Day 125: Bri Dances

Day 124: Random

Here's a collection of random thoughts I an having right now.


1. Jim Carrey looks gaunt. Like way to skinny.

2. Bri stays up way to late these days.

3. I'm going to passionately and desperately miss Tammy when we leave here. I can't imagine going back to life without her.

4. I have the best dog in the world. She guards us, she loves us. She's a damn good dog.

5. I want to teach. I want to be part of a classroom, of a school, of a district. I know, I KNOW, that I will be a great teacher...I just gotta get someone to give me a chance.

6. My son is so stinkin adorable. But it really upsets me that he can be so mean. I hate when he hits Tammy more then anything.

7. I love Almond Snickers Bars.

Day 123: Have you seen this?

I finally rented Black Swan (It came out today!). I've been wanting to see it for a while.

So as the previews were going through, this one movie caught my attention, it's called 127 hours. It's like an indie film that got amazing reviews and is nominated for a ton of awards, and it stars James Franco.

The story sounds familiar...guy stuck in a mountain in Utah for 6 days and he ultimately cuts his own arm off.

So I looked it up online, as I'm one to do. And ran across this video. OMG. You gotta watch it. I recommend not watching it, because I feel like stabbing my eyes out, but you should watch it anyways!

Day 122: Numbers

I have been told, several...SEVERAL...times recently:

Getting a good/teaching job in this economy is a numbers game.

Well, shoot - why didn't someone tell me that earlier?

I'm great with numbers! If it's a numbers game, I can totally play.

I just did this tonight, and that was just on one website. I think I sent out about 15 more resumes via e-mail.

But I started to get confused about where I had applied and where I hadn't - and where I looked and where I hadn't. So the numbers game has become all statistical and whatnot. The places with black X's either don't have jobs, or I have applied for every job I'm eligible for in it.

I'm certainly not done yet - lots more states to go.

If only someone so wise had told me about this game to begin with!

Day 121: Happpy Zombie Day!

We had a good day. Did you?

I don't have much to say - but tons of pictures - so .... Enjoy!

day 120: Adventures in potty training...Part 1.

So as you're all aware - I've been seriously pursuing a teaching job in remote locations, i.e. the bush in Alaska and geographically isolated places in Hawaii.

When one seriously considers these types of life changes, one starts to have weird crazy thoughts about what to get done before you may be able to go.

What has been lingering on my mind?

My son's unwillingness to potty train.

I'm thinking - how hard will it be to find someone to watch this little tornado in the bush? And how much harder would that be if he was a 3 year old in diapers?

Weird, eh?

So I did it. I bought a potty and lots of "panties"

hahahaha. I tried to tell him that they were called undies for boys, but he insists on calling them his panties.

I got all his undies opened up, talked him through it, opened the potty and he immediately sat on it.

After about a minute - he peed!!

We clapped, we cheered, we emptied the potty and put it back together.

He sat on the potty and peed - Again! We cleaned it, cheered, clapped.

He sat down and peed....again...

third verse same as the first.

This was all in 5 minutes, by the way.

So I'm thinking, holy crap! How easy!

I ask him if he has to go again, he says no. So we put the undies on, and go out to the garage because we were going to Tammy's. I run back inside to grab my phone, come back out and guess what?

Noah peed....all over the garage.

Sigh.

We come back inside, change clothes, sit on the potty again, put new undies on and leave.

We get to Tammys and Noah wanted to go out and play. Being the diligent mom I am, I stop him and ask, do you want to go in and potty first?

Ummm No. And he's off.

10 minutes later, he pees...and poops...in his underwear.

Awesome.

Day 119: A lotta good it'll do ya...

Did your parents ever tell you to go to college?

To get a good job, you gotta get a college education?

Turns out - that's a LIE. A big furry fat one.

Okay, okay...apparently I just picked a bad degree....and the economy happens to be in a recession right now...and yadda yadda.

But seriously, if I fill out one more online application...I might FREAK out.

I've now applied at:

Natrona Country School District - Wyoming

Laramie County School District - Wyoming

Lebanon Community School District - Oregon

Jefferson School District - Oregon

Every district in Alaska

Every district in Hawaii

Tons of schools in Arizona


I have also searched for jobs in:

Maryland

Georgia

South Dakota

Montana

Texas

Colorado


And I'm kinda feeling...spent.