12 Years, 6 Days and 44%

12 Years

Wayne and I celebrated our 12th Wedding Anniversary on Sunday, May 17th. Yes, we celebrated 11 years of wedded bliss. We joke about this because year 1 of our marriage nearly set off WWIII. The 11 years following have been so much better!


6 Days

I haven't had a Diet Coke since Thursday, May 14th. This is a record for me. I'm trying to cut-back my Diet Coke consumption. So far, so good. I don't even really miss it.


44%

On Tuesday morning I was called into the Principal's office to meet with the Principal and Vice Principal. They assured me I wasn't in trouble. However, I was given the news of major staffing cut-backs in our school. They have had to cut one E.A. completely, plus some. Fortunately, I am not at the bottom of the seniority list, but I am still affected by this all. I will still have my job in September, but only 44% of full-time hours. This equals 13.2 hours of work per week. There is hope, though . . . the Vice Principal informed me today that I'll likely be getting an increase because another E.A. has requested less hours for next year. Nothing has been finalized as of yet, but it sounds like I should be up to at least 50% for next year.


P.S.
Thank you for all your encouraging comments after my "Messy" post. I feel blessed to have a unique support system through blogging. I appreciate you all.

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY!

My Mom Is . . .

. . . the wife of my dad for nearly 53 years

. . . the mother of 6 children

. . . the mother-in-law to 5 son-in-laws and 1 daughter-in-law

. . . . the grandmother to 16 grandchildren

. . . the great-grandmother to 1 great-grandchild

. . . the sister to 4 brothers and 4 sisters

. . . gardener extraordinaire

. . . baker extraordinaire

. . . hospitality queen

. . . helper of many

. . . one of my favorite people

I love you, Mom!

Answer

Hey, my last post was my 400th and I didn't realize it until now. I've had quite a bit to say over the past couple of years, haven't I?

Answer to the riddle: Nothing

Can You Guess the Riddle?

I received this riddle via e-mail the other day. It was written by Paul Harvey. When asked this riddle, 80% of Kindergarten kids got the answer, compared to 17% of Stanford University seniors. Here it is:

What is greater than God, More evil than the devil, The poor have it, The rich need it, And if you eat it, you'll die?

P.S. If you are having trouble thinking of the answer to this riddle, just press the "Shift" key and you will get the answer.

P.S.S. I actually got this right (before I pressed the "Shift" key). So, I guess I rank right up there with the Kindergarten kids.