Perfection in Paper

I have a big, huge, overwhelming story to tell you all, but I'm too exhausted to start it.

Let me sum up.

91 year old great-aunt.

No children.

Single.

Now in assisted living.

Serious collector.

Wonderful taste.

Packed house.

3 weeks of family work.

3 days of estate sale in the house, and yard sale in the back.

Day 1 is done and I'm worn slick out.

But this made it worth it.Two of my favorite things.

In one book!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Anyone want to come over for Pickled Oysters???

No? How about Broiled Fish a la McKinley?

(Since the girl is halfway through 24 straight days of steroids, she thought that sounded good. Well, she thinks anything sounds good.)

I recently joined a book club. Is it a problem that I only read cookbooks?

I better ask.

Just Another Excuse

I love you all. More than my luggage as PW would say. And I know I'm ignoring you all. And you have my sincerest apologies. If I could put everything aside and blog I would. But until Saturday evening I am involved in the garage sale to end all garage sales. (Pictures to come of course)

So until then, remember I love you. And sometimes love means having to say, "That fruitcake crazed mom needs to keep her big yap shut and quit over committing herself!"

It's okay. I can handle it.

See you all soon. Well...you know what I mean:c)

Why I Am Stressed

What I'm currently working on:

*Tickets sales for the All School Musical which starts Thursday
*Fielding up to 20 calls a day from people who don't want to go buy tickets on the days they are being sold
*Having two children in the musical
*Doing hair and makeup for both girls Tuesday through Saturday because the makeup person is scary and mean and consistently late
*Taking pictures at all the dress rehearsals to sell on show nights
*Editing the 3000 pictures I've already taken to choose 100 to have printed and put on cds
*Heading up the 5th grade promotion for 107 students. I send out e-mails, notes, hold meetings, handle all the money, and coordinate all the days events and the parent volunteers
*Working on a fundraising auction. I have to describe each of 100+ items to create a program from.
*Running a 5k this Sunday
*Fundraising $3500 for a half marathon in October
*Having a garage sale Thursday-Saturday. I'm selling our things to raise the $1000 needed to buy pool paint and selling donated items to go toward my fundraising.
*Pricing all the stuff that wonderful friends and family have given me to sell. I haven't seen my 200 square foot patio in three weeks because of all the stuff.
*Healing! I am still having a lot of foot pain but only because I can't take any time off to heal!
*Getting costumes together for Book Character Day this Friday. Why oh why would they have this the week of the musical and the week before state testing?
*Staying calm and organized. I'm really trying.

Things I'm not currently working on:

*Working out. I ran Monday and rode the bike yesterday but can't fit it in again until the 5k Sunday.
*Cooking. After making 9 dozen cookies (for a dress rehearsal) and 3 loaves of bread Monday I haven't been home a night all week to make dinner.
*Cleaning. I am working on laundry because apparently the people I live with need clean undies. But the rest of the house is in shambles.
*Calorie counting. I have given up hope on that until Monday. My birthday is Friday so I have just decided to celebrate my birthday all week. I've been good, but I haven't counted.
*Staying calm and organized. I don't think I'm doing a good enough job.

Wow. Seeing it all there typed out makes it

PSA

We apologize for the inconvenience, but this blog is being ignored by the writer
who can not keep her big yap shut and keeps saying 'Of course, yes' when she should answer with a big fat, 'NO'!

You've Been Warned

We are blessed at our school to have a wonder, amazing, awesome choir teacher for K-6th grades. She is also a friend of mine and we attend church together and are in the same Sunday school class. I love her. It's that time of year though when she is over committed. With two honor choirs and over 50 students involved she spends a lot of time at school after hours. McKinley and Kennedy have three practices a week from 3-4. After these choirs are over it's time for the All School Musical. She puts in many long hours for that.

Reagan and I really enjoy staying for the practices. The students singing are the best at the school so it's a really good sound coming out of them! I had to run in her office to borrow something recently and saw this.I love it!

Since I am going to be out of town five of the next nine days because of choirs, I can understand perfectly!

I hear the violins...

We live 5 blocks from the girls school. Some people drive over 20 minutes just to get there so I really don't feel like I can complain.

But if you've read this blog long enough, you know I'm going to!

Kennedy has to be there before 7:40 because she has a job walking the preschoolers to their rooms.

Reagan can't be there before 7:45 or she'd have to go sit in the cafeteria.

School starts at 8 for elementary but 8:05 for middle school.

When the weather was still nice all of this prevented us from walking in the mornings.

All that gibberish to say, I have to make two trips each morning. Now, I know you all are thinking, but only 5 blocks.

Cue the violins.

But let me 'splain!

Since our school system doesn't have school buses about 90% of the students are driven to school. And our school is pre-k to seniors all in two buildings in 4 blocks so that's a lot of cars. Over 1500 students that all have to be there between 8 and 8:05.

It is hard work to get them there!

So, I bet no one feels sorry for me, but I got it off my chest and I feel better:c)

Make me realize how easy I have it. Share your school drop off procedure.

I'd love to hear how you all do it!

I Might Have A Problem

Think I'm stressed?

And sleep deprived?
Yep. I'm living up to the whole 'crazed mom' thing that started this blog.

Stay tuned for details.

If I survive.

And if someone could come peel me off the ceiling I would appreciate it.