The days are long and the years are short

Pulled some vines. Watered some grass seed (in "lawn"). Chopped some wood.

We (Emily and I) have been getting to school in plenty of time this week. Probably is due to setting the alarm earlier.

Homework went like gangbusters yesterday. She's getting it and getting how to do it efficiently.

Looks like two (2) Introductory Spanish classes this year. Great!!!! Emily is signed up for one of them.

How politely can I kick mrmoosie and Emily out of the house? I need some quiet. They are now watching "The Wrong Trousers" by Nick Park.

I need to find the authorization to get my fingerprints taken.

The light in mrmoosie 's office burnt out Saturday, and it is no fun trying to file things in the dark.

I have a goal of finishing many of my todo items today. I also have a goal of clearing a layer or two on my "desk".

mrmoosie went to work early today, and for some reason, Emily and I woke up before he left. We've watched a awful lot of TV today.

I wish he were home already.

Our oven/range is still being a problem. Or is being a problem again, depending on how you want to look at it.

Not all it's cracked up to be!!! There goes more of our money.

Although, nothing will make you feel completely non-greasy after putting on sunscreen.

We have new, functional phones in our house. I am still getting used to the small blinking light for messages.

I need to make the chamomile tea for tonight. We are trying to make it a habit and make going to bed more of a short routine. Hmmm.

It's so hard, when she is sleeping peacefully.

i spent a while gazing at my own naval (or psyche) today with the help of my sister.

I got a form from my employer stating that my reported wages in 2007 were wrong. After reading carefully, it was only the wages reported to the IRS, not those on my W2 that were wrong. So I paid correctly, just the IRS may flag my return for review. If they do review it, I send in the letter from my employer with my signature on it. Since I am currently avoiding finishing this years taxes, I have most of the rules in my active memory that apply in this situation.

T emailed me a statement from his benefits manager that allows us to claim money saved last year on this year's dependent care expenses. This is a miracle due to our problem with not finding our previous babysitter. It has to be a change in the law, right? I wonder if it went in with the stimulus bill. It makes some sense, if you assume that Q4 of 2008 was the worst for jobs, but that isn't so.

Boy, I am glad this week is ending.

I think I need to make a master copy of the homework I am giving my tutoring student, since I have to turn in the tutoring logs every week. In addition, I found the spaces for homework too small on the tutoring logs. Maybe I will design my own form and give it to the central office to be available for download. I have to poke around on the downloads site anyway to see if there is something that my boss promised to email me.

My brother is a tiny bit peeved at me that I let the kids play Legos indoors instead of insisting that they play outdoors, since yesterday was the first warmish day in a while.

My car is back in order, except for a few flaws that the dealer will have to fix.

Last night was Math Mania at Emily's school. The teachers showed us all sorts of teaching games to use with our children (not part of the homework). They also reminded us that 100 days of school is coming up and the children will want to have a collection of 100 things (obviously small things) to bring it.

My Internet connection is running a bit slow these last two days.

Our tree is out. The needles are everywhere. Vacuuming lies in my future for today and probably other days. Emily doesn't like the sound of the vacuum, so I will try to get it done when she is not here.  ETA: most vacuuming is completely done.

Emily was late to school today due to looking for her gloves. We have probably too many pairs of gloves for her, and the pairs aren't attached to each other, so matching up a pair can take a while. I should attach them in some way.

I am printing out my notes for MCAT Biology. We had to buy a new toner cartridge. It's not a big, big surprise since I print out a lot. ETA: all done

Since our work on the bathroom is done or nearly so, I plan to clean the floor in the master bedroom. Sweep or vacuum, I haven't decided.

I have been slacking a bit on my Spanish resolution for the year. I should have time for it today. ETA: Did at least an hour of Spanish.

I have an MCAT class getting ready to start up (actually a tutorial with a student with an auditory processing disorder, so I will need to write more). So I have to reprint my notes (this time with page numbers). Tonight is professional development (I have no idea what we are going to DO, all I know is that we don't have to BRING anything).

All sorts of financial documents for the year have come in. I need to enter them in my "system" and file them appropriately.

I have the tax software.

Emily is staying for the after-school program today (so I can do the professional development without waiting for T to come home). Notes have been passed and the check given.