Hannibal had a great day today! We’ve been doing Math and the grade 1 workbook. Today I taught him how to add using blocks as manipulatives to figure out the answer and he rocked! He loved it. Concentrated so hard!! Did such tidy work and did about 4 pages. I had to make him STOP!

In other good news in the classroom…….we’re getting an additional staff member for the mornings in our classroom. She will be taking Tony off my hands for a half hour in the morning, so that will help me out a lot!

Little Nicholas came into school very happy and cheerful, doing his work so well……..until 9:30!! Then his ugly twin brother took over and screamed and shouted and acted crazy for a half hour or more. The rest of the day he was pretty good.

I went for a long drive on my way home from work today. I sure wish I would have taken my camera. This is the time when the leaves are absolutely perfect! Just gorgeous!

I got home in a very good mood just in time to cook chicken and liniquini with marinera sauce.

I came to a conclusion yesterday as I was out cleaning up the yard (after hubby had phoned raving about the wonderful time he’s having) for winter, that I’m not living in the stone age anymore.

I’m not here to keep the homefires burning while Mr. Grunt is out killing our next meal! I’m out hunting all day too, and just because he hunts longer than me, and brings home bigger game than me, I do 90% of the cavework/yardwork while he’s gone, so it’s not like I’m always sitting on my fur wrapped ass waiting for his arrival so I can skin supper!

I’m sick of being the only one who won’t do things or go places because we can’t “afford” it. He lives in complete denial about finances and does his thing. Right now until some tuition costs, etc are paid off, he can’t afford to be golfing once/twice a week, eating out 2/3 times/week, going on TRIPS. It’s stopping when he gets back. I’m the only one in this house that packs a lunch. The rest eat out. for the most part. I also had a chat with the kids warning them that they better be budgeting their money well since neither of them are getting many hours at work, because we wouldn’t be helping them out anytime soon.

We’re both going to cut back and be smarter until a couple of bills are paid off. We make a great income between the two of us, but because of his lack of concern, it’s getting a bit scarey (of course only for me, because he refuses to do the bills/banking or to even know anything about it!) He’s not a child, he ’s got the best managed (financially) store in his district, so he’s not an idiot………..the time has come! I’m dumping complete control of the banking/finances/bills in his lap on his return. I will keep control of my cheque in my account and continue to pay for the “kid things” with it. The household is in his hands now.

And if he doesn’t like it, he can kiss my fur wrapped ass!

I was hoping to make plans for today, but nothing worked out, so I eneded up working out for an hour, and then cleaning the house for the next 3 hours. So I’ve been cursing hubby (and men in general) who’s off enjoying a golf trip while I’m having SO much fun while I’m doing house work!

WTF is wrong with me!!??

Today was another day of insanity at school, but I survived, spent some time relaxing after school before heading home.

Sarah and I watched some TV. I soaked in the hot tub, and now I’m about ready to go to bed. I’m such a party animal! There’s no school tomorrow for Ben and I hurray for that!

Hannibal had a great day today. Was a total delight! Good thing he’s cute on occasion or I’d choke the little beggar!

Hubby flies off to Vancouver tomorrow for 4 days of golfing. I have Friday off school, so I’ll have to see what kind of trouble I can get into while he’s away! I hardly think I should sit home and get the housework and laundry all taken care of while he’s off golfing and drinking with the boys!

Ron has finally been allowed to use a phone, so he got in touch with his Mom tonight. Sarah was glad to hear he was okay. He was supposed to phone her tonight, but it doesn’t look like he was able to. That’s just not good….. she has an exam to be studying for……she doesn’t need to be distracted with all this guy stuff!

See what Care Bear you are.

Swiped from Amos

I thought I would be “I Give A Shit Bear” after today! That little Hannibal was on a roll today I’m telling you! Sheesh! He had to pick today of all days, as we were one staff short in our room for most of the day, so it was like a total freak show around there!

Nothing much going on around here. Yesterday was just spent doing laundry and mopping up tears off of my daughter’s face!

I gave her my ticket to the Oiler’s first exhibition home game tonight. That cheered her up for the time being!

I am going to go pack my lunch for morning, get my workout gear organized, and then am going to warm up in the hot tub!

Sarah got a real rude shock today. Ron called and told her that he’s being transferred to Ontario. He found out on Tuesday, and has been working all week trying to change the minds of the powers that be. He didn’t tell Sarah until today, cause he knew she had exams this week. They’re both pretty devestated about it all. He hated his ONE WEEK vacation to Ontario 2 weeks ago so bad he came back 3 days early! His Mom and sister are in BC just 10 hours away, and now he has to move across the country from them too. He’s so frustrated.

This is one of those times when you can’t do a darn thing to make it any better.

This test I swiped from Robyn says I’m going to live to the ripe old age of 91. OMG!! That’s way too long!!! I’ll be out of money long before then, my ass will be hanging to my knees, I’ll be all kinds of senile, being spoon fed blended spinach, I’m certain my knees will have had a complete breakdown by then, I’ll be in DEPENDS, wearing support hose. This just won’t do! I’m going to stop exercising immediately, and resume smoking!!