I had four students today!  Yeah!  It was a great day.  I love days that I have a lot of students.  It makes the day.  My hope is that by the end of October, I will have 4 students Monday thru Thursday, and Saturday.  That would be good.  I can handle 4 a day.  I think I can actually handle 6 a day, but I will begin with 4.  I am going to go to the elementary school and ask if they will pass out my flyers.  I don't think they will, but I am going to ask anyway, they can only say no.  Saturday is book club and that is the day the Muglia girls were coming to pass out flyers, I will have to see if they can come a different day because of book club.  We only meet once a month.  But if I can pass them out at the school, I won't need to pass anymore out!  We shall see.

Mom enjoyed going to the first student's lesson.  She listens instead of doing her puzzles.  She likes to watch the students have their lessons.  She sits in on Kayla's and Rachel's lessons too.  Actually, I think she watches almost all of the lessons.  Grace had her first voice lesson this afternoon.  She did quite well for the first lesson.  Bob did okay on piano, he was having trouble with a few passages of his pieces that we went over and he did better on them.  I am very pleased with how he is improving on the piano.

I have to go to Evola's to sign up for the Christmas concert.  I want it the third Saturday or Sunday in December.  The first two weekends are busy for a couple of the students and they don't want to miss the concert, so we are going this week.

It is rainyish out right now so we are not going out for a scooter and it is also very humid out.  I don't do well with the humidity.

I am still waiting for my back disability.  I hope it comes soon.  I need to pay for the bankruptcy so I can get that taken care of.  Then we can work on Mom's bankruptcy.  Houses right now are being sold for almost half of what they are worth (the tax rate worth)  This will help Mom and I for the bankruptcy so I am not upset over that.  We just need to get them taken care of and finished.

Richard should be finishing up his contract work this month and then he, too, will be unemployed again.  I hope he finds another job either full time or another contract job soon.  He has a family to take care of too.  I wrote Abby and William last week, they should have the letter by now.  Hope they liked the card I made them for school.

Pain level is medium today.  I have been very careful not to move the shoulder wrong and cause severe pain through out the shoulder and arm.  I need help putting on my jacket so Mom helps me otherwise I can't put it on by myself.  One more thing I can't do on my own.  Just add it to the list.

I hope this finds you doing well and having a good day.

We met our friend Donna for Tim Horton's today.  It was fun.  She is a very nice lady.  She also has a rare bone infection that she should really be in the hospital for but she won't go because she can't afford to pay what her insurance won't pay for.  Her husband has the money to pay but he won't.  He says that is her responsibility.  I think that sucks the big one.  I thought when you got married you shared everything including money.  I guess he doesn't care that she could die from this.  I don't understand their marriage at all.  Unfortunately she can't leave him because she has no money and no where to go.  Her son and granddaughter live with them.  It just makes me mad!

We spent about 2 1/2 hours at the restaurant drinking pop (me), hot chocolate (Mom), and coffee (Donna).  It is nice to pass the time with a friend.  Now we are home and both Mom and I are bored again.  I am going to put on Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman.  Mom really likes the show and it keeps her from falling asleep her at the table.

I am very tired today and my arm/shoulder is very sore.  I moved it wrong putting on my jacket and it let me know.

I had one lesson earlier and she did wonderful.  We were working on something new and she hit notes she didn't know she could hit clearly.  She about fell over, Katie asked, "what was that?"  I replied, "You."  She was very shocked at the sound that came out of her mouth.  It was really exciting because it gives a glimpse of what she will be able to do soon and that is so cool.

I don't know if we are going to scooter, I have to charge it, I don't think we would get very far on it tonight.  

I hope this finds you doing well and enjoying your day!

I had one lesson today and that was it.  Aggie is every other week so this was her off week.  I have one student tomorrow and then 4 on Monday.  I love Mondays with that many students!

Not much going on here, I am re-reading Harry Potter and the Order of Phoenix for I have no idea how many times.  We probably will watch Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman sometime later tonight.  Weekends are so boring.  Then again, weekdays aren't much better either.  Next Saturday the Muglia girls are going to come and pass out flyers.  That will be fun.  They are very busy today.  The girls are so unhappy that school has started.  Right now school doesn't sound so bad at least there is something to do.  But I do totally understand them, I hated school too.  Unfortunately, I wasn't homeschooled like they are.  I would have liked that better.

My arm is not doing well at all.  I cannot get my jacket on without help anymore because I can't really move the arm up now without massive pain.  My knee is doing somewhat better, it isn't as bad as it was earlier in the week.

I am very tired today.  I slept in too, so I shouldn't be so tired, but I am.  

I hope you are having a good day.

It was sewing day with the Muglia girls!  Hannah picked out her pattern and her material for her top to her skirt.  She picked the easiest one.  Hers is very straight forward and not complicated like her sisters.  I also picked up my sewing machine from the repair person.  $144.06 later, I have a machine that works.  It better because the repair was so expensive.  It is nice out, sunny and little cool.  I am happy about that.  We barely had the air conditioner on this summer so that saved on money.  We are still behind in bills though and I am still waiting for my back disability to arrive.  I hope it comes soon, we really need it to catch up on house bills.  

Not much going on her in the Paxton house tonight.  I am very tired because I didn't get enough sleep last night.  Mom fell asleep before I was ready for bed and I was reading so I didn't realize how late it was.  I finally went in her room at 11:30 pm and saw her lying in bed.  I had to wake her up to get my pajamas on because with my arm so bad I can't get them on myself.  Tonight I will make sure I am ready before she is, then it won't happen again.  She said she was so tired she just went to bed forgetting about me.  First time that has ever happened.

I have one lesson tomorrow, Lily.  She moved her lesson time from 11 am to 1 pm.  She had to move her lesson last week because Emily came to the lesson to try on her homecoming dress that I am shortening for her.  Lily liked sleeping in so asked if she could have her lesson at 1 pm every week.  I said no problem!  And it isn't.  Whatever works for Lily, works for me.  I live to teach.  Her mom at first was worried that it would break up my day, I said no problem.  Whatever the kid wants works for me.

We aren't going out to scooter because we are both pooped.  We're just too tired to go so we will go tomorrow instead.

I hope this finds you doing well and enjoying your day.

We went to the IMAX to see Harry Potter, it is the third time we have seen the movie.  It is a good movie and I didn't want to be home today.  I don't really know why, sometimes I just don't like to be home.  I think we are here way way way too much without enough to do.

I have one student this evening, little Roman so that is a good thing.  The new season of Oprah is on, I haven't seen one yet and they started on Monday.  I was teaching during the time on Monday and Tuesday and yesterday we went to the Olive Garden for their never ending pasta bowls (mind you one totally fills you up!!!!)  It was an alright day since I had no students. 

I haven't heard anything from anyone I passed out flyers too.  I am pretty disappointed about that.  We all know what will happen if I don't get new students soon.  I am trying not to focus on that.  Maybe that is what God wants Mom and I to do, live with Richard, but I don't know.  You know, a little more information from up above would be really helpful, I have never been able to figure out things unless they are direct.

It will be too late when I finish my lesson to go for a scooter so we will go tomorrow.  I hope this finds you doing well and having a good day.

Not much to do now, we went to get our passport pictures taken.  Oh my, you can't smile in them or the passport people will send them back so we look horrible in the pictures.  I don't understand why you can't smile - must have a neutral expression - okay whatever!!!!!!!  Then we went to the bank to get an international money order, only the banks don't have them anymore.  Yeah, tell me how that makes perfect sense!  They have absolutely no way to send money to Canada that can actually be cashed, no international anything.  I couldn't believe it.  I hope mom's debit visa card comes in the mail real fast.  We need it before the end of the month.  The teller just looked at me funny and was like go to Canada for one.  this was after I told her it was for my passport application.  what a dip!  Sure, go to Canada, wait for your passport to be sent to our American home meanwhile we are stuck in Canada because you need a passport to get in the USA!  What brains!  Does she sit on them or what?  Some people!

Anyways, other than that beautiful experience, not much else going on as I have no students today.  I have one tomorrow, the little guy.  The Muglia girls will be helping me pass out more flyers.  I haven't had any answer to any of the ones I have sent out yet.  I hope we hear something soon because you know what will happen.  Besides, I need something to do!  It is really boring here.  I know most of you have no idea what that is like and it probably sounds fun, but when you don't have enough to do, you ache more because you can think about it more.  When I am busy, I don't ache as much because we are too busy!

Speaking of aching, my shoulder is not doing well right now.  It hurts all night long even when I am not sleeping on that side so sleep is getting more difficult than usual.  The knee is just stiff, not sore unless I am trying to straighten it after sitting.

I think we are going to see Harry Potter again today.  We need some good flicks!  I hope this finds you having a decent day!

Mom is obsessed with toothbrushes now.  I mean on what to do with them when they are not in use.  She has to wrap them in paper towels, which I hate.  She also can not leave them on the counter which is the best place for them.  She hid my toothbrush again this morning.  I wish she would just leave them alone.  She has since found my toothbrush and toothpaste but couldn't put them on the counter in the bathroom, she is still holding hers because, oh my, can't leave it where it does the most good.  Oh no, must wrap and hide it.  It wouldn't be so bad if she just wrapped it, but she has so many stupid pieces of paper towel on her dresser that you can no longer see the dresser.  it is a fire hazard and she is paranoid of fire.  I can't get her to remove the paper from her room even though she cries about fire.  It is so frustrating!  I am ready to scream about it.  I can't get her to throw away any of the paper that would so make her room cleaner.  She hordes it.  That is not a very good thing to do.  Our entire house is filled with stupid paper that she won't let me throw away.  So I try to throw some away when she's not looking.  But this toothbrush thing!!!

Pain level has been high since last night.  My arm is very sore and my knee extremely stiff.  It is very annoying, and since I am in an annoying mood, it makes my mood worse.

I have one student today, I am glad about that!  Charlie will be here in a while for his lesson.  The Muglia girls are going to sew on Friday and then let me know when they can pass out flyers.  I hope to finish passing them out by next week and hopefully will get some calls.  I haven't heard anything since I first passed them out.  Not good news there.

I hope your day is better than mine.

I had a new student this afternoon.  Her name is Grace and she is 15.  She will be taking piano and voice, but because the books weren't in when she went to get them and was told it would take weeks for them to come in, we only did piano which worked well.  She also has her first writing assignment.  I have two more lessons today, Bob is on vacation in Myrtle Beach, but Kayla and Rachel will be here so I am a happy camper today.  I also have my fibro meeting tonight, but I don't think I am going to go because it is a speaker on disability and I already have disability.

I didn't get the nap I wanted yesterday, Mom kept coming in my room every 3 to 5 minutes to see where I was.  I finally just got up after a half hour.  It wasn't worth it.  I tried to even have her sit in my room.  She just hates to be downstairs by herself, I don't know why.  It would be peace and quiet for her but she hates it.  She is afraid to be downstairs without me.  She is actually afraid to be anywhere without me.  She comes everywhere, and I mean everywhere with me.  She would rather sleep in my room too, but fortunately there isn't enough room in my room or in my bed for her.  So she has to sleep in hers.  I am glad for that.  I don't want to share a room with her.  She sleeps with the light on now and I wouldn't be able to sleep at all like that.

My knee is very stiff now, it has gotten stiffer in the last few days, it doesn't hurt so much as it is difficult to straighten or bend depending on what I need it to do.  Annoying knee.  I can only sleep on one side now in my bed because of the arm and the back.  Difficult to sleep now.  I am more tired than I was.  My arm is okay today, right now but by nighttime it will be painful, I just took a pain pill about an hour ago so it has kicked in.

Mom is too hot to go for a scooter tonight so we won't be going, plus I haven't fully decided whether or not to go to the meeting.  We'll see.  The only reason I think I might, is Robin still has some of my music and I may get it back tonight.  Maybe I will make plans to have lunch with her.

Have a good evening!!!!

I am now exhausted and ready for bed.  Yup, it is 4:15pm and I am ready for bed.  Katie and I passed out 100 flyers and then Mom and I went to Tim Hortons for lunch and it wiped me out.  I have asked another Katie if she will help with the rest of the flyers, as I have about 300 more to pass out.  Rachel is supposed to let me know tomorrow her schedule and to see when she can help.  I haven't heard from anyone would has gotten the flyers yet.  I am hoping for 18 new students.  I may need to pass out more flyers after I finish the 300 that are left.  

Not much happening this afternoon now.  I have a new student tomorrow so I will be glad about that.  She is 15 and is taking both piano and voice.  I have never done both in 45 minutes before so we shall see how that works.  As long as she does what she is supposed to  it should work out okay.  Better than having piano one week and voice the next.  

I think I will go and lay down now, I am falling asleep here while I am typing.  Not a good idea!

Have a good night!

Emily was here today with her homecoming dress, I am going to be hemming it.  It's about 6 inches too long.  She is just a tiny little thing.  Not much to her at all.  A perfect size 2.  Yup, I said size 2.  She is only sixteen after all.  Another friend of mine's granddaughter just got her homecoming dress.  It isn't as formal as Emily's, but her crowd is more casual than Emily's.  

Lily and Aggie both had their lessons today.  Aggie is a sophomore at MSU and Lily is a sixth grader.  She is also Emily's little sister.  Both are doing well, Lily finished two songs and started a new one.  One of the older girls wants to sing a duet with Lily.  They'll sound nice together.  

Katie is coming over tomorrow to help pass out flyers.  We going to the neighborhood at the top of my street.  Should take a few hours to pass out about 100 of  them.  I am waiting for Rachel to let me know when she can come and help me.  Her schedule is rather crazy with school and cross country running.  Both Rachel and Katie are 16 and are junior in high school.  Katie is also in a program for homeschoolers at the local community college.  She is enjoying it.

Pain is medium right now.  My knee is very sore and stiff but my arm and shoulder are medium, so I guess only half is medium and the other is high.  My head is medium too.  I didn't get much sleep last night, I couldn't sleep so I got up and started reading.  I have been rereading all the Harry Potter books, I am on book 3 again.  I love those books.  I know I have other books to read, but, well, when I am not feeling well I want an old friend to read like Harry Potter and pals.  Maggie loaned me next month's book club book.  I started it the other day, seems to be good.  I will finish it before book club so Katie can borrow it from Maggie and then Aggie can read it.  I hope Jessie and the other Katie can come to book club.  I passed the info to them so I hope they are reading the book.  It was a great one.  It was Kristin Chenoweth's autobiography.  It was so funny and light hearted to read.  She has had an amazing career and it is so nice to read about someone who loves her family, all of them, especially Mom and Dad.  I really liked that about her.

So far I have not had a repeat episode of light headiness, so I guess it was just a freak thing.  Mom was upset that I didn't wake her up during it.  Why would I?  What could she do?  She said next time wake her.  Alright, I will but there isn't anything she can do except maybe help me to the bathroom better, I did hobble to it and back to bed alright though.

My friend from high school, Jennie, had her 4th child yesterday.  How exciting!  A new baby!  She just had the baby and posted it to facebook.  I think she is as addicted to facebook as the rest of us are.  I am glad that both she and the baby are fine.  She named the new little one Mary Isabella.  Isn't that a pretty name?  I think so.  Second baby Mary I know now.  Mary Therese Muglia and now Mary Isabella Ross.  Babies are so nice and give the world such hope.

I bought Mom two new pairs of jeans this afternoon.  First time in years that I have been able to get her jeans.  They will actually fit instead of being 3 sizes too big.  No more upsets in the morning about where her belt is because she won't need it!  Yeah!  I am sooooo glad she FINALLY let me get her some new ones.  They were on sale too.  A bonus.

Well, this has been a bit of a longish post so I will end now.  I hope this finds you doing alright and ready for fall.  My favorite season of the year.

Hard to believe it has been 8 years since 9/11.  To have that many people purposely killed.  It just boggles the mind on how human beings want to kill each other just because of where they live, or what they believe.  To think we have enemies based on our personal beliefs is so hard for me to believe.  How can someone hate me because I have different beliefs than they do?  I don't think I will ever understand that kind of hatred, never ever.

Sleep was a smidge better last night.  Mom kept coming in my room though asking me if I was ready to get up.  She gets so bored in the morning but I have such poor sleep that if I get up earlier I will end taking a long nap in the afternoon.  I don't think she would be happy about that either.  I have come to the realization that no matter what I do, unless I move my schedule to hers, she will not be happy.  The chances of me being able to move her schedule is close to zip because I just don't sleep well.  Wait, if I can get decent sleep I would be able to.  I don't expect good sleep anymore.  I expect a bad nights sleep every night.  I am excited about a better night sleep, not a good night sleep.

My arm and head are not doing well right now.  I have taken a pain pill so I hope it improves soon.  My left knee is bad again.  I don't know why it is sore, I didn't do anything to it.  At least I don't remember doing anything to it.  Sometimes it feels like it is about to give out on me.  I haven't had any light headiness since the other night so I am very happy about that.  We will probably go to bed earlier tonight since I am so tired.  With Mom interrupting me all morning, I didn't get the same amount sleep as usual.  Every time I rolled over she was in the room.

We went to see All About Steve this afternoon.  What a strange movie.  I am not sure if I liked it or not.  It was billed as a comedy yet parts were definitely not funny.  The main character, Mary, falling into an abandoned mine is not funny, nor is the fact that the children who were originally in the mine one was left behind.  Yes, she figured out a way to get out and save them, but still, it is not funny.  It was definitely not as good as the Proposal.  That was a great movie!  I loved that one, it was so funny.  Mom wasn't sure if she liked the one we saw today or not and that is unusual for her.  She generally likes almost everything.  That is just Mom, but today she can't make up her mind.

Well, I hope you are doing well.