Crap!  I can't even get this right.  I tried to write an entry awhile ago and was interrupted and in the meantime the computer shut itself down - again - and I lost it.  I don't know what is up with the computer.  I've updated the virus definitions and scanned it and nothing shows up so I guess it isn't a virus.  So maybe a compatibility problem.  I don't know how to fix that so the hell with it.

I remembered today that the gift I had ordered on Dec. 2 for Boy's teacher hadn't arrived yet so I called the company.  Found out they hadn't gotten the order.  I got a confirmation email but I guess that doesn't mean anything.  So I have until Tuesday afternoon to figure out a Plan B.

We got our tree last weekend and it was finally thawed out on Tuesday - we bought it in a snowstorm so it was covered with snow and we had to put it in the basement to dry out.  I got the lights on it Wednesday and finally put the ornaments on it today.  I'm very disappointed in this tree.  I wanted a Frasier but they didn't have one under 12' tall so we settled on a Douglas.  Not a good choice because I have heavy ornaments and they won't stay on the weak branches. 

I spent one day this week baking cookies and although they taste good they are really flat.  I asked my mom about it this morning and she said it could be old baking powder or baking soda (can't remember which) so I ran to the store and got fresh of both and am trying again.

OM borrowed my digital camera and brought it back broken.  The door to the battery compartment won't stay closed.  He has some electrical tape holding it shut and I guess it will work like that.

After saying how well subbing was going in my last entry I had a bad day Friday with a kindergarten class.  It wasn't horrible but I just felt frustrated and out of sync all day.  It took them forever to transition from one task to the next (like putting things away before moving on to the next assignment) so we were behind schedule all day.  And then at the end of the day they went to another classroom for a movie and the teacher in that classroom didn't get started right away so they were late getting their things at the end of the day.  I had a hell of a time getting 20 five year olds dressed in coats, boots, hats, mittens, etc.  with backpacks packed and out the door.  They were the last ones to the bus line-up which makes me look disorganized and stupid.

OM was supposed to deposit his check on Thursday but decided to hurry home to go hunting instead and I had forgotten to write a couple of withdrawals in the checkbook so we ended up overdrawing the account.  That racked up $50 in overdraft charges.  I never let the account run down that far that it is even a concern but this month has been a major exception.  OM doesn't know about it and I don't know if I'll even tell him. 

So other than that I'm doing just peachy.  Really trying hard for that holiday spirit at the moment though.  I'll just have to focus on the positive.  Umm... yeah, focus...

I took Boy to see the Lemony Snicket movie last night.  We've read the entire series and were really looking forward to the movie coming out.  The characters are true to the book for the most part but the movie is quite different from the books.  If you like the movie you really need to read the books because they are better.  We liked the movie, Boy was on the edge of his seat and I don't think he blinked through the entire movie.  That says something for a 9 year old.

We are all healthy.  Colds, coughs and flu going around but so far (knock wood) missing our house.  I just don't need that right now.

They are predicting 8-16 inches of snow by Sunday night.  A snowday Monday would be great.

I've only got one more load of laundry to fold and put away and I'll be done with the 6 loads I woke up to this morning.

Muzzleloading season ends tomorrow and OM will be about out of excuses to not be home.

Before the computer decides to test my last nerve I'm posting this.

I'm so relieved that last week is over.  Even my relief at having the election over doesn't surpass my happiness of getting through last week.  It sucked to no end.  Just one of those weeks that nothing went right and just getting out of bed assured me that I'd screw something up.

I got a call for an interview for that job that I mentioned applying for on Monday.  So that was good and I got all ready and showed up on Tuesday at the appointed time.  Too bad I was a whole frickin day early.  What a dumbass.  So I went back on Wednesday and the interview went well.  But I didn't get the job.  It went to a person who works at the county level and has trained people to do this job at the city level, which is what this job is.  Kind of hard to beat someone with that kind of experience.  With the budget cuts in the county she was probably going to be laid off or have her hours cut so she was looking for something and found it.

While I was getting ready on Wednesday for the interview (the second time) I went in to OM's gun room to get the ironing board and accidently knocked one of his guns over.  It should have been in the safe but he had left it out the night before because it was damp.  It wasn't loaded or anything but when it fell over it broke a chunk out of the stock and screwed up the scope.  Big oops.  He wasn't happy. 

Then on Thursday night I took Boy to his Cub Scout Halloween party.  We got home late and I had to carry in some groceries and other stuff and somehow or other I came in the house and left the car door open.  Boy saw that I had left my door open and decided to leave his open too.  We had OM's work car because he takes my truck hunting in the evening.  So he went out to leave for work Friday morning and saw that there was a pool of water on the front and back seats from the big rain overnight and decided to take my truck to work.  So I had to clean that up before taking Boy to school Friday morning and had wet ass all day.

It sucked all around.  I usually have my shit together but if it wasn't one thing last week it was everything.

The not so bad part was that Boy loved his Halloween costumes that I made for him.  For Cub Scouts his den decided to go as the McDonald's characters.  He was Grimace.  It turned out surprisingly well considering I made it.  He didn't want to be Grimace for school and trick or treating though.  He wanted to be Sherlock Holmes.  He always comes up with something obscure that is impossible to buy.  So after a couple trips to Goodwill for a tweed sportcoat and a couple of hats and an afternoon with a glue gun I put it together.  I made the deerstalker hat by glueing two caps together and then covering it with a houndstooth check material.  Then he had the magnifying glass - it worked.

My parent's party is in 3 days.  I've got to take care of a couple of little things before then but overall I think we're ready.  Time will tell.