Sunflowers

Ethan the preppie boy.

I planted some of the sunflower seeds I started soaking yesterday. I'm not sure they need to soak like nasturtium and sweet peas though.

I love them. I always plants dozens and never get the yield.

I picked up the literary magazine today.

I made a poster and they go on sale tomorrow for $8. Hopefully some of the parents will buy one too while they are here for back to school night.

The ergonomics guy came, took pictures and made recommendations for my work place.

He said to lift the computer on my desk, get 2 new chairs one for my desk that will support my back and also allow the arms to be fitted, type with the keyboard going down and get a new high chair for the circ. counter. He took pictures and immediately took a shelf out to allow room for my feet under the counter.

I've been going to the freebee sales to scavenge stuff.

The stuff there has been there for years and I know it was surplus. I brought one chair back the first day. The others flipped over backward.

Tomorrow I go to PT.

I need to learn how to write grants. ironic.

I talked with Armando tonight he;s ready to come back. The fish and visits rule is beginning to apply.

I told him to take the train back. It goes from Indianapolis to Chicago and then nonstop to Emeryville/Berkeley, near San Francisco.

Farmers Market

Abby dressed for spring.

She reminds me of Tina with Emily and Connie's dark coloring.

I went to the Farmers Market then home to have my oatmeal bypassing the bread stand...well I did look to see if they had a cinnamon roll, but the only ones they had, had nuts. I don't like walnuts. I miss my own juice. Even the fresh squeezed stuff you get in the store doesn't come close. I've been spoiled. Today I started on grapefruit juice.

I got my beets, radishes, turnips, which look like easter egg radishes, strawberries and some broccoli and cauliflower. Then I got seedlings ready to transplant in 4" pots of 3 types of tomatoes.
I came home and transplanted them.
I'll keep them indoors for another week or so maybe putting them on the window sill to sun.
I watered all the plants outdoors on the deck.. We need the rain that is coming this
week.

The guy at the ham and sausage stand took back my old package and replaced it with a ham and made a customer for life. I added his ham to the icky, normal ham steak I got and to the scalloped potatoes or au gratin, I made last night. Finally got around to "Easter Dinner."

Then I went to the supermarket to get water and oatmeal, zucchini, pineapple, blueberries and raspberries. I also got some zinnia and 3 types of sunflower seeds.

Now to plant them and weed a bit.

Emerald hills

Libby is so cute in her spring dress.

Untampered joy,some how as we socialize we get taught "appropriate behavior".

The hills all winter get greener and greener and by St. Patrick's Day they are brillant.

I just squeezed my OJ and oatmeal with strawberries. I've been on it a week now. When I bought one basket of strawberries it was too few but this week 3 was too many. It depends where I am. This week I had a pineapple too.

For grilled fish or chicken make this sauce. Add mint, lemon,dill,yogurt and grated cucumber for a nice raita.

We stayed till 4 last night working on "the present" and finished another part. It's going to cost a fortune to ship.

I'm thinking of having a mothers day card workshop.

We're going to have a pizza party for our library volunteers.

I transplanted my beautuful amaryllis today to find the root ball was really all there was the bulb had not attached to any soil so I probably put it in shock and it didn't need to be in a larger pot.

My last window got installed.

We may get a tiny bit more rain. I smelled it driving home last night. 1 tank of gas lasts 2 weeks so I spend $50 a month on gas.

I've been watching The Complete Jane Austin. The last two Sunday's on Masterpiece Theater it's been Pride and Predjuice, which I read,Emma and tomorrow it's Sense and Sensibility.

I need to go out shopping for a pretty over sized china tea cup for Marilyn's

birthday.

I'm finally going to use my birthday gift certificate from Carol to go to Il Fornaio, they have Risotto with shrimp and scallops with sliced artichokes. It comes with potato,basil and roasted garlic focaccia and Crostata al frutti di boso, a fresh berry tart with blackberries, blueberries and raspberries. With A little dry white wine yum.

Apple Blossom Amaryllis

My 2nd Amaryllis opened. It's absolutely stunning. The second bloom opened this morning. The bloom is pale cream with apricot colored stripes and a second bloom inside. I had to stake it. Although it only comes to my knee it is top heavy and fell over. Perhaps time to repot it too.
The Christmas tree I had in the bedroom is now all but dead in it's pot and this is where I go from the 6".

I've been spending the last of my library budget. They tell me I have $400 and I spend 300. and they tell me I have 200. more so I just spent that. I like their math. Maybe I can have them do my personal budget too.

I squeezed the last of my OJ this morning. I guess I have one or two more days with my own oranges. Usually I do it the night before but I have a few of those mornings that it has to wait.

Last night we stayed till 5 and when I got home I finished my book.

Today I have an aide I'll have working on the "project" some more. I ended up having her shelve, but she found a box to ship "it" in. Two of my aides came in during lunch.

I finally got to my oatmeal with strawberries. It's 12:00. The OJ went early.

I think I'll fix my "Easter" dinner tonight.

6 more physical therapy sessions were "approved" for me. I have my 1st of the second 6 4/1. I feel it already in my upper back.

The ergonomic guy is coming to assess my workstation on Mon.
That's a tight fit, ist the p.t. then the assessment. I had to think a moment to make sure I'd be here.

I brought in my pillow for my chair and at this point of the day, I have the upper portion rolled over to support my upper back and my shoulders are screaming at me for typing all morning and pulling a heavy shelving cart. USE KID LABOR had to be my motto.

Victor is coming tonight to install my last window above the fireplace where the Christmas tree was (and the rosebush is). Then he has to paint the wall he messed up with his ladder.

Bowling?

In our faculty meeting they announced a bowling league starting. I might do that. I've been in 2 one at 19 and one at 29. I even have my own ball somewhere..if I can lift 12 lbs. ant more. It was a gift from my boyfriend at the bowling alley when I was 19. It's purple.

The mainstreaming of special Ed. students is changing next year now they have a special day class and study skills and teachers next year they still will but wit larger group integration.

Our school is the academic school. Also, the bad kids are getting dumped from one school to another so that the 3rd will not suffer during their WASC accreditation.

The kids stayed after school to help me with a big project It's going to be such a surprise . Probably a waste of my time though. She won't appreciate the time or effort or even acknolodge it but anyway....

I went to nap at 6 last night woke up at 1 read till 4 got up to squeeze juice and make oatmeal. I've been on my oatmeal regime all week with strawberries and brown sugar.
I'm reading a really good book by Jayne Ann Krantz, Sizzle and Burn.

Teacher's Meeting Days!

I'm not giving up any more of my vacations to work. I feel like I never had a week off in Feb. As a consequence, I feel tired and in need of a break. It's not nearly as much as the teachers, but I'm ready for a break. It gets worse because I know other districts had this week off. Three weeks to go.

We are lucky to have 4 weeks off and summer. I got an invitation to come and sign my contract for next year.

But, the only had 3 days for a winter break. My friend Kim fell in the rain selling girl scout cookies. She sent her daughter and husband skiing and is muddling through.

Since there is a teacher's meeting today I'll run over to Caro's today during lunch.
I don't like to be in traffic after 5.

The bookkeeper's husband won a 10k cruise. Oops, she wasn't supposed to tell me.

I filled up for 25.00 at 3.49 a gal. Love that Prius.

I want to go on a cuuise. I want to go anywhere, I have the travel bug.

Teachers Meeting Days

I feel like I never had a winter break since I went in to the chiropractor, Dr. or work each day. I'm not going to do that again. Spring break is the week of the 17th. I am of people out this week. Easter is traditional right?

My friend Kim fell and broke her leg delivering girl scout cookies. She sent her daughter and husband skiing.

Spring break is only 2 weeks away.

School is out in 10 weeks.

Gourmet, give me the grand prize of a trip to Italy!

The Wisteria is in bloom!

The weather is in the 70's and sunny. I love the spring. My sweet peas are coming up and getting ready to bloom and a new amaryllis that is double bloomed on one spike had opened. It's a surprise inside like tulips each time. Lilac trees are blooming and the streets are covered with white blossoms.

I went over to Caro's after school today to pick something up and she gave me some pound cake she made with lemon and some eggplant to take home with ground beef or pork, scallions and sesame oil. I made some rice and asparagus and it was outstanding. I totally forgot my stuff so I'll go back tomarrow.

I think I've about zeroed out my budget for the year. I'm waiting to hear.

I just finished the book Remember Me.

I ate my beet tops

We could use some rain. I'm already tired of watering but now it's just once a week not every day or every other day.
I went out to track down a student that has our drawings for the literary magazine. It's already too late but at least I know who she is now. I hope to get it back printed by 4/2, back to school night when they show off their science projects. That way maybe some parents will buy it too.

My brioche turned out really well, yeasty, eggy and delicious. They were better than Caro's cinnamon rolls which she cooked a tad to long and used no butter or icing. They need the goop.

I ran out at lunch to the post office, the library and to pick up a take out order of chicken salad. All in 30 min.

I ate my beet tops tonight for dinner followed by asparagus. I sauteed them but I think I like them boiled better. Sauteing them didn't get them cooked totally. The stalks were still stringy. They are not as good as beets but I won't just cut them off any more. The stems like spinach need to be removed. tiny one are ok raw.
Next I try Swiss chard.

Carolina made a red beet salad and yellow tomatoes on lettuce for dinner yesterday. She had asparagus, a sauce of green grapes, wine, stock and mushrooms to put on top of her grilled hens. There was basmati rice with lentils and a kind of raita, cucumber and yogurt sauce with lemon, there was potato salad with too much lemon too. She makes a mango, cilantro, tomato, red onion, hot pepper, pico de gallo, salsa too but just smelling it is too hot for me.

Today Forbes and Gourmet arrived.

Happy Easter!

I'm making brioche. It's a rich egg bread perfect for toast or french toast. Since I had oatmeal with strawberries, fresh squeezed OJ and fresh pineapple for breakfast, I'm feeling virtuous.
Time to go punch it down. I haven't done a lot with yeast in a long time.

I went to the Farmer's Market for my strawberries and beets. This time I'm, going to eat the tops too. Carol told me to boil them but the vendor said to saute them. That sounds better to me.

Yesterday I sliced one and put it in the oven on a silpat to bake at 200 and dry for beet chips.

Marilyn says they are her favorite part. She says he roommates grate them in salads. I only remember Mom opening a can.

Had my Godivia chick early and jelly bellies.

Caro is making cinnamon rolls. I want to make scalloped potatoes and ham. She is making Cornish hens and potato salad and I am bringing asparagus, a lemon souffle abd strawberries.

I wish I had another day off.

Tempurpedic

I once thought of getting a Tempurpedic mattress. They are over 2000. dollars and I was not able to justify it, so one year for my birthday, I got the pillow. Now I'm using it at school.

I also want a wedge for under my knees. I do have a "husband" a pillow with arms that we used in college to sit up in bed on on the couch. I also have a cervical pillow to support my neck while reading or using the computer in bed. The Dr. gave me a lumbar pillow for the car.

There's also one to put in your car made especially shaped for your back. It raises you up and takes the pressure off the spine. I 'd like a massage chair. the gym has one and my hairdresser too had one for her table when she yanks my eyebrows out by wax and in her pedicure chairs.

One day I'd like it but in a spa/hot tub. My neighbor has a wooden one I used it a lot. He gave me carte blanche access.

I have a desire to make yeast bread. I took their favorite cinnamon bread into the secretaries yesterday. The Farmer's market had cross buns. I'm thinking of making a brioche. It's an Easter tradition.

Time to plant strawberries and tomatoes. Orange and lemon trees are in blossom.

Gardening relaxes me. It's even exercise. I need some relaxation. Time to start seeds was over Christmas, now they are in 4 in" pots.

2 c. sea salt, 1 T. b. soda, 1 c. Epsom salt, essential oil like lavender oil, 1 t. flower petals, lavender or rose petals makes a nice bath salt.

Sometimes after squeezing oranges or lemons I throw them in the tub for the essential oils to seep out while the tub is filling then scoop them out with a strainer.

Remember when you were supposed to put your elbows in lemons to soften and bleach them?

The daffodils have faded

Freesias last longer and smell better.

It's generally cool in the mornings in the 50's and by noon when the fog rolls off into the 70's. My heating will went down to 40 something which is down 20 dollars from the worst of winter. Granted I never put on the heat. It's always at 55 and on;y comes on automatically when it falls below that. I still sleep under a down comforter in a flannel nightgown with a shawl because the neckline for this gown I prefer is low and square. It is too cool without and keeps slipping off my shoulders. I have Lacy too.

I'm in an e-mail fight with a teacher. I didn't want to participate in email so I asked to meet with her this morning face to face during her prep. She agreed but during her prep she was not available and wrote back replying to my voice mail saying she didn't have time to meet with me during her preparation for her classes, was not a teacher that brought her classes and that I was gone at 3:30 yesterday and she did not see me at 8 in the morning. I was here. I didn't know I had to check in with her. Get your own key to the laminator room and leave me be. Those are my hours. I work very hard. She went on to say she doesn't feel the library is a welcome place and she doesn't like my tone to students or teachers.

These sixth grade teachers don't like change, are a world on to themselves and are very difficult to infiltrate. With that unresponded to I left and went to see my friend Caro and have my taxes done. I didn't make as much last year so I'll get a return.

I got an Easter dinner invitation. (I hate Corinish hens.) I'd rather say home, go to the farmers market and read.

Her mom is my mom's age and becomming senile, has some dementia, incontenence and is cared for at home. She needs elder care while Caro works mornings and she needs a "Mina" sitter if Caro needs to run errands. She is diabetic and sometimes refuses to eat, dress pr bathe. Caro cooks and cleans everything. For that she takes the 400. a month. It's not close to compensation for 24 hr. a day care, room and board.There for the grace of God do we. Mina is just shrinking. There won't be much time left now.

I got a ham slice and was going to make scallopped potatoes and asparagus.

I wish we had spring break this week but, by the week of the 16th I'll be ready too, It will be a Passover break.

It's snowing flower petals

White blossoms are floating off the fruit trees and it's like snow in the wind. This is a really pretty time of the year here. It's time to plant azaleas and inpatients and marigolds, and start seeds of tomatoes. I transplanted a 4" pink Lilly last night. The roots were wrapped around itself begging for some stretch room in a 6 in pot. I always water the secretaries azalea circle. It too needs replanting. Maybe I'll take it home this weekend and do that for her if she wants.
I got the office staff another loaf of cinnamon bread.

One of the 6th grade teachers complained a lot of being able to get in to the library. I emailed her back that she was welcome to send her stuff down and we would try to do it for her. She wrote back that if our TA; could why weren't they all told. I told her that our TA's could cut them out but Carol or I would run them as time permitted if they were not able to make the time to come down. She said they feel unwelcome as though they are interrupting me. I've yet to respond, but put a note in the bulletin saying the same.

Ants come out when I 'm squeezing juice I swear they can smell the sugar. Oogie that they are so close.

I had to run over to the print shop today for last minute literary additions and I found the girl that had the pictures.

I'd like to tell 'Judith" aka Mrs. Downs, not Ms., they haven't been too welcoming to me either. Rather than have this shoot back in email I'll talk with her.

I'd rather noI had some CA roll sushi with brown rice and more oatmeal for breakfast.

Truss

I put on a too tight L T shirt and a too tight vest today and it feels like I imagine it did when they used to bind your breasts. It's wierd. First you wear a minimizer to flatten the load. The other half of the population is wearing push up bras and Wonderbra's that inflate or some such thing. I never had a problem with that. Even in 5th grade the street kids were telling me to get a bra.

I remember Emily developed early too. She was around 10 I think. I don't think I sprouted that early. I couldn't wait to have a period or need to shave my legs. I went so far as to wear a belt when visiting my friend Ilona to prove I was old enough even though I hadn't started. What was I thinking?!? Didn't have a clue. My H levels are still high so although I haven't had one since the summer I'm still in the in-between phase. I'm glad. No more money, hassle, ruined sheets, underwear and all the rest of the mess. The only part I'll miss is the juice and the skin quality. I think.

I was glad when I wore a garter belt and girdle I didn't need one to hold anything in. Now I'm happy to have support hose with a tummy panel. I lost 10 lbs.

I had my oatmeal again this morning and yet finished it along with my OJ at lunchtime. I don't like to eat first thing in the morning. It takes me till about 10 to think about it. I heated it in the microwave. I had to clean that sucker first. I don't remember Armando keeping it like that.

Today I have a department meeting at 1:30. The kids get out early. One of my "helpers" "helped" herself to some change that was on the corner of my desk last night. Lesson 1. Don't lend money. #2, Lock up your money, #3 Don't buy stuff from the kids. Maybe I have to lower my expectations.

At the department meeting I got yelled at for only opening the library at 8 and closing it at 3:30. They want to get in to use the laminator. I'm always there I never leave. I'm pissed.

After that, I gave my thief a ride part way home and took myself to Caldwater Creek where they were having a 60 percent off sale.

My feet were literally ready to give out after walking to my meeting and then through the mall. I didn't think I could get to the car and back to get the catalog so I asked a manager if they had one. The clerk said no. He said yes. I waited forever listening to her go over a transaction with a patron before being helped and got a compact of aloe soap for my patience.

On the way out, I cashed in my Godiva freebie coupon for 2 pieces of chocolate and bypassed the Annie pretzel stand purchase with some restraint and treated myself to the nearby visit to the flaffel drive-in. I got a flaffel salad and 2 pitas which is enough flaffel balls and salad: cucumber, tomato, lettuce and white sauce to make 4 pita sandwiches. One day I'll be good enough to just get the balls. Next time I'll call it in and split it with my friend Inna.

I really like to go there in the summer when I have a cucumber and tomatoes from the farmers market to supplement their salad and get an extra white sauce instead of the hot sauce. They have this meat ball with pine nuts that I may try next time. A man I was sitting with let me try a pita chip piece. Thank you, I'll pass. Why fry them?

I need to get over to Caro's and finish my taxes. I think I'm gonna pay big time so I have to be creative.

When I thought I was traveling, I bought some clothes from Caldwater Creek. They don't fit so I have to get over to take them back to the shop. If you have them place the order from the shop you don't pay shipping. It seems there are coupons for 25.00 off in all the magazines except when I want one. I tried on a top and immediately whipped off my vest when I saw how horrible it looked with out the jacket to cover it up. Time to give away that T shirt too.
The clothes closet at school needs it more than I do. Gwen's list of what she got at Goodwill for 12 made me look at my one t shirt for 9 and be sad. She's a good bargain shopper.

I wrote to the Lean plate club at the Washington Post to tell them I was having beets, asparagus, brown basmati rice, dahl and chicken for dinner. I also told them I made the lemon souffle from Last month's Bon Appetite and changed it to put in blueberries. It would be good with strawberries too or even a strawberry souffle.
We'll see if I get published again.

Took a 3 a.m. sleeping pill after reading.

Daffodil Days

This is the day when everyone got daffodils in support of the Am. Cancer Assn. My dentist bought some too. Hers were a donation to a cancer patient, mine too in part because I know a bunch of 10 don't cost 10.00 They are competing here with the freesias and gardenia next to my bed.

I've got asparagus cooking and did my OJ and oatmeal for tomorrow. I made the oatmeal this morning with these huge raisins I get from the farmers market. (Alas, that was the end of them they almost made it though till next season). Today I added blueberries but I like strawberries too and best raspberries. I'm working on getting back on this food regime.

I'm also cooking the beets I got at the farmer's market. The vendor asked me if I ate the tops and I said no but I'm sure they are very sweet and nutritious. I'll move up slowly on that one. Maybe if I had a rabbit it could have the tops of carrots and beets.

Carol, my assistant, said she boils then and grew up eating them. She makes pollenta, an Italian grain sorta like risotto but made with a cornmeal base. I got two packages in Nov. and gave her one. I've yet to make mine.

I was very busy today and one of the other new teachers came over for lunch and I finally stopped took him in the back room where I finished my yogurt and heated some chicken Indian rice curry. It was hot. I finished it for dinner with dahl.

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

I've got my green on and even fished out my green socks to match.

Green beer or any beer never appealed to me.

It's only 10:30 and I've already put on my first pain patch and popped 500 mg of Motrin.

I've a lot to do.

I also put in my application to run the library during summer school.

I had my first tomato of the season yum. It was from the farmer's market and a green house but still, it had flavor.:-) The strawberries got eaten at 4 after my apt. Next time 3 baskets. (It's cheaper that way, and 1 need a day day x7.)

I'm actually eating my salad at lunch time. I added avocado, cauliflower, broccoli and

I squeezed I still think it's squoze o.j. this morning. It is really something I need to do the night before.

The sun is shining at it's supposed to get up to 70 today. Yesterday I think I got a little sun.

I need to put on the sun screen.

I'm off to physical therapy and the orthopedist Dr. soon.

I need an oil change and I'm 600 miles from going over the 10,000 mile mark since I bought my car in Oct. of 06.

Property taxes come due soon too. It makes for a tight mo.

I got the oil changed between my pt apt. the library and the Dr. At pt i rode the bike lifted free weights and had ice applied.

The Dr. gave me a lumbar pillow told me I could double the hydrocodone to 20 -650 and gave my a hydro cortisone shot in my back. I came hoe and fell asleep while on the laptop.

Since my computer crashed at work I've been perching on a tall stool. I've brought in pillows but she ordered an ergonomic work station. It's terrible on my back.

When I got up I made my juice for tomorrow , put out the trash, cleaned the whirlpool tub and put more leons in the car to give away.

I put a sign on the bucket at work that said: Homeless lemons Organic mutant don't hate e because I'm ugly, I'm beautiful inside. :-)

Hot Cross Buns

They had them at the farmers market today and finally I got some strawberries that are soooooooo sweet. I had some for breakfast today along with blueberries, some tangerine juice augmented by 2 tiny tangerines I squeezed and mint tea w/ lemon.

I got some beets, bread and some pieces of cauliflower and broccoli for lunches. I got 2 radishes yesterday.

I went to get Armando's roommate Alfredo and he had other work, I was angry since I got up early to get him. I took the microwave and my blanket, Armando's blanket and some of his clothes to wash in revenge. I'll take the microwave into school. I'm doing the wash now.

I have Thomas helping pull weeds, cut the grass and move all the stuff in my office. Perhaps there will be time to shape the fruit trees too. Didyou know soething like a possum climbs the fruit tress and eats the inside of the fruit, the drops too, but not the lemons.

They are nocturnal and eat cat food too so I never leave it out at night. They are big and ugly and comr up out of sewers. They have big long noses. It freaked me out to see one outside my patio door.

I was hurting last night and couldn't get to sleep so I took another pain pill and muscle relaxer and I was out like Lacy.


Time to sort and file papers. UGgggggggggg:-(

We cleaned the office and I got through most of it, put books on shelves and have just papers to file now.
Ob the other hand, he cut a lot from my lemon and orange trees and I have 2 full grocery bags full of lemons and one more of oranges to squeeze. I will take a bag of lemons into school and give another to Caro when she finishes my taxes. Some are truly mutant huge.

There were a lot he cut that were over into my neighbor's yard.

Glad the grass is cut and all the plants watered.

Now time for asparagus! I ate the whole bunch in the bath tub no less.

My fingernails are breaking off. I need Knox gelatin but the stuff is made from cow's hooves. I wonder if there is another way. I researched this. Knox must had a good ad campaign for that factoid to have stuck in my head. It doesn't work. I need more calcium. Nails reflect your health.

I am listening to a ta[e by Molly Ivan's on George W. It is so interesting and funny. How that good ole boy did anything heir apparent to the George H W. who made all the money. GWB just looses other people's.

I'm glad it's only a few more months more.

I'm was reading when I fell asleep for an hour. The lavender beneath my window and the orange blossoms are coming into bloom.

On SSI (St. Simon's Island)in GA, there is a sign that says " A man named Wesley passed this way". My dad, Bob, Michael and now Wesley have had there pictures taken there. Wonder if I can carry a card that WO... and put it in front for my picture the next time I go? The John from 1785 would roll over.

I woke up this morning rested

For the first time this week I went to sleep without a sleeping pill. I also barely napped yesterday. I had a brief dream of having left my trunk open while I did an in home visit. (I don't do home visits) I just ran in and saw and knew the kids hanging around. When I came out they were running off with all my tools, (Not that I have any tools in my garage or trunk) They looked like angels while they stuffed stuff under their shirts and passed off to their friends.

This morning I made a crumpet, baked oatmeal raisin cookies, squose 3 tiny tangerines to add to the not too flavorful fresh squeezed stuff I bought, watched the end of the news. Now I'm watching a garden show.

Then reality struck. I read email. My trip is off. I need to teach summer school. I need to take care of an obligation here.

That will give me the opportunity to get in better shape for another summer and do more research and planning.

I'm very sad but reality is just that.

The fantasy was nice.

I was getting so excited and I haven't been excited about much in a long time.

I'm out to get my aggression out pruning some fruit trees.

I'll put some Lidoderm patches on my spine , back and along my shoulders. It numbs the area. They are time releases over 12 hrs. They are square like the nitro patches dad had for his heart.

I feel like crying. Reality is a bitch.

Went out to pick up my prescriptions for my back and it the store. I got a whole wheat baguette, pine nuts and asparagus was on sale yeah! Also red potatoes and mushrooms. I got them all and some clam chowder, perfect for this misty, sunny day.


I admit I'm a eater when sad or mad and I bought lemon girl scout cookies too but I haven't opened them yet!

I came home sent Easter cards to all the kids with stickers. I enjoy doing them as much as they kids like getting them each in their individual envelopes. Gwen and Michael taught me that. After decorating them again too late for St. Patrick's Day, I had some soup, took a pill and a nap after reading about the Incas for awhile until the history put me asleep. I made 4 packages of mushrooms, 2 sliced, 1 shataike (sic) and one pkg of steak ones in sherry. Amazing how they reduce.

Today was the job fair at the Co. of Ed. I'm glad I don't have to go.

My back was hurting so I never did get to the shaping. Maybe tomorrow.

TGIF

I am so ready for this weekend. The kids are driving me crazy. I had helpers and it takes me 2x as long having them help.

Today was ESPN day. I wore sweats because I have no sports t shirts.

I have been very busy.

During lunch I had a sales rep. come and now at 3:15 I'm trying to eat lunch. I finally finished it driving home. Then I finished my tea with the last of the baguette. It was nice to put my feet up and have afternoon tea with Lacy. I just have to set the microwave at 20 sec, not 40 so it won't be petrified.

I finally got through to physical therapy after talking with the supervisor and I am scheduled for Monday. I see the Dr at 2:30.

I've got 2 patches on and my back brace. The nurse put them on cuz I couldn't reach. It helps, and now a pill.

Maybe I can sneak out to lunch in between.

Last night I started earlier and took a sleeping pill at 12:39, they are 2 yrs. out of date. I wonder of there is any value in them at all?

I started a really good book The Book of Names by J. Gregory.

I've started researching Argentina. I want to go to Buenos Aires and Patagonia. The Lake region looks spectacular too.

Like the ice fields parkway in Alberta there are ice fields. Remember Gore's book about Global warming? The glaciers are there too.

All the trees are in bloom

I never did get around to eating my lunch so at 4 when I got home I cooked an entire batch of asparagus and had that with some Artisan Organic baguette. After I napped from 4-11 I got up and worked till 2.

Then I turned out the light and by 3 took a old sleeping pill at 4 I took another one. Finally I got to sleep till 7.

Asparagus is on sale.

All the iris are in bloom: bearded white, yellow and purple; and all the white flowering trees and the pink flowering plum are beautiful. I cut some freesias and the smell great next to my bed.

I went out to lunch for Chicken salad with my friend Inna from Russia that got canned. She is bitter and angry. One of the 1/2 time counselors got pink slipped too.

I need to work on portion control. Last time I ate the whole chicken salad by myself!

She's going to the job fair this weekend.

I'm cleaning my office and doing yard work.I'm determined to get it more organized and papers filed. I have 9 filing cabinets, (9 drawers, one 2 shelf bookcase, one floor to ceiling bookcase and another mid way up and two desks.) One with a computer and chair and the other is the desk Mom and Dad had. and a desk chair. I hae to pick up the computer and put a plastic cover on the desk and clear out the floor and clean it then put a plastic mat on the wood for the chair to roll on. I got the mats at the teacher give away. I think I'll get some help lifting from Armando's roommate. My back won't take it.

Today I had a kid put a patch on my back spine near my neck to numb the area. It helps and felt cold but better.
I had my evaluation today and went up one thing. Next year should be better.

This faculty is hard to break into. They don't like change.

I think I need to go to Argentina on my trip too. Patagonia is not to be missed or Iguzu falls.

Better start walking.

I need to finish the installation of my refinished cabinets in the kitchen, add a new sink and ovens too. I want one big sink.