Monogrammed Mom

Bugs

I'm sick.  We call it having the bug in my family.  I knew my schedule was going to be crazy with my two jobs, three classes, an internship and helping Elisabeth with her school and keeping up with the house (kinda) would be a lot but I didn't think it would hit this soon. 

 

Hello there

My two summer classes were very hard.  I'm so glad that I will never be doing that again.  Full steam ahead.  I have three classes and an internship this Fall and student teaching in the Spring. I graduate May of '09!!
We enjoyed our stay at my parents house for the past six weeks of summer classes and are very thankful they could help us out.  But it's so goooood to be home and sleep in my own bed.  There is no place like home.
My poor Kona is itching.  I gave her an oatmeal bath and b.enadryl.  Does anyone have any suggestions? 
We've been taking Kona and Logan outside with us--not on leashes.  I would like them to get to the point where we can walk around our property and not have to worry about them running off.  So far so good.
I have a sore throat.  Bed early tonight for me.

Arts

Today in Teaching Fine Arts we had children come in from the Women's Center.  We were to make a mini book or poem based on a textured piece of art that we had done last week.  Most of the children were absent last week so we did the painting using different textures. (did you know you can paint with bubbles?  good times)
We had a little boy and his mom at our table.  We all introduced ourselves and explained to him (he was 8 or 9) our art/writing project.  I don't know if he didn't want to be there or if he's always that quiet but trying to get our project accomplished was very hard.  We ended up taking him outside and that seemed to help.  Me and two other girls did collages of our own.  We took all the pieces and turned them into a cute story about swimming in the ocean, finding a crayfish that danced in the ocean and took him to the circus.  I wonder if he would have been more outgoing had his mom not been there. 
I was talking to the other girls and they felt like I did about his mom.  I know when I was younger if my parents were there it took me longer to get out of my shell. But if my parents weren't there I was very outgoing. 
One of the other girls took home the pages and she was going to put it all together.  I'll have to remember to take my camera.
I'm back to doing WW. I'm down to 146.  I cut out all goodies and I've been eating a lot of salad, yogurt and fruit.  I no longer eat at night. 
Now, if I can only get up early to walk.  Any ideas?

Welcome to Saturday

I have to write a paper for my literature in a diverse classroom class.  The hardest part is getting started.  My pool is beckoning to me though.  It's supposed to be really nice out today.  I have work at 4 and I would like to work on my tan. 
We have Maggie this week for a couple of days.  He gets so excited in an older dog kind of way.  He's going blind in both eyes. I never thought he would get old.  I said to him last week, "Magnus, I'm sorry you lost your eyes."  He's going to be 11 in October. 
My flowers are doing really well.  I have to remember to feed them tomorrow.  My cucumbers are going crazy and I have to tie up my tomato plants.  I miss so much here when I'm in Shick for the week.

Mandivilla

Calidium

Crazy cucumbers

Logan, Kona and Magnus--I love my puppies!!

 

Please

Please give love and support to NoSwimmers.  She has lost both twins.  My heart goes out to her.

My apologies

I'm sorry that I made you upset.  I hope you can forgive me.

Nifty Fifty

Reproductive Jeans did this and I thought it seemed like a good getting to know you for NaComLeavMo.

Here goes:

1. I love my first name: Susan
2. I like the nicknames: Suz, Susie, Susannah.
3. I do not like to be called Sue.
4. My nicknames growing up were: Noonie, Magruder, Gertie, Gravel Gertie and Sunshine.
5. My favorite color is red.
6. My favorite color used to be navy blue.
7. My t-shirts and sweaters are arranged according to color.
8. I am currently working on my third degree: Elementary Education.
9. I have an assoc. in Criminal Justice and a B.S. in Humanities with a Minor in English.
10. My dream job is to be a dog groomer.
11. My second dream job would be to teach deaf children.
12. I taught Elisabeth sign language and that's how we communicated before she began to speak.
13. I met my husband on mat.ch.com.
14. He's the best thing that ever happened to us.
15. My two dogs came from the S.P.C.A.: Kona and Logan.
16. My town that I grew up in was very small. It had one traffic light.
17. My backyard was the state game lands. There was also a water fall a short distance from my house.
18. I lived in Boston for one summer. I loved it.
19. When I was in high school my plan for children was to adopt.
20. I do have one daughter and I would like one more.
21. I played soccer, track and field, cross country and field hockey in high school.
22. I'm a very slow runner. My first 9 mile race the ambulance followed me for the first 2 miles.
23. I always finish a race.
24. I'm not a quitter.
25. I like to research something before I buy it.
26. My favorite movie of all time is G.oonies.
27. My favorite actor of all times is from that movie: Se.an Astin.
28. My plan (made in 5th grade) for after high school was to move to Ca and marry him.
29. I worked in a floral/gift shop/nursery/gourmet food store for 5 years.
30. I learned to arrange flowers, care for annuals/perennials/trees. This comes in handy with my own garden.
31. I also learned how to deal with the public.
32. I have worked in the restaurant business for almost 9 years.
33. I look forward to being done. Dealing with hungry people can make you pull your hair out.
34. My mind is set to the school calendar: Sept to June.
35. I have alot of gray hairs. I change my mind about dying my hair.
36. I've learned to embrace my naturally curly hair: I think it makes me look younger.
37. I took ballet in high school. I learned how to do a split. My best friend and I took classes together (she was in ballet since she was 3). She couldn't do a split.
38. My claim to fame is I sang with Dicky Barrett lead singer of the Mighty Mighty Bosstones. I forgot the words and they had to hold the beat until I gathered my composure.
39. I went to see the Bosstones and Woodstock and did not tell my parents.
40. I'm lucky to be alive.
41. My parents did a really good job raising me.
42. I would like to learn how to surf, sew and make a strawberry rhubarb pie.
43. I would love to parachute out of a plane.
44. I want to travel to Lithuania, Ireland, France, Australia and England.
45. Sometimes I walk around at work and talk in a fake English accent.
46. It makes my co-workers laugh.
47. I like to make people laugh.
48. I'm trying to eat healthier and exercise more.
49. I like my eyes. I think they are my best feature.
50. I like to pluck my eyebrows.

Little bit at a time

I just completed The C.ore Workout with G.unnar Peterson. I'm going to try to get back into shape by taking it a little bit at a time.  I'm no spring chicken anymore.  40 minutes of lunges, squats and dumb bell was just right for today.

My blog

I do not know why my blog is all funky. I have to ask my husband. 
Also I missed my Blogaversary!!  It was May 10.  I can't believe it's been a whole year!!  Thank you to all who read and support me!

I thought things were going well

Yesterday was off to a good start.  Elisabeth wanted a donut and m.ilky way hot chocolate from D & D so we made the trek and got her goodies.  Poppy showed up to put the roof on the shed.  We cleaned and organized her playroom.  For lunch we had pizza from my favorite pizza place--with mushrooms!!  After lunch Poppy resumes work on the roof and Elisabeth and I see Poppy waving.  I tell her Poppy must want to say goodbye because it's raining.  She opens the door and my dad says, "Susan, you have to take me to the ER."  He fell off the scaffolding while holding a piece of plywood and made a huge gash in his leg.  For you and me a gash would be bad but for him it was worse because he's on blood thinners. 
So off in the van we go to the ER.  They get him on a gurney soon after signing in.  Meanwhile-- Michael's Dad came and got Elisabeth and Michael drove to the ER.
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Michael wanted to see how bad of a gash it was and he lifted up the gauze and you can see my Dad's bone.
He ended up getting 6 stitches on the inside and 14 on the outside.  He has his knee in a brace so he doesn't bend his leg and has to use a cane to get around. 
It was a gust of wind that caused my Dad's fall.  The plywood acted like a parachute.  I feel so bad that my Dad was only trying to build us a shed and he gets hurt. I know that it was an accident.  I told him that Michael will be helping him finish putting the plywood on the roof. 
We all laughed when the nurse was giving him his instructions at home.  Rest, take it easy, etc.  My Dad take it easy?  He doesn't know how to.  He's in good hands with Meem--she's a CRNA. 
I spoke to my Dad this morning and he's doing okay.  He even slept in his own bed last night.  That was no small feet because his bedroom is on the second floor.  I wish him a speedy recovery and the ability to ask for help when he needs it.