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PANIC!
OK, maybe not. Well, yeah, maybe.
First, I’ll start with a quick brag. I’ve been fighting my weight for as long as I can remember, and will probably always see it as an adversary. However, as slow as it is for me to lose weight, I am at my lowest number in 12 years. I’m kinda stoked about that, really, and it’s given me the motivation to keep going, despite getting discouraged and jealous when my friends can do so much more physically than I can.
But ok, let’s get back to panicking. It is now May 4th. Barely into the first week, and my schedule has exploded into the realm of Alice’s white rabbit. Most times, I’m either swamped at work and mellow at home or vice versa. Not so much this time! So I need to kind of write it out, and get a sense of the whole picture so I can organize and plan to get everything done.
We’ll start with Home, because that’s the most important. My huge, massive priority is the Professor’s solo dress for her Feis on June 5th. We’ve hit the point of “seriously screwed” if I don’t start it NOW, and I know it. I should’ve done it long ago, but wsa so intimidated that I made every excuse not to get going on it. But now? Now there’s no time for intimidation. Now I’m at the point where I get my shit together and get it done, because the alternative is to let her down, which I Will. Not. Do. That is simply not an acceptable option. So the cutting table gets cleared off this evening when I get home from the Ambassador’s soccer practice, and the math will follow.
Also at home, I have the Ambassador’s soccer season extended (see my rant two posts ago). The Scientist is stuck trekking all the way to East Podunk for a tournament that none of the parents wanted to attend in the first place because I am out of town that weekend. I’m home the weekend before and after, but those will be dedicated to The Dress until it’s done. Then we have a tournament in town, which will be easy travel. 30 minutes from the house? No problem. I need to remember to make sure that I give the Scientist one of those travel laundry things before I leave so the Ambassador can wash his uniform between tournament days. I am not one for cheap advertising or product placement, but as a sports Mom, I have to admit to fully endorsing this one. It has made my life so much easier on Feis weekend, tournament weekends, whatever. One sheet, in the washer, then the dryer, and voila, clean clothes. Lovelovelove.
Aaaanyhow, where was I? Oh, right. Home stuff. The Artist got screwed on her softball season because not enough girls registered, and she’s aged out of the other local league, but I’ll admit that the recovered time isn’t something I’d turn away. I think she should look into an intramural league of adults or something, whether it’s local or on campus.
Speaking of campus, the Professor has chosen one. She will be a Spartan this fall, double majoring in math and hotel management. Woo! She’ll live on campus, but it’s local enough that she can hang out with us on the weekend, attend her brother’s soccer games, have real food, do her laundry, whatever. Another cool thing was that she was honored at her community college with a really neat invitation to Phi Theta Kappa. We were so proud of her! So we’ll be working on getting her stuff ready and in place, before we start the process of outfitting a dorm room.
Then we move on to work. I do realize that my faithful readers have pretty much no idea what any of this means, but honestly, this is really just about me trying to see everything “down on paper” so I can work out a manageable schedule. Translation — you don’t need to understand it, I do.
– Need 30 Experimental Sections over 2 grades for this year — approximately 40-50% of these are started or in place. This is for the 10-11 test cycle, so it needs to be pretty much done by Thanksgiving, Christmas at the absolute latest.
– Need to create 2 Item Tryout forms for X2 Grades 6/7 , each with 1 of each genre, 8 items per. These should be ready to place by Labor Day, ideally. Approximately 80% are started or in place, I think, but it could actually be more. Check on this and create a spreadsheet.
– Need 120+ new selections *per grade* found and reviewed, and started with items for the new generation test cycle. 12 individual field test forms prepped as soon as possible.
– Need 30 new X2 selections per grade found and reviewed, and started with items for the new generation test cycle. 5 individual field test forms prepped as soon as possible.
Nooooooo problem. Right? Right? Shit, still hearing crickets.
