Breaking News...

Yesterday I was called in for a meeting with my Principal.

Hmmm...that usually doesn't turn out great for most people (especially in grade school years).

I worried about it a little all day yesterday. His secretary gave me the option of going this morning or this afternoon.

I kind of double booked myself because I also had an appt. this morning, but I couldn't wait all day to find out the scoop on what he wanted me to talk about. So I just showed up to the meeting 30 min early.

I wasn't that surpised to find out the news, I kind of thought in the back of my head that it could be an option. Even though I was assured at the end of last year that it wasn't.

I am not going to be teaching 2nd grade next year....instead I will be teaching Kindergarten.

I am kind of nervous, and kind of excited, and kind of annoyed that I am finding this out 3 1/2 weeks before school starts.

Basically they needed an extra bilingual 2nd grade teacher so they were going to move one up from kinder to 2nd, but then 2nd grade would be spread pretty thin and kinder would have an opening...so it made perfect sense.

I wonder what kind of adventures this is going to lead me to.

I Put the Party in PCOS...

So, I was recently diagnosed with Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS), which is really more of a cluster of symptoms than an actual disease. Thankfully I don't suffer from most of the symptoms, but enough for it to be annoying.

Anyway, in dealing with all of this I have learned a thing or two. First of all, I feel uncomfortable to publicly seek a 2nd opinion. I have managed to go around my gyno's back and book an appointment with a specialist, well 2 actually. There are only 3 here in Austin who are considered "specialized" and one is super hard to get in with. In fact I won't be able to see her until the beginning/middle of October. Thankfully this illness isn't life threatening. So in the meantime I made an appt. to see another one of the three doctors here.

I don't know why I am embarrassed to just tell her. I mean, what does she really care? It's my lady parts that are affected.

Oh, and now the specialists office wants my doctor to send some of my information and lab work to them, meaning I have to grow a pair and tell them. Am I that afraid of confrontation? I have actually considered having my Mom or best friend call for me. I am such a baby.

I also have picked up some of the reading material on the syndrome at Borders. It was an uncomfortable moment when I parked myself down on the carpet in the Health section/Women's Issues bookcase and a woman came to the section and looked at me with assuring eyes. That's the only way I can describe them. I was kind of embarrassed like I was looking at sex books or something. Knowing me, she probably didn't look that way at all and I was just being paranoid. I even thought about telling her the book wasn't for me. I am so weird.

Sidenote: Kate Gosselin from Jon and Kate plus too many freakin' kids has PCOS. I told Ryan that there is no way we are having 8 children. I don't see the TLC network knocking on my door anytime soon.

old friends, good times...

This weekend I hung out with my best friend Christy and old friend from high school named Rose.



We had such a good time. We have seen each other off and on a few times since she moved to Austin. But, you know how things go. People get busy and so on.



We made a committment to hang out together more. Today we are going to have lunch and watch a movie.



I love those friends that you can just pick back up with like time never separated you. I really love that.

actual conversation i had on thursday...

sewing instructor: no, you don't do it that, way....you do it like...
me: oh sorry
sewing instructor: no, no, hang on...im confused, are you right or left handed?
me: kind of both
sewing instructor: huh?
me: (and because I never can just give the short version of any story) well, i was born a lefty then broke my arm during an important time of tactile learning, so i had to learn to be right handed, but i am still left handed dominant. now i kind of use both...i would say i am a bit ambidextrous. my mom was happy i broke my arm because she thought left handed people grow up to be crazy
sewing instructor: well, that is interesting (probably thinking that would shut me up)
me: yeah, it is and probably the source of many problems in my life
(chuckling of other students)

How the times have changed.

Technology. Ah, you evil little devil.

While on vacation last week I didn't have internet access all week (our condo didn't have wifi WTF?). During this time of suffering I realized that I am quite the crabby cake without internet access. Oh and did I mention that I forgot my cell phone charger? It was like hell on earth.

The real question for me lately is Mac or Pc?

I have both, but am constantly torn as to which one I prefer more.

These are the things that keep me up at night.

Sew Much To Do...

	Tonight I have a sewing class at the Stitch Lab. It seems like I registered for it months ago. How time flies. I am a little nervous but I am not sure why. I think sewing and crafting gets a bad rep because there is so much crap out there. But trust me, there is a lot of cool things too. I think it is refreshing to make something on your own. It unleashes something in you. I have a lot to do to get ready for my class. I need to oil my machine, make bobbins with the thread I am using, organize my kit, check my supply list, and load everything into my car. Finally...I need to decide which fabric I am going to use for my project. Did I mention that the class is on handbags and totes? Everyone I love can surely expect a handbag or tote for Christmas this year, guaranteed.

We put the dysfunctional in family....

(for the record, I had to type dysfunctional about four times before I could decide if it looked right..What is my problem these days?)

So I am back from my family vacation. For the first three days we visited my side of the family in Corpus Christi and for the last six we stayed with Ryan's family in Rockport.

Surprisingly, no one got strangled or stabbed. Okay, just kidding. But it isn't a family vacation without a little drama right? Thankfully none of it really occurred until the last day.

We must have met the allotment of time family can spend together in one week.

All in all it was good times, though a bit boring at certain intervals. In the first tour of the trip my sister and I even managed to set aside our differences and be nice to each other.

My nieces and nephews are getting so big. My brother's son is like a man. I bet he even has body hair, which is just weird for me. Seeing babies grow and become ladies and gents is just freaky. They still seem so small to me. I cannot imagine what it is like for parents when their children become adults.

I just realized that I only have about five weeks of summer left. I was hoping that I would have completed at least half of my summer list by now, but I have not. It has been a bit limiting that I am still dealing with my wound. I cannot wait until I don't have to rely on people for help in that area. Cue the independent women song or something.

Alright. I better do something productive today.

Summer Vacation...

Im just now updating because I have been without computer access for days now.

Im on the Texas Gulf Coast trying to max and relax with large amounts of sunscreen to deter premature aging.

I will return to the blogosphere next week!

I Survived.

Obviously. I mustered up the courage and endured my appointment this morning.

I even managed not to babble uncontrollably or embarrass myself. So it was a success.

I asked about pregnancy and she was confident that nature will run its course when the time is right.

All that worry for nothing. I worry just to worry. This obviously needs to be addressed.