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Okay, so I just finished writing the final, figuring out the answer key, determining which room each student will be in (there are two rooms since there are 42 students sitting the exam), its 1:30am and I'm just now going to bed! While I have enjoyed the teaching, kids, etc I really do not recommend teaching on your lunch hour! If I were to get offered a full-time position I would probably would accept it because I really do like working with the kids - though writing tests sucks!!

Well, off to bed - this is why I took today (Thursday) off so I wasn't rushing around trying to get the tests together, etc before giving the final at 1pm1

Sarah

I like random threads. About time we had one in AOII.

It's supposed to snow today. We'll see if that really happens.

Don't you hate it when you make a grocery list and forget two important things on your list AND they were sold out of all of the good kaiser and sub rolls? Can't wait until we have another grocery store option in this town.

So, Teacher Beryana, how many of your kids aced your exam?

What about going to the store for only 2 or 3 things, forgetting at least 1 of the things, and buying $30-$60 of stuff that you really did not need???
Silver

Been there and done that.

I have the eye twitch from hell, and it's just not stopping. AHHH!

One got close with a 98%. Couple were in the 90s and, on the bottom end, I had about 5 in the 30s! Most of the kids passed the class and I was not surprised at all by those that recieved F's.

Sarah

Mmmmm......deductions!

Taxes are done, filed, and patiently (?) awaiting the money to show up in my checking account!!

Sarah

It's Pinewood Derby day! Or, more correctly, after 9 years of Cub Scouts, this is our very last Pinewood Derby. I'm happy and sad at the same time.

Tax return project has the possibility (very good possibility at that!) of coming in $650 UNDER budget - so that $650 can be put into a larger project for next year (new shingles - or, I may just do the house this year and the garage next year.) Other projects that WILL be happening this year are new insulation for the upstairs and possibly walls and repainting the exterior (mint green just is NOT my color!). That should be enough to keep my occupied this summer!

Sarah

I love doing my taxes! I had a new little "legacy" deduction this year. That was lovely! Not to mention my crappy income from not working for 4 months thanks to that same deduction. REFUND!!! Here come my new hardwood floors :)

15 below zero with a minus 30 windchill is REALLY cold (though not as cold as about 10 years ago when we hit minus 50 with minus 70 windchills - 5 days in a row!!)!! Oh, what I wouldn't give for some cloud cover to warm things up a little bit - though it was pretty yesterday with the fresh snow and bright blue skies.

Sarah

Beryana,
Did I mention that you should move here? We get a dusting of snow, and the world stops moving.
Silver
PS-I just cleaned out my PM box.

Silver-
I've been down by you during a dusting of snow and almost pulled my hair out because of the stupidity of drivers! Actually, I occassionally check our job postings to see if anything is open in your neck of the woods - but I now have too much going on for me up here to contemplate moving right now (family, DAR curation, etc). ;)

Sarah

P.S. I was just going to wish you a good morning. :)

It's cold here in Cali...a balmy 61. Last weekend my husband, daugter and I went swiming (yes outside in February). It was 82. I love Southern California!

Right now it's a warm 10 degrees here. With the wind chill it's going to be horrifically cold here tonight.

Love, love, love Stella's blog! Mommy and Daddy should definitely get DL annual passes. Anyone else do the blog thing? I've got one, but never ever think to update it.

And while I'm on a roll, I have an incredible fangirl crush on US Olympian Chad Hedrick. Sigh.

Sisters
 

I received this today and thought, what a great message to forward to all the AOIIs as well as all the other incredible women in my life! Thanks for being you!



A young wife sat on a sofa on a hot humid day, drinking iced tea and
visiting with her mother. As they talked about life, marriage, the
responsibilities of life and the obligations of adulthood; the mother
clinked the ice cubes in her glass thoughtfully. She turned a clear, sober
glance towards her daughter.
"Don't forget your Sisters", she advised, swirling the tea leaves to the
bottom of her glass. "They'll be more important to you as you get older.
No matter how much you love your husband, no matter how much you love the
children you have, you are still going to need your Sisters. Remember to
go places with them now and then; do things with them. Remember that
Sisters mean ALL women - your girlfriends, your daughters, your sorority sisters
and all your other women relatives too. You'll need other women. Women always do."
What a funny piece of advice the young woman thought. Haven't I just got
married? Haven't I just joined the couple world? I'm now a married woman
for goodness sake! A grown-up! Surely my husband and the family we may
have will be all I need to make my life worthwhile! But...she listened to
her mother. She kept contact with her Sisters and made more women friends
each year. As the years tumbled by, one after another, she gradually came
to understand that her Mom really knew what she was talking about. As time
and nature work their changes and their mysteries upon a woman, Sisters are
the mainstays of her life.
After more than 60 years of living in this world - here is what she learned
- and it says it ALL.
Time passes.....
Life happens.....
Distance separates.....
Children grow up.....
Jobs come and go.....
Love waxes and wanes.....
Men don't do what they're supposed to do.....
Hearts break.....
Parents die.....
Colleagues forget favors.....
Careers end.....
BUT....Sisters are there, no matter how much time and how many miles are
between you.
A girlfriend is never farther away than need can reach. When you have to
walk that lonesome valley and you have to walk it by yourself, the women in
your life will be on the valley's rim, cheering you on, praying for you,
pulling for you, intervening on your behalf, and waiting with open arms at
the valley's end.
Sometimes, they will even break the rules and walk beside you or come in
and carry you out.
Girlfriends, daughters, granddaughters, daughters-in-law, sisters,
sisters-in-law, sorority sisters, Mothers, Grandmothers, Aunties, Nieces, cousins and
extended family all bless our life!! The world wouldn't be the same
without women and neither would I. When we began this adventure called
womanhood, we had no idea of the incredible joys or sorrows that lay ahead.
Nor did we know how much we would need each other.
Every day, we need each other still.
Pass this on to women who help make your life meaningful.... I just did.

When it rains here in Phoenix the world stops moving and the stupid people take over the highways. It's a good thing it doesn't snow here-- we'd be under Marshall Law or something.
Of course it hasn't rained here in 122 days-- a new record or something so all of us with allergies are miserable. The good news is that the temperature these days is between 55 and 70 degrees. I actually have to put socks on to go get the paper off the driveway in the morning. I know, I know, waaaa!

You like the bad boys, don't ya?! LOL I do have to agree that he is rather nice on the eyes.

Sarah
where its currently -1 with -15 windchill but supposed to get down to a -45 windchill tonight. We made it up to about +2 degrees today - not factoring a windchill.


Oh, yeah, I got the curator/registrar position with the Wisconsin DAR!!!:D

Not normally, but at this point I just don't care if he's good or bad. He's just cute.

CONGRATS!!!! Whoo hooo!

Okay, since I had to clarify this to Christin earlier this evening, the position with the DAR is a PAID position! Meaning I actually have a paying job in my degree field (a part-time job, but a job no less!) rather than just volunteering (the best: being turned down for a position I applied for and 'while [they] were very impressed with my qualifications, [they] decided to go with another candidate. However, [they] would love to have me as a volunteer.'!!).

Sarah

The world stops here in Tulsa when it snows, too. It really isn't because drivers are stupid (I know - I'm from Chicago and used to driving in this stuff.) It is because we have 6 snowplows for a metro area of over 500,000 people. My neighborhood in Illinois had its own plow! Heck, we had a snowblower just for our driveway! We get so little snow here though that it just doesn't make sense to budget for better care of the roads. It is cheaper to just close down for 24-48 hours until it melts!

Beryana, have you been out of Kentucky for so long now that you've forgotten the massive milk and bread runs when the local weatherpeople forecast a tiny bit of snow? Panic ensued if they called for up to an inch of snow!

I'm going to Kentucky in April for a crew race/tournament. The competition is in Murray, can anyone tell me what the weather is like there during April?
I was in Berea this summer for a youth conference for church, and it was absolutely beautiful! I loved it. I'm such a flat-lander, the hills just took my breath away. I can't wait to go back!

At least the furnace waited for slightly warmer weather and a day off to be on the fritz!!

I SO love working with insecure drama queens - and I haven't really started the job yet!!!

It's cold here. It may rain on my daughters outdoor birthday on Saturday. We got new hardwood floors (yay) but all the dust is making my chest hurt. Ok...I'm done with my pitty party! I can't wait for the Panhellenic Recruitment meeting tomorrow. It should be a blast ;)

Change is a good thing.
http://www.websmileys.com/sm/happy/057.gif

Is this a hooray?!

By the way, I'm STILL waiting to actually start my job - and it probably won't start for another week or so because the drama queen refuses to be flexible with our schedules!

I'm sorry about the drama queen. It'll be worth it all in the end though. Patience is a virtue, so is cautious optimism (which is also my mantra for the next week!) ;)

Murray is in the southwestern tip of KY, so it's hard for me to say. I'd say be prepared for almost anything weather-wise though, because that's typical for KY in April. Good luck at your crew tournament!

Ummmm....there is no such thing as a crew tournament. They are regattas as they deal with boats. . . . .And just another side note/pet peeve, it is not a crew team but rather either crew or rowing team. Something about crew team being redundant and repetative (and no, I really can't spell today or most days for that matter!)

Sarah
who rowed competetively in college

Just checking ;)

I know it will be worth it, but I really would like to start working despite being told I would be paid for this month even though I really haven't been able to do too much work (just a lot of the set-up, odd projects).

Sarah

Update on the museum job situation:

The site manager and I spoke this evening about getting together for me to at least see the site, etc. Right now it is scheduled for Sunday afternoon - pending 'approval' of the State Regent and Committee Chair. I actually think this will be a very productive afternoon (I'm also not trying to let previous bias get in the way of a good working relationship - which I think Rachel is trying to do as well!) as we are going to basically figure out a gameplan for this summer and getting everything cataloged, etc. I am greatly looking forward to the trip, getting started, and learning what Rachel's thoughts are on the collection, etc.

Roses!!

Sarah

Okay, so why is it that I now have CUSTOMERS offering to set me up with guys?!

(I've also had friends off, but some just don't feel like following through . . . . ;) )

Because they know how awesome you are?

must be something! And this leads to the next question. . . .where are all the guys?! LOL