I had 3 lessons today. Little man, Acer, has a fever so he didn't come for his lesson. I do hope he is going to be back to normal shortly. Bob and Calli had their lessons and both are doing very well. Bob has a 2 part invention by JS Bach and a Sonata by Mozart while Calli is learning Red River Valley on the piano. She is singing Country Gardens and Rainbow Connection. She is almost done with level 2 and almost ready to begin level 3. I am excited with how well she is doing. Bob did very well through the rough spots today. He is happy with his progress too. Basically it was a very nice musical day.
Tomorrow is one of my new students. He is an adult male who will be taking voice lessons. I have the books to copy for him. I also will have the usual lesson with Charlie. He is doing very well with his tenor saxophone too. I must say at this time I am pleased with each of them. All my students are working very hard at their music and work hard during lessons. I love teaching. For me, it is the best job in the world. I really like it.
It has been a very good day today. I am going to go and make some dinner now. I think I feel like having some soup. I really like soup. It is one of the best foods ever. I am rereading the Anne of Green Gables books. I am on the 2nd book. I love these books so much. Mom originally bought them for me when I was a child and I just love them. Hannah Muglia is also reading them too. I think she will like them a lot.
I do hope your day is good too! Have a great weekend!
Monday, January 17, 2011
Sunday, January 16, 2011
A quiet Sunday
It started out as a bad day for me. I got up late, again and I wanted to get up earlier because I don't like this new habit of sleeping in very late. I have got to stop it. Tomorrow I have a few things I want to do before teaching. I need to decide what songs to copy for Ed and make a CD for him. I also need to make some copies of music for my new one on Thursday too. I want to get on top of this so that I have the music ready. I don't have too many copies of the books left so I need to copy the music. I should have done that for Amanda and Kayla, but I didn't. I need to for the other Amanda and Koffi. I have two adult male students that are starting and I only have 1 copy of guy songs so I have to copy them for the guys.
I emailed Richard when I was upset and crying. He emailed me back right away. He was reminding me to keep busy and not think about it too much. To look forward, not backward, which is very Richard. I called Kathy after I emailed Richard and by the time we were done, I was feeling much better. I should have just called her. She always makes me feel better.
I am feeling better now. I think that I need to get busier and not sit around thinking too much. I spend a lot of time on the computer because I don't have a lot to do. I need to get off my butt and start working on the plan for the house. January is 1/2 over and I haven't even started. I only have a bit left of the month to make my plans. I don't want to still be thinking about it in February. I want to start working on my plan in February. I want to have this house the way I want by summer. Kathy and Tony are going to help me clear out the storage unit when the weather warms up in the spring. I am thankful for that. That is an expense I don't need plus I don't really need a storage unit. I have a house that has lots of room. We got it because we were going to move to Rochester near the store. I shouldn't have ever got it, but I did and now I am sorry but I will get it closed soon. Most of the stuff will be donated. I am keeping a few things for myself and the rest is going. I want the keyboard that in there and the pictures in the boxes. There are few other boxes I need to keep from the store and a couple of other boxes but the rest is going. A lot of the boxes, a good majority of them, are old reference books and stuff I don't need. I am glad that I will be getting this gone and taken care of.
Tomorrow I am going to go in the family room and find the craft bags. I am going to pick a kit out to make and start working on it tomorrow night. I am going to stop playing around on the computer all night and do something productive. I want to be more productive like I am used to. I used to be busy all the time and I am want to do that again. I did get my notebook out and it is on the counter. I have everything ready to start my planning. By the end of the month, I will know what I want done and where I want to start. I want the house in order so that if Richard can come with the family for a visit I will have room for them. I am hoping to see them this summer. I haven't seen the family in 2 1/2 years and I miss the kids a lot. They are growing up so fast. I do hope to be able to see them more often soon. We shall see if that is able to happen. I am hoping by summer to be able to put a bit of money away for the plane fare to see them at least once a year if not twice. I feel so far away from them.
Next week is shaping up to be a good week. I have 4 lessons tomorrow plus I will have the music copied and put in the binder. Tuesday, I have 2 lessons. I have a new lesson on Thursday. On Saturday, I have 4 lessons and I am going to see Peggy this weekend so all in all it is shaping up to be a good week. I also have some house work I plan to get done too. I think I have a plan to do some where it won't cause extra pain. My goal is to get the vacuuming the carpets and the floor in the utility room, kitchen, and dining room. I will be putting the paints away and cleaning up the corner that they were in since before Christmas. I also need to completely clear the kitchen counter off. I did most of the dining room table last week and I have mostly kept it up. I want to go to Joann's and get a new Valentine themed table cloth too. I like having table cloths that go with the season. I think I am ready for that again. I had table cloths that matched every season but they were donated. I will change the table cloth and then put it in the closet upstairs for next fall. I didn't need to buy Christmas ones because I have 2 that are very nice. I just didn't put them out. I never got to it.
With how things are turning out, I do feel like Momma is watching out for me. Things have really come together for me since she passed away. I needed new students to pay the bills and I got them. I need some more and I am sure that I will get them. So far, the new company is happy with me. I have marked all my lessons in a timely manner and so far everything has gone very well. I am not anticipating any problems. Kayla will have her music by this weekend and I hope that Amanda will have hers ordered. The other Amanda needs solo and ensemble choices so I will have them ready for her on Saturday. She is an alto. I am hoping I know where my young singer alto book is. It can't be too far. Fortunately, almost all of my music has been put away so I will find it easily.
Well, it is almost time for bed. I am rather tired tonight. Crying makes me very tired. I hope tomorrow I will be less tired. The cold is almost gone, thank goodness. I have just a bit of it left. I figure by the end of the week it will be completely gone. I do hope you are doing well and are not sick at all.
I emailed Richard when I was upset and crying. He emailed me back right away. He was reminding me to keep busy and not think about it too much. To look forward, not backward, which is very Richard. I called Kathy after I emailed Richard and by the time we were done, I was feeling much better. I should have just called her. She always makes me feel better.
I am feeling better now. I think that I need to get busier and not sit around thinking too much. I spend a lot of time on the computer because I don't have a lot to do. I need to get off my butt and start working on the plan for the house. January is 1/2 over and I haven't even started. I only have a bit left of the month to make my plans. I don't want to still be thinking about it in February. I want to start working on my plan in February. I want to have this house the way I want by summer. Kathy and Tony are going to help me clear out the storage unit when the weather warms up in the spring. I am thankful for that. That is an expense I don't need plus I don't really need a storage unit. I have a house that has lots of room. We got it because we were going to move to Rochester near the store. I shouldn't have ever got it, but I did and now I am sorry but I will get it closed soon. Most of the stuff will be donated. I am keeping a few things for myself and the rest is going. I want the keyboard that in there and the pictures in the boxes. There are few other boxes I need to keep from the store and a couple of other boxes but the rest is going. A lot of the boxes, a good majority of them, are old reference books and stuff I don't need. I am glad that I will be getting this gone and taken care of.
Tomorrow I am going to go in the family room and find the craft bags. I am going to pick a kit out to make and start working on it tomorrow night. I am going to stop playing around on the computer all night and do something productive. I want to be more productive like I am used to. I used to be busy all the time and I am want to do that again. I did get my notebook out and it is on the counter. I have everything ready to start my planning. By the end of the month, I will know what I want done and where I want to start. I want the house in order so that if Richard can come with the family for a visit I will have room for them. I am hoping to see them this summer. I haven't seen the family in 2 1/2 years and I miss the kids a lot. They are growing up so fast. I do hope to be able to see them more often soon. We shall see if that is able to happen. I am hoping by summer to be able to put a bit of money away for the plane fare to see them at least once a year if not twice. I feel so far away from them.
Next week is shaping up to be a good week. I have 4 lessons tomorrow plus I will have the music copied and put in the binder. Tuesday, I have 2 lessons. I have a new lesson on Thursday. On Saturday, I have 4 lessons and I am going to see Peggy this weekend so all in all it is shaping up to be a good week. I also have some house work I plan to get done too. I think I have a plan to do some where it won't cause extra pain. My goal is to get the vacuuming the carpets and the floor in the utility room, kitchen, and dining room. I will be putting the paints away and cleaning up the corner that they were in since before Christmas. I also need to completely clear the kitchen counter off. I did most of the dining room table last week and I have mostly kept it up. I want to go to Joann's and get a new Valentine themed table cloth too. I like having table cloths that go with the season. I think I am ready for that again. I had table cloths that matched every season but they were donated. I will change the table cloth and then put it in the closet upstairs for next fall. I didn't need to buy Christmas ones because I have 2 that are very nice. I just didn't put them out. I never got to it.
With how things are turning out, I do feel like Momma is watching out for me. Things have really come together for me since she passed away. I needed new students to pay the bills and I got them. I need some more and I am sure that I will get them. So far, the new company is happy with me. I have marked all my lessons in a timely manner and so far everything has gone very well. I am not anticipating any problems. Kayla will have her music by this weekend and I hope that Amanda will have hers ordered. The other Amanda needs solo and ensemble choices so I will have them ready for her on Saturday. She is an alto. I am hoping I know where my young singer alto book is. It can't be too far. Fortunately, almost all of my music has been put away so I will find it easily.
Well, it is almost time for bed. I am rather tired tonight. Crying makes me very tired. I hope tomorrow I will be less tired. The cold is almost gone, thank goodness. I have just a bit of it left. I figure by the end of the week it will be completely gone. I do hope you are doing well and are not sick at all.
Saturday, January 15, 2011
fun Saturday
I had 2 lessons today! Yes, 1 was new and a friend of the other student I had today. I am excited about that. Both girls did very well at their lessons. They are 12 years old and are starting with the Italian Song, "Caro Mio Ben". It is a nice introduction to classical music. A beautiful piece of music. They each also have a Broadway piece to learn too. It was nice to have music through the house for a couple of hours. Starting next Saturday, I will have 3 lessons each Saturday. Every other Saturday, I will have 4, those are the weeks that Aggie is home. I am so happy with how lessons are shaping up. I still need some more lessons, but I am getting there, slowly. God is working in my life and I can see it. I am hopeful that I will have enough students to be okay by summer. So far, so good. I am glad about that. I am busier now than I was and that is good.
After the lessons, I went to my usual, Tim Horton's and got my sandwich. I was tired after the lesson, so I took a nap. I am so tired all the time right now, more than usual. The fatigue is sometimes really bad. I think I have napped more in this last two weeks than I have for a long time. I am just so tired all the time. I don't know if the change of pain medicine has made a difference or not. It's hard to say. My cold is almost over. I hope it leaves rather quick, like tomorrow! Two weeks of this is more than enough, I think. I hope the rest of my family is getting better too. I know that Maia's family and Tillie are all ill too. Michelle is sick again this week. She had it last weekend too, but she has it again. I am hoping that Maia is healthy enough to go to a movie this week. If I don't seen the Narnia in the movie theatre that is okay, I will get it on DVD. I also want to see the Harry Potter movie again while it is in the theatres, but there again, if I don't, that is okay. I was very sad when I saw Harry Potter so I can't really say I enjoyed it as I usually would. It is hard to like things when you are sad, but how else can I be right now? I am sad most of the time. I am a bit better when I am with people or teaching so I think I am doing pretty good right now.
I am not sure if I am meeting Donna tomorrow or not. I have to give her a call to find out. It will be a quiet day tomorrow if I don't. I don't mind. My quiet days are getting less and less which is exactly what I want. I would like to be busy during the week and then rest on Sundays. That is my goal. I now have lessons on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday. In February, I will have lessons again on Wednesday as well. Basically, my weeks are shaping up nicely. I like teaching at home. I find it much more relaxing than going to people's houses. i was always nervous about being on time or late, did I bring the music I need? Stuff like that. Here, I have the music I need and I am always on time because I am already home. I love how the living room is set up for teaching. I will have everything ready for the week tomorrow.
It has been a good day despite being so exhausted. I hope this extra exhaustion goes away soon. I hope your day was as good as mine. I love my new students and my old students. They are all super awesome!
After the lessons, I went to my usual, Tim Horton's and got my sandwich. I was tired after the lesson, so I took a nap. I am so tired all the time right now, more than usual. The fatigue is sometimes really bad. I think I have napped more in this last two weeks than I have for a long time. I am just so tired all the time. I don't know if the change of pain medicine has made a difference or not. It's hard to say. My cold is almost over. I hope it leaves rather quick, like tomorrow! Two weeks of this is more than enough, I think. I hope the rest of my family is getting better too. I know that Maia's family and Tillie are all ill too. Michelle is sick again this week. She had it last weekend too, but she has it again. I am hoping that Maia is healthy enough to go to a movie this week. If I don't seen the Narnia in the movie theatre that is okay, I will get it on DVD. I also want to see the Harry Potter movie again while it is in the theatres, but there again, if I don't, that is okay. I was very sad when I saw Harry Potter so I can't really say I enjoyed it as I usually would. It is hard to like things when you are sad, but how else can I be right now? I am sad most of the time. I am a bit better when I am with people or teaching so I think I am doing pretty good right now.
I am not sure if I am meeting Donna tomorrow or not. I have to give her a call to find out. It will be a quiet day tomorrow if I don't. I don't mind. My quiet days are getting less and less which is exactly what I want. I would like to be busy during the week and then rest on Sundays. That is my goal. I now have lessons on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday. In February, I will have lessons again on Wednesday as well. Basically, my weeks are shaping up nicely. I like teaching at home. I find it much more relaxing than going to people's houses. i was always nervous about being on time or late, did I bring the music I need? Stuff like that. Here, I have the music I need and I am always on time because I am already home. I love how the living room is set up for teaching. I will have everything ready for the week tomorrow.
It has been a good day despite being so exhausted. I hope this extra exhaustion goes away soon. I hope your day was as good as mine. I love my new students and my old students. They are all super awesome!
Friday, January 14, 2011
Friday
I talked to the two new students today. I like to call right away so I can introduce myself to them. This way I can let the moms know that the students need to bring a blank notebook and that there will be a few books to purchase. I am excited about any new students I get.
I got a letter from the social services. I have to send some info to them by next week. It won't be a problem. I will copy the stuff this weekend and put it in the drop box. I will have some help. I hope by summer I won't need the extra help and that I will be standing on my own two feet. That is what I pray for every night. So far, it is okay. I am doing okay. I did do something brainless this week. I have been meaning to pay the phone bill for a week now. I kept putting it off and so today I go to make a call only to discover the phone has been cut off temporarily. So I went and paid the bill. I am annoyed at myself because there is a $15 fee to reconnect the phone. Wasted money because I procrastinated on paying the phone bill. I am very annoyed over this. I can't afford to do things like this. Every dime counts just like it does for so many people that I know. The one thing that is comforting to me is that so many of my friends are in the same position that I am in. That is a big comfort to me. I know that I am not alone and so much of the time I feel alone now. I can't really say I feel lonely, because I don't think I am. I have many times during the week where I see people. I am lonely for Mom. I miss her and her constant companionship. I am getting used to being by myself. It isn't so bad anymore. I still miss her, but I think I always will. I don't think that will change. From what my friends say who have lost their moms, they still miss them so I think I always will. Anne says it just gets a bit more bearable. Somedays, it is bearable and other days it is not.
My cold is still lingering on. From what I have heard, most of my family is ill with flues and colds. My Uncle Ken has pneumonia and is slowly getting better. Audrey was taking care of him and became ill herself. My Uncle John and his family all had the flu. Maia and her family have the flu and colds, so it is all over our family. I do hope that Maia and Tillie are feeling better for next week and come for a visit. I haven't had company since Thanksgiving and I am ready for some. We aren't planning any work to do, just a visit. I am not doing anything this month but making plans for what needs to be done. I ordered another welcome mat last night. I need one more because they aren't as big as the old ones we had. With this one, it will cover much of the tile and then the tile will be protected which is my goal. I don't want the tile to be messed up by salt or snow. It is in really good shape and I want it to stay that way. I am sorry that the rugs got donated and not put away for this year. A little late now. Eventually I will need mats for the other two doors too. If I can, I will get some rugs in the spring from Target. Right now they are very expensive so it is on the want list not the need list. Maybe I will get lucky and find some at the thrift store. Hard to say. I haven't gone in to see if they have any yet because it just isn't a necessary right now.
I have to go and pull some music for Amanda tomorrow. I have the Broadway book in the living room ready, I just need to pull the Italian book for her. Kayla should be returning hers tomorrow because her books should have come in this week. Thank goodness I have 5 copies of the Italian book. I will need to make more copies of the CD though. That isn't a problem as I have plenty of blank CDs available. I am glad I have teaching stuff I need to do. It keeps me busy and productive. I am happier when I teach although I am still rather sad most of the time. I figure it will be a long time before I am happy all the time again.
Lily won the spelling bee in her school today! I am so proud of her. She is an amazing young lady and very smart.
I do hope you have had a good day too. So far it has been alright. Nothing to exciting other than paying the phone bill. I do feel good when I pay a bill for some reason. It makes me feel good when I can pay a bill.
I got a letter from the social services. I have to send some info to them by next week. It won't be a problem. I will copy the stuff this weekend and put it in the drop box. I will have some help. I hope by summer I won't need the extra help and that I will be standing on my own two feet. That is what I pray for every night. So far, it is okay. I am doing okay. I did do something brainless this week. I have been meaning to pay the phone bill for a week now. I kept putting it off and so today I go to make a call only to discover the phone has been cut off temporarily. So I went and paid the bill. I am annoyed at myself because there is a $15 fee to reconnect the phone. Wasted money because I procrastinated on paying the phone bill. I am very annoyed over this. I can't afford to do things like this. Every dime counts just like it does for so many people that I know. The one thing that is comforting to me is that so many of my friends are in the same position that I am in. That is a big comfort to me. I know that I am not alone and so much of the time I feel alone now. I can't really say I feel lonely, because I don't think I am. I have many times during the week where I see people. I am lonely for Mom. I miss her and her constant companionship. I am getting used to being by myself. It isn't so bad anymore. I still miss her, but I think I always will. I don't think that will change. From what my friends say who have lost their moms, they still miss them so I think I always will. Anne says it just gets a bit more bearable. Somedays, it is bearable and other days it is not.
My cold is still lingering on. From what I have heard, most of my family is ill with flues and colds. My Uncle Ken has pneumonia and is slowly getting better. Audrey was taking care of him and became ill herself. My Uncle John and his family all had the flu. Maia and her family have the flu and colds, so it is all over our family. I do hope that Maia and Tillie are feeling better for next week and come for a visit. I haven't had company since Thanksgiving and I am ready for some. We aren't planning any work to do, just a visit. I am not doing anything this month but making plans for what needs to be done. I ordered another welcome mat last night. I need one more because they aren't as big as the old ones we had. With this one, it will cover much of the tile and then the tile will be protected which is my goal. I don't want the tile to be messed up by salt or snow. It is in really good shape and I want it to stay that way. I am sorry that the rugs got donated and not put away for this year. A little late now. Eventually I will need mats for the other two doors too. If I can, I will get some rugs in the spring from Target. Right now they are very expensive so it is on the want list not the need list. Maybe I will get lucky and find some at the thrift store. Hard to say. I haven't gone in to see if they have any yet because it just isn't a necessary right now.
I have to go and pull some music for Amanda tomorrow. I have the Broadway book in the living room ready, I just need to pull the Italian book for her. Kayla should be returning hers tomorrow because her books should have come in this week. Thank goodness I have 5 copies of the Italian book. I will need to make more copies of the CD though. That isn't a problem as I have plenty of blank CDs available. I am glad I have teaching stuff I need to do. It keeps me busy and productive. I am happier when I teach although I am still rather sad most of the time. I figure it will be a long time before I am happy all the time again.
Lily won the spelling bee in her school today! I am so proud of her. She is an amazing young lady and very smart.
I do hope you have had a good day too. So far it has been alright. Nothing to exciting other than paying the phone bill. I do feel good when I pay a bill for some reason. It makes me feel good when I can pay a bill.
Thursday, January 13, 2011
Thursday brrrr
It is kind of cold today. Not as cold as it got last month, but still too cold for me. I had to turn the heat down a couple of degrees because I got the bill and freaked. Yeah, more than twice what it was in December. I will use the little heater more because I am cold in here with the heat turned down a bit. I am toasty warm with the space heater near me.
I had planned on clearing the dining room table today. I now have to do it because the other info I got from the other 2 bills did come in. I am glad about that. Now, time to find the other bills. I will scan these tonight and email them to Chelsea. This is almost done! Yeah, the last of the paperwork!
I checked my website for the new teaching company and I may another 2 new students. They aren't for sure yet, but possibilities right now. I am hopeful that they turn into confirmed students. I will keep you posted on this. So far, I am thrilled with the new company and how they stay in contact with me.
It has been a quiet day. I expected to meet a friend for lunch, but she wasn't able to meet me after all. I was disappointed but we are going to try again soon. I was so tired this afternoon, that I took a nap (that was instead of clearing off the table). I still have a cold. It is lingering and I am not liking this. It seems our family on both sides of the border are ill. They seem to be going through the flu. I am glad I only got a cold not the flu. I don't deal well with the flu. I deal much better with a cold although I don't know why it is still here. It should be gone by now.
I plan on getting the music together tomorrow for my new student on Saturday. She is taking voice lessons too just like my new one last week. As soon as she was booked, I called. The company wants us to call and introduce ourselves to the new students right away. I guess some people were emailing them? Yeah, that doesn't sound right to me. As soon as I get the email from the company, I call right away. I also will be getting my other new student's music together tomorrow too. He starts on Tuesday after Charlie's lesson. I am so happy about these new students. It eases my mind a bit about finances. Things are starting to come together which makes me glad.
I going to work on the table now. I have to find a paper that is needed for the bankruptcy. I need to scan it along with the other papers. I hope you have a good evening too.
I had planned on clearing the dining room table today. I now have to do it because the other info I got from the other 2 bills did come in. I am glad about that. Now, time to find the other bills. I will scan these tonight and email them to Chelsea. This is almost done! Yeah, the last of the paperwork!
I checked my website for the new teaching company and I may another 2 new students. They aren't for sure yet, but possibilities right now. I am hopeful that they turn into confirmed students. I will keep you posted on this. So far, I am thrilled with the new company and how they stay in contact with me.
It has been a quiet day. I expected to meet a friend for lunch, but she wasn't able to meet me after all. I was disappointed but we are going to try again soon. I was so tired this afternoon, that I took a nap (that was instead of clearing off the table). I still have a cold. It is lingering and I am not liking this. It seems our family on both sides of the border are ill. They seem to be going through the flu. I am glad I only got a cold not the flu. I don't deal well with the flu. I deal much better with a cold although I don't know why it is still here. It should be gone by now.
I plan on getting the music together tomorrow for my new student on Saturday. She is taking voice lessons too just like my new one last week. As soon as she was booked, I called. The company wants us to call and introduce ourselves to the new students right away. I guess some people were emailing them? Yeah, that doesn't sound right to me. As soon as I get the email from the company, I call right away. I also will be getting my other new student's music together tomorrow too. He starts on Tuesday after Charlie's lesson. I am so happy about these new students. It eases my mind a bit about finances. Things are starting to come together which makes me glad.
I going to work on the table now. I have to find a paper that is needed for the bankruptcy. I need to scan it along with the other papers. I hope you have a good evening too.
Wednesday, January 12, 2011
a snowy day!n
It snowed last night. Not as much as I was expecting, but enough. I had the neighbor boys come and do our driveway, and they did half. Yeah, wasn't really happy about them only doing half. I need the whole thing done so that my students don't have to go and walk in the snow. I don't like the snow brought in my house on boots. I know the carpets are old and need to be changed, but hey, I don't have the money to do that so lets keep them in as good as condition as possible. Just because they are old doesn't mean they have to look worse. I plan to deep clean them this spring. I have a steam cleaner. Thank goodness that didn't get tossed out or donated because I need it. It is in the garage right now. i don't like it in there but there is no room in the back room yet. I will fix that this spring too. It is only January and already I am planning spring cleaning. I need to plan ahead so that I won't wear myself out and cause extra pain. I have been doing okay with the weekly vacuuming. I am pleased that I am able to take care of this.
I don't have any lessons tonight. Alyssa will be absent for the rest of the month since her Mom won't be getting home in time to bring her. I am sad about that because I enjoy her lessons, but I do understand. A mom can't be in two places at once. I look forward to February when she comes back. I am thankful for the new one starting on Saturday. I will be busier on Saturdays now with 2 lessons. When Aggie is in town, I will have 3. I am excited about that. I think Aggie is coming home either this weekend or next. I am not sure which week. I will be finding out before Saturday.
Overall, it has been a semi productive day. I cleaned up the kitchen a bit. I emptied the dishwasher and refilled it. I will be running it shortly. I have to figure out where to put the stuff on the counter. I have a new cake plate and cover. That can go in the back room. I really like it. I haven't used it yet, but plan to soon. I have no reason to make a cake right now. Lily's birthday is coming up so I may make her one. Depends on the busy young lady's schedule. It is hard to believe that she will be 13 this year. Time seems to fly when I look at her. I hope to have her over again soon to play games. She and I had a good time before Christmas playing games. I also hope to play Uno with Calli again soon. We had a great time New Year's Eve playing games. I also would like to learn the game Munchkin again. It was fun but I only learned to play a bit of it. I love board games. I am glad I have friends who also like board games. It makes for a fun evening. I love those evenings a lot. When Kathy comes for the weekend, I imagine we will play some games too.
I talked to Tillie this afternoon. She doesn't drive in snow so she is stuck at home right now. Maia has finally found a new apartment so they are moving on the 1st. Lia is moving I think this week. I am so glad I am not moving! What a mess that would be. I am very happy to be staying here. I am working on how to declutter the house and put it back to the way it should be looking. I have a notebook for that. I figure by the end of the month I will have my plan ready to go. It has been at least a year since I have done fall or spring cleaning so that will be a big project that will definitely take some time. I have decided that I will start with the utility room. There are two boxes that need to be emptied and the boxes recycled. I will wash the pantry cabinets so that they will be ready for stuff to go back into them. Right now, they are pretty empty. Most of them were washed this past spring so it will be time to do it again. Some of Mom's clothes are still on the dryer and hanging up on the rack. They will be packed and donated. Then I will move to the kitchen and wash the cabinets and appliances. I do need to get some more cleaner for the glass top stove, I don't know what happened to the cleaner. Then I will move into the dining room. I just have to organize the china cabinet again, and clean the computer equipment that is on the desk. I do have to clear the table this week though as I need some of the paperwork that is on it. I also want to mail the patterns to my friend, Angela by the early part of next week. I wanted to do that before Christmas but I just didn't get to it.
I feeling much better now that I have a plan. I still have rough days but they aren't as bad as they were most of the time. I am slowly starting to find my footing in a world without my Momma. It is tough, but I have to do it.
I hope your day was as nice as mine. It was a nice, quiet day. I am almost done with Harry Potter number 7. I did start Anne of Green Gables last night because Harry is so heavy (it is a hard cover). I will get more into Anne's books when I finish Harry.
I don't have any lessons tonight. Alyssa will be absent for the rest of the month since her Mom won't be getting home in time to bring her. I am sad about that because I enjoy her lessons, but I do understand. A mom can't be in two places at once. I look forward to February when she comes back. I am thankful for the new one starting on Saturday. I will be busier on Saturdays now with 2 lessons. When Aggie is in town, I will have 3. I am excited about that. I think Aggie is coming home either this weekend or next. I am not sure which week. I will be finding out before Saturday.
Overall, it has been a semi productive day. I cleaned up the kitchen a bit. I emptied the dishwasher and refilled it. I will be running it shortly. I have to figure out where to put the stuff on the counter. I have a new cake plate and cover. That can go in the back room. I really like it. I haven't used it yet, but plan to soon. I have no reason to make a cake right now. Lily's birthday is coming up so I may make her one. Depends on the busy young lady's schedule. It is hard to believe that she will be 13 this year. Time seems to fly when I look at her. I hope to have her over again soon to play games. She and I had a good time before Christmas playing games. I also hope to play Uno with Calli again soon. We had a great time New Year's Eve playing games. I also would like to learn the game Munchkin again. It was fun but I only learned to play a bit of it. I love board games. I am glad I have friends who also like board games. It makes for a fun evening. I love those evenings a lot. When Kathy comes for the weekend, I imagine we will play some games too.
I talked to Tillie this afternoon. She doesn't drive in snow so she is stuck at home right now. Maia has finally found a new apartment so they are moving on the 1st. Lia is moving I think this week. I am so glad I am not moving! What a mess that would be. I am very happy to be staying here. I am working on how to declutter the house and put it back to the way it should be looking. I have a notebook for that. I figure by the end of the month I will have my plan ready to go. It has been at least a year since I have done fall or spring cleaning so that will be a big project that will definitely take some time. I have decided that I will start with the utility room. There are two boxes that need to be emptied and the boxes recycled. I will wash the pantry cabinets so that they will be ready for stuff to go back into them. Right now, they are pretty empty. Most of them were washed this past spring so it will be time to do it again. Some of Mom's clothes are still on the dryer and hanging up on the rack. They will be packed and donated. Then I will move to the kitchen and wash the cabinets and appliances. I do need to get some more cleaner for the glass top stove, I don't know what happened to the cleaner. Then I will move into the dining room. I just have to organize the china cabinet again, and clean the computer equipment that is on the desk. I do have to clear the table this week though as I need some of the paperwork that is on it. I also want to mail the patterns to my friend, Angela by the early part of next week. I wanted to do that before Christmas but I just didn't get to it.
I feeling much better now that I have a plan. I still have rough days but they aren't as bad as they were most of the time. I am slowly starting to find my footing in a world without my Momma. It is tough, but I have to do it.
I hope your day was as nice as mine. It was a nice, quiet day. I am almost done with Harry Potter number 7. I did start Anne of Green Gables last night because Harry is so heavy (it is a hard cover). I will get more into Anne's books when I finish Harry.
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
tuesday
It has been a quiet day. I had my blood test this morning. Yuck. At least this time, it only took one poke. I was glad about that. I just wasn't up for more than one poke today so I am thankful there was only one poke. After that, I went to Tim Horton's for brunch. Rosemary, my neighbor was there, so we had a nice visit. Once I got home, I realized I was really tired so I took a nap. I slept for a couple of hours. I had Charlie's lesson tonight. He was late because it is snowing pretty hard right now. I am so glad I am not going out in this weather. I am not even sure I am going out tomorrow. I may just stay home. We shall see. I know kids are hoping for a snow day, but I don't think we are going to get that much snow this time. I do hope my nice neighbor, who ever it is, will shovel again tomorrow. I don't know who is doing it, but I am one thankful girl. There is really now way I can do it. It is just beyond me. It isn't too cold out right now either, not like it was at the end of last month that we had with wind chills below zero temperatures. I just hope we don't get a bunch more than the few inches they are predicting. My poor little car is already covered with snow. She looks so nice and white with bits of red showing through. I will have to go and uncover her tomorrow though when it stops snowing. It is times like this I really miss Momma too because she was the snow shoveler until a couple of years ago. She loved doing it. I don't know why, but she would be out there shoveling snow. She always looked so cute bundled up. I always had a pair of her little gloves on underneath my warm mittens so her hands would stay warm.
Today was just a quiet day. I have one lesson tomorrow. I do plan to organize the table tomorrow because I have to find an important piece of paper for the bankruptcy. I have to send a copy to Chelsea, on of the lawyers at the firm along with the paper I am waiting for in the mail. These will be the last two papers that are needed for the bankruptcy, I hope. It has been a long road since august 2008 and I am glad the end is near.
Not much going on right now. NCIS should be starting soon. I am almost done rereading the entire Harry Potter series again. I simply love those books. When I am done with this one, I plan to start rereading the Anne of Green Gables series. Both calm me down and remind me of Mom. She loved those books too. When I was in the hospital with my blood clot in 2005, Mom would come and visit everyday. She brought the first Harry Potter book and would read it out loud to me. It was so cute. Anyways, my roommate left for home before I did and had to ask Mom what the name of the book was and who wrote it. She was so caught up in the story, she wanted to read it herself. I thought that was pretty cool. Several of my students came to visit me too while I was stuck in the hospital for a week. I honestly thought that as soon as I went home I would go to work like normal the next day. Boy was I wrong! It took a week to recover at home from being in the hospital for a week. I was so surprised at that. I did get over it and got better and been having bi-monthly blood tests ever since.
Anyways, it has been rather quiet today and I am not expecting it to get any noisier, so I hope you are having a great evening too.
Today was just a quiet day. I have one lesson tomorrow. I do plan to organize the table tomorrow because I have to find an important piece of paper for the bankruptcy. I have to send a copy to Chelsea, on of the lawyers at the firm along with the paper I am waiting for in the mail. These will be the last two papers that are needed for the bankruptcy, I hope. It has been a long road since august 2008 and I am glad the end is near.
Not much going on right now. NCIS should be starting soon. I am almost done rereading the entire Harry Potter series again. I simply love those books. When I am done with this one, I plan to start rereading the Anne of Green Gables series. Both calm me down and remind me of Mom. She loved those books too. When I was in the hospital with my blood clot in 2005, Mom would come and visit everyday. She brought the first Harry Potter book and would read it out loud to me. It was so cute. Anyways, my roommate left for home before I did and had to ask Mom what the name of the book was and who wrote it. She was so caught up in the story, she wanted to read it herself. I thought that was pretty cool. Several of my students came to visit me too while I was stuck in the hospital for a week. I honestly thought that as soon as I went home I would go to work like normal the next day. Boy was I wrong! It took a week to recover at home from being in the hospital for a week. I was so surprised at that. I did get over it and got better and been having bi-monthly blood tests ever since.
Anyways, it has been rather quiet today and I am not expecting it to get any noisier, so I hope you are having a great evening too.
Monday, January 10, 2011
lots of lessons monday
I still don't have all the paperwork I need for the bankruptcy. I now need 1 more thing or at least I think it is 1 more thing. What the lawyer wants though is going to be difficult to get because they send coupon books, not statements so I don't know how much I owe. I don't know if I can get one either. I am so over this.
Today is Kathy's birthday. She is now ?? years old. I won't post it because in 4 months I will be there too and it is a scary number right now. I can't believe we are this old already. I feel, spirit wise, not physically, around 30 and physically around 90, but I am neither of those numbers.
It is cold in here today. I don't know why, but it is. I have the little heater on right now because I am so cold. I shouldn't be, but I am. I hope I don't freeze during lessons. If necessary, I will go and get a hoodie. They are so warm but a bit bulky over top a sweatshirt but they do warm me up nicely.
I have had 3 lessons already. I have 4 more for the day. Yeah! I have Bob, Calli, and Acer. Calli takes 2 lessons, voice and piano. They are all doing very well. The Muglia's are currently working on a Sonatina by Clementi and a Mozart piece. Right now, the 3 are playing the same music. I try to rotate their music so they don't all play the same, but since it is a new book, it is a bit difficult to do. Once we get further in the book we will be able to do that. Bob is playing a Mozart piece too, he is playing the Sonata that is pretty popular. Many people recognize it. He is also playing a 2 part invention by Bach. I love the inventions. They are so neat. Acer is doing pretty good with his fingering. He is trying to do proper fingering, but it is so hard for the young man. Calli is finishing up her level 2 book and will be starting level 3 in the next month or so. She is singing a song called "In an English Country Garden". It is a really cool song. She and her brother are going to sing "Rainbow Connection" together in the Spring Concert. They sound very nicely together on this particular piece.
I am tired today but I am not sure why. I had plenty of sleep. I did get up a bit early, but not to much. I have to get up a bit early tomorrow too since I have a blood test at 11:30. I am not looking forward to that because they just hurt so much. I know they are supposed too, but they do. When you have fibro, any tightness around any body part really hurts. The tourniquet on the blood test really hurts. The needle hurts too and it they miss the vein, which happens frequently, that hurts too. All in all, a painful few minutes. I hope to not have to have another one for another month. I know I have to have at least one a month. Usually, I get the every other week. I am hoping for longer in between tests.
I had hoped I would have the Christmas stuff down and ready to put away yesterday, but I took a nap instead and just didn't do it. It isn't that I had other more important stuff to do, no, that isn't it. I just didn't do it. I did bring the boxes up that the stuff goes in though, so I have step 1 finished. I plan to do step 2 and 3 (taking the stuff down and putting the boxes away) either tomorrow or Wednesday. This is the longest I have ever left my Christmas stuff up. I was sad to put it up because Momma wasn't here to see it and I am sad to put it away, because the season is over. Either way, I am just sad over Christmas this year. I am trying to get used to being alone most of the time. I think I am doing pretty well, although, I really miss company all the time. I knew when she was here what a good thing it was, and boy was I right. I am glad it isn't a case of I didn't know what I had until it was gone, because I did know. But it is hard, nevertheless without her. I wonder how my brothers are doing, but she wasn't a big part of their day to day lives like she was with me. There are many times when I am running errands I wish she were with me because we had such fun doing things together and it is lonely to run errands by yourself. I miss her all the time but I think I am getting better at it. I think it would be better if I had something to occupy a lot of my time with. This week, I will be working on plans to get some projects done around here. For example, the family room has become the catch all room. It is stacked with boxes and bags of stuff that need to find a place for it. I am not sure if I am going to start downstairs or upstairs, but I want the house looking less like a clutter bug and more like a house. That is my goal for the winter. To get some stuff decluttered. My room needs to be done too, but that isn't a major priority right now, there are other rooms that need my attention first.
Well, Bob should be here at any moment now. I do hope you are having a great day!
Today is Kathy's birthday. She is now ?? years old. I won't post it because in 4 months I will be there too and it is a scary number right now. I can't believe we are this old already. I feel, spirit wise, not physically, around 30 and physically around 90, but I am neither of those numbers.
It is cold in here today. I don't know why, but it is. I have the little heater on right now because I am so cold. I shouldn't be, but I am. I hope I don't freeze during lessons. If necessary, I will go and get a hoodie. They are so warm but a bit bulky over top a sweatshirt but they do warm me up nicely.
I have had 3 lessons already. I have 4 more for the day. Yeah! I have Bob, Calli, and Acer. Calli takes 2 lessons, voice and piano. They are all doing very well. The Muglia's are currently working on a Sonatina by Clementi and a Mozart piece. Right now, the 3 are playing the same music. I try to rotate their music so they don't all play the same, but since it is a new book, it is a bit difficult to do. Once we get further in the book we will be able to do that. Bob is playing a Mozart piece too, he is playing the Sonata that is pretty popular. Many people recognize it. He is also playing a 2 part invention by Bach. I love the inventions. They are so neat. Acer is doing pretty good with his fingering. He is trying to do proper fingering, but it is so hard for the young man. Calli is finishing up her level 2 book and will be starting level 3 in the next month or so. She is singing a song called "In an English Country Garden". It is a really cool song. She and her brother are going to sing "Rainbow Connection" together in the Spring Concert. They sound very nicely together on this particular piece.
I am tired today but I am not sure why. I had plenty of sleep. I did get up a bit early, but not to much. I have to get up a bit early tomorrow too since I have a blood test at 11:30. I am not looking forward to that because they just hurt so much. I know they are supposed too, but they do. When you have fibro, any tightness around any body part really hurts. The tourniquet on the blood test really hurts. The needle hurts too and it they miss the vein, which happens frequently, that hurts too. All in all, a painful few minutes. I hope to not have to have another one for another month. I know I have to have at least one a month. Usually, I get the every other week. I am hoping for longer in between tests.
I had hoped I would have the Christmas stuff down and ready to put away yesterday, but I took a nap instead and just didn't do it. It isn't that I had other more important stuff to do, no, that isn't it. I just didn't do it. I did bring the boxes up that the stuff goes in though, so I have step 1 finished. I plan to do step 2 and 3 (taking the stuff down and putting the boxes away) either tomorrow or Wednesday. This is the longest I have ever left my Christmas stuff up. I was sad to put it up because Momma wasn't here to see it and I am sad to put it away, because the season is over. Either way, I am just sad over Christmas this year. I am trying to get used to being alone most of the time. I think I am doing pretty well, although, I really miss company all the time. I knew when she was here what a good thing it was, and boy was I right. I am glad it isn't a case of I didn't know what I had until it was gone, because I did know. But it is hard, nevertheless without her. I wonder how my brothers are doing, but she wasn't a big part of their day to day lives like she was with me. There are many times when I am running errands I wish she were with me because we had such fun doing things together and it is lonely to run errands by yourself. I miss her all the time but I think I am getting better at it. I think it would be better if I had something to occupy a lot of my time with. This week, I will be working on plans to get some projects done around here. For example, the family room has become the catch all room. It is stacked with boxes and bags of stuff that need to find a place for it. I am not sure if I am going to start downstairs or upstairs, but I want the house looking less like a clutter bug and more like a house. That is my goal for the winter. To get some stuff decluttered. My room needs to be done too, but that isn't a major priority right now, there are other rooms that need my attention first.
Well, Bob should be here at any moment now. I do hope you are having a great day!
Sunday, January 9, 2011
a quiet day
Not much going on this afternoon here in the Paxton residence. I am going to go and get the two boxes that the decorations need to go into. I finally am feeling well enough to do that. I am sad to see the stuff go away for another year, but also glad because it has been a rather sad season for me. I am thankful for my family and friends who helped me get through it especially Kathy, as I was lucky enough to be included in her Christmas Eve and Day with her family. It was so fun. I really loved watching the kids be all excited about what they got. The older ones, the younger ones, it doesn't matter, it is very exciting. I loved what I got too. Kathy will be coming soon and she and I will be spending some of those beautiful gift cards!
I have a busier week coming up now that I have 2 new students, 1 from this past Saturday and another new 1 this Saturday. I also have my Muglia girls tomorrow so that is just awesome. Ooh, I just remembered I need to put their stuff at the front door so I don't forget it. Be right back. There, now in order to get out the front door, I need to move that stuff. With brain fog, I have to be creative at times because I am not the most awake first thing in the morning. I am excited to see them as they haven't had a lesson since November. I did see them at the Christmas Concert and they played very well, but it isn't the same as the one on one time I get with them at a lesson. I can't wait to see what they got for Christmas. They got me a wonderful Harry Potter Ornament, Hermione. I just love harry potter. I am hoping to see the movie again sometime soon as I was very sad when I first saw it and can't really remember too much of what happened. I am anxious for the next one to come out though. We have so long to wait for it. I also have the newest twilight movie to watch. I had been waiting to watch it with Kathy, but she has already seen it. I may still wait and watch it with her, it depends on my mood on when I want to watch it. I find I don't watch a lot of TV or movies anymore now that Momma isn't here. I don't know if it is because I am just not interested in a lot of things, or I am liking the peace and quiet I have. Hard to say and depends on the day. I used to prefer peace and quiet when I taught all afternoon and evening because I had so much noise while I was teaching. I also like the soothing sound of the fish tank. That soothes my mind and my soul so maybe that is it.
I am looking forward to the week too because I will be meeting with a friend on Thursday at Tim Horton's at lunch time. I haven't seen Maria in a while. It will be nice to speak with her. I am going to be emailing my lawyer the rest of the pages today too so that will keep me busy. I like busy days. I am still rather tired from the cold, but I am feeling much better now than I was a few days ago. it is almost gone. Thank goodness. These things sure wipe a person out. Thankfully, I didn't get a flare up with it. I was afraid I would, but i didn't this time. I must have rested enough to miss it. The new pain medicine doesn't seem to work as well as the darvocet did, but since I can't take vicodin, I am rather stuck with it. It works okay, not great, but okay. I am stiffer at night and I find if I take the medicine about 1/2 hour to 1 hour before I go to bed it helps me sleep a lot better than taking it and heading right into bed.
I have a package of music to put together this week for the newest student. I am going to copy some stuff for her and make a CD because she is really just trying out the lessons to see if she will like them and practice. I am hoping she will stay. Kayla was worried about what would happen at the end of the month, and was relieved to find that her time will stay her time, there is no time limit. A happy girl that one is. So nice to work with a happy girl.
Anyways, this week shall be good, i think. I am getting over the cold. I am off to undecorate the living room now. I hope you have a good rest of the day!
I have a busier week coming up now that I have 2 new students, 1 from this past Saturday and another new 1 this Saturday. I also have my Muglia girls tomorrow so that is just awesome. Ooh, I just remembered I need to put their stuff at the front door so I don't forget it. Be right back. There, now in order to get out the front door, I need to move that stuff. With brain fog, I have to be creative at times because I am not the most awake first thing in the morning. I am excited to see them as they haven't had a lesson since November. I did see them at the Christmas Concert and they played very well, but it isn't the same as the one on one time I get with them at a lesson. I can't wait to see what they got for Christmas. They got me a wonderful Harry Potter Ornament, Hermione. I just love harry potter. I am hoping to see the movie again sometime soon as I was very sad when I first saw it and can't really remember too much of what happened. I am anxious for the next one to come out though. We have so long to wait for it. I also have the newest twilight movie to watch. I had been waiting to watch it with Kathy, but she has already seen it. I may still wait and watch it with her, it depends on my mood on when I want to watch it. I find I don't watch a lot of TV or movies anymore now that Momma isn't here. I don't know if it is because I am just not interested in a lot of things, or I am liking the peace and quiet I have. Hard to say and depends on the day. I used to prefer peace and quiet when I taught all afternoon and evening because I had so much noise while I was teaching. I also like the soothing sound of the fish tank. That soothes my mind and my soul so maybe that is it.
I am looking forward to the week too because I will be meeting with a friend on Thursday at Tim Horton's at lunch time. I haven't seen Maria in a while. It will be nice to speak with her. I am going to be emailing my lawyer the rest of the pages today too so that will keep me busy. I like busy days. I am still rather tired from the cold, but I am feeling much better now than I was a few days ago. it is almost gone. Thank goodness. These things sure wipe a person out. Thankfully, I didn't get a flare up with it. I was afraid I would, but i didn't this time. I must have rested enough to miss it. The new pain medicine doesn't seem to work as well as the darvocet did, but since I can't take vicodin, I am rather stuck with it. It works okay, not great, but okay. I am stiffer at night and I find if I take the medicine about 1/2 hour to 1 hour before I go to bed it helps me sleep a lot better than taking it and heading right into bed.
I have a package of music to put together this week for the newest student. I am going to copy some stuff for her and make a CD because she is really just trying out the lessons to see if she will like them and practice. I am hoping she will stay. Kayla was worried about what would happen at the end of the month, and was relieved to find that her time will stay her time, there is no time limit. A happy girl that one is. So nice to work with a happy girl.
Anyways, this week shall be good, i think. I am getting over the cold. I am off to undecorate the living room now. I hope you have a good rest of the day!
Saturday, January 8, 2011
Saturday
I had 2 students today! One was the new student, Kayla, a very nice young lady, and the other was Aggie, who is also a very nice young lady only I have had her for several years now. Kayla did very well with her first introduction to voice lessons and classical music. She learned the first phrase to Caro Mio Ben and did quite well with it. I was very pleased with that. She has one classical piece and one Broadway piece. I have another new student next Saturday! I am very excited about these new students and hope to get a few more. God is definitely moving around here! So far, all my needs are being met and the bills are being paid. That is the important thing.
I finished filling out the entries for competition and I mailed the checks away for the competition. I just have to make my reservations for the hotel. I am looking forward to competition as it is always a good weekend away. although it will be hard this year without Momma with me. I am getting used to doing things on my own now and it isn't so bad anymore. I still miss her all the time, but I am getting around by myself just fine now. I think my students are used to her not being around now too as she would listen to each lesson. Mom loved listening to the progress of the students during lessons. She would talk to the young students when we had the store too. They all just loved her. Some of them would run to her when they arrived to talk about their week and then talk to her after their lessons and tell Momma all about it. It was so cute to see. I really miss the store for that otherwise, I don't seem to miss it as much. I miss being busy all the time like I was when I had the store, but I don't miss the problems I had. That I don't miss at all. If I knew then what I know now, I would never have bought it. I would have just kept teaching and doing the bookkeeping instead. Oh, well, what can I say? I gave it a good go and we failed but I did try my hardest.
I think tomorrow I will finally take down the Christmas ornaments off the tree and take down the decorations off of the piano. I should be healthy enough for that. My cold is almost gone, although tonight I seem to be coughing for some reason. That had better go away because I do not need this to linger. Not one bit. I think a week of a cold is enough, and now it can go away. If only we could wave away these things! That would be nice.
I spoke to my Uncle John's girlfriend, Michelle, and both she and my uncle have the flu. Apparently, Jayson, their son, had it yesterday. Ugh, I feel so bad for them. That is just not good. I do hope they feel better soon. Maia is sick with a head cold too and it seems Tillie is getting one too. That time of year I suppose. I hope mine is gone by the end of this coming week and I hope not to get another one this year. Two this year has been bad enough.
I don't know who has been doing this, but some nice neighbor has shoveled my driveway and front walkway now twice. Isn't that nice? Both times it has snowed a lot I have come home to a cleared driveway and front walkway. I am very thankful for this. I don't know who is doing it, but I am grateful for it. I just can't do it myself as I can't stand long enough to do it nor can I walk well enough either so this has been wonderful. I figure at the end of the season I will put a notice in our little subdivision newsletter publicly thanking them. We have some very nice neighbors around here. We really do. It is one reason I want to stay in the house as long as possible because I really do like where I live. This house has everything I need in it, a place to relax, a place to teach, guest rooms for company, and what more could I want? I don't think anything. I really love this house. I know when I was younger I didn't, but the last few years this house was filled with such good times and moments that I just am happy to be here. It is a happy house and I am a happy girl living here. Plus, this is where my memories of Mom are too. I want to put up some pictures and some shadow boxes filled with all the thimbles Momma and I have collected over the years. We have a few duplicates. I think Lily might like the duplicates we have. I will check with her. We have several that we bought that are the same before we realized how silly it was to buy the same ones so we each could have our own. Now that I have all of Momma's plus all of mine, I need to sort and remove the duplicates away. This way, Lily can have something that was Mom's. I think Mom would really like that.
I finished filling out the entries for competition and I mailed the checks away for the competition. I just have to make my reservations for the hotel. I am looking forward to competition as it is always a good weekend away. although it will be hard this year without Momma with me. I am getting used to doing things on my own now and it isn't so bad anymore. I still miss her all the time, but I am getting around by myself just fine now. I think my students are used to her not being around now too as she would listen to each lesson. Mom loved listening to the progress of the students during lessons. She would talk to the young students when we had the store too. They all just loved her. Some of them would run to her when they arrived to talk about their week and then talk to her after their lessons and tell Momma all about it. It was so cute to see. I really miss the store for that otherwise, I don't seem to miss it as much. I miss being busy all the time like I was when I had the store, but I don't miss the problems I had. That I don't miss at all. If I knew then what I know now, I would never have bought it. I would have just kept teaching and doing the bookkeeping instead. Oh, well, what can I say? I gave it a good go and we failed but I did try my hardest.
I think tomorrow I will finally take down the Christmas ornaments off the tree and take down the decorations off of the piano. I should be healthy enough for that. My cold is almost gone, although tonight I seem to be coughing for some reason. That had better go away because I do not need this to linger. Not one bit. I think a week of a cold is enough, and now it can go away. If only we could wave away these things! That would be nice.
I spoke to my Uncle John's girlfriend, Michelle, and both she and my uncle have the flu. Apparently, Jayson, their son, had it yesterday. Ugh, I feel so bad for them. That is just not good. I do hope they feel better soon. Maia is sick with a head cold too and it seems Tillie is getting one too. That time of year I suppose. I hope mine is gone by the end of this coming week and I hope not to get another one this year. Two this year has been bad enough.
I don't know who has been doing this, but some nice neighbor has shoveled my driveway and front walkway now twice. Isn't that nice? Both times it has snowed a lot I have come home to a cleared driveway and front walkway. I am very thankful for this. I don't know who is doing it, but I am grateful for it. I just can't do it myself as I can't stand long enough to do it nor can I walk well enough either so this has been wonderful. I figure at the end of the season I will put a notice in our little subdivision newsletter publicly thanking them. We have some very nice neighbors around here. We really do. It is one reason I want to stay in the house as long as possible because I really do like where I live. This house has everything I need in it, a place to relax, a place to teach, guest rooms for company, and what more could I want? I don't think anything. I really love this house. I know when I was younger I didn't, but the last few years this house was filled with such good times and moments that I just am happy to be here. It is a happy house and I am a happy girl living here. Plus, this is where my memories of Mom are too. I want to put up some pictures and some shadow boxes filled with all the thimbles Momma and I have collected over the years. We have a few duplicates. I think Lily might like the duplicates we have. I will check with her. We have several that we bought that are the same before we realized how silly it was to buy the same ones so we each could have our own. Now that I have all of Momma's plus all of mine, I need to sort and remove the duplicates away. This way, Lily can have something that was Mom's. I think Mom would really like that.
Friday, January 7, 2011
busy friday!
I had lunch with Robin and Zachary today! it was lots of fun. Unfortunately, it made me late for the lawyer's appointment. I called to tell them I was running late. It was no problem. Boy, am I glad I just didn't drop off the stuff because as it turns out, I have a couple more papers to turn it. I have them now. I also went and had them shrunk to regular size paper so that I can scan them and send them by email to the lawyer and her assistant. I am thankful I wanted to see the lawyer. Basically, everything is ready to go now.
My cold is almost gone. I am pretty tired today because I got up early. I have to get up a bit early again tomorrow for my new student. I am excited about this new student. Of course, I get excited about every student, whether they are new or not. I just love teaching. I have 2 students tomorrow. Kayla, the new student, and Aggie, an old student. So basically, it will be a good day.
I plan to take down the Christmas ornaments off the tree tomorrow and put the Christmas stuff away off of the pianos too. I am leaving the snowmen because it is winter and they make me smile. I will put up the angels that I got from Aggie. I got another ornament from Anne that was an angel too. She said it was to remind me that Mom is always watching. I almost cried when she gave it to me. I now have 3 angels that will go on the pianos. I will leave the tree up right now because on Monday Heather B-T is going to put the lights on for next year. After that I will take the tree down stairs.
I need to remember to take pictures of the shuffleboard as I am selling it. My cousin has a friend who would like it. Hey, works for me because I don't plan to use it and I don't want it. I want that half of the family room to become my sewing room. The other half is going to be for TV and exercise. I won't be working on it for a while because my friend who will be helping is a tax expert and well, it is tax season. But once tax season is over, we will get it done. I figure by end of summer the house will be in order. It will probably take that long to go through everything that I have. I have boxes and boxes of stuff that I just don't know what to do with them yet. I plan to go through the boxes very carefully to figure out what to do with the stuff. I am keeping most of the sewing supplies because I plan to get back into sewing. I want to do some craft projects and participate in some of the blogs craft projects. It should be fun. I love sewing and it makes me think of Mom since she taught me how to sew when I was younger.
I am doing better I think with the missing of Momma. I still miss her all the time, but I don't seem to be as upset over it as I was or at least this week. It is hard to imagine that it will be a long time before I see her again, but it is something I am getting used to it. I am used to being by myself most of the time now. I have applied for some jobs so I am hopeful that I will get something soon.
All in all a decent day with getting stuff done. I hope it is a good weekend. Next week I am supposed to have company, so that will hopefully be fun. Maia and I are supposed to go and see Narnia next week sometime. I want to see that movie really bad. It looks very good. I loved the first two, so I am hopeful that this one is just as good. I love gift certificates!
My cold is almost gone. I am pretty tired today because I got up early. I have to get up a bit early again tomorrow for my new student. I am excited about this new student. Of course, I get excited about every student, whether they are new or not. I just love teaching. I have 2 students tomorrow. Kayla, the new student, and Aggie, an old student. So basically, it will be a good day.
I plan to take down the Christmas ornaments off the tree tomorrow and put the Christmas stuff away off of the pianos too. I am leaving the snowmen because it is winter and they make me smile. I will put up the angels that I got from Aggie. I got another ornament from Anne that was an angel too. She said it was to remind me that Mom is always watching. I almost cried when she gave it to me. I now have 3 angels that will go on the pianos. I will leave the tree up right now because on Monday Heather B-T is going to put the lights on for next year. After that I will take the tree down stairs.
I need to remember to take pictures of the shuffleboard as I am selling it. My cousin has a friend who would like it. Hey, works for me because I don't plan to use it and I don't want it. I want that half of the family room to become my sewing room. The other half is going to be for TV and exercise. I won't be working on it for a while because my friend who will be helping is a tax expert and well, it is tax season. But once tax season is over, we will get it done. I figure by end of summer the house will be in order. It will probably take that long to go through everything that I have. I have boxes and boxes of stuff that I just don't know what to do with them yet. I plan to go through the boxes very carefully to figure out what to do with the stuff. I am keeping most of the sewing supplies because I plan to get back into sewing. I want to do some craft projects and participate in some of the blogs craft projects. It should be fun. I love sewing and it makes me think of Mom since she taught me how to sew when I was younger.
I am doing better I think with the missing of Momma. I still miss her all the time, but I don't seem to be as upset over it as I was or at least this week. It is hard to imagine that it will be a long time before I see her again, but it is something I am getting used to it. I am used to being by myself most of the time now. I have applied for some jobs so I am hopeful that I will get something soon.
All in all a decent day with getting stuff done. I hope it is a good weekend. Next week I am supposed to have company, so that will hopefully be fun. Maia and I are supposed to go and see Narnia next week sometime. I want to see that movie really bad. It looks very good. I loved the first two, so I am hopeful that this one is just as good. I love gift certificates!
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