Kim’s Comments (group member since Sep 17, 2008)

Kim’s comments from the Runs with scissors group.

I have a joy to share. I heard last night that Ruby Rebecca Wenning was born on 12-11-10. She came in at about 6 lbs. and some odd oz.'s This makes the 3rd child for my cousin Jason and his wife Marie. (Jay is 2 years younger than me.)

It is now official, as of last night. I no longer have a class to teach. I got the call from the Aquatitc's director about 8 last night. I am going to guess that this has been handed down from on high and was not his idea. I do not know what is going to happen to the time slot as of yet,like if the pool will even be open from 2-3 anymore, or if I could continue to lead myself in the exercises, which if that is the case, I will.

There is still the class at the other nearby Y with my original teacher, so all is not lost for me, but it will be difficult if gas goes up to the projected $4 a gallon by May as predicted by this mornings paper (they say it will be over $3 by Christmas day).

I am sad,and a little bummed, but I knew this was coming for a while. I tried. That is all I could do, and I did it. I kept the class limping along as best I could. I do not blame myself. The same thing could have happened if Vince was still the instructor, and there were times that no one showed up for him too, so I am not taking this personally.

I found this on Yahoo! today and think it fits here.

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Carlene has been missing for 2 weeks now, and says she does not feel well. I don't know if it is the weather or the holiday that is the problem. I can't call her because I do not have her number, but she at least has mine. I waited both days last week, but nobody showed. This week and next, the Y has special scheduling in our time slot due to the Winter Break for the schools. I have turned in an advertisement to be posted at the Y for my class, hoping to get the New Years people to come and hopefully stay.

That it is. Some authors do it on purpose others not. Makes you think though.

That is why, ironically, this book is frequently banned.

O.K. let me start this one by saying that I am venting here.

Yesterday, my mom comes home and tells me that she bought something for herself for Christmas that if I wanted to give it to her, it would be fine because it is what she wants. Now mind you, the boyfriend and I have not been shopping for her yet and this is in the range of me being able to afford it even though I am not working, and could have already bought one for her. (In this case it is a large coffee-house style cup.)

She couldn't understand why I was mad. I know that she does this EVERY *BLEEPING* YEAR, so why am I surprised? She has ALWAYS done this, even when I am working and even when my dad was still alive, she has purchased gifts for herself even after she as announced what she would like. Now, somethings, like clothes are hard for her and I since we are of larger sizes, not everything fits us (even when it is our size) so I can see trying things on and not being surprised, but at least happy. This is typical of her. She does this and then, when I voice my hurt and upset statement of "Why couldn't you have waited for Christmas?" I get "I was trying to do something nice!"

So, now I look like the ungrateful brat (nothing new there, or so I have been told by mother and late father repeatedly over the years) because she got herself what she wanted.

Am I wrong here? Or am I correct in thinking that she could have at least waited until the holiday to come and go and if she didn't like the style given her, then go back and exchange it?

RRRRRRRRRR!

Well, my class is on going after all. Carlene has been coming alone, and Rose joins us when her volunteering doesn't interfere. Last week, due to the holiday,we had one class on Wed. and since Narzain had the day off, he came to class to support me. Now, he is not a pool person, so this was a big deal for me to have him in class and I was very grateful for it too.

Today, I will try to swim before class, but since I am in the middle of an allergy relapse, I am not sure if I will be able to breathe enough. I will lead class however, so I know I will be able to do that.

I think those are both excellent ideas! How about January will be a comedy read, and February will be an auto/biography/memoir read.

I have received 7 emails so far regarding Etoile, and I have deleted all 7. Not a single one of them has been legitimate. Not one of them has contained correct grammar, sentence structure, or can even tell me what kind of pet he is, despite my posting a photo. One even asked me the pets name, which is listed in the ad!

I was hoping that this would be a good solution to the problem, but I am so frustrated I could scream! I think of all of the pets that need a home and all these people can do is think of ways to scam others out of whatever they can get. We will make it work if we have to. We will find a way to put him in his own place and keep him as long as he lives if I can't find him a new home soon.

This decision was hard enough, but now to wade through the garbage to get to the real people who want to adopt him, *sigh*.

Well, it is official and I cried most of the day yesterday, but I have put Etoile up for adoption on petfinder.com I hope to find him a good home soon. We simply just cannot keep him, and any progeny as we have no room or time to devote to becoming breeders. I am very sad at having to give him up, but it the best move for his and the girls' health and safety.

It appears that I will indeed become a mouse grandma soon. Etoile is most assuredly male. We have a plan for the babies, but this will be more than Narzain has been used to in the past with only one female and one male, not two females and one male.

Eeep!

*THUMP**THUMP**THUMP**THUMP**THUMP**THUMP**THUMP**THUMP*

The previous sound is me hitting my head against the wall. I guess that there was quite a loud pitching of fits and people falling in them last Friday after I had already left the Y. I know that Mary and Carlene has been snarking at each other (not something new) but I guess it came to a head Friday. I am not completely sure as to exactly what transpired, and Carlene was crying too hard for me to understand her yesterday in the locker room as she was trying to tell me.

All I know is that she brings Mary who does not drive and that due to her car trouble last week, there was a mis-communication somewhere along the line that caused hurt feelings. I know it was not class that did caused this and these 2 have been angry with each other before when Vince was teaching because he even said that this was nothing new the last time.

I just feel frustrated by the timing. They say everything happens for a reason, and I am left wondering if the class being canceled was for the best. I know the fight would have happened no matter what, that something would have set them off along the line, it is just the timing of it all.

Well, we shall see what we shall see.

I have been glad that she is there, I guess for me it is that long instilled idea that I can (and do) take care of myself and that is what is sticking me in the rear. I know I will find a job when I am meant to, and it will be the right one. I am still plugging away and hope that something will change for the better soon.

Most of the time I do, as long as someone is speaking English, or sometimes French. Anything else, and I'm lost.

That is perfectly fine. :)

I have started a folder for when A. is ready with her post. Feel free to read the book and post your opinion as well.

Well, it appears that mouse mom may turn into mouse grandma. Etoile may be a boy and was a little too little to tell last week....

My first class went very well and I look forward to next week. We are going to experiment with what music I have to see what will work and I am introducing guided mediation techniques that I think will enhance the experience.

Thanks. I wasn't sure I was ready to be a mouse mom again this soon after Jasmine, but with Etoile doing fine, I think this was the best move for me.