Friday Fantasticy.

I feel like I can't even be relieved that it's Friday. I haven't worked this week. Just half a day on Monday but I feel like that doesn't even count. I celebrated my 15th snow day today. I feel like I don't ever work anymore and that I should be standing in line at the unemployment office downtown.
Mr. Sun is going to have to make a grand appearance this weekend and do a lot of melting so we can get back in school on Monday.

I may not have worked today, but here's what I did do...

I met up with my bloggy buddy, Paige for a lunch date. We've emailed back and forth for the past month and a half or so but today was our first meeting of in real life friendship. She lives in the town over from me and was going to be in BG today. Since I don't ever seem to work anymore, we were able to meet up. She was as great in person as I knew she'd be. We pretty much talked about everything. Including earthquakes. Glad we got to meet in real life. Fun times.

This evening I did a little babysitting. Making a few extra dolla bills is always a good thing. I've been watching this little one since she was a newborn. It's been pretty neat seeing how quickly she's grown and changed. It sure happens quickly. While I don't feel like I'm the greatest with really little ones, I always have a nice sense of accomplishment at the end of the night. If I can successfully feed, bathe, and get the child to sleep, I'm feeling like a rockstar. Heck, if I can feed, bathe, and get myself to sleep, I'm feeling like a rockstar.
Seriously though, this rockstar was exhausted. I don't see how you mom's do it. I can handle 20 some 5-6 year olds all day in my classroom, but you give me one baby...forget it. I'm out. I can't hang.

I'm a shower kind of girl and rarely take baths. Tonight I thought a bath sounded like a fun treat. It was actually pretty relaxing. I even had bubbles. Maybe I'll take one again in a year or two.

I've sure been thinking a lot about the Justin Bieber movie today. I'm jealous of everyone that went to see it on this opening day. I like that kid. Not in a creepy way that will get me locked up in a jail cell. I just like him and his songs and his hair. I really would like to go see his movie though. I'm sure half the girls in my class are seeing it this weekend and I need to see it so that I'll be able to contribute my two cents to the Bieber fever movie conversation.

Well, that's all I've got for now. Thanks for reading even when I write posts like this about unemployment and Justin Bieber and bubble baths.

Here We Go Again.

Y'all are probably about sick of me having posts about snow days. Well, guess what friends? I'm in store for another one tomorow. This will make day 12. I think. I've kinda lost count. They all run together. We had an early dismissal today. Early dismissals are nice because we get to leave early from school but it still counts as a full day. Everyone wins. I was afraid I was going to win the prize of buying a new bumper because I was convinced I was going to slide my car into another car on my drive home from school. Praise the good Lord I don't have far to drive. The roads were slick as snot.
I've been home since a little before 3:00. I took a nap, which was glorious. I turned the heated blanket on high and I needed that nap in a bad kinda way since I only got 3 1/2 hours of sleep last night. In the other hours that I've been home, I have done nothing but eat. Seriously. I've watched LMN and stuffed my face. I don't understand why when I see snow on the ground, I feel the need to have some type of food constantly in my mouth. Squirrel syndrome. That's what I call it. I fill my cheeks and belly up just in case. I don't really know what "just in case" is though. I've got a pantry and fridge full of food...for once. I'm not having to ration and share my food supply with anyone else. I'm not going to be snowed in for weeks. Who knows.
It's semi-disgusting how much food I've eaten already. When I got home I made a plate of nachos. I've had a couple of brownies. Spinach and artichoke dip. Chocolate covered cream puffs. And that's just the stuff I can remember. I still haven't had official 'dinner' yet. That's to come. This girl is still hungry. Every food commercial I see is an evil taunt. Dang you, Zaxby's and your delicious  commercials featuring fried cheese bites.
On a sad note, I'm in a state of emergency. I'm out of Cokes. This isn't good. I'm snowed in without Cokes. This could get real ugly. I have Sprite and Coke Zero. Barf bags. That's just not going to cut it. Guess I'll be downing a whole lotta my equally comparable to Coke liquid survival: my southern wine...sweet tea.
I'm fully ready for my day tomorrow. Just me, my heated blanket, and my bottomless stomach.

Comfortable and Happy.

I've been wearing the same pair of sweatpants for three days.  They're warm and I like them.  I obviously like them a lot.  I've at least showered every day, so I'm not totally nasty.  I'm cleaning my body, but just putting back on dirty pants.  I guess that's okay, right?  I've also slept on the couch for the past three nights.  I've enjoyed it.  I'm nice and cozy.  I've made my own little compound.  I have pillows and blankets all around.  An extension cord is running from behind my couch to plug in all my essential electronic devices.  I've also got my Golden Girls DVDs running non-stop.  Things are pretty grand.  The only time I have to get up is to reset my router (which is about once an hour...grr) and to go to the fridge for a cold drink.  Other than that, I'm pretty well set and happy.
When I'm feeling under the weather or if the weather is chilly willy, it reminds me of this blog post from last January: http://waitingonthebutterflies.blogspot.com/2010/01/i-said-brr-its-cold-in-here.html 
Specifically this section: "I walk around the house dressed like a homeless woman. Mismatched clothes, multiple layers, no makeup, stringy hair. It's a sight for the eyes."
Yes.  I am yet again a bundled-up, makeup-less, stringy-haired, homeless-lookin' sight for the eyes, but I wouldn't have it any other way.

And by the way, what a depressing view today.  Rainy, leaf-blowing, nasty, gray sky day.   Blah.  Yep.  Thankful for these warm sweatpants.