My Irish is definately up this time!

I know big surprise.  Let me start by saying I am not anti teacher, anti board, or anti admin.  I see all sides of it.  And I'm going to rant and rave about all of it.

First the board.  I am going to defend them.  A petition is going around for a vote of no confidence against the board.  why?  Because they have said their piece and they are sticking to their guns.  NO matter how many times C3 asks for ice cream before bed, I am going to say no and I am not going to relent.  So, C3 goes to bed mad at me and hates me. Oh well.  I have to do what is right, regardless of how he FEELS about it.  Guess what...the dist is broke.  NO matter how big a tantrum we throw, it doesn't change the facts.  I feel bad for the board members.  Especially the ones who said 10 years ago not to give the teacher a new contract that was padded with gold because in the long run we couldn't afford it and not to build new schools because there was no money and we might not win the lottery.  Oh wait..I'm going to go out and buy a 100K car because I just bought a lotto ticket.  Damn, didn't win.  Have to sell the car or something else to make up for it! 

Admin...whatever...There are always to many cooks in the kitchen wherever you go.  That is why big companies clean house once in a while.  To many VP's.  So they come through and fire them all and rebuild. Such is life

Teacher...oh I am annoyed at teachers.  NOT ALL OF THEM AND I AM NOT ANTI TEACHER, SO BACK OFF!.  The real world sucks people.  Welcome to it.  You have a difficult job.  I totally agree to that.  Lots of hours, kids who are a pain, parents who are worse.  But...this has been the job description for teachers since teaching existed!  This IS NOT A SURPRISE!.   You have to work long hours, work at home, sometimes on the weekends, work through your lunch hour...sometimes not have time to get up from your desk to use the bathroom.  Wait, this sounds just like my husbands job...probably a lot of our husbands jobs, or not to be sexists, our job.  ITS CALLED WORK!  How bout trying it someday. 
oh I bet that last sentence ticked off some people! 

Here is why I am mad a teachers.  We have a gym teacher making 108K a year.  Yes, its teaching, but its GYM!  I'm sorry, but honestly, its only GYM!  There are no new ways to learn how to hit a volleyball is there?  Did you have to get your masters to teach kickball?  When they came out with new textbooks, did you have to re do your plans...oh wait, gym doesn't have text books cause its GYM!  I know, I am making light of the gym teachers out there, buts its GYM!

Last year, C3 had his math homework graded and sent home once a month.  Yes, that's right, once a month!  That's one teacher who only worked 5 hours a day! 

This year, C2 brought home  spelling paper with 100% and EXCELLENT  written across the top.  She had to write sentences that contained a word that started with the letter A.  And guess what, She know hows to spell across and are!  We are so proud!  C3's spelling words are harder than that.  C3 is in 2nd grade and C2 is in 6TH!!!  But the kicker is, she got 100% but there were 7 spelling and grammatical errors!  Lazy Lazy Lazy teacher!!!!

Hey board members, remember at the meeting that was overflowing and people were yelling at you.  You had a presentation up and most of it was right but a few things were wrong.  And you were yelled at for it.  It was thrown in your face!  However, some of our teachers are teaching my child that its ok to get most of it right.  What do you think board members...

Pay cuts...hey teachers...life sucks.  NO one should have to take a pay cut!  Its is horrible.  And Ms. Whiny teacher who keeps complaining that she will lose her house if she takes a pay cut...and her students wont be able to stop by and say hi anymore  TOUGH SHIT! 

Wow...I am angry..Wish my fingers could type as fast as my thoughts are flying...I am angry..Friday, my husband will be unemployed.  We have no severance.  We have no unemployment pay.  We are just dead in the water.  My husband would have gladly taken a pay cut!!!  So, Ms. Whiny teacher...welcome to life.  If you are going to lose your house because of a pay cut, perhaps you overextended yourself in the first place!  Turn off your cable!  Shut down your cell phone, shop second hand...IN OTHER WORDS, WELCOME TO LIFE! 

Whew...that should have made me feel better, ranting that is, but it just made me sad....

I HAVE HAD ENOUGH!

I am so fed up in more ways than one! 

First...Children....(big surprise) 
Dear Children,
every single time you start arguing with either eachother or even think about questioning me, you WILL be sent to your room.  I am the parent you are the dumb child.  If I say no, I HAVE A GOOD REASON AND I DONT NEED TO EXPLAIN IT TO YOU!
Love Mom


To C1..one more bit of attitude, and that long hair that you are hiding behind is GONE! 
C2. cause i said so
c3 stop growling at people, its not nice

Now on to the world in general.  WTF!  For the second time in two years we are waiting to see if we will be unemployed next week. Actually, we will be unemployed next week.  Why you ask...because yet another American company has seen fit to take my hubbies job and ship it overseas.  WTF!!!    Screw the business world!  There is nothing safe in it anymore.  I going to send my children to computer repair, or appliance or car repair school.  Lord knows you cannot ship that overseas and it will always be needed!  So now, after more interviews than we can count, I truly dont know how he keeps them all straight, we are waiting.  He has had three with one company...now one of the guys is traveling.  LORD MAN!  dont you have a phone.  Call someone.  make a damn decision!  And no, I am not just ticked off because the Midwest Yarn Expo is her this weekend and I had planned on going and spending money.  Well, ok maybe that i a little bit of it.  I'm going anyway, but cant spend any money!  DAMNIT!

I am so fed up with this.  I am fed up with arguing children, yes at least they are in school for 6+ hours, but then  they come home and lordy do I pay for it! 

I am fed up with this whole job crap...and no its not just about being able to spend money on stupid things, like yarn,  *gasp...yarn is not stupid!*  but its about being comfortable with anything.  Do buy C3 new socks, or wait because we might need that 10$ for food.  Did I mention that we dont get unemployment!  CRAP! 


I am annoyed because my lawnmower is busted.  I am using my neighbors, I know she doesn't mind, but I do.  And the repair guy is not answering his phone.  So what to do what to do.  I dont think its worth fixing, but I cant go out and replace it.  GGGGGGRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR 

I am so annoyed at life right now......I could just scream...but we have new neighbors, and it just might frighten them away. 

Dear Mr. Corporate dude who has our lives in your hand right now
Please pick up the damn phone and make a decision!!  Recruiter keeps saying she expects an offer any second and that all three interviews went great, but we have been burned by that before!  Last time he was laid off and interviewing.  I dont care if you are traveling...we hare unraveling here!  I'll pay for the damn call, just let us know one way or the other...
Sincerely
Crazed Mom!

I'm done...thanks for listening.....

How to balance it all???

Well, its that time of year again.  School getting ready to start, scouting getting ready to start, football has started. 
So, in my world, we have to balance, Boy scouts, Girl Scouts, Cub Scouts, Piano lessons, Band, Football, committee meetings, Mom meetings(wine is usually involved!) and stuff that that older kids have not yet signed up for.  so basically, your typical family. 

How the heck do we fit it all in.  This year is going to be even more interesting!  Hubby is the Cub Master of sons pack.  Son has started football.  Football, once school starts is three days a week.  Right now its 5 days a week.  CS meetings are on Mondays.  Football is on Monday, Tues, Thurs. 

Yeah conflict!  Bs's is on Tuesday nights, I have no idea when to schedule Piano lessons right now.  I think Band is 4 afternoons a week? 

You should see my calendar!!!

So, basically its like this.  At least in my world its like this.  WE DO THE BEST WE CAN.  Yes, my son will miss a lot of CS's due to footbal.  Oh well.  He will not be the only one.  We will miss pack activities due to Football.  Oh well.  He will not be the only one. 

When our oldest was a CS, we didn't get it.  We figured if you made a commitment to CS's you should be there!  Of course, we had the luxury of thinking that way since our other children were in diapers!  Boy were we clueless!!!


You can't do it all, and if you try to do it all, you will destroy the fun in it for your scouter.  If he's exhausted from football practice and you drag him to scouts, he will learn to hate scouts. 

Dont force it, enjoy it.  Relax...the world will not end if you miss an event, or your son doesn't get a rocker, or daughter misses an activity.  Such is life. 

This time we have with them, the running around, dropping kids off at the wrong place at the wrong time, sitting in the rain for 3 hours at practice(last night for me), eating dinner at 9pm, stuffing newspapers in the toes of cleats to dry them, finding music books, running a quick load of laundry at 10 pm that you will forget about for two days, etc etc etc....forgot my point here!

Its hard enough.   Dont add more stress into it.  If you miss a meeting, oh well.  If your leader or CM is not cool with it, inform that that this is life.  sometimes things get  missed.  Then, feel free to cuss at them under your breath as you walk away.  Its probably their only child, or they have a live in nanny :)