the saga of sonshinegirl

I am housesitting again & I LOVE it! Actually, I guess I am animal sitting- two HUUGGEEEEEE dogs and one itty bitty kitty. My friend L and her family went on a cruise (from yesterday til next Sunday) the lucky duck!

Last night a couple of friends, mom and I went to see a comedian, Brad Stine. We have seen him once before an he is hilarious! We had an awesome time. Unfortunately we were in the last row so it was difficult to see everything. There was a man in front of us who was clapping and laughing very loudly. He had an obnoxious laugh and clap, but he was cracking us up! We think he may have had some problems because his laughs came a little late. We were in stitches! I was laughing so hard I think I pulled a muscle in my side.

I spent all day today going through pictures at my aunt's house. My uncle has decided to throw everything away. And I do mean everything! He is ridiculous. My mom gets so sad when she talks to him or my cousins. She is still having a hard time dealing with the loss of her sister. On one hand I am not surprised by his behavior, but then on the other hand, it still hurts. He has yet another girlfriend and it hasn't even been a year since her death. Almost a year but not quite. Some people might think that is okay, but not me. He had the other girlfriend well before six months. Snorts ring in my ears when I see them together at church.

I took H to get her hair done today- it looks gorgeous! I finally talked her into going to see my stylist and she was quite impressed with the turnout. She looks really pretty. Well, I am getting ready to watch a movie. Later...... 

i spent a mini weekend at an inn owned by the mother of a friend. i just love her place! L's dad rebuilt the place and it is beautiful. i forgot to take pictures until the morning we left, so i only have two pics from the top of the mountain.  the inn is located on a bike trail in western maryland. the view is amazing! oh how i wish i had a million five so i could buy it. they mostly cater small weddings and parties- my dream job!

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what would you pay for a view like this?

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i am still alive....in case you were wondering! i am so terribly glad that this school year is over. i already miss my class, but i needed a serious break! my life has been so stressful lately. there is so much ging on at work that i can't discuss which stresses me even more than it should and then of course i'm feeling the same pain as everyone with the increase in gas & electric, oil, water, food, etc. of course we also have our normal ridiculous bills for meds. most days i feel like screaming, how about you?

we spent last weekend in OC because of the races in dover. h & k went to the races, while c, t, mom and i spent time at the ocean. i think we got the better end of the deal! anyway, on the way home we stopped by assateague so i thought i'd share a few photos.

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this little guy was in the middle of the road as we drove by. when we turned around and came back through c chased him up onto the path so he wouldn't get squashed. he was so cute! i didn't realize they could run so fast!

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when we first drove through, the ponies were on the marshy side, but by the time we came back around they had crossed the road and were grazing by the path. 

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i couldn't believe i could get so close to them! i wanted to pet them, but there were signs forbidding it. since i can't afford a fine, i decided i'd better obey the rules!

we had a good time and came home sunday. i had a chance to go back again this weekend and stay as long as i wanted at my friend's condo, but the weather is just too hot for me! i've been in the apartment all weekend and i am still burning up! i can't wait until this heat wave lightens up a bit!

wow! it has been so long since i've been here, i was a bit confused getting started.

my week has been crazy. i lost my assistant (that is a huge story in itself), i just finished up spring bookfair week, science fair was last weekend, interims go out on monday (and i am not finished), and we only have four weeks of school left! i guess the "crazy" has really just begun!

things on the homefront are okay. we're still waiting to find out what the story is with h's health and mom is gearing up for colon surgery. after a good report the doc called back and informed us that we need to have another office visit to discuss the thoughts of the pathologist. apparently mom has a category one cancer polyp. they say no big deal and i hope they're right! as for me, i'm 26lbs lighter but everything else is pretty much the same. we're still looking for a place to live, but medical bills are way high and i had to buy a new car, so i now have that extra bill. with the inflation of gas, bg&e and food, who knows if i'll ever find anyting.

i can't think of anything else to say right now. my life always seems to be lacking in the interest department.

i wish i had something exciting, interesting, or at the very least funny to share, but not a chance of that. all i have is more disturbing medical news to share. well, i finally had my appointment with the endocrinologist this past tuesday. seems it finally hit me. i knew it would be here soon enough if i didn't get rid of this weight. i've been tryin' but nothing seems to work. diabetes has arrived in me. and if that isn't enough, i have two more new problems to go along with those. let's run down the list shall we? i've had hypertension for a couple of years. then in april of 2007, i went to the gyn to check for polycystic ovarian syndrome. she found endometrial hyperplasia instead. i assumed that meant i didn't have PCOS. fast forward to my endo appointment and she is 99% sure i do have PCOS also! i called my friend v who works at the office, because i thought dr. n checked for the PCOS and i was clear. come to find out, she stopped with the hyperplasia. apparently that is way more serious and she put the PCOS on hold. okay, one more to go. apparently, my thyroid is protruding, so she thinks i may have some thyroid disease, or whatever. anyway, i have tons of tests that have to be run over the next few weeks. i go back for another endo appointment in the beginning of january as well as another trip to the OR so they can check the hyperplasia and do another biopsy. isn't that nice, the whole middle of my body is broken!  i'm just glad that 2 of the 5 things can disappear with massive weight loss. the other 3 can be treated so that's good. i'm a little disturbed with the diabetes though. diabetics can have between 45-65 carbs at each meal and if you want a snack you need to take some carbs away from the meal to use for snack. seems like no big deal, but it is very difficult to find food to fit in the range. especially since she said my mom and i need to have the lower end, only 45 carbs per meal. so, since tuesday (starting with lunch) i have followed this diet to a T. actually, i haven't even eaten all 135 carbs each day. you're thinking, "good job," right? well guess what, my sugar has declined but is still quite high. my numbers have been; 260, 233, 204, ?, 193, 197, 179, & 154. you know i want to scream, right?  hopefully, it just takes awhile for a messed up body to adjust. i plan to stick with this diet until my appointment, but if it hasn't worked, we're gonna have to figure something else out. i'm not taking any more medication. i'm planning to go visit this herbal pharmacist in owings mills. he seems to think he can help all diabetics. my friend f picked up a body cleansing pack at vitamin world for me, so i'm gonna try that too. i've been doing the organic thing as much as i can afford, for quite awhile, so i'll continue with that too. physically this is of course a nasty situation, but it is finacially as well. i've been paying for mom's meds for months. her prescription insurance caps off about three months into the year, each year. and i just picked up the glucose strips for myself last night and they cost a whopping $92! (and i have insurance!) right now, aside from bringing my numbers down, that is the most stressful part of this whole mess.

okay, so there is a good thing in my life. i just paid off another loan. i would say my debt is lighter, but i can't, since i bought a new car on my birthday. my black car broke down on the 30th and it was towed on the 1st. i still haven't gotten it back yet. i'm glad i decided to make the purchase on the 31st, or i'd really be up a creek! anyway, i hate being in debt, but this debt was justified. so, i'm happy!

well, i need to get going. maybe i'll have an update again tomorrow and it will be interesting. ( a girl can dream, can't she?)

oh and btw, happy birthday tomorrow, janie!!!

i'm still around- i read almost everyday, i just don't have anything interesting to post! my life consists of only work and coming home. no fun.

here i am...back again. unfortunately, i have nothing good to write about. it seems that every time i come here, it is just to post someting sad. i decided to write tonight as my heart breaks for one of my students. please pray for hannah's family. her momma is in the hospital in intensive care. she has had brain cancer for several years. she had chemo and it disappeared for awhile, but returned again this summer. she was just supposed to start a new and more invasive treatment, but last night she was rushed to the hospital. from what i understand, they aren't sure if she will make it through the week. hannah is one of two children. the son was heather's student her first year at ec. he is now four years old. hannah is eight. these kids are so young to lose a momma. i watched as another student lost her momma last year from cancer. earlier this school year, a former ec student lost his momma. he is only in eighth grade this year and  his mom was in her early fifties. she had a heart attack at their family reunion. i feel so horrible for these families. please keep them in your prayers!

i can't believe the summer is almost over. i do not wish to return to school next week. i have enjoyed this past week off work and sometimes i wish i could have off all the time. of course, i know with no money to do anything, i would be bored at home. shoot, i'm bored now (i have no money and i work!) and i'm not even home that often. working two jobs keeps me out of the house alot.!  i could never stay home all the time and do nothing. i would probably miss the kids too. it seems i never have anything good to write about. everytime i'm writing, something bad or discouraging is going on in my life. for instance, the only news i have from the past two months is that we've dealt with death, we have four vehicles yet not a single running car, i spent 1200 in the last two months to fix one (i just got it back friday)  and it may still have problems, my vehicle was in an accident and i'm still working on getting that taken care of, i feel trapped in the middle of a bad situation with a couple of friends and i don't know how to talk to them, we're still living in a cramped apartment with no hope of finding something affordable, i've spent all summer sweating to death because i couldn't afford an air conditioner and the windows couldn't be opened because there are no screens, i finally purchased two ac units last sunday for 800 and one of them seems to be the most expensive fan in the area (it blows beautifully, just not cold air), i need to take it back but i have no vehicle big enough to return it in because i used the y van last week and i just found out on friday that the tags were expired (2006), who knows how that happened! shew, anyway the list could go on, but i'm beginnning to depress myself. i'm sorry if you bored yourself with this update! maybe when school starts i'll have some funny classroom stories or something to share. i'm gonna go get back to trying to print my lesson plans. i don't know what is wrong with the program, but it isn't allowing me to print!

please pray for our family. it's sad here this week. my aunt kay died tuesday evening at 10:40pm. i was there as she took her last breath. i'll update more later. the service is at nac @ 1pm on saturday.

my goodness, it has been awhile since i've had time to post an entry. dc has been keeping me quite busy this summer. oh yeah, and the heat has kept me under fans constantly, eventhough they really don't help! if you've been wondering who it is that keeps praying for the rainstorms, that would be me. with no air conditioning this second floor apartment is roasting and rain seems to make it cooler. i wish we had much, much more!

my house hunt has been less than exciting. it seems that people are convinced that just because they own a house (no matter its shape and appearance)  they own some rare gem! kapoohy, they need to get real. the house i looked at on wednesday has got to be the ugliest, outdated, oddly arranged home in linthicum! usually, when mentioning linthicum, one just assumes the house will be nice. NOT always the case and the owners still think a hefty rent amount is in order. i suggest they look around. while the area rent may be 1400+ they may want to do some investigating before putting their home on the market. oh and did i mention that they are asking 300k for this tiny (possibly) 5 br/ 1 ba itty bitty house? craaaazzzyyyyy! i actually may have found a house to rent though. it's renting for 850 and it's only an hour drive. it is a small cozy 3br/ 1ba. the bathroom is large enough to house the washer and dryer (whatever that means) and it has a nice yard with a privacy/security fence. that is what the owner's father called it. a privacy/security fence. anyway it is in a nice little neighborhood, where i have considered residing for quite awhile. i do love the area. the owner is not planning to sell, so i won't need to worry about having to move again next year. i should be okay until i'm ready to purchase. i loathe moving so much, because i have so much junk! i wish i could get rid of it, but most of it is teaching stuff and i seem to think i'm gonna need it one day. i know, i know, i'm just a glorified packrat.

oh and guess what? i've needed some laser treatments for some problems stemming from my condition (don't worry, nothing serious at all) and anyway, the friend of mine who is the nurse, talked to another doc, not mine, and he is doing the treatments for me for free! awesome, right? i just go after office hours every three weeks and he does the treatment. i'm so thankful! oh and h has some crazy bump on her head. she was supposed to have it checked out like last year! she never did call a dermatologist, but as it turns out one of our dc kids mother happens to work for one. since h doesn't have any money, she is setting her up to see the doc for free. and is giving her whatever she needs to fix that problem and those icky beautiful feet of hers!

well, the sweat is starting to get me again. i need to get yet another shower and then plop myself in front of a fan! later taters!