BIRD BRAIN !

I had a blast at the zoo!! The weather was great and the kids were very good except when we lost one, twice. Oh don't worry, although we felt like leaving her there, we didn't. We found her. The best part of the zoo was Sonya getting attacked by birds. They landed on her head and then on her shoulder. The look on her face was priceless. These birds are inside a huge walk in cage free to fly all throughout the cage. We bought some nectar to feed to the birds and we found out the hard way that it DOES attract the birds!!!! She tried to be brave but she just couldn't stand it. I laughed so hard. Also, one bird bit her. I thought she was going to kill that bird. She was DONE after that, she wanted to get out of that cage. I didn't love the birds landing on me either but I did ok. Their claws can hurt when they stand on your tender shoulders. They were bitting our hair, chewing on our hair barretts and pecked our heads, ears and everything. I think Sonya had 3 birds at one time land on her. At one point she started scraming, get them off of me. I wish we had had a camera. She was really funny. I laughed really hard. When they landed on me I kept saying oh my, oh my, oh oh, another one is on my head. They are hard to get out of your hair too. If one had pooped on me, that is what worried me, I think I would have died, actually the bird may have died. We didn't feed all the nectar to the birds, we put the cup on the bench and left. What a weird experience. I don't think I will ever go back inside that cage, I KNOW Sonya won't. She was traumatized. Has anyone ever seen the movie BIRDS by Alfred Hitchcock? Well, that is what it felt like.

Sonya, Lura asked me to ask you about the poem you wrote about her when she got her butt cut. I can just imagine. Please post that poem when you get the chance.

Well, I started my second job tonight. The students seemed pretty good. I had 10 students and turned down 5 more. I just can't keep track of 15 students. It is hard enough with 10. Lynda was supposed to be with me but she had a doctors appointment and couldn't help tonight. I hope these students stay as calm and nice as they seemed tonight. I have 7 students scheduled for Thursday night. We'll see how that goes.

I have the perfect gift for Sonya for Christmas, a bird.

EATING AND SHOPPING, MY KIND OF LABOR DAY!!!

Hi everyone, I hope all is well. I had a great, long, week end. I went to our church camp, Fri night, all day Saturday, and Sunday. We had a wonderful time. I went with Ted and Joy and other memebers of our church. I really enjoyed myself. I came away feeling so blessed and wonderful. Some of it was like a revival and the rest of the time was just fun. We ate, sang songs, laughed, had a carnival, the kids got to swim, we ate, and really enjoyed ourselves. Did I mention we ate? The Boston Cream Pie was really good. I should visit Boston some time, they have good pie. I would like to thank the person that invented chocolate and custard together, genius! Then on Sunday evening I went to Cheryl's and stayed all night. On Monday afternoon we went to her dad's, my ex-husbands house. He and his wife were having a huge yardsale, I got some good bargains. I wore a cute pewter bracelet to work today with a little red heart on it. It matched my outfit just great. It was $2.00. I bought another bracelet with turquoise, and black small blocks on it, pewter also. That is for me too. I may have to go buy an outfit to match it because I really like the bracelet. I bought a lot of pens and a few things for a couple of friends. I bought the cutest cross shaped pins that were red, white and blue, ADORABLE!!! I wore one to work today also. It matched too. It was a very good week end except that I didn't get to see Sammy and Sawyer. I will see them this coming Friday night though. I am staying all night with them and we are going to the zoo on Saturday.

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.

Hi everyone, I hope all of you are welll. I am at Cheryl and Kevin's watching the dogs and cat and 4 lizzards. I thought there was going to be a storm earlier but thank God it passed over. They lose their electric a lot here and when it started to thunder I ran and got the storm kit thing. It is a flashlight, radio, alarm thing that they keep plugged in for when the electric goes off. I didn't need it so I am happy. But I am not going to put it away yet. There are times when they have been in the dark for hours.
Ryan called about 15 mintues ago to say that they will be home around 9:00 pm. They went to Michigan. They left Thursday morning and I got here Thursday afternoon. Everyone has behaved so far. Before I left for work on Friday Morning I got both dogs together and warned them both not to poop in the cage or in the house, I was very stern. Well, it worked because the house was just as I left it when I got home.
I am feeling better everyday. It has been a much slower recovery then I expected. The last surgery I had was 18 or 19 years ago and I went back sooner to work then the doctor thought I would because I bounced back so quickly. I guess I expected that kind of recovery but I am about 19 years older and about 50 lbs heavier then I was then. The surgery was 4 weeks ago Thursday so I should start running around here like a crazy woman soon. I haven't done a thing and I do mean not a thing. The doctor told me not to lift anything or do anything. He said not to push a vaccum or do any housework or lift anything and I haven't. (Please don't visit my apartment until AFTER I am fully recovered.) I just went to the grocery store for the first time on Thursday and was very careful not to carry too much. There was actually no need to go except for perishables, Sonya really hooked me up with groceries. Well, I am almost at the end of those groceries so I bought just a few on Thursday. And until I am comfortable with lifting that is how I am going to buy them.

I start back to work for the shcool year on August 11th. The students start back to school on August 19th. The teachers and other employees start back on August 18th. August 18th is when the REAL work starts. I have to be 100% by then. My job during the school year is very busy and intense. I have just a few weeks to get myself together. I will do it, I am getting there.
My main problem is that I tire out so easily. I have been going home from work and doing nothing but getting ready to go to bed. I can't wait until I get my energy back.

Well, it is almost 9:00 and the Weidenwebers just got home so I need to go talk to them.
Keep me in your prayers and I will pray for all of you.
Debby

FIRST DAY BACK TO WORK!!!!

Well, I did it, I put in one whole day of work after not working at all for 2 1/2 weeks. Not only did I not go to work for that long but I did NOTHING while off work. Do you know how hard it is to go back to work and actually WORK all day after resting every 2 hours, sometimes not even that long inbetween, for 2 1/2 weeks? Around 11:30 this moring I was talking to my boss and I yawned right in her face. I said, oh excuse me but this is my nap time, you are keeping me up. She laughed. I am very tired but I made it through the day!!! My stomach is still very sore from the dreaded food poisioning. I only ate soup for lunch, I couldn't handle anything heavier.
I think I will go to bed early tonight. Do you think 4:00 pm is too early?????????