Busy, busy times in the life of Keena.
Kids go back to school Monday. Yes! I labeled their items today (purchased a month ago) and their bookbags are loaded and ready at the bottom of the stairs near the front door. Alyssa is very happy to be going into 2nd grade, though two of her "bestest" friends have different teachers than her, but one of her other "bestest" friends is in her class. Dylan - he is quite the opposite. He is very anxious and unexcited about 4th grade. He has a lot of buddies in his class, but he doesn't want to do all the work 4th grade will involve. He has to learn long division, adding and subtracting fractions, writing book reports, the history of Maryland, about the culture of Japan, about communicable diseases and keeping healthy. Oh, the tortures of being an almost 9 year old. Why can't he just stay home and ride bikes and skateboard all the time?
I've been busy with the other PTA board members planning the school year. I've been arranging sponsors and donors for our January Basket Bingo - you must start early or all the good sponsors get taken. I could start an event planning business with all the contacts I now have. I've also been writing and re-writing letters to send to parents to get them to join PTA and to actively participate. Three people (our board) cannot possibly accomplish all the goals we've made on our own. So my wording has to be exceptional. Then I've got to make copies Monday once I drop the kids at school. And attach labels to envelopes, and staple envelopes to letters. Oh, and I've written and re-written my letter to teachers. To let them know our plans. To get them to join and participate. To let them know areas we need them to volunteer time. Plus I've been arranging school family nights at local restaurants - we'll get 15% of the profits. Oh yeah, I've had to work too. Things will slow down in a week or so. There are always these cycles. Busy, then not. Busy, then not.
Dylan had 3 teeth pulled Friday morning. I had to calm him down and hold his hand through the process. The needles to numb his mouth scared him most - he got 5 of them. He's been sore and sleepy ever since, the least active I've seen Dylan since he was a baby. Never mind that. He was active even in the womb, kicking and punching even before birth. I hope he's feeling better for school Monday.
Watched Hidalgo last night. Can I just say one word - BORING!!! Charles liked it. I said yuck, yuck, yuck. I loved 'Osama'. Well, I can't really say LOVED. It was very enlightening. Very disturbing. Very unsettling. Very thought-provoking. Charles found it BORING. We watched 'Honey' earlier today. Okay. Nothing amazing. But I'm testing out all sorts of movies - what the hell, I pay the monthly fee and get as many as I want.
I must also say I am SO ANGRY that Will, my favorite Big Brother player, the one I thought FOR SURE would win, was kicked out last week. That back-stabbing Adria. Well, Natalie (the evil twin!) got hers this week - she got the boot. Too bad Will now has to put up with her in the beautiful house where he's now sequestered. I like his comment about having a dirty, hard brick pavement where the evil twins can sleep. And what the hell is with Adria? Her comment about not knowing what "karma" is was just so amusing. Huh? Carmen Electra?
Also, boo-hoo, Charla and Myrna are gone from Amazing Race. I want Colin gone. How rude is he!!?!! And he treats his girlfriend like shit. She apologizes to him - NO WAY!! There would be none of that for me. He'd be gone, gone, gone if he treated me like that. He is so crude and rude and angry with everyone. Can you say Prozac? And maybe some Lithium and Depakote?
Season premieres are coming soon! I'm so excited! I love my shows. And now that Tivo has gone down in price, I must say, I want it for Christmas. Or my birthday. Either occassion is fine. I need it for when Alias begins in January. This videotaping shows is NOT for me.
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