So I'm really not happy with my job right now. I don't feel like our administration at both the building and district level are really on top of things.

I feel like every day I'm getting emails telling me I need to do something ASAP. Some of them are easy, some take some planning.

In addition to that, I'm really unhappy with this 7th grade class that I'm teaching. The boys in the class are total jerks. And I never feel like I'm more than a day ahead of myself. I feel like I'm floundering. And the sad part is, I'm staying until like 4 pm most days and still feel that way.

I feel like I walk around in a cloud most days and I'm just so eager for the end of the day to come when I can just go home. I'm wondering if some of it is a pregnancy fog. I'm worried that it will only get worse when my maternity leave is up and I have to go back to work after having Baby M.

Job sharing is sounding better and better....so is being a trophy wife. I still don't think I can be a full time stay at home mom, but I'm telling ya, this job is getting harder and harder. I just feel like there are a million hoops I'm being asked to jump through. I didn't feel this way at all last year. I'm so eager for the next 11 weeks to go by, just so I can get away from my job. Isn't that sad? Of course I'm super excited about finally meeting my kid, but the idea of not having to go to work every day and deal with all of that crap is just as exciting to me right now.

I really need to figure out what's going on....

Oh, and they still haven't found a long term sub for me. I'm getting really stressed about that too. That's a whole other drama that I just can't get into without getting upset....

A Quickie...

I finally had to succumb to the DD bra.....*sigh* It's a sad, sad day.....

Maybe I'll get lucky and shrink to a B like Karen did....*smirk*

Here's the other updates:
1. Hate my job
2. Only 11 weeks til baby
3. 4 baby showers in the month of October
4. My mom was sick and in the hospital last week and that why I haven't really posted. She's home now, but we still don't know what's going on. She has more tests this week to determine the real problem.

Chuck!

This is for Karen who said she had never heard of Chuck. It just highlights what the show is about.

Listing

1. Poor Maggie- She really wants to lay in my lap, but there isn't much lap left right now. She keeps trying to get in it and she sits next to me and paws and my stomach. Like she can make it move or something. It took her a good 10 minutes to settle down next to me while I was surfing the 'Net on the laptop. She kept trying to figure out ways to rest her head on my lap or my stomach, but nothing seemed to work. So she gave up on that and is laying the other direction with her butt partially on my lap and her head on a pillow. What a spoiled little doggie....

2. Did anyone else do this when they got married? Checked their registry to see what people had purchased so far? I'm SOOOOOOO tempted to go look and see what people have purchased off of our baby registries! I can't help it! I want to know what I don't have to buy! :)

3. We got our first official "registry gift" in the mail the other day. Friends from Colorado sent us one of the bibs that we registered for and some baby toys. It was quite the surprise and we were very pleased to see that one of the things they got off of our Target registry was on clearance. It pleased us because, one it didn't cost them a lot and two we got it before it disappeared off the shelves. Target seems to do a lot of that. It's annoying.

4. What is up with this stupid weather? It's the end of September and it's still in the mid 80s here! This is once again extremely annoying as my warm weather maternity clothing was NOT designed for my larger belly. All of my comfortable expandable pants are for colder weather. I don't know what I'm going to do if this weather lasts much longer. I'm heading to Target tonight. Maybe something will be on the clearance rack......

5. Many of my TV shows are getting ready to start their season premiers. Here's the thing- since many of them went off the air with the strike and didn't come back in the late spring, I kinda don't care. There are only a few that I can say I'm really looking forward to. The others I'm just going to TIVO and see if I'm still interested. On my short list of "still excited" shows: The Office, Grey's Anatomy, and Chuck.

6. I leaned forward on the couch and Maggie is now trying to stand on my leg. All four of hers on one of mine. She's getting so needy! I just kiss her on the head and tell her she's crazy.

7. You'll never guess who is still obsessively mowing their lawn??? *grin* You got it. And we keep mowing one day after her just to make her come out and mow again. MWAHAHAHAHAHA!

Long awaited....

I can't say I'm thrilled with this picture of me, I look too much like my dad's sisters in it....but at least it's a photo...


And just because it gives you some perspective on how my belly looks to me and because it's a funny picture....

I finally caved and created a Facebook page.

ps. I'm officially starting to get tired of being pregnant. I LOVE that M is active and that I'm reassured everything is okay...but I'm tired of not having many clothing options (I refuse to buy anything else that is meant for hot weather) and my stomach getting in the way of doing things, like BENDING OVER!

I Think She Nailed the Part