ida and the cat.

ida didn't touch us. i stayed home from school last monday night, and the storm never came. well, ok... it came, and if i lived down the road, would have been stuck, but... in chalmette, the winds came, some rain came, and that was it. now, i've heard ida became a wicked storm in the northeast, and i'm sad for those peeps... i'm glad that it didn't rip through here crazylike...

my kitty is at the vet still. i get to pick him up this afternoon. it's amazing how much i miss him. it was weird getting to beau's house yesterday afternoon and not have him (the kitty) run up and attack my legs... or climb up my leg while i was making dinner or ... anytime really. he's a climber. although, now, without any front claws, it'll be interesting to see how he gets around. he's really gonna have to learn to jump. anyways... i miss him. he still needs a name. everyone says it's sad for the kitty that he doesn't have a name. but i haven't come across anything that seems to fit him. the only thing that i think i like is Mac. because he likes my computer, but i don't think beau will go for that , cuz he's a PC.... it's the never-ending argument... mac vs. pc... those commercials don't help (i do love them though). soooooo... yeah... i don't know. maybe i can figure something out when he (the kitty) comes home today.

school is kicking my butt. i have to focus. i have no focusing ability these days, and i need some... a lot, really. the end of the semester is upon me and i have a LOT of work to do... but i can't seem to get anything done.

SIGH.

well. that's all for now... my head hurts. my leg hurts. my back hurts. old age setting in? maybe.

the nerve...

ida is in the gulf. i tell myself i'm not worried. but my eyes tell another story. but really, deep down i'm confident that it's going to be okay. i know that God is watching over us. i also know that beau knows what to do in these situations. so i'm not worried. the kitten is freaking me out though because he's freaking out. weather changes freak animals out, for sure.

but ida's not supposed to touch us. affect us, yes, but hit us, no.

so there you go. :)

oh... and no work today... off for the storm... :) so i get to play catch up on homework again. :)

the job!

the job is amazing. i work with 2nd and 3rd graders, helping them learn how to read. it's challenging work, heartbreaking work. to think that there's this world of knowledge, fantasy, imagination that the children don't know about and can't enjoy because they can't read well. some of the children i tested last week read so poorly that they couldn't comprehend the story at all... they missed out on the key words. it literally breaks my heart. so, i hope that in these group sessions that i have with these kids, i can help them reach their potential and open this world up to them...