Heading back to work

After a very relaxing 4 day holiday weekend tomorrow we are back to work and school. Back to the daily grind.

I have discovered that when I'm not doing my daily routine and rituals, I have a hard time remembering to take my insulin like I'm supposed to. I need to work on this because I tell my sugars are a little out of whack right now. That's one good thing about going back to work tomorrow. Focusing on the positive :) It does wonders for the spirit.

I hope all our students had a good Thanksgiving. I know being a teenager is hard enough but you throw some less desirable parents in mix along with low incomes, joblessness, missing fathers, etc etc and you don't know what can happen. There are some kids that I wish could just feel half the happiness and peace I feel. Anyway, I'm looking forward to seeing all their faces tomorrow.

Tomorrow I plan to do a little grocery shopping after work. I have a stack of coupons that expire on the 30th. I used some today and saved $11.60. I love saving money like this. It's just great!!

In other news I'm really into the book I'm reading and can't wait to finish it. It's called Barefoot.

I am also determined to not spend money on eating out breakfast or lunch this week. I'm going to bring food from home everyday! Wish me luck!

Ok, I'm headed to bed in a bit.

Dang it, One of the cats just STUNK UP the bathroom liter box so I'm running it outside now before I throw up! GRRRR

Smelly Cat Smelly Cat What Are They Feeding You?
Smelly Cat Smelly Cat It's Not Your Fault ...

(We feed the cat Purina One - same as the other 2 cats and they don't have stinky poo like this one does!) What the heck?

Post Thanksgiving

GOOD!

Food - GOOD
Company - GOOD
Entertainment - GOOD
Nap - GOOD
Movie(My Sister's Keeper) - GOOD
Phone conversations for well wishes - GOOD

It was a wonderful day and we all enjoyed it. And we'll be enjoying left-overs tonight!

Wednesday evening we met my family in Edwardsville at a Mexican restaurant for dinner. The niece and nephew were home from college and we all had an excellent visit. Everyone was there except one sister and her family. It's sad that her and my father are still not speaking. It's been well over a year now, probably closer to two years. I somewhat understood the fight when it happened but now so much time has past that I'm surprised the issues haven't been resolved still. Life is too short for this. As Dr. Phil would say - the situation needs a hero and someone needs to step up. Unfortunately, the hero can only be one of them. Regardless though, it was an awesome time and everyone was laughing and talking and joking and just being together. It almost felt like a good commercial! I loved it and hope more of these moments happen in the future.

Well, I did not get out in the shopping crowds today. It seems like most of the big sales were either flat screen tvs or clothes - none of which are on my lists!

I got a Ford recall notice in the mail today. Something about a speed control deactivation switch being defective. I should be able to take it to a Ford dealership and have it fixed for free. Can you imagine? Work being done on my minivan for FREE? Nothing about fixing a vehicle is ever free! :)Woowho!

Gobble Gobble

The spirit is in me and there's nothin I can do about it! I have an overwheling since of happiness and I feel like all is right in my world. I'm truly saddened for people whose worlds are not right, ones who feel like their life is inside out. Whether it's of their own doing or because of forces out of their control I wish them peace and happiness this Thanksgiving.

I hope a little spirit finds its way into every heart and soul. This is my wish.

Paid

I love online bill paying. I just set up our Charter account online and will no longer have to deal with some idiot person on the other side of the world when I try to pay my bill over the phone. The issue is that we have one bill but with two account numbers for our two different services - cable and internet. Charter is the one who made the two different account numbers but whenever I try paying the bill they don't understand and then lie and say they do. They always end up putting my whole payment on one account number and the next thing I know they are trying to disconnect one of my services for nonpayment! GRRRR!!!

Anyway, problem solved now!!

I bought most of our Thanksgiving groceries this weekend. I have a few more things I need but not much. We are all looking forward to the menu.

turkey
fried Chicken
greenbean casserole
sweet potatoes
mashed potatoes
summer corn
dinner rolls
cottage cheese
homemade stuffing
deviled eggs
homemade pecan pie
cheese cake

I invited my mom over but I'm not sure of her plans yet. Our apartment is tiny and we don't have a table to eat at, we eat on snack trays but I wanted her to know she had a place to go to for a fabo meal :)

Yesterday David got off work early and we watched the new Star Trek movie. It was surprisingly good and we also watched The Ugly Truth which I liked more than I had anticipated I would.

Well, I'm at work and another teacher just called off sick so I'd better get back on the phone to find a sub to cover.

Ding ding ding, I WON!!

I made it on the radio! I was the 3rd caller and won a magazine and got to answer the would you rather question. It was awesome and I was blissfully excited. David and Nick listen to me from home and got to hear me! Pretty cool :)

Thanksgiving is a week away and I've yet to start preparing. I'm trying to cut back on the amount of food I make and money I will spend on the food. Thanksgiving has always been a favorite in our house, more so than Christmas! I am looking forward to the day and can't wait to spend it with the family. It might sound corny but every year we go around the table (or snack trays) and say something we are thankful for. No one ever has a problem coming up with an answer because there is so much to choose from. It really is amazing and we are truly lucky or blessed or whatever you want to call it!

I want to be on the radio

I am determined to win a daily radio contest. It's called Junk In a Box. If you call 105.3 and are the 3rd caller you win 'junk in a box'. It's random junk that you get for free and then you get to answer a Would Rather Question live on the air. This morning the question was Would you rather have yellow teeth or yellow eyes. I was the 2nd caller! Man - SO CLOSE!! I'm not sure why I'm set on winning but I am. I programmed the number in my phone. The contest takes place at 5am when I'm on my way to work.

Wish me luck!!

In other news I think there's something wrong with my stomach. I think I have IBS, I'm not sure :(

Aging is the PITS!!


Tonight I'm going to plan our Thanksgiving meal, Yummy!!

My sweet babies and a lil' some'in extra

I admit, the sidewalk graffiti right outside our apartment building was a little sophomoric of me but hey, does love have an age limit?

The city guarded this wet cement for hours but I finally snuck out when they weren't looking, I was pretending to put trash in the dumpster and I quickly scribbled this :)

I love my hubby!

M + D = L
(MELISSA PLUS DAVID EQUALS LOVE)

Stop, Drop, and Listen

If you try really hard and focus, you can almost hear the leaves swaying.

Vibrant, brillant, bold. 3 words that came to mind when I took these pictures.