Love, Friendship and Family

It's cloudy, the fish aren't biting, and I don't want to grade papers. So while I wait on Mom and Dad to get here, I thought I'd do a quick meme. Feel free to copy and paste.

Love

1. What is the first thing you notice about the opposite sex? Eyes. I always notice eyes.
2. What excites you about the opposite sex? hmmm...a good personality? I don't really think much about the opposite sex since I've got the man of my dreams.
3. What turns you off? Easy one here. Arrogance. I can't stand a man who thinks he is God's gift to the world.
4. Who sleeps next to you at night? John
5. Have you ever had a long-distance relationship? I guess I could say yes. John moved 3 hours away when we were first engaged.
6. Did it work? Why or why not? Sure did. We were in love.
7. Have you broken someone's heart? Yes, but he got over it.
8. Has your heart ever been broken? Sure has, but I got over it.
9. Have you ever been given an engagement ring? No. John couldn't afford to buy me one, but that didn't matter. The only thing that mattered was the gold band he put on my finger.
10. Have you ever broken an engagement? No.
11. What is your longest relationship? 18 years
12. Have you ever been married? Yes
13. When was your last kiss? This morning

Friendship

1. Who is your best friend? Mom and Susan
2. When was the last time you saw your best friend? Mom--too long; Susan--almost 2 months ago
3. Which friend would you call if you were in trouble? Both
4. Which friend would you call if you were sad? Both
5. Do you have a friend who knows something about you no one else does? Yes
6. If you were falling, who would you trust to catch you? I'd hope whoever was closest would.
7. Do you miss any friends you haven't seen in a while? Who? Yes! Lots of them!

Family

1. Are both your parents still living? Yes
2. Are you closer to your mother or your father? Mom
3. Did you ever lie to your parents and come clean about it? Yes
4. If they separated, who would you want to live with? Well, since they've been married over 40 years, I don't see that happening. And since I'm an adult, I don't think I'd have to make that choice.
5. Do you have any siblings? Yes
6. Did you ever lock a sibling in the closet? No, but I should have.
7. Did you ever make a sibling bleed? I don't think so.
8. Who would you call if you needed help? I'd call Mom and Dad, and whoever answered would be the person I'd talk to.

Cloudy day

So it's a cloudy day here in Winston County, but that's quite all right. I would much rather be here on a cloudy day than to be "home" on a cloudy day. Honestly, this is just as much home as Dadeville is. I'd prefer to live here, but that will happen in good time.

Danny and Linda left some crickets, so I think I'm gonna go see if any fish are biting. Then I'll probably grade a research paper or two.

Have a GREAT Saturday!

Surgery update and other random stuff

John came through his surgery yesterday with flying colors. Dr. Rigsby said that the nerve was pretty constricted, so he thinks John will have some fairly immediate relief. Right now, John is walking around with a huge bandage on his arm. He can take it off Saturday. He'll go back on the 11th to have the stitches removed, and I would guess they'll schedule the next surgery then. I hope they can schedule it for the 21st. That is our senior honor's day, and since I have seniors 1st and 2nd blocks, I wouldn't need a sub. Once the program is over, seniors get to leave for their "official" skip day. I have juniors 4th block, but if they do as juniors have done forever, they'll either skip or check out, so I probably could get by with no sub for that class. Karen said she would watch them for me anyway so I wouldn't have to worry about a sub at all.

My seniors turn in their Dreaded Research Papers (the DRP) tomorrow. Based on what I saw today, I'm not expecting 100%. :( Some of them have worked their little fingers to the bone on this, but their are others who think a 500 point paper can be written over night. Not just written, but written well. If the papers don't meet the requirements (length, formatting, etc.) they students get them back to fix, but there is a 50 point deduction per day until they return it with corrections. That may sound harsh, but returning it and giving them to opportunity to make corrections is a WHOLE lot better than them losing many, many more points for not having it correct.

I love hearing the students who had English first semester telling these guys that they cannot wait around and waste their time. More than once, I've heard, "Y'all better listen to Mrs. Vest. She ain't kidding. This stuff is hard." Yes, they say "ain't" and I correct them. Then they remind me that "ain't" is in the dictionary. Just because it is in the dictionary doesn't make it correct. (But if I'm honest with you...I have to admit to using it myself. It's like I tell my kids...what I REALLY care about is that they know when NOT to use it or any other non-standard English because I don't want them to sound ignorant.)

This is going to be a LAKE WEEKEND!! And it will be one for relaxing! John can't do much with only one hand, so we plan on taking it easy. Since I'll have research papers due tomorrow, I probably will try to get started on them over the weekend. If I can get three or four, that will be good. I'm just glad this isn't one of those times I have to get them back to the kids by Monday.

I guess that's it. The washer just buzzed a few minutes ago, so I need to toss those clothes in the dryer. I'm gonna sit down and watch Fringe, and then it's nighty-night for this tired girl!

Have a GREAT Friday (WOO HOO!!) and an even BETTER weekend!!!

Yea Jay and Libby!!

I am SO very excited! My niece Libby and her husband Jay just found out today that they are expecting a baby! (Good thing they aren't expecting a monkey, isn't it?? LOL)

Their picture is on my side bar. They've been married just under a year, but for the majority of that year, Jay was serving in Iraq as a member of the Reserves. He got home, safe and sound, on April 3rd (or was it the 2nd?? It was right before Easter.) They immediately began trying to get pregnant, and apparently, they did it right since he hasn't even been home a month. =) This was their plan, so I'm glad it worked the way they wanted it to.

Based on my expert opinion, Baby Morse should arrive early January, but Aunt Trina would be more than happy to share her birthday (Dec. 21) with this bundle of joy. I shared my birthday with my great-uncle, and I always thought it was so cool.

Congratulations Jay and Libby! I'm so excited for you!

Surgery on Wednesday

John will have surgery on his left wrist Wednesday. We have to be in Montgomery at 7 AM, so it will be an EARLY day. Maybe we'll be home early, too, and he can relax. We're not expecting it to be anything difficult recovery wise. He's said he'll probably take off Thursday and then go back to work Friday. I told him today that this means I'll probably get to drive the Miata to work while he's recuperating. I mean, how can he shift gears when he's one handed? LOL

We went to Hartselle this weekend, but Aunt Kat was there, too, so we stayed at Connie's. I love Aunt Kat, and I love Billie, but...I do not love spending hours with them together. They are the classic example of oil and water. Billie fusses because Aunt Kat won't come live with her again, but five minutes after Aunt Kat gets there, she is ready for Kat to leave. Five minutes after she leaves, Billie is fussing because Kat won't stay with her. Whew...it's never ending.

Unless something changes, we're going to the lake this weekend. It will be the perfect place for John to relax and let his wrist begin to heal. We haven't been since the middle of March, and I am really having withdrawals. =) Because of the tremendous amount of rain yesterday, the lake it over full pool. I think this is about the 4th time it's been over full pool in the last year or so.

I guess that's it for now. I just wanted to update about John's surgery. I should have time to update after his surgery Wednesday. We don't know for sure, but we're expecting that his surgery on the right wrist will be in a couple of weeks.

I hope you have a GREAT Monday! Only five weeks left in school...I think I can make it!