Believe it or not I haven't fallen from the face of the earth. It felt like it, even to me!

Life just keeps throwing new and exciting adventures at me. -_- (that's my 'not amused' face) :)

Aiden started Kindergarten last week. So far he's gotten in 'big trouble' (his words) every day at school. I would really worry about what this would do to his future development as a functioning member of the society if he gave a shit at all. He doesn't. He takes a certain pride in confessing his latest behavioral transgressions to me after school (maybe I SHOULD worry). The first day he got in trouble for burping. Not real burping but very loud very animated repeated burping. Day two he got in trouble for saying WOW very loudly repeatedly in quick succession (thank you Sponge Bob). Day three he apparently told someone to shut up and pulled down the back of his pants (Sponge Bob "I ripped my pants again"). This got a note sent home which I had to sign. The note didn't explain what had happened but said I was supposed to discuss it with him at home. Yesterday he got in trouble for jumping. I don't know the whole story there. Only that there was jumping involved. Needless to say Kindergarten is going swimmingly. I'm investigating alternatives.

Both kids are happy to be riding the school bus. Aiden was bummed to find his wasn't a 'Magic Schoolbus'.

I'm looking franticly for a job. I would really prefer a good job but at this point Wendy's is looking decent enough. I had an interview there the other day. I expect they will hire me. I won't hold out for something better at this point but will continue looking. I applied for a $15 an hour sign installer job. I really want that job. It's only part time but at $15 an hour that would be enough. We'll see. I applied for eight jobs on Monday. The only bite so far was Wendy's. Sigh.

I read a disturbing article in Time the other day. I don't know how recent the article was because I was reading it at the E.R. and the magazine may have been years old for all I know but it said that the U.S. is seeing a big decline in science education. As a remedy to this they decided what would help the most is to add science to the standardized tests. Remebering that I saw a newspaper article about how they were adding Art to the standardized tests a while ago, well I just want to go curl up in a hole somewhere. It's like watching a fricking train wreck. But now it's like watching a train wreck and then putting my kids on the next train... damn that's depressing.

Shawn came to town yesterday. He wasn't expected until Friday but I came home last night from my sisters to find his big tractor in my parking lot. The kids were excited. I figured he must be waiting in the truck since he doesn't have a key to my house but he had broken in with a credit card and we found him sleeping in my bed. He woke up and bitched at me that the house was a mess and there wasn't any food. I almost kicked him out! I decided we would get some food if he was hungry and then he griped that I didn't have any clean clothes waiting for him! We eventually went to Great Wall eating the entire meal in near silence. Then we got home and he called Amy. Wouldn't bother me except that his kids haven't seen him in a month and a half and really wanted his attention. He was just being such a dick I couldn't handle being there so I went to kareoke. I had a good enough time there but mostly I was just glad to get away from him.

He's been better today. Well, mostly he's been asleep but he did spend some time with Kathrynn before she left to school. He's been getting on my case about putting the kids in school too which really isn't helping me at all. I already feel bad enough about it. I wouldn't let him take the kids out of school for the week and he thinks I'm just trying to be a bitch. I'm really not. When I put the kids into school I decided that I would take it seriously and try to help them do the same. It's not temporary this time. At least for now I have to look at it on a long term scale. I hate that but I don't feel like there are too many alternatives.

Speaking of which. Gotta run and meet the bus.