Keeping up with Fred-n-Sara

Fred’s been bugging me about posting here, since the last few posts have been from him.
But I have a good reason for not posting!
Two weeks ago I started a long term substitute job teaching kindergarten. The teacher I am taking over adopted a baby. As of right now, I’ve got the position until the end of this school year. I’m hoping that this will lead to a permanent position next year. Keep your fingers crossed for me!
As for now, I love the students in this class. I’m really having a great time, it’s like having my own classroom again.

In other news…

Fred (and Andy and Fred’s Dad) worked their behinds off this past week to remove all the furniture in the bedrooms and office, pull up the old carpet in the house (throughout the 3 bedrooms and hall way) and seal the floors with Kilz (just like in the living room). Then after the carpet was laid, they put all the furniture back (and cleaned up so I wouldn’t have to!).
** It looks great, I’ll post pics soon!

Fred and I repainted our bedroom, it’s now a nice robin’s egg blue!

I started another Grad class, so that’s 2 classes and the tutoring I’m doing one hour a week to keep me busy now.

Oh yeah, and the big news:

Fred finished his Graduate work! Soon he’ll have his Master’s of Education degree from the University of Phoenix Online in Curriculum and Instruction. He’s just waiting on his grade for his final class now. I’m so proud of him! He’s really worked hard for the last 2 years (almost) to get this done, even though he didn’t want to. I’ll post more about this too later, when he’s officially finished. But feel free to leave him a comment of congratulations or email him (he’ll check them when he’s not busy catching up on video gaming!).

Again, sorry it’s been a little slow around here, but I promise to post some updates in the next week or so. Just keep checking back!

Happy St. Patrick’s Day!

With tomorrow being St. Patrick’s Day I give you 3 reasons not to trust Leprechauns:

1. They are drunk prank playing old men.

“These apparently aged, diminutive men are frequently to be found in an intoxicated state, caused by home-brew poteen. By nature, leprechauns are said to be ill-natured and mischievous, with a mind for cunning.”

2. They are greedy little cheapskates.

“The Leprechauns are said to be very rich, having many treasure crocks buried during war-time. Therefore, Leprechauns are not only professionals but thrifty. This may be one reason why leprechauns tend to avoid contact with humans whom they regard as foolish, flighty (and greedy?) creatures.”

3. They are dirty little liars.

“According to legend, if anyone keeps an eye fixed upon one, he cannot escape, but the moment the gaze is withdrawn, he vanishes. If one captures a Leprechaun he must be truthful and honest and tell you where he has hidden his treasure.”

Examples:

1. “If caught by a mortal, he will promise great wealth if allowed to go free…This coin usually turns to leaves or ashes once the leprechaun has parted with it.”
2. “A farmer or young lad captures a leprechaun and forces him to reveal the location of his buried treasure. The leprechaun assures him that the treasure is buried in an open field beneath a particular ragwort plant. The farmer ties a red ribbon to the plant, first extracting a promise from the leprechaun not to remove the ribbon. Releasing the leprechaun, he leaves to get a shovel. Upon his return he finds that every weed in the field has been tied with an identical red ribbon, thus making it impossible to find the treasure.”

Information about Leprechauns from Wikipeida and Ireland’s Eye

Image From:
Batman The Long Halloween #6
Jeph Loeb – Writer
Tim Sale – Pencils

… there wasn’t so much snow to shovel.

Yesterday around noon the storm started and it was so bad that it forced many businesses close early on Friday.

I shoveled about 6 inches of snow (some spots deeper and some lower because of drifting) Friday evening only to wake up to about 8 or so more inches this morning. At 9am I shoveled those 8 to 10 inches and finished just in time to eat and watch the Cavs at 1pm. After the Cavs game I was out shoveling another 6 to eight inches, give or take a few because of drifting. We will see how much more I will have to shovel when I wake up in the morning.

This is nowhere near the Ohio’s blizzard in 1978 when I was three, yet this may be the most snow I have ever had to shovel from one storm.

This is the pile of snow that has accumulated from shoveling the back third of my driveway.

Nina is the only one who does not mind the snow…
…even if she has to hop around in snow that is too deep for her to walk in.

This snow is nasty. Here you see it trying to eat me alive!
It’s sheer depth was almost to powerful to escape.

Check out More Images of the Snow Around Our House!