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Sunday, October 28, 2007
Monday, October 22, 2007
moving day!
today is a very big day for the folks--moving day! after over 23 years in beautiful estes park, colorado, the sunny mountain oasis where much of my formative years occurred, my parents have made the very big decision to move off of the mountain, leave the bears and bobcats behind, and make a new life for themselves about 45 minutes down the canyon. eventually they will call loveland, colorado, their home...for now, a little town between loveland and denver is where they'll lay down stakes until they find the perfect dream home.
i'm excited for them, even though my mom is totally nervous, to be sure--she's not a fan of change and if it were up to her, we'd probably still be living on andrew's avenue (yep, now you get the name) in detroit lakes, minnesota, the place where i was born (to everyone's joy and amazement, i'm sure) a mere thirty-*ahem* years ago. but no, she married the traveling nomad, and so about eight or nine homes later, starting anew. i'm excited for them.
there are things i and they will miss--as mentioned before, it was always exhilarating to look out the window of the house and see a bear or a deer or a bobcat roaming through the yard, or pressing it's nose against the glass. the woods are a beautiful and beguiling place to settle down, and nothing beats a silent winter walk through the trees.
that being said, to be 45 minutes closer to the grandson and 5 minutes from a target ain't all that bad either.
i talked to my mom this morning, about 6:45 a.m. their time, and of course she was up. she'd probably been up for three hours.
i know it'll all go fine. i wish i were there to help and i can't wait to hear how things go. i'm totally excited to see the new place...there's a little nomad in me too.
i'm excited for them, even though my mom is totally nervous, to be sure--she's not a fan of change and if it were up to her, we'd probably still be living on andrew's avenue (yep, now you get the name) in detroit lakes, minnesota, the place where i was born (to everyone's joy and amazement, i'm sure) a mere thirty-*ahem* years ago. but no, she married the traveling nomad, and so about eight or nine homes later, starting anew. i'm excited for them.
there are things i and they will miss--as mentioned before, it was always exhilarating to look out the window of the house and see a bear or a deer or a bobcat roaming through the yard, or pressing it's nose against the glass. the woods are a beautiful and beguiling place to settle down, and nothing beats a silent winter walk through the trees.
that being said, to be 45 minutes closer to the grandson and 5 minutes from a target ain't all that bad either.
i talked to my mom this morning, about 6:45 a.m. their time, and of course she was up. she'd probably been up for three hours.
i know it'll all go fine. i wish i were there to help and i can't wait to hear how things go. i'm totally excited to see the new place...there's a little nomad in me too.
Saturday, October 6, 2007
president sheen.
oh, the pride i feel for my better half; it must be a sin. he always knows how to act around dignitaries.
Friday, October 5, 2007
slacker.
i have been hoooooorible about writing anything for my blog, not that my fan base reaches beyond my husband and parents (who check it religiously so you'll never see anything too juicy on here...). i'm at work right now and they must have the security temporarily down on our computers because usually i can't do anything with my blog here. the higher-ups don't want us having any fun after all. god forbid.
today we had parent-teacher conferences at the school where i am student teaching. it was very interesting and eye-opening, to say the least. we learned a lot about our students, and sometimes our parents (a little too much, in some cases...). sadly, not even half of the students' parents even showed up, which says to me "i care this much about my parents school life and education" (said while holding up their fingers to form the number zero). some might disagree, saying that parents are busy, busy people and it's not always so easy to steal away for a conference with their child's teacher. to that i say a big, fat ya right. your kid spends every monday through friday at this place for 9 months out of the year and you can't be bothered to show up for twenty minutes on one day out of that? i don't buy it. not to mention the fact that times were offered both last night and all day today. sad.
on another note, i have found a new blog i like. six until me is a blog i discovered while trying to find anything about other people with diabetes. i need to find other people who have and find out what they are doing. i've been type 1 for 12 years now, and still don't have things under control. i mean, my legs aren't about to fall off or anything, but i need to start makin' babies, and i can't do that with an A1c of 8%. technically it needs to be below 7%, which may not sound like a lot, but it's kind of like that lat 10 pounds you just can lose...very frustrating...
today we had parent-teacher conferences at the school where i am student teaching. it was very interesting and eye-opening, to say the least. we learned a lot about our students, and sometimes our parents (a little too much, in some cases...). sadly, not even half of the students' parents even showed up, which says to me "i care this much about my parents school life and education" (said while holding up their fingers to form the number zero). some might disagree, saying that parents are busy, busy people and it's not always so easy to steal away for a conference with their child's teacher. to that i say a big, fat ya right. your kid spends every monday through friday at this place for 9 months out of the year and you can't be bothered to show up for twenty minutes on one day out of that? i don't buy it. not to mention the fact that times were offered both last night and all day today. sad.
on another note, i have found a new blog i like. six until me is a blog i discovered while trying to find anything about other people with diabetes. i need to find other people who have and find out what they are doing. i've been type 1 for 12 years now, and still don't have things under control. i mean, my legs aren't about to fall off or anything, but i need to start makin' babies, and i can't do that with an A1c of 8%. technically it needs to be below 7%, which may not sound like a lot, but it's kind of like that lat 10 pounds you just can lose...very frustrating...
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