Now I know what Grandpa Meant

((That is my mom in the white. She is with her brother and sister in this picture. My mom is the baby. She is just as sweet as she looks. ))

Bone weary....I used to hear my grandpa say that but never knew what it meant, tonight I know what it means. It's a deep seeded weariness, much more than being tired. I honestly wondered if I could make it through today. I just felt like I had given all I could give and there was nothing more there. Guess there was because I made it. I think I really just need a break, but our first 3 day weekend off isnt til Veteran's day which is still 3 weeks away. One of my team mates took off half day yesterday and then today to go visit family. Im the only one of the eight teachers in our grade that hasnt had a day off for something. Maybe I should just take a mental health day.

Been missing my family more than usual the last few days, I dont think that is so unusal, when Im stressed I just think of wanting to be home. I especially miss my mom at times like this, she and I were always close but after my divorce we got even closer. I miss just sitting on the front porch with her and talking about my day. Now there is no one to talk to about it. I guess that is why all of it comes out here. I miss having someone to talk to, there is no one here.

ok on to better things. I had my first administrative observation last week, we have 3 a year. Today I had the post observation meeting and she was very complimentary about my style and said that at this time she didnt even have any suggestions, so I guess that is a good thing.

Well Im tired so I think I will go to bed early tonight, sleep late tomorrow and then sleep some more. Seems to be all I want to do these days.

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My nieces sent this to me because they miss me! Arent they cute.

Some more wedding pics

To the left my sister and her attendants. The girl in green on the far left is my oldest niece and the little girl in purple is my youngest neice.
Below is my sister with her butterfly tattoo.

Sister by herself.

My brother and the bride's attendants.

THe bride's attendants looking shy.

My Sister's Wedding 07-07-07

to the left is my great niece and her new friend
below is my sister and brother in law


To the left is another pic of the bride and groom
Below is my daddy.

My sister, looking radiant

Catching Up

Not much going on with me these days. Feel like Im trying to keep my head above water these days. It's funny sometimes....I think Im a good teacher but Im not sure Im a good teacher. The scores last year were good but will they be this year and if they aren't, is it my fault or is it because the students arent quite as with it this year as last? I don't know.

Anyway, I have a dilemma tonight. Everyone knows that when fall comes the spiders move in and I detest spiders, especially those nasty camel back spiders that look like a cross between a cricket and a spider and they jump. I found one in my hallway today and tried to kill it then it escaped into my bedroom, under the bed, then I went back in a bit later and it was on the wall just above the head of my bed. I sprayed it with some bug killer, I think it was Raid for ants and the darn thing jumped down onto the floor between the bed and the wall. Now I dont want to go to bed unless I find the damn thing...sigh...guess Ill be moving bedroom furniture tonight. Gads I hate spiders.

If I can figure out out to post a picture here Im going to add a couple of my beautiful sister at her wedding. She is the baby and Ive talked about her before, I, of course, adore her. Until later, Adios!

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A Nice Weekend

Thursday we had an early release day for students and then they were off on Friday. Unfortunately for the teachers it meant a day and a half of boring training.

Friday night my sister and brother in law came up, it was nice to see them, I had seen my sister once since they got married but hadnt seen him. Saturday we went out for Mexican, I always love that. Then Saturday night I actually cooked...my skills are a little rusty but it was a decent meal. They left at 7 this morning. The only part I didnt enjoy was the fact that my brother in law wanted to watch football 24/7. We made him let us watch a movie Saturday night and we were kind, we didnt make it a chick flick. She said he is like that at home so she just goes in the other room. If she wants to watch TV they have two. I just have one so we watched a lot of football.

Im not feeling the greatest today, woke up with a sore throat, not sure what is up with that. Hopefully will be better tomorrow before I need my loud teacher voice...lol. That is my catch up for the week.

Role Play

Haven't written about the role play world lately. I've mostly been playing with my characters that live in the elven world. One of my first characters, Keera, married an elven man and the rp revolves around them and their children. We figured up the other night that Keera and Solostaran had been together for about six years now. I really appreciate my rp partner, he has stuck by me and my characters through thick and thin.

Not only do we play Keera and Solo together but we have about 7 other rp "couples" that we pull out depending on the rp. Ive done storylines that I would have never thought of but because he is so creative we just have fun with it. We just recently started a modern day rp that has been great and I am just amazed he comes up with this stuff off the top of his head. The modern day rp is kind of a murder/mystery type of story. We have three others that regularly rp with us and we are all in on this new story line. It's a nice change.

He has also introduced me to World of Warcraft. The jury is still out on that one, not sure if I like it or not but Im giving it the old american try. We try to mix it up, play on WoW one day and IRC on the next. Gives me a chance to think about the whole WoW thing.

The funny thing about rp is that so many of the times you become good friends with the typist of the characters that you play with, that is how it is with Sol's character and I. We became friends and now I call him my rock because he is dependable and there when I need him. Not just a friend but one of my closest friends. I hope he knows how much I count on him being there.

Haven't been playing Clariandra lately since my rp partner has been out of commission for a while but looks like Ill be pulling her out and blowing off the dust in a bit. She and Keera are probably my favorite characters ever. Lady Susan will always hold a special place in my heart but I was such a newbie when I created her, she was rather bland. I still pull her out on occasion but for the most part she is resting.

That's the update on my world of role play. Now Im off to the world of reality. An all meeting day today...Yay! *dripping sarcasm on that word*

Ciao

Thunderstorms and Tornadoes

We have been in a severe drought for a couple of months now and actually gone into extreme drought status, I don't know the difference, all I know is it has been hot and dry. We had 78 days of temps over 90 and 14 of them were in September. Im not used to that, usually by mid September, back in Indiana, we are starting to feel some fall weather. But I digress, surprise surprise.

It rained yesterday, thank you God. But it didn't just come a nice gentle rain, it came with a fury. The rain was just starting at the end of the school day, by the time I got home it was torrential and windy and cold. Im not complaining at all, I was tempted to go out and dance in it but was afraid the neighbors might call the men in the white coats to take me in for treatment. Not that I couldn't use it but I prefer to stay home. About 6:00 it was DARK, almost as dark as night and the warnings started coming on. I was talking to some friends online and listening to the weather at the same time, trying to stay calm. One of our schools was near a tornado touchdown, not sure if the school was actually damaged but then they came on and said rotation had been seen in the sky above my school. That is only 6 miles away and west of me. So since storms normally move east I was a little tense. I lit some candles in case the power went out and prayed. I never lost power and by 9:30 the warnings had expired and there was only thunder, lightening and rain. They said this morning that we got 1 - 3 inches of rain, a good start on relieving the drought but still need a lot more. I just hope it doesnt all come in the form of bad storms.

I am so thankful for the power of prayer. God has just answered my prayers over and over in my life. He doesn't always answer them the way I want him to but in the long run I always see that He knows best.

Was glad to hear that the owner of Ye Olde Duck and Run made it through his ordeal and hope to hear that all is fine with him.

Today is the annual festival in my hometown. Im sorry I dont get to be there but I know that my family are all enjoying it. I remember as a little girl that we could never sleep the night before. My aunts, uncles and cousins would all come down for the festival and we would run around town until we were exhausted. Our parents would give us some money and we would buy all kinds of "treasures" aka junk. As I got into my teen age years the "treasures" were the cute boys we could see and discreetly follow all day. It's really funny how those things seem so important when you are young.

My housework calls, have a blessed day!