we're all in this together...

I'm kinda failing at my blog right now. I think about it. Like a long lost friend who is waiting for me to hang out so I'm doing that now. At 12:30 a.m. with Jay Leno in the background and my last online midterm behind me. Awesome. Tonight Julie came over and shared my weekly Office time with me and John (he fell asleep, poor thing) but we caught up and talked of Peru and gynecology in third world countries (oh, crazy health ed. grad students :) I appreciate her ability to be able to drive out to my house because I have children that need to go to bed around 10. I also appreciate her ability to help me with abstract work on health disparities. All friends should be like this!

Title of the blog, let me explain. High School Musical 3 is coming out this weekend and my girls are dying to see it (and deep down maybe I am too, well not dying like I want to see Jim Gaffigan in Louisville Dec 12 in case your looking for a gift idea dying, but a real WANT). We have even got Tyler and Marie excited? last weekend by sitting through High School Musical again. Dorky? yes. Fun? totally. Spontaneous singing and dancing is always appropriate for every situation. I've been explaining to Molly this movie is a spin off of the musical Grease. It was our High School Musical back in the early 80's. There's never an original thought anymore, is there?

I'm beginning to work at Starbucks Monday. I'm selling out to corporate coffee and cheating on MyTime purely based on a need for health insurance. Did you know one of my dreams is to own my own place? No really, I've always wanted a tea or coffee house. I want to visit with regulars and share their lives and have music and art and kids drinking hot chocolate. I would decorate for all holidays, including Columbus, MLK,and Labor Day. If the post office people are off they need a place to come! I have a name and everything. Maybe learning from the Blockbuster of the coffee industry will bring this to fruition. It really blows that there's no artwork there. I like the neutral decor, and don't forget the insurance, but truly the only really cool thing about it is the cool coffee mugs they sell and the $1,ooo coffee machines. I'm sure there will be fun stuff to tell from the coffee shop. I'll keep you posted.

I ran a 5k last Saturday and still haven't posted the pictures. Ella came in 2nd in middle school age division and one of my running partners came in 3rd for women. Our school won the overall prize for most people attending which was really cool. I'll post those and I'm going to update my blog pictures too. Maybe my music, as well. I'll do that at Starbucks. That's what you do at coffee shops, right? I'm also really trying to get back to reading a Proverb a day based on the days date. You will essentially read the book of Proverbs every month and the wisdom books are such applicable reads. Not reading much else, well health journal articles. Blah. Only 2 semesters to a certified teaching career...

you know what's fun? Rain.

you know when it's the most fun?
when your walking across EKU's campus and you don't have a jacket with a hood and the rain pelts feel like icy acid hitting your face and you didn't read your sociology for the required discussion days for ten extra points because Ella needs help with divisibility rules and Grant got a new drum set and the presidential debate is on and you feel guilty if you don't watch it (because you need to be a good citizen) and the second load of laundry must be washed by 10 so you don't go psycho on anybody needlessly.

ok, that feels better...

Random

I haven't had any time to really blog about anything and i figure hearing about school gets lame after awhile, but it is my life right now. I'm at mid-term which means only 2 1/2 semesters until I fall in rank with all my certified friends, leave the classified world, and start deciding on graduate school. Where, what, doctoral route? Ah, I'm just going to get through mid-terms right now because Jesus could return by that time.

Grant had an opportunity to survey a career site and see what he might be interested in doing later in his life. He tells us that he's going to be a professional hobo (seriously, that's the exact words--HOBO--how old is he?) Here was his list: Musician, Composer, Dancer...we both started laughing a little at this one, and then it got better. Then he said, "Mom, some other options they gave me where Vending Machine Serviceman, Animal Undertaker, or...wait for it... High School Math Teacher (we both were howling by this point). Seriously? He even said that it ruined his self-esteem to take this and being a Hobo sounds better and better to him. Have no fear...Vending Machine Serviceman is here..."Maam, is your Twix stuck? Step aside and let me work..." What college do you go to do be an Animal Undertaker?

here's a little story I got to tell about three bad brothers you know so well...

Can you name this song? or the persons who "sing" it? you'll have blog props if you can. (John, you are not allowed to answer) This is the end of our four day weekend for Madison County and it was a fun weekend of friends and some of John's family (Joe and Laura) at our house. I wanted to play Rook, but the boys there started arguing whether Cloverfield was good or not. John had never seen it so of to Hastings they went to give John the opportunity to have a vote. So as I sat and watched it for the second time I decided, without a doubt, the WORST movie ever made. No wait, Blair Witch Project comes in there close. LOST may be this guy's only redeeming work, but I swore that show off a long time ago as well. It was still a good weekend and the icing on the cake was church Sunday morning. We had our church service outside on the property where the church will build soon and the weather was amazing and our choir might be the best I've ever heard (and that's saying something having once been a member of Red Bank). Dr. York is really something special in the pulpit, too. If you can download his sermons off of Buck Run Baptist site, you should. A great supplement to weekly devotions. John and I are talking (praying) about going to Brazil this summer with Buck Run. John has wanted see how David Hatcher "does" church there for a long time, so I hope that comes to pass for him at least. I'll keep you posted.

Molly, my sweet blue-eyed baby girl, is intrinsically becoming liberal. I've told some of you this and I joke with her about it all the time. She noticed the "Not tested on animals" logo on her Bath and Body Works lip gloss and was appalled when I told her what happens to lab animals. She said, "I think that people who create that stuff need to put it on themselves and see if they die!". She also has a hard time thinking about her name changing if she gets married one day, and once said she just won't get married. Then Saturday night at my little dinner party she pulled her colored Earth art work off the fridge and said, "Hey mom, I want to dress like in all white and be all like organic and put this picture on my chest, you know like being organic..." What? Who is this child? And what have you done with my daughter? If she mentions the Peace Corp or being vegan I really don't know what to do with that. I'll hide my hairspray and cook all my beef in the freezer, I guess.

Well, I'm going to finish watching Dancing W/ Stars. Lance Bass is my favorite, if you all are wondering. He doesn't dance that great, but he's just another player in this game for two...(that joke was bad, sorry) Is The Office on this week? Anyone know? The debates are getting in the way of my stories!

Correction: Oh yeah, I said that Extra was missing John Tesh in one of my previous blogs, I knew it was Entertainment Tonight. I meant that. Sugar Ray has Extra covered. And I'm a loser...

can coffee make you feel like garbage?

I had to take a break from studying for a racial relations exam (a requirement for kindergarten? whatever) and i'm either really stressing out and feeling uncomfortable or the coffee is making me feel like i'm living in Peru (that's for you Julie) I drink coffee everyday. EVERY day. I shouldn't be feeling like this. Being a non-trad officially makes you sick. I've done the research. Running doesn't help. Sleep doesn't help. Sociology WILL kill you. check your journals later folks, my name will be there.

4 day weekend! Pretty siked for it, too. The plans? Somebody make some and we're in...

Vice presedential candidate debates/or The Office? I'm torn. I know the news will recap and I can probably catch the tail end of the debate, so I could watch both.

What are you all doing this weekend? Since this is officially my Friday I want to know. Maybe I'll steal your ideas or invite myself along with my family. I up for cards or spoons or Last Word. I provide entertainment, you bring food...