OUCH!

I think I broke my toe!!! Why is it that something so small is so important and can be so painful? I ran full force into the wall/corner that juts out near the boys' shower. IT HURTS! It is the baby toe so I know ther is nothing I can do about it but it is hot and throbbing and I am uncomfortable!!!! Bet ya never thought you'd get a chance to study my stubby, unmanicured toesies but it's your lucky night!

I suppose this is a statement about how slow life is around here these days. Sad sad sad.

It's a new day... but still no spell check. Be warned!

We got "the call" last night that we would have a 2 hour delay today. That was really nice of the superintendent to let us know so that we didn't have to be woken up so early. The boys got to stay up late to see daddy once he got home from his business dinner so that was a bonus too.

So I am going on day two without Coke. I did not get a headache yesterday until I went to bed and even then it wasn't too bad. I can do this!

The snow is settled and scraped and this morning the fog rolled in. I am so glad we are going in late today. We are going to pick up S on the way to school so that he and I can go right to work. The late arrivals and snow days will be impacting his paycheck and mine.

Do you want to hear about my BIG accomplishment from yesterday? Oh well, you are going to hear about it anyway... I got all of my Christmas cards from 2006 and 2007 cleaned up and put away. I save the cards every year, not sure why. I really just need to hold on to the photos. So I went through the two piles as well as the pile of cards that I made and never got around to sending because I needed to go through some other piles to find addresses. Well, the cards have been sorted, recycled, and noted on a list. I have written down all of the addresses that were not in my book and I plan to send a few cards out this week to people that got lost in my process. I can hope that this will aide me in future years and maybe on moving announcements too.

OK, I think it is time to head out. Don't want to be late for our brief day at school.

Another Snow Day

I know that I should post a photo but it would just look like this...













Everything is white here. Except my filthy gross van. We had a snow day today, kind of expected it and didn't sleep too well last night. Not sure how I could think I was going to sleep through the phone call. I think I was dreaming when I answered the phone at 3:00AM. My heart was pounding and I was wide awake but not really. It took some time to settle back in then the phone rang for real at 5:53AM. No delay just a full cancellation. Fred still had to be at work by 8:00 though so he checked out the roads with his 4 wheel drive truck and made it just fine. He drives a little aggressively in that thing but it hasn't been an issue so far.

The boys and I stayed busy. Will did a little homework. Both boys played and read and watched cartoons. Just what a snowday is for. It finally stopped snowing around noon and I had to decide about taking ashes to the nursing home today. The service at church wsa called off before noon but I was still considering taking it in for the couple of residents there. The boys and I headed out around 2:15 and by driving well under the speed limit we arrived there safe and sound.

I have to cut this short. My wireless keyboard is runing out of battery power and my typing is coming through really poorly. Add to that the news that Blogger Spell Check is not working and it is a wonder you can read this. I'll try more tomorrow.

Freaky

OK, I think my playlist was hijacked. I just went to the blog to sign in and heard this strange music. Not Wynona. I scanned back up and found my playlist spot filled with a playlist featuring Ozzy Osborne??? What the helk? I went to the playlist site, saw my original playlist then back to my blog and all was fine. Freaky!

We got out of school early today. The snow was upon us around noon and we were released at 1:30. I had to bring some neighbor kids home becasue their mom was out of town but she showed up about 30 minutes after we got here. The kids were bummed they didn't get to play longer. I offered to keep them for a bit but her driveway is very steep and the snow makes it hard to get up. I wasn't sure I could get them home and she didn't want to be out either. It has snowed on and off all afternoon and will continue through the night. I will have the phone handy for "the call" tomorrow morning. I am getting pretty chummy with the Ag teacher who I call next on the tree. Wish that weren't the case though.

With the three snow days we have had so far we are now in school until the Friday before Labor Day. If we are out tomorrow that really messes with the Indiana Memorial Day /Anniversary trip/ Cousin Cindy's Wedding plans. Oh well, what can I do? I live in Iowa... For now at least...

So lots of rumors flying about us being "on the move" again. They are likely true. When we came to IA we knew we would not be here forever. Fred's company has FINALLY gotten around to offering us a package to move us to Dallas. We are in the process of readying the house to get it on the market and talking a lot about our wish list for a new home, school and neighborhood. Considering the winter we are having here we are all excited about warmer weather and the likelihood of a neighborhood or community pool. Can't believe I am typing that but I guess I'll buy the case of 50 SPF and be that mom. The "sit by the pool all summer until the kids are tired and wrinkled" mom.

We are not planning to leave here in the next month or two unless someone really wants the house that badly. Fred thinks is will take 4-5 months to sell, I can hope for less, it's not really up to either of us. Fred has told one neighbor. I have told another. It should be around town by tomorrow. Actually we hope not. I need to talk to S's parents to give them a heads up before the For Sale sign goes up. It is only fair to them and S. He deserves to have time to prepare to miss me. Just kidding, he probably won't even know I'm gone. Actually he tells me daily, and I quote "Mrs. B you are the best teacher in the world." My reply daily... "S you are the best suck-up in the world." We have such chemistry:)

I should be spending my snow days decluttering and cleaning but I am just not there yet. Maybe tomorrow.

Tomorrow is Ash Wednesday. We will start our lenten fast and abstinence committments. I am giving up Coke. Well, I should say I am trying that. I had a big one this AM while I was stressed about a low tire and driving in the snow. I should have savored it more. I thought about breaking out another one tonight but then I wouldn't sleep well and I'd be grumpy tomorrow and that would not be a good way to start an already uphill day.

Well, Fred should be home soon. I think I'll go straighten up a bit in preparation. If I do all my putzing now I can get to bed by 10 so I am fesh for the 6 AM call. At least I don't have to confer with the transportation lady and the superintendent at 5:30. That's why they get paid the big bucks. To make the important decisions.

Snow Day

So I got the call a little late today, 6:30. Fred was already gone. The guy who was supposed to call me was actually already as school so his wife called to tell me we had a 2 hour delay. OK I can handle that. Putzed around a little and headed back to bed, trying not to wake the boys.

At 9 we were all up and moving. I had showered and Nic had just asked if he needed to start getting his gear on. I told him we'd leave around 9:30. Just then the phone rang, Mrs. S again calling to say that school was called for the day. UGH! I called the next guy on the calling tree, found him at school. So, how bad was it outside??? Not bad enough in my opinion. Who cares what I think.

So the boys whooped and hollared and settled in for a day without school...

I have been trying to complete the last few items off the "To Do" list from yesterday and prepping for the Ash Wednesday service I am hosting at the nursing home. I cleaned one bathroom sinks to toilets. Everything looks great except the floor. It will keep until I get my typing done.

The other bad thing about this snow day is that QVC is having a Paper Crafting Fair today. If I were at work I would have made money but instead I am spending money. I ordered a really neat acrylic stamp set with some of my Christmas money. Can't wait to get those next Friday.

OK off to run Will to his pal's house. Nic is really bummed that he doesn't get to go too. It is tough to be 9.

Yeah me!

I finally finished that book! The Pillars of the Earth is complete and I can now move on and pass it along to my mom. Guess I am really passing it back to mom. She gave it to me for Christmas but wanted me to read it first then tell her if it was going to be worth her time and effort. I say yes!

G-night!

It is just not my day...

(WARNING: I can not get spell check to work on this post. Beware of misspelling and typos.)


I had a good day yesterday, we went to Hickory Park with a gift certificate I got from S for Christmas. After lunch we went to Borders. The boys and I browsed and bought and read while Fred went to Lowes to buy some supplies for the basement project. He aslo ran to Sam's and bought our weekly milk allottment. He picked us up and we headed home so I could get to 5 PM mass. After mass I assisted with blessing of the throats and came home to do some housework and read. While I was doing laundry I worked on the cards we are going to make at the Share the Love event next weekend. I am hosting this at church for ladies of the parish to come, share an appetizer and make Valentines Day cards. Well, I came up with three cards and realized that I needed some chipboard shapes for card #3. I was uncertain if Walmart might carry these so I thought I'd go check it out so I knew if I needed to go to Ames some day this week.





So I went to Walmart and they did not have what I needed but I came up with a good alternative. I also bought some groceries and while I was at Wal-mart Fred called in a bit of a panic. It seems that I have had some fluid leaking from my car and he thought it might be transmission fluid. This has been going on for a few weeks but somehow lastnight I was in imminent danger of ruining the car forever. NOT!





I went home and upon further investigation it is not a transmission fluid leak, it might be an overflow of oil. I thought I'd go back to Jiffy Lube and see what they could find. When I drove by last night their marqui said they were open Sunday from 10-4. Super! I could return today, put Fred's mind at ease and get it all taken care of.





Fast forward to today. I got up early and let the dog out. I switched some laundry, read some in my book and ended up falling back asleep. I woke again around 11 and strted my day again. I worked on the laundry, opened some mail, and headed toward Marshalltown again for the second time in 16 hours. I went by the bank and then on to Jiffy Lube. Guess what, they were closed! UGH!





Well, I called home and asked if since I was in town did anyone want lunch? The answer was yes, three orders for McD's. YUCK! I treated myself to Culvers then went through McD's for the boys and Fred. Well, I pulled up to the speaker at Culvers and waited and waited and waited. No one said anything. I coughed, still nothing. I knew they were open, the parking lot was full. I pulled up to the window and got about 5 employees staring at me. What is this crazy lady at the drive through for? Finally someone opened that window and I asked if they were taking drive through orders. It seems the one chick with the headset had turned it off. DUH! She took my order and money and sent me ahead to wait. Well, I love a good cheeseburger with lots of pickles. I ordered just that. Ketchup, Mustard and EXTRA pickles were my exact words. What do you think I got? A very nice cheeseburger with NO pickles and the most minut amount of ketchup and mustard until I got to the last couple of bites then it was overflowing. UGH!





Well, I moved on to McD's with high hopes. I decided not to chance it and went inside to place my order. I think they actually got the whole thing right and it was me who forgot to ask for the ketchup and BBQ sauce. 2 for 4 successful stops. Not terrible odds. The ATM did have money for me so that made me happy.





I need to get busy folding and sorting all the laundry thus far. I also pledge to vaccum and dust today among many other things. I made a list lastnight. Now, can I get it all checked off?