It is Freezing!!

It has been so cold lately. It started snowing Saturday night and then by Sunday we had 5+ inches and then it started to melt and now we still have about 2 inches. We are suppose to get more tonight and then 4 or more tomorrow during the day. Yesterday I didn't take a job because I couldn't find one in my home district and there is like no snow in the other district that I sub in so it is not a good indicator if I should drive or not! Plus in the other district that I sub in even if it late arrival teachers have to come on time- which is bogus because if one kid is missing then school goes on but if the teacher is missing then there is a problem. I would think the number one priority would be for the teacher to be safe but I guess not! This morning I had a job in my home district and I have not subbed there often so I was not sure about their policy. At about 7 the secretary called and said school is two hours late so you don't need to come until 9:45 (which is 2 hours later than normal)-- It was great I went back to sleep! It is suppose to snow a lot the next few days and it seems like we may not have school for the rest of the week!! That would be cool to start winter break early.. but on the other hand it is nice to make money. Right now it is about 23 degrees and it was 19 degrees at 10:00 this morning. My kids today (7th grade) were very hyper and they just want to be done. I just have a few people to buy presents for still and I have a few presents that I will be making. We put up our tree a few days ago-- it keeps falling half way over though so it is crooked. Afte school I am dropping some diapers and formula off at the food band because they really need it.

Catch-up

It has been a few months since I've posted -- so I decided it was about time. At the end of Septmeber Sam and I bought a house. We've been busy fixing it up to our style. Last weekend we installed stainless steel hardware on all of the cabinets so that it matches all of the appliances. I think that this really was a nice upgrade and it helps tie everything together. We also got some barstools to fit up to the counter in the kitchen and they look really nice as well. Our next projects include: painting the entire downstairs, painting and assembling the "video game" room (the new couch for downstairs has been purchased we are just waiting for it to be shipped), getting patio furniture for our 2 decks, and painting and setting up tool benches in the garage. We have already had two issues with the brand new appliances that came with the house. The first problem is minor- the ice machine stopped working on the fridge- The 2nd is major: The garage door opens whenever it feels like it- this poses as a problem because the door from the garage to the house does not lock. Luckily the town that we live in has been dubbed the safest city in the entire county. I read the "Sirens" section in the newspaper: Here are some real examples of what is printed in the section- #1 Man threw pop can and missed neighbor called police - police told man to pick it up and put it in the trash can. #2 Neighbors heard loud screaming from neighbor's house and called 911- police checked on the situation and neighbor's 5 year old daughter was throwing a temper tantrum. #3 Police were called when a neighbor reported seeing smoke coming from their neighbor's house. Police checked out the situation and found the neighbor standing over a bag of burnt popcorn. There are also a lot about police going to people's houses and letting them know that the door to their garage is not shut. Luckily nothing about me has been printed yet- also luckily our garage makes a loud noise so if we are home I can usually quickly go shut the door if I hear it opening itself up.

Thanksgiving Break: We went to my grandma's for dinner it was great as usual. We have the same exact food every single year- i don't think anything has been added to the menu in atleast 10 years if not more. Day after Thanksgiving. My grandma was not feeling well so she did not go with us. My mom, brother, and sister, and I braved Fred Meyers at 5:00am- When we got there- there was a big crowd of people waiting outside because they opened a few minutes late. It was freezing out so we waited in the car until the doors open. (side note: Sam told me yesterday he heard someone died from being trambled at Walmart on the day after Thanksgiving... I cannot imagine any worse place to die than Walmart!) We hit up the sales at Fred Meyers then went to Joanne Fabric: where waited in the cutting line for like 40 minutes. Next stop was Target, then Best Buy, Ross-- then on to the mall where we hit up a ton of stores. The mall was not very busy at all when we got there but when we left at noon it was really packed. I got most of my shopping done and stayed within budget- so that was a plus. We only have 4 or so more people to shop for. Also every year my best friend's mom is incharge of adopting families to sponsor for christmas through there church. I love to shop for the little kids-- since I have no little kids of my own and only one quite spoiled nephew. (We bought him a little mini pool table because when we came to our house he was really into our pool talble (which doubles as our dining room table: we just stick a table top on top of it) We also always buy a toy or 2 to give to Toys for Tots and a person at Sam's work had there house burn down last year and were in need of christmas decorations- so I went through ours a gave her a few. I bought a lot of lights to put up and my mom gave Sam his christmas present early (a ladder)- so we can put them up this weekend. We are going to hang white icesicle lights and blue lights down our path. If I get a chance I will put up pictures later...

September

So, since I did not even post one post in Septemeber I will now take the time to sum up September as a whole. August and September were very busy with house hunting. We found a lot of real "shit holes" in our price range but could not find anything nice. Finally at the beginning of the month we found a nice duplex in Duvall. We went through all the hoops and finally signed papers last Thursday. We moved in last weekend and now we are currently residents of Duvall. Duvall is a small town but it is nice and quiet. We can walk to a nice new park with a cute playground and fishing. We can also walk to a grocery store, bakery, and lots of other things faster than you can drive there. I have been subbing every day. I have been subbing middle school a lot. I really liked it the first few weeks of school but now the kids are starting to get attitudes. Tomorrow I will be starting a job. It is an added position that they are looking for a teacher for and I am the temporary replacement for the next 2 weeks. It is .4 - so 14 hours a week but actually I am working 21 hours a week because I am subbing for the main teacher 1 day each week as well. The main teacher is a friend of mine from college. I don't think I would want the actual job because it is .4 so that would stop me from getting any long term positions... but ya never know. This coming weekend is my brother's birthday (his 19th) and my husband and my brother and maybe me--- I have not decided yet are going to a Lego Convention.

news

So, I have been busy these past few weeks... let me fill you in to what I have been up to. Starting the week after the 4th of July I started working at a daycare. My main job is to take school age students on field trips...( this means I often get paid to sun bathe... I also get paid to eat a lot as well as ride in a car.) I also often work in the toddler room. (this is not my favorite thing to do considering I am not a big fan of changing diapers) This job keeps me busy I work at it 5 days a week as well as I tutor 2-3 days a week. Last week I took a vacation. Sam and I flew to Spokane. Sam's mom picked us up at the airport and let us use her car so we could travel around. My parents were at my cousin's cabin in Courdelain, Idaho.. so we went and stayed with them a few nights as well. This was a lot of fun..the weather was nice I got to wakeboard a lot and we also went to Silverwood-- their newest roller coaster is a lot of fun. We flew home on Friday and on Saturday I drove to Arlington to hang out with my sister. On Sunday their was a concert in Arlington that I went to with a bunch of my friends. The concert was Darryl Worley, Jessica Andrews, and Kellie Pickler. It was a lot of fun and we got to stand right near the stage for Kellie Pickler. I was suprised that big names of country like them would want to come to tiny Arlington but they seemed to enjoy themselves- it is really pretty where they were playing by the river. So itwas 7:00 when the concert got over and we even left before the last song-- then we had to wait over an hour in the parking lot before could make our way out to the street. (The drive to the venue only took me about 3-4 minutes) The wait in the darn parking lot was insane. Then I thought about going back to Redmond that night at about 11pm- I decided against it so that I could watch the olympics- this was a smart choice I later realized. I woke up the next morning and got ready for work I was suppose to be in Sammamish at 11:00 for tutoring. I was driving down the freeway - I was about 10 miles from my parents house and then my car started overheating. I called my dad and we tried to put in antifreeze but it wouldn't stay in the car- so we ended up towing it to a shop to get it fixed. I was scared the bill was going to be huge but luckily it was much lower than I had expected. My sister let me borrow her car- I didn't make it to tutoring but I made it to the daycare on time. Then yesterday I was at the beach with the kids and I got a phone call from an elementary school offering me an interview for a kinergarten position. Luckily my dad is taking a class in the same town as my interview so we are trading cars so I can have mine back! I am nervous about the interview but I feel prepared since I taught kindergarten as a long term sub last year. Once I know the results I will post a blog.

Trapped

So, I wake up on Friday morning at 7:10am because I have to be at work by 8:00am. I take a shower and then I accidently cut myself on the leg. I walk to my bedroom door to go and get a bandaid that is in the other bathroom. I turn the handle to the door but nothing happens. I then get dressed (I decide this is a good thing to do in case someone has baricaded my door and is hiding to try to kill me or something on the other side) I then try with all my might to get the door open but it is just not happening. The metal part that moves in and out in the door is stuck (later to find out it was installed incorrectly). So I get a screw driver from Sam's tool box that he keeps in our bedroom and I take the door knob off. The whole taking the door knob off thing does not help me get out of the room but it does let me see through a tony whole that indeed I am the only person in our apartment. Then I decide to call Sam to come save me. Problem is he is about 30 minutes away playing basketball. Finally he comes home and ends up having to break the door down because their was no other way to get the door open. I ended up being 20 minutes late to work but I did have a good story to tell as to why I was late.

Not quite the perfect job

So as stated in my last post I was looking for an easy laid back job where I could come in anytime I felt like it. Instead for a summer job I got a job where I am on my feet 24/7 running around and working 40 + hours a week. I work as a teacher at a daycare. I fill in for whatever teacher is on vacation for that week. This week I am the preschool teacher (ages 1 year 1 month- 2 years 11 months) All of them can walk except for one but you can only understand the talking of 2 or 3 of them and none of them are potty trained. So basically I entertain babies, change diapers, clean up messes, and chase babies around. Yesterday I only had 4 kids. Today I had 10. Luckily if their gets to be more than 7 they have to get another teacher in to help me. This morning they were having a screaming battle and just about every single kid was screaming and crying at the top of their lungs. Sam says this is good birth control for me. I actually still think they are super cute even if they can be extremly annoying and they are soo much work. I was watching John and Kate plus 8 yesterday I don't know how they do it! I can handle it for the 8 hours but after that I am so exhausted and I just want to sit in silence for like the rest of the entire day! Still no interviews for a real job- hopefully they will happen soon. I heard before I should get a bunch at the end of August-- so we will see. I am taking a week vacation the first week of August so I am excited for that. I will be relaxing in the sun and resting-- it will be nice! Now, I get to go cook dinner and clean my own house... yeah!!

job hunt

I am in search of an easy, relaxing job where any day it is sunny out I can call in and tell them I am not coming in. I would also like it to pay atleast 15 dollars an hour..... So that would be my dream job but since I most likely will never find that job let alone a job like that that wants someone only to work for the summer I guess I will have to settle for something else. So far I have applied at a few daycare centers-- although if they scream at the kids I am outta there! I also am hoping to get a real teaching job soon. I have not had any interviews yet- once reason is because my letter of intent is not turned in yet. I will be sending that out tomorrow. I looked today and saw a half time kindergarten job posted which I would be interested in- I prefer full time but half time is better than nothing. This weekend was very busy Eilidh's bacherlette party on Saturday, Kyle's graduation party on Sunday, and out to dinner for Father's Day with Sam's Dad Sunday night. That made me miss the woman's gymnastic trials- luckily Kati taped them for me on tivo so I will be able to eventually watch them. I am about to go take a nap and play my DS now. Unfortunatley this morning there was asuper loud leaf blower that was keeping me from sleeping (it was 10 am- but I like to sleep!) At 5 I am about to go to a dance class at the gym. I learned some crumping last week at it-- let's just say I need practice still!!