Thursday Strength development

[Kathryn-in-Canada]

I'm back from the meeting. Have a sore throat so I'm heading to bed soon.

Ds is here but he's heading off to bed too. We talked to dh for a few minutes before dh headed to bed.

See you all tomorrow.

[lucylee]

I am ROFLOL at Mystery & Harriet's discussion of me:

I gather from my peekings-in that lucylee's DS got married, and the world didn't end.

Yes, that would be the truly amazing news, Mystery. How quickly you picked up on that! (Oh, I love it!)

For our newcomers in the village... yes... that would pretty well sum up all you need to know about me. * sigh *
But no, Mystery, the world DIDN'T end and in fact, it just got better (especially after dgs arrived this summer)!!!
Of course, that was what you ALL tried and tried and tried to tell me. I have been so silly.

I am still running around like my hair's on fire, though... I just cannot get everything done in the hours allotted me each day.

[Harriet]

lucylee, it was worth it to be up right now to make sure you read what I said about you. Otherwise, please get enough sleep.

Which is good advice for me. I just remembered the Sesame Street song, "Everybody Sleeps" with adorable children and animals sound asleep.

I have just enough (yawn) energy left to... ... link.

[lucylee]

Of course, now, in the back of my mind, I am thinking, well... will the world end when I retire?
* sigh *
But I'm not frantic-panicky about this. Everytime d?principal or d!(not-dear) ass't principal sends an e-mail, I think, Calgon take me away -- to retirement -- TODAY!!! Oh my goodness... the administration of education is completely going insane.

Anyway...
Ta-da's:
Today I have
-- gotten a haircut (trim, actually)
-- visited dmil w/dh
-- visited dh's cousin in hospital w/dh
-- exercised 20 minutes (first time in long while)
-- washed two loads of clothes
-- gathered clothes, etc. (all except toiletries) for weekend trip to college town
-- talked to ddad on phone
-- graded set of papers
-- Mr. Clean swiped dh's shower floor
-- AND worked on school newspaper approx 4 hours while dcounselor spoke to my classes

Everybody sleeps? Hmmmm... sometimes it seems like nobody sleeps MUCH around here.

School newspaper IS at frantic/panic time... and next week, Monday & Wednesday afternoons are already spoken for -- POSSIBILITY OF A TWO HOUR FACULTY MEETING WEDNESDAY -- CALGON TAKE ME AWAY!!! -- and Tuesday & Wednesday I will be out of my classroom for at least half the day, giving state graduation exams. * SHEESH *
I know... I know... it is ALWAYS like this... and the first issue of the year is ALWAYS the worst... but OH MY GOODNESS... I am really at my wit's end.
And yes, I have student staff who can do * or at least SHOULD be doing * most of the work... but there are just some things that I have to do myself -- or at least I can not bring myself to surrender control of some things...
Plus -- student staff will not be able to work in my classroom while I'm giving test, anyway.
Sooo... it is what it is.
Can't work on it at home b/c I don't have Publisher software on home computer.
* sigh *

I could probably grade another set of papers before I collapse, but I think I'll just go to bed.

The REALLY depressing moment of the day:
Sat down in beautician's chair.
Chair is now in front of full-length mirror, with no counter-top, etc. in front of it.
If you ever thought you looked a bit too large STANDING in front of a full-length mirror...
well... you should just try SITTING in front of a full-length mirror.
Good grief.
Yep... that was depressing.
So... I ate fried fish for supper w/coconut haystacks for dessert???
WHAT IS THE MATTER WITH ME???