Monday, November 21, 2005
HAPPY THANKSGIVING ALL!
I have survived last week and a busy weekend...surprisingly! Book Fair is over and was a huge success. I am a little disappointed that I didn't get anymore than a thank you for running it the whole week but I suppose that's what volunteering is all about. I have ran it the last three years mostly by myself and always have gotten at least some free books out of it. This year I got a thank you and that's it. Oh well!
Cheerleading is going well but not without it's obstacles. I've dealt with everything from girls fighting with each other and calling each other hatful names, to girls not being able to be a practices due to parents that don't have a clue how to schedule things around sports, to an attitude from my own flesh and blood that is almost impossible to deal with. AND IT'S ONLY THE FOURTH PRACTICE! It has been a tremendous amount of stress from day to day and I have had to say to myself every night that the next day will be better. Most of the time the next day has only proven to hand me more obstacles and headaches. I have discovered that it is a huge dictatorship and I don't deal well with that type of thing. Practice today was pretty rough. The girls look great on thier sideline cheers but halftime cheer isn't coming together as nicely as I had hoped it would and I can't seem to put my finger on what the problem is. I can only hope for a smooth first game without any injuries! You know, I think back to last year when the previous coach started talking me into doing this thing (with more talking from my husband on top of it) and even back then I got a knot in my tummy at the very thought of it. That knot is still there and I can honestly say I don't think I can do this! Of course I'm locked into it now so I have no choice. I will survive this next few months. I know I will. I still doesn't make the here and now any easier.
Baby girl is going through something I don't quite understand. She doesn't talk to me much about things anymore and asking her how her day was never comes without a look of annoyance. She has become a little withdrawn from her dad and I and we are both having a hard time dealing with the fact that she just doesn't want to involve us in her life right now. She has always been a conscientious student and she expects as much from herself as we do from her. Lately though (all year long actually) there has been no homework and no talk at all about what is going on in her classes. We had parent teacher conference tonday and her teachers assure us that she's doing fine. One said she's handing in asignments a little late but she IS getting them done and passed in. They tell me she is always working on her lessons with free time that they give them in class and I suppose that is how the homework is getting done but I am still uneasy about the fact that I never see her finished work. I don't know what's going on with her but I am determined to figure it out.
On a more positive note (yes, I do have so good aspects of my life) I am almost done with the holiday shopping. Hubby and I went by ourselves this past weekend and managed to get almost everything we needed. I still have a few things to get and a ton of cash to stuff into envelopes for those people I have now idea on what to get them. But, things are coming together nicely and I am getting excited about the dreaded holiday. Thanksgiving will be small with only my parents coming. I love to entertain and would love a bigger crowd but just having five of us here will be much easier and less stressful. I might even be able to wait until Thursday to put up my tree. I thought I would have to put it up early this week due to having no time at all to get it done. I know my food will be good and I am looking forward to a relaxing evening enjoying my pies after a delicious meal. I just might have to pop in a good Christmas movie and drink a little eggnog to top off what I see is going to be an easy day.
Blogging probably won't happen until next week sometime for me but I want to tell you all to have a wonderful Thanksgiving and every one of us has the right to overeat from time to time.
Til next time take care and love to all.
Things I am thankful for...My dughter, my husband, my closest friends and family, the sun peeking through from time to time and a good song on the radio. I am also thankful for my blogger buddies, and the endless support they give me when I need it the most. My cats! Can't forget my animals and the unconditional love they give me every day. And my health isn't all that bad at the moment so I am thankful for that also. I'm thankful for chocolate because I know there have been days that I bet I wouldn't have made it through without it. And as always I am thankful that God is guiding me through each and every day of my life.
