It is what it is

Finished the trim in the living room, after spending the entire day painting yesterday, put it all back together, cleaned the crystal cabinet and the antique cabinet, washed all the windows on the main floor, inside and out, went to workout at Heartland, did a couple loads of laundry..can I go in the pool yet? So upset yesterday after finding out that I was bumped into a 4th grade. Babies, barely out of 3rd and I am middle school. That is where all my experience and training is, especially math. I can only hope that somehow I can get back to 6th without spending another wasted year like last. Title I math...what a joke. Place to put me to get off general funds and into federal funds. I hated being treated the way I was....like not a real teacher. I needed a classroom back and the way I have been kicked around in this district for 12 years makes me wonder how undervalued we all are. And pay cuts to boot. And pay more for our insurance. And watch out, a financial manager may b...

So much has happened!!! Just finished Creative Inklings Writing Camp. What a fun experience....third year. Nice to have some of my kids from the class that closed back for camp. Published a narrative on my experience for my birthday and the big surprises. Doesn't get much better. Will copy and paste eventually! What a fine 4th of July weekend. Sad to see Bryce go home today after nearly 3 weeks of him here. Kinda part of the fam now! I understand that life awaits back in Phoenix. Only 3 weeks until Amanda goes back to Phoenix and 3 mos. until Cindy and Tom's big birthday bash in Phoenix and 4 mos. until Thanksgiving when everyone can come back. Time sure goes fast. It has been a month since school let out. Math class flew by, camp flew by and the kids all being home together for a long weekend seems weeks ago. Like one of the poems I wrote for camp said.....Love my life, need more time (your life in 6 words). Big storms going through here today. Second day of...

Oh wait, that is ME! So glad math class is over today. Thanks to all who put up with me. 7 years in math institute. Sure didn't feel like I belonged this year due to my position closing AGAIN. Two times in the same school year????? Who did I tick off???? What a week, what a world. Didn't get the 7th I applied for but it isn't over until the fat lady sings. Amanda is at the Tiger's game tonight and there were 2 grand slams and not by the Tigers. I asked Otto to drive her and Lex., not liking two young girls in the D alone, parking who knows where. My nemesis has the position I didn't want. Say no more. Another position at my school will not be filled by an idiot that has returned to HPS. Today after getting home, I finally finished the last of my 14 windows, cleaned up the glass globe in one of my perennial beds that the stupid beagle knocked over (thru fence..don't ask how), picked up the two deck umbrellas and table from the high winds, bought ceil...

6 parties/picnics since Friday, one at my house and started math class today....went soooo fast. I love math! I love learning all that I missed in high school. Girls didn't matter and I thought I was bad at math. I think my place in life is to let girls know they can succeed at math and how wonderful it is to do things differently from the only way we were taught. Applied for a 7th grade position today as I was displaced in my Title Math position that would have been wonderful if it had been done correctly. I can only hope that I can mop up the mess I was forced to leave at Holbrook this year....especially math. Sorry that happened. There is the right way, the wrong way and the Hamtramck way....it is what it is! Bunco tonight. When you think it can't happen because it is wrong, it will be in Hamtramck.

Started the day with reading the paper and total relaxing because I had slept near 9 hours. No one else was up for hours. Was cloudy and cool today but worked my fanny off...oh wait..it is STILL there! Wrote this while in the shower this morning....was feeling guilty because we slept thru Church.... The Lord is my Shepard A diet I will seek to stick to more than one day this week. The Lord is my Shepard Please help me now So that I don't grow to The size of a cow. The Lord is my Shepard I want to win So someone will say "Oh my...you're SO THIN". The Lord is my Shepard Please help me control My eating and exercise Right to my goal! I worked all day washing windows, cleaning closets....was such a cool day and cloudy for most of it that not much was done outside....re-planted the destroyed flowers...only 5 days until summer.......it is what it is!!!!!!!!

Was at the knee Dr. yesterday for a follow up to my MRI. He stated that it was blurry and he is unable to tell how bad the tear in my meniscus is. Well I assured him it was getting better. Now dumb person that I am, I had had no major pain in a week as we were off for Memorial Day weekend and I didn't stair climb. I went to Heartland Rehab and worked out on the bike, treadmill, ball squats etc. Then I came home and shot hoops with Amanda. This morning I could barely get out of bed. It has been knee hell all day. Now, my MRI that I had a week ago said there was a small tear but it was blurry. The tech came in at one point and told me to stop moving....I WASN'T MOVING. He knew it was blurry and made me a copy of the CD and made a note of the fact that it was blurry and sent it off anyway!!!!!!! So my insurance co. just spent what....???? 5 grand for a faulty MRI???? I am in more pain now than before I went to the Dr. I have been to the knee guy twice now and I can...

Today after enduring almost 100 degree heat at school, following a three day Memorial Day weekend, I was on the drive home, when I happened upon a scene that left me wondering what the heck was going on. Coming off the Davidson Hwy., I saw two police cars, stopped, lights on, standing near the entrance to the Lodge (10) Fwy., near the stoplight. Figured the light was out. About 3 blocks later on the Davidson surface route, I was stopped at the light on Linwood and Davidson when 2 more police cars pulled in the intersection with lights on, and the two officers got out and stopped traffic on all sides. After a cycle or two of the lights, wondering what the heck was going on, I spotted flashing lights eastbound on the Davidson. An ambulance and SEVEN escorting police cars were speeding at probably 60mph through the intersection. After they cleared the intersection, the two officers stopping traffic, returned to their cars and drove off. My first thought was someone important, like...