Friday, January 05, 2001

i accept the challenge!!! and i already have an idea in my head to write. now i just need to get my fingers moving. not tonight though, i need some sleep before we tackle the wallpaper border tomorrow morning. our weekends through march will most likely be cleaning, painting, building and moving shit.

BUT IT IS 5 MONTHS ON TUESDAY UNTIL THE WEDDING. sorry about the capitals in this post, but i feel the need to emphasize. now one to comments from others----without links i will add since i want to just type and get to bed.

misty, sorry about your overload at work. i know how it feels to have 10 days to get into 3. sometimes in the fall, and in may i wonder if i will ever get it all done. right now the majority of my day is chasing about 8 seniors around who have not done anything for future plans, and whose parents are worried.
tina, karen, jen, shana, steph, kyrie.....i have been reading your blogs and am happy to hear about your days. i enjoy catching up so much with all of you.
danielle---good luck with the job interview and your essay. i can sympathize with the philosophy of education question. i had to answer that one for comps and i know my real answers of "being there" for the kids was not what they were looking for. i feel happy our principal hired an assistant who has the same ideas and philosophy that i do. we work well together although she is definately a better morning person than i am.....
sue....welcome to bloggy world. happy to have a link and be linked. and you know, i may have to get a visit to cleveland too. i live outside pittsburgh so its not far.....(summer though after the wedding would probably be best for my sanity and your patience!!!)
finally, deb....congrats on the period....wish mine would get regulated again. the gyne said nothing to worry about for now....all i know is that i am saving a bit of money on tampons these days!!!

ok, i am off for now. more tomorrow or sunday because hey, i love to talk!!!
posted by chris on 10:52 PM | go ahead - link me!

Monday, January 01, 2001

but first, a brief catch-up since i did this once and it did not post. so happy you are all feeling better now. being sick over christmas sucks, but i hope you got a chance to rest and take care of yourself. and i must add that i feel happy and at peace for you that you were able to learn from the events of the year that hurt and caused so much discension. i recognize you as a woman who handles problems with grace, and i know i am right because i have seen you mend fences, and be concerned of others. you are truly a woman of distinction, and i am proud to call you friend.

we all have dark parts of our souls and hearts. they are part of us just as every experience, feeling, and thought shape who we are. for good or bad, this is part of us, and we accept them. AND we all have them, so its not a deep dark secret. it just makes you more human and easier to love.

i, too am guilty of watching the law and order marathon, and my fiance is tolerant but not a complete fan. nice to know there is another crazy fan out there in your hubby. happy to hear you and he and rachel are feeling better. a much needed rest seems to be what you got and that is good, although i was disappointed you did not get to radio city music hall.

although this is late, it sounds like you had a great dinner at the fire station, and i too am fighting the back to school blahs, but we have kids tomorrow. will i be up for this. i hope so, cause if i am off any longer, i will be ready to quit~!!

i love the christmas in the bedroom idea!!! sounds intimate, and fun. and the furry handcuffs sound intriguing. we didn't even have a tree at our house since we put it up in my apartment. we were going to be here for the morning, but due to a large present, we decided to wake up christmas morning at our new house with no tree. (the large gift was a cedar hope chest that i wanted for our bedroom!!)

i understand your feelings about meaning of christmas, kyrie i know that i sometimes have to remember what it is all about when i am out visiting family and friends and trying to work it all into an already busy schedule. having 2 of my 3 brothers here was great, but it makes it tough to see everyone at every home. my mother's family insists on way too many get-togethers, and keith and i needed time for us. plus his daughter flew in from san diego, so that added more visits to our days. next year, i hope for peace and love with my new husband, and less "have to go here" thoughts!! thanks for the reminder in your messages!!

ok, catch up done. i am off to watch the notre dame/oregon state game, and will post again before bed or tomorrow morning at work *groan*
posted by chris on 8:50 PM | go ahead - link me!

OH, no. I had a very long post, hit post and publish, and there was an error message and now it is gone. i guess you will have to wait until later for an update since my fingers need a rest. but i have read your blogs and wish you all well today as we begin the year 2001.
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