"Always strive to excel, but only on weekends." ~Richard Rorty

Questions for yesterday (since I am posting this the next morning):

• Why do parents send their ADD kid to school in a shirt that has blinking lights on it? Do you hate me?
• If you are the one that ran a red light and you are stuck in the intersection, do you have the right to get mad at the person that is probably flipping you off or cursing you in the car that would like to get through the intersection when it is their turn?
• Why can't I enjoy cool weather?
• How come my husband's phone has to go off every 3o minutes when he has a text message (starting at 3 something in the am, mind you)?

Those are just some concerns I had yesterday/today.

I would really like to go shopping...seriously. I maybe need to win the lottery. That is my solution. It may helped if I play, but I don't. Maybe I should. 

That mouse in my house...I think that it is still here. We set traps last night. We had better get it because it creeps me out. Gross little things.

I feel random today. Should make for an interesting day at school. If the teacher is random...watch out!

I need to get out of here and put on makeup, dry my hair, get dressed, warm up the car (since it is FREEZING here), and go to work. Is it Friday yet?

My mom came up today...good times! They redid the Michael's store in our town and it is AMAZING! I totally forgot until I walked in and it was so different. My mom was like a kid in a candy store. We were there for over an hour, and I probably could have spent more time in there. Mmmm....if only I had more money.

That seems to be the theme of my weekend, "If only I had more money". Then I could have ALL the scrapbook stuff for my wedding book, these awesome shoes that I saw at Shoe Carnival, and about 8 million clothes at Old Navy. I saw these green pants.

Now, typically, I would not buy green pants, but in person these are amazing. Old Navy pants just don't fit me right though, and I need more practical pants. Damn being practical. I did buy turquoise shorts this year. Maybe I will try New York and Co. They definitely have pants that fit my poor short legs. 

Anyways...this weekend is flying by and I wish that it would s-l-o-w down. I am really not in the mood for this week at school. Busy, busy, and Halloween. Dreaded holidays at school. I love it for one reason. We have a costume contest by grade and the kids get very original. One kid came as a washer last year. With fake bubbles, clothes, and soap attached. It was serious. I will have to post some photos. Goodness!

Alright, this is enough for today. Maybe I am rambling. It's okay. Have a happy weekend!

"Parenting is a lot easier to get into than out of." Bruce Lansky

I survived parent/teacher conferences. Thank goodness! There were some interesting people, that’s for sure…it really explains some of those kids and their choices. *sigh* If I were keeping a list of excuses, I should have started it last night, because I heard ‘em all.

Today was a nice half work-day. I stayed a little later and cleaned my classroom. I am a little cluttery, I’m not gonna lie. I cleaned and got some important things done. I still have stuff to do though, which sucks. Seems like there is ALWAYS something to do.

Now I am home, with the dog, which doesn’t quit barking. Ever. I would love a nap. Love. Will this happen? Doubtful. The backyard is nasty, squishy, and super muddy, so I can’t put him back there while I get some shut-eye. Damn.

Busy weekend ahead. My mom is coming here tomorrow and I have no idea what we are going to do, and I still need to clean the house. Again, damn.

I hope everyone else has a wonderful weekend!!