End of another week

Monday was an inservice day, totally boring. I ran home at about 10:30 to get the dog door installed. In the meantime Dad and Ben went over to Mimi's house and picked up my fridge from the Misty Hollow house and bring it to 711D where the Mother of all Garage Sales is being planned for the 3rd weekend in April.

Sabrina may now run in and out of the house willy nilly.

I've had a massive headache all week. I took Wednesday off. I did call all of the people on my list to interview. Now I just have to field all the return calls. I had an interview late Wed. Stayed home today, and I got three more interviews done, but I had a headache all day so it was ok.

I got a phone call today reminding me I foolishly agreed to work the Science UIL contest tomorrow. I'm also working the Hi-lites dance tomorrow night.

I'm sick of this crappy weather. I think that is why I've had such a headache all week. I wish I could be charming and witty, but I got nothing in me. Maybe next time.

The latest

So Thursday afternoon I started getting a massive headache. My 8th period kids were so sweet. They were quiet as church mice. By the time I got home I took more headache pills and some Benadryl.

I started feeling better but realized after I stood up that I was quite loopy. I went into the kitchen to check on Sabrina. I leaned down and her sorry butt jumped up and wacked into my head. She gave me a black eye. The kids said that I was making it sound worse than it was but my eye is swollen and I do have a bruise. Hard headed dog.

I am feeling the stress of trying to finish the yearbook, work on The Book and work on the house. I met the editors at school this morning to try to get more of the book done. I mowed the lawn, worked on the breakfast room floor some more and haven't quite gotten around to working on The Book.

Tomorrow shall be book day. Oh, and laundry day.

Look, isn't she the cutest thing ever. And so dang big! She is getting better about walking without attacking my shoelaces.

We went walking along Swiss Avenue and met up with Hank the Labrador. I think he actually hangs out waiting for playmates to come by. So he and Sabrina played like fools for a while before we continued on our walk.

I took a photo of the bathroom floor of the apartment in NYC Kendall and I went by. I want that floor for my master bath.

I got some photos of Lincoln Center as the snow fell after the opera. It was beautiful (The opera and the snow).

I took another photo as we were walking by NYU.

Last but not least, I have included a photo of my very cool swing. I need to prime and paint it. Hopefully, I'll do that this week some time. I just hate to limit swing time.

The end of my travels for now

Back from NYC. Lots of fun, but I was exhausted before I even left town. Weird weather. Flip flops the first day. Rained the second day. Snowed the third day. Late in the day it was ice slashing down onto our faces. Saturday it was piles of snow melting making large puddles that required leaps to cross. It was almost more than I could bear.

On the upside, we got to do a little shopping, hang with the cousins, see an opera at the Met, and I found a rug shop. The prices were really good, so I am hoping to be able to work on that after I pay my many bills.

This morning I let the hellion out back. Went out back to check on her and she finally showed after calling her a bunch of times. Then I went out the front door to head off to school. Caught a glass of a very cute black puppy racing from around the side of the house . . . darn dog had found a break between the fence and the house. I have now blocked it up with bricks. Hopefully they will do the trick.

School was crazy busy.

Caffeine late in the day . . .

is always a mistake. Why, oh why, do I do that to myself. If I had my stupid calling card, I could just call MB. I know she's up cause it's the middle of the day over there.

Well, let's catch everyone up on the exciting life and times of edp.

Got back from the happiest place on Earth Saturday evening. We arrived at the airport only to find that our flight had been cancelled. Luckily, we were there early enough to get on an earlier flight. Our luggage even managed to get on the plane.

We arrived and poor Barry had left the light on in his car so his battery had died. Got him jumped and then headed home.

Diane had left the hellion at my house earlier in the day, so she and Cat were there to greet me when I arrived.

Sunday Mom and Dad came over. They helped me get the teaster off the hallway floor and on top of the four posters, and we put together and hung the swing for my front porch!! It is awesome. I'll take pictures asap and get them online for everyone to see. Sunday afternoon my neighbor Emily and I went to Whole Foods got some snacks for the neighborhood and had a porch party to break in the new swing. Diane came over and we hung out for a couple of hours.

Monday began my crazy two days of trying to get everything done before going out of town again. I had scheduled a lunch to meet my new research assistant for the book. Christine. She was great, so I feel much better about the situation. I met with Shawn to work on the spread designs, and he graciously suggested we meet weekly to make sure we are on top of things. He is so awesome. The book is going to look amazing because he is an incredible designer.

I started calling Hall of Famers on Monday to schedule appts. One of them wanted to do it Tuesday. Yikes. So I had the first interview that the lady actually cancelled half way through cause she was on medicine that made her loopy and the second one that I realized about half way in wasn't videotaping, so I only have half of it recorded. Grrrr.

I got a couple more scheduled for two weeks out, and I need to get busy calling everyone else.

Before leaving this morning for New York I did manage to get the sheets on the bed changed, the house cleaned and the laundry done. I think the pipes to the alley will all be replaced with the lawn mostly back to the way it was by the time I return. It is very muddy. I should have gotten a photo of the kitchen after Sabrina came back inside last night. I had to bath her and then mop down the kitchen.

We arrived in NYC at about 4 or so this afternoon. I had a coke with dinner which is why I am now sitting in a very dark hotel room typing away. Everyone else is asleep (Diane, Merrill and Kendall).

We walked from about 6th street and 7th ave to East of 5th and 32nd. My feet are a little uncomfortable cause I was wearing flip flops but the weather is awesome today. I hear it may snow Friday. Of course. In the meantime, our hotel is on the boiler system which means no air conditioning because they are still set up for heat. I brought my flannel pj's (fool that I am), but I'm wearing a t-shirt and yoga pants tonight. We have the windows open (thank heavens they function), but there is constructioning going on right below us, so it is quite noisy.

There was a really cute store by the hotel that had hair bands. I got a couple because these don't hurt my head. In the world of headbands, I am a fat head. Really fat. Painfully. When I find some that don't hurt, it's a really good idea to get them!

Tomorrow we are going to head up to Columbia for the convention. We have plans to meet up with Blair, Pascal and Laura. I think one of Harry's boys might be there too, but I can't remember which one. Friday night we are going to the opera!! It will be the first one for the other three, La Traviata, so I'm really excited to be taking them. Mom if you read this, call and tell me the one sentence summary from your book. Those always crack me up.

Internet access has been spotty, but I'll try to get on and update tomorrow. If any one gets the chance between about noon and 2pm to get online - go to Highstone pet lodge in Dallas and see if you see Sabrina playing on the puppy cam.

I'm going to go play solitaire now . . .

A good book

I'm watching Good morning, Texas and my neighbor Gary is interviewing Martha Raddatz. She wrote a book The Long Road Home, a story of war and family. It sounds amazing. I think the primary subject is the very beginning of all out fighting. Not political, but what actually happened.

I'm trying to get my act together, but it started raining during the night and I woke with a massive headache. I hate that.

The Posting of The List

It's the Friday before spring break, so the list of next year's staff has been posted! Very exciting stuff. I think the outgoing seniors did a great job choosing staff, and, in the process, they made some very difficult decisions. As always, I'm impressed with the thought that they put into each decision. There are definitely some surprises, but I think they have done a great job. They actually pulled a girl aside and told her early she didn't get the position she thought she was getting. I think the problem with thinking a position is a foregone conclusion is that you don't work as hard to make sure you get the position.

I wish I could see some of the girls faces when they see what they got. I know they will be so very excited!