Daycare at school

All the high schools here have small playgrounds in a fenced in area. It's a decent idea for teachers to be able to have their small kids in daycare nearby. I imagine it helps them get back to work sooner and the daycare has the same hours so they don't have to worry about daycare being closed on days they have to work. I mentioned this to Devan and he said it is also for the students. Whoa! Hold up! They let the students bring their kids to school. Devan said there are about 15 pregnant girls in his school right now. More proof that there is nothing for the kids to do here and how the south is totally family centric. People actually brag about the fact that their 17 year old daughter is pregnant.

Devan is a poopoo head! He has grown even more and is now 5'11. He's still a dorky kid who needs his mom to help straighten his hair even though he towers over me and has to shave his few lip hairs once a week.

Ironing Idiot

I guess I fall into that category. I bought a new ironing board cover and tried to put it on my ironing board. Did you know they come in sizes? Well, they do. Guess I'm still a novice ironer. Hee, hee, ironer. It's totally not a word but I've just decided it should be.

While we are on the subject of words...time for another lesson in southern speak. Screen doors are referred to as storm doors. And remember to use "to be." As in the lawn needs TO BE mowed not the lawn needs mowed. Or the dishes need to be washed not the dishes need washed.

Devan got a 3.0. Not fabulous but decent. He got 2 A's, 2 B's, and 2 C's.

I'm cold now so I'm going to crawl under the blanket. It's not cold enough to pull out the Kristi scarf but close. :)

Keep eating those candy corns!

All God's Creatures

I love them all, even the stinky skunks, but why do so many of the icky ones think they need to come into my house? Okay, maybe I don't love them all, but I do appreciate them all for whatever purpose they may serve. Again, stop coming into my house already! Here is the 6 inch Walking Stick that decided to visit me. Blech!!!!! More like Walking Ick!

On my way to work there is a swampy little area where a crane lives. I always look for it when I drive by. I love seeing the lone crane out there. It totally makes my day.

And for Jordan who is dearly missing her cat...

Sick Kitty

Did you know that cat puke smells like people puke?

Guess what I did today? I got a massage! Yeah, me. My neck and shoulders are a little sore but nearly knot free. Our accounting department went today cuz one of the ladies is leaving. She's having cornea transplant surgery so decided to retire. I get to do her job too. :) The massage was definitely needed. It was an hour long and was completely fabulous. The only bad thing was when the girl worked on my neck she got a bunch of the oil in my hair so it was nasty and we had to go back to work. I had ultra greasy hair for the last hour of the day. :( I'm pretty proud of myself for stepping outside my comfort zone. I don't normally like to be touched so this was a big step for me.

Oh, Devan's soup turned out great! The sausage and lentil soup that I almost forgot to buy the lentils for.

Scatterbrain

Devan loves this Sausage and Lentil soup at a nearby Italian restaurant so we go there for dinner and they are out of the soup! I find a recipe online that a few people said was as good as the restaurant. Cool. It looks easy enough so I print it out and Devan and I head to the store. List in hand we start gathering ingredients. I have to buy this big jar of bay leaves because the three other brands are out since they have a reasonable amount in them and are a more reasonable price. Devan and I wander around gathering and gathering and checking our list and double checking it and as we are heading to the register I read the list from the beginning...sausage, check, onion, check, parsley, check, lentils, lentils, oops, forgot the lentils, head down the isle for the third time while Devan is making encouraging comments like "way to forget the LENTILS for LENTIL soup!" We unload the cart and I realize we also went for peanut butter and it's not on the belt...

It's official - I've lost my mind!

Southern Boredom

It's cold at night now.

I'm really bored.

I'm not feeling overly chatty or witty right now.

I almost feel like I need a good cry although I did watch a lot of The Notebook and that didn't work so I guess it will take something REALLY big.

Gotta tend to my laundry now. It's Sunday night, time to iron Devan's shirts for school for the week.