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Day 55 I think . . .Saturday, November 15

Rather productive day. . .
Got up, did laundry, fed Jacob and myself.
Went to Tracy's old house, vacuumed/cleaned Sam's room/the boys' room.
Came home, took a shower, got dressed, went to Walmart and purchased grocery list - successfully found everything on the list! yay! (and some of it was cheaper than usual!)
Put groceries away, played Go Dino with Jacob, chatted with Grandma, set up StumbleUpon Toolbar on Grandma's computer, then started working extensively on Jacob's room and my room. We would work for awhile, then play catch for a few minutes, then work, then play, etc for a couple hours, really. We got pretty much everything picked up, and vacuumed, and made beds, etc. Lots of progress!

This week's "events" that I know of so far:
*Jacob wants to keep riding the bus here*
Monday - -I should be tutoring the little boy as long as he's available. I might have a staff meeting though. Hmmm.
Tuesday - - I am going over to the bandroom to help flutes with all-state audition preparation. I have no idea how long I will be over there.
Wednesday -- Tutoring, then Jacob has Cub Scouts at 515, then the Ward Thanksgiving dinner


After this week, we have a week of vacation!! Yay!

Friday, November 14, 2008 (Day. . .?)

Jacob rode the bus home again today, and was still happy about it. After school I worked on "Kids First" (our mission statement) posters for my school. Then I kind of dozed off on the couch. When I got up, I made some biscuits, warmed up chili for Jacob and me, and readied/began to cook carrots for Grandma.
After we ate, Jacob and I went to Mom and Dad's to print the posters I had designed.
When we got home, we watched some TV with Grandma, then went to bed.

Sorry I've been slack!!

I'm not going to try to remember the day-by-day events of the last week, but I will try to get back on track writing each day. Yesterday, Jacob rode the bus here for the first time and loved it, wants to ride everyday. I sent a note for him to ride the rest of the week, and we'll see how he feels about it afterschool Friday.

We said goodbye to Elder Oberg last night: had dinner at Jordan and Teresa's.

Days 45-46; November 5-6; Wednesday & Thursday

WEDNESDAY:
Came home. . .rested for a bit. Tracy called. . .invited us to come check out their new apartment. We went to scouts, where they talked about maps, the food pyramid, and practiced their "cheer" for the pack meeting on Friday. Gasp there's a pack meeting on Friday. . .I forgot. Sigh. When we left scouts, we went by the Sterlings' new apartment, and I helped wipe down cupboards a little. Then, we went to the church for a bit, where we met up with Jordan and Teresa, and ended up going to eat at Michael's. Jacob wanted Burger King - so he had mac and cheese from there, his chocolate milk, plus about 10-15 of my bite-size shrimp. (He was hungry!). Then, we came home, I did a load of laundry, we did Jacob's homework, I did some homework for my class!!! yay!!! and we went to bed.

THURSDAY:
Busy day. I video taped 5/6 of my classes singing the "Thank a Vet" song that we will be using for Veteran's Day. They overall did an amazing job. Unfortunately, I accidentally recorded over a portion of the best class's performance. . .so i think I will retape on Monday. Sigh. After school, I pretested DH (the kid I will be tutoring) that went well - -he was extremely easy to work with, and was super patient as I tried to figure out what I was doing. Then, I got sub plans ready (hopefully I didn't forget any info!) because Saundra and I will be out tomorrow to go to Disney on Ice with Najji (her son) and Jacob. When I got home, I finished putting dinner together (pork loin roast, potatoes, carrots, broccoli/Cauliflower, Grandma made a romaine lettuce salad, and mom bought bread. It was really good. Yay! We ate dinner, and now I am blogging. Soon, Lila is supposed to come over so that we can work on the Primary Program. Cross your fingers for that one. . .

Tomorrow: Disney on Ice with Jacob, Pack meeting at 6:30 at Epworth with Jacob.
Saturday - Primary Leadership meeting in Kingsland at 10:00.

Day 44, November 4, Tuesday

Came home after school, attempted to take a nap, but Jacob woke me up! Grr.
Fed Jacob. Grandma had made some. . . lentil stew??? I layered leftover taco stuff from last night with that and it was really good. Talked to Tracy some, talked to Teresa some, watched some TV, thought about doing homework (worked on acquiring the book for free today. . .about 8 people at school said they were pretty sure they had the book at home). . .can't really do the homework until I have the book. Hopefully, I will have it tomorrow! (I have the book I need to assess the kid I will tutor, but not the book that I have to pull stuff from to answer discussion questions, plan my "action plan" for tutoring him, etc)

I'm thinking of running "uptown" with Jacob, just because it's really still too early to go to sleep, and I feel a little antsy.

Days 40-43; October 31-November 3, Friday-Monday

I know, I know. . .I'm slackin'. So sorry!

FRIDAY! - Halloween. . .
Went by Walmart after school to get last minute Halloween necessities - such as candy, black hair color, etc. Came home, rested a bit? (I think. . . ) then got Jacob dressed. We went by a few houses in Placid Acres before heading to the Trunk or Treat at church. It was so-so attended, but not a bust. . . After that, Jordan, Teresa, the Elders, Jacob, and me went to Pizza Hut and had VERY POOR service - -which resulted in a free pizza. Came home, chilled, went to bed

SATURDAY!
Woke up, did several loads of laundry (YAY), took the Lumina to the Jacomes' with dad, came back, worked on laundry some more, CLEANED OUT MY CAR!!!!! Oh my goodness. Read it again. . . I CLEANED OUT MY CAR!!!!! - first time I've done that since at least June - - perhaps awhile before then! It was AWFUL. Ok - so then, I went and even vacuumed it out, and went through the car wash! YAY!
Then, we went to Hinesville - got some stuff from Kroger for Grandma, a few things from Big Lots, and a couple things from Walmart over there. Ate at Buffalos . . . came back. I cooked chicken soup with rice, attempting to follow Teresa's instructions. It turned out pretty good, but I accidentally left it simmering MUCH longer than I should have. WHOops! It was actually awesome the next day with extra broth poored into it to accomodate the overly-simmered-gooeyness. Jacob even ate a bowl and a half of it! Saturday evening, I went to Walmart in Jesup to get loads of groceries. When I got home, I swept and mopped the kitchen, cleaned off the counters, that kind of thing.

SUNDAY!
Went to church. After church, fed Jacob and myself left over CSw/R. Yum! After a bit, we went over to the Cooleys', watched a movie and a half, Teresa made Lasagne. Then, we came home, I tried to get motivated about my on-line class to mixed results, loaded and ran the dishwasher, watched a little TV, trimmed Jacob's hair, went to bed.

MONDAY!
Had a PLC (Professional Learning Community) meeting after school. Then, took Saundra by Kmart, then to her house. Then Jacob and I went to Harvey's to get a few things for dinner, as well as some vegetables for Grandma that Walmart didn't have the other day. Then, we came home and I made tacos. Yum. Then, I cleaned the kitchen up, took out the trash, and decided it was about time to finally blog again.

*I have identified and such my child that I will tutor for my class - -his step-mother is the secretary at my school, so most days he is there after school anyway. I will be able to fairly easily do a half-hour with him each day without needing to arrange transportation and such. I also already know him, he is pleasant. I get a long very well with his step-mother, so that will be super convenient. Also - I asked his classroom teacher (a good friend of mine - - the one I made cookies for on her birthday) to be my "peer mentor," which I also had to pick for the class. SOoooo. . .while I am having an EXTREMELY hard time motivating myself to do the work. . .I am at least making efforts to get the ball rolling to get the stuff done!!*

This week overview:

Monday - - done pretty much!
Tuesday - - perhaps Pre-Test DH (the kid I will tutor), other than that - should be home all afternooon, evening.
Wednesday - - Jacob has scouts at the Scout Hut
Thursday - - hmmmm. It seems like there is something. . .and it's that evening. . .cause I was thinking. . .ok; that will be ok, cause the next day I don't have to teach, cause I will be on the field trip. . .but what was it?? Goodness. Oh well, I can't remember!
Friday - - Disney on Ice with Jacob in Savannah during the day.