I feel a bit of pressure tonight to write a funny blog since my "bestie" today commented on how she worries sometimes about the political rantings and the sappiness that are creeping into these posts.
Political Rant: Today I am glad that I am not Christy Clark. While I agree that she will single handedly succeed in crushing public education and public school teachers (I mean, let's face it: George Abbott is just the puppet), I'm just glad that I will not have to bear that burden. Yes, I will have to carry that burden - as both a teacher and a parent - but at least I will not have to look myself in the mirror day after day wondering if I would have made more intelligent and better informed decisions if I did not drop out of university. At least I won't have to explain to my child how I single handedly - and for no good reason - ruined the learning opportunities of an entire generation. I would gladly pay her her over inflated pension to go away now. Actually, I would take a 15% pay cut to get rid of her.
Household Stuff: As I dragged a rather resistant paramedic and kidlet to the grocery store today, I tried to shop for the three us for a week as quick as possible. For two reasons: 1) they both whine about grocery shopping and 2) it usually costs me 15 to 20% more to have them with me. We got out of there for under $150. The paramedic says: "Sweet. We've spent less than $200 in two weeks so our grocery bill this month will only be about $400." Uuummm.... first of all, I forgot a bunch of stuff... second of all, it's only the first week of the month... third, I have spent over $200 THIS week. I am so thankful that he is so naive that he is genuinely in shock when I tell him that I, alone, spent over $1000 on groceries in February; never mind what he spent picking up stuff here and there. He is so cute.
Finally, I am thankful that we are moving to a much bigger place in two weeks. Our bedroom is beginning to look like an episode of Hoarders. I actually have papers "filed" in Roots shopping bags.
P.S. I am also thankful that, eventhough this blog is not very funny, my "bestie" will "like" it. ;)
