Hey there, it's me again
09/22/2006 02:40 p.m.
Life has been one crazy, hazy fog since August, before school started, but let me take a moment and see if I can catch up on everything. I'm sorry if things are all a bit jumbled, but I've had serious sleep issues lately, so my brain isn't working nomrally.

After meeting with the principal and the new 504 coordinator at my son's school, he was promoted to the 8th grade. He had his 504 meeting for this year before the end of August, not the end of October like last year. On his first progress report he brought home ALL passing grades, and even had an A in a non-elective class. WOOHOO!

He's still having a lot of struggles, but I'll touch on those more later.

My husband left his salary job in August, and went back to work as a mechanic at hourly wages. I fully supported and still support his decision to leave the company he was working for. He's making close to the same, or a little bit more now, but he doesn't have insurance. Now I HAVE to stay at my job, at least until we can decide how to carry insurance on the whole family. It's already cost me over $6000 in premiums for medical insurance just on myself and my two boys! So much for the state supplement to our insurance huh?

I had to fly out to CA last week. It was a court mandated appearance for a pre-settlement conference. I have to say that I truly HATE Inyo County. It is TOO much like West Texas:dry, brown, desolate. The only thing that I got from that journey was a major case of jetlag and a HUGE bruise on my leg from the flight out. Long story short, I had to make the decision to dismiss the case because that's what was in the best interest of my son. Just last night I learned that he's been having "visions" of his father's death.. "it's like a movie that keeps replaying over and over". So it's back to the counsellor. He had never shared this with any of us, not even his counsellor.

My husband and I are both still on the board of directors at the Little League where my boys play. That's keeping me very busy. I'm spending about 15 hours a week, give or take a few hours, in the evenings up there running the concession stand etc. Last night I was by myself in the concession stand all night, cooking, taking orders, etc., etc. There were 3 games and we made over $250. Not bad, but today my back and legs hurt like nobody's business.

And Finally... I have actually finally sent my application out to go to Grad. School. Hopefully, if all goes well, I'll know whether or nor I've been accepted by the middle of October. Let's hope it goes well! Then I can contemplate whether I'm going to stay a teacher full time, or go back to just part-time while I'm earning my Master's.

So many things to think about, so many things to get done... SO LITTLE time!