It is what it is

What a nice surprise to have Friday off!   It was too cold to go to school again.  Four days already this year and we were in the middle of mid terms.  Lucky to have the day to prepare for Matt & Dana, Andrew & Brian and the "J's" for the weekend.  Was able to withstand the cold and get out and shop for what was needed.  What excitement to have everyone here Friday night.  Then the dog ruined it all by barking half the night.  Saturday was the North American Auto Show and being Matt's 30th birthday, celebration here with breakfast and Buddy's take out.  Cake, ice cream and game night with Scattergories, Face time with Amanda and Bryce, and a great time.   Boden is such an entertainer!  So fun but again, Lucy ruined it for all.  Got a script for her for Xantax.   That middle of the night barking has to stop!!! Next time...kennel!    Sunday was breakfast and B'dubs.  More snow, cold predicted again for this...

The last time I wrote was getting to work in a mess a week ago Monday.   The rest of the week was normal until I was out Thursday for math and returned Friday to have one of my students tell me "I am so glad you are back, yesterday was more boring than normal"........don't know whether that was good or bad.  Today is Wednesday and since last week, I had debit fraud, only to spend the weekend with no "plastic".  Thank goodness for my bank alert that someone was trying to spend 600.00 on groceries at a Food Lion in Virginia.  I never have that much in my account so, of course, it was declined!!!! This week we are "Mid-term" and I am looking forward to the weekend with Matt & Dana home for Matt's 30th birthday......where the heck did that 30 years go????  I hate the weather, the temperatures, near the minus again, snow, snow,snow and very happy that I have a trip booked to warm California on the 16th of February.  Tired of the sniffles, sneezes a...

Spent the last week de-decorating.  Sure is more fun to put it up than it is to take it down.  This morning it took me an hour and a half to drive a 20 minute drive.  Yes, the weather broke and the snow has been melting but it re-freezes and people forget, spin out and something died on that highway this morning. Weekend was full of shopping, un-decorating, talking to everyone, got to walk Lucy (who slipped her harness and ran away only to be caught by Otto and the neighbor.....thanks).  Organized, trimmed and watered what is left of my plants after the greenhouse disaster.  Today it was 80 degrees warmer than a week ago.  It hit 45 below on the windchill and 18 below for real. Today hit 45 and I am walking Lucy again through the water melting everywhere.  Last Tuesday,  my plants froze and there was almost a fire in the greenhouse.  I went out to check on things to find things dying and freezing.  Saw smoke coming from the extension co...

So, after 19 days off, including 3 extra snow days, doing what I wanted to do...cooking, Christmas, my kids, decorating, watching movies and tv, parties, staying up late, sleeping in, you get the picture, I had to go back to work.  Now mind you, we have had two feet of snow and temperatures that froze the plants in the greenhouse and nearly started a fire with a bad cord, however, today was BTW or BTS. My car that is 6 mos. old and is garaged didn't want to start.   It took me over an hour to drive in on the "good roads" that were snow covered and slippery and full of drivers that don't get iced over intersections and not clear lanes.  Finally reached my destination and walked in with the kids. The room where the books are kept (and  7th grade finished a math book before break) was locked.  No one had a key to unlock it except the person that was absent.  So, no books for the 7th graders.  I decided to just pass out worksheets and collect the "done" bo...

We wait all year for December to get here.  It is not about the gifts but that is part of it.  I am glad we did Elfster this year.  Was a lot of fun.  A& B, M & D arrived on Friday with A & B 2 coming late Saturday night.  Everyone was busy last minute shopping, cooking and wrapping throughout the day.  We had until midnight to be ready.  After champagne and unwrapping we headed to bed about 3:00 as Otto and I had to usher at the 9:00 service.  It was a fun morning as we had our traditional egg & cheese casserole and more champagne as Bryce and Amanda tried to time zone catch up, Matt and Dana had to return to Chicago as they both had to work Monday.  Very difficult to see them leave so soon after arriving!    We filled Monday and Tuesday with all kinds of activities; lunch, Holiday Nights at Greenfield Village, shopping, eating and playing games, including Apples to Apples, Scrabble and Scattergories.   We watc...

After a terrific Michigan fall day, rain, rolling clouds, sun, what 's left of fall colors, chilly, time change tonight, I shopped all afternoon and found everything I set out for.  Can't believe the Dobos wedding of the year (only Dobos wedding but nonetheless) is next Saturday.  big U of M/MSU game today.  I  love it growing dark with all the lights off while I put Halloween (loser night) away and prepare for Thanksgiving with the decorations.  Spent several hours plodding thru papers and doing stuff around the house today.  Glad we have an extra hour tonight.  Went to the Mall today for the first time in years, witnessed an accident at Pier I and finally feel like I may be getting caught up.  It is what it is.......whooo hoooo extra hour and St. Andrew's day tomorrow..bagpipes and kilts.

Only in Hamtramck would we get an Eid break the same week as MEAP.  Lucky for me I scheduled my hand surgery the same week.  We Meaped last Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday and my surgery was on Thursday morning.  I had Thursday thru next Tuesday off.  We have had beautiful warm October weather for more than a week now.  I am plopped on the couch, trying hard not to do too much.   My wrist hurts, the stitches are pulling and I am tired.......it is what it is.