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What a summer

My Summer has been filled with all sorts of responsibilities, problems and fun!

D has taken me sailing and out on the lake a lot - enjoying the summer while we can. I am hoping next weekend he will take me again and maybe go tubing (crossing fingers).

We're doing the garage sale at the moment - what a lot of work. however, I have made some good money that I need for the Valley Fair /Ren Fair trip in August !!!! /bounce /bounce.

Things to do:

• E-Mail Bill or get a hold of him
• Reserve hotel room
• clean bedroom /gah
• Bills
• Bank - put money in
• Make my scottish dress
• Help Holly find a dress
• Finish my crochet

Ugh, restless night

Was laying in bed, wide awake with 20 bill things going thru my head. And now I'm being mugged by my Baby Bear - I woke her up when I came to the computer.

• E-Mail MC and Evans
• Look at bills
• Look at money situation
• Mail
• Call Laura
• Library books
• financial aid
• Clean car
• E-mail Bill
• E-mail Stu
• Bear needs a bath and meds
• Queens needs bath and shave
• Comp tests
• Thesis credits
• German/French
• UND tour
• Next summer job
• Office books and key for HS

What's a happening, hot Stuff?

Well...

Biggest changes so far include the disappearance of one of my cats (Aristophanes, she's been gone for 3-4 weeks now) and my blue fishy that would do the flying fish trick passed away (either died of natural causes under the clam shell or accidentally got stuck and drowned).

Mom has decided to stay here, so I *should* be living in the dorms during the next year. I will also be Hall Council president and working as a GA in the library (Which must be official since the money is in my financial aid report).

I've been doing jobs for my grandparents and working on mom's house. The garage is slowly being cleaned up and organized.

Went to the fair at the waterfront today with D and met with his family and some of their friends for dinner at the Union Station. We talked a lot about what we'd do in a couple days :)

Staying, moving, staying, moving... Staying! hehe

Yes, yes... mom has been up to her antics again making everyone wonder what next year will be like. She has been going to the cities off and on for interviews to check out other schools and found some very decent places to work. However, 4am the other morning she wakes me up and tells me in a slight panic that she is too old to go do something like that and she would lose the house and would miss everyone. I suppose some of those points are right, but a lot of it is just excuses to not try something new. And she has something else (Edited for nastyness that may come out). BUT, it's none of MY business and I keep promising myself I'll stay out of it, but GRRRRRRRR /shove /kick /out

My summer has been A++ so far. Been enjoying the time off and sleeping 'til I want to and deciding what to do day by day. It's great.

Next Summer, I plan on living in the apartment where y next school will be or something - because I am just going insane! I need my own place, too old to live with my mother. /sigh

So, my year is still set.. I will be working in the library, living in the dorms next to D, and Hall Council President for Oak Hall. That seems like a good break. This should be a wonderful semester coming up.

Back to my relaxing (sorta) vacation.

Gone for a week

I should be back around the 15th. Heading to my Grandma's house to paint, rip up carpeting and putting down new carpeting. Should be otherwise relaxing.

The end of the semester

Well, I am no longer an RA. I have mixed feelings about this. I loved being an RA, but I will enjoy the lack of responsibility on that end so I can concentrate more on my own work.

However, it was a tear jerker for me to say goodbye to so many friends - my residents. We went through a lot this last year and I feel that this was one of THE best years I have had in college. I will be going back to my floor ("ours" now) and seeing some of the people that stayed for Summer classes - especially since D is staying there, and J!

I have moved into moms extra bedroom - its been nice to sleep with no reservations of what's going on in the hallway and if something is going to blow up. I also left the dorms with a last minute present - I got a nasty cole the last day I was there. I believe my body and system were so dragged down and exhausted that the cold virus just jumped me as I slept that night. Now, I am sniffly and dizzy and tired. Yucky.

I am sitting in my office for the last time. I have cleaned out my stuff and stuck it in the corner for moving later. I want the new GAs to feel like it is their space to work with and hopefully I can get my things moved soon. I *could* bring it all to my car and stick it in the trunk - but I'd rather not go that far until i know where I'm putting it.

I also finished my grades and put those in. I feel good about the semester. I was flattered by the evals my students did on me and feel that maybe I *was* hard on myself tinking that tey didn't quite get all they should have for the class. I have heard from the other GA's that this is a common feeling and to not worry about it.

I hope everyone is doing well wherever they have gone and I miss you all already. Please stay in touch.

Now, to have a nice, long, relaxing summer. I am already enjoying the fact that I can wake up when I want to... or when Nicky has to go out to pee /bleh hehe. 'Lil turd woke me up at 9am. I am pretty sure mom was in the extra room typing away on her stuff but I was so tired and sick, I don't remember any of it. hehe ah well.