exciting times (lol)

First off I have to say that I love fall weather!!! Theres a lot to be said about it being less than 100 degress every day. I pulled out the cold weather clothes and some will be in the closets and drawers as soon as I finish blogging.

So I was coming home from work this morning and I was behind this semi. Actually, he pulled rather quickly in front of me but not near to cutting me off so I figured he must have a problem but couldn't be for sure.

So we pulled onto the exit ramp and his back tire was running through this wet stuff and it was spraying my windshield. No biggie, since the car needed to be cleaned, I thought...until he turned the corner and I saw that it was gasoline pouring out of his truck. That was pretty scary.

I didn't know what to do since I was going to sit in the car wash at 6am when it was pitch black outside, even if I had the money on me to do so. SO I told Shaun about it when I woke up and he said gas was a corrosive so I washed his car for him with our squeegie. :) His car is a lot easier than the van to wash like that and I miss washing cars anyway, so it wasn't a total sacrifice.

Today is the last day of fall break and I am going to miss it dearly! I totally spoiled myself by coming straight home and going to bed. Didn't get as much cleaning done as I wanted, though. Oh well.

I've been going back and forth about how soon i want to leave work before the baby is born. I think it depends on how much I can get done before January. Thats my cut off to have everything bought and cleaned and in working order. Its a good thing that the two weeks before january are school break weeks, too, because I predict thats when most of the work will be done.

I have it all worked out in my mind how I want it to be but its just a matter of finding time to get it the way I want.

The subject came up again today of the woman at church. I'm glad i don't go to these meetings but would rather also not be discussed at them. Oh well. I deleted the earlier post about her because I decided that it is slander and I don't want to be guilty of that. I don't like not being allowed so to speak, to not like someone, so I guess I will just give her the cold shoulder and maybe she'll get the hint and stop talking to me and I'll be home free.

I was kind of diappointed at Bible Study wednesday. Its hard for me to listen to people talk on the subject of loving your kids when its obvious that they have decided to spend their whole lives devoted to their children. This woman has 8, so although I tried not to have a preconcieved notion I couldn't help but think right away that I would probably disagree with a lot of what she said.

I have my own philosophy, I believe everyone needs time to themselves and that it doesn't contradict the Bible to want it or need it. There were other things that made me cringe a little but that was the main thing that stuck out.

Anyway, in the great scheme of things it doesn't really matter, but I am hoping for some really good teaching this week. I feel like I need it, but moreso about the relationship between husband and wife than mom and kids.

This week will be our test, speaking of kids, to get Mycah to pass her reading test. I found the website online that is included in the book and played a few of the games they have designed to help the kids remember the story. I think it will help her learn the vocabulary and do a lot better.

The teacher said they were going to start doing that in the classroom but I guess from Mycah's last test that she changed her mind or it is just going to take Mycah a little longer.

The reading book only gets sent home on Thursdays which is the hardest day for me because it is the end of my work week and I am exhausted and it also takes Mycah longer to do her regular homework on that day.

She had really easy teachers for kindy and 1st but this teacher seems more strict which is good, but her and Mycah don't mix as well because Mycah is a free spirit and yes she does work slow as the teacher pointed out but she has always been the way she is now. I have no idea how to get Mycah to move faster. Yelling only makes her nervous and she doesn't have anything special I can take away or threaten because she just does....whatever...

I think it takes all kinds and I want her to be confident in who she is.