the organizing is killing me

• 3 ski schedules


• 3 school schedules


• 3 grades, etc to keep on top of


• mono


• truancy issues


• dog - upcoming kennel stays


• randall's island soccer


• holland trip


• memorial day - 2x tournaments/hotels/schedules etc


• futsal


• outdoor soccer schdeulesx3


• sylvan


• powerspeak


• xpat


• wt2012


• obx - organization&packing


• graduation


• yearbook


• the news site


• archie's site


• tu - dinner & event


• qc trip


• matrix damage


• hip hop


• gmvs gifts


• bills


• laundry


• summer plans?


• camp - sign up/pay


• clean


• declutter


• summer job?


• license


• another job?


• another website?


• fla trip - quebec? hotel? car rental?

Yearbook Quote

Here is the quote that S picked for his yearbook page:


"Champions aren't made in the gyms. Champions are made from something they have deep inside them -- a desire, a dream, a vision."

- Muhammad Ali

A typical winter Saturday

By 7:40 am I had already folded a load of laundry, changed the laundry, unloaded and reloaded the dishwasher, made tuna sandwiches and packed them all up in a cooler.

M had to take A up to the mountain for training today. I have to take S to soccer and then a meeting for his teams trip to NL.

And J called last night to let me know that he thinks he has another ear infection. Apparently he had one about a month ago while at school. He asked someone at the office to drive him down to the Health Center, saw a Dr. and then was driven to the pharmacy to get a 10 day supply of amoxillon (?sp). He only told me all this weeks later.

So I called the Dr. on duty in the valley - explained the situation and he nicely offered to call in a prescription.

This leaves me to finish up the laundry, pack up for Burke (oh, because I have to go to Burke tonight with A because she has a race - not just any race - the shootouts - tomorrow), go the bank, pick up the prescription, drive S to soccer, wait for the meeting, bring S home, drive to valley, get A, drop off the drugs and drive to Burke.

Not to mention making sure S has emailed in quote for the yearbook, filled out his votes for the hall of fame, his science expo info sheet and numerous other loose ends around the house.

M will tune/wax A's skis and then come home and deal with dog and S for the evening.

And I'll be up at the crack of dawn, standing around on the mtn, watching a race, driving back and heading to A's mother and daughter book group.

This is typical for a Saturday in the winter.

Who got bullied here?

I got a call yesterday from the Behaviour Specialist (BS) at school letting me know there was an issue with A at school.

The BS tells me someone overheard A saying mean things to another girl or about another girl - it was a little unclear. He then said that he and the School Counselor (SC) had a talk with her to let her know this is not nice and that she should be aware that eventually everything you say eventually gets back.

The BS also told me she was not in trouble. and he told her (and me) that is this happens again - then A will be in trouble for bullying. what?

A got off the bus in tears. It took an hour of talking through this - but I didn't have the whole story - so I was telling her that she had to try and remember what she might have said.....

This child can not say anything mean about anyone. She was devestated that she had hurt someone else's feelings. She had no idea whose feelings she had hurt. Two of her friends were also pulled out and the 3 of them have no idea what the BS & SC are talking about.

Oh and A was taken out during MATH and returned to math crying. She was the first to be taken out.

She maintains she hasn't said anything mean about anyone and wants to know who she supposedly hurt because she wants to apologize.

I wanted to call the BS & SC yesterday but didn't get a chance as was in mtgs and driving etc. but apparently another mom called. this is the text that I got from A last night:

"Mom friend said that we didnt get in trouble we just went in there to learn to be leaders to the people who arnt as popular. her mom called the SC. so i guess thats wat it is"

Really? that's not the call I got. and that's not the report I got from A about her little meeting with the BS & SC.

I called friend's mom right away.

and yes - this is true - there was no specific incident.

so my daughter was pulled out during MATH, spoken to by 2 adults (2 vs 1) for something that didn't happen. and threatened that if it happens again? then she will be in trouble for bullying?

The only one who was bullied was A! And she was taken out of math for what??????

Am I reading into this too much? or is this crazy?

Need a good laugh?

Ok - this is hysterical!!!

Mommy Blogging

I read an article the other day in the Sunday New York Times magazine called "Mommy_Bloggest". Fascinating. It's about Heather Armstrong and her blog, Dooce. Check it out - according to the article she is making between $30' and $50'000 per month from the site!! OMG! So much money.....sounds easy, right? Just write about being a mom and all the ridiculous, crazy things we have to deal with and you can make some $.

(She's even written some books - here's one: It Sucked and Then I Cried: How I Had a Baby, a Breakdown, and a Much Needed Margarita

I couldn't do it. No way. Expose myself and my family to millions of people? Talk about my family and all it's craziness, put it out there on the internet for millions to read - who cares, right? But wait, what about my family? Don't we all have things in our families that are private?

Does everyone need to air their dirty laundry?

Maybe it's worth it for that kind of money. Maybe? Hey, we certainly could use that money...but I don't think I'm that kind of person. Bad mouth the family, tell all - for what money? what would happen to my relationships with my family? Money doesn't buy happiness, nor does it buy family.

Believe me, I could write several hollywood movies on some of the craziness that goes on in my disfuntional family.