***Weekly Randoms 8/22***

[cali]

Hi ladies! Is it just me or is our board so very dead lately?? Let's liven things up! Tell me what you all are up to this week (or anything else you feel like talking about)!

[skategirl128]

Classroom set up still! So I'm part time until the kiddos start on the 6th.

I'm spending the afternoon with Maisie. She's currently snuggling and napping. Lazy Maisie puppy!

[AmazingTulip]

I haven't made a lot of plans for this week b/c of my septum resection scheduled for Thursday.

But, in some kind of exciting news, I got contacted by a recruiter about a job that I think I would really like. The problem it's a lot of travel - like up to 60%, so I'm not sure how I feel about that with ttc. But maybe I'm just getting ahead of myself.

[skategirl128]

Good luck with your resection AmazingTulip!

[cali]

skategirl128, sounds like you're way ahead of the game! Good for you!!

AmazingTulip, good luck on Thursday! How long do you have to make a decision about the job?

[cali]

I posted this on 3T but I'll share here as well. Today was my first day back to school and it suuuucked. This semester my clinical is mother-baby, so I probably should have expected it to be super triggery but I think I was in denial and it was way harder emotionally than I expected and we didn't even gave real patients yet, we just did some practice re playing scenarios today. This is goinv to be a super rough semester.

On a positive note, I'm going to the Pearl Jam concert tonight. They are my all time favorite band and I'm so excited!!

[skategirl128]

Big hugs cali! I imagine that'll be very tough for you. I'm here if you need me! Have fun at your concert!

[AmazingTulip]

Oh cali, I'm sorry this semester is going to be so tough. I hope you find some patients this semester that you can really connect with and where you can use your skills and experience to make somebody else's journey easier. I hope you have fun at your concert tonight. And about the job, there is no timeline at this point, I'm just talking to the recruiter trying to get as much info as possible.

skategirl128, puppy snuggles are the best. Although I think my next dog will be older and pre-trained. Puppies are hard work, especially when they're like dinosaurs.

[4furrypaws]

AmazingTulip good luck for a smooth procedure Hun!
skategirl128 do you have a theme for your room?! Give that lil cutie pupper lots and lots and lots of snuggle kisses for me!
cali have fun at the show!! Have a drink for me!

[4furrypaws]

Meh. I've been on the couch most of the day with nasty AF crampies. Boo. They usually last one day when they are bad like this. Hope so.
I'm to be at the shelter tomorrow from 10-4:30. Helping with evals and playgroup!

[skategirl128]

My entire classroom is owl themed! It's so stinking cute. I'd post pics but it's a preschool room and don't want to trigger anyone. Obviously there aren't kids but it's all definitely young decor.

I'll definitely give Maisie kisses and snuggles from you 4furrypaws

And a bonus Maisie pic

[iheartbroccoli]

cali Big hugs! I'm so sorry it was harder than you were expecting.

AmazingTulip Good luck with your resection this week!

4furrypaws Have fun at the shelter tomorrow! Sorry for the cramps, hope they go away soon.

skategirl128 Ahh! I love owls! I bet the classroom is adorable!

[iheartbroccoli]

Not much going on this week, we have our weekly church group on Wednesday but nothing else planned until Saturday, when we go kayaking with some friends. I've never been kayaking, but I like being in the water so it should be fun!

[iheartbroccoli]

Ahhh! Alton Brown is touring near-ish to me, about an hour away, in March. I don't have an issue driving the hour to see him, I LOVE Alton Brown, but the shows are on a Tuesday and Wednesday at 8 pm! I don't know if I want to be getting home that late on a weeknight. I'm going to have to think about this.

[4furrypaws]

iheartbroccoli you'll have fun! Kayaking is a fun time!

cardhard gah. I'm so ready for fall and winter! Summer is my least fav season because of the heat!

[cali]

skategirl128, your pup is so freaking adorable!!

[cali]

iheartbroccoli, I can't wait to hear how kayaking goes! I really want to try it but I'm scared I'll keep falling out! Let me know how you like it!

[cali]

cardhard, how was the fair?

[muscari]

Hi cali - thanks for starting this thread, you're right it's been super quiet here lately. I'm sorry this semester at school is going to be so rough Wishing you strenght! **hugs** And I hope the Pearl Jam concert last night was awesome!

skategirl128, yay for lazy afternoons with puppies! I'm gonne have to stalk the FBF thread for piccies of your cutie Ahh you posted a piccie in the thread, aww she's such a sweetie! Your classroom theme sounds so cute.

AmazingTulip, good luck on Thursday! And I'm keeping my fx that this job oppertunity pans out for you!

4furrypaws, boo for AF cramps! *hugs* and a hot water bottle coming your way! I hope the time at the shelter has been fun!

iheartbroccoli, kayaking sounds fun! I don't think I ever done kayaking, but did white water rafting once while in NC and LOVED it. Kayaking is usually on calmer water right?

cardhard, I hope you had lots of fun at the state fair! After some cooler (and oh so wet) days here this week we are suddenly back to high 80s which is quite high for these parts! I'm loving the sun and warmth but hate the humidity ugh!

[muscari]

AFM, just another boring week of nothing! After a few days of heavy rain rain rain and chilly temps we are now back at sunny weather which is lovely BUT as proper D.utch weather goes we go from one extreme to another so it's going to be really hot again from tomorrow on. Ugh it's going to be soooo muggy. But, since I don't have any plans anyway, I guess I may put on a bikini, put on some lotion, grab a book and a drink and install myself in the garden?

[skategirl128]

My classroom won the decor contest!!! Omg!!! I'm so happy. All my hard work so far has paid off.

[muscari]

skategirl128, that's awesome! Congratulations Do you get something special when you win the decor contest?

[muscari]

I thought this week was just going to be really sunny and somewhat hot, but apperently we've entered a heatwave, joy! And mind you, no airconditioning here ;-) I guess I best stock up on ice lollies heh.

[skategirl128]

muscari I got a gift card to our teacher store here. I'm excited to use it! I use a lot of my own out of pocket money so this gift card will be used wisely! I wasn't even thinking of the contest when I was getting ready this year- but all of efforts paid off! Thank you to my school parents who picked mine. All of the rooms look great- second place was a 6th grade room.

[cali]

Congrats skategirl128! That's awesome!

[muscari]

Random is random right? I found a new shower gel last week and I love how it smells Silly little things like this can make me happy heh.

eta: and since I know some of you may wonder which it is...