I had a new student today. She is 32 and wants to singing better because she is becoming involved in community theatre. What a wonderful goal. She is working on 3 songs and will begin some classical music next week. She is very interested in singing well. She plans to audition in June for the Music Man. Next week she will also have her audition music too. I am excited to work with her. She has a nice tone to her voice and we worked on the basics, lifting her eyebrows, air flow, and a few other things. Beth will also be working on her breathing this week too. She has a really cute notebook that she brought with her. She ended up being 20 minutes late because she got lost. Just as I was turning the computer on to get her phone number, she called me saying she was lost. GPS's always seem to get people lost when they are on their way to my house, same thing with directions from Google or Mapquest. So I gave her the directions and she arrived about 5 minutes later. She was rather embarrassed to be late but that is okay. She was also very nice about having to change her time just for next week because Rick has that time as a makeup for the day before when he would be just arriving home from his vacation.
Carson also did very well with his lesson today. He chose his 2 piano pieces and is planning to sing only 1 song. He is such a cutie, he really is. He is going to sing "I'd Do Anything" from Oliver. He is playing 2 piano songs that we are working on. Next week he will be learning to start to read music. We start with bass clef first and then we move on to treble clef. I am excited and I have to remind him to bring flashcards next week too. He doesn't always remember to bring them. We haven't really needed them until next week. He forgot his other two books today. We did have some homework in the Theory book but I don't know if he did it. I will find out next week if he did it.
I had to go to the arthritis doctor this morning. She isn't really happy that I am taking Meloxicam. There is a risk (apparently very high) risk of bleeding with it because of the coumiden I take. I have to have an xray on my lower back and two hips. I have been extremely weak lately and super exhausted. I also have to get more blood tests done. Ugh, as if I don't get enough blood tests, I need more! Yeah, I will be getting that this week or early next week. For the xray, it is a walk in clinic at the hospital. Out patient services. The doctor wants me to go to the hospital because it is where I got it before and they can compare the old one to the new one. I don't know what to do about the Meloxicam because it really helps the hips and back pain. I haven't had any bleeding problems since I started it so I guess it has been okay. I just know that without it, the pain is excruciating and I can barely walk so I really don't want to stop taking it. There isn't anything else I can replace it with and that is the problem.
Despite the not sure what to do about the medicine, it has been a good day. I am tired, as usual, and getting ready for bed soon, but overall, I have to say it has been an okay day. I miss Mom, but that is soooo normal. Pain is normal too. I am yawning like crazy now. I hope you have had a good day too.
Wednesday, May 11, 2011
Tuesday, May 10, 2011
I was getting super worried abut Charlie. He was 20 minutes late and didn't answer his phone when I called. So when he arrived, I was relieved. He is rarely late. In fact, generally he is a few minutes early so you can see why I was very nervous. Once he arrived he quickly got his instrument out and his music on the stand so we could begin his lesson. He did pretty well. He is almost ready for the concert, which is on Sunday. He is playing 2 pieces on the tenor saxophone and 1 piece on the drums. I am excited about the drums because I have never heard him play so this will be exciting to me. Acer will be excited too, I bet. It has been a slow day for me. I was going to go to the storage unit but I am feeling so weak and tired today so I will go tomorrow as long as it isn't raining. I also have my arthritis doctor's appointment tomorrow morning. Ugh, that is all I have to say about it. I need to update my medicine list and print tonight. I can't forget. There I just did it. It should print anytime now. I have to get new ink for the old printer this weekend. I need it to print the programs I need for Sunday. I like creating the programs. They are fun. I don't do anything fancy anymore, just something simple now. I used to go all out and elaborate but now I just don't do that. I may next year, but this year I am just going to do something simple. This new printer prints very slow not at all what it says on the printer box. I don't particularly like how slow it is but it is also a copier and a scanner so that is why I got this one. I suppose I could have spent more money and gotten a better one, but I didn't have the money to spend so I have this one.
I have to get music ready for Beth tomorrow. She is a new adult, she will replace Amanda being going at the end of the month. She wants musical theatre training so that is what we are going to do.
It was pretty nice out today again. Tomorrow it is suppose to be in the mid 70's with high 70's on the weekend. I am glad it is warming up. I have been so cold this winter and spring. It started in the fall with the temps dropping faster this year than usual. I just don't want the super hot 90's weather so soon. That weather I don't do well in either. That is too hot for me. I foresee doing what I do in the winter, hiding inside. That is why I say I am a fall/spring girl although this spring so far has been cold.
I am so tired and weak today. I did take a bit of a snooze this afternoon and I feel like I could go to bed right now. This is insane. It is only almost 8 pm. My NCIS and NCIS Los Angeles will be on soon. Maybe I will go to sleep right away for a change. That would be a dream! I have to be up early because I have the doctor appointment. I may end up going to bed rather shortly and missing my shows. If I knew how to tape them, I would but I don't. I also don't have a DVR right now either. I hope to get one this summer. I am usually home so I don't miss much, but it would be nice to have for nights like tonight. I don't have too much planned for the week except getting some more boxes out of the storage unit. I am trying to get a few that I want out every few days so that when Kathy and Tony arrive, we just have to donate everything else. I have to remember to tell Heather B-T that we are emptying the storage unit next weekend. If she is available, she and Bill are planning to help. I am excited about all the help I am getting. Next up, the house. Once the storage unit is empty and the boxes I need are at home, I will start my planning of the house. Julie and Lily are planning to help me for that. We will need muscle people when the furniture needs to be switched but that isn't right now yet.
I am so not feeling well tonight. I think I am turning in shortly. I am just so weak. I don't understand this. It hasn't happened in such a long time that I don't know what to think. I don't know what is wrong either, but I will rest like my body is telling me too. I am getting pretty good at listening to my body when it wants to rest. The only advantage I can think of for living alone. I can rest whenever i need and not have to worry about Mom. Other than this, there is no advantage of not having the little Momma around.
I do hope you are having a better day than me right now.
I have to get music ready for Beth tomorrow. She is a new adult, she will replace Amanda being going at the end of the month. She wants musical theatre training so that is what we are going to do.
It was pretty nice out today again. Tomorrow it is suppose to be in the mid 70's with high 70's on the weekend. I am glad it is warming up. I have been so cold this winter and spring. It started in the fall with the temps dropping faster this year than usual. I just don't want the super hot 90's weather so soon. That weather I don't do well in either. That is too hot for me. I foresee doing what I do in the winter, hiding inside. That is why I say I am a fall/spring girl although this spring so far has been cold.
I am so tired and weak today. I did take a bit of a snooze this afternoon and I feel like I could go to bed right now. This is insane. It is only almost 8 pm. My NCIS and NCIS Los Angeles will be on soon. Maybe I will go to sleep right away for a change. That would be a dream! I have to be up early because I have the doctor appointment. I may end up going to bed rather shortly and missing my shows. If I knew how to tape them, I would but I don't. I also don't have a DVR right now either. I hope to get one this summer. I am usually home so I don't miss much, but it would be nice to have for nights like tonight. I don't have too much planned for the week except getting some more boxes out of the storage unit. I am trying to get a few that I want out every few days so that when Kathy and Tony arrive, we just have to donate everything else. I have to remember to tell Heather B-T that we are emptying the storage unit next weekend. If she is available, she and Bill are planning to help. I am excited about all the help I am getting. Next up, the house. Once the storage unit is empty and the boxes I need are at home, I will start my planning of the house. Julie and Lily are planning to help me for that. We will need muscle people when the furniture needs to be switched but that isn't right now yet.
I am so not feeling well tonight. I think I am turning in shortly. I am just so weak. I don't understand this. It hasn't happened in such a long time that I don't know what to think. I don't know what is wrong either, but I will rest like my body is telling me too. I am getting pretty good at listening to my body when it wants to rest. The only advantage I can think of for living alone. I can rest whenever i need and not have to worry about Mom. Other than this, there is no advantage of not having the little Momma around.
I do hope you are having a better day than me right now.
Monday, May 9, 2011
Sunshine
It is so sunny out and I am loving every minute of it. It is nice out, still need a jacket, but overall, it is so beautiful outside right now. We are, of course, going to get some rain this week. We were supposed to get it this weekend, but we didn't. Now it is forecasted to be tomorrow and later this week.
Today is the baby brother, Andrew's birthday. He is 42 officially now. He he he! We are exactly one year, one day, and one month apart in age. It is super cool to us for some reason especially as my mother was not a planner when it came to children. She was happy we came along, but she didn't have a specific plan for each of us so to be that exact apart is pretty neat. God works in such mysterious ways.
Yesterday was a good day, I didn't cry at all and was able to think of happy memories of Momma. Andrew saw my profile picture on face book and wanted me to tag him. I then mentioned I had 4 albums full of pictures of mom and asked if he wanted them. He said yes. I will now tag him in every photo that I haven't tagged him in. That is a lot of photos as my cousin, Maia scanned a whole bunch for me. I have more to scan, but I keep putting it off until later and so far later has not arrived yet. So my newest project is to tag Andrew in all of Mom's photos. That should be interesting. I don't think he realizes how many I have, but hey, he should have them too. She was his Momma too. I have a disc for Richard of pictures of Mom. He doesn't want any originals (thank goodness - I get to keep them to frame!) He just wants the scans of them. That works for me too.
I had one lesson so far today. Bob and I decided that for the week he should concentrate on his recital music only. With the concert a week away (it is Sunday!), I feel it is best that this week all students focus on their recital material only. This way they are very comfortable with their music for performing. I will create the program on Saturday as I have learned from the past that changes happen all the way up to the day of the concert. It is quite disheartening to have to redo the entire program and reprint it for the changes, now I just wait to the last possible day. I just have to get colored ink for the old printer and I am all set. I will do that this week.
I find that I am reading a lot more than I have since Momma has been gone. I love to read and that was one of the things she taught me to do (I couldn't read until 3rd grade and once Mom found out that I couldn't read I learned in 6 weeks flat). She loved taking us to the library and getting books out to read. Now my problem with the library is I don't return them on time! It isn't their fault, it is entirely mine. I read the books and then forget all about them. Now I go to the used bookstore once a month a get a bunch of books for a very low price. I am thrilled to have discovered that I have 3 boxes of books that were in the storage unit. I have even more books to read now! I am set for the next few months, that is for sure. I can't wait until my library is ready for me. It shall be wonderful.
I am not sure what all I am doing this evening. I have Emily's lesson at 6:30. She is such a cute girl. She really is. She is doing so well too. Emily will perform in her first recital on Sunday. Other than Emily's lesson, I don't have any concrete plans. I don't feel like doing housework, so I am putting it off a day. I will do more tomorrow when I have the entire day to do it. I have Charlie's lesson but not until sometime after 3. He is coming early to pick up the rest of the garbage from the trimming of the bushes. He takes them home and burns them. Hey, whatever works for him, works for me. I have a pretty open schedule.
I talked to my friend, Rosemary who just lost her husband. She is doing as well as can be expected. We are going to go to lunch someday next week and she will come to the homeowners meeting with me. I am glad to have the company. She is a very nice lady and a very good friend.
Anyways, I am off to finish up cleaning the kitchen, I have to dishwasher going and I need to clear the counter and wash it. I also am getting a bit hungry so I may make me some dinner before Emily's lesson. We shall see how I feel after cleaning the kitchen. I do hope this finds you doing well and having a good day too. Pain level is normal so I am glad.
Today is the baby brother, Andrew's birthday. He is 42 officially now. He he he! We are exactly one year, one day, and one month apart in age. It is super cool to us for some reason especially as my mother was not a planner when it came to children. She was happy we came along, but she didn't have a specific plan for each of us so to be that exact apart is pretty neat. God works in such mysterious ways.
Yesterday was a good day, I didn't cry at all and was able to think of happy memories of Momma. Andrew saw my profile picture on face book and wanted me to tag him. I then mentioned I had 4 albums full of pictures of mom and asked if he wanted them. He said yes. I will now tag him in every photo that I haven't tagged him in. That is a lot of photos as my cousin, Maia scanned a whole bunch for me. I have more to scan, but I keep putting it off until later and so far later has not arrived yet. So my newest project is to tag Andrew in all of Mom's photos. That should be interesting. I don't think he realizes how many I have, but hey, he should have them too. She was his Momma too. I have a disc for Richard of pictures of Mom. He doesn't want any originals (thank goodness - I get to keep them to frame!) He just wants the scans of them. That works for me too.
I had one lesson so far today. Bob and I decided that for the week he should concentrate on his recital music only. With the concert a week away (it is Sunday!), I feel it is best that this week all students focus on their recital material only. This way they are very comfortable with their music for performing. I will create the program on Saturday as I have learned from the past that changes happen all the way up to the day of the concert. It is quite disheartening to have to redo the entire program and reprint it for the changes, now I just wait to the last possible day. I just have to get colored ink for the old printer and I am all set. I will do that this week.
I find that I am reading a lot more than I have since Momma has been gone. I love to read and that was one of the things she taught me to do (I couldn't read until 3rd grade and once Mom found out that I couldn't read I learned in 6 weeks flat). She loved taking us to the library and getting books out to read. Now my problem with the library is I don't return them on time! It isn't their fault, it is entirely mine. I read the books and then forget all about them. Now I go to the used bookstore once a month a get a bunch of books for a very low price. I am thrilled to have discovered that I have 3 boxes of books that were in the storage unit. I have even more books to read now! I am set for the next few months, that is for sure. I can't wait until my library is ready for me. It shall be wonderful.
I am not sure what all I am doing this evening. I have Emily's lesson at 6:30. She is such a cute girl. She really is. She is doing so well too. Emily will perform in her first recital on Sunday. Other than Emily's lesson, I don't have any concrete plans. I don't feel like doing housework, so I am putting it off a day. I will do more tomorrow when I have the entire day to do it. I have Charlie's lesson but not until sometime after 3. He is coming early to pick up the rest of the garbage from the trimming of the bushes. He takes them home and burns them. Hey, whatever works for him, works for me. I have a pretty open schedule.
I talked to my friend, Rosemary who just lost her husband. She is doing as well as can be expected. We are going to go to lunch someday next week and she will come to the homeowners meeting with me. I am glad to have the company. She is a very nice lady and a very good friend.
Anyways, I am off to finish up cleaning the kitchen, I have to dishwasher going and I need to clear the counter and wash it. I also am getting a bit hungry so I may make me some dinner before Emily's lesson. We shall see how I feel after cleaning the kitchen. I do hope this finds you doing well and having a good day too. Pain level is normal so I am glad.
Sunday, May 8, 2011
It's Mother's Day!
Happy Mother's Day!
It has been a good one despite not having Mom here with me. I went and picked up my friend, Donna and we went to Burger King. We had about 2 1/2 hours there laughing and talking. It made me miss Mom less for a little while. Then I went to Walmart because it occurred to me that they wouldn't be too busy today and I really needed some milk and bread. i got some good buns. I also managed to pick up a few other things too. I never seem to be able to go and pick up only what I need! I can out $56 later but I would have bought some of the food later this week anyways, so with the exception of the magazines (they had the Royal Wedding on the cover) everything will be eaten or consumed in some way.
Then I came home and called the #1 Mom on my list, Kathy. We chatted for a while. It was nice. Her kids made her some stuff and hubby is cooking dinner tonight. They may all go for a bike ride after dinner. Sounds like a fun evening. I will be making my dinner soon and then just relaxing and watching TV. I have successfully survived my first Mother's Day without the little lady. I was so afraid that I would melt down like crazy on this day but I didn't. While I am missing her a lot, in is the same everyday. It has changed. I don't think it will. Some days are just more bearable than others. I don't expect that to change too.
Last year, Mom was still okay at this time of the year. She was in stage 6 at this point. We had started on disposable undies for her. She could walk by herself without any assistance but she preferred to hold my hand for direction even in the stores that I ride the scooter in. It was so cute! She was very quiet, but that really wasn't anything new. Mom was a pretty quiet person most of the time except around me. We could chat all day about everything and we did. She was able to watch TV at that point too and still go to movies. It wasn't until late June that TV frightened her. So we were able to spend Mother's day watching her favorite movies, old Disney flicks. She simply loved them. I don't remember which ones we watched, had I known it was to be her last, I would have paid stricter attention to those details. At that point, I expected to have her for a few more years, little did I know it would be months, not years. I did take her to Olive Garden or Red Lobster, I am not sure which, we loved both of them. We had a nice early dinner together and then we watched more movies. We laughed and giggled all day together. I bought her flowers that she had picked out. We went to the flower shop on Saturday and I asked her what her favorite flowers were. I was surprised by her answer, because I always thought roses were her favorite, and while she loves them, tulips are her favorite. We got a huge bouquet of tulips that lasted about 2 weeks for her. She loved them. They were so beautiful. i was going to get me a bouquet of them but I thought that would make me sad so I didn't. It was really one of the last months that were good for her. July was a good month, but the end of May and beginning of June were awful for her and starting in mid August is when she really started sliding downward. But at this point in May we were having a good time. We also called my little brother because it was his birthday too. She chatted a bit with him and so did I. Over all, it was a good Mother's Day for her.
I have picked some pictures of her to show.
The first one was when she was 11 years old. I love that picture. The rest are just randomly chosen from when she was young to last March when she was 76 and about 7 months before she passed away. I hope you like my choices!
Happy Mother's Day to all the wonderful Moms!!!!! I hope it has been a good day for you too!
It has been a good one despite not having Mom here with me. I went and picked up my friend, Donna and we went to Burger King. We had about 2 1/2 hours there laughing and talking. It made me miss Mom less for a little while. Then I went to Walmart because it occurred to me that they wouldn't be too busy today and I really needed some milk and bread. i got some good buns. I also managed to pick up a few other things too. I never seem to be able to go and pick up only what I need! I can out $56 later but I would have bought some of the food later this week anyways, so with the exception of the magazines (they had the Royal Wedding on the cover) everything will be eaten or consumed in some way.
Then I came home and called the #1 Mom on my list, Kathy. We chatted for a while. It was nice. Her kids made her some stuff and hubby is cooking dinner tonight. They may all go for a bike ride after dinner. Sounds like a fun evening. I will be making my dinner soon and then just relaxing and watching TV. I have successfully survived my first Mother's Day without the little lady. I was so afraid that I would melt down like crazy on this day but I didn't. While I am missing her a lot, in is the same everyday. It has changed. I don't think it will. Some days are just more bearable than others. I don't expect that to change too.
Last year, Mom was still okay at this time of the year. She was in stage 6 at this point. We had started on disposable undies for her. She could walk by herself without any assistance but she preferred to hold my hand for direction even in the stores that I ride the scooter in. It was so cute! She was very quiet, but that really wasn't anything new. Mom was a pretty quiet person most of the time except around me. We could chat all day about everything and we did. She was able to watch TV at that point too and still go to movies. It wasn't until late June that TV frightened her. So we were able to spend Mother's day watching her favorite movies, old Disney flicks. She simply loved them. I don't remember which ones we watched, had I known it was to be her last, I would have paid stricter attention to those details. At that point, I expected to have her for a few more years, little did I know it would be months, not years. I did take her to Olive Garden or Red Lobster, I am not sure which, we loved both of them. We had a nice early dinner together and then we watched more movies. We laughed and giggled all day together. I bought her flowers that she had picked out. We went to the flower shop on Saturday and I asked her what her favorite flowers were. I was surprised by her answer, because I always thought roses were her favorite, and while she loves them, tulips are her favorite. We got a huge bouquet of tulips that lasted about 2 weeks for her. She loved them. They were so beautiful. i was going to get me a bouquet of them but I thought that would make me sad so I didn't. It was really one of the last months that were good for her. July was a good month, but the end of May and beginning of June were awful for her and starting in mid August is when she really started sliding downward. But at this point in May we were having a good time. We also called my little brother because it was his birthday too. She chatted a bit with him and so did I. Over all, it was a good Mother's Day for her.
I have picked some pictures of her to show.
The first one was when she was 11 years old. I love that picture. The rest are just randomly chosen from when she was young to last March when she was 76 and about 7 months before she passed away. I hope you like my choices!
Happy Mother's Day to all the wonderful Moms!!!!! I hope it has been a good day for you too!
Saturday, May 7, 2011
nice and sunny day out
The sunshine was so pretty this afternoon. Katie came for her lesson and she helped me move the boxes out of the trunk. I need an empty trunk tomorrow so that I can put Donna's wheelchair in it. I hope I remember to bring everything I need to bring tomorrow. I am not very good at remembering these details. I did write down what to bring tomorrow. I am picking her up at 11:30 am. Yes, that is earlier than I like to get up on a Sunday, but not by much. I will be up at 11 am and then off to get her. She doesn't live very far from me. We are heading out but I am not sure exactly where we are going until I get her tomorrow.
After I drop Donna back home tomorrow, I want to go and get a few more boxes from the storage unit. I almost have everything I want from it except the business boxes. Those are still there right now. I hope by next week they will be gone and put here in the garage. I hate filling up the garage again, but it can't be helped right now. Once the family room is finished the boxes of books that I have brought back will be put away on the shelves so that won't be a problem. The business boxes will stay in the garage because there is no point in them coming in the house to take up space.
I went looking for the receipt for our latest furnace to see if it had any info of how to take care of it now that that is my department. It was on Mom's dresser. It must have gone with the rest of her stuff so I have absolutely no info on the make, the brand or even what year this was all done. I am a little upset that important receipts have disappeared. you would think that after one look it would be put in my room to keep. Guess I was wrong. I am so going to be here whenever anything else is being donated or thrown away because too much stuff that I have had to buy again has disappeared. It is just frustrating. I will be contacting Julie for help with the family room after the storage unit is empty. That is project number one. Katie has stated that on Fridays she is available to help empty stuff so I may have her come after school before Calli and Acer's lessons and help me get rid of some more stuff. The more I do now the better it will be when Tony and Kathy are here. My main goal is to bring what I want home so that I know everything is pretty much going to be donated in the unit. I will look at the boxes in case there is something. Somewhere in there are good dictionaries that I want and another good reference book. I think I have most of my reading books in the garage now, but I am not sure. I will just check as we go along. Katie was saying something about the library wanting old reference books. We may be taking some to her work then. She will find out this week. I know there are a few boxes of old reference books. I am anxious to get this project finished and over with correctly without anything going to the wrong place. I want my reading books and the sewing books, but other than that, outside of the business boxes and the writing books, everything else can go. Then I will start on the inside downstairs. I figure by end of summer it will be finished. I have some shelving units that need to be switch and some furniture that need to be switched around. I dread having to bring the furniture back upstairs and the other stuff back downstairs but I want it done. The living room furniture will allow for some pictures and things to be placed in the living room because there is the coffee table and the two end tables. The living room will look very nice. The princess table will go in between the two chairs that go with the set. Overall, I think it will look very nice.
I dread and don't dread tomorrow. I am spending some of it with Donna and the rest of it alone, but that is nothing new, I spend a lot of time alone. I think of Mom all the time, so that won't be new either. With the living room furniture back upstairs I will be able to put some more family pictures on the tables. That will be nice. I have a few I want to put in frames as well as some of the ones I already have in frames. My room will be the last room finished. The dining room will get done as the family room does since the books and the DVDs are going back downstairs where they belong. I want the dining room to be more of a dining room not a media room like it is now. I will start to save money for a new TV in the fall for the family room. I have a nice DVD player so that doesn't need to be replaced. The new printer will sit down in the office and the old one will be up here. I plan to bring out the other computer downstairs too. It won't be attached to the Internet as there won't be a way to do it, as of right now. but I may be able to later. It doesn't really matter as I do most of the stuff here at the table in the dining room. I just want one printer on the counter and that is it. The DVD player will go on the stool with the cable thing on top of it like I had before the desk came in the room. The desk will be donated as there will not be room for it downstairs.
I do hope you are having a good day.
After I drop Donna back home tomorrow, I want to go and get a few more boxes from the storage unit. I almost have everything I want from it except the business boxes. Those are still there right now. I hope by next week they will be gone and put here in the garage. I hate filling up the garage again, but it can't be helped right now. Once the family room is finished the boxes of books that I have brought back will be put away on the shelves so that won't be a problem. The business boxes will stay in the garage because there is no point in them coming in the house to take up space.
I went looking for the receipt for our latest furnace to see if it had any info of how to take care of it now that that is my department. It was on Mom's dresser. It must have gone with the rest of her stuff so I have absolutely no info on the make, the brand or even what year this was all done. I am a little upset that important receipts have disappeared. you would think that after one look it would be put in my room to keep. Guess I was wrong. I am so going to be here whenever anything else is being donated or thrown away because too much stuff that I have had to buy again has disappeared. It is just frustrating. I will be contacting Julie for help with the family room after the storage unit is empty. That is project number one. Katie has stated that on Fridays she is available to help empty stuff so I may have her come after school before Calli and Acer's lessons and help me get rid of some more stuff. The more I do now the better it will be when Tony and Kathy are here. My main goal is to bring what I want home so that I know everything is pretty much going to be donated in the unit. I will look at the boxes in case there is something. Somewhere in there are good dictionaries that I want and another good reference book. I think I have most of my reading books in the garage now, but I am not sure. I will just check as we go along. Katie was saying something about the library wanting old reference books. We may be taking some to her work then. She will find out this week. I know there are a few boxes of old reference books. I am anxious to get this project finished and over with correctly without anything going to the wrong place. I want my reading books and the sewing books, but other than that, outside of the business boxes and the writing books, everything else can go. Then I will start on the inside downstairs. I figure by end of summer it will be finished. I have some shelving units that need to be switch and some furniture that need to be switched around. I dread having to bring the furniture back upstairs and the other stuff back downstairs but I want it done. The living room furniture will allow for some pictures and things to be placed in the living room because there is the coffee table and the two end tables. The living room will look very nice. The princess table will go in between the two chairs that go with the set. Overall, I think it will look very nice.
I dread and don't dread tomorrow. I am spending some of it with Donna and the rest of it alone, but that is nothing new, I spend a lot of time alone. I think of Mom all the time, so that won't be new either. With the living room furniture back upstairs I will be able to put some more family pictures on the tables. That will be nice. I have a few I want to put in frames as well as some of the ones I already have in frames. My room will be the last room finished. The dining room will get done as the family room does since the books and the DVDs are going back downstairs where they belong. I want the dining room to be more of a dining room not a media room like it is now. I will start to save money for a new TV in the fall for the family room. I have a nice DVD player so that doesn't need to be replaced. The new printer will sit down in the office and the old one will be up here. I plan to bring out the other computer downstairs too. It won't be attached to the Internet as there won't be a way to do it, as of right now. but I may be able to later. It doesn't really matter as I do most of the stuff here at the table in the dining room. I just want one printer on the counter and that is it. The DVD player will go on the stool with the cable thing on top of it like I had before the desk came in the room. The desk will be donated as there will not be room for it downstairs.
I do hope you are having a good day.
Friday, May 6, 2011
Friday
I am so glad it's Friday! The week is almost over! Yeah! I have 3 lessons tomorrow and then Sunday with Donna. I am looking forward to that. I am rather tired, as usual today, there is nothing new about that. I am always tired it seems. I had Calli and Acer's lessons this afternoon. Acer and Calli are so cute and such good musicians. They are working on their concert songs right now. They are singing a duet and then doing both piano and vocal solos. Calli has decided on 2 piano pieces, On Top of Spaghetti, and Goodbye Old Paint. So far she is just singing Candle on the Water. She and Acer will be singing Rainbow Connection together. Acer will be doing Rock Song, a Chinese Song for piano and Day Oh for vocal. I am not sure whether or not drums will be a part of Day Oh or not. Hard to say with the little man, he doesn't know yet. I am gathering the list of songs that everyone is performing so that I can get the layout of the concert this weekend. I will not, however, create the actual program until next week. I have learned this over many years of last minute changes. Acer will be near the beginning because he is so impatient. There are only about 10 or so students in the concert. It will be a good one even though not everyone will be in it. The Muglia girls won't be in it because of the arrival of Thomas. He is due right around the time of the concert. I can't wait to see the little guy.
It has been an okay day today. Right after I got up I went and got my hair washed. I have decided to go 2 times a week instead of one. by today, the bangs are definitely droopy and I don't like droopy bangs. So after that I went for lunch, came home and talked to Kathy. They are pretty sure they are coming on the 21st and the 22nd to help close the storage unit. I have some boxes in the back of my car they need to be removed and put in the garage right now. I am going to ask Katie to help me put them in the garage. If it doesn't rain on Sunday, I will go and get more from the storage unit. I can't wait until it is closed! I really can't.
I have a bit of a tummy ache tonight. I am not sure why but it is pretty bad. It hurts and everything too. Time to take more tummy medicine. I just took some and I hope it works. I am not up for a sore tummy all night long.
The other night I was reading some of the posts from a year ago. It is amazing to think that last year was the last Mother's day Momma would ever spend. I did take her out to dinner which she liked. We spent the day together and had a great time. I don't remember if we saw a movie at home or out, I didn't comment on it. She got a cute outfit for Mother's Day from me. I don't remember if either boy called her. They didn't always. We did call Jennifer (my brother's wife) and wished her a Happy Mother's Day. I will do that on Sunday. Momma had a good day on that Mother's Day. We had a nice, low key day, which was typical for us. I read a few between then and when she passed away. I cried as I read the ones where she was sick in the hospital or in the nursing home. I so wish I could turn back time and redo last May to the end. Actually, I would like to redo from 2003 on with her. I didn't know that some of the things she was doing were symptoms of Alzheimer's. I could have had her on medicine from 2003 on instead of 2006. I don't know if she would still be gone, but she may have had an easier time of it. But, you can't go back into time, can you? I just wish we could. I so miss her. It will be strange not to spend Mother's Day without her. I have NEVER had a Mother's Day without the little lady. I have always had her with me since I was born. Seems weird and strange to me.
Anyways, I do hope you have had a good day.
It has been an okay day today. Right after I got up I went and got my hair washed. I have decided to go 2 times a week instead of one. by today, the bangs are definitely droopy and I don't like droopy bangs. So after that I went for lunch, came home and talked to Kathy. They are pretty sure they are coming on the 21st and the 22nd to help close the storage unit. I have some boxes in the back of my car they need to be removed and put in the garage right now. I am going to ask Katie to help me put them in the garage. If it doesn't rain on Sunday, I will go and get more from the storage unit. I can't wait until it is closed! I really can't.
I have a bit of a tummy ache tonight. I am not sure why but it is pretty bad. It hurts and everything too. Time to take more tummy medicine. I just took some and I hope it works. I am not up for a sore tummy all night long.
The other night I was reading some of the posts from a year ago. It is amazing to think that last year was the last Mother's day Momma would ever spend. I did take her out to dinner which she liked. We spent the day together and had a great time. I don't remember if we saw a movie at home or out, I didn't comment on it. She got a cute outfit for Mother's Day from me. I don't remember if either boy called her. They didn't always. We did call Jennifer (my brother's wife) and wished her a Happy Mother's Day. I will do that on Sunday. Momma had a good day on that Mother's Day. We had a nice, low key day, which was typical for us. I read a few between then and when she passed away. I cried as I read the ones where she was sick in the hospital or in the nursing home. I so wish I could turn back time and redo last May to the end. Actually, I would like to redo from 2003 on with her. I didn't know that some of the things she was doing were symptoms of Alzheimer's. I could have had her on medicine from 2003 on instead of 2006. I don't know if she would still be gone, but she may have had an easier time of it. But, you can't go back into time, can you? I just wish we could. I so miss her. It will be strange not to spend Mother's Day without her. I have NEVER had a Mother's Day without the little lady. I have always had her with me since I was born. Seems weird and strange to me.
Anyways, I do hope you have had a good day.
Thursday, May 5, 2011
hmm
It has been a decent day so far. I got my Breanna for her lessons and then went to the bank to make a deposit. I have almost 1/2 for the house payment due in 1 1/2 weeks. Breanna is deciding on what to sing for the concert in 2 Sundays. She did decide what to play on the piano so she will be practicing those two pieces all week. Next Saturday I will print the program after I get color ink for the printer. I don't have any right now in it so it won't print very well. The new printer prints so slow that I will just use the old one for the program besides since I need to print on both sides, I can do that on the old one much easier than with the new one.
I need to seed the front and side grass. I don't know if first I should have it raked though because I have never been in charge of this before so I am not sure. We have several bare spots that have never been in our lawn before. Not good, if you ask me. I wished I had paid more attention to Mom working outside now. I never was very interested in working outside so I didn't pay attention. Not a good thing, I know. We have several big bare spots and a few small bare spots. Breanna's mom said they should be raked first. I have a rake but I am not sure that I can stand long enough to do this. I will try tomorrow afternoon if it isn't raining. We have a thatching rake too but I remember how heavy it was to pull so I am hoping a light rake will work too. I shall find out. Originally, earlier in the week, the weatherperson said it was supposed to rain a lot this weekend, now they say mostly on Saturday. I wish they would get their predictions a bit more accurate but I suppose with something like the weather, it would be hard to do. I want to put seed down before the rain so that it doesn't have to be watered in since I no longer have any sprinklers. All of them are gone. I don't think I have one left. The hoses are in the shed but I don't know what kind of shape they are in right now. I don't really want to buy a new hose or a sprinkler, I would rather it rain. I am at a loss of what to do with the yard right now. I don't have enough money right now to fix it up too much. I plan to save for next summer and put in some bushes in the empty spot out front. I don't know. It is giving me a headache thinking about it. I will worry about it later.
I have told the storage unit people that we will be empty by the end of the month. I am so excited about this. I just don't want or need the unit anymore. So far, it seems the snow globes have survived the storage unit. I am glad. I plan to take a few more boxes out of there tomorrow. I just have to empty my truck with the book boxes and then the trunk will be ready.
On Sunday, Mother's Day, I am taking my friend, Donna out for lunch. Since I miss my little Mom so much and I don't want to be alone. I am picking her up at 11:30 and we are going somewhere, I just don't know where. I will see what we feel like on Sunday. Most places will be busy, but that is okay, we have all afternoon and I won't be alone. It will be the first without Mom so I had to do something special otherwise I might hide in my room for the entire day, sleeping. (Hmm, that actually doesn't sound so bad, sleep!) Andrew is not going to visit Mom's gravesite so neither am I. I just don't really want to be by myself for the entire day. Part of the day, that will be fine, but I don't want to be alone for the entire day. Sundays are usually my day to sleep in really late and do whatever because I don't teach that day unless it is a make up. I need to have one day to myself even though right now I do have a lot of time for myself, I am hoping to be teaching more soon or at least by the fall. Right now I am thankful for at least 1 lesson at day Monday through Saturday.
I don't have anything else to do this afternoon except for housework. Yuck. I don't mind most of it. I am tired as usual today. I did get a wee nap in before the Breanna's lessons but now I am exhausted again. I don't know if I will just go to bed early or take a little nap now. It is a bit late so I just don't know what would be best. I will see in a bit.
Pain level is normal, nothing out of the ordinary. I have pretty much completely forgotten what it is like not to have a headache, body aches, and joint aches everyday. I don't remember what pain free days feel like. I am sure they are wonderful, but I don't know them anymore. I also don't know what it is like to be full awake all day long. It seems so long ago when I felt like that.
I do hope this finds you doing well and having a less pain day.
I need to seed the front and side grass. I don't know if first I should have it raked though because I have never been in charge of this before so I am not sure. We have several bare spots that have never been in our lawn before. Not good, if you ask me. I wished I had paid more attention to Mom working outside now. I never was very interested in working outside so I didn't pay attention. Not a good thing, I know. We have several big bare spots and a few small bare spots. Breanna's mom said they should be raked first. I have a rake but I am not sure that I can stand long enough to do this. I will try tomorrow afternoon if it isn't raining. We have a thatching rake too but I remember how heavy it was to pull so I am hoping a light rake will work too. I shall find out. Originally, earlier in the week, the weatherperson said it was supposed to rain a lot this weekend, now they say mostly on Saturday. I wish they would get their predictions a bit more accurate but I suppose with something like the weather, it would be hard to do. I want to put seed down before the rain so that it doesn't have to be watered in since I no longer have any sprinklers. All of them are gone. I don't think I have one left. The hoses are in the shed but I don't know what kind of shape they are in right now. I don't really want to buy a new hose or a sprinkler, I would rather it rain. I am at a loss of what to do with the yard right now. I don't have enough money right now to fix it up too much. I plan to save for next summer and put in some bushes in the empty spot out front. I don't know. It is giving me a headache thinking about it. I will worry about it later.
I have told the storage unit people that we will be empty by the end of the month. I am so excited about this. I just don't want or need the unit anymore. So far, it seems the snow globes have survived the storage unit. I am glad. I plan to take a few more boxes out of there tomorrow. I just have to empty my truck with the book boxes and then the trunk will be ready.
On Sunday, Mother's Day, I am taking my friend, Donna out for lunch. Since I miss my little Mom so much and I don't want to be alone. I am picking her up at 11:30 and we are going somewhere, I just don't know where. I will see what we feel like on Sunday. Most places will be busy, but that is okay, we have all afternoon and I won't be alone. It will be the first without Mom so I had to do something special otherwise I might hide in my room for the entire day, sleeping. (Hmm, that actually doesn't sound so bad, sleep!) Andrew is not going to visit Mom's gravesite so neither am I. I just don't really want to be by myself for the entire day. Part of the day, that will be fine, but I don't want to be alone for the entire day. Sundays are usually my day to sleep in really late and do whatever because I don't teach that day unless it is a make up. I need to have one day to myself even though right now I do have a lot of time for myself, I am hoping to be teaching more soon or at least by the fall. Right now I am thankful for at least 1 lesson at day Monday through Saturday.
I don't have anything else to do this afternoon except for housework. Yuck. I don't mind most of it. I am tired as usual today. I did get a wee nap in before the Breanna's lessons but now I am exhausted again. I don't know if I will just go to bed early or take a little nap now. It is a bit late so I just don't know what would be best. I will see in a bit.
Pain level is normal, nothing out of the ordinary. I have pretty much completely forgotten what it is like not to have a headache, body aches, and joint aches everyday. I don't remember what pain free days feel like. I am sure they are wonderful, but I don't know them anymore. I also don't know what it is like to be full awake all day long. It seems so long ago when I felt like that.
I do hope this finds you doing well and having a less pain day.
Wednesday, May 4, 2011
oh noes!
It didn't work. I can't get the award on my layout. It only showed an address. bummer. This happened to me last time too.
a good day!!!!
I received an award from my new friend Christine! Here is a picture of it. I will attempt to put it on the blog, but have no guarantees about it. I will try it after I finish posting. Anyways, I am thankful. The last award I got was from Missy! Unfortunately, I was not able to post that one because I just stink at that kind of thing. I am not very technologically advanced. I am lucky I learned how to post.
So, it has been a good day despite the lovely blood test I had this morning. the doctors office called to have me come in early so I went. I made the appointment in the afternoon so I wouldn't have to get up early and here they call me to go in early, I just can't win on that thing!
After that I went to the storage unit. I brought home 5 boxes, mostly books and a few other items I want. Then I loaded the front seat and the back seat of stuff I was donating. They went this afternoon. The trunk still has the books in it though. I will empty them tomorrow. I have about 8 business boxes that have to come home. I am not sure after that what needs to come home and what is going. Some of the boxes I haven't seen in 3 years so I want to look at them.
Here are some rules for the award:
I am not sure how to link to the person, but I will try. Here goes nothing!
Thank you Christine! Here blog is here: christinemurray.blogspot.com
1. Thank and link to the person who nominated you.
2. Share seven random facts about yourself.
3. Pass the award along to 5 new-found blogging buddies.
4. Contact the winners to congratulate them
7 facts about me:
- I am the middle child of 3 children. I have 2 brothers, one younger and one older.
- I was born in Canada but I was raised in Michigan. I consider myself an American although I don't have the money for the fees to become an official. I have started a fund for it. It is about $400 to file paperwork
- I love Stargate SG1 and Stargate Atlantis and it is all my mother's fault! She had seen it on TV one Saturday afternoon and thought I would enjoy it so the next week she taped it for me to watch. I was hooked after one episode. Just shows what a great Mom I had!
- My best friend, Kathy and I have been friends for 40, yes I said 40 years! We met in Sunday School at church at 3 years old
- I am Godmother to my cousin, Brandon.
- I have been to Disney World 13 times, only 2 of those times were without Mom.
- My students have sung in Epcot twice, once in 1999 and the other in 2008
Now the hard part!!!! I am giving this to 5 new found blogging buddies. Wow. I have met so many people it is amazing.
1. Bevie at: dreamsofpurelove.blogspot.com
2. Angi at: sewloquacious.blogspot.com
3. Karen at: somedaysarediamonds-karen.blogspot.com
4. Amanda at: frugalnavywife.blogspot.com
5. Missy at: missyschranz.blogspot.com
Okay, I will admit that I have known Missy for a while now, but she is such a dear friend, she deserves this award and Karen and Angi are also wonderful friends who have really helped me through this very rough year.
I will attempt to put the award on my blog shortly, I hope I do it right. I did put the other things on my blog, so hopefully this will work out too.
I do hope your day was as nice as mine. It would be even nicer if the sun would shine with warmer weather, it is May after all!
So, it has been a good day despite the lovely blood test I had this morning. the doctors office called to have me come in early so I went. I made the appointment in the afternoon so I wouldn't have to get up early and here they call me to go in early, I just can't win on that thing!
After that I went to the storage unit. I brought home 5 boxes, mostly books and a few other items I want. Then I loaded the front seat and the back seat of stuff I was donating. They went this afternoon. The trunk still has the books in it though. I will empty them tomorrow. I have about 8 business boxes that have to come home. I am not sure after that what needs to come home and what is going. Some of the boxes I haven't seen in 3 years so I want to look at them.
Here are some rules for the award:
I am not sure how to link to the person, but I will try. Here goes nothing!
Thank you Christine! Here blog is here: christinemurray.blogspot.com
1. Thank and link to the person who nominated you.
2. Share seven random facts about yourself.
3. Pass the award along to 5 new-found blogging buddies.
4. Contact the winners to congratulate them
7 facts about me:
- I am the middle child of 3 children. I have 2 brothers, one younger and one older.
- I was born in Canada but I was raised in Michigan. I consider myself an American although I don't have the money for the fees to become an official. I have started a fund for it. It is about $400 to file paperwork
- I love Stargate SG1 and Stargate Atlantis and it is all my mother's fault! She had seen it on TV one Saturday afternoon and thought I would enjoy it so the next week she taped it for me to watch. I was hooked after one episode. Just shows what a great Mom I had!
- My best friend, Kathy and I have been friends for 40, yes I said 40 years! We met in Sunday School at church at 3 years old
- I am Godmother to my cousin, Brandon.
- I have been to Disney World 13 times, only 2 of those times were without Mom.
- My students have sung in Epcot twice, once in 1999 and the other in 2008
Now the hard part!!!! I am giving this to 5 new found blogging buddies. Wow. I have met so many people it is amazing.
1. Bevie at: dreamsofpurelove.blogspot.com
2. Angi at: sewloquacious.blogspot.com
3. Karen at: somedaysarediamonds-karen.blogspot.com
4. Amanda at: frugalnavywife.blogspot.com
5. Missy at: missyschranz.blogspot.com
Okay, I will admit that I have known Missy for a while now, but she is such a dear friend, she deserves this award and Karen and Angi are also wonderful friends who have really helped me through this very rough year.
I will attempt to put the award on my blog shortly, I hope I do it right. I did put the other things on my blog, so hopefully this will work out too.
I do hope your day was as nice as mine. It would be even nicer if the sun would shine with warmer weather, it is May after all!
Tuesday, May 3, 2011
banks
Banks are very annoying these days. The bigger they get the more hassles you have. A few weeks ago I received a phone call stating that my check card would be cancelled because they were just notified of the bankruptcy. Now, I am not bankruptcy a bank account or the house bill or anything like that. It is just their new policy to close bank cards until it has been 3 months since you filed and then you may reapply. Well, at that point it was 1 week away from being 3 months since I filed. I was so annoyed because it really caused some issues with some bills that I pay with the bank card. I got them straightened out to the best of my ability but there are still a couple that only can be paid by credit card or bank card, of which I had neither so I am still working on that one. So I went in today with my little proof of filing. It took 45 minutes to do this! I should be getting the new card in 5 to 7 business days. What a pain in the rump this has been.
Charlie was over earlier than usual today to pick up some more of the trash from the bushes. He decided not to use bags as they burn the wood at their house, so hey, works for me! So next week he will take the last of it. I am so happy with the job he has done. He really has done a good one. Now if only the inside would look as nice as the outside bushes do. I can't say the outside in general because now that the grass is growing, I have noticed 3 big bare spots in the grass. Ugh, oh well, I can't do much about it. The grass will need to get cut in a few weeks but it won't need it before, thank goodness! I am not worrying about the grass this year because I don't have the money to fix it anyways, so next summer I will worry about the grass and the bare spots. I will put some seed down in the fall, which I guess is supposed to be the best time? I am not a green thumb so I am not up on these details. My cousin, Kyle, probably knows the answer. Plus, I have a lot of crab grass which is ugly, but it covers the lawn so I guess that is something. A young man wanted to cut my grass today but it doesn't need it so I don't want it done right now plus I already told Addison he could do it again like last year so to have another do it would not be cool. Thankfully the snow seems to have disappeared for now.
So Charlie did his lesson and is coming along very well. I have a busy day tomorrow as I have a blood tests plus 3 lessons! An exciting day in the Paxton house. Two of the lessons are make ups, Bob from Monday and Amanda from Saturday plus the regularly scheduled Carson. I am so thankful that I now have at least 1 lesson everyday of the week except Sunday. I need one day to not teach and leave it for make ups or other plans.
I am planning to go to the storage unit again tomorrow to pick up some more boxes. I don't think there are that many more that need to come to the house. I also have to remember to pay for the unit for the month and let them know that it is the last month we will have it. I am going to pick up about 6 boxes tomorrow and if possible some more on Thursday before the rain sets in for the weekend. That would just suck. I have trunk space now available that I didn't have the first time I went. The scooter is in the garage waiting to be used. I can't wait to go scootering! I love my scooter. Mom and I would go for long walks/scooters together. I so miss that. I don't think there is really anything I don't miss Mom for and this weekend is the Mother's Day. I am going to scan lots of pictures and just remember her or if it is too painful, I will just ignore it and take a nap. That seems to help the upsets I get. Andrew isn't doing anything for mother's day. He says it is too soon to go and visit her grave site. I know the feeling. I miss her too just like he does only I miss her everyday and he doesn't. He misses her, but she wasn't a part of his day to day life like she was mine. I miss her every minute of the day.
So anyways, that's the plan for tomorrow. i don't really want a blood test but considering it could mean a blood clot if I don't get it check and that hurts worse than the blood test, I will just go and get the test done. Then I will stop at the storage unit and then back home for lessons. Teaching at home is such a wonderful thing! I really like it a lot. I like it so much better than going to people's houses or to a studio. It is much better for me. If I need music, I just pop down the stairs to pick it up. I can copy right away if necessary too now that I have my new scanner/printer. I love it too.
Well, on to pay some bills. Yuck!
Charlie was over earlier than usual today to pick up some more of the trash from the bushes. He decided not to use bags as they burn the wood at their house, so hey, works for me! So next week he will take the last of it. I am so happy with the job he has done. He really has done a good one. Now if only the inside would look as nice as the outside bushes do. I can't say the outside in general because now that the grass is growing, I have noticed 3 big bare spots in the grass. Ugh, oh well, I can't do much about it. The grass will need to get cut in a few weeks but it won't need it before, thank goodness! I am not worrying about the grass this year because I don't have the money to fix it anyways, so next summer I will worry about the grass and the bare spots. I will put some seed down in the fall, which I guess is supposed to be the best time? I am not a green thumb so I am not up on these details. My cousin, Kyle, probably knows the answer. Plus, I have a lot of crab grass which is ugly, but it covers the lawn so I guess that is something. A young man wanted to cut my grass today but it doesn't need it so I don't want it done right now plus I already told Addison he could do it again like last year so to have another do it would not be cool. Thankfully the snow seems to have disappeared for now.
So Charlie did his lesson and is coming along very well. I have a busy day tomorrow as I have a blood tests plus 3 lessons! An exciting day in the Paxton house. Two of the lessons are make ups, Bob from Monday and Amanda from Saturday plus the regularly scheduled Carson. I am so thankful that I now have at least 1 lesson everyday of the week except Sunday. I need one day to not teach and leave it for make ups or other plans.
I am planning to go to the storage unit again tomorrow to pick up some more boxes. I don't think there are that many more that need to come to the house. I also have to remember to pay for the unit for the month and let them know that it is the last month we will have it. I am going to pick up about 6 boxes tomorrow and if possible some more on Thursday before the rain sets in for the weekend. That would just suck. I have trunk space now available that I didn't have the first time I went. The scooter is in the garage waiting to be used. I can't wait to go scootering! I love my scooter. Mom and I would go for long walks/scooters together. I so miss that. I don't think there is really anything I don't miss Mom for and this weekend is the Mother's Day. I am going to scan lots of pictures and just remember her or if it is too painful, I will just ignore it and take a nap. That seems to help the upsets I get. Andrew isn't doing anything for mother's day. He says it is too soon to go and visit her grave site. I know the feeling. I miss her too just like he does only I miss her everyday and he doesn't. He misses her, but she wasn't a part of his day to day life like she was mine. I miss her every minute of the day.
So anyways, that's the plan for tomorrow. i don't really want a blood test but considering it could mean a blood clot if I don't get it check and that hurts worse than the blood test, I will just go and get the test done. Then I will stop at the storage unit and then back home for lessons. Teaching at home is such a wonderful thing! I really like it a lot. I like it so much better than going to people's houses or to a studio. It is much better for me. If I need music, I just pop down the stairs to pick it up. I can copy right away if necessary too now that I have my new scanner/printer. I love it too.
Well, on to pay some bills. Yuck!
Monday, May 2, 2011
thoughts
It has been an interesting day so far today. Of course, the news is full of the death of Osama Bin Laden. 10 years later and they have finally caught him. I have read so much on face book about it. People's reactions have been interesting. My only thought is good luck explaining to God the plan to murder 3,000 just because they happened to be in New York, Pennsylvania, and the Pentagon. I would NOT want to be the fly on that wall.
I am not as tired as I was yesterday. I woke up in time to go to the Muglia's house. Naturally, I left the 2 sewing machines that are supposed to go to them at home on the shelves. Yeah, wasn't that the brilliant thing? I don't think so. I think at this point the thing to do would be to put them in the car and take them to the girls whether it is lesson day or not. Just put them in and take them. That is the new plan. If I wait I know that I will continue to forget the day of their lessons. I also need to get Lydia her $20 gift certificate for Joann's. She has reached her 500 points so she needs this. It takes almost a year to get 500 points. You get points by practicing. Each day you practice, you get a point. If you practice 5 days a week and you don't skip 2 days in a row (and lessons don't count as practice!), then you get 2 extra points. So the most you can get is 10 points. That would be practicing before your lesson and after your lesson and believe me, I have students who do both. Hannah and Natalie will no longer get points. They gave it up today. When they turn 16 they don't get them anymore anyways so Natalie said she didn't want them anymore because she likes to practice and she doesn't need them. Wow, talk about growing up? I was pleased to hear that she likes to practice and doesn't need points. She does still need to keep track of her practicing, but she just won't get any points anymore. Her Alla Turca sounds so nice now. All three girls are doing quite well, and for young Sarah (7) is doing wonderful! She has learned both treble and bass clef C position. I am quite pleased with her progress too. Both she and Emily, I think, will get along very well. I am very happy with how all my students are doing now because they all practice and are anxious to learn. That is what so important to me. I don't have any students right now that don't practice like I have had in the past. I am very glad about this. It is unusual, but I am sure I will get those type again, but not for now. One good thing about money being tight for everyone, only students who really want to learn are learning right now. I don't have to try to convince a student that practicing is fun. (Which, to me, it is - I love practicing and always have)
I don't have the bad headache again like I did yesterday. I am so glad about that! It went away in the night. It went back to the regular headache. I had a difficult time sleeping last night. My left arm was sore and would not get comfortable to sleep. I finally came down the stairs and tried to sleep a bit in the comfy chair. I slept there for about an hour and then went back upstairs to my bed. The last time I peeked at the clock, it said 2:45 am. I fell asleep soon after that and didn't wake up until 10:08 am. I was so thankful I had several hours in a row sleeping. I am tired as usual, but not the extreme exhaustion that I had yesterday. I now have my pain medicine after not having any yesterday so I am hopeful that I will sleep better again. that is my hope anyways!
Pain level is normal, not super bad, just the usual bad. The pain meds really only take the edge off the pain at times. Sometimes they do more, but not usually. Usually, they only take off the edge.
I do hope that you have had a good day. With 4 lessons, it was a good day!
I am not as tired as I was yesterday. I woke up in time to go to the Muglia's house. Naturally, I left the 2 sewing machines that are supposed to go to them at home on the shelves. Yeah, wasn't that the brilliant thing? I don't think so. I think at this point the thing to do would be to put them in the car and take them to the girls whether it is lesson day or not. Just put them in and take them. That is the new plan. If I wait I know that I will continue to forget the day of their lessons. I also need to get Lydia her $20 gift certificate for Joann's. She has reached her 500 points so she needs this. It takes almost a year to get 500 points. You get points by practicing. Each day you practice, you get a point. If you practice 5 days a week and you don't skip 2 days in a row (and lessons don't count as practice!), then you get 2 extra points. So the most you can get is 10 points. That would be practicing before your lesson and after your lesson and believe me, I have students who do both. Hannah and Natalie will no longer get points. They gave it up today. When they turn 16 they don't get them anymore anyways so Natalie said she didn't want them anymore because she likes to practice and she doesn't need them. Wow, talk about growing up? I was pleased to hear that she likes to practice and doesn't need points. She does still need to keep track of her practicing, but she just won't get any points anymore. Her Alla Turca sounds so nice now. All three girls are doing quite well, and for young Sarah (7) is doing wonderful! She has learned both treble and bass clef C position. I am quite pleased with her progress too. Both she and Emily, I think, will get along very well. I am very happy with how all my students are doing now because they all practice and are anxious to learn. That is what so important to me. I don't have any students right now that don't practice like I have had in the past. I am very glad about this. It is unusual, but I am sure I will get those type again, but not for now. One good thing about money being tight for everyone, only students who really want to learn are learning right now. I don't have to try to convince a student that practicing is fun. (Which, to me, it is - I love practicing and always have)
I don't have the bad headache again like I did yesterday. I am so glad about that! It went away in the night. It went back to the regular headache. I had a difficult time sleeping last night. My left arm was sore and would not get comfortable to sleep. I finally came down the stairs and tried to sleep a bit in the comfy chair. I slept there for about an hour and then went back upstairs to my bed. The last time I peeked at the clock, it said 2:45 am. I fell asleep soon after that and didn't wake up until 10:08 am. I was so thankful I had several hours in a row sleeping. I am tired as usual, but not the extreme exhaustion that I had yesterday. I now have my pain medicine after not having any yesterday so I am hopeful that I will sleep better again. that is my hope anyways!
Pain level is normal, not super bad, just the usual bad. The pain meds really only take the edge off the pain at times. Sometimes they do more, but not usually. Usually, they only take off the edge.
I do hope that you have had a good day. With 4 lessons, it was a good day!
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