris did have a good laugh at me this week. He started seminary on Wednesday. Friday morning, I got up and started getting ready for the day. At 6:15 I realized I hadn't heard him, hadn't checked on him - nothing. Seminary starts at 6:00. I texted him, knowing he would have his phone on vibrate, and asked, "Please tell me ur up and gone." I got a text a few minutes later that said, "ur up and gone." BRAT!
James - also a good first week. He's figuring out where everything is in that big ole middle school. They spent the first three days doing activities ("Ready, Set, Go!") which I think could've been two days. James hated it. He began loving it on Thursday when they got to go to the normal class schedule. He's also dealing with the 4-inch binder. Again, I think 3 inches would've been sufficient. Guess we'll see.
John is loving being at Camey all by himself. Although he did mention on Thursday afternoon that he wished he had someone to play with in the room after school. So maybe he misses his brother just a little bit. :-) He's in a really good class with a really good teacher. It should be a good year.
Richard had a good first week too. He said that he's got some good kids this year so far. He's teaching all Algebra 2, which he swears gets a bit boring, but if the first week is any indication, it should be a better year for all of us.
Let's hope so!
For me - I only had about three criers in my kinder classes. Two the first day, one yesterday. Not bad. In their actual classrooms, they had a lot more so I count myself lucky. But overall, everyone was fairly well-behaved and we had a good time. We'll see what happens this week when they have to actually start learning something. ;-)
Chris - good first week. Didn't have to change any classes. He's planning to audition for the fall musical - "Guys and Dolls." :::sniff, sniff::: I'm so proud. A little surprised as that's not usually his personality - at least around his parents.
Chris did have a good laugh at me this week. He started seminary on Wednesday. Friday morning, I got up and started getting ready for the day. At 6:15 I realized I hadn't heard him, hadn't checked on him - nothing. Seminary starts at 6:00. I texted him, knowing he would have his phone on vibrate, and asked, "Please tell me ur up and gone." I got a text a few minutes later that said, "ur up and gone." BRAT!
James - also a good first week. He's figuring out where everything is in that big ole middle school. They spent the first three days doing activities ("Ready, Set, Go!") which I think could've been two days. James hated it. He began loving it on Thursday when they got to go to the normal class schedule. He's also dealing with the 4-inch binder. Again, I think 3 inches would've been sufficient. Guess we'll see.
John is loving being at Camey all by himself. Although he did mention on Thursday afternoon that he wished he had someone to play with in the room after school. So maybe he misses his brother just a little bit. :-) He's in a really good class with a really good teacher. It should be a good year.
Richard had a good first week too. He said that he's got some good kids this year so far. He's teaching all Algebra 2, which he swears gets a bit boring, but if the first week is any indication, it should be a better year for all of us.
Let's hope so!
Sunday, August 22, 2010
And Here We Go...
Back to school! One of my "likes" on my Facebook page says the following, "School Day 1: School! Woo hoo!!! Day 2: Dude, when's Labor Day?" Hee hee!
I think I'm ready. My room looks awesome even if I do say so myself - and I do. (I even took pictures! And I'd post them if I could find the stupid cord for the camera.) I have my first week's lesson plans ready (except for Friday rotation day - no clue what to do there!) I'm excited about it. I'm ready to smile and be friendly and not frown so much.
Back to school is like New Year's for us. Our year runs from August-July not January-December. Such is the life of two school teachers and three students in the house. Only the dog doesn't know. But maybe he does because this is the time of year when he starts getting the house all to himself for a better part of the day.
So I think that's my New-School-Year's Resolution. Don't frown so much. Smile at everyone. Speak to everyone. Be consistent. And be quick to be consistent. There. I've said it out loud. Now I have to follow through, right? It shouldn't be too hard this week. Ask me again after Labor Day.
I think I'm ready. My room looks awesome even if I do say so myself - and I do. (I even took pictures! And I'd post them if I could find the stupid cord for the camera.) I have my first week's lesson plans ready (except for Friday rotation day - no clue what to do there!) I'm excited about it. I'm ready to smile and be friendly and not frown so much.
Back to school is like New Year's for us. Our year runs from August-July not January-December. Such is the life of two school teachers and three students in the house. Only the dog doesn't know. But maybe he does because this is the time of year when he starts getting the house all to himself for a better part of the day.
So I think that's my New-School-Year's Resolution. Don't frown so much. Smile at everyone. Speak to everyone. Be consistent. And be quick to be consistent. There. I've said it out loud. Now I have to follow through, right? It shouldn't be too hard this week. Ask me again after Labor Day.
Saturday, August 14, 2010
Last Day of No Plans
I had plans for this morning. I was going to start moving our "Weekly Home Blessing Hour" to Saturday. I was going to have the boys help with that. Well, okay...that was really the only plan I had for today.
But guess what? It's after 11:00 and I haven't done a single thing. I haven't made the bed. I haven't showered. I haven't folded the laundry. I haven't even seen my oldest child - and yes...he's up. I also haven't worked on my sharing time for tomorrow.
But...I got rid of the guilt by deciding something. 1) The day's not over. I could still accomplish something. Fold that laundry. Make some dinner. Sweep and mop the floors. (Probably not the last one.) and 2) It's the very last day this summer where I don't have a single, solitary thing that I absolutely have to do. Tomorrow is church and sharing time in primary. Monday begins the week of inservice and next Monday begins the school year.
So...I'm taking the morning and early afternoon off. And I'm not going to feel guilty about it. I'm going to enjoy it. I'll play games, watch some DVR'd shows and read a book. If you're lucky, I might even shower.
Friday, August 13, 2010
Back to School
For me at least. Yesterday I was in Denton at their new teacher orientation. My job was to try to get them to sign up for my favorite teacher association. There was a bunch of us from Camey. It made for a fun morning. Then we got a free lunch at Palio's. Totally worth it. Plus--it was a paid gig.
Today is not a paid gig. I'm doing a trade day. It's not really a trade day because I don't get these hours off later. I get to use them to work in my room next week. But the main reason I'm doing it is because today's meeting will be with live people. If I don't go today, I have to make it up next week at the normal time by watching the video of today. If "Legal Issues in the Fine Arts" isn't boring enough, can you imagine watching it on a video? Blech, blech and more blech.
This afternoon is James's 6th grade orientation. What? Huh? How did that happen? Schedules, school tour, find classes - should be fun! And scary!
But we're following it up by visiting Hawaiian Falls for the last time this year. Great way to end the summer!
Today is not a paid gig. I'm doing a trade day. It's not really a trade day because I don't get these hours off later. I get to use them to work in my room next week. But the main reason I'm doing it is because today's meeting will be with live people. If I don't go today, I have to make it up next week at the normal time by watching the video of today. If "Legal Issues in the Fine Arts" isn't boring enough, can you imagine watching it on a video? Blech, blech and more blech.
This afternoon is James's 6th grade orientation. What? Huh? How did that happen? Schedules, school tour, find classes - should be fun! And scary!
But we're following it up by visiting Hawaiian Falls for the last time this year. Great way to end the summer!
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