Thursday Night Thoughts

Thursday night = time for more blogging!

So, I discovered the Flip video camera in a non-operative state the other day and David confirmed tonight that it is indeed non-repairable. DANG IT. I told the kids whoever took the last video on that camera would have to pay for it, since they have a BAD BAD BAD habit of snatching it and recording things and just in general treating it carelessly.

Printer also not working. Think it is because of the darn refill cartridge not being read properly by the printer. HP has a known issue, due to their policy of the printers reading the cartridges and deciding if/when to call them empty. They don't want you to buy refills. Well, I think that ought to be my perogative!

(So, in case you aren't keeping score like I am, we've had issues with the following items in the last week or two: my van, hot water heater, printer, flip video camera, television, oh and David's iPod keeps freezing up. Argh!)

Made huge pot of chili tonight and cornbread. And made the BEST BROWNIES yesterday. Ohhhh man.... WANT MORE.

Training is going well. My scores have consistently been above average, so I think I am getting the hang of things. Next week, my training group will move into production. We are evaluating local market search results for a search engine. That's it in a nutshell, but my guess is that most of you still don't quite comprehend what I am going to be doing. No problem, just know that it's 4 hours a day of using the laptop and getting paid!

Co-op tomorrow. Veggie Tales and Book Club Saturday. Sunday Emily and I are driving to GR for a nice visit, though short. We have some awesome plans. Then early Monday morning have to HIGHTAIL it back to Dryden to pick up the rest and get to Spanish on time. Fun weekend but it'll be go-go-go!

Must spend some time Friday/Saturday thinking of unit study stuff for next week. Won't really have to start it before Tuesday though.

Better get a shower, do something with my nail polish, oh yeah - dye my hair (new shade!), and do my homework for training.

Weekly Preview

This week I start training for my new job. I have some self-study items to complete by Monday night and a training session each day Tuesday-Friday.

Sunday - Church, Persuasion on PBS (but my TV died!)
Monday - Lessons, Spanish, Self-Training for New Job
Tuesday - Lessons, Job Training, Sledding Day, Pampered Chef Party (if I can make it)
Wednesday - Lessons, Job Training
Thursday - Lessons, Job Training
Friday - Co-op, Job Training
Saturday - Veggie Tales Premiere, Book Club
Sunday - Dreamcoat w/Janet

A friend is having a Pampered Chef party Tuesday and I would love to go. It's been forever since I've been to one of those. I'd love to get a pizza stone or two, since we are starting to make our own pizzas again.

This week is not as busy as last week, but I do have some odds and ends to work on - soccer stuff, taxes still aren't done, some painting I'd like to accomplish.

I'll be heading to GR with Emily either Saturday night or Sunday morning early. Probably Sunday AM. Janet and I are going to paint the town TECHNICOLOR and Emily is going to spend some quality time with Grandma.

I only did one Tae-bo this past week - forgot to work out one day, was so busy the others that I just kept putting it off. And then last night, when I headed to do it, the TV wouldn't co-operate! Argh. I think I'm going running later today - it's sunny and supposed to hit 37 degrees! It's been a long time since I've gone running. And, no, the scale did not show a loss this week. Maybe the two paczkis I ate had something to do with that too. And all that laffy taffy. lol

I'm not giving anything up for Lent, but I am going to make a concerted effort to get to bed before midnight and get up and get started on the day.

Grumpy Grumpy Grumpy, But Still Blogging

I was such a grumpy person today. And Friday morning too, to be truthful. I think my family would have chosen a different word. I've got to shake that tomorrow.

We went to Walmart today and I bought a DVD/CD binder - hope it works well. It looks more sturdily constructed than the smaller kind I had before for CD's. We also bought the Veggie Tale - The Wizard of Ha's, which we watched tonight. Cute!

And, I bought something I have longed to purchase for years and years now - the BBC version of Pride and Prejudice on DVD. Ahhhhhh...... I've never wanted to spend the money on it, but even on ebay it goes for a high price all the time, so I've never found a great deal. So, I paid retail for it at Walmart and it will be Worth It. One day this week, Cornerstone Academy will be having Jane Austen Day. heh

We finally had homeschool co-op Friday, after two cancellations (one due to weather and one due to a funeral at the church where we hold co-op). I believe it ran quite smoothly. I posted the kids' schedules over at Cornerstone blog a while back, but for myself - I am free first hour, second hour I sit in the Lego class David is teaching, third hour I am leading a moms discussion group, fourth hour we have a leadership team meeting, and I leave during fifth hour in order to have a little downtime before I have to go to work.

Bob bought a door tonight for our bedroom. That's been a long time coming too! Hopefully he and David can get it installed tout suite.

When we got home from Walmart (with Taco Bell takeout), there was a message on my machine that they'd like me to sub in Sunday School AGAIN tomorrow. This time it is Jamie's class. They called last week too and wanted me to do it for Emily's class, but I said no. If you'll recall, church was cancelled anyway. And the week before, I subbed in Jamie's class too. Am I the only person there is that can sub for Sunday School? Sigh. I DO NOT WANT TO. I do not feel very Sunday-school-ish.

I will be tracking down a high speed internet provider this week. That (and the P&P DVDs) is my splurge from the tax refund. Most of the rest of it will be paying bills.

The kids all loved Taco Bell food, despite much whining and crying beforehand that they hate Taco Bell and wanted McDonald's. TOO BAD KIDS. YOUR VERY GRUMPY MOM LOVES TACO BELL AND IS GETTING THAT. NYAH NYAH

And they love it anyway. @@

Ran into a mom whose kids go to the school I worked at last spring. She says the principal (also teaches 7th/8th) and his wife (teaches 1st) are retiring this year (as was planned) and also the preschool/kindergarten teacher is taking a position at another school. If I don't have some other way for making money soon, I'll probably apply at the school for next year. (And they'd probably hire me, since they offered me a position for this year that I turned down.)

And yes, that means the kids would very likely be in school. I can only keep doing what I've been doing for a limited time.

Yeah, I'm cheerful tonight. If I had more energy, I'd put charming Mr. Darcy in the DVD player right now. But I don't think I can even muster the gumption to wrestle the plastic off the DVD case, so I'll probably just go to bed. Yeah. It's early. For me anyway.