Bullets:

• my not yet 10 year old daughter was moody & complaining about "cramps" yesterday.
• I was dealing with cramps of my own so pretty much "whatever" regarding her complaints.
• my brain is far too stuffed with information right now.
• our closing on the cabin was pushed back due to deer season. I really wanted to spend thanksgiving up there, so I am disappointed. But then I realized that I already have two off the Friday after and nobody can fill in for either of the two so that leaves us with only 2 for staffing that day... so I couldn't take off if I wanted to anyway. I wish we would just be closed that day.
  
• still feeling pissed off about the possible dropping of the bachelor's degree requirement for my position next year. I mean, from a personal standpoint it will be nice to have finished it. But knowing that it is now a possibility that it will be "unnecessary" for my job requirement is really fucking irritating. Really, really.
  
• the man was off work for the past week due to wisdom teeth issues. he was in a lot of pain but now I'm looking at the next 2 weeks with minimal pay as he has NO sick time at his current job. So I'm feeling bad for his pain but... given what we forked out for tooth extractions this past week (between him and the girl) AND a couple weeks of sickly paychecks... I can't help but wish he would have gone to work even though he was in pain.
• I've been going to work even when I'm sick as a dog because I generally use all my sick time staying home to take care of sick husbands and kids. So when I am *really* sick... I can't stay home for "me."
• I have two exams and an essay due this weekend. I feel ill-prepared for all of it although I know this is mostly due to bullet #3. There's too much in there. When I need to access it I am sure I will be able to. I'm just not feeling it today.
• this term SUCKS. Not because the classes themselves suck but because two at once, combined with working and an overload in the family/mom/household dept. is just over-the-top INSANE. I will be so glad when it is over. 4 more weeks. 4 more exams and 2 more essays after this weekend. And then it's done, done, done.
• I am not thrilled about either of the 2 classes I have left. They sound borderline suckish.
• I'm feeling kind of low, mood-wise. I'm relatively certain it's because I have a bit of a lung/flu thing going on... so I'm sick. Plus I'm caretaking for everyone. And the only damn thing I'm doing for me these days is... well, absolutely nothing. And it's cold and the weather is crap and I'm worried about xmas and... you know, the usual. And it's depressing as hell so what are you gonna do?
• the boy wants a PSP for xmas. I told him that that was way too expensive. I don't think he believes in Santa (but continues to pretend)... but he was really disappointed to hear that. I felt shitty to even have to say it. But it is. $169? For ONE fucking thing? Are you kidding me? Ummm, no.
• the boy placed first in his school wide spelling bee (all grades 4 & 5) & has advanced to the district wide bee.
• the girl is "top everything" in her class... top grades, top reader etc. per conferences. Her teacher is amazed at the stuff she's choosing to read.
  

...and that's all the time I have this morning.