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19807. Ms. No - 7/25/2006 4:38:13 AM It's been cooler here in Flower Mound than in Burbank. It was 103 in Burbank yesterday but only 96 in Flower Mound. You know you're in trouble when California is hotter than Texas. Sheesh.
We've been running around like crazy here but we closed the show today --- I'm really proud of it. This is the children's play that my mother and I wrote. Robin Hackett and Tom Cole did the songs for it and now that I've seen it up on its feet I'm thrilled with what we accomplished. I've also got a bunch of notes about how to refine it before we submit it for publication.
Hopefully we'll be able to do one of these every summer -- an original show --- but maybe next time we won't be so under the gun. I think we wrote it in under ten days and then there were two weeks of rehearsal to put up two shows a day Friday, Saturday, Sunday and today and we struck this afternoon. The kids did a great job, but I'm glad my mother was the one to direct. I wouldn't have had the patience for it. ;->
I'm helping build and paint sets tomorrow for their next production which opens this coming weekend, but mostly I'm just gearing up for the par-tay.
Judith, I haven't forgotten that I promised you and Keoni sausage bread Thursday morning! 19808. wonkers2 - 7/25/2006 1:03:24 PM The Cap'n sez, "Great shot!" 19809. Macnas - 7/25/2006 1:53:46 PM Last week came and went pretty quickly, managed to meet up with the Conner band of gypsies, pounding headache from drinking too much of the home-made calvados he kindly brought me, hope they come back again sometime. 19810. arkymalarky - 7/25/2006 2:56:49 PM MsNo, that sounds so great! Congrats to you and your mother! 19811. arkymalarky - 7/25/2006 2:57:46 PM How cool that you got to meet the Connor Clan, Mac! 19812. arkymalarky - 7/25/2006 3:02:39 PM I'm trying--and not succeeding very well--not to be mad at Bob.
We're in a drought here. It hasn't rained at all on our place since early June. Surrounding areas have had rain, but we haven't.
We're on well water. I do not want to go to city water because 1) it's outrageously expensive and 2) it smells and feels like a public swimming pool.
Bob's friend Jim kept up our place while we were gone and fed our dogs. He also left the water on and ran our well down. He got it going right before we got home.
Last night Bob watered his banana trees and elephant ears, and this morning I had no water. He forgot to turn it off.
He's working on getting the well going as I type. I'm resisting the urge to push him into it as I watch him bending over into the well from my window. 19813. TheWizardOfWhimsy - 7/25/2006 3:06:39 PM Sounds dire, ark–so sorry to hear of your plight. I'll do an industrial-strength rain dance, in my dreams, for you tonight. 19814. Ms. No - 7/25/2006 3:51:01 PM Paging Juditha --- I was in the shower when you called and nobody told me and then I had the wrong number when I tried to call you back.
I just sent you an email but didn't know if you might see this first. Are you free for a musical tonight? We've got an extra ticket to the Dallas music hall -- they're putting on something called Brooklyn which I know nothing about. 19815. arkymalarky - 7/25/2006 4:13:53 PM Thanks Wiz! Luckily for us, even in the dryest weather our well has water. The well will fill back up today and Bob will have to re-prime the pump, then we'll have to run some water through to clean it up. It's a pain, but fortunately it's a fixable problem.
We definitely need the rain dance, though. My azalea bushes are dead. Not almost dead--completely dead. I guess I'll just plant some more this spring.
And I promise we'll have plenty of water all weekend, Judith and MsNo!! 19816. arkymalarky - 7/25/2006 4:26:25 PM And the good news today is that court was cancelled. This was supposed to be my first day of jury duty. 19817. Jenerator - 7/25/2006 4:53:11 PM Ms.No,
I hope you and your folks are safe from the fire in Flower Mound! 19818. Ms. No - 7/25/2006 5:29:07 PM There's a fire? Wow, we didn't even know. Thanks! 19819. Jenerator - 7/25/2006 5:40:31 PM Ha!
It was all over the news last night about a brush fire in Flower Mound that was very close to a development. Thankfully, the winds were pushing it *away* from the houses!
A good friend of mine lives on Vista St. which is virtually in Flower Mound. 19820. Jenerator - 7/25/2006 5:41:12 PM Arky,
Hope your bash goes well. That is aggrivating about the well. 19821. arkymalarky - 7/25/2006 5:45:53 PM Thanks Jen! We always enjoy it, and it's a good "last hoorah" before school every summer.
The aggravating thing about the well is that it would be just fine if the water isn't left on all night.
Not that I'm bitter or anything. 19822. Ms. No - 7/25/2006 5:52:22 PM We took my aunt out for dinner and a movie in Dallas last night for her birthday so we didn't see the news and haven't had the TV on yet today at all. We're so out of the loop. 19823. Jenerator - 7/25/2006 5:55:25 PM Arky,
This summer has flowb by, hasn't it? I ha all of these major plans for travel and rest and education for my kids.
Yah, right. I'm still not there!
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Where'd you go to eat? I am dying to go to Bice in the Crescent Court. My husband says that we'll start having a once a month date night. 19824. Jenerator - 7/25/2006 5:56:07 PM Okay, and I must tell youall that the s, d, f and a keys are missing from this computer. Sorry for the typos! 19825. arkymalarky - 7/25/2006 6:29:59 PM We went to CO for over 2 weeks, but I carved that in stone to follow that 12 day seminar I had for grad school in June. I've gotten very possessive about having at least a few weeks of summer downtime, for my own sanity. Not that it's working. I also still work on stuff when I'm gone.
It usually seems like summer gets past me, but after I get through this school year things will be a lot less booked up. I've found over 25 years and having Mose that it gets worse every summer until your kids are driving age, then it gets better. If your salary is affected by grad school, I'd get started on it now. That was a big mistake on my part, and if I had my degree already I'd be in much better shape instead of looking at a year ahead that's FAR too busy. I've also had to become very good at using that two-letter word NO.
I'm going to try to take nine hours a semester this year so I won't have to go to school next summer. Mose is getting married in March. This all means that this school year will be insane, but next summer will be MINE, ALL MINE!!
Now that my rural ed work is in the long-term stage I'm maintaining a slow and steady pace with it, and after November elections and January's legislative session our fate should be determined once and for all.
Whatever happens, I only have 3 more years I HAVE to teach if something happens to my school, and if I stay happy--there or somewhere else--I'll drop to part time after four years or so and teach until I don't enjoy it or I drop dead--whichever comes first. So that means that my summers will be all mine from here on out. Or at least until I get grandkids. 19826. Jenerator - 7/25/2006 6:38:49 PM That's awesome Arky!! I am so glad you're in school so that you can eventually do what you really want to do.
Here, I have to either get my Ph.D in education in order to be a principal or move into administration, OR, find a new career.
I'm not really sure what I want to do. I love having summers off (education is great for time with your family), but the pay is mediocre and I want to do something else, something more.
I do not have the time for classes right now, so I am stuck in a rut.
PLUS, my husband's job is so chaotic and demanding that we can barely make plans one week at a time.
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I applied for two coveted jobs that I was more than qualified for and came recommended by the big kahunas and I didn't so much as get an acknowledgment of my resume! I am feeling a bit stuck and directionless.
I don't want to be a principal. The thought of having to deal with behavioral issues even more than now is crazy.
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