Busy day at Norwood High School

Hi ladies, I hope everyone is well. I have been getting a few hours overtime at work because we are swamped. It is my job to process the free and reduced applications for meals. Last year we processed about 840 applications. So far I have gotten almost 300 entered into the computer. I only have 540 to go woo hoo. No, actually I am all caught up thanks to staying later at work and working on them. So far I have processed all that we have received, but that won't last. Some families wait until the last minute to send their app in. They are due by Sept. 30th. On Sept. 29th I will probaly have to stay all night processing the other 540 applications. We have been getting some in everyday so hopefully it won't be that bad. Work is going pretty well.

I will be starting my second job on Sept. 9th. Last year I worked Tuesday and Thursday nights for just a few weeks, then went down to working just Tuesdays for cooking classes with Middle School students. I applied for an after school job for every night of the week this year. I haven't heard from the job at Williams Elementary yet. That will be my Monday, Weds. and Friday after school job if I get it. (Thursday also if I am not needed two nights a week with the Middle School students.) I will be the instructor for card making and cooking class at Williams, hopefully.

I hope you don't mind me talking about my job, I don't have kids at home like everyone else.

I have to go, I hear the garlic breadsticks calling my name. They smell great!!! Yum, yum.

ODE TO SIGMUND (Siggy)

I received Amanda's picture of Sigmund, thank you very much Amanda. It looks just like him. But it got me thinking about him, sniff sniff, and I felt compelled to write this:

ODE TO SIGGY

I'm feeling empty, lonely and sad,

I miss my Sigmoid Colon man.

He had a place inside my gut,

Until my insides they did cut.

Poor Siggy has been thrown away,

Upon the dumpster floor he lay,

Until the trashman took him away.

He was taken on top a hill,

To the stinky, dirty, landfill.

He didn't deserve a fate like that ,

Where he will attract bugs, flies, and rats.

They will feast upon his skin,

And all his innards, from within.

How could I have done such a thing,

To someone that was part of me.

hummm......

You know, as I take time to reflect,

I remember my life was nearly wrecked.

Because of you I was in pain,

Sometimes I thought I'd go insane.

I change my mind I don't feel bad,

Not even a little tiny bit sad.

So, heres to you my Sigmoid Colon,

I got rid of you because you were swollen.

I'M BACK!!!!

Hi everyone, I know it has been a long time, sorry. We are very busy at work getting ready for the school year. Our students start back this Tuesday. I am not quite ready yet, I will be extremely busy Monday. We have a district breakfast for all staff on Monday morning. They cater it in so the cafeteria staff can sit and enjoy the breakfast with everyone else. After that it is back to work preparing for the students the next day. I'm sure I will have to work past my regular 7 hour day to get it all done on Monday.

I am feeling fine. I am so glad that I am back to feeling like me again. It took a while but I made it. My body finally feels normal, no more pain and everything in it is working great. Somethings are working overtime like my appetite. I have been so hungry lately. I can't get enough to eat. I don't know what in the world that is all about but I don't like it.

I love the fact that Ryan is so in love with animals. I am at their house, dog, cat, lizzard and catepillar sitting. Well, the catepillars bit the dust but I have kept everything else alive. That is pretty good. Anyway, I was going to work on Weds. and I saw a doe on their street just a few houses down. Yesterday I saw a doe and her two fawns. I was thrilled because I knew that Ryan would be happy to hear that I saw them. I sat and watched them for a few minutes too. I called today and told him and as I thought he loved it. I hae talked to him about his occupation when he grows up. We have decided that he is going to be either a zoo keeper or (I love this one) that he is going to catch poachers. I thought that was so cute that he wanted to stop people from killing innocent animals for coats or their tusks or whatever they do with them. I am glad that at this age he is so passionate about something important. (Unlike his dad who wanted to be a stranger when he grew up.) The only problem is, that poachers usually don't live in the United States, I haven't seen anyone trying to capture squirrels lately, they would make itchy coats. But that is a long way off! Since Sammy wants to be a Jesus teacher, Ryan can catch the poachers and Sammy can teach them about Jesus, I like that plan.

I will try to write more often from now on.