Feel It!!

Apparently I’m in the minority, or the day would be banned, but I HATE Halloween! WTF is the point???

As a kid I hated it. We lived in the country, and could visit 5 houses in an evening, and all we’d come home with was apples, peanuts in the shell, and tootsie pop! While my cousin who lived in town would get a pillow case FULL.

As a teenager I hated it. I was tall (still am), and skinny (not so much), and all legs, so dressy up as a skanky nurse, skanky french maid, or some other such floosie did not “work”, and dressing up as clown or hobo certainly didn’t light a spark with many of the guys.

As a parent I hated it. Trying to come up with a costume for your kids every year. Not only a costume which wasn’t made of plastic and looks like a garbage bag, but one that fits over a snowsuit! I don’t sew, so I always had to be particularily inventive, which is why one year Sarah was a tube of Crest Toothpaste, another year she was a bag of jelly beans, and another year a can of soup, followed by road kill. The year of the soup can was notable. The costume looked GREAT!!! But……..when she went out to go trick or treating, she couldn’t get up the steps of the houses in it! I quit after that…. she was on her own.

As a parent of teenagers I hated it! Doorbell ringing every 3 minutes, rude kids at the door, 42 year olds wearing lipstick expecting candy, our old dog barking her fool head off EVERY time the door bell rang, the fact that even though you’re standing right in the door, they feel compelled to ring your bell and SCREECH, “Halloween Apples!” WTF is up with that with you city people?? What sense does that make?? You are supposed to say, “Trick or Treat!” Geesh I also vaguely recall a stunt that my then 14 year old son pulled requiring a visit to court…. nuff said

As an emptynester, I hate it! Why do I want to participate now? I am not supposed to “have to” now…. my kids are gone, I’m not trying to “impress anyone”, I don’t decorate, I’m not having Jack on my doorstep, nor the spooky music. I don’t like arm wrestling hubby over who has to get up off the couch to answer the door, and last year we just put a bowl out there, and the little bastards stole the candy, the bowl, AND the little witch sitting in it!

As an education assistant in a special needs school…… I LOVE it! The excitement for the little kids is awesome! They’re so cute in their costumes, everything is filled with wonderment and awe! We don’t have to go trudging around in the snow, we walk around the halls to gather treats. I don’t have to think of a costume, because I wear the same thing every year. My Jack O’Lantern scrub pants, my Old Navy t-shirt with the pumpkins on it, my pumpkin socks, my ghost pin, my witch earrings and my Crocs. I’m comfortable!! I can go to work in my PJ’s! When the parents and kids ask what I’m dressed up as, I can answer them very honestly! “I’m a BOO Humbughead!”

It’s been a very quiet weekend here. I’m still fighting this cough. Mom is starting to wonder if I’ve got asthma or something because I keep getting this dumb cough. So I’ve been doing lots of resting this weekend. I did some work for school, and I’m doing the laundry, but that’s about the extent of my ambition.

We have two Oiler games this week, so that will keep us busy. Of course throw Halloween in there, and chaos will be among us! There’s a PD day on Wednesday, which normally means a day off for me, but I’m going in to paint the new school logo in the gym. Should be quite the challenge!

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Our afternoon teacher came back yesterday. I was quite shocked to see her back so soon, but she said she needed to get back to routine rather than to just sit around and be thinking and sad. She’s doing pretty well. I know it’s helping her to be around our little kids, cause they’re so much fun (mostly).

Stupid DUCKS kicked our butts last night, cause Roli was a sieve last night. It doesn’t happen often, but it sure did last night! Tonight we are playing Phoenix (public enemy #2 - Mike Comrie). He also claims not to have slept with a team mate’s wife right before he was locked out of training camp 3 years ago. Hmmmph LIAR, liar, panties on fire!

Well back to the game…

Tonight is the first game against “him”. We don’t know the real reason he left, and I’m sure we never will. If all the rumours that have flown around are untrue, then I really feel for him and his family. If it was just simply that his spoiled little wifey didn’t like living up here, she should have thought of that before he signed a 5 year contract! I’m sure she didn’t mind it when she was spending his money. For whatever “reason”, she left town months before the end of the season, leaving him unable to see his kids, so no wonder he had to ask to get out. BUT if he did something skanky, as is rumoured, that caused her to leave, then he should learn to keep his pronger in his pants!

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It’s been pretty sad at work this week. Our afternoon teacher lost her baby on the weekend. She’s devestated! About 4 times throughout her brief pregnancy, she had nightmares about losing the baby and woke up sobbing. She’s been so over-emotional (hormonal I would imagine), that I really have been worried about her! We haven’t talked to her yet of course. Yesterday when the kids heard she was home sick, one of the little girls said, “That’s because she has a baby in her tummy.” She sad it again today, so I went to the speech path, and asked her to talk to her, and see if she could come up with something that would keep her from saying that anymore.
On a lighter note, today we were singing a song, and as you know most of our kids have speech troubles, and the one little girl is singing, “I’m glad I’m me, and I’m walking to the hore, walking to the hore for my father.
My next practical joke is going to be on our only male staff member, who is of course the gym teacher. He has our little guys in the morning for gym everyday, and I’m always bugging him about having “soggy balls” because he doesn’t keep the little balls that our kids like to play with pumped up. He’s VERY anal, and has all the shelves in the storage room labelled as to which balls go where. Soccer balls, basketballs, volleyballs, etc. I’m going to add a label that says, SOGGY BALLS. heh

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I haven’t done a damn thing this weekend. I’m feeling quite a bit better, but still coughing. The sun is actually finally shining, for the first time in 2 weeks, yet I’m too lazy to get out and about and enjoy it. I’m getting the laundry done, but only because I HAVE to!

Hubby went over and installed a new faucet in Sarah’s condo, fixed the leaking toilet, and repaired some wiring issues in the bathroom, so she’s good to go again. I was laughing my ass off at her today, telling about the music that one of the surgeons played during a surgery she assisted with on Friday. Two of her selections were Michael Bolton’s Christmas, and It’s a Small World After All (the song at Disney that makes you want to shove screws in your eyeballs). Sarah thought her taste in music was rather odd to say the least.

Ben has been working lots! He did last night’s Oiler game, and the broadcaster announced when doing the credits, “…. and our producer for tonight’s show, flying solo for the first time, Ben LASTNAME. ” It was very cool. Apparently Jess is here visiting all her friends. Ben claims that he is just trying the “friend thing”, he’s not going out with her again. BUT, her myspace sure didn’t make it sound that way…. which is how both Sarah and I (independently snooping) found out she was in town. Hmmmpph

Work for the most part is great, but it’s going to be a long 5 months in the afternoon class, because the teacher is pregnant, and I suspect she’s totally going to be “pathetic” about it, if last week was any indication. I have the feeling that Cindy and I will be picking up all the pieces, and doing the majority of the work. We’re totally capable of doing everything, but it annoys us greatly, because we SO don’t get paid enough to do so, while she sits at her desk. BUT I’m going to try to stay positive about the situation, because I really like the girl, and she’s really a sweetheart, but I don’t do “pitiful” very well!! *breathe in*

One good thing, is that the Oilers won again last night! We also have a game to go to tomorrow night, and then hubby goes back to work on Tuesday.

Between hockey games, and late nights, work, etc, the whole week has gone by and I haven’t posted at all! I’ve had a cold all week, mostly just a cough, and it’s been COLD and rainy all week. We’ve seen the sun for approximately 4 minutes this week and it’s making me CRANKY! Sarah and Jay came out for dinner Wednesday night (this is the new kids for dinner night, since we can’t pry hubby away from NFL football on Sundays). Sarah brought a desert that she made. It was fabulous!! It was some type of lemon, layer thing, and it was yummy. Ben is still building all day, and working at the radio station every night. He must be exhausted!

Well I’m off to work, so I have time to pick up a Starbucks!

What a Monday! It’s been cold, and rainy, and grey and depressing all weekend. Thursday night, we went to the Oiler’s game. We had a great time! Smytty got a hat trick within just over 2 minutes in a great come-from-behind victory! Friday we were L*A*Z*Y*! Saturday morning I got up bright and early and went in to Sarah’s, and we painted what used to be Ben’s bedroom and bathroom. She chose a darker shade of grey, and it looks really nice! She’s got white, black and grey towels/shower curtain, etc, so it looks really sharp! Saturday night we watched the Oilers game again, with Smytty and Roli saving our butts this time. Sunday I did some laundry, and not a lot else! Now this morning, it’s SNOWING. Blech! I guess I best not wear flip-flops to work today!

1. When was the last time you shaved?
30 minutes ago when I showered.

2. Explain what ended your last relationship.
He was a boozing, cheating, unemployed, prick!

3. What were you doing this morning at 8 a.m.?
I was catching up on blog reading, which I’ve not had time for most of the week.

4. What were you doing 15 minutes ago?
Reading blogs and drinking coffee.

5. Are you any good at math?
Good enough for general life, bad enough to know not to make a career of it!

6. Your prom night?
We don’t do proms here in Alberta. We do have a grad dance, in grade 12, but I don’t have much recollection of it being anything too special!

7. Do you have any famous ancestors?
Not that I know of.

8. Have you had to take a loan out for school?
No, and thank goodness my 2 kids haven’t had to either.

9. Do you know the words to the song on your myspace profile?
I hate myspace.

10. Last thing received in the mail?
Ben’s Carhartts that I bought on EBay for 1/4 the price.

11. How many different beverages have you had today?
Just coffee and water………the day is young!

12. Do you ever leave messages on people’s answering machine?
Only if I “needed” to talk to the person.

13. Who did you lose your CONCERT virginity to?
The Beach Boys

14. Do you draw your name in the sand when you go to the beach?
Ummm there’s no beaches around here, and besides, that sounds a little Harlequin for me.

15. What’s the most painful dental procedure you’ve had?
Having a root canal on my front tooth without freezing, because I was 8 1/2 months pregnant.

16. What is out your back door?
The “back” yard.

17. Any plans for Friday night?
We were super lazy, because we’d been out late to the Oilers’ game Thursday night, and had done the dinner and drinks thing.

18. Do you like what the ocean does to your hair?
I’ve never been to the ocean.

19. Have you ever received one of those big tins of 3 different popcorns?
No I haven’t

20. Have you ever been to a planetarium?
Yes, many times, on school field trips. Usually with an autistic child that completely freaks out by the whole experience. Add to that, the fact that I have to keep my eyes shut, so that I don’t get motion sickness, it’s just not a good time!

21. Do you re-use towels after you shower?
Yes..

22. Some things you are excited about?
I’m excited about going in to Sarah’s place to paint the end of the condo that Ben used to occupy. We’re going to do that bedroom, hall and bathroom, so then here entire place will have been repainted. I’m also excited about the Oilers! I’m excited about how things are turning around for Ben these days too!

23. What is your favorite flavor of JELLO?
I lived in residence for 2 years. I hate JELLO!! We used to tack it up on the bulletin board, because it would be so rubbery!

24. Describe your keychain(s)?
I just have my car remote, and my FOB for work.

25. Where do you keep your change?
In my wallet. Except loonies and twoonies, which I keep in my Jeep for car washing.

26. When was the last time you spoke in front of a large group of people?
Probably at some figure skating competition meeting about 10 years ago, because I’d rather go through #15 again, than speak in public. It’s my biggest DREAD!

27. What kind of winter coat do you own?
This is Canada! I have a variety! I’ll probably be wearing my black wool pant coat most of the time though.

28. What was the weather like on your graduation day?
Sunny and warm

29. Do you sleep with the door to your room open or closed?
Open, because Smudge scratches at it incessantly if I dare to close it.