I'm still here guyse
Heyy. I'm back at it at work.
I actually got right in and to it this morning for a change. That's because Kim had to come a little later so I didn't have time to fool around. I didn't go to the gym today. Actually I haven't been in a few days because I'm..... SICK! NOOOOOO! Of course. Why. We are leaving in a few days. I'm grateful, though, that I'm sick now and not when we are in Buffalo. I have strep throat. Did you know that is incredibly painful? I mean... like... constant searing pain? Yeah. That's been my experience and it sucks. I think I started to get sick like maybe Thursday? I went to the clinic (well urgent care) on Saturday. I'm glad I didn't wait longer. Long story short it was expensive and they forgot to send my prescription to the store and then they were closed so I couldn't get meds till the following day D: That was incredibly disappointing. I was so looking forward to starting my meds lol. I am not a big medicine person. I try to just deal with stuff. But this needed relief and like fast. I'm good now. This morning after a little Tylenol, I actually felt only little pain for the first time in a few days. Wonderful. Amazing.
I'm going now to get a sando for lunch because I'm super hungry. I haven't eaten much because it hurts a lot to eat and I haven't had much of an appetite. Although the good news to that is I'm finally under my plateau!! I was at 140.4 on Sunday. I just needed disease to push me that little farther
I spend too much money when I am home. I need to be kept busy so I will not shop in person or online. I took Barrett to Roses the one day. I found a bunch of stuff for him. Like a shorts/top combo for $5.99. You really can't beat that. I mean unless it's like free. So I got a bunch because the man is in 3t clothes. He is so big. Everyone is going to be wowed by his size when we see them. I wanted to make sure he has tons of well fitting clothes when we go up there too. I don't want to run out. I got a bunch of stuff for this trip that I am hoping will make things easier. Thanks Temu. I got neck pillows for both kids. I got a little tray for Barrett for his food in the car. I got wet bags to store like bathing suits in or wet shoes to keep them separate. I am so excited about going. You really have no idea. I miss my dad and Fallon. I want to eat some Mighty Taco and some PIZZA. I MISS PIZZA. Oh Lynn, there's pizza here NO! NO THERE ISN'T! You DON'T UNDERSTAND! The pizza here is so wimpy and floppy and greasy. The flavor is meh at best. The best thing is maybe Pizza Hut or a freaking Papadilla from Papa Jauns. And don't even mention wings. Wings I'm okay with because Doug makes them really nicely. I just want to be back up there for a while so much. I guess I finally have been homesick after 9 years. To be fair to me, I haven't been there in 2 years. We had been going fairly regularly. Once or twice a year. I hope the car rides will go okay. We have so much planned for the kids that they will be over the moon.
Remember Homestar Runner? I forgot how much I loved all the videos. Holy cow. The computer virus one came up for a reason and that one is just hilarious. I regret a little bit not getting a The Cheat (or really kick The Cheat) plushie back in the day. It was $50 and I couldn't justify that though.
Let's see what else. I will be doing that personal training after I come back. And then I get to start looking forward to starting school in 2 different ways. I'm a little nervous, but excited. Veronica will probably most likely be going to OLPH next year. We have a grant secured for her so that's awesome. We did more tie dying yesterday. I felt like utter shit though with my stupid strep throat. I ended up buying 2 new shirts and being friendly with the tie dye lady. She's from NY. Big surprise that we clicked lol. She sold them to me for a little less. The one shirt will be perfect for the 4th, the other looks so good on me. It's a little form fitting and my form looks okay to have stuff fit on it now! At least this shirt does. It's a nice feeling to have some clothing item and put it on and it fits well and you are happy with the way your body looks in it. I like my tie dye stuff. Although I think I have enough tie dye for now. Maybe in the winter if I saw another hoodie but it was a dark tie dye.
Barrett has been developing more and more of his personality. I mean more than just "gorilla". He likes Elmo a lot and Sesame street. He likes little cars. He loves to eat lol. He will eat any of the food I make. Well he will at least try it! Some stuff isn't his favorite then he literally opens his mouth and scratches the food off of his tongue. It's hilarious. I have been trying to pause and appreciate my kids more lately. I love being with them. They are both so wonderful and joyful.
There's always work to do. I have to try to apply for student loan forgiveness. AGAIN. There's a scholarship I can apply for, but I don't think I will get it. I guess I will apply anyway and see what happens. It's due today though. Uh oh. I'm turning into my own students!!
Speaking of, it looks like 168 nights will happen. That will work out for me, although I will be gone many nights. I think to make up for it I will use that morning time on those days to shop or clean. Take Veronica to school. Maybe I could pick her up or something and just have her stay with me until someone can grab her. Something like that. That way we get time together. I don't know. I will try to spend time with Barrett in the mornings too. Maybe take him grocery shopping with me or just do something simple with him until Kim comes and then go to the gym and to work. Use some more of that morning time to complete my school work and not take time away from the house. Make sure I do stuff with the kids all weekend basically. It won't be too too bad for Doug I hope. Really the one day where I will be totally gone will be Monday. Tuesday and Thursday I can make things easier for him by doing things in the morning. Taking the kids to appointments and such. Prepping food, that sort of thing. Wednesday I have class as well, but it is online so that should be easier on everyone. I can eat with them. I can help do some things. The kids can be around me while I am in class. I can pick Veronica up or whatever I need to do.
Oof as of right now, though, please wake me up when this infection has 95% cleared up and I stop experiencing pain. I slept well until the pain woke me up at 1am. I just want to sleep more. Doug is the one who needs sleep, though. He stayed up so late. And got up early for work. He's going to be wrecked tonight. I will try to get him into bed early and I will do what I need to do for the kids.
We have still be doing every plate and that's been nice actually. I made curry the other day and it was so damn delicious. I would eat it again today if I could. But I think we ate it all. Last night was a pork stir fry that was okay. I'm not huge on pork. There's some delish looking things coming up too. Two are vegetarian and one has chicken. Well I have been rambling and not really adding anything new. I have a few things left to add to this summer course before I feel like it's well built. Honestly, I could make and add the unit 3 test and that would be enough to make it complete. I just like adding some extra things in there to make sure there are enough resources. There should be. That way, I could use this every summer for the next forever. The other thing I could do is use this if I ever taught 111 online during the year. I think the online classes during the year are reserved for those folks who have been here longer, though, so... I would have to tweak it a little bit, but that's no big deal. I can use much of this for my moodle during the year, too. It will save me a little bit of time. And then I can use that time for my own stuff. And for grading. I want to spend some time starting next time I am here on making more resources for 168.
Okay I rambled even more. I'd better sign off and work more now. Kthxbye