Break

I don't know how we did it, but we (teachers and students) made it to Spring vacation without ripping each other's hair out.  I ranted about the non-education field people moaning about "another vacation"  for the teachers on facebook, so I won't here.  I would like to thank the kids for toughing it out with us.  We bickered a bit, but I think we will all be back to normal when we return.

I have almost finished packing.  Mom has a gift for me to bring to her cousin.  Hubby and I am going to Paris.  Mom has some cousins who live there and I am meeting up with one of them.  I was going to maybe meet up with another one, but nixed that.  Too much to pack in to the week.  My French is no better than it was two months ago.  Sigh....  I can read a French magazine but speaking?  Ugh.

I am also dying my hair right now.  Two inches of grey roots would not cut it for me anymore.  I think I should be able to claim the hair dye as a work expense.  Oh, and the damaged clothes from all the chemical stains.

Yesterday was amazing weather.  I was outside shredding leaves like a beast.  The yard looks great.  I have to order some seeds and might get more medicinal herbs too.  So sick of the medicine that only exacerbates other issues.  My hips hurt and now I seem to have massive arthritis in my right pointer finger.  It's stiff, swollen and cracks like crazy.  This has been about a year.  And it is a major weed pulling finger.  When I garden, I use the tool in my left hand and my right hand does the dirty work.  Maybe I can find a good natural treatment in Paris.  The best poison ivy/plant allergy cream we ever found was at Boots in the UK, so why the heck not?

Packed cameras:  Canon DSLR, Yashica covert 35mm for shooting on the fly, & the Holga.
Film:  Kodak Portra 120mm in 160 and 400 ISO, Ilford HP5 35mm, and random Kodak and Fuji 35mm expired rolls from sister.
Sketch book for random ideas
Hell yeah, I am ready.