Happies and Crappies 5/5/09

Happies

• I locked in my mortgage rate today-- 4.5% which is exciting check on my list of Things to Do Before I Move. We had projected my interest rate being a bit higher, so my mortage payment will be about 50 bucks less a month than I originally budgeted. That is a HUGE happy.
• We had a meeting today at school in which we discussed next year's rosters and caseloads. It seems that I will still have a job (hurray!) and that I will even be keeping my current assignment (double hurray!). Since I am a first year teacher, it is not a given that my contract will be renewed. It is still ironic to me that I ended up being a kindergarten and first grade teacher at all, much less that I am thrilled to do it again. Historically, as a day to day sub, I avoided kindergarten and first grade at all costs.
• The inside of the new house is getting painted and trimmed and flooring should be in. Hopefully I can schedule a walkthrough this week. The outside has been slowed down a bit because of the rain. The sidewalks and driveway have not been poured yet.

• I was peed on today by a student at school. This is under happies because my mom was home and willing to run me up a pair of workpants. Yay for moms!

• I have decided to dive into reading for pleasure again. I picked up a few from the library including Water for Elephants and Breaking Dawn. I have started in on A Girl Called Zippy, which so far is all right. My mom brought me home The Potentially Sane Mother's Guide for Raising Young Children from Deseret Book when she was out west for my sister's graduation. I have been keeping it in my purse and reading it a few pages at a time. It is pretty good. Finally, I have been reading What Good Teacher's Do Differently for my book club at school. So lots of good reads.

• My brother Tom came home for the weekend and, as he almost always does, generously helped with with my car. The mechanics at Oaks Automotive had done their part to get it up and running but they didn't fix the knocked off mirror and the dent that prevented my passenger side door from opening. Both of those items are now fixed for less than 15 bucks after my first ever trip to the junk yard. Talk about an enviroment where I am COMPLETELY and TOTALLY out of my element. I had my brother document on his Iphone.

For your own future reference, there is a rule at the junk yard about no open toed shoes. I think that it is a very good rule.

Crappies

• Crappy is pretty much the only way to describe Isaac's behavior as of late. It seems like everything out of his mouth is a rudely phrased demand and it is generally SHOUTED at the top of his lungs. He is also in a vicious sleep cycle. For some reason when Isaac goes to bed late, he tends to wake up earlier than usual. He has been getting up insanely early (4:30 am has been our earliest wake up as of late) which causes him to nap at school, which makes him not at all tired when it is time for bed at night... I am sure this is part of what is contributing to his generally atrocious behavior.

• Money - there is just never enough. And, as I have blogged about before, the house purchase and move is making me obsessed with things I need and want to buy and that makes me feel materialistic and selfish. I am trying to keep my head on straight.

What's new with all of you?