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damn yankees 07Saturday, April 03, 2010
Spring has sprung big time. The past few days have been beyond beautiful. We slept with the windows open last night. I know its just a taste and we aren't through with the chilly weather but I have accomplished a lot these past few days.
Easter Break has started for 3 of the kids. Ian still has class this week and I get to work 3 days this week but the others get the whole week off. I have to sit and make a list of things for them to do so they can keep busy and not kill each other like most vacations. With the weather being as nice as it is, hopefully, they can help me out and get a lot of the outside stuff done for me. I am finding it gets harder and harder each year to get much of anything done. Its soooo frustrating when I try to rake of do other yard work and I am ready to quit after to short of time and not accomplishing much. I guess its time to finally call the kids out and make them help their dear old mother. This place is just too big for little ole me to take care of now.
I wish the energy I have had yesterday and today would stick around for a while.
We had our Easter dinner tonight because Dave has to work tomorrow night. I am waiting for the eggs to cool so Meg and I can dye Easter eggs for the basket. It was nice not to have to stress about that this year. the tax check was timed well this year. So right now I am enjoying the lull in the what seemed like never ending valleys and ignoring the stress in my life. I have to for a while I need the break.
Speaking of stress I was approached by a few people and asked if I would consider running for school board. There is so much going on with budget cuts and the like and our school seems to be making one dumb ass decision after the other. While other schools are dipping into there reserve funds ours is talking about making all these cuts and not doing that. Music, Art, and extra curricular activities are going to suffer greatly. I am tempted to allow Sean to go live with my sister like he wants too so he can at least have the opportunities he needs to compete because it seems Dansville is taking everything away. One of the things on the chopping block is modified sports for the 7th and 8th graders. Dansville has one of the highest pregnancy rates in Livingston county plus a big problem with obesity. Really smart to take one of the things that gives the kids a taste of up to as many as 5 sports in one school year so they can find one they like and that gives them something to do after school that is for the most part fun and self esteem building, (depends on the the sport I found). I know for a fact that if it wasn't for modified sports 3 of my children would not have succeeded as well in school. Sean is a perfect example of the child that turned his weight problem around because of it. And Sara if it wasn't for modified swimming she wouldn't have gone to school or worked hard on her grades it gave her a reason and then high school the art programs and swimming. There have got to be other cuts that don't effect the quality of the kids school experience. Like not giving the administrators a 10 percent pay raise and renewing their contract 6 months early just so its set and cant be touch. Okay done ranting for now I think. So I haven't decided what to do. I am not sure if I feel grown up enough to take on the school board. There are 2 seats up for reelection.
Well I am off to dye eggs with my baby girl and enjoy the rest of this wonderful weekend.
Stay safe, Stay warm, Feel Loved.
ttfn
Easter Break has started for 3 of the kids. Ian still has class this week and I get to work 3 days this week but the others get the whole week off. I have to sit and make a list of things for them to do so they can keep busy and not kill each other like most vacations. With the weather being as nice as it is, hopefully, they can help me out and get a lot of the outside stuff done for me. I am finding it gets harder and harder each year to get much of anything done. Its soooo frustrating when I try to rake of do other yard work and I am ready to quit after to short of time and not accomplishing much. I guess its time to finally call the kids out and make them help their dear old mother. This place is just too big for little ole me to take care of now.
I wish the energy I have had yesterday and today would stick around for a while.
We had our Easter dinner tonight because Dave has to work tomorrow night. I am waiting for the eggs to cool so Meg and I can dye Easter eggs for the basket. It was nice not to have to stress about that this year. the tax check was timed well this year. So right now I am enjoying the lull in the what seemed like never ending valleys and ignoring the stress in my life. I have to for a while I need the break.
Speaking of stress I was approached by a few people and asked if I would consider running for school board. There is so much going on with budget cuts and the like and our school seems to be making one dumb ass decision after the other. While other schools are dipping into there reserve funds ours is talking about making all these cuts and not doing that. Music, Art, and extra curricular activities are going to suffer greatly. I am tempted to allow Sean to go live with my sister like he wants too so he can at least have the opportunities he needs to compete because it seems Dansville is taking everything away. One of the things on the chopping block is modified sports for the 7th and 8th graders. Dansville has one of the highest pregnancy rates in Livingston county plus a big problem with obesity. Really smart to take one of the things that gives the kids a taste of up to as many as 5 sports in one school year so they can find one they like and that gives them something to do after school that is for the most part fun and self esteem building, (depends on the the sport I found). I know for a fact that if it wasn't for modified sports 3 of my children would not have succeeded as well in school. Sean is a perfect example of the child that turned his weight problem around because of it. And Sara if it wasn't for modified swimming she wouldn't have gone to school or worked hard on her grades it gave her a reason and then high school the art programs and swimming. There have got to be other cuts that don't effect the quality of the kids school experience. Like not giving the administrators a 10 percent pay raise and renewing their contract 6 months early just so its set and cant be touch. Okay done ranting for now I think. So I haven't decided what to do. I am not sure if I feel grown up enough to take on the school board. There are 2 seats up for reelection.
Well I am off to dye eggs with my baby girl and enjoy the rest of this wonderful weekend.
Stay safe, Stay warm, Feel Loved.
ttfn
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