Last night after I got off the computer, I got into a cleaning spree that lasted about two hours. It started with just *one* thing, whichof course led to another and another. I didn't drop into bed till nearly midnight! Of course by then my pulse was pumping, and it took me forever to get to sleep. So, my alarm goes off this morning and I have an awful time getting up. I finally manage to get up, but am still feeling yucky and just not up to exercising, so I skip it.

The morning at school was okay. The afternoon was NOT okay - let me just say it again, I HATE SOCIAL STUDIES!!! It wasn't even M this time, he was actually pretty good today. It was 4 of the other 5 boys, and one of my first grade girls! We have SS right before P.E. so I made them run laps until they looked like they couldn't run anymore. Must have worked, becuase for Science they were much more well behaved. Only two more SS periods left! TG!

By the end of the school day I was feeling more and more miserable, and my chest was feeling tight - though that may have been from stress during SS. So, anyway, I decided to go ahead and go to the doctors. The wait wasn't too bad, and I had a good book with me. It was a little weird getting asked some of the routine nurse type questions by a MALE nurse - especially a *CUTE* one. The doctor checked me out and told me my lungs were clear, and she didn't think I had a sinus infection (which is what I thought) but it was probably just my allergies going haywire. So I ended up getting an allergy shot (my first one ever) by the MALE nurse -- on my hip!! I also got a couple other medicines I had to pick up at Wal-greens. That was probably the fastest time I ever got my prescriptions in before! I'm feeling much better now, so I think the meds are working.

While I was at the doctor's office, my dad called me. He still hadn't looked at any apartments. Eh. He told me he'd be here tomorrow afternoon, and that he has a dentist appointment in the morning just a bit north of here. He asked me if I had entered the numbers in his phone for him like he asked. I told him I hadn't - kind of like he hasn't done very much at all with looking for a new place! (no, I didn't say the later to him, I'm not stupid!)

I got a phone call from a former colleague of mine, and friend who got married last July 4th in CA. She's teaching K at the same school as my former mentor teacher from when I was teaching in CA. We had a good little chat. I felt kind of bad since I hadn't called her or emailed her like I had said I would when I saw her at Christmas. Too much life going on I guess.

Later, I got a call from one of my colleagues asking for my former aides number. After I gave it to him, I asked him if he and his wife were planning on going on the SS camping trip. He said if it was up to him, he would, but wasn't sure if his wife would want to go. I asked him if he thought he and/or the others who might be willing to help me get moved out would prefer Friday or Sunday. He thought Friday would be a better day, especially if the others might be going camping that weekend.

I got a couple of emails from Scott today. He emailed me once during a class break. How sweet. One thing he said in his last email could be taken in a couple of different ways (none bad). Guess I'll have to wait less than 3 weeks to find out!

I got an email from the apartment locator person. Her name is Cathy. She sounds like a nice person (from her email at least). I had to answer some questions to help her narrow her search down. I hope this proves fruitful.

I had two kids make orders for Scholastic Books today. Unfortunately, I forgot to bring the catalogs with all the various codes home with me, so will have to wait till tomorrow to put in the order. Hopefully it will come in time.

Daily Goals:
1. Exercise: nope, none
2. Water: some, most of a liter
3. Food: didn't eat much for supper, but got home close to 7, so did have to eat after 7.

Spending Log:
Doctor's: $36.21 (co-pay + account balance from last visit in Jan -after insurance amt)
Wal-greens: $26.13 (2 meds)

Keeping It Frugal in Texas,
Laura