Hey Peeps! It is time for another WTF Wednesday. I know I have been away for a long time, but I have a really great reason, and it is called sleep. I am so very tired when I get home from work each night, and after fixing dinner I do not feel much like blogging or even getting on line so that is that.
Before I start my WTF I must say that student teaching is going so well, I love my class and Peter my cooperating teacher.
WTF People who do not use your turn signals? If you are going to turn, put your flipping turn signal on so that people know you are going to turn. Sometimes on my drive home, I find myself using the turn signal on the one way part of the square in C-Ville. People just use it, it is not that big of a deal, how about you get off your phone to free up one of your hands and use your blinker?
WTF 9 year old Eddy? Why are your teachers calling me already? It is only the 6th week of school, could you not wait to start misbehaving until like February? Come on, quit giving your teachers a hard time and for Pete's Sake bring your fricking assignment notebook home as well as your books, okay?
WTF Family? Why do you need to eat each and every night? Why? When I come home from work I am really tired, too tired in fact to make dinner AND clean it up. Husband, dear husband PLEASE BE PROACTIVE AND FIX SOME FREAKING DINNER!!!!
WTF third grade student who gags when he gets in trouble? Please do not gag around me, do not puke around me, do not make the heaving sound around me, I HATE PUKE it will make me puke. When you get in trouble kid, you are in trouble, I caught you, you are busted, so please do not gag when I take you out in the hall to discuss your behavior.
Gosh this was to therapeutic, I need to get up here more often. Talk to y'all later.
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
Thursday, August 21, 2008
Holy Shit Where Did the Week Go?
Well I have two MeMes from Earth Muffin that I have to do, as well as a ton of other shit so that all must wait until the weekend. But I have a ton of other shit to get off my chest so here goes.
I took Baby Gnat to the Doctor this week as she needed a physical for the new babysitter. Well... um.... I am a great, wonderful, loving caring, outstanding mother but I have not kept up on her immunizations. Like, she has not had any since she left the hospital the day she was born. Now I am not trying to be radical in not immunizing my child, but for crying out loud Doctor. Do not belittle me for not doing so, she is my child and I am SUPER busy and actually we do not go to the Doctor that often so getting her immunized was not my top priority. Also, public health clinic please do not talk down to me, I am not PWT (poor white trash), and when I decline the MMR because I would like to find a Green Doctor who will give the MMR in three separate shots please do not announce to the whole group of people waiting in line that "SHE DECLINED THE MMR" while you are shouting across the room to the nurse who is setting up what vaccinations Baby Gnat will be getting. See the county Public Health Service has a clinic at various locales throughout the county on various days of the week, their set up so that when you walk in the door you sign in and get the necessary paper work filled out for the vaccinations you need, then they tell the nurse across the room what she needs to get out, then you walk across the room (this happened to be a fellowship hall at a tiny church), and you get the said shots. I am not a criminal because I didn't have my vaccines up to date. Also Doctor, if I choose to not feed Baby Gnat meat until she is older, that is okay too. She is getting all the protein she needs from my BOOBS, and from the various vegetables and dairy products that I feed her. She eats tofu, she eats beans, I eat nuts and meat. I think her dietary intake of protein is satisfactory. And no, Crabby Patty I am not starting some radical movement by not vaccinating my kid. Like I said MY KID.
Okay on to less bitchier things. I love my cooperating teacher, Pete. She has already let me teach some lessons, which have gone great. I like my class of Third Graders, they are so eager to learn and think that it is really neat that I am still in school and that they get to have 2 teachers until December. They actually listen to me and respect me like they should. YIPEE.
I bought a book that is helping me deal with Eddy's health issues and that is going GREAT. Three days of being TOTALLY CLEAN!!! He is actually behaving himself while the Anti-Hippie has been gone, and I can see that he is really trying to help me. He is a great kid with tons of potential to be a wonderful adult, and I love him dearly, I hope we are on the road to recovery and we have turned over a new leaf.
I still have not found before or after school care for Eddy but Baby Gnat's sitter is really working out. She is very patient with the fact that Baby Gnat is having some separation anxiety right now, and was so excited about Baby Gnat taking her first steps on Wednesday at her house. That makes me sad that I was not there, but I am happy it happened at Jamie's house.
I miss the Anti-Hippie so much, but when he leaves for two weeks it gives me time to assert some of my independence. I feel empowered, (I feel empowered when he is here, but right now it is just me, I have the 2 kids and I am responsible for EVERYTHING). I also am not washing 17 loads of laundry a day, nor am I washing dishes every night. I miss him and can't wait to F*** his brains out when he gets home, but being here alone reminds me how lucky I am than I have such a good guy whom is not bothered by helping out equally with housework or child rearing.
Well it seems like this week just flew by, and not that I am hoping my life away but let the next 14 weeks go by equally as fast so that I can be finished with this student teaching and I can work on getting my own classroom, or at least a job!
I took Baby Gnat to the Doctor this week as she needed a physical for the new babysitter. Well... um.... I am a great, wonderful, loving caring, outstanding mother but I have not kept up on her immunizations. Like, she has not had any since she left the hospital the day she was born. Now I am not trying to be radical in not immunizing my child, but for crying out loud Doctor. Do not belittle me for not doing so, she is my child and I am SUPER busy and actually we do not go to the Doctor that often so getting her immunized was not my top priority. Also, public health clinic please do not talk down to me, I am not PWT (poor white trash), and when I decline the MMR because I would like to find a Green Doctor who will give the MMR in three separate shots please do not announce to the whole group of people waiting in line that "SHE DECLINED THE MMR" while you are shouting across the room to the nurse who is setting up what vaccinations Baby Gnat will be getting. See the county Public Health Service has a clinic at various locales throughout the county on various days of the week, their set up so that when you walk in the door you sign in and get the necessary paper work filled out for the vaccinations you need, then they tell the nurse across the room what she needs to get out, then you walk across the room (this happened to be a fellowship hall at a tiny church), and you get the said shots. I am not a criminal because I didn't have my vaccines up to date. Also Doctor, if I choose to not feed Baby Gnat meat until she is older, that is okay too. She is getting all the protein she needs from my BOOBS, and from the various vegetables and dairy products that I feed her. She eats tofu, she eats beans, I eat nuts and meat. I think her dietary intake of protein is satisfactory. And no, Crabby Patty I am not starting some radical movement by not vaccinating my kid. Like I said MY KID.
Okay on to less bitchier things. I love my cooperating teacher, Pete. She has already let me teach some lessons, which have gone great. I like my class of Third Graders, they are so eager to learn and think that it is really neat that I am still in school and that they get to have 2 teachers until December. They actually listen to me and respect me like they should. YIPEE.
I bought a book that is helping me deal with Eddy's health issues and that is going GREAT. Three days of being TOTALLY CLEAN!!! He is actually behaving himself while the Anti-Hippie has been gone, and I can see that he is really trying to help me. He is a great kid with tons of potential to be a wonderful adult, and I love him dearly, I hope we are on the road to recovery and we have turned over a new leaf.
I still have not found before or after school care for Eddy but Baby Gnat's sitter is really working out. She is very patient with the fact that Baby Gnat is having some separation anxiety right now, and was so excited about Baby Gnat taking her first steps on Wednesday at her house. That makes me sad that I was not there, but I am happy it happened at Jamie's house.
I miss the Anti-Hippie so much, but when he leaves for two weeks it gives me time to assert some of my independence. I feel empowered, (I feel empowered when he is here, but right now it is just me, I have the 2 kids and I am responsible for EVERYTHING). I also am not washing 17 loads of laundry a day, nor am I washing dishes every night. I miss him and can't wait to F*** his brains out when he gets home, but being here alone reminds me how lucky I am than I have such a good guy whom is not bothered by helping out equally with housework or child rearing.
Well it seems like this week just flew by, and not that I am hoping my life away but let the next 14 weeks go by equally as fast so that I can be finished with this student teaching and I can work on getting my own classroom, or at least a job!
Monday, August 18, 2008
WHEW!
My cooperating teacher cusses like a sailor and drinks beer!! My cooperating teacher whom I'll call Peter (even though she is a girl), is very nice. What was I worrying about? We have 23 third graders in a school that is less than 5 years old. So everything is new, it still looks new, smells new, and makes for a wonderful learning environment. Peter seems really cool and we ate lunch in a diner today owned by some DEADHEADS, it was way cool. Peter is willing to let me have whatever materials I need and do whatever I need to do. I am so relieved. This might just be a wonderful learning experience.
The babysitter whom I'll call Smith, is also wonderful. Baby Gnat seemed to really take to her. She took her naps at the appropriate times and was well behaved. Smith also agreed to use cloth diapers, whooohooo!! Which saves me some cash, as I will be cash strapped very soon. Also, one of my ex-boyfriends little girl goes to Smith's. When we interviewed Smith she asked me if I knew Gretchen Wilson (that is my ex-boyfriends ex-wife, he started dating her shortly after we broke up). I told Smith that I knew Gretchen (that is really who she looks like). Well today when I pulled up, I noticed this red haired little girl, and I knew right away who she was even though I never met her, because she looks just like the ex's brother Joey. Anyway Gretchen and Jake got divorced last year sometime, and I know this because I read it in the local paper, and Gretchen is a single mom with this little girl. Gretchen did not get a teaching job this year, but needed work and a sitter so they are back at Smith's house.
Anyway, all in all a good day. I really have nothing to be worried about, except Eddy's child care situation. I did call the day care center here in town and got on their wait list and I put an ad in the paper for a teenager who could come before and after school to watch Eddy. I hope this works, until then he is at my FIL's.
Hope everyone else had a good Monday or First Day Back at School.
The babysitter whom I'll call Smith, is also wonderful. Baby Gnat seemed to really take to her. She took her naps at the appropriate times and was well behaved. Smith also agreed to use cloth diapers, whooohooo!! Which saves me some cash, as I will be cash strapped very soon. Also, one of my ex-boyfriends little girl goes to Smith's. When we interviewed Smith she asked me if I knew Gretchen Wilson (that is my ex-boyfriends ex-wife, he started dating her shortly after we broke up). I told Smith that I knew Gretchen (that is really who she looks like). Well today when I pulled up, I noticed this red haired little girl, and I knew right away who she was even though I never met her, because she looks just like the ex's brother Joey. Anyway Gretchen and Jake got divorced last year sometime, and I know this because I read it in the local paper, and Gretchen is a single mom with this little girl. Gretchen did not get a teaching job this year, but needed work and a sitter so they are back at Smith's house.
Anyway, all in all a good day. I really have nothing to be worried about, except Eddy's child care situation. I did call the day care center here in town and got on their wait list and I put an ad in the paper for a teenager who could come before and after school to watch Eddy. I hope this works, until then he is at my FIL's.
Hope everyone else had a good Monday or First Day Back at School.
Sunday, August 17, 2008
Good Bye Summer
Good Bye Summer. I really enjoyed you this year, though I really miss the pool from our old house. See, if I still had the pool, I could hang on to summer just a bit longer, but I digress.
Things I really enjoyed this summer:
- Not having to get up early
- Reading the newspaper and refilling my coffee cup several times while reading and doing the puzzles
- My Garden
- My Flowers
- Watching my kids have fun and enjoy the summer (except for that time Eddy got kicked out of camp)
- My new bike
- Sewing ( this will be a future Blog post, some things I made need buttons)
- Canning vegetables from Garden
- Baby Gnat turning one
- Spending time with the Anti Hippie
- Some of the nice weather we have been having
- Good Books
Saturday, August 16, 2008
Vindicated
I now feel vindicated. My Mother in Law Not Crabby Patti did not have a wonderful time in California like I previously mentioned. In fact she had a horrible time, Aunt Duckie was hormonal for the whole trip and Aunt Not So Earthy Birthy is not on her meds and was totally manic for the whole trip. The nieces and nephews are wild as ever, so I feel vindicated.
Also everyone apologized for Flakin' on me. Not Crabby Patti can help out with Eddy before school, if we need her and FIL felt really bad about not being able to help out. See his mother took care of The Anti Hippie and his three siblings when they were growing up because FIL worked all the time and Not Crabby Patti did not have custody of her 4 kids (another story for another time). Anyways everyone felt bad for Flakin' on me. But we still need to resolve the before and after school care issues for Eddy.
Maybe this too will work itself out. I feel better, I feel VINDICATED.
Also everyone apologized for Flakin' on me. Not Crabby Patti can help out with Eddy before school, if we need her and FIL felt really bad about not being able to help out. See his mother took care of The Anti Hippie and his three siblings when they were growing up because FIL worked all the time and Not Crabby Patti did not have custody of her 4 kids (another story for another time). Anyways everyone felt bad for Flakin' on me. But we still need to resolve the before and after school care issues for Eddy.
Maybe this too will work itself out. I feel better, I feel VINDICATED.
Friday, August 15, 2008
Why's Everbody Always Flakin' On Me?
Today I had a really important meeting about my student teaching and weeks ago I asked MIL to watch the kids, she even got out her calendar and wrote us down. Well earlier this week after she got back from seeing her favorite son in California I emailed her asking her if we were still on for her babysitting the kids while I went to my really important meeting. She emailed me back and said that she did not have us written in her calendar and that she could not babysit my kids. Crabby Patty ended up babysitting and she and Baby Gnat got along fabulously, so that worked out.
Okay MIL I get it, you are upset with me over something I did or said, and instead of telling me to my face, you are going to pretend that I did not give you all the information for the date that I needed you and instead of just telling me 'no, I can't' or 'no, I do not want to', you are going to make it look like I made the mistake about the babysitting schedule. GREAT, WONDERFUL, FREAKING FABULOUS.
Now, I am also dealing with some MAJOR behavior issues with Eddy these days, and we are really thinking something is physiologically WRONG with him and we are considering counseling and even medication. I am even considering military schools, because I have had it with his behaviors. I think there is something really wrong with him and I won't go into details because I am still going through the stages of grief. Right now I am at BLAMING.
So, we had it all worked out that Eddy would go over to my FIL's house before and after school. My FIL lives really close to the school and Eddy could walk or ride his bike to and from school. WELL, my FIL told The Anti Hippie TONIGHT (FRIDAY NIGHT) that he does not trust Eddy and he would prefer it if we could find other arrangements for Eddy for before and after school. FIL is just too busy with his ever expanding business to have to watch Eddy before and after school. Now, I get it I know Eddy cannot be trusted, he lies, he steals, he gets carried away, he won't stop, he is defiant, and he has some other problems. But he waited until tonight to tell us that he just can't help us, he just can't watch Eddy, and that we need to look into getting Eddy some psychological help and we need to look into getting Eddy before and after school care.
I am in tears right now, The Anti Hippie is out of town for his 2 week stint with the military and I am starting the most important part of my schooling right now, and I am supposed to find CHILD CARE over the WEEKEND.
WELL, HELLS BELLS!
I hope this gets better.
Okay MIL I get it, you are upset with me over something I did or said, and instead of telling me to my face, you are going to pretend that I did not give you all the information for the date that I needed you and instead of just telling me 'no, I can't' or 'no, I do not want to', you are going to make it look like I made the mistake about the babysitting schedule. GREAT, WONDERFUL, FREAKING FABULOUS.
Now, I am also dealing with some MAJOR behavior issues with Eddy these days, and we are really thinking something is physiologically WRONG with him and we are considering counseling and even medication. I am even considering military schools, because I have had it with his behaviors. I think there is something really wrong with him and I won't go into details because I am still going through the stages of grief. Right now I am at BLAMING.
So, we had it all worked out that Eddy would go over to my FIL's house before and after school. My FIL lives really close to the school and Eddy could walk or ride his bike to and from school. WELL, my FIL told The Anti Hippie TONIGHT (FRIDAY NIGHT) that he does not trust Eddy and he would prefer it if we could find other arrangements for Eddy for before and after school. FIL is just too busy with his ever expanding business to have to watch Eddy before and after school. Now, I get it I know Eddy cannot be trusted, he lies, he steals, he gets carried away, he won't stop, he is defiant, and he has some other problems. But he waited until tonight to tell us that he just can't help us, he just can't watch Eddy, and that we need to look into getting Eddy some psychological help and we need to look into getting Eddy before and after school care.
I am in tears right now, The Anti Hippie is out of town for his 2 week stint with the military and I am starting the most important part of my schooling right now, and I am supposed to find CHILD CARE over the WEEKEND.
WELL, HELLS BELLS!
I hope this gets better.
Thursday, August 14, 2008
Praise the Lord
I was talking to Crabby Patty on the phone the other day, and some how the topic of who was going to take care of her in the event of something happening to my father. {I do not wish my dad any harm, I am just sayin' that my mom will probably live to be 108} Anyways she said, yeah I figured I go down and live with Uncle NASCAR in North Carolina if any thing happened to your dad.
WOOOOHOOO!!!! I am so happy for Uncle Nascar.
WOOOOHOOO!!!! I am so happy for Uncle Nascar.
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