What a day yesterday!

It was my cousins 14th B-Day and I had her spend the night before because I took her to go see Catwoman - which we heard was a bad movie?! No. We enjoyed that movie - all we expected was some story, lots of cats, and a huge load of butt-kicking. It was what we wanted - oh and of course the cute guy ;-) hubba hubba

Then we went home and looked at different haircuts that we wanted. I seem to keep going back to the pixie-like cut and she wants that old haircut that has the hair down in front past the chin and the back is a bob close to the skull. I remember waanting that cut when I was in highschool.

Then, I took her to Perkins for breakfast (noon....) and we went to the mall to get her a birthday present - it was the new Kittie CD and a long sweater she wanted from Deb.

Took her home.

I went home and talked to mom a bit.

Then I went back to her Birthday party for the family and everyone was there! Chuck and Heather talked us into going to the fair so we set up their baby with the auntie and grandparents and left for a couple hours. Chickens, rabbits, hogs, horses, popcorn, junky toys, rides, caramel apples, the usual... It was fun for all of us to walk around and talk. Chuck and Heather signed up for a giveaway horse - $5 a ticket - I should have done that for mom, but then she is allergic to everything. hehe

I got home about eleven and caught the rerun of the new Monk and then passed out.

*squeal with happiness!* Monk is out with a 1st season DVD set - omg omg omg omg! /sigh poor college student = no new Monk DVD's.

There it is - a fun birthday for who?? :-)

And so it begins...

I'll be working on my papers again, speak fluently with no mistakes in tense and edit out any of my slangs - students tend to latch on anything you may misspell or mis-pronounce. There is also moving back into the dorms, moving back into my office, preparing sylabus' (i?), getting a haircut - you should see the curls I have with longer hair!, enforcing rules, helping the new generation of RA's to get into the role, having fun, going out too much, spending money, laughing, playing PS2 with friends, reading, writing, listening to classical (keeps me calm), drinking coffee to stay awake, eating pizza (oh gads, keel me now), and paperwork.

Now, it is a lot and there is more - but I live for this stuff! I need to do something at all times - I can never relax, it doesn't feel right. If I sit for more than a day, I get so restless that I will rearrange furniture or organize something, anything, everything, and all in-betweens.

I did do a great job in choosing my classes for next semester - grad classes are usually night classes. So, Monday and Tuesday nights from 6-9 I have class, then my German (an undergrad course to get the language requirement) is at 11-12 on MWF and I teach MWF at 1pm.  Not bad! Gives me planty of time to work with my Masters Thesis and to do a great job on RAing.

Just a few of the things running through my mind.

My reminder for the next couple weeks

• finish redecorating the upstairs at 507
• Finish up my Beowulf paper
• Check-out books before they become overdue
• clean up office to make room for officemate
• fix up the basement in moms house
• do flooring in small kitchen
• fix moms closet
• work with mom to go through her papers
• play a little bit more PS2
• Look over german a bit more
• Clean up car
• Work on the new website for my CWI class
• Get a rough draft of my syllabus for class
• See about the new computer for office
• Help paint the offices in Oak
• ---Talk to Amy
• Work through my paperwork
• Fill out Grad forms before I start school
• ---Find out who my Grad advisor is (oops)
• Help Bill with blogging and Wikis
• Fold the clothes that have piled up on my couch on my right
• get my little cousin to give me back my Zelda game I let him borrow . . .
• talk Jeremy into coming up - mail his packet to him tomorrow (heeheee yaaaay)

I'll probably add more next time - ugh!

 

Jeremy - gimme a call soon!

Mom is sick today - I fed her some tomato soup and it didn't sit well. =(
That means I couldn't go to my cousins house and go play (well, paint the rooms anyway) hehe

Guess I'll go ahead and work on moms house a bit - it isnt finished yet.

My fishy died =( The last of the hobbits has passed on. I gave him a proper sea burial along with his worldly goods. My mom has asked me to take her fishy with me next year so he has someone to play with - she works too much.

Paint and e-mail

I am working on the upstairs bedrooms for my cousins in their house - we emptied out all the older toys and cleaned it all up. Right now we will fix up the bathroom so everyone can use it - painted it today - will paint the trim tomorrow and then I will look at tiling the floor - it is an old wooden floor atm.

Three full days were spent in cleaning out the area.

Jeremy on phone - BBIAB

Happy Birthday!

As I worked on my blog all day yesterday, I found that it is celebrating its 2nd year in running! What a hobby! Sometimes I wonder if I like playing with the HTML more than writing in it - but heck, I get to do what I want with the space. :-)

I like this simpler and cleaner look - adding in my favorite color of the year - a nice deep red and putting my own touches onto an already made template from Blogger. I don't know if you'd be able to tell which one now - but that's the point ;-)

I guess some of you need to know why I haven't been around - most of you know already. Mom had surgery a week after that conference and we had to go to Fargo. I stayed there for a full week at my brother's house and they didn't have internet or cable - we played PS2 ;-)

Then I have been taking care of my mom non-stop. She needs me to do so many things that I just didn't have the time to go to my office and do things like I had planned.

Yesterday I realized that I wasn't going to get anything done so I went to my office and brought my computer back home. Ran into Renee and chatted with her for a while and talked with Alan on MSN. So I am back in touch. I still need to get in touch with Bill - I remember Bill, I *will* send you an e-mail soon! I have plans again for today - maybe we can start working on Monday, I'll write you tomorrow or tonight.

Yes.. yes, I have my computer back at home

Apparently leaving my computer at my office wasn't the brilliant idea that i believed it would be. :P

But I am back and am going to work on the blog - it's a bit haphazard atm. Sorry!

I am so sorry everyone...

I forgot to post that I would be gone for a week and it seems a lot of people have been looking for me