Oh dear, so much going on it makes the head spin.  many students have Spring Break this week and a couple visited which was really nice.  I always like to know how they are doing.  But the weather has been unseasonably warm and I have had to go home right after school to do some yard work.  So no late stays for me this week.  I am trying a new thing this year.  I bought organic potting soil and biodegradable seed trays.  I will be starting many seed indoors.  I have two basement windows.  I will set the trays in the windows for the warmth and then set out the ones that need to be cold stratified, when the time comes.  Hopefully this will counteract any seasonal problems that have been causing the veggies to suffer in the past two years.  Finger crossed...  As far as the perennial herbs, the lemon balm, chives, and oregano are already growing so I am super glad about that.

I have been entering more work in shows lately.   It takes a lot of time and money and I have been involved in association and town volunteer activities, so the art took a back seat for a few month, sadly. 

The language "lessons" have also taken precedence.  I am going to be the one to help hubby get by in Prague and Budapest.  I think my pronunciation is fine, but remembering the words... that's hard work.  But I study a bit nearly every day and I have audio on the computer and tapes and cds.  Today I go to order the money for the trip.  Cannot wait to see how pretty the currency is.  European currency puts ours to shame...  When will the US utilize some artists to remake our bills?  Seriously...

So the day starts with me going to the bank to make a deposit (hooray) and sitting in the car whilst hubby does the food shopping.  Good so far.  Then I go to the pharmacy to pick up the prescription I called my Dr. to refill on Thursday and, lo and behold, no meds.  This is the third darned time this has happened this year and with different receptionists.  So, I am on the hunt for a new doctor.  One that will not want to see me every three months.  One that I can get an appointment right away and only see when sick.  One that does not constantly tell me to put on weight, while he is obese.  One that does not make me wait 1-2 hours listening to crappy lite rock.  So Monday's lunch will consist of me making phone calls to switch doctors.

 And this was a terrible mail day.  Only one piece of mail and it was teacher stuff and that news tends to be quite the downer these days what with all the bashing we get...

So I feel some retail therapy is in order.  I may, just possibly suggest a trip to - get ready - Short Hills Mall.  Gasp!  I know, malls make me feel hollow and empty inside, but, I did find that fab velvet blazer at a Nordstrom for $35 one year.  And maybe I can find some neat-o stuff marked waaay down.  And perhaps some make-up so I don't look so dead in pictures all the time.

But then again, the zombie/undead look is in, so maybe I am looking cool...

So I have been suffering with muscle spasms for a whole school week.  I must not have picked Lucy up correctly for one of our dances around the room on Saturday night.  Oh, the pain...

But some good things.  A Photo II student received first place for her Argyrotype in the Caldwell College Teen Art Jam, kids are getting into their schools and someone just keeps getting more and more scholarship money.  Hooray!!!

Also, I ordered two free sample books for Photo from a school book publisher (Pearson) which saves oodles of money and entered a contest with Focal Press to win $250 of books and an Amazon Kindle (that's for Dems, not me!).

I can't type too much b/c of the pain.  I wish Millie could massage out this spasm...