When I got home from work today I found out that my kitchen ceiling had been replastered and repainted. The fan is still going on my utility closet, and no new tiles, so I guess that wasn't dry enough yet. (Maybe it isn't helping that I keep turning the fan OFF before I go to bed - ya know, so I can Sleep!?)

65 days left. Work was okay today. My aide did come back, but only long enough to sort the 8 inch pile of graded papers that needed to be sent home. He was then summarily summoned to the prinipal's office and reprimanded for an incident that occurred on Wednesday morning. He was given today, and next week as well "off." Apparently they have asked one of our two substitute teachers to fill in for him next week. My aide is actually only with me for about two hours and 20 minutes a day (Reading and Math). The rest of the time he is shuffled around the school doing a mulitude of various jobs -starting at 6:30 a.m. with BeforeSchool Care. What will be really interesting is what will happen next week if any of our other teachers get sick. There's been a LOT of teacher absences due to sickness (either theirs, or their kids). With only two subs for 10 teachers +one secretary - and one of the subs being earmarked next week for my aide's position . . . well, it should prove to be very interesting.

My kids made their Valentine's Day bags today. I was happy to find that I still had more than enough of the plain brown lunch sacks, so didn't have to go the route of shoeboxes or (gulp) buying more bags. They all did a really good job. One of my second graders is amazingly gifted artistically. I'd love to see her work in 10 years or so if she keeps up with it.

I didn't spend anything today. Basically went straight home after work. While I was on the computer doing my daily routine, my cat "Monkey", jumped up on my lap with his rear in my face (as he's known to do) and to my horror and disgust I noticed the tell tale "rice" of tapeworms. Ugh! I called the vet to see if I could get in today, but no, the vets had all gone home for the day. So tomorrow morning bright and early I'll be heading off to the vets office doing some damage to my pocketbook. Then I'll be off to see my kids in their program. I guess I'll probably have to bite the bullet for some more flea meds, so he won't get the worms again.

Oh! Last night I watched one episode on my S*x and the City DVD - and found out that it WASN'T Season 2 - it was Season 6!!! I was wondering why I had no idea how they'd all gotten to the storylines in that show. I put it away right away once I figured it out - don't want to know too much about what happens in the last season! I also watched a couple episodes off of my Ally McBeal DVD. I think they aren't putting that out in Seasons, but that the two DVD's are a "Best Of." That really kind of stinks. I REALLY hope that they have at least ONE episode with Robert Downey, Jr. on it. I think that when he was on it as Ally's love interest, that the show was at it's best. If he wouldn't have gotten busted for drugs and could've stayed on, I bet the show would've surrivived another couple of years. The two eps I watched though, made me clearly remember WHY I loved that show so much.

Well, I need to do a trash run, fill up my dishwasher and run it, take a shower, and hit the hay a bit early tonight. No sleeping in for me tomorrow.

Spending Log:
Today: $0.00
No Spend Days: 8/12 (Actual/Goal)

Keeping It Frugal in Texas,
Laura