Vacation, all I've ever wanted...

*hoping to attack someone with that earworm...maybe....*

In just 5 days, Dillon and I will be on VACATION!!!! Woo hooooooo!!!!!

We're going to San Antonio. I have never been and I look forward to the often talked about Riverwalk.

We're actually leaving late Friday to take our "son" to his "grandparents'" house and then we'll leave from there on Saturday. We "plan" on going to Fiesta Texas, SA's Six Flags (making use of our season passes). Sunday, Dillon gets to watch his favorite NFL team (it just so happens they'll be playing in San Antonio, b/c of Katrina) play the Saints. (By the way, his team is the Buffalo Bills). Monday will be filled with sight-seeing, like going to the Alamo, among other things. Tuesday will probably be more of the same and then on our way out on Wednesday, we're going to cruise over to Austin so Dillon can show me around town. He lived there for about 2 years.

Anyway, I can't wait! I know this week is going to go by uber slow.

Oh, and I am feeling a lot better; however, I think my sinuses are going berserk. They realize it's fall and should not be 100 degrees out. I just wish TEXAS would realize that!!!! I have the worst headache this morning. Ugh!

Have a great week, guys.

By the way...

There's something I've been meaning to post lately, and I keep forgetting.

For those of you who've been on the SCC boards and read the post about how there is a resumed hub-bub over NCAA mascots (and others), I was thinking about something.

What about Miami's college team???? Won't their mascot offend those affected by Rita, Katrina, and all those storms who came before them? (said a bit teasingly) How ironic that the Hurricanes are based in Florida, by the way....

Another thing that popped into my mind (just after Katrina hit). You know how so many want God taken out of all things "public?" Some still say He doesn't exist. Well, have you ever read the fine print on some insurance policies? "Acts of God" are not covered in certain claims. Hmm....interesting. He doesn't exist, and isn't wanted in the public sector, yet He can "act."

Thanks!

Hey guys,

Thanks for all the thoughts/posts/prayers for my job "situation." :-) There haven't been any definite changes, but I've been at home the past couple of days with some sort of virus. In the words of my ever-thorough doctor, it's a "funky" virus. (Close your eyes, John...or don't let Vino see...it's Western Medicine at its best!)

Anyway, he's trying to determine if it's a side effect of the Tricor I'd been taking (for cholesterol), though I've been on that for over a month. It just hit me Tuesday after school. I went to phys therapy that morning (8am), went to work, had some pain in my right arm (just the "usual" interpreting kind I've been feeling), got home around 5 and then felt icky the rest of the night. I had body aches like you wouldn't believe and felt nauseated. No appetite. I called in sick for Wednesday.

That's when I saw the doctor. They monitored my pulse and said that since it was a little erratic, that was a sign something was going on and that the aches were not "phantom" (Or a result of all the exercises I did the morning I went to PT.. which I knew, having been atlhetic all of my life). Anyway, he put me on a steroid pack and tested me for the flu (came up negative), ordered some bloodwork (b/c of the Tricor, they need to monitor my CK levels and make sure the liver is ok), said I have tendonitis in my arm (did I mention the horrendous crick in my right shoulder??? Shoot me now) and told me to stay home!!! (Even if I wasn't sick, he wanted me to rest my arm and shoulder) You guys should have seen me loping around Wal-Mart yesterday, waiting on my prescriptions. I'm sure I scared people. Dillon made so much fun of me when he got home, b/c I walked with my head tilted to the left (It hurt to move to the right). I almost dropped something at Wal-Mart and nearly fell over :-p.

So, no work today. I feel a lot better, sans the fluid I feel in my left ear. I wonder if it's allergy/sinus problems? My throat is fine. Only my head hurts and I've managed to live off of some curly fries from Arby's today (I thought I'd be hungry after my fast for the bloodwork this morning, but no).

Sigh. Another boring blog day.

If you think about it, please pray for Dillon. He's wanting to get started on learning a new programming language that they took classes for last spring. Nothing has come of it, despite several promises. He's frustrated.

Thanks.

I promise a more exciting blog entry sometime soon...maybe....I dunno...;-)

Job-ish update (Job as in work....)

not Job as in the Bible. I don't have it THAT bad ;-).

By the way, please pray for our favorite Aussie, Carmel. She's had a rough patch lately and spent a fun (ha) day in the hospital recently. Get well soon, Snickers!!!

Ok, the bell just rang. Let's see how fast I can type in 6 minutes....

I've been having some issues with my neck, shoulders and both hands. I went to physical therapy yesterday (initial consultation). As far as my hands go, I may have early onset Carpal Tunnel. :-/ Not good for the job I have. My therapist recommended I work part-time (that isn't an option). Anyway....perhaps this is a gentle nudge to get out of the profession. I don't know.

As for the rest of me, I will be going 2x a week to get treatment and do exercises to build up my shoulder muscles. I'm sort of excited about this b/c I've had trouble with muscle spasms for a long time.

Anyway, I'd better go. In the "general job" prayers you do for me, please add that about my hands and also that my therapist and I can get our schedules coordinated. Right now, it's iffy. The nature of my job doesn't allow for many substitutes. I'm just a bit frustrated and wonder if God is giving me an "out" in order to pursue something else.

I just found out we've been authorized to hire 2 more interpreters who are qualified. I just hope they turn up!! We make (almost) half of what starting teachers make. It depends on your level of certification.

I'm having a hard time today. I emailed my boss about all this. I hope it was the right thing to do.

Well, thanks again!

Amy

DirecTV ESPN GamePlan....BOOOOOO!!!!

Or should I say, "Boo hoo."

We missed the Auburn game in more ways than one this weekend. Dillon decided that since he gets the NFL Sunday Ticket (He likes the Bills and we're kinda not in the part of the country where their fans are running rampant), he'd get me the ESPN college football package. The bad thing about the college deal is, I'm not guaranteed to see my team play each weekend like you are with the NFL deal. Anyway....

We went to Tyler b/c Saturday was Dillon's birthday. No biggie. We checked and double-checked to make sure we had the right time and channel for both our games this weekend. DirecTV showed the Auburn game to be aired 11:30 CST on channel 778. Whew. Good. Set the recorder for 4 hours, and go on our merry way.

What did we come home to? An hour and 19 minutes (?) of Michigan State vs. Hawaii. What? Actually, Dillon came home to it. I had to go to a baby shower with the female in-laws. When I got home (It wasn't exactly the most fun day I've ever had), Dillon was oh-so-kind to tell me we didn't get the game and, "I'm not kidding." (Because sometimes he DOES kid me about stuff like that).

We called DirecTV. Basically, there are no guarantees. The game was aired on 779 and "We should have checked to see that it was on another channel." Ok, WE WEREN'T HOME! "So, just because your site, the DirecTV guide, and everyone in America says the game is to air at this time on this channel, it may or may not?" "Yes." Someone (whoever gave them the feed) decided that 779 was where they wanted to send the signal. Nice of them to tell us.

I feel jilted. It's bad enough that, if I were in Alabama, I could have seen this game WITHOUT having cable television! It came on one of our local affiliates (JP Sports). How sad is that? We pay $.... to see a team at least every other Saturday...only never to actually see them?

What did DirecTV have to offer? "We'll give you $10 off your sports package for 6 months if you agree to one more year of service." Are you kidding me? IF we agree? How bout you give me the discount in order to encourage me to re-up with you guys? It makes sense to me. Goodness, I would have settled for $20 bucks off this month's bill, period.

Now, I'm afraid to go out of town on a Saturday. Isn't that sad? :-p Anyone, by chance, record the game? LOL.

Sigh. I'm bummed. I know there are bigger things in the world, though.

*Did you remember the victims and heroes of 9/11 today?*

If you're reading, would you say a prayer?

I'm having job woes again. Not that I don't have a job...but because I feel I'm stuck in a holding pattern.

Most of you who know me probably understand my situation, so I won't make this a 5 paragraph dealio. My heart is somewhat heavy and I am starting to feel overwhelmed.

Most who get into the field I'm in (I'm assuming), don't do so for the money. However, I have it on good authority that there ARE folks out there who are being compensated VERY fairly for their work....and....we're not. To be honest, it's not that much about the money as it is I'm still trying to figure out who God wants me to be. However, as I'm scoping out the path, I feel an injustice is occurring. Plus, if I'm going to get paid a minimal wage (compared to the "standard"), I'm starting to realize I might as well do something that I like to do instead of something I feel obligated to do "just because I know the language."

Please don't assume that I think I'm "all that" or anything. I'm SOOO not!!! In fact, that's one of the reasons I'm thinking of getting out of the biz. It's one thing to hear a Psychology lecture and bring it to a level where I can understand it....but to translate it into another language for someone else to??? Ugh. Sensory overload. It can be a bit depressing when things get complicated and I get bogged down trying to figure out how to sign it where it makes sense.

There I go, straying from my promise not to make this long. What paragraph is this anyway??? Oy!

:-(

They lost.

Auburn lost.

I know there are sadder things to write about....like the horrible conditions in New Orleans and how many lives were displaced or snuffed out by Katrina. I really need to take a break from all that. I thought watching my favorite team on Saturday would lift my spirits.

No.

As I had said before, we missed seeing it in live action b/c we attended a FC Dallas soccer match (which FC Dallas LOST...sigh). We got in late and Dillon really wanted me to watch the game (in-laws present). It was nearing 1am when halftime rolled around. I was so frustrated by then that I was ready to go to bed, fearful that if I watched any more, I wouldn't sleep or would have nightmares.

My faithfully nuts husband convinced me to hang in there and we started the 2nd half. My father-in-law and sister-in-law were troopers. Needless to say, I didn't have a really easy time of going to sleep because not only was the game bad, but the officiating was HORRIBLE!!! I wanted to throw a shoe at the TV. They were very inconsistent. How funny that the replay buzzers they wore (so that the officials in the booth could buzz them if a play was under review) wouldn't work. (We had SEC refs in the box and the opposing team's confrence supplied the ones on the field)

I don't care what anyone says. Brandon Cox played well, minus the 3 interceptions that were officially his fault (the other, his arm was hit as he threw). He hung in there and took some hits (ARGH>>>that should have been unneccessary roughness!!!!) and played all right for his first game as a full-fledged starter. I like him. I hope this doesn't shake him too much.

What about Obamanu and Aromashadu??? Were they awesome, or what???

I'm glad our defense picked up, else GT would have slaughtered us.

I'm bummed, even today.

I know. It's just a game. But I'm sad. Plus, everytime Auburn takes the field and I don't have my mom to cheer with (That lady was a football fanatic!!! All us Gilchrist women are, though) and brood with.....it's hard. My hubby is a great football buddy, though!

Ok, so, sorry this has pretty much isolated at least 95 percent of you (Slicer, I guess you are worth about 5%? I'm not good with statistics!! LOL).

Hope you all are having a nice Labor Day weekend (at least my U.S. mates).

Hey, a bright spot! The US beat Mexico and qualfied for the 2006 World Cup!! Woo-hoo!!!

Just thought I'd end it with that.

Slicer, feel free to hop on the bandwagon and vent with me. I don't think anyone else is reading at this point!!! ;-)