Day 45 - Cassie's Project is Over!

Well, for all my worrying, I got up, dressed, grabbed my protein shake, vitamins and meds. I put on my new slipper like shoes and got to school early. I should have brought my sweater though because I got pretty cold. But all in all, I ended up parked right outside the classroom that we needed to go to. Susan called me from the front of the school. I got the info from the office that the information was on the auditorium door or whatever and she was in a better position to get to it. That's when we found out the room. She just contacted me and said get there now. LOL!

Then Cassie and Crystal's presentation was second. It was really good. Especially their music video presentation. The thing I wasn't crazy about is that they wanted up to judge the kids on their presentations. Susan and I all marked them as being great because we know how much it takes to get up in front of people and make a presentation. There were ever people from the school district there! I was like, HUH?? But oh well. I left at the break though. I didn't want to walk to the auditorium for stuff I wasn't supposed to have anyway and I had been there to see Cassie anyway. Susan took off to get to the gym.

When I got home I just decided to curl under the covers and go to sleep. Not like I had anything else to really do anyway and being under the warm blankets was so nice. The bad thing lately is just my sinuses. My nose is contantly stuffing up. It sucks. That keeps me awake at night. But I slept until it was time for me to leave to go get Cassie. I got a good parking spot and then I just picked up "Beautiful Creatures" and started reading it again. I'm about 63% through it according to Goodreads.com. :-) Cassie looked so beautiful in her dress. She's thinking about getting more dresses and being more of a girly girl! It's kind of cool. I think the dress she piced out was gorgeous!

With Cassie home with me we talked. She was telling me all about her boyfriend and this dream he had and how it had upset him because it was about Cassie with another boy - her other best friend. But I guess he got over it. I bet it was one vivid dream though! I remember my dreaming being much more vivid as a teenager.

Anyway, we cuddled with Karissa too and then Cassie decided she was hungry so I made her a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. Before we knew it Susan was there to pick her up.

After that, I really just got online. I haven't really done a whole lot. I got to play on Cafemom, though I really only went to a couple of groups. Then I was on Facebook. I got two new friends from Cafemom on Facebook. One has how many hours she was on facebook last month and I wanted that, but I couldn't find it. In fact, the apps I did find were crap and didn't really work. They just wanted you to hit the Like button. That's really shitty.

Dinner was good. My mom cooked ham, green beans which were fantastic, baked beans and fruit cocktail. It was all good, and I tried not to eat too much, but I guess I probably did. I also had protein water after that. I'm out of Strawberry Kiwi now. But I just kept on with the computer.

Anyway, I have had the TV on too. I was half listening to "Face/Off" - the first and second episode of this season. Tonight is the third episode and I plan on watching it. Right now is the new "Ghost Hunters." And hopefully I'll get some sleep. I feel tired. And tomorrow I want to do my stretches. I think I'll get a yogurt too. But for now, that's it. I'm done.

Day 44 - Worried About Tomorrow Morning

Tomorrow morning my daughter presents her science project and the biggest thing is I don't know where to go. I am afraid I'll end up at the wrong place or that I'll be late. I want to be there for her, but I just don't know. I have to wake up around 6:45am. Part of me almost wishes I wasn't going because in a way it's stressing me out, but I have to see how good my girl has done on her project. I'm sure things will be okay, but I'm still worried.

I was supposed to get up rather early so that I could take my mom shopping. But she let me sleep until after noon. It was good in the fact that I really needed to sleep, but still . . . it might screw up my sleep tonight. But then again, maybe not. Then by the time I was ready to go - having taken my shake and my vitamins and meds - she was asleep on the couch. But she woke up soon after. We then went to the ban so she could cash a check and then to Target. I wasn't thrilled with going to Target, but I did get slippers and some slipper boots. It's cool! Then I bought some milk, cereal and a bottle of water. I am always so thirsty. Mom bought a few food items and some laundry soap and slippers for herself. A lot of stuff there though are more expensive. The only reason we got the slippers is because they were on clearance or relatively cheap. But even the bananas were more expensive than at Walmart. However, they did have a bigger selection of shoes.

After that, my mom didn't want to go home yet so we went to Denny's. I ended up having my dinner there. I got a build your own slam and got egg whites with onions, turkey sausage patty, seasonal fruit AND wheat pancakes. Those pancakes were delicious! I'd order them in a heartbeat! But I can't have those very often. It's a bread product and I'm not supposed to have bread at all. But still, it was a nice treat. I even got a diet coke - which was an accident, but my mom let me have it and it tasted pretty good! They must be using something different to sweeten it. I was surprised. But diet Dr. Pepper is still my favorite. I haven't eaten anything since either so maybe that's a good thing. Maybe I haven't overdone my calories today. I am worried about my weight. Friday Jason and Susan want to take me to get weighed and I'm afraid. I had a nightmare where I had lost only five pounds. Everyone is supportive about it that if I haven't lost that much it just means I have to change something, but I don't know. It just worries me. I don't want to feel let down with myself.

Well, outside of that, I haven't done much except watch TV an play on the computer. I played on Facebook at myself and Karissa. I posted stuff on Cafemom in "Holiday Dreaming," and even on "Plus Sized Mommies." Then I also watched "Mythbusters," "Dirty Jobs," and "Storage Wars." "Mythbusters" was a repeat. It was the first time Jayme and Adam had blown a water heater and Tory, Kari and Grant did some myths about jeans. "Dirty Jobs" was the one about the dooms day seed vault. Then the new one about bio hazard waste. "Storage Wars" was great. Hester got beat out a couple of time. Barry found a neat 1930's toy in excellent condition. I don't want to sound mean, but I'm glad Hester got nothing for a change. His "Yuuup!" and his attitude are annoying. He needed to get put in his place a bit.

Anyway, I think that's it for me. I'm going to take my meds . . . maybe eat a yogurt . . . then go to sleep. I can't forget to set my alarm either. I'm definitely needing ativan tonight.

Shadow Your Kid Day!

Last Friday was Shadow Your Kid Day at Cassie's school. Basically it's a reverse of Take Your Kid to Work Day. Instead they get to take YOU to their work - school. What made it more interesting for me is the fact that this middle school was the same school I went to! Only it was a Junior High at the time. I have some good memories there. I had some good teachers.

Anyway, Cassie's first class is English. Her second class is Social Studies. Then it's Math, advisory (which she didn't have that day - minimum day) and either PE or Engineering and in my case she had PE. I stayed in the lunch harbor for that one. The stairs would have been a challenge for my knees otherwise. All the teachers were nice to the parents, of course. But the most fun class was her Social Studies! That teacher was fantastic and the project he had us all work on together was so much fun!

He gave us envelopes with paper puzzle pieces of skulls. We had to put them together and put them in the right order from Austroapithicus to Homo Sapien. Then we had to paste them onto a long brown paper and the kids had to write stuff down about each skull. It was a lot of fun and very engaging! I'd go back to that class any time!

At first I wasn't so sure I wanted to go to Shadow Your Kid day. But I sure am glad I went! It was a great experience for both Cassie and I!

Cassie's First School Project for 6th Grade

Just a short little entry. Cassie got her first homework assignment last Thursday. It was simply a poster about herself - her likes, family, friends, dislikes, pets . . . It turned out pretty good, I think, though trying to run off the pix was a nightmare. It should have taken maybe half an hour at the most, but because of the issues of getting the pix it was more like two hours. But it got done, turned out pretty good and the teacher liked it! Surprisingly enough, it was the Math teacher that wanted this project and not the English teacher. He just wanted to get to know his students better! Anyway, I think she did good!