I've said it before

Where does the time go? It's been almost a month since I've blogged...not sure if it's because I've been busy, didn't feel that I had anything to share or just got out of the habit of coming here..but I'm going to try to do better...for my own sake..

I finished my training for bus manager (4 weeks of Hell), got my CDL (commercial drivers license) and am now driving my own bus on my own routes...this is my second week of driving by myself and the first day that I really thought I might just make this....I didn't make any wrong turns, miss any stops and was only 10 mins late for my last route (this is a big improvement from last week)...so far the kids are great, especially the high school kids. Even my Middle school kids aren't as bad as I was told they would be...I have a couple of girls that are pushing to see how much I will put up with...are they ever in for a surprize....because so far I push back and am not taking any "shit" from them...I figure another week and all will be good there...I have 2 elementary school routes that are a little more of a challenge...mainly due to the number of students on each route..the first one I have 66 kids and the second one I have 54...this is a lot of kids..and I'm just getting to know them....will probably have some stories to tell before long....but I don't want this to become just about my job...but I might need to vent now and then....we'll see how things go...

Oh yeah..I leave to get to my bus at 5:30 am and get done with my AM routes around 9:30 then I have until 1:20 to do whatever I want...right now I'm coming back home to rest and check my emails...probably will blog at this time each day UNLESS I start going to the gym to work out...that was my BIG plan last week but so far that isn't happening...I am going to the gym tonight to play racquetball...yay!!! Like I said I have to be back at my bus by 1:20 so I can get in the line up for my High School...and then I get to do all my PM routes and finish around 5:30 pm...so it's a pretty full day...I was hoping I could find time to get a second job to help pay the bills but with going to the shop for repairs, getting fuel, and going to meetings...my time is pretty well taken up during the day....so I guess I'll just have to wait until this summer and see about getting a part time job to help catch up on all the bills I've accumulated this past year...

The Kid and her hubby came through for me AGAIN...and gave me an early Christmas Present (more like ALL of my presents for the future) and I am now the proud owner of a beautiful new air conditioning unit..it's much bigger and quieter than my old one...which was almost 20 years old and outdated to had to be completely replaced....the Son in Law just happened to be friends with someone in the Heating & Air business and got a "deal" on it...so they tell me..It is/was hard for me to accept it because I'm am so damn independent and hate asking for help from anyone...I think I should be able to handle everything that comes my way...but I will admit that I did need the help this time...I don't know what I would have done with out my family....there's no way I could afford to buy a new unit until next summer when I get a second job..

I'm having a GOOD day today even if I did get on the scale this past weekend and almost fell off when I saw what I weigh....talk about a "slap in the face" ....I really need to "WAKE UP" and get back on a program....NO more excuses...NO MORE SNACKING....back to regular "eating" times and I will get back to an exercise program....and coming here to blog will keep me "honest" NO MORE LISTENING TO EVIL EVA AND MOANIN' MONA....