Posted by cass on 12 May 2008 | Tagged as:
You recall I have mentioned before that I wanted a digital picture frame? Shots like these are why I need one! See, this is just a small sampling of the pictures we made yesterday after church. By the time I bought picture frames for all the ones that are frame-worthy, I could just buy a digiframe and be done with it. Because, let’s face it–I have gorgeous kids!
Posted by cass on 09 May 2008 | Tagged as:
When did the instrument of choice for math become a pen? Country has been using one for quite a while now, and man, she goes through the ink. I ought to buy stock Papermate pens, or at least buy them in bulk, ya know?
In other writing news, I invested in handwriting books for the rest of my students. I got tired of having to ask what they were “trying to write here?” It’s insane, I tell you, insane. Of course, I may have a hard row to hoe, since my own handwriting did not become acceptable until I was in my 30s.
Posted by cass on 08 May 2008 | Tagged as:
So, I am finally getting back in the swing of things. School is once again continuing apace, the house is coming back togehter, and I am able to blog again. I am just about over being sick. And today, DaBaby has explosive diarrhea and Batman stood up from his chair at lunch and engaged in a technicolor barf-o-rama. Literally one step from the table, ya’ll. I can’t win for losing, it seems. The fun stopped there, but I tell you, I am one step away from calling one of those cheap hotels, and taking a vakay. Sans sicko kids, natch.
Posted by cass on 07 May 2008 | Tagged as:
I’m sure it’s totally not going to shock you when I say health care cost are astronomical, and that the cost of insurance is likewise outrageous. Now, I do have some serious rants about the state of health care in this country, and how affordable health insurance ought to be a priority, nit just lip serviced, but this is not a political blog. I have one of those, but this is not it, therefore I will refrain from launching into a scathing attack…………opps, sorry. Got a little carried away, didn’t I?
Let’s get back to budgeting and health insurance. If you are not provided health insurance through your work, be sure to check in to the insurance offered by your state. Although adult health coverage is hard to obtain, the insurance for children is not, and the deductible and/or co-pay, is shockingly low. Eligibility depends on income and family size, but the amount you can make is more than you might think, up to $34,100 a year for a family of four, and that goes up as family size increases.
If you don’t qualify for that, check out other options. You can get health insurance quotes in your pajamas!
Posted by cass on 04 May 2008 | Tagged as:
Noisy head continues. Dirty clothes pile threatening to overtake the laundry nook. Crumbs being ground into the carpet. And don’t even think about looking at the toilets. Please send aspirin, detergent, Electrolux vacuums, and a maid. Umm, better make that 2 maids, there are a fair number of us! A cook would not be remiss, either, though that may be asking too much.
Posted by cass on 03 May 2008 | Tagged as:
Well, I didn’t end up in drug rehabilitation, but my head isn’t quite fixed either. The headache has backed off a bit, but my ear is still messed up. I have a lot of white noise in there all the time, and it is hard to here if there is a lot of background noise. Umm, ya’ll, I have 7 kids still at home. There is always background noise. Are you beginning to see the problem here?
Posted by cass on 28 Apr 2008 | Tagged as: Uncategorized
I have had a pounding headache twice today. It comes. And then it goes. No real rhyme or reason. And it hurts in a very painful sort of hurting way. Like.you know how the dentist drill sounds inside your head? It hurts like that. I’m almost willing to bet it’s a weird migraine. I can’t take my migraine meds right now though, not because I am afraid I’ll end up in drug rehab, but because they sometimes make me loopy, and I have miles to go before I sleep tonight.
Posted by cass on 23 Apr 2008 | Tagged as:
Can we stop a minute and just weigh the air? I tell you, right before it reains it gets so thick that my asthmatics can hardly breath. And that includes me!!! It seems we go straight from heat to air conditioning every year, just to keep the air dry enough to beathe! I wonder if air purifiers could do it any cheaper?? And I especially wonder if we will ever have 4 seasons again!
Posted by cass on 22 Apr 2008 | Tagged as:
We have been planning some back yard camping trips this spring, so we can be sire we are ready to go to a real campground later this summer. I realized a few days ago that we might have a small problem. See, we have nine folks here, and one 8 passenger van. None people need a lot of stuff to camp. Two coolers, huge tent, beaucoup sleeping bags, clothes, shoes, dishes, etc, etc, etc. We may need to buy a bus just to get us and our stuff to whereever we want to camp. If I have to buy a new vehicle, that like, way ups the price, ykwim?
Posted by cass on 18 Apr 2008 | Tagged as:
Today may be the day. I am nearing the end of a massive day, and this may be the day where I cross all the items off my list. My mind is just boggling. I’ve tried any number of time management plans in my life, but today, I went with a small old-fashioned timer. In increments of 45 and 15 minutes, I have moved through this day like a knife through butter, including a trip to the library AND 2 instances of company. When the timer goes off, I move on to the next task. It works. Just like budget software deals with money, the timer allots my time. Ding! Time to move on.
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