Single's Awareness Day

Well, another year has gone and I am still single. This year I have people to celebrate with. My cousin Lauri came up from UT for a visit. We went and saw the chic flick "Bride Wars". It was actually pretty good. Then we had pizza. I heard on the radio that if you get all the toppings, it can act as a natural aphrodeziac (sp). Unfortunately, we had Hawaiian and peperoni. Needless to say, we are still single. Kirk was home for the weekend, too. (He also is still single)

Here are some fun little things I got my mom and brothers for V-day.

Signs

It seems that I have signs that flash brightly from my body. They come and go, depending upon the circumstances. Some of them are (but not limited to):

-If you see me driving down the road, please pull in front of me as close as possible so I have to break hard in order to not hit you. If you are going to go in the same direction as me, please drive at least 20 mph UNDER the speed limit. Even slower during the no passing zones.

-If you are the ages between 10 and 17, please question everything I say, and do it in a rude way. If I ask you to do something, tell me all the reasons why you can't. Argue with me as much as possible. Oh, and ask "why" as much as possible.

-If you are under 10, always be sure to do exactly the opposite of what I ask. If I say to be quiet, to walk, or to pay attention, be sure to blame the problem on someone other than yourself. You see, I don't have eyes or ears of my own so I don't really know what's going on.

-When I'm having a bad day, please make is worse if possible. This means to especially get after me if I don't know the rules. It's always better to get angry at someone who doesn't know the rules than someone who does.

-If I'm having a pity party, please be sure to tell me to knock it off. That always helps my mood even more.

-Treat me like a moron who knows nothing.

The end.

A Frustrated Grump

Yesterday I felt like the biggest grump. It's been a tough week with school and tutoring. I think the kids have spring fever and are acting out more than usual. There were a couple of them who were outright defiant towards me. I couldn't believe it. Who taught these kids to defy authority like that? Everytime I would ask/tell them to do something, they would start with the excuses and tell me something different. They must think that I don't have eyes or ears of my own. I sometimes wish I worked in a different country where children are taught to respect authority figures. So, I've become a frustrated grump. Of course there are cute moments each day, but it always seems the negative outweighs them all.

Good news: I am unofficially accepted to grad school at USU in Logan. There are some things I'll have to do before I'm officially admitted. I don't know what that is yet, I haven't gotten the "official" word from them. I just saw it online under my application. Now I have a future!