31 hours. My blood sugar has sky rocketed and i’ve been at a full stop trying to figure out why! I’m eating right, taking care of myself, no cokes… and then it hit me.
Stress.
Testing deadlines were extended, so I’m testing my more difficult grade level next week in their teacher’s classroom with the teacher there. So we have an extra week of review. That’s helping.
My little ones tho… they’ve blown this test out of the water. I’m SOOOO pleased!
but still….. 31 hours…
31 hours.
I’m going to assume everyone has seen the new released interview with Richard. Lovely, right? Have some Richard.
Everything I ordered has shipped. I should have everything Thursday or Friday! YAY!
As I was worried about the pants, I went to the little clothing shop – a CATO’s – across the street from my subdivision. My current jeans are falling off me. Baggy. And I bought these in late July and they were snug then. So I made a beeline for the clearance rack.
OMG! I have dropped TWO Dress sizes (or four numbers if you’re counting singles!) I’m sooooo stoked!!! I bought faux leather pants. They were on sale for $2.99 – how disgusting is that??? I found heels that are comfortable. At least the 5 minutes I had them on, they were comfortable. So we’ll see…
I’m sooooo happy!
And now, it is time for Beefcake Sunday.
Ahem.
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My work here is done. Please don’t be alarmed if I’m silent this week. I have a lot to do. The main part of the house is looking good, my cave and my bedroom aren’t. But that’s okay. I’m testing my little ones this week and that is a stressful time for everyone. Music. I am TESTING in music, how stupid is that? They’ve not done anything FUN in months! We’re going to sing our little hearts out next week. Silly songs. Lots of silly songs! The Crocodile Song. 5 Little Speckled Frogs! Little Bunny Foo Foo. I’m being eaten by a Boa Constrictor. We’re going to dance the High Low Dance, do the Grapevine, sing I feel Good! I’m having a pedicure done, taking a group to a concert, hanging pictures…
Going to a festival with someone I loved very much and I expect that same magic to happen again.
I’m going to be fast and quick because I should have left 20 minutes ago and I”m not even dressed and I don’t have directions to where I am going.
Teacher Work day! I have a forum to attend at another HS at 9 AM. That’s where I”m supposed to go! Hmmm.
There are 20 days left of school.
and 7 days before MY BIG EVENT!!!! YES!!!! We are very excited! I was called last night and told – do you realize today is the one month anniversary of when I contacted you?
OH YES! This one won’t forget anniversaries! Where are my flowers?
I have my outfit picked out, just need to decide which cover up to wear. (It’s a tank top. Trust me, I need to cover up!
Uhm…. happy Passover to my friends who celebrate. I have an old post about that.
There is a huge festival going on in the next hamlet over that Saturday and we’ve decided to attend. One of the more popular ’60’s groups is playing and we figure, it will be a great time and if not, we’ll go downtown and wander. Downtown Savannah on a warm day on Saturday is ALWAYS a good time.
(No, not these two. Of course ONE of them is dead, but still…)
For you Dick Dale fans…
I think this one is my favorite.
Back on topic – sorta
Lots of talking has established we have a lot of things in common. My dealbreakers are his dealbreakers. (and no, he wasn’t agreeing with me, he asked me flat out – Do you? Uhm, no because of the asthma problem but other reasons as well. Great, because no matter how much I want this, it’s a dealbreaker.
Well yay!
And yes, there are somethings we DON”T agree on and we’ve decided just to agree to disagree. No use fighting or arguing about it. It’s nothing life-threatening.
We have a new baseball team as well (a summer college team) and seeing how he BLEEDS baseball and I do enjoy it, I guess we’ll be seeing some games.
Also, 25 days to the end of school. I’m SOOOOO ready for it! Totally stoked!
I have finally gotten my Kindle Fire to go online at the house. Yay. And now, I am addicted to Bubble Wars.
Yeah, I’m quite the adult.
And the new picture of Richard???? Thanks Richard, those WERE my ovaries…
OKAY! Time for the last installment of Movie Madness!
Day 28 – Your favourite animated film or children’s film
The last 2 weeks, I’ve seen a LOT of children’s movies. Massive testing of one group and then another. Of course, the group testing needs ABSOLUTE QUIET… so the ones NOT testing have been moved up into my wing and… well we’ve watched movies. I’ve seen some great ones – Bridge to Tibaithia (or something like that) – the Goosebumps movie wasn’t bad. I pulled out some old standbys – Chicken Run, Shrek, Despicable Me. Kung Fu Panda.
Good Burger. My 5th graders LOVED Good Burger.
I know.
But my favorite is STILL that little movie about a little robot who says very little and it is probably one of the sweetest love stories ever told.
If you’re too embarassed to rent it on your, borrow a kid. Or don’t.
Day 29 – A new movie you are most looking forward to
Urban and the Shed Crew
SleepWalker
Pilgrimage
What do we have to do to get these movies released? Really, Richard! Making them and then having them sit on the frickin’ shelf is like going to baseball practice and never attending a game!
And last.
Day 30 – The next movie you plan to watch at the cinema
The next Star Wars movie. Then again, Former-Future boyfriend might haul me to something.
I’m a bit irate. I ordered some really cute clothes from a discount online company. I’ve been ordering stuff from them since I moved and never had a problem. Quality has been okay. I”m losing weight so it’s not like I want to spend a lot of money. Anyway, I was wanting these for my weekend next weekend and ordered 3 weeks ago.
Stuff should have shipped by now, so I checked the site – nope. Not due to ship until the day before I need them.
So I contact them. Stuff is supposed to ship 8 to 16 days. This is going to be way over. I don’t get an apology.
Yeah, our policy is 8 to 16 days and you’re going to just love this when it gets to you! Thank you for contacting us.
But these are now going to ship late. I ordered them on the 10th. I NEED them by the 28th.
Yeah, that’s our policy and these are just so cute! You should definitely have them by the 10th!
NO! I ORDERED Them on the 10th. I NEED them by the 28th! I’m going to be mighty pissed if they haven’t arrived by the 28th!
Well they are going out on the 28th and we’ll just keep our fingers crossed you get them in time for your event. You’re really going to love them! These are really cute!
My nice chip was all done out by then.
Well, you fucking well better get on your knees and pray that I get these by the 28th because if I don’t, I’m going to be a fucking canker on your ass! Please do not send me another email attempting to blow sunshine up my ass!
Silence.
Openly ignoring they’re not making their own deadline and not even an apology! Please!
Meaning I”m going to have to go out on the 28th and buy a smaller size jeans.
I was whining to Former-Future boyfriend, who decided I need a back rub and TLC. I told him crawling into his lap with my kindle fire and playing bubble wars would soothe me fine.
I was then asked if … well never mind what I was asked, just know it made me blush!
It’s time for bed. I’m off to play some bubble wars before I go to sleep.
I am a pack rat. I know I’m a pack rat. Please, when I left the southern part of Georgia, I originally left behind a 10 x 30, a 10 x 10 and a duplex that wasn’t mine fairly packed as well (well the 10 x 10 bedroom, and half… most of the 12 x 12 kitchen/dining area. I’m not a hoarder. There is a difference.)
I’ve been downsizing for a few years. The last time I went to the storage unit before I moved out, I didn’t think twice, just filled up the dumpster. I know I tossed ‘good’ stuff. I just couldn’t handle taking it to Goodwill anymore.
Anyway, when I moved up here, I purposely looked for a home with a garage. I lucked up with the 2 car (or 19 x 21) detached garage in the back. I was very grateful for the help I received loading and unloading. A girl can’t ask for more. My brothers were impressed. That is a feat unto itself.
Sadly because it was done in record time, my garage looked like this.
I have spent the weekend trying to find specific items in my garage.
I have found 99% of my pots and pans and my dishes. All of them. I forgot how many dishes I had. Okay so the daily stuff is cheap plastic Melmak but I”m rather fond of it all. And you can still eat off of them. The majority of my mixing bowls did not survive – there are piles of disintegrated plastic shards in the bottoms of boxes.
Sadly I couldn’t find my silverware or my one lone box of clothing! I have a bathing suit I’d like to find… as well as some other pretty things I hope are still pretty.
Either way, after yesterday, I knew I was tripping over boxes of books and school music and miscellaneous and I’m just fed up so today it is pretty and we are tearing out the garage and repacking it. All the misc stuff is going in the back because it will be unpacked last. I just don’t care that much about it. We’re taking a lunch break and then we’re heading back out to it.
And I hope we find my silverware as well as my pretty things. I’m already finding things I forgot I had. Brownie. My teddy bear from back when I was 2. My old glasses – I mean elementary school. Dear God, those lenses are thick!
Brake Pads. I found brake pads in the box. I don’t know which car they were bought for. Hell I can’t even tell if they were used…
As I’m getting started Former-Future boyfriend texts me – I’m thinking of you.
Well I’m thinking of you too! I’m thinking of those glorious long arms of yours (he’s 6 foot 3. Did I tell you he is 6 foot 3!!!) helping me in my garage!
He wasn’t silent long. What ever you need them for.
He thinks it’s amusing I have unknown brake pads in my boxes. What sort of man is this? Does he have any clue he is getting involved with a packrat? A packrat who is trying to reform and not turn into a hoarder????
Sigh.
This house is a rental and I have great plans for the future so as I’m aware that someday I will be moving again, I do not, under any circumstances have to rent a 28 foot and two 12 foot trucks to move all of my possessions. One 28 foot truck should suffice.
It is time for BEEFCAKE! I don’t know about you, but I’m still salivating over the emergency beefcake from Sunday Evening.
Ahem.
Without further ado…
Vintage Beefcake
Kilted beefcake.
I have no idea who this man is, but damn…. SON! I could ride that stallion into the sunset!
ZESTY Beefcake. Hell of a way to sell salad dressing, eh?
Recently, an author I follow very closely openly offered her book that is being released in August up for a free copy and review on Net Galley. Of course, I was all over that. The cost for the last one wasted my book budget for damn near three months and I really didn’t want to wait until next year for it to drop to a reasonable price.
So I joined up and made the request…
After a week I get a lovely form letter telling me I didn’t meet the requirements to review a book. I don’t have a Book Review only Blog (general blogs like this one aren’t considered – bite me!) I don’t have a reviewer only Twitter or Facebook and I didn’t tell them where I work – like I’m going to do that, fuck you! I’m shocked they didn’t ask for my blood type. (A+ and I bleed Conservative!)
I’m just undesirable.
I like the author plenty. She’s awesome, but her publisher is a complete waste of oxygen. I’ll just wait I guess.
By the way, Net Galley, this is a general blog and it’s mostly about the books I read, Beefcake, and Richard Armitage. He’s so much nicer than you!
Actually, I’m simply busy and sidetracked and exhausted. Testing continues, our kids are OFF the chain. Really.
15 days. You should know what I’m counting down. School is 26 days, but I’m counting the next 15 days!
Yisssssssssssss…..
My blood sugar yesterday morning was 110. PERFECT! It was 138 this morning, but I’m still happy with it. And, I discovered the school nurse has a scale in her office. Guess who has lost 7 pounds in the last 2 and a half weeks? Yeppers! Yours truly! That’s almost 30 pounds since July!!! Color me a happy camper.
And now… Movie Madness.
Day 25 – Your favorite western
I’m not a Western fan. Now, granted, I do like a good cowboy romance. There is something about a pair of well fitting jeans on a nice, tight ass…
So I had to do some deep thought. That really hurt.
The Three Amigos
Why aren’t my vids embedding anymore?
Martin Short. Chevy Chase. Martin Short. Steve Martin. Martin Short.
History is cruel. Men are cruel. So is the future if we don’t learn from the past for it will repeat itself.
I did not know this – Stephen Spielberg refused a salary for the project, saying it would feel like blood money. Much respect.
Someday. I will get the courage to watch this film.
Tomorrow is Guy Day. And it will be 14 days. 14 days until the official courting of Zee begins. No, we are NOT dating. We are courting. Big difference.
what state mandated testing is like. Really. When I taught at my last school, we did the ITBS in the fall and the state shit in the spring. They ran those things like a well oiled machine! They have now changed the State Shit to GMAS – Georgia Milestone Academic – I dunno what the last letter is for. And the school is literally on lock down until next Thursday when it’s completed.
This is ALL DAY SHIT! My room has been commandeered for the groups NOT being tested. I’m on a ‘cart’ – I wasn’t told this until I was leaving yesterday! Holy Hannah! At least my two grade levels that I’m testing in 2 weeks are pretty much nailed down and I”m able to work with them. I’ll be honest, my little ones will nail this thing! I”m going to be buying some serious pizza the last week of school. My not so little ones, I’m worried about. Really. No pizza there. We’ll see.
I had a teacher bitch me out. She can get over herself. I was doing what I was told – IN WRITING. Nyah.
Came home to have the fire department cut in front of me and turn into my subdivision. Scary.
I pull into it and there is MASSIVE smoke. VERY scary.
THey turn onto my street.
And then they turn right in front of my house. (I’m on the left.)
9 Firetrucks, the fire chief, two ambulances, 2 sheriffs and a police officer. Yes folks, it was a boring night obviously.
Oh, let’s not forget the Georgia Power Truck who came down and had to maneuver around all said fire trucks, fire chief, ambulances, and law enforcement!
Long story short, the house about 6 down from me had a grease fire that expanded quickly into the electrical system. Everyone got out safe and the fur baby was rescued. The structure and roof is still up, but it looked as if the fire did in the attic. Hopefully, the home is salvageable and the things inside weren’t damaged.
This got me to thinking – Mimi sent me window stickers – in case of emergency, please rescue our pets… so I definitely am going to get those up! I would just be heartbroken if anything happened to my kitties and Spawn would be inconsolable if anything happened to his Girly-Girl.
My blood sugar has done a 180. After weeks of sky-rocketing really high numbers, I’m now staying in the 130’s. Actually I left my glucose meter at home today and wouldn’t you know it, I had all the symptoms of low blood sugar all day. When I got home (after watching the show up the road) I checked it and it was 99. Which sounds good, but considering this was later in the day and I had eaten and all… that’s pretty low. I like a nice resting number at around 105 – 115.
HE has been most concerned – I get texts several times a day – what is your blood sugar? Check it now, I’m waiting.
That man.
SO I’m counting down. 17 days.
A friend of mine made the comment that we are not ‘dating’ – we are courting. There is a huge difference. When I mentioned it to Him, he shot back – no we are NOT dating! That’s too casual! We have a goal and we’re working towards it.
Whew.
I’ve also been told I’m not allowed to go horizontal any time soon. He JUST found me.
17 days.
New pictures of Richard, folks… isn’t he lovely???? I won’t repost, because they’re all over but… have some Richard!
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