the mother is getting annoyed...

feeling a little loopy from all these meds. Could make class interesting!

is getting highly annoyed by this enforced inactivity - grrrrrrrr.....

I need an ice pack - STAT!

Watching the Newlywed Game and icing my knees.

Annoyed that I somehow woke up old recently. hmmmm.... or maybe it just snuck up on me when I wasn't looking. harumpfh!

Just survived 89 degree weather with no air conditioner and we're all still on friendly speaking terms!

Just had the discussion with my 6yr old about when it is appropriate to say penis and when it is not. Where's the manual for these kids?

Methinks that it is impossible to tan with 3 little children. Someone always needs help with something.

The kids are all down for naps - what to do??? clean, work, put my feet up and read?

Moodling away while enjoying the smell of the campfires.

Congratulations to the 2009 Kilian Community College graduates! Good luck with all of your endeavors!

beginning to feel a little snarky...not an auspicous way to begin grading finals.

just survived my first taekwondo class. I didn't pass out or fall down so I'll count it as a success!

A big shout out to all of my Intro to Business students! You all did an awesome job in the competition!

Getting ready for the 2009 Spring SIFE Business Competition at Kilian Community College. Wish my students luck!

OK - So what's with the side order of nuts?

wooohooooo! After 4 hours of fighting with it, Word 03 numbering is behaving!

chagrined to realize that my daily news comes from Stephen Colbert

The fog coming off the river is beautiful this morning.

Mental Note - baby wet wipes are not a close substitute for kleenex, even if they are handy - youchers!

You know those colds where you have trouble thinking - yeah - I'm there...

Need to update a site, build an application, create and mail 2 newsletters, create a database, prep, grade and I'm screwing around online...

Wrapping my mind around Excel application development while backing up Moodle classes. Perhaps multi-tasking is not so good...

The elasticity of demand is giving me a headache...

Testing to ping to see if it works!

Coming up for Air

Saturday night I was inspired by of all things a song. It was soothing and exhilarating at the same time. And I finally took a mommy time-out. I have not done one constructive thing, aside from work - got to pay the bills somehow, since Saturday night. It's amazing - the children survived, my husband didn't starve, the world did not end, and I feel like a new person. For the first time in 15 years I was able to overcome horrific writer's block and write a tale that has been burning in my mind for years. I feel like I'm breathing for the first time in years. The amazing part is that I don't feel an ounce of guilt. Guilt that I'm not cleaning the house. Guilt that I'm not hovering over the children or my husband. Guilt over not spending my time constructively either earning money or saving the world. I just wrote a tale that has been trying to leap free of my soul. It's not done. It may never be done. It may never accomplish anything. But that is ok. I suppose I can spend some time doing something that simply feels good without it needing to be good. The air is so sweet here.