Another week done...wow...

My first week back at work was fun and hectic and breezed by as if it was 3 days not 5. This week.... in our lives...

Michelle spent 4 days at RA camp, which is like a leadership camp. She got home last night at 8 ish, and immediately moved into her long awaited room in Burke. She loves it, and its bigger than she expected. She is expecting a Leather Couch today (provided by the university) because she is Senior RA and you are sort of like a "shoulder to cry on" when your SRA and you definitely need a couch. And when you have 100 brand new frosh and 5 RA's who will use your crying couch, it needs to be leather...don't ya think. Highlights from camp..... Michelle learned a valuable lesson in life. I mean valuable... something she will never forget. When you run out of toilet paper in the girls bathroom, don't use paper towel. She had two over-flowing toilets and waded (in flipflops) in 3 inches of poopy water for 20 minutes or so, with a few other girls.... mopping and learning how the internal parts of the toilet work. She figured out how to open the back of a toilet and flicker around until it stops flowing. She said she never laughed so much, because all the girls were freaking out (including her) as the toilets splashed up on their legs and they were screaming and laughing at each other.. the "crappy" jokes, "Shitty" situations and "Toilet" talk were flowing as much as the brown water was. To quote my father who said today, "If that had happened here, she would have ran a mile before she would have tried to solve it". Way to go Mick, I am proud of you for using your head to solve the problem. Of course they also had to mop up the mess. And yes, I asked if she cleaned her feet afterwards and she said they "JAVEX"ed their feet and legs. ewwwww....

Scott..... loves his new tech nerd job. He is working for the university parttime as a tech assistant helping students and staff with computer problems. He will be working on the "help" desk. His amazing understanding of all computer stuff, but in particular of Mac stuff will be a huge asset to the Tech Squad, as there are all new to Mac's and Scott has been using one and helping Terry for quite a few years. He loves his apt and is happy his friends are back.

Stephanie's ....big Art Fair is happening today and for the whole weekend. it is an amazing craft fair with the finest artisans from New Brunwick flogging their craft in an outdoor market. The weather was not so good last night for set up but its predicted to be nice the rest of the weekend. She has worked amazingly hard to organize this event, and has been under amazing stress with all the little things to do, with her boss leaving the job before the event was finalized, and her stepping in to keep the show going.... with moving into a new apt, and her mate not getting accepted to for a student loan... its been quite a stressful couple of weeks. But, I know you can get through this... I am so proud of you kid!!!

Me............ school.... class lists, staff handbooks, parent handbooks, conference cards, parents registering kids, staff getting hired, then not... then on again. Its been wonderful to see all my friends from school come back, and visits from students who are so excited to be coming back to school. Its hard not to be excited... This weekend, will be mostly work. Goodie bags, first aid boxes, bus routes.... But, some of it will be tossing out my flower pots plants... I am sick of them and I don't have time to take care of them now. I will be ironing clothes for the week, and getting some menu's made, so next week (my worst week of the year) will be all about work... and not much else.

My biggest accomplishment this week though.. is every day at 4:00... I did a 1 hour aerobics tape with my good friend Jacquie. On Monday we started, and we groaned, and moaned and always seem to be two steps behind the girl on the DVD. Then on Tuesday, we could barely walk... good excuse to not do it again... but we did. We exercised and complained... and moaned and groaned. Wednesday... we continued, even though we were so sore...sooooo sore..... Yesterday... it got better.... but not totally. And then today, it was fun. We felt like we were finally catching on, and sort of on time with the gal. We didn't quite get all the arm stuff done, each day, and today we did better, but it still burned too much to continue constantly. but next week...we will be even better at it. This is determination... . Oh, and by the way.... I am running in the Run for the Cure.... on Sept 30., with my Cuzsis Sandra. We have both been working towards this event (physically) and I will be starting to push for some pledges (as its suppose to be about raising funds for Breast Cancer). So watch out!!

Some garden pics. Remember my little froggy from the spring... he left when the weather got hot, and we don't know where he went to. but he is back... and much bigger... Heis either on the rocks, under the ledge (in the water) or floating amongst the lily pads, watching us.

These are my two cats, enjoying a summer evening on the door step. Sonny (my deaf, 18 year old) was nose to nose with my little froggie, who is actually floating in the pond amongst the leaves in this picture. Sonny enjoys a drink from the green slimy pond, and maybe that is the secret to his long life... but if it is, I am not willing to try it. Pika, is my other cat, and he is too "royal" to drink out of that pond. He must have fresh water in the kitchen... and I mean FRESH!!!

Happy long weekend......