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[Dec. 5th, 2009|02:38 am] |
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After my episode in September, I went about taking care of some things. Life insurance, check. I find it fun to list off-the-wall beneficiaries. Discussion with roommate about what to do if it happens at home, check. I also ordered a Medicalert bracelet. It came in this week. I stared at it for a long time today. Then I put it in my dresser drawer. I had it inscribed with DNR. I guess I am not ready to wear it. That surprises me. |
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[Nov. 30th, 2009|03:41 pm] |
I'm sick. I don't want to go to work tonight.
This is the one time I'm grateful to live in a football town. Nobody in Pittsburgh leaves home when a game is on. We'll probably have four tables all night.
I hope we don't even have one. |
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| Holiday Weekend Recap! |
[Nov. 29th, 2009|05:22 pm] |
This weekend was miserable, and it dragged on and on, yet went so quickly. Does that even make sense?
Wednesday after work (Center Grange Primary had a half-day, wooo!), I rushed home to change out of my work clothes, then went to Bam's parents' to help Peg with some Thanksgiving prep. We baked pumpkin pies. We baked homemade butter horn rolls from scratch, using Bam's grandma's recipe. (He MUST have these at every holiday.) When I say "from scratch," I mean it. I used yeast, kneaded the dough, let it rise...ugh. I cubed about a million loaves of bread for homemade stuffing and Peg's traditional holiday breakfast casserole.
Around five o'clock, we went to get some dinner, then came back and did some more prepping. I got home JUST in time for the Biggest Loser special at 8.
Thanksgiving morning, I woke up feeling sick. Second Thanksgiving in a row. Great. Wonderful. I was even considering not going to dinner, but I dragged myself to the shower, took some medicine, and was feeling a little better. Dinner was great, and afterwards, we had dessert and browsed through some of the Black Friday ads. This is where I got the "great" idea to go to Toys 'R' Us at midnight. This was the first year they've opened at midnight, and the ad claimed everything was 50% off.
Bad idea. My sister and I got there around 11:30. People were lined up all the way down to the highway. It was freezing cold. We had to park AT THE MALL AND WALK to Toys 'R' Us. Now, let me just preface this by saying that my sister and I are not bargain shoppers. We'd rather pay the extra money for convenience. However, I figured I could cross the little kids off my list in one night, and I wanted the experience of Black Friday...and I got it.
We got in line right at the front door...but, uh, that was the second layer of the line. We had to wrap all the way around the building and BACK to the front door before we got in. It was a nightmare. Not even enjoyable. You couldn't walk around and browse at your leisure. You had to follow this stupid line, and listen to employees' directions. After being in there for about an hour, we were disoriented - no kidding, we couldn't figure out where the exit was. It was not worth it to us. I said, "What do you say we just drop all this stuff and make a beeline for the exit when we find it??" She said, "ABSOLUTELY, let's go!" So we dropped the stuff we had planned on buying, and started searching for an exit. It literally took us another hour to get out. It was terrible. Krista was getting claustrophobic. Haha...what a nightmare. There was a man screaming at one of the employees, going, "I'm an engineer! I could run this event better! Listen to my ideas!" He was out of control, getting in people's faces...OMG.
We decided to go to Walmart, because their big Black Friday sales didn't start till 5 a.m. We figured we were safe. Wrong. People were already lined up, and we heard some say they had been in line since 9 p.m. We saw a man get arrested. We each bought a few things, and then hightailed it out of there.
She suggested we drive by Toys 'R' Us just to see if it had calmed down a little. It hadn't. At all. And it was probably 2 a.m. by this time. Then we drove by Best Buy, because my dad had asked me to go wait in that line for a big-screen computer monitor. Um, no. There were people lined up already...with TENTS...and GRILLS.
People are nuts. My time (and emotional well-being!) is worth far more than saving a few dollars.
I have never in my life been more happy about my choice to wear sweats, a hooded sweatshirt, NO MAKEUP, and my glasses. By the time I got home, I had a pounding headache, and wanted nothing more than to collapse into bed. (And I cannot get in bed without washing my makeup off...I just can't.)
The rest of the weekend was spent in bed. I've had a headache every few hours since that night. I'm so run-down. Tonight I'm attempting to go see a movie with Kelly...and that, too, will be in sweats and no makeup.
Ugh. |
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| Happy Thanksgiving! |
[Nov. 25th, 2009|08:40 am] |
Today is an early day for me. Dismissal for the kids is at noon, and the faculty can leave at 12:15. How nice! I've been counting down to this holiday - I need a break! AND today is jeans day! AND there is breakfast for the teachers in the lounge! Wooo!
Bam usually likes to go out for a few drinks on this night. Robert's is usually PACKED on Thanksgiving Eve, and it's nice to see millions of people we both grew up with. I just don't know if I'm up to it this year, though - I'm exhausted! Plus, I need to make the pepperoni and cheese tray for tomorrow.
Well, I hear the screeching voices of kids coming into the building. That's my alarm that signifies it's time to work! :) I hope everyone enjoys a nice relaxing Thanksgiving! :) |
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| FINALLY |
[Nov. 24th, 2009|01:53 pm] |
After several false starts, we the award presentation for the people who save my life is scheduled for 345pm today.
Be glad to get it over with. :) |
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