Brain dump

There is so much going on in our lives right now with the upcoming move and the beginning of school that I have completely neglected my blog. Not only have I not even thought much about writing posts, but I haven't been reading other blogs either--which is something I usually enjoy doing on a daily basis. And I am just tired. I've even been in bed at 9 twice this week, which is crazy because I am usually up pretty late. I don't have much motivation to write posts that take some time to craft, so here are the things that I've been thinking about lately.

1. I love school uniforms. Love them. Jenna won't have to wear uniforms in Orchard Park and I will miss that.

2. I have let my hair grow out to be its natural color. I really, really want to highlight it and go lighter again. But that's a lot of work and money. I like the natural thing. I just wish the natural thing were still blonde.

3. The whole issue of Rep. Joe Wilson yelling out "You lie" during Pres. Obama's speech irritates me. Who does he think he is to think that is acceptable? And who are the people who are contributing to his website? Seriously, he's made a ton of money on this thing. Being outwardly rude to our president, whether you agree with Wilson or not, is not acceptable. And he shouldn't be rewarded for it.

4. I really want Ed and Jillian (from the Bachelorette) to make it. Shallow and silly, I know. But I hope they survive.

5. I really wish the toilets in my house would be flushed every single time they are used. There are a couple of redheads who do not understand this concept, or are too lazy to do it.

6. I love the fact that Obama called Kanye West a jackass. Obama was 100% correct.

7. I don't know where we are going to live when we get to Orchard Park. I don't know for sure yet if we are going to live in an apt. or a house. And the fact that I don't have an address to give to the moving company really irritates me. We're working on all of this though.

8. Leaving CA will be hard. But at the same time I am excited for the future. I sometimes feel guilty about that excitement, but I've learned that feeling the grief of leaving and the excitement of what's ahead is normal. It's not easy to feel both at the same time though.

9. There have been a few extremely supportive and loving people in our midst throughout this call process and I am very, very grateful for them.

10. I am so ready to be done with work. Especially after I had to lock my classroom doors in fear of one of my students being jumped by a rival gang one day. Awesome:)

There you have it:)