Teachlady

Good morning,Violets.. School is closed here in Alpena, but my former school in Mio isn't. Those were the days I used to dislike the most... when I had to drive 62 miles to school when the school right here was closed. I'm so thankful I don't have to worry about that anymore. I have a flute rehearsal this morning. Hope all 4 of us can make it in. The side roads are really icy. We didn't get any more snow, but the slush all froze so it's a mess. Bob went out last night and shoveled the mess the grader pushed into our driveway so we're ahead of the game on that for the time being. Ethan will be here all day today. Our son who lives 7 hours away will be coming up to Kris's house for the weekend so he can hunt with Nathan. We are going out to dinner together tomorrow night and then Kris and I are making pasties Saturday for Josh's birthday party. My baby will be 34 on the 16th.... yikes!!!!!! Off to spike up my hair and get dressed. Everyone have a wonderful day.. Haydee... hope your dad is doing well today. Hugs to you and your family..

Forgot to tell you...remember last July when I told you one of my former students was accidently shot and killed by his cousin? Josh was 16 years old when he died. Well, his 17 year old sister died today from cystic fibrosis. What a sad, sad Christmas this will be for this family. I had both Josh and Jessica in Kindergarten. Great kids.

Good evening, Violets.. We got dumped on with snow and wind last night. All schools in the area were closed and I cancelled choir. Ethan stayed home with Joe, so Bob and I had the day to ourselves. I started the Christmas cards and did a little laundry. I have not even gotten dressed today!! I'm still coughing and wish I could get rid of it. Jen is doing better today. She went in to work, but came home when the boss came in. She was in a lot of pain and needed to rest today so he sent her home, thank goodness. Joe works tomorrow so we'll have Ethan for the day. I have a flute rehearsal and that's it for the day. Not sure what the weather will be, but we're supposed to ge some more snow and wind tonight. Haydee.. so glad to hear your dad's alright. Off to fix some leftovers for supper.. ribs, potatoes and onions and sweet and sour red cabbage.. a repeat from last night. Everyone have a good evening. Glee and modern family on tonight!!!

156 days till Haydee and Juan's wedding!!

Good evening, Violets... What a day this has turned out to be. Kris came over with Grady and we went out to lunch together. When we got back I went to Walmart to get a couple of things before the storm and to pick up our Christmas photos.. they turned out great!! Now to type out the letter to go with the picture. When I got home Bob was on the phone with Jen and told me we needed to get over there right away because she had fallen down the basement stairs. She didn't think she broke anything, but had been at the bottom of the stairs for about an hour. She thought she knocked herself out, but wasn't sure. Ethan was roaming around the house upstairs, coming to see her every now and then and saying.. Are you ok, Mommy?... We got right over there and I helped her up the stairs. She was really in pain so Bob took Ethan home and I took Jen to the ER. We were there almost 2 hours. X-rays turned out negative for breaks. Just severe bruising. They gave her a pain shot and a Valium. She was in a gooooooood mood when it was time to go home. I doubt that she works tomorrow. We will get Ethan first thing in the morning for the day. So much for today being a day to ourselves.... I sat in the waiting room with the "people from Walmart" and two hip hop wanna be's complete with jeans down below their butt, baseball hats sideways and hoodies....perfect for northern Michigan.. The storm is supposed to start tonight at 10 and we are supposed to get 10+ inches. We shall see. My Godson texted me to ask what I thought about there being a snow day tomorrow. I'm the resident snow day predictor. I told him no school tomorrow or Thursday. Hope I'm right!! Off to watch NCIS and then read a little and wait for the storm. Everyone have a good evening. Sleep well.

157 days till Haydee and Juan's wedding!!

Good morning, Violets.. I got to sleep in late because Ethan doesn't arrive until 1:30 this afternoon. Time for me to get some things done this morning. All reports say a big storm is headed our way today through Thursday. We're supposed to get 8-12 inches of the white stuff. I don't mind cause I don't have to worry about driving to work in it, but choir rehearsal is Wednesday and we only have 2 more rehearsals before our pageant on the 20th. Oh well..that's life in northern Michigan. It's 20 degrees right now. Had to take our Yorkie Kirby to the vet yesterday. Sunday when I let all the dogs out Jetta the huge dog ran into him and he slipped in the snow on the deck and after that he hopped on three legs. No yipping like he was in pain, he just wouldn't walk on that leg. Bob took him to the vet yesterday while I was doing my hospital shift. Vet took x-rays and said he has severe arthritis in his hip. She gave us some pain meds to give him for 5 days. If the meds don't help him, we're looking at hip surgery... oh joy. Well, today he's walking on the leg so I have my fingers crossed. The vet also said to help the pain he needs to be exercised more and fed less... hmmmmmmmmm now why does that sound familiar??? I haven't had a fill in a year now and I still pb when I eat too fast or too much. At least I know my band is still there working. We've had soup for the last couple of days for meals. Tonight I'm fixing pineapple glazed ribs in the pressure cooker. Very yummy. Off to get some breakfast and get dressed for the day. Everyone make it a good one! BBL...

158 days till Haydee and Juan's wedding!!

Good morning, Violets.. Drive by post. I have to get to my volunteer shift at the hospital. Slept in a little cause I've been coughing up a storm. Will check back later... just wanted to say good morning!!

Anybody watch Desperate Housewives?????

Good evening, Violets.. What a day. I just got up from an hour nap. I was up early this morning and did my church thing, then we went to lunch and then I had a concert with the symphony. It went very well. I got home at 5, we had some homemade veggie soup and then I crashed. The goooooood news is.... the Bobster had put in an application for an interim position at the Presbyterian church about 40 minutes away. There were 32 applicants and after preaching there twice last month, he was the unanimous choice!!!! Soooooooooo he soon will be working once again doing what he loves.. preaching and taking care of a church as they search for a new pastor. If it was not for my best friend, the organist at my church here, I would be done Jan. 1... but I can't do that to her so I will stick it out till June, but then I am definitely done, done, done with choir directing and being in a different church than Bob each Sunday. Michelle....how is DH?????? Hope he got some relief. Janie..did you try a cold pack on your knee??? Congrats on the weight loss!!! Today during the concert, I was standing on a riser for about a half hour and my bum knee locked up. I had to step slowly off the riser when we were done. I looked like a little old lady...............oh wait.......I IS! I've been coughing a lot this evening.. Hope it doesn't get worse. I have too many musical events coming up in the next few weeks. Can't afford to be without a voice! Off to watch Desperate Housewives... wooo hoooooo.. Everyone have a good evening. Sleep well.

159 days till Haydee and Juan's wedding!!

Good morning, Violets.. It's dark out and we have about an inch of snow on the ground. Guess winter is finally here. 22 degrees out, but nice and cozy here by the Christmas tree. PamELa.... I finished Wishin' and Hopin' last night.. what a hoot! Thanks for recommending it. Now off to find another one. Gotta get ready for church and then our concert this afternoon. Everyone have a great day. Stay warm!!!

160 days till Haydee and Juan's wedding!!

Good evening, Violets.. Quiet again today in here. That's the weekend for ya. We had a nice, relaxing day today. Went to Walmart and got a few things and had lunch with Kris, Nathan and Grady. Came home and got the Christmas picture taken and then sent it in to Walmart to be made into cards. I still need to get my Christmas letter done with all the highlights of the past year so everyone who gets a card can read it and yawn a bit. :w00t: It got up to 28 degrees today,no snow at all. Wonder when we'll get some that will stick on the ground... not that I'm asking for any yet!!! But sure would be nice to have some on the ground for Christmas. Last year at this time we had 15 inches on the ground already. I'm mailing out my Secret Santa gift on Monday.. wooooo hoooooo!! Off to work out on the glider for a half hour and then place some games on Facebook. Everyone have a good evening!!

Good morning, Violets... Sorry Michelle, but you can have the snow.. at least until Christmas Eve, then I must have at least a dusting. None here at all. It's 25 degrees here right now. I slept in till 9:30.. had a coughing jag last night so I took a Mucinex this morning and of course it got caught in my throat. I pb'd the juice I took with the pill, but the pill stayed down, thank goodness. NOTHING, repeat , NOTHING on the agenda today!!! First time in a long time and starting tomorrow the rush starts, so I'm going to enjoy as much as I can today. Everyone have a great day... be good to yourselves. I'll check in later to make sure you're all still behaving..:wink2: Haydee..... NOW you can talk about being cold!! Welcome to my world!!!

Good evening, Violets.. Back from rehearsal and now waiting to watch the big finale of Monk. Love that show! Everything is quiet here and I'm enjoying my solitude. Going to read a bit on the laptop while I watch Monk.. Multi-tasking is my middle name. (I'm watching the Detroit Pistons game too).

Good evening, Violets.. Ethan's mom just picked him up so finally some peace and quiet for a couple of hours until I go for dress rehearsal at 7. I love that little boy, but 5 days a week is a lot to ask of an old lady!! Have to be home tonight in time to see the finale of Monk. NOTHING on the agenda for tomorrow!! I can't believe it!! Michelle... kudos to your son for his obvious talent. That's pretty impressive for him to be in a group with adults and pros!! Heather.. Kris uses Ambusol and tylenol for Grady when he teeths. He now has 8 teeth!!!! I told Kris he'll be eating corn on the cob this summer. Off to eat supper and then head to rehearsal. Everyone have a good evening..

161 days till Haydee and Juan's wedding!!

Good morning, Violets.. I'm up and waiting for Ethan to arrive for the day. I'm trying to decide if I want to go to Zumba or not today. I have this nagging cough and really don't feel like going out today. I'll see if I can talk myself into it in the next hour. Tracy... once you get an accurate diagnosis for Robby, meds will be a tremendous help. Will be sending purple power to you on the 15th and of course every other day too! I enjoy reading your comments on Facebook. Off to let the garage dog in and check out emails. Everyone have a great day.. be good to yourselves!

Yeah.. pretty darn quiet in here!! Just got back from flute rehearsal. We are playing Christmas music for the church service on the 13th. Great stuff... I'm on chapter three of the book, PamELa... liking it so far. I'm going to go to bed early tonight. Ethan comes at 8 again and I have Zumba Gold at 9 and a dress rehearsal for a symphony concert tomorrow night at 7. Everyone have a good evening.. sleep well.

162 days till Haydee and Juan's wedding!!

Good morning, Violets. I'm up and waiting for Ethan to arrive for the day. I'm also looking out the window and seeing snowflakes drifting down. It's a pretty steady downfall, but not lots of snow yet. I actually wouldn't mind seeing white snow out there instead of dreary grass. The situation with the church will drag on and on, I'm afraid. I just have to put on my big girl panties and realize I can't change anything. But I will be done directing the choir in June after our big Gospel Sunday. 25 years of doing that is long enough and if Bob gets his interim that he's applied for, I don't want to be tied down to this church and be apart from him every Sunday. I would love to quit sooner than that, but I can't do that to my best friend, the organist. We have a meeting with the Board prior to the Board meeting Dec. 14th and it will be without Tom, so we'll see how that goes. I'm not optimistic anymore. Still can't find Bob's cell phone and we just can't figure out where it could be. It will be 2 years before he can upgrade to a new phone. But he says as long as he can make and receive calls, he doesn't need all the bells and whistles the other one had. Nothing on the agenda today except babysitting and then flute rehearsal tonight. Michelle.. wish I could be there to hear the concert. Kudos to DS!! PamELa... read the first chapter of the book last night and it is a hoot. Will try and get some reading in on the laptop today. Everyone have a great day. Be good to yourselves.

Good evening, Violets.. Just got off the phone with my friend who is on the board. She is frustrated and so am I. Nothing will be done for now. Tom (the pastor) will meet with the staff and talk about resolving communication issues. whoop de doo. The staff will meet with the Board without Tom on Jan. 3 to let them know how things are progressing. And so the saga continues without an end in sight. sighhhhhhhhhh Off to read on the Kindle.. Yes, PamELa, I Wishin' and Hopin'. I'm going to go start it right now. Everyone have a good evening. Sleep well.

Here are a couple of pix.. I'm off to choir.. will check in tonight.