Venting a bit

On Wed, 26 Jan 2005 19:22:29 GMT, 'Kate wrote:

On Tue, 25 Jan 2005 03:40:03 GMT, Alex Nemeth
wrote:

On Fri, 21 Jan 2005 20:16:32 GMT, 'Kate wrote:



My younger daughter is 14. 14 year old girls are difficult.

It's been awhile, I'm glad my daughter was an angel, my son on the
other hand :-)


She's
been text messaging me between class breaks from school about her
headache...

Hummmm....... Between class breaks ( yours or hers ? ) huh...txt
messaging during classes??? Take her cell phone away.

heh.. *her* cell is in my nightstand. She took her brother's much to
my joy and surprise. Wasted a whole day like that.. text messaging.
That won't happen again. I have too soft a heart, that's for sure.


All the better to have

she wants a dr.'s appointment. I called. Her doc isn't in
today. I left a message for the doc on call. She can't go to that doc
because that doc doesn't take our insurance. I msg'd my daughter to
go to the nurse's office. "I don't want to walk that far." Holy
crap. She writes, "Is there any way you can pick me up?" My reply,
"Not unless you see the nurse". She's had too many absences already
this year.


Sounds like someone doesn't want to attend class any more.

You mean besides me?

What was that expression I heard from someplace......Oh yea..."That
too will pass"


I took her to the doc again today. She really is sick. The doc has her
out until Thursday.


Well at least it's a legit problem.

I get 16 child-free and class-free hours per week. I'm tired and it's
only the first week of school. I already have two essays for next
week and I have to co-lead a class discussion. There's a meeting of
the family therapy student association tonight. Tonight's a gym
night. I need the workout to clear my head and be around people who
are not other students. I'm not giving up gym time for a student
meeting.


Nothing like a good work out to clear the stresses of daily
life......Hummmm.....I should follow that advice myself.

I really need it too. The quit smoking weight gain ****ed me off. I
looked SO good before that. sigh Ah well.


Oddly enough that's one thing I never really started, tried it once
when I was about 8, that was enough for me.

You may laugh, but think about it afterwards......Try Ti-Chi and/or
Yoga for those stressful times. Years ago I used to used deep
relaxation techniques, sort of like a self-hypnosis. It was weird as
you could actually feel the stress go away. One of our new Admin.
Asst. is actually a Yoga Instructor ( just found this out yesterday )
so I'm going to see about lessons, or helpful hints.




Meanwhile...while waiting on phone calls and text messages I've
purchased a few of the books I need for class and managed to borrow a
few from the campus library. They reconfigured the parking on campus
recently and managed to make very inconvenient parking even more
inconvenient.


At least ( hopefully ) you don't have to pay for parking!!

Yeah... unfortunately we do. Our tuition is "rent controlled" more or
less but the fees are not. I pay $65 a year to park on a campus that
has no other access but car, bicycle, roller skates, or on foot. The
bus is a considerable distance away from the bayou building.


I'm lucky that I ride share, I only pay about $200.00/Yr for a central
campus permit that allows me to park next to my building. Without
the rideshare I'd be paying close to $700.00/Yr ( which I did for
about 8 yrs )




I don't have my essays written. I only have half of my assignment
schedule done. I want to go to sleep. I have no idea what the kids
are having for dinner tonight. Everything's a mess *again* and I
don't want to spend time cleaning when I have assignments due this
coming week. If I drop a class today, it will cut my workload by half
this semester.... can you believe that?

How bad do you need this classs?



One teacher thinks he's hot
**** or something and has to assign four times the work of any other
teacher (I have four classes again). He even said, "When I was in grad
school, we didn't have to write a research paper. I did all the work
to prepare it and got nothing from it. But I want you to get
something from this so I'm assigning a research paper." ****head that
he is.... he has a PhD from a very good university and this is a
little podunk city university and only a master's program. shaking
her head What a jerk.


You call 8,000 students a "podunk university" !!

smile There are a lot of part time and night students so it doesn't
look like 8,000 of us.


I found that number in the colleges annual report for 2004.

Snip a bit

chuckle Interesting enough a friend of mine, another single parent
and Grad student ( Who I've supported computer wise over the years )
, who just graduated in 2004 with a PhD in Human Development, was
telling me stories of a similar nature. I'd see her here working all
sorts of hours trying to get things written, tasks completed, and
still raise her daughter ( who's now a HS Senior ). Her favorite
expression was "Sleep...What's that? "

I can relate!

I'm not thanking my daughter today for giving me the crud that she
caught.

'Kate

"'Kate" wrote in message
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On Thu, 27 Jan 2005 19:24:06 GMT, "CME"
wrote:


I remember you saying something about a new man in your life but he's
achieved the official boyfriend title? lol Whooooa where have I been?

Christine

Mmm actually, no. I'm recycling an old BF. :-) Turns out I liked him
better and he volunteered.

'Kate

Oh really... sooo do tell, what's he like? I'm so happy to hear how well
you're doing.

Christine

"'Kate" wrote in message
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On Thu, 27 Jan 2005 19:24:06 GMT, "CME"
wrote:


I remember you saying something about a new man in your life but he's
achieved the official boyfriend title? lol Whooooa where have I been?

Christine

Mmm actually, no. I'm recycling an old BF. :-) Turns out I liked him
better and he volunteered.

'Kate



heh....that is the ticket!
V

--
"I have learned silence from the talkative; tolerance from the intolerant
and kindness from the unkind. I should not be ungrateful to those teachers"
Kahilil Gibran

"'Kate" wrote in message
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On Sat, 29 Jan 2005 08:27:31 GMT, "CME"
wrote:


Oh really... sooo do tell, what's he like?

Sexy as hell although he doesn't think he is, 34,

cradle robber :-)

6 ft 5 in, and a
computer tech. What I especially appreciate is that he listens to me
and lets me get things out with more patience than anyone I've ever
met. It is strange to be "given to", to not feel judged or as if I
have to do something to be noticed or gain his approval.

The thing is... the same stoppers that existed before haven't gone
away.. I'm just learning to enjoy what I have in the present and not
worry about what he needs or should be doing, what I should be doing
or where this is going. It is what it is.... if it's never more than
that, it's better than anything I've had in the past. Ramble ramble
ramble....

I'm so happy to hear how well you're doing.

I wouldn't say "well"... it's just not bad. No sense tempting fate.
:-)

'Kate

"'Kate" wrote in message
...
On Sat, 29 Jan 2005 08:27:31 GMT, "CME"
wrote:


Oh really... sooo do tell, what's he like?

Sexy as hell although he doesn't think he is, 34, 6 ft 5 in, and a
computer tech. What I especially appreciate is that he listens to me
and lets me get things out with more patience than anyone I've ever
met. It is strange to be "given to", to not feel judged or as if I
have to do something to be noticed or gain his approval.

The thing is... the same stoppers that existed before haven't gone
away.. I'm just learning to enjoy what I have in the present and not
worry about what he needs or should be doing, what I should be doing
or where this is going. It is what it is.... if it's never more than
that, it's better than anything I've had in the past. Ramble ramble
ramble....

I'm so happy to hear how well you're doing.

I wouldn't say "well"... it's just not bad. No sense tempting fate.
:-)

'Kate

Does he have a sexy Canadian brother?

Christine