Sarcastic commentary on my students

These children are awful this year. All of them.

If it weren't for their (the sarcasm sets in . . .) bright sunny dispositions, happy compliant demeanor, jubilant enthusiasm, positive attitudes, and quiet independent study skills, they'd be perfect little angels.

Fuzzy wooly skeins as pleasurable alternative to the more traditional stress balls

Thursday night wasn't so good for me. I was totally stressed out.
School.
Teens.
Overwork.
Underpay.
Lack of appreciation.
Lack of human contact/interaction.
Dearth of nice co-workers.
An unknown future.
Housemates having babies.
Lack of Krista-empathy and an understanding smile and sometimes unheeded advice. (Yes, this is very selfish. She's probably in labor right now. She has a few other things to worry about than my problems.)
sigh.

Friday was a lot better. Last night was good. I had dinner with my family. Chris is good.

Now it's Saturday and I'm going to clean! Yay!! Then do some crafting YAY!!

Autumn, ala Goldsworthy

Last weekend I had some artsy fun in the foothills with the beautiful Autumn colors. A serene walk amongst the oaks is a much needed getaway from the stress and activity of the school week. I wish weekends came more often. In fact, I wish the weekend was 5 days and the work week was just 2. Think of how much fabric, glitter, paper, calendars, feathers, rocks, sticks, leaves we'd need to fill our time! And don't forget the sheep! We'd need quite a few of those too.