Last weekend, a combination of things hit. A meal that disagreed with me and worry about finances --contractor finally got in touch same week property tax bill arrived AND found out husband needs $3,000 more in dental work. Spent one night really sick and three days recovering. The good thing, I was REALLY missed at work. Practically dancing in the ( Read more... )

Meryl Streep and her husband have been married 45 years. Turns out that haven't lived together for six years. I get that.

I have to give two tours today to a 50 year class reunion. One was at the Convent and one at the high school, right after each other. When I got home I had neither my keys to the Convent or the High School or my cellphone. I must have left them at the high school somehow but I can't check until Monday. ARGH!!!!!!!

Brought a new $1,000 dishwasher yesterday but the installation guy didn't call today ( Read more... )

Cicadas. Grasshoppers. Forest fires. In acknowledging that summer is winding down, I pull out the heavy winter coats and checked to see if mending and/or washing was needed. Two of the coats that are machine washable are in washing machine. The dry clean only needs to be taken to the dry cleaners. School starts the 28th and I will start a few days ( Read more... )

I am president of a board that works on preserving a historic former convent. We applied for and thought we weren't getting a big state grant. Turns out we did get it and are now frantically playing catch up. Phone calls and emails and I have to join meeting etc. etc. In the middle of that, I get a call from the descendant of one of the founders of ( Read more... )

People who have Golden Wedding Anniversaries are OLD. So how the hell did I end up with a 45th on Saturday. Went out to dinner with younger brother (4 weeks out from his hip replacement and doing well). My quiet husband said nothing as the rest of us chatted but he told me many years ago, that's why he married me. I keep up the conversation ( Read more... )

I am working at the high school as a para this year, part time copy room and part time taking notes for students who have trouble taking notes. Today was the first day of the new semester. Friday we had off. On Thursday afternoon, the stuff started piling up in my in basket with hopeful notes I could get it done right away. Nope. Poor planning on ( Read more... )

Have done something to left hip/lower back. Can barely move. Had to come home from work today but Friday afternoon's are always slow. Hope it gets better. Missing my shift at the Thrift Store where I volunteer and my back up has a cold and her back up had a stroke. Ah, life, sometimes it sucks.

The principal at the elementary school where I worked moved over the high school to be assistant principal and I went along with her. I attended that high school but somehow, when I was there, back in the 1970s, I don't remember that many stairs. Yikes. Plus I was in a disorganized room now that I am now in charge of -- the copy room -- and my OCD ( Read more... )