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I know that when I'm dealing with stress, I tend to isolate myself. The boy and I had a pretty decent conversation yesterday as I was driving home from work. He will be going camping with us (only because he couldn't find anywhere else to go). He did do enough work that I'm letting him go play DD with his friends and we'll pick him up on the way out of town.

I still want to vacation without him. I don't think that's too bad. His father really should be parenting him more anyways! I've essentially raised him for 10 years by myself (except for about 30-60 days a year when he was visiting his Dad). He hasn't ever takening him for more than a weekend except for a few extra days around Christmas.

P and I also dreamed that when he's independent, we could travel to various parts of the country and work for a couple of years in that location and than move to another one. She's got a job that is in demand and very specialized and I think I might be able to get a job in a location different than here. Hawaii might have jobs for us both! GRIN After that, maybe somewhere in northern AZ or the NW...we'll see, how fun to dream!

Camping this weekend will be fun. I'm looking forward to it. Although we'll have to leave to go watch P's son graduate. It's weird because his Dad won't be attending...'cause he has to work. I would think this would be something you'd want to celebrate.
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P's still recovering from her pneumonia, we might venture out tonight for a brief dinner with friends. This is assuming that she sleeps all day so she's got the energy. I think she's feeling a little stir crazy but she really can't overdo it, which she has a tendency of doing.

I've got to get on a schedule. It's been tough and my energy isn't very high either. I go back to work on Tuesday with essentially nothing done that I had planned. My entire time off, I've been sick.

Last night the boy had a performance at his school. He's in the art's magnet program through his high school. It was really fun to watch all the performers. He was in a poly rhythm performance and an all class dance number. I was very impressed, especially since he took it on himself to do the rhythm performance~above and beyond. His father actually attended as well, he so rarely does that. My sister drove up from Iowa to attend which was great, she planned to stay at my house and visit today but I recommended she steer clear from the house of the long drawn out illness.

I did get accepted as a faculty leader for the alternative spring break program, where I would drive down to Biloxi and help out Katrina victims for the week. This is assuming that I continue my contract at my current position.

In a couple of weeks, I've got a 2nd interview with a national online university based out of Minneapolis. I'm excited because I know a number of people who work there. Not so exciting is that I have to prepare a 15 minute presentation and handle a 30 minute Q and A for about a dozen people who work there.

anyways...I'm tired, I should take a nap now....
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Yesterday and today have been busy days. The boy had school conferences last night. He didn't want to come because I threatened to take his screens away because his homework wasn't caught up. I was pleasantly surprised to see that he earned 2 A's, B and C in his classes. This is better than his middle school grades. I had to go to this right after work and wait in line. After that, dash to the grocery store because I had planned a menu for our one year anniversary, fill gas tank and than home by about 8pm. I did pick up dinner for the boy and I and pretty much crashed to bed.

Today was instruction for large classes in the auditorium. I had two scheduled but one confirmed they would not be there so I got out of that one! The first one was at 9am with around 50 students. I realized I forgot to show them something which I feel bad about because I really like what I was about to show them. Let's hope that they are taught it sometime soon.  Of course the key point is if you can't figure it out yourself come talk to a librarian!

I thought I'd be working "late" but I really could go home anytime now, I just needed to get a few more things done. I had plans tonight but I don't think it's going to happen, disappointing, but I'm exhausted so perhaps I'll just go to bed early.

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