Winter is nature's way of saying, "Up yours." ~Robert Byrne

Snow day. Ew.

My cast is coming off today! I am super excited to have it off. I guess they are going to put a splint/brace thing on it after the cast comes off. I think I may have wear the sling still, but that's okay because I should have more motion in my arm.

Things aren't super exciting around here lately. Just the usual. I am quite over the yuck of winter.

Shutter Island was very good though...I recommend it!

"There are 2 ways of meeting difficulties, you alter the difficulties or you alter yourself to meet them." Phyllis Bottome

Things that are hard (nearly impossible) with one hand:

• buttoning pants with multiple button (i.e. dress pants)
• pulling my hair back
• washing my right arm (don't wrry, it gets done!)
• opening pop bottles
• folding laundry (oh, but I can!)
• wearing a coat
• pushing a cart
• carrying heavy stuff
• washing dishes

Things that are easier now than a week ago:

• walking
• putting shirts on
• deoderant application
• one handed typing
• cooking
• driving
• sleeping...kinda

I am so ready to have 2 hands again...

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"I get by with a little help from my friends" Beatles

I got ready for work with one arm this morning. It only took me an hour. Here's a rundown of what I accomplished:

• washed my hair over the tub - uncomfortable
• put my make-up on - even liquid eyeliner!
• dried my hair
• straightened my hair  - the hair was the hardest for me to do
• got dressed - but I needed Mr. S. to button my pants...I will need to find someone trusty at work to help me with this!
• put earrings in

Mr. S, had to put on my deoderant as well as button my pants. Not too bad for all that I did this morning. I am pretty tired after getting ready and my pain pills are kicking in. Good thing today is a half day! And today is the Valentine's party at school...I'll need a nap after today! 

Have a lovely Friday and don't forget to enter the giveaway below!

"A friend loveth at all times." - Proverbs 17:17

It is 12:30am...I'm attempting to sleep on the couch, but I have slept for 30min...that's about it for me for now. I am typing one handed, which is taking awhile, but I have time.

Surgery went well. I will find out more later today what they took out. Made it home and ate Subway. Around 10pm I got naseaus, puked, and slept a little. Ick. Miserable. Good thing I took off from work tomorrow.

I am going to search through other blogs for some entertainment. I want to thank all of you lovely ladies for your wonderful support. Thanks for the thoughts and prayers!

A couple of my students do blog responses to me in reading groups. One asked how I was doing. I maybe teared up from the support of one of my 3rd graders...


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"Life is never boring, but some people choose to be bored." Wayne Dyer

Dun, dun, dun....It is surgery day. I have not been able to eat or drink since midnight, which is fine right now at 6am, but my surgery isn't until noon. I can't eat or drink until after my surgery. *grumble* I thought they would do my surgery earlier, but no.

A snow day yesterday meant that I got caught up on my assignments for my classes, which was nice. I got a lot done so that I wouldn't have to do it after my surgery. It's going to be a challenge to type with one good hand. My husband likes to call it "hook day". Yep, nice, right?

I tried to get laundry done so that I wouldn't have to do it today and so Mr. S. wouldn't have to do it. I am trying to make life just a little bit easier through this hiccup. They say I only have to be casted for about 2 weeks, so that makes it better.

Welp, I am going to go stare at the fridge and think about what I will eat after surgery.

"It is by chance that we met, by choice that we became friends."

I received this award from My Life with Boys. Sherrie has been a wonderful Blogger friend and I am very honored to get this award!

This award is all about recognizing friendships that have been made while blogging.

The Rules:
1. List 6 things you are a master in.
2. Pass it on to 6 bloggers you think are masters at friendship, and make blogging so awesome.

Gosh, 6 things I am a master in?! Do I have that many things? Eek! I will do as many as I can.

1.) Cooking: This is something my mom thought I would not be able to do very well. It was one of her concerns when I moved out of the house. Now it is something that I feel I can do very well and that I really love to do! I love pulling out ingredients and making things happen in the kitchen!

2.) Technology: I have always enjoyed computers and technology. I like to mess with computers and I seem to be able to come up with solutions to problems people have. I love to help people out and try new things with computers. I feel very confident in what I am able to do. This would explain why I am getting my Masters in technology!

3.) Obsessing: Does this make sense? Well, in my mind it does. I can pick something I really want or like and I can obsess about it like no one's business. I talk about it, think about it, and live it until I am either really shot down or until I get it. 

4.) Talking: Not gonna lie, I talk all day as a teacher. I'm pretty good at it. I can talk about anything and everything. I like it.

5.) Planning: I have to have a plan for everything. I can really sit down and make a plan for something I want or need. I can make plans for vacations, lesson plans, menus...etc.

My 6 blog friends

Mrs. A.

Ms. Attitude

Lindsey

Ruby Red Slippers

Becky

Jamee

Thanks ladies!

A lot of people like snow. I find it to be an unnecessary freezing of water. ~Carl Reiner

If I were a month, I'd be June.
If I were a day of the week, I’d be Saturday.
If I were a time of day, I’d be 1pm.
If I were a planet, I’d be Jupiter.
If I were a sea animal, I’d be a starfish.
If I were a direction, I’d be northeast.
If I were a piece of furniture, I’d be a bookshelf.
If I were a liquid, I’d be Diet Dr. Pepper with vanilla.
If I were a gemstone, I’d be a turquoise gemstone.
If I were a tree, I’d be a Japanese cherry blossom.


If I were a tool, I’d be a level.
If I were a flower, I’d be Mona Lisa lilly.

If I were a kind of weather, I’d be warm sunshine.
If I were a musical instrument, I’d be a voice.
If I were a color, I’d be turquoise.
If I were an emotion, I’d be content.
If I were a fruit, I’d be a clementine.
If I were a sound, I’d be waves on the beach.

If I were an element, I’d be neon.
If I were a car, I’d be a 35oZ.

If I were a food, I’d be spaghetti.
If I were a place, I’d be a beach.
If I were a material, I’d be soft and warm.
If I were a taste, I’d be sweet.
If I were a scent, I’d be cinnamon.

If I were an object, I’d be a blanket.
If I were a body part, I’d be eyes.
If I were a facial expression, I’d be twinkling eyes.
If I were a song, I’d be a dance song.
If I were a pair of shoes, I'd be heeled boots.


Thanks Ms. Attitude for this idea! I needed something light for this snow day!

"There is nothing wrong with change, if it is in the right direction." Winston Churchill

It has been a few days...I have just been busy and not really in the mood to post.

Life changes...it can be small, it can be big...but it changes. Some days I wake up and I am ready for things to change in a big way, but some days I wake up and I wish that things would just stay the way they were the day before.

At work I feel overwhelmed with all the changes that a new principal brings, but I know that I really agree with her changes. I am ready to make some changes and do something different. A lot goes into making these changes and it can take a lot of work, but it has to happen. I just have to take one day at a time so I don't exhaust myself.

At home there are changes that happen. There are things that I can't control and things that I can control. Sometimes I wish that life could be easier...okay, I say sometime, I mean all the time. I wish that I didn't have to worry about money, I could finish my bathroom, buy the bedroom set that I want...money. Ick. I wish that someone else would clean my house, take the dishes out of the dishwasher, fold my laundry. It isn't going to happen, but wishing is okay, right?

My body. It has changed....gotten fluffier in some spots, if you will. I work out doing P90X. It kicks my ass, but there is change.

If you think about it, it takes work to create change. If you want something changed, work. Do something to make things different for yourself or to make it better. It doesn't just happen.

This is probably a pointless post for some, but it is good for me. *sigh* I am exhausted.