well i'm moving from my apartment i've been in for 3 years! Its been a good place...but its time to move up in the world and buy something (even if it is a tiny condo). So I am temporarily at my mom's house for a few days, and will be moving into my condo on Saturday. I'll just have my cell phone from now on - and I don't plan on changing the ( Read more... )

so today was a bit of a down day for me at work.  Jan (my aide) was out today and will be out tomorrow because she threw out her back.  They didn't find anyone to fill her position today..so it was just me and the 14 special education kiddos.  It was a bit nuts....and then to top it off i had a little emotional break down in regards to all the ( Read more... )

the mother of one of my kids died this morning.  this sucks.  that's 3 parents that have died in a little over a year.  i have to say it again....this sucks. I hate it for my kids.  I care about them so much....it makes me sad, and mad, and angry, and upset for them.  No class should have to talk about death this much.  I shouldn't feel like a "pro ( Read more... )

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on me, or my classroom, or something!  So last January I had a student's father die.  and it has happened again.  Another one of my cutie pies has lost his dad.  :(  It didn't hit me as hard this time as it did with the one last January.  But it is still sad and very unexpected.  I think i'm going to skip January next year.

wow...i'm amazed at just how ignorant some  people can be.  I was just going through reading random live journals while passing some time before going out, and I saw something that offended me.  now, i know people will say it was their journal and I didn't have to read it.  i agree, and that's all good.  But the comments people were making to one ( Read more... )

i'm off to arizona to visit my sister!  be back on the 20th. :)

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i hate my stupid fucking neighbors. It must be the new ones that are making noise complaints to the office for every little thing. this time i came home to a letter from the apartment office on my door....i went over to the office to figure out what the hell this was about immediately. I've been trying to be more aware of the volume of my tv and ( Read more... )