January 12, 2009

• Who’s Left??

   Well let’s see how many of my true Xanga friends are still hanging around these hallowed pages.

  Needless to say, I have once again been sadly neglecting my poor beloved xanga. I do miss it, but it’s hard to get back into the habit of blogging regularly. Until just recently, I was completely swamped with life. Two jobs, Christmas, visiting family, Bible study, book club, Bunco, Confirmation and all the other extras just really caught up to me and it was hard to find a minute, much less 20 to myself. I was lucky if I checked my email! Things have slowed down some and that’s good and bad, I’ll fill you in about that later.

  Christmas was fantastic. It was low key and fairly tightly budgeted, but very nice all the same. We stayed home this Christmas, since we went to my folks for Thanksgiving and skiied with Hubby’s mom and sis after New Year. A Christmas at home was about all I could handle!

  I had a job interview before I left with Sub Services. It is one of the departments in the district office. I would still be a sub, getting sub pay and no benefits, but I would be working everyday, Mon -Fri 8:00 – 4:30. I also had an interview for a 5th grade short-term position, but I knew I wouldn’t get that one as two student teachers - from that school, for that grade – had applied. One of them was the student teacher with the teacher retiring. Yeah. So whatever. I will find out about the sub services position this week and I am really hoping I get it. I think I’d like to spend the next year taking some professional development, working on my TESOL, and exploring my artistic side and developing that as well. My secret wish is to write a children’s book and illustrate it myself. Maybe it’s time to focus on that goal.  I think the sub services job will be the perfect job for just that. I could put in a full day, and not have to plan, grade or do any prep work in the evenings. There is one other possibility I need to check out, but I’m really leaning towards the sub services job, if they’ll have me. I think I’ll also take the year (they asked for a 1 year commitment) and get all my stuff together for the Archdiocese so I can apply there as well. So much thinking to do, too deep and involved for sure.

  Super Cuts has reduced the hours allotted for receptionists to 10 / week. That’s not apiece, that’s all together. So needless to say, 5 hours a week isn’t doing me that much good. They still have me come in and close – this week it’s 4 nights, but that’s not much more and it’s a real hassle to go in for just 45 minutes or so. I’m thinking even if I get this other job, I might stay at Super Cuts, just because I get free haircuts and 40% off all products and services, even if I just work 1 hour a week. That would be worth it in the money it would save me for having my hair colored alone.  

  The kids and hubby are good. Getting into mischief and all the other stuff teenagers are apt to do. Hubby and I were talking about how hard it’s been raising teenagers. As I’ve said before, having kids is not for the faint at heart. We were also lamenting the fact that they’ve grown so much. It would be nice to see that sunny smile of the 4 year old again, rather than the angry glare of an unhappy teen or the disinterested glaze of know-it-all teen.  And honestly, we get more smiles and laughter than the rest, but some days, it sure doesn’t feel like it. I continually pray for guidance, and for God to help my daughters on their path. And we just keep pluggin’ away. Like my dad always says, do something - even if it’s wrong. So that what we do.

  I haven’t been to WW since before Thanksgiving, but I must be still losing. My new jeans that I just bought 2 weeks ago, are now too big. Which thrills me and pisses me off all at the same time. I can literally take them off without unbuttoning them. I JUST bought them! And believe me they were NOT like that when I bought them.  And this was the first day wearing them after washing them, so it wasn’t that either. So — I’m happy, and bummed. Hubby said he’d happily buy me a pair of jeans every week if I continued to lose weight. Well, that’s something at least! LOL

  I have high hopes for this year. I think this may be the year things come together for us. We have certainly worked diligently towards that end! OK so I’ll leave you with a picture of my favorite Christmas present (which they gave to me weeks early so I could put it to good use!)

             

   

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  Question of the day: What was your favorite gift this year? (to give or recieve?)

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