Schools

Today I am subbing and even though this is a 4 day work week, I am working only my second day this week. I wanted to work all days but Tuesday. There was a large storm expected on Tuesday that was supposed to show up on Monday night then storm all week. This storm came late ( Tuesday night ) then was over. Where we live, we got between 8 and 10 inches. The wind was gusting
causing drifts. Due to the weather, I chose not to work on Tuesday. I got no job offers for Thursday.

This week I was asked to sub for a teacher having surgery. This job will be around a month. I have been asked to get a loaner laptop so I can do his grades and file reports. For the time he is gone, I will be their teacher on record with all abilities.  It does bug me that the guy I will be subbing for has a math add on and has only passed one CSET.  I have passed two but I do not have a credential so I can not have my own class.  I take all classes seriously.  I love the students as if they were my own and try to do my best for them.  I just get annoyed at the politics of the schools.  I was told today that I should not take a job in Clovis but one in Fresno or Tulare.  The reason I was told to join them is that they have a union and I need a union in order to keep my job.  The premise of that statement is what I am arguing with.  I have a huge problem with unions who take the money of people who are forced to join the union for the job.  I do want nothing to do with a union.  NOTHING

I do understand that some people love their unions.  I am a child of union leader who devoted his life to union and not his family.  I was neglected so he could go remote locations for the union for further training.  This is one of the fights I remember between my mom and dad.  Dad wanted to go somewhere and mom did not want him to go.  She wanted more of him also.  When he was traveling, he was too hard to find for his wife and children.  That was before cell phones but I do not think you can be 100% committed to union, to your family and job.  OKAY rant over.

One day I will find my dream job in a school or home schooling my own children.  I keep hoping for a better future.  One day either it come or I will be in heaven saying life sucks for you.

Life

I was off yesterday (Thursday) and should have gotten the wife of the year award. I washed the sheets, bought dog food, made and ate lunch, took the dog for a walk, made the bed, then made and ate dinner, did dishes, then made coffee creamer. Then I caught up with Hulu tv while knitting with a loom. I also cleaned up the guest bathroom.
I also want to give hubby of the year award to my man. Yesterday he took down the trash and got rid of it. Today he is home with our dog. I do hope the dog has food and water when I get home. The hubby has frozen foods which he will microwave.  Well when I got home (it is later) the dog was out of food. Yet he did go go outside to go to the bathroom.
Now to make dinner for both of us and relax for the night.

Today is Presidents Day, it has been a holiday for both of us.   In honor of it being presidents day, I want to direct your attention to learning for a few.  This page http://www.enchantedlearning.com/history/us/pres/list.shtml
gives you a list of all the presidents and vice presidents past.  It is kind of cool to look at and know the past. It is my little shout out to the past presidents.  That is the reason for this holiday I think.

Today I slept in and went grocery shopping.  I also did the laundry and hung the clothes.  I walked the dog to the mailboxes and then back home.  I am making re-fried beans again, they are cooling now so I can blend them up.  I plan on making granola bars for breakfasts next week and mixing up hot chocolate for drinking here.  Busy day but much is done.

I have not done my bible study yet this week but it is something I want to finish.  There is two storms heading this week next week.  It is to rain/snow tonight, Tuesday and night, Wednesday, calm Wednesday night, chance again, Thursday, Thursday night, Friday, Saturday, Saturday night, then next Sunday is to be calm again.  I hope we get some "real" snow.  We have not had a foot or more this year yet.  We need more snow.  I know it is becoming cold again up here but will this series of storms be wet enough to make much snow.  This year has been too dry which means a tough fire season.  I would rather have the wet.  Hope this is the week it happens.
Signing off to get work done around here.

Tuesday

So today was busy even though I only worked half a day.  Today I went to the day bible study group.  It was nice to see my day friends again, but I end up missing my night friends.  I guess I can not have it all, but I do want it all.  Then I went to school and dealt with a loud class who was more rude than needed.  I do understand that I subbed for a man and those who have become used to the men teaching often can not handle the women leading.  It often does not matter if we know as much or more than the teachers.  The students do not respect substitute teachers.  I find that irritating.

This is what I made for dinner tonight.  I call it my easy button.  I prefer to make stuff from scratch but I do like Near East as an answer for a busy day and no time to plan.  I want to make more from scratch, but time sometimes is not in my favor.  Today is one of those days.  I should have planned better yesterday, but I was not feeling well so that did not happen.
So far this week is not going as I planned it, maybe it is time to give it all to God but right now I do not want to do that.  Please God help me get there.  It is now late and I want sleep so I will post this and hope no one hates me for what I said tomorrow.

Today is Saturday and I was supposed to be in town around 3 hours ago.  Hubby gave me a hard time since he wanted to sleep in.  He did not want to be in town that early.  I said we will decide this morning.  We were up in time and I began making us breakfast.  During the time breakfast was cooking, he got a page to go to a structure fire.  He has been gone almost 4 hours already on this fire.  I still need to get to town today but things like this make me realize that I am not in charge of my own life.  I am hungry and annoyed but he is off with the only car we have.  I am stuck until he returns.
I did work this week every day.  One of the days was a 1/2 day which he got mad at me for taking.  I only took the job they offered.  The other days were all full days.  I am so looking forward to a three day weekend.  It is great that schools take off two Mondays in a row.  On one hand, I enjoy the day off and get some stuff done at home.  On the other hand, I do not earn money when the schools are not in session.  Since we are in February, it is now time that I must "hide" money so we can make it in Summer.  Even though there is snow out here, I must plan ahead.