one less thing on my plate...

Well today was a bit of an early morning after a bit of a late night. i thought it might be a good idea to stay with Kerry and Corwin last night, seeing as I was going to be going to and from the church with nothing but driving and sleeping in between both scheduled times. Though it was fun and I had a blast, I certainly would've gotten more sleep having come home. Surprisingly, though, it was only the late-night Shoppers runs and dog tricks that kept me from sleep. Once my head hit that pillow, I was basically out for the count. And for the whole night. My body woke itself up at 7:29 exactly (my alarm was going to go off at 7:30) and I felt rather refreshed.

The Good Friday Production rehearsal felt like it took a long time, but it was all over before I knew it and the funny thing was that the first time we actually ran through the entire thing without stopping or hollering or interruptions was the production itself and I'd say it went rather swimmingly. Add that to the list of "stop counting on only the strength - and criticizing the weakness - of man and remember Who's really in control here" moments that God's been hitting me with lately.

I ran into some pals at St. George Arms afterwards and had a bite to eat before starting work. 3 hours into my shift, I was sent home AND given Monday off. Pretty wonderful on the stress levels. Not so wonderful on the paycheque. But hey, after having gotten a day and a half's pay out of 3 hours of working today, I think I can handle a few extra cut hours if it means a chance to relax for a day. I was hoping to spend Monday in the Falls visiting with Nicki and Jayden but it looks like Nic's gotta work in the afternoon. I may just have a day of nothing.

Sweet.

Then again, I do have an entire paper to write before the end of the month if I plan on passing this course. Maybe that's what I'll do all day. Then I just may have to take a break from school at least until the beginning of May is overwith...since things are kind of hectic at the moment.

My grandma had her second round of chemo yesterday. She's doing alright but is staying at our house for the weekend, so I've rescheduled a thing or two to make sure I'll be around to help out. Her hair was really falling out badly so she finally told my Uncle Jamie to get the clippers out and he shaved her head today. She's been wearing a scarf on her head all day and making bald jokes - I think she's trying to stay positive about everything. When she wears that scarf it makes her look so different - there's no thick curly bumps, it just sits smoothly on her head. She actually looks sick. I think the reality of it all is hitting me, now. It's not really fun. But she said that there's a great restaurant she keeps hearing about that she'll definitely have to check out once she's better.

I like how she actually says "once I'm better". It makes me feel a little more hopeful.

Anyways, I got home at 5:45 and have just been sitting with mom and grandma on the couches, chatting and eating lactose-free chocolate chunk ice cream (the wrong ice cream that I bought for the Blast-Off bday party). Everyone's now in bed and I'm actually really freakin tired.

Let me tell you something that isn't so beautiful...
Taxes.
I just want to get them done and send away all the paperwork and in the past my dad's just sat and pointed and said "put this here" and when I had a question he would just say "just put zero, you don't make enough for this part to count"...but my mom was like "you gotta fill out this form, and this form, and this form" and in the end I only found out exactly what my dad would've initially said...
"You don't make enough for this part to count so just put zero."

ARGH!
I don't even know if I did it right and I've gone through two copies of everything, making mistakes along the way. Good thing my dad thought ahead and got a few extra booklets. I think I've done all the math, but I can't find my tax receipt that Compassion JUST sent me like a week ago...I of course found an old one from last year in the place I thought I would've kept my new one...but no new one. Sad. Oh and I think that if I file these taxes, it means they will send me all of the GST that they owe me from the past two years...unless I have to actually fill out THOSE two years worth of stuff before getting it. Hmm. But that'd be great.

Just goes to show...sometimes when you procrastinate you can get a lot of good stuff at once rather than a little bit here and there. It's like saving for something you really want without actually having to refrain from spending it because it isn't in your posession. Ha. Yeah, I know...just call me Rebecca Bloomwood.

I just am anticipating having a few extra bucks to get something fun. I definitely deserve a good expensive reward for having not only completed (almost) two classes with great marks, but also paying off debts and being cute. :)
(I actually had to sit for a minute or two and think of a last reason before finishing that sentence)

So I think I've run out of things to say and my eyelids are barely staying open. Tomorrow brings pipe cutting, frame-building, Flipside prep, returning instruments to Burlington and dinner at the Keg with the fam.

Oh and speaking of which...

To the brotherist brother in the world:
Happy Birthday Mike!

(ok so now I can't actually push "post" until it's officially March 22nd now that I've jumped the gun)

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A few teasers...

"I woke up this morning and I thought I will never be happy until I get to see Sah-na-tah Ah-nahhh ...thank you for bringing me!"

"Silence! I kill you!"

"Polish a turd, it's still a turd!"

"Fine. We'll wait. ......"

"Okaaayyyy! ...Sorrrryyyy!"

Night time!