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The end of a great, lazy weekend. I wish I had more of those. My hubby and I ended it with a celebration of our upcoming birthdays: we went to The Keg Restaurant. It helps when we get birthday coupons for a 10 oz. prime rib dinner. Of course, we had to upgrade. It’s not often we get to go out on a date AND have money in the bank. This is one of the few times when I really enjoy my birthday. I’ve signed up with so many companies that I get free food: dinners, burgers, or desserts. Mmmm…

Today was beautiful. The weather finally felt like spring on the verge of summer; a cozy 70+ degree weather. I had a hard time getting back into a working mindset after lunch. I have to do it again tomorrow.

My brain does some weird things. For instance, during my shower, I somehow managed to think about the abolition of slavery, and I knew that Mississippi never ratified the Amendment. Why did this all of a sudden interest? I HAVE NO IDEA!! Again, DURING MY SHOWER! Then, curiosity got the better of me and I looked up the amendment. Turns out that Mississippi ratified the Amendment in 1995, but never notified the US Archivist so therefore, the ratification is not official. Again, this started DURING MY SHOWER! I swear, my brain goes to the weirdest places, especially during my shower. What’s worse is,  it doesn’t seem like my brain turns off.

I can’t wait for tomorrow to end. Another weekend and the ability to sleep in both days. I hope it stays sunny.

Tax Day! Thankfully, I got mine done last Friday. It took me a while to figure out some items, but I think I got everything in there. I get to have some come back. Yea! Otherwise, I don’t have much to say… mainly because I’m to tired to think. I think I’ll turn in early. Well, earlier than midnight.

Yesterday, I had to sub for one of my mother-in-laws friends for “Slide-Ass Gin.” I’ve done this quite a few times before, so I think I’m a permanent sub. We got home after 9p and I wasn’t much in the mood of attending the computer. I managed to get to bed by 10:30-ish, yet didn’t get to sleep for another hour. Typical.

I had a good Easter weekend. It was somewhat lazy and not frantic at all. The kids had their Easter egg hunt Saturday afternoon right before the rain started. Sunday was pouring down rain and wind. We all had Easter dinner at Jackie’s (my mother-in-law). The only thing I really had to get done was the laundry. No testing, able to sleep in. Isn’t that what every weekend should be like?

At work, I have a new work-study student. The last two days were to get me caught up in filing, which she managed to accomplish. It took two days – 4 hours per day. That’s a lot of filing! Maybe I’ll be able to get a few things done now, or have her help organize my desk area.

I finally finished my taxes! This day started kinda rough with a bunch of “you can no longer do ___.” It didn’t get much better throughout the day. But at least it was Friday, it was payday, and the kids will go Easter egg hunting tomorrow. The highlight to end the day was to actually get my hubby to sit with me and review everything I entered on our tax return all the way through to submission. Time to have a good night’s sleep and sleep in tomorrow – which is actually today.

L was on his own today. Grandma put him on the bus and said he, of course, cried. The teacher wrote a note back to us saying that he had a good day at school; he cried for only 10 minutes! V was nice enough to let him play with her iTouch when they got home. The little stinker is really good with it. He’s figured out how to go from app to app and to press “OK” when a window pops up. I have a feeling he’s going to be a computer geek, a gadget geek, or all around high-techie.

Me, I had to return to work full time. My boss is so glad. My friend Christine was worried I’d found another job and didn’t tell her. As if I could afford to leave.

I’m almost done with our taxes and hope to complete it by this weekend. Considering the 15th is next Wednesday, I kinda have to!

L had his first ride on the big yellow limo today. He had a meltdown getting on the bus, but according to the bus driver, he fell asleep the last 10 minutes to school. It sounds like his ride home was much better. I didn’t get to grandma’s house in time, but it sounds like he had a good ride home and was laughing, so no nap. Some background info: the bus that picked him up was late. Apparently, they forgot him. Then they told me his paperwork didn’t say he needed a car seat. I spoke to the teacher and she was upset at that information considering she sent that information to Transportation three weeks ago and they lost it. At least the bus drivers know. I hope tomorrow is uneventful since I won’t be there. It’ll all be up to grandma. I think I’m developing separation anxiety.

L’s second day at school was better than yesterday; he was very excited to go today. Grandma said he waved to Vanessa when she got on the bus and was eager to go when I came to take him to school. When I picked him up to take home, he wanted to ride the bus and was quite upset when he couldn’t go on. Other than that, the teacher said he went down the slide and had a smile on his face.  Thankfully, I got a call from transportation and he is now scheduled. A bus will pick him up 20 minutes before school starts and will drop him off about an hour after school ends. This is because of all the students that attend the school, both ECEAP and special ed preschool. At least he’ll get a nap.

My son started special ed preschool today. So what do I do to prepare? Nothing, just make sure I work half days all week. I had to do the same with my daughter 12 years ago and just like last time, transportation messed up. They thought he was in the ECEAP program and they don’t have busses in our area in the afternoon. Well, one phone call to the teacher and she was mad, livid, and generally not a happy camper. L is special ed not ECEAP; therefore, he gets transportation round trip from home to school – just like his older sister does. Some things never change. Hopefully, this will be resolved within a couple of days.

L is in the afternoon session which goes 12:30p-3:10p. It was a beautiful sunny spring day when I dropped him off, and as predicted he had a total meltdown – totally expected. When I came to pick him up, I could hear him start to cry. I didn’t get to have much conversation with the teachers, but it sounds like I guess he didn’t have too tough a time at school.  I can’t wait for him to start riding the bus. That ought to be a fun time for the bus driver.

I had to wake up extra early to get everything ready for testing today. I had to go around and post signs, get the testing material, and take everything back. I posted signs, but I didn’t notice Jon’s note where to place the signs until I took out the testing material. Oops. People still made it to the correct building and almost on time. I couldn’t find my name badge to let me into the student center to get the test materials. My twerper of a son had taken that out of my purse when he tries to get my iPod. But all in all, it was a good day. I came home, ate, and crashed for a couple hours. Didn’t sleep, but got to relax.