I didn’t actually get to sleep last night. I had too much caffeine and I finally started drifting to sleep around 4:30 or 5 when I was awakened by a warm and wet feeling. Cullen had left me a present and I was covered with cat excrement (both kinds). I screamed for Jon and attempted to figure out exactly how I was going to deal with this given that I had to get the comforter and sheets off the bed, get some pet stain stuff on the mattress before it dried, get me cleaned up, and get the room deodorized. The comforter is sitting in a garbage bag and will be washed excessively when Jon gets home from church. The sheets went into the washer on “hot” — something I regretted when I tried to take a shower and got cold water. (There is almost nothing worse than an ice cold shower when you’re already shivering.) I did manage to get showered with a fair amount of whining and screaming (as I’m not a very sweet person on no sleep) and Jon offered to let me stay home and sleep this morning. Given that I was at the point of ripping the throat out of the first person to ask me how I was, I thought that might be a good thing (I’m sweeter now but not wanting to deal with people in any way/shape/form) and I got stuff prepped for Jon to take to church (tithe, receipts for mileage, a to-do list of what I need from my confirmands). I’m currently blogging until Jon is out of the shower and I can put the sheets through again on “hot” and curl up on the futon to go to sleep.
Category Archives: Daily Life
Spring Is Busting Out All Over!
It’s been pushing 70F here in western Minnesota. I haven’t gone for any walks because I’ve had indoor duties but I did take Edda and Freya out on their cat leashes to see the bird feeder and I washed and aired the two afghans I’ve been working on. The second still needs to be bordered but I need to wait to get the yarn for that. In the meantime, I’ve started my next project with some of the leftovers from the donor afghan. I’m working on squares and once I reach 64, I’m going to make them into a blanket. I haven’t quite decided the color scheme yet — all I know is that it will be a black and [insert color] checkerboard pattern. I’m leaning toward blue so that it matches our sheets. I’m also still working on squares for the exchange.
Tomorrow is supposed to be stormy but that gives me an excuse to work on my book (which is probably more interesting as a Silicon Valley native and UCSC alum because I get all the inside jokes) and make more squares. Sunday is church and the annual klub dinner for one of the churches. (Several members have explained to me that klub tastes like ham-flavored wallpaper paste but I’ll “like it once I acquire the taste”. Well… when they explain it so… interestingly…)
Mushy Stuff
It’s my second wedding anniversary today and I woke up to Jon holding a cookie sheet with my breakfast on it. I wasn’t really in the mood for food but I was touched to get breakfast in bed. There were e-cards waiting for me on the computer and my parents had sent us a nice anniversary care package yesterday. I have to proctor the test to one of my kids this afternoon and then hopefully (if this kid’s mother doesn’t just drop him at the door at 7), we’re going to go out to eat.
Confirmation Test
I gave my first 5 confirmands their Confirmation test tonight. They were tested on the 10 commandments, Apostles’ Creed, the Lord’s Prayer, who Jesus is/why He is important, Biblical names/terms, basic Christian knowledge, and basic Lutheran knowledge. Out of 100 points, the lowest score was 90 and the highest was 105.5 –I’m not sure if the test was too easy or I’m just a *REALLY* good teacher. 4 of the 5 could say the Creed perfectly and the 5th one got 7 out of 10 on it.
I have 3 more this week. Let’s hope they do just as well…
Friday Five
If you…
1. …owned a restaurant, what kind of food would you serve?
Lebanese or sushi
2. …owned a small store, what kind of merchandise would you sell?
books and maybe religious stuff
3. …wrote a book, what genre would it be?
either a murder mystery, historical fiction, or historical non-fiction
4. …ran a school, what would you teach?
a language all the way through where the students would work toward fluency, a curriculum where what was being taught in one class related to what was being taught in another, a broader view of history that included the impact of religion, and a lot more world literature in the English classes
5. …recorded an album, what kind of music would be on it?
hymns — either instrumental or well-done choral versions
Before I Forget…
Beannachtai ni fheile Padraig agat!
and
Happy 60th birthday Daddy!
I spent my day cleaning, going for a nice walk (it was 50F today and lovely), and teaching Confirmation. We played the “review game” which is kind of like Taboo. The kids had to describe the term for the others to guess. It was a fun class, especially since the snack that the kids brought was chips and salsa.
Jon’s round-robin gig was lovely tonight. The people were actually friendly and they had a coffee time afterward. It was a small crowd, but there were a number of kids there and they all sang even if most people were sitting in the back. (Lutherans have a complex about not sitting in the front. It’s the biggest joke because the latecomers go to the balcony to avoid being in the front.) Unlike last week, we only had heavy rain instead of blowing snow and it was actually a pleasant drive to and from the church.
Jobs and Taxes
We went to see the accountant who is doing our taxes today. He got our information and will file our stuff electronically. He also dropped an interesting bombshell: our taxes are now quarterly and will be $1300 on April 15th. I wish I’d known this 2 months ago when I could have done something about it. *sigh* Such is life. We’ll come up with the funds even though it puts a kink in our lives for the next 6 weeks. I talked to my in-laws and they told me about some things that I should have brought up and he should have asked about, so maybe some of that figure can decrease. We’ll see.
Our local classifieds finally had a job that might be viable for me. (“Viable” means that it isn’t nursing, animal husbandry, farm work, or waitressing.) One of the local hospitals needs a charge receptionist and scheduler. I’m applying as I might actually have a shot at it even if it isn’t huge. Clerical jobs aren’t plentiful around here and I might have a bit of competition. Keep this in prayer (for those of you who pray), OK?