Randomness

The Best Laid Plans of Mice and Men

/ Dawn Kasal-Finley / 3 Comments

So, in my haste to go to New Orleans for Jazzfest with my bestfriend, hubby and I both forgot that hubby’s brother and family were coming to town for a couple of days to meet Minnow for the first time–yes that is right the first time.  So all I can say is SHIT.  Hubby is obviously staying behind and I am trying desperately not to.  I so want to go.  I also don’t want to lose the stupid change your airline ticket fee–but that is what I get for being spontaneous and not writing everything down on my calendar.  I am hoping I can still go with my best friend.  If not, I’ll suck up the fee and say “Maybe next year New Orleans”.  Damn it, I want to see billy joel.  I want crawfish monica, I want Cafe Du Monde….

PS…yes I totally know I should want to stay home and be with Minnow when he meets his uncle, aunt and 2 cousins for the first time.  I do know that, but just because I know it doesn’t make it true. 

Laissez Les Bons Temps Rouler!

/ Dawn Kasal-Finley / 4 Comments

As they say in nawlins (new orleans for those not in the know).  I am so happy to be going to New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival.  I am so excited.  Hubby and I haven’t been in 4 years.  Hubby use to go every year with friends and then I was lucky enough to get to go with him and his friends a few times.  It is a blast if you like good music, food and good times.  We are leaving Minnow with my dad and bonus mom–for the first time.  I get to see Sheryl Crow, Robert Plant, Billy Joel, etc.  Awesome!!!

Stomach Flu 2–Us 1

/ Dawn Kasal-Finley / 3 Comments

Well, the stomach bug that got Minnow on Tuesday night, got me last night.  It sucks.  Hubby is now just waiting for it to get him.  His bright idea is not to eat all day and just wait for it to come and get him.  It certainly sucks.  But I get to eat popsciles all day–how awesome it that.

Back To Normal

/ Dawn Kasal-Finley / 3 Comments

The world is normal again.  My internet is working, all the holiday visiting is over, and we have a new big project to start.  We have a small plumbing leak and have to have a wall ripped out in our bathroom to have it fixed.  So, we are now going to start redoing our bathroom.  We aren’t doing a complete overhaul but enough that our bathroom should look a lot nicer than it does now.  We’ll get a new bathtub and rip down the fake tile that has been mocking me since the day we moved in and put up new tile and I’ll paint it some fabulous color instead of high gloss white.  Our bathroom could quite possibly be the ugliest bathroom in the modern world.  I am happy to have to do it.  I will have to remember this when I am deep into the project and wondering what the hell I was thinking doing this. 

I have a week and a half until classes start again.  I certainly don’t feel like I have been off for over two weeks already.  But sadly, it has been nearly 3 weeks and I have to return to school.  I still don’t know if I will be teaching next semester.  I am low teacher on the totem pole so I get the last little bit of classes available.  I am hoping I get to teach this semster but I will be okay if I don’t.  There are five full-time positions available in August and I am hoping to get an interview.  We’ll see what happens. 

No news on the adoption front.  I don’t expect there to be any until next month at the earliest.  I can be patient (I can try anyway).