Time just seems to fly

I can't believe that March is over already. The school year has flown by and I know the next month and a half will fly by too. There is just so much to do before the school year ends. We still have 3 performances left, the area band festival, the spring concert, and sonic boom. On top of that my parents are coming to town for the spring concert. It's the first time they've every seen a performance with me as the conductor. Having all of my teaching jobs in Alaska, it's been difficult for them to see the performances live. It'll be fun to have them there.
In other news...two weeks ago my furnace went out. It was quite the adventure to have it fixed but thankfully we were only without the furnace for a few days. Saturday is not the best day of the week to have the furnace go out. Thank goodness for space heaters and lots of blankets.
We got a little bit of snow last night/this morning. It's not a lot but it's a change from the great weather we've had for several days now.
Time to get ready for work.

Happy St. Patrick's Day

It has brought snow. I looked out the door this morning after Bryan had made a comment about it snowing while he was tying his shoes. Yep, it's snowing. I guess that means I need to break out the snow shovel again. It's not a lot of snow so it'll be easy to shovel.
Well I know it's been a little bit since I wrote on my blog (I'm sorry). Spring break came and went. I still got up early and went to bed (for the most part) when I usually do. I finished my bathroom project. It looks good. (I still need to figure out why the tub is draining slowly though). I'm glad to have it done. Sadly I didn't accomplish too much else over break. I did manage to get out of town for a couple of hours driving down to the peninsula with Seth (Maz was in NY and Bryan was at work). Of course we did our driving while the paint was drying.
There are still boxes in my kitchen that need to be unpacked but first I need to find a place to put them. I guess that's one of the problems when you take two people who have lived on their own for several years and both enjoy cooking, and then put them in one kitchen. We have a lot of baking pans. I'm not complaining, I guess I'll just have to do some more baking. Those are a little less hard to find places for than the additional box of canned goods. I also need to figure out where we are going to put the other Kitchen Aid.
In more exciting news, I got Blue Man Group tickets for when they come to Anchorage in May. I got them in the mail on Tuesday. :) It'll be fun to see them.
Work is work. I'm preparing students for several more performances. We have area festival in April, along with our spring concert, and then Sonic Boom in May. We have just over 9 weeks of school left and we have testing starting at the end of the month. I have a feeling this quarter will fly by. There is still a lot to do before the performances. It should be great though.
I'm looking at finding summer work just so that I can be money ahead. I'm thinking that maybe I'll drive a bus. We'll see. I also need to finish my things for grad school, geez I haven't worked enough on that.
Well it's that magical time where I need to get ready for work and shovel my driveway.
Happy St. Patrick's Day!!

Lots of stuff and not enough sleep

As I sit on my couch, I see a pile of boxes. I'm not complaining about the pile of boxes, it just means I really do have a roommate and I'm not imagining it. This weekend was spent moving stuff and I haven't really recovered. Of course I have been tired for longer than that. I really just need more sleep. I've tried but my seems to think that 5AM is a wonderful time to wake me up regardless of when I went to bed. Of course last night I fell asleep on the couch for a little bit.
In other news. Spring break starts this week but it feels like this week is going to drag. Last night I thought it was Tuesday. I think it's the being tired. I have so much to do too. But thankfully next week I can do my stuff and get some sleep.
If I could actually get my brain to work then I'm sure I'd have more to put on here but right now it's not working.
Till next time.

something like life

There are times in life when you can’t seem to get it right, but of course you can’t explain why you can’t get it right. There seems to be far too much of that in my life. Of course there seems to be a lot of times when I wonder what in the world is going on. There are also those moments when it feels like the enitre world is stacked against me and no matter what I do, it just puts me farther behind. Oh well, what doesn’t kill us makes us stronger, or just harder to live with. I really can be ornery. There isn’t much that I can do about that.

My bathroom project still isn’t done yet but I’ve been so busy or so tired that it’s hard to finish that. I need to get it done before I have a roommate taking over my bathroom. I have the Durock up around the tub. I just need to hang the green board (well and mud and tape it), put up the tub surround, and paint. It’s not hard, it just takes time.

This weekend I’ll be in Illinois. I need a new phone, an eye exam, and a haircut. Oh, and I need to buy some new clothes and something more formal looking for concerts. Lots to do on my four day weekend. Yesterday and today have been parent-teacher conferences. I haven’t had as many parents as last time but I’ve still seen a good amount. I am however looking forward to getting on the plane tonight.

Well since I started this, I had a whole slew of parents come in. Still not as many as first conference but it's alright.

Things are a bit of a mess....literally.

Just as I thought I was getting everything more in place, I started making a big mess again. While my parents were visiting my dad noticed that the grout didn't look right. I acknowledged that and decided I'd deal with it after they left. As a person who has had tiles fall into the bathtub while showering, I can tell you it isn't a very pleasant experience. So I decided to find out what was going on. I removed the grout from around a tile and pried up the tile. Mold!!! Needless to say I'm in the process of ripping the tile down. Seth and Maz came over for dinner yesterday and Seth helped me take down tiles. It's almost done. They weren't put up there very well either. Oh well. After I get it all down, the wall cleaned up, and the mold taken care of I will put up a tub surround and paint. It wasn't exactly the way I wanted to spend yesterday but that's life.
In other news my Winter concert is in a week and a half. Friday I had 3 of my classes play in the atrium at the school (it's a big open area when you walk inside.) They did pretty well. The concert should be really good.
I've had a few weird phone problems lately. Sorry to anyone that it has affected. I think it's all back to normal.
There are times I feel like my life is a bit of a mess. I have no regrets for the way things have turned out but sometimes I wish I had a clearer picture (personally and professionally). I've done a lot of great things in my life, I have a degree, a job, a house, great family, and great friends but sometimes I feel a little incomplete. I also tend to be a bit confused at times, but there's nothing new with that. Other than that everything is great (or at least I'm going to believe it is).
It's been pretty cold here for a few days, the temperature hasn't gotten above zero but thankfully that should be ending. There is talk of snow this week, we'll see what happens.
Till next time. :)

Goodbye 2010

Well it's New Year's Eve and I don't think I'm going to miss this year. It had a lot of ups and downs, too many tears, and lots of smiles. Lots of laughs and plenty of frustration. I've lost a job, moved, got a new job, bought a house, and had plenty of confusion. I have no regrets.
It's been a fun two weeks having my parents visit. My mom finally saw a moose today, she's thrilled. We've gotten a lot of good things done.
I don't have much to write right now but I will later.
Happy New Years. xoxo

grilling in the snow

cause that's how I roll.
And I wanted steak