What can only be described as an overwhelmingly discouraging three days of chaos, I am now suppose to be ready for school on Monday. Eric and I both had a series of three in-service days this week. All of which we were not given enough time to prep for students, given discouraging news, wondered why we are teachers, and forced to sit for exceedingly long periods of time by our colleagues. In-service "encouragement" aside, I am slowly beginning to look forward to the school year despite many parental warnings that their children are handfuls. My room at school is currently a disaster zone so Monday morning I will be either hiding what I can't put away or just throwing stuff out. Ahhh, welcome fall.
Joba is enjoying his last day off before school starts by reeking havoc in the backyard. Eric and I are airing out the house and cleaning up from canning dilly beans yesterday. I hope to continue spending time outside today; maybe the park, wedding the gardens, shopping, or simply sitting outside with a few books. We shall see!
With the house painted, boxes unpacked, and a little bit of wedding money, I am hoping to pick up some nice fall and Christmas decorations in the coming months that we can use around the house. I am not one to redecorate each room for each holiday, but I would like a few pieces for the foyer, dining room, and kitchen/family room areas. Pier one has some nice vase fillers and Pottery Barn has the table runner I would like. I figure I have to get decorations if the family may be celebrating Thanksgiving here this year. (Maybe I can sweet talk mom into making me a center piece for my dining room.)
Off to change out of the pajamas and consider the benefits of actually doing my hair and wearing contacts today!
Friday, August 27, 2010
Friday, August 20, 2010
A Million Things to do and Counting...
Eric and I returned from his parent's house this morning completely beat and void of personality. We drove up early yesterday with the dog and are beginning to feel the effects of such intense travel. Today we are catching up on errands and cleaning while the dog sleeps off his traumatic journey. As Eric and I begin to sense the impending start of the school year we are torn between getting a few last minute projects finished around the house and sitting in our pajamas sipping lemonade. There are many days I wish I worked a 9-5 job in which I am not bringing home the emotional baggage of one hundred children and hours worth of work each night. But who am I kidding; I love my kids.
Off to finish cleaning, make pasta salad and cupcakes, unpack my bags, weed the garden, pick tomatoes...
...you get the idea.
Off to finish cleaning, make pasta salad and cupcakes, unpack my bags, weed the garden, pick tomatoes...
...you get the idea.
Tuesday, August 17, 2010
Sunday, August 15, 2010
The Painted House...
We had the family room, hallway, foyer, and upstairs hallway painted basketry yesterday by a lovely crew of painters. They also painted the dining room cranberry and pot of cream (cranberry above the chair rail and pot of cream below). The painters are returning today to finish the dining room because after three coats of red paint it still does not look quite right. Otherwise, the house looks awesome! The dining room is almost completely finished in terms of furniture and decor. Eric still has to hang the new curtain rod and I have to find curtains/shears that I like, but the furniture looks great and the crystal is perfect in the hutch!
My parents are possibly driving out today to drop off some altered pants and a dress that I left at their house. We are excited to show them the house even if it is not quite put back together. I am looking forward to having things settled and organized for the first day of in-service.
We hope the dog can handle us going back to work and spending more time in bed. I have a feeling he will be shredding a few towels out of protest if we don't ease him into the school schedule. Eric might have to take the first two weeks of school to come home at lunch for him. At least we should have the fence finished by then...
The fence. Well, A Plus Fencing started ten days late. The second day they showed up to work they decided another job was more important, so they left without telling us and only returned to get their truck that evening. (Eric chased them as they drove away and stopped them demanding an explanation.) We were then told the fence you definitely be finished Friday, then we were told that everyone was coming in special for us on Saturday to finish it, then we were told that it should be finished Monday. I swear I could just steal their Bobcat right now and drill a post hole in the side of their truck. The fence has gotten out of control! And they want us to advertise them with a little sign in our yard without even offering us the traditional discount for such services. The nerve of some of these backwards Pennsylvania individuals!
Anyway, the house is cleaner than it has been all summer and more organized which is a great place to be with the start of the school year. While Eric and I have had a crazy summer with the dog, wedding, and the honeymoon, we wouldn't trade it for anything. As much fun as summer vacation is we are both ready to start back up and get back into the swing of things. I am a little nervous about the new administration at my school and Eric is intrigued by the personalities that have been placed in his classroom, but we are ready. No more long days at the pool and late dinners made with new recipes, just plain old mac n' cheese at 5 PM and bedtime by 8PM.
Enjoy your last few days of summer; we are!
My parents are possibly driving out today to drop off some altered pants and a dress that I left at their house. We are excited to show them the house even if it is not quite put back together. I am looking forward to having things settled and organized for the first day of in-service.
We hope the dog can handle us going back to work and spending more time in bed. I have a feeling he will be shredding a few towels out of protest if we don't ease him into the school schedule. Eric might have to take the first two weeks of school to come home at lunch for him. At least we should have the fence finished by then...
The fence. Well, A Plus Fencing started ten days late. The second day they showed up to work they decided another job was more important, so they left without telling us and only returned to get their truck that evening. (Eric chased them as they drove away and stopped them demanding an explanation.) We were then told the fence you definitely be finished Friday, then we were told that everyone was coming in special for us on Saturday to finish it, then we were told that it should be finished Monday. I swear I could just steal their Bobcat right now and drill a post hole in the side of their truck. The fence has gotten out of control! And they want us to advertise them with a little sign in our yard without even offering us the traditional discount for such services. The nerve of some of these backwards Pennsylvania individuals!
Anyway, the house is cleaner than it has been all summer and more organized which is a great place to be with the start of the school year. While Eric and I have had a crazy summer with the dog, wedding, and the honeymoon, we wouldn't trade it for anything. As much fun as summer vacation is we are both ready to start back up and get back into the swing of things. I am a little nervous about the new administration at my school and Eric is intrigued by the personalities that have been placed in his classroom, but we are ready. No more long days at the pool and late dinners made with new recipes, just plain old mac n' cheese at 5 PM and bedtime by 8PM.
Enjoy your last few days of summer; we are!
Monday, August 9, 2010
UPDATE!
Today Eric and I bought a new car. Eric has been admiring (OK, drooling) over the new Ford F150 XLT for months. He made an appointment to go visit one in Dillsburg, PA and one thing lead to another. We now have a giant truck that doesn't even fit in our garage with awful gas mileage. At least Eric is happy.
Still no fence. We are hoping that A Plus Fencing eventually honors their contract and show up to install a fence for our poor puppy. We do however have a new kitchen floor. Eric and I thrilled to no longer have to tape the rips in our floor to keep the dog from eating it and me from tripping on it. As the school year approaches we are wrapping up a few last minute projects around the house. We will have the lower level and some of the second level painted next weekend. Lots to do with not a lot of time...
Still no fence. We are hoping that A Plus Fencing eventually honors their contract and show up to install a fence for our poor puppy. We do however have a new kitchen floor. Eric and I thrilled to no longer have to tape the rips in our floor to keep the dog from eating it and me from tripping on it. As the school year approaches we are wrapping up a few last minute projects around the house. We will have the lower level and some of the second level painted next weekend. Lots to do with not a lot of time...
Monday, August 2, 2010
Fence or no fence...
A plus fencing was SUPPOSE to show up today bright and early to install our fence. Guess what...
They didn't!
So, instead of getting our fence installed today (something I not only scheduled months ago, but woke up early for this morning) I am headed into school to pick up a few books to get started with stuff for the school year. I have a feeling this will be a challenging year for myself and my coworkers, so I might as well get started nice and early.
Poor Joba is heartbroken that his fence was not started today. He has been looking forward to running free for quite some time...
They didn't!
So, instead of getting our fence installed today (something I not only scheduled months ago, but woke up early for this morning) I am headed into school to pick up a few books to get started with stuff for the school year. I have a feeling this will be a challenging year for myself and my coworkers, so I might as well get started nice and early.
Poor Joba is heartbroken that his fence was not started today. He has been looking forward to running free for quite some time...
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