Another Saturday Confession

It's Saturday again - and confession time.

1.  I hate showers. Not rain showers - the other kind. I've never liked them. I don't know what it is exactly, but I just hate them. I love to visit with friends and family. Just not at showers. This is bad for me because my niece is expecting a baby and my nephew is getting married both in July. And this afternoon I went to a baby shower, and tomorrow afternoon there is a wedding shower. And I think almost every weekend until the wedding is full with more showers. Yuck!

2.  I always forget that occassionally I enjoy hearing Lovey's response when I talk to him. He is very quiet most of the time, so it doesn't seem like NO talking would be much of a change. Wednesday is looking very far away.

3.  School will be out for summer in two weeks. I am already planning, researching, and reading for next year. I say I won't do it. I tell myself that I will take a break. But I do it everytime.

4.  I did try to start packing up my room between grading novel notebooks. I am determined to have it all done early. I will not procrastinate. I will not wait until the last minute. I will not have to come back after everyone else goes home. But finishing grading and making study guides and tests are at the top of the to-do list for Monday and Tuesday. See that, that's procrasination winning.

Saturday Confessions

1. I haven't posted since May 2nd. I haven't been on the computer for much of anything since then. Life sometimes gets too busy and that is what has been going on here. But so much of it has a been a good busy, and I not complaining.

2. Because of the busy-ness of the last few weeks, this weekend is my resting-up weekend. And I have been soooo lazy - hence the Saturday Confession on Sunday morning.  Yesterday I slept until 8:30 (really late for me), moved to the living room with coffee, took puppies outside for a morning romp, then back to living room for more coffee. I decided that this was the day that I had to have a haircut. I made a few calls and waited for the reply. Lovey called around 10:30 and asked me to ride to town with him, so I did change from pajama pants to yoga pants. I was back at home by noon and took about a three hour nap. I went to get that haircut around 7:00, then it was back to the couch for more TV and another nap. I woke up and went to bed around 3:00 a.m. I haven't slept that much in ages!

3. My baby graduated Friday. He keeps reminding me that he's not leaving. But it is still so painful. The first night that both boys were allowed to go out own their own, I remember sitting in the living room with Lovey and telling him, "I don't like this. I'm not ready." That feeling is back. There have been many late nights of homework and projects where I have moaned, "I'll be so glad when this is all over and done." I now take it all back.

4. Summer is near, and lake-living is calling me. I love camping. This year I'm going with a new group for an all girls camping trip at Heber Springs. It will be fun. There are about 15 of us going, and I only know about two or three. They have done this for a few years and always have a great time. I will also make the annual Lake DeGray trip for the 4th. Lots of friends and family and always a great time. I'm hoping that our chickens will be caught in time for Lovey and Baby Jus to make a trip before the summer is up.

5. After #4, I guess I should confess that I abandon my husband for camping trips. His chickens require attention 24/7. He does sometimes manage to come to the lake for a day and even occassionally manages to spend a night. But he never gets to enjoy more than 24 or so hours. Do I feel guilty? Yes. Guilty enough to stay home? No

6. I hope Melissa notices that I figured out the button this week.

Saturday Confessions

1. For Easter lunch, I fried chicken, made lots of deviled eggs, whipped up some yummy twice baked potatoes, cooked some carrots, and enjoyed a wonderfully fun family potluck/egg hunt/kite flying. And I haven't cooked supper since. Yes, it's Saturday, and I haven't cooked supper in over a week can't remember the last night I cooked supper. That's sad.

2. I haven't blogged at all in the past week. Honestly, I haven't accomplished much at all. Two nights of storms kept me glued to the TVphonecomputer. I have my own little weather nest around me, and I can't quit watching. I have always been scared of storms but thought that I was getting better; I was sadly mistakened. All of the available technology just allows me to feel somewhat in control (which I truly know can't happen).

3. Tuesday afternoon, just after I got home from school, we stood on our front porch and watched this funnel cloud form about two miles north of our house. It was heading east. My brother lives east of here. I called/texted him, his wife, and each of their three children about a thousand times. I wanted them to get in a safe location. My brother thinks I sometimes overreact - I am going to church with him in the morning; I think I'll take my computer and show him these pictures.

4. Baby Jus just finished his last full week of high school. He only has two more days of school. He is extremely happy about this; I am sad. Because I am one of the senior class sponsors, I was able to attend his senior picnic on Friday. We had a great day. The weather was beautiful, and the food was delicious. The kids spent the day fishing, playing volley ball or kick ball, throwing horse shoes, and eating crawfish. I hope that each took away some great memories. I taught them in 7th and 8th grades, watched many of them play ball since elementary, and have been their class sponsor since 7th grade - I already miss them. I won't make it through graduation ceremonies.

(I love this pic. The mud boots at the end is a girl, and she was the only one fishing.)

5. I am linking up with afamiliarpath. Melissa has a really cute button; I don't know how to get it here.