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Chicken Little
Posted by: missconstrued on: April 21, 2009
- In: The P Word
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Sometimes I can relate to that little piece of poultry more than I ever care to admit to. This was my schedule, roughly:
6:00 – Shower
6:20 – Call Momma, wish her a happy birthday
6:40 – Wash Dishes, Inhale cereal.
7:00 – Arrive at school – grade multiplication tests, answer e-mails.
8:00 – Teacher Hip Hop Practice
8:20 – Playground [...]
Trick or Treat, Smell my Feet.
Posted by: missconstrued on: October 29, 2008
Dear Gwen Stefani.
Okay, so both you and I know that I am a big *SUCKER* for all things cute. Which is probably why I have adored you since your washboard ab, bottled blonde, drop waisted, ass kicking days. You know, before Gavin whatsisface. And motherhood. And all that stuff that girls do when they grow [...]
Strange Bedfellows
Posted by: missconstrued on: September 3, 2008
1.) If you see me sipping a diet coke does it automaticamente mean that I am pregnant?
2.) if my goggles are expensive, does it mean that they will keep my eyes dry and vision capable underwater?
3.) Would it be funny if I started my Parent Night spiel with “Hi. My name is RQ. I’m a libra and [...]
Closing Time.
Posted by: missconstrued on: July 29, 2008
Dh called me from Seattle last night. He’s finally in the States, which means that my time here is coming to a rapid end. Rapido! Rapido!
Damn the airlines and their luggage restrictions, is about all I’m thinking right now. Higher prices in the name of gas? It just seems ridiculous, the costs of things these days, [...]
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Posted by: missconstrued on: June 21, 2008
I got another early morning phone call last night. This time from dh.
Ex-y just called, in tears. TIS’ friends were holding him down after she called 911 on him.
He had cut his wrists with wire (?) and put out cigarettes in his hands, saying the whole time that he wanted/needed is Adderall. When she tried [...]
Crumbled Cookie
Posted by: missconstrued on: May 9, 2008
Today is Saturday, so by all rights I should be jumping up and down and cartwheeling across the classroom floor. But I don’t feel that way today. My heart feels heavy, and I am unsettled. I cannot control what is going on around me, and that was the beginning of the end for me, last [...]
Heartbreaker
Posted by: missconstrued on: May 6, 2008
We had to tell td yesterday that his maternal grandfather has terminal cancer. Although ex-y had informed us about 2 months ago and asked us not to tell him, I didn’t feel comfortable having the kid decide that he wants to stay here without knowing all of the information. I also wanted to tell him [...]
She’s Going the Distance
Posted by: missconstrued on: April 28, 2008
- In: The P Word
- 2 Comments
Today’s P word? Physical
Last night, after I finished the triathlon, I had to stop by a friend’s house. “Did you do the whole thing?!” she asked me. “M’mm hmmm.”
“Are you on drugs?!”
And today, as I could barely keep my eyes open, I wondered if I was.
On drugs.
I can’t even explain the race. It was invigorating, exhausting, [...]
Gut Check
Posted by: missconstrued on: April 18, 2008
Yesterday, td made a remark that scared the hell out of me. “Can we get curtains for my room when we go home this summer?” indicating that he would return to us next year. For another year.
Any normal parent would be ecstatic, I think.
I am…conflicted, to say the least.
Td is a great kid who has [...]
Spring Forward?!
Posted by: missconstrued on: March 20, 2008
- In: Quirks| The P Word
- 6 Comments
I have an incredible opportunity before me, and I don’t know if I’ve got the cojones to take it (Yes, because if you put it in Spanish, it’s not the same crass sentiment).
Want to know what it is?
Eh, I’m afraid to type it. Because if I say it out loud, then I’m going to realize [...]
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