"A good laugh and a long sleep are the best cures in the doctor's book." ~Irish Proverb

Dear Bachelor Jason,

   I thought that you were going to make this season of The Bachelor different. Now I am back at square one...the one that makes me not want to watch this show again. You got my hopes up by picking the girl that was AWESOME....then at the final rose show, you really screwed some stuff up. I mean, really. Wow...talk about crappy. I didn't see that happening at all. The show should make you people stop proposing. That would really eliminate some of the pain and embarassment on the show. I thought you, Bachelor Jason, were different. But, alas, you aren't.

Sincerely,

Girl who is angry at the Bachelor

Yep, I am. How can you not be after watching that show. I mean, I hope that he has found all the happiness in the world...grrrr...poor Melissa.

Remember how my dog hates to let me sleep? At dog school my husband asked what we should do. I figured they would go with the whole "ignore his barking" thing...but they instead said to move his crate into our room because of proximity. We did. We moved it in our room AND he slept ALL night. I woke up to my alarm. I don't know how to describe the excitement I am feeling this morning that I got a full night's sleep last night. Without sleeping on the couch. AMAZING!

"Anyone can catch your eye, but it takes someone special to catch your heart." Author Unknown

Today is Friday the 13th. Today is also the day of our Valentine's parties at school. Neat-o! But do you know what I love? The fact that this is a half day. When making the schedule this year, it worked out to make 2 of our party days half-days. If you are a teacher...or parent, even...you may understand why this is so nice. The kids can only ask you for about an hour "When are we having the party?" You don't really have to try to keep their attention all day...it's awesome. So, here's to Valentine's Day! Woo!

I am back to letting Truman bark all night so that I can sleep in my bed. The night before last was miserable. He barked from like 3am until I got up at 4:45am. Last night though...woo! He slept until 4am (he had to go outside), went back in his crate, barked for about 10 minutes, and I woke to my alarm at 4:45. I am taking one day at a time on this one. Tonight could go either way.

I am all signed up for the class to learn how to instruct Body Jam! I signed up and paid for it last night. It is going to be a month from today. I am pretty psyched!

So I am watching the news and they say something about this Boy Scout's popcorn being linked to the peanut butter problem. No one has been sick on it yet, but it is linked. I BOUGHT THAT POPCORN! Holy cow! I am sure that if I were to be sick, I would have been already. No good, boy scouts.

"Sleep is a symptom of caffeine deprivation." ~Author Unknown

I am not in a good mood. Why, you ask? Well, if you guessed the big, furry, yellow creature I call Truman, you are right. 1:45 the whimpering/barking started. Mr. S. took him outside...whimpering/barking became more insistant once he was brought back in and put in his crate. 2:22 I decide I am going to need SOME sort of sleep and my roomie, S, is probably getting irritated by now. I get up, let yellow monster out, and try to fall asleep on the couch. He was up and down throughout the night, annoying me. Tears may have fallen and my frustration is getting out of control. I have a migraine to start my day. I love the dog...don't get me wrong, I do. I don't want to get rid of him, I just want him to sleep.

How am I ever going to lose weight if I can't sleep? Yes, weird question. I was reading an article where these women changed NOTHING (meaning their diet and excercise), but they all attempted to get 7.5 hours of sleep each night over the course of a month or two. Just sleep changed. They lost about an average of 11 lbs. Just from sleeping. Come on now, dog. 

*yawn* I hope this is not the start of another horrible, terrible, no good, very bad day. 

There is a college that is going to have a class to teach parents Facebook. A class. On Facebook. Oh, United States. 

Oh, and the twist on The Biggest Loser...hmm...interesting. I *heart* the brown team. I want to see them do well. And Mandy on the yellow team gets on my nerves.