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[Edit] I just read this entry on Melissa’s site that a flea & tick spray by a company called Zema killed her cat! Her vet determined that her cat’s death was indeed due to that spray. Please, if you have this product or know someone who does, tell them to dispose of it immediately! [/Edit]

I drove around as much as I thought I was going to, if not more. Went to visit Gramma, who’s doing great. We laughed with her for about half an hour before we had to go to Mom’s hearing aid appointment. On the way to the appointment though, I had to stop for gas and go next door to the bank where Mom needed to deposit. When we finally got there, we waited about 15 minutes before they called her in. It took a total of 3 minutes for them to see her. What did we go all the way over there for? A cleaning! All the appointment was for was to clean her hearing aid! I was so pissed. They need to take into consideration that we live REALLY far away and that she already had an appointment 3 weeks ago and doesn’t necessarily need them to clean it for her. Grr!

Next was JC Penny, where I was picking up my rings. I’m SO glad we got the protection plan–the rings look brand new! They are so shiny; I can see my reflection in them again! They replaced Mario’s stone, resized it, and gave it a rodium cleaning for FREE! Mine only needed a rodium cleaning, and I’m so glad I got it. I need to be more careful with my rings though, and not wash dishes or do anything like that.

Went to Circle K to get Mario his drink and dropped it and his ring off to him. He was pleased :). Then we came home. We had an hour before Meet the Teacher Night, so I quickly got to seperating their school supplies and making a list of all the extra stuff they added.

Mary accompanied us to school. We get there and they give us this huge pile of forms–for each child. We had this scavenger hunt type thing where we had to go to a bunch of teachers/administrators listed and have them initial the sheet. WTF? I didn’t get like three of them. We got there at 5:30 and didn’t get home till 7! My pelvis felt like it was going to crack from walking so much.

As for their teachers: both of them seem really sweet. Jaylen’s only going to be with his current teacher for two weeks and then he’s switching to his “real” teacher, which was Eenan’s teacher in Pre-K. He goes in the morning and will of course be in the English-speaking class. A plus: I’ll be babysitting Jason and Mireya’s little girl, Briana, and she just happens to be in Jaylen’s 1st and 2nd class. I think it’ll make school less traumatizing for them since they already know eachother.

As for Eenan, his teacher says her class is usually the top reading class and Eenan’s all about reading, so that’s great. She seems really nice and I have a feeling I’ll be more involved with this class than I was last year. I felt really out of it with Eenan’s 1st grade teacher. I never knew what was going on!

I’m worried about October, though. I hadn’t written about it because I didn’t want to jinx anything, but I have a job for the month of October. As a teacher! I’ll be taking over for my former teacher during her maternity leave. I’ll be teaching Business Communications and Technical Writing at a college. Me! Most of the people are older than I am, so I feel a tad bit intimidated, but I know some of them. I’m extremely nervous. Especially about who’s going to pick Jaylen and Briana up during that month!

Welp, Mario’s on his way home. I should wash dishes before he gets here and I just leave them there (and then they pile up on me, which I hate!).

I’m so sleepy I’m getting a headache. I’d take a nap, but it’s impossible to sleep in this house. As soon as I lay down the kids start fighting, the phone rings, or someone’s knocking at the door (and they usually don’t get the point and continue to knock until someone answers it).

Getting the kids to bed the past two nights has proven to be…overwhelming. No matter how early I feed them dinner and bathe them they still aren’t in bed until 10-10:30. Not good. I’m PRAYING that things start getting better.

It was Tuesday yesterday, which means Mario either chills out at work drinking with his co-workers or they go eat somewhere. Yesterday, their choice was Hooters. Mario’d never been there. When he called around 11:30pm that he was on his way home he sounded disappointed. He kept saying it wasn’t how he thought it would be. I asked him, “Aww, were the girls ugly and flat-chested?” LOL.

We talked and cuddled till 1am after he got home. Then he tells me his other schedule starts the next morning so he needs to go in at 9…which means I have to wake up at 7:30 to make breakfast and all that. Grr.

I kept waking up all night, which is the norm these days. I swear, it’s like my kidneys disappeared and all liquids go straight from my mouth to my bladder. I already had to bust out the leg-wedge pillow to help me sleep. And to top it off, the fan can be in my face and I’m still burning up. I had to switch my comforter for a flat sheet.

Last night when Mario and I decided to go watch TV in the bedroom instead of the living room I tried getting up from my half-laying position. After rocking back and forth like a turtle on it’s back Mario helps me up and I tell him, “I’m really afraid of how BIG and uncomfortable I’m going to be at 9 months!”

Speaking of being uncomfortable, I wish I could do more around this house! Not chore-wise but remodeling-wise. I painted half of the living room yesterday but had to leave some spaces unpainted since those areas still need the texture, like around the new hallway door. It frustrates me that the house is basically in shambles right now. I know my dad-in-law and Mario are busy all the time, but it sucks that it seems like we’ve come to a hault. Nothing’s getting done. The kids start school on Monday and their new clothes are still just draped over the back of the couch. All I want is for the closets to be completed, at least. But anyway. No use crying over spilled milk I guess.

I’m going to try and get some rest before our hectic day. Mom has an appointment at her hearing aid place, then we have to visit Gramma, I promised Mario I’d drop off a drink from Circle K to him, and in the evening we have Meet the Teacher Night. Let’s hope their teachers are nice people!

50 of the most random things you probably never needed to know about someone.

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1. whats your name spelt backwards?
ariajay

2. What did you do last night?
Had trouble putting the kids to bed then fell asleep on the hubby’s legs while he watched TV.

3. The last thing you uploaded onto your computer?
Pictures from my camera.

4. Have you ever licked a 9 volt battery?
Yes, thanks to my dear ol’ DAD!

5. Last time you swam in a pool?
I wouldn’t call it swimming because I don’t know how, but it was like 4 1/2 years ago.

6. What are you wearing?
A t-shirt I got for donating blood at UBS and some Pooh boxers. I was painting darnit.

7. How many cars have you owned?
3

8. Type of music you dislike most?
Bad rap/hip hop.

9. Are you registered to vote?
Yes

10. Do you have cable?
Yes

11. What kind of computer do you use?
Emachines PC that’s been pimped out and has been good to me for 3 years.

12. Ever made a prank phone call?
When I was younger, always.

13. You like anyone right now?
The hubby of course.

14. Would you go bungee jumping or sky diving?
You know, I was just thinking about this today and I don’t know if I’d do either.

15. Furthest place you ever traveled by car?
Which is farther, Cali or Florida? We’ve road-tripped to both.

16.Do you have a garden?
Ha, no.

17. What’s your favorite comic strip?
Don’t have one.

18. Do you know all the words to the national anthem?
Not really.

19. Shower, morning or night?
Night.

20. Best movie you’ve seen in the past month?
Ant Bully and World Trade Center

21. Favorite pizza toppings?
Lots of cheese, Canadian bacon and mushrooms.

22. Chips or popcorn?
Both, heh.

23. What cell phone provider do you have?
Sprint.

24. Have you ever smoked peanut shells?
No O_o. Who’d be that desperate?

25. Have you ever been in a beauty pageant?
Ha, no.

26. Orange Juice or apple?
Apple.

27. Who were the last people you sat at lunch with?
Um, at home: my kids.

28. Favorite chocolate bar?
Whatchamacalit or Twix.

29. Who is your longest friend and how long?
My “longest” friend–that’s funny :P. Anyway, Sally–20 years.

30. Last time you ate a homegrown tomato?
Probably a few summers ago from Mario’s Grandpa’s.

31. Have you ever won a trophy?
Yup.

32.Favorite artist?
Mmm…I don’t have a favorite.

33. Favorite computer game?
Old School Super Mario and Bubble Bobble :P.

34. Ever ordered from an infomercial?
No, but they tempt me everytime.

35. Sprite or 7-UP?
I only drink those when I’m sick.

36. Have you ever had to wear a uniform to school/work?
Uh yes, at Old Navy. And now they don’t have to!

37. Last thing you bought at Walgreens?
Flip flops and I paid for some pictures I ordered online.

38. Ever thrown up in public?
No, thank God.

39. Would you prefer being a millionaire or finding true love?
I’ve already found true love so let’s go with millionaire :).

40. Do you believe in love at first sight?
Yup.

41.Can exes just be friends?
Yes.

42. Who was the last person you visited in the hospital?
Isaac.

43. Did you have long hair as a young kid?
Verrry long.

44. What message is on your voicemail machine?
A boring one by me.

45. Where would you like to go right now?
To San Fransisco with the kids and Mario <3. 46. What was the name of your first pet? Cat - Morris, Dog - Chata. 47. What kind of back pack do you have, and what's in it? A pink Jansport. It's empty since I'm not in school anymore *sniff*. 48. Last incoming/outgoing call on your phone? Incoming - a wrong number. Outgoing - Sally. 49. What is one thing you are grateful for today? My and my family's health, that we're got food in our bellies and that we're ALIVE. 50. What do you think about most? The future: Will I find a good job after I have the baby? Will we ever buy a house? Is the baby healthy?