The Perfect Post

I just noticed the date of my last post.  I...just...didn't see it until now?

Ok, I avoided looking until now.  Why, you ask?  Because I want to write the perfect post, of course.  You know.  The side-splitting, laughter inducing sentences with a contemplative undertone. 

Problem is, those just don't come out of my little (big) mouth...nor are they formed from the tiny keys overwhelmed by the pressure by my fingers.  Bumm-er. 

So, instead of prolific prose or giggly zingers, I'm going to make a to-do list for this week.  How many of you make to-do lists?  I make them, and then I realize everything I left off of them.  Then I make a new one.  Then I forget where I placed both of them (old-timers strikes again).

Here's my list for the weekend (that is, until Tuesday because that's when I'm actually required to wear clothing that half-way matches as I speak coherently (hahahaha) in front of 40-some college freshmen.

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1. Rework syllabi calendars--obviously, I thought I had no life when I planned the originals.  Oh, wait.  I don't. Ok, maybe I just want to sleep more.
2. Grade essays.  Grade essays.  Grade essays. 
3. Wash, iron, hang, & tag clothing/toys for a kids' sale. 
4. Call about a couple more job opportunities (how many others can I infect with my grammar par-tic-u-larities?)
5. Write some lesson plans.  Yep, I actually write this stuff down before it spews out of my mouth.  
6. Clean the bathroom.  I'm waiting on my gas mask and commercial-grade plastic suit to come in, which is a perfectly good excuse for shutting the door and ignoring what may be growing inside (ewwwwwww).  
7. Re-design my daughters' doll house before they redecorate the entire thing with colored markers, tiny pieces of toilet paper, and chewed-up straws.  As we all know, one person's trash is my daughters' treasure.  

What's on your to-do list this week?  

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MIA

Yes, I've been MIA for a few days, so here's a brief run-down on the low-down (or whatever)...

Can I just say, I teaching?  I spent so many years doing jobs I coulnd't wait to leave, so I'm still in shock that I've found something I really, honestly enjoy!  Ok, so not all my classes are the greatest, but I had another really great class tonight and I glided to the parking lot on an adrenaline rush after it was over. 

On the sleeping front, the little gals have been a bit better in bed--perhaps first-week-of-school jitters has worn off a little?  On my next problem front, Ms. Snugglebug is having issues with the truth, as in, she doesn't like telling it.  While I was away tonight, she drew with pink marker all around her mouth and told my mom, "Nooooo.  I didn't do it."  And yet, it was all over her hands.  My mom's reaction?  I think she had difficulty containing the giggles. 

Oh, before I end this "life in brief,"  I have to tell you about the giveaway on Allison's site.  To celebrate 400 posts, she is giving away several skeins of yarn...woot woot.  Definitely check it out!