Hello 8th grade

Alli's 7th gr awards... Band Stage Band A/B Honor Roll Student Council Leadership Highest Class Average: English U.S. History A/B Honor Roll in: English 7th grade Citizen Award

Passing Grade

Is it just me, or are kids getting too much recognition for everyday tasks? Like going to school. I am certainly proud of my children's accomplishments, but did Allison really need a TrOpY for being in band? I can sorta-kinda understand one the for stage band, because it's an extracurricular activity. But a trophy for completing a required course?! And why does a student deserve a "band trip" (ie, an overnight fun trip that we have to pay well over $200 for) as a reward for just being a student? At school. Where they go to learn and study a vast array of subjects. I work pretty hard, at work, where they pay me. So is my monetary compensation = a mini-vacation a middle-schooler gets for going to school? Somehow I feel I'm being jipped here. I have to spend my "reward" on rent and food and gas and food for hungry mouths. Now, Allison DID accomplish quite a bit this year. Three of her classes she had the highest grade. That's pretty cool. With Amber, our previous expectations for her were B's and C's. But this year, she as obviously matured quite a bit in her learning and study habits, and has proven that she is capable of A's and B's. Of course, the grade can is determined by capability and not just the letter. Ok, the suds from my soapbox is causing too many bubbles, and they taste bad. Can't you go blind from soap poisoning? Bedtime. Go Kings!!!!!! (it's the first game of the Stanley Cup- Kings vs Devils)

Yawn

I'm tired.

Mother's Day

Sunday, May 13, 2012 Last nite was super stupendous! Robert and I cuddled and actually fell asleep...fot more than 6 hrs. I had a little blanket over myself, and the girls covered up Robert and turned off the tv and lights for us. Then they went out to the living room and watched tv until they fell asleep out there. :p. Thur nite Dr Harpold gave me a Rx for additional Amantadine and said that I can take it in the afternoon if I start to get stressed/tired, as these are the times that I have problems with tremors. I'm still aggrivated about the fact that I wrote so much the other night and then just lost it...I feel like. Just can't concentrate enough to write anything now :|

Overwhelmed

Oh, and today Obama said he believes in gay marriage rights. I don't agree with 'gay rights'. And last time I checked, the only living beings labels as 'gay' are of the human species. And I do believe in human rights and equality.

Waaaaaah...my head hurts

This morning I had to go to a Carilion clinic downtown to give a blood/urine sample. And I couldn't eat for 12 hrs. :( I'm really hungry, but I'm waiting to eat b/c I want Pizza Hut. I already ordered it online and I go pick it up at 11am. My head was hurting last nite, and when I woke up it felt like I was laying in a rock. My head didn't hurt much when I wasn't laying down. Right now my neck hurts so I need to take a muscle relaxer- I took some aspirin on the way to the clinic. Yesterday in Sunday School my leg was shaking non-stop throughout the entire class, like the shaking you do when you're nervous. And a bit afterwards my hand was shaking. I had to let my leg shake or else my head would start doing the funny/strange looking twitchy tremor thing. I don't do the same kind of tremors at home as I do in public. I think it may be b/c there is less stress at home, plus my position- standing, sitting in an uncomfortable chair...- is much more relaxed at home.

Shake, Rattle, and...Cry?

Today at work I started 'shaking' or involuntarily 'swaying.' my hands kept shaking around or tapping upand down, and if I tried to keep still my head would start 'bobbing' around. I cme home because I just couldn't stop. One of my friends walked me to the car and I sat for a while before driving. My head was still 'bobbing' for a bit, but I was almost fine when I got home. Taking really small unsteady steps, but not so unsteady and shaking so bad. I took Alli's and Lyndsey to get Alli's glasses fixed and to get some dress shoes, mostly for her band concert Mon, but also in general because she doesn't have any. Maybe her feet should stop growing ;-). Ammi is going to bed so I'm gonna be gettin ready myself. Nighty-night.