Crazy amounts of Random News

First, some sad news. My friend from school had to put her dog down yesterday. Her dog had been having some health problems that resulted in her becoming rather aggressive, and she had to make a tough choice. I feel terrible for her, but I know she did the right thing. She doesn't think she is going to get another dog, but I bet she changes her mind in a few months.

Next, some exciting news. My mother-in-law cleans houses for a living. Sometimes she cleans out houses that have been recently sold or getting ready to go on the market (which is convenient with my FIL being a realtor). I guess she was cleaning out a house recently that had a TON of stuff left in it (not really sure what the story is there) and I basically got a whole new wardrobe out of it! A lot of the clothes were in good condition (some even had the tags still on them!) and were SUPER cute. So that is exciting.

On another note, I can NOT wait for the election to be over. Being in Alaska it is getting next to impossible to watch the news, with all of the Palin drama unfolding. I also hate having to listen to my students discuss it. For one, they don't really know what they are talking about...they are in 7th grade. And two, it always ends in a fight. AND they are supposed to working on their homework, not deciding the next president. So I finally told them today it wasn't debate class and to hold all political discussions until they are out of my classroom. And all of these Ted Stevens ads..."It's not about Alaska anymore." I don't get it. When was him being in trouble ABOUT Alaska? Pretty sure when he was getting a new Viking grill or whatever happened he wasn't thinking...hmm, I bet the people of AK would love for me to have this. And then there are the anti-Mark Begich ads that talk about how he "claims to stand up to his party, but does nothing about the democratic attacks on Stevens". Well, maybe Begich doesn't disagree with the ads. Why would you stand up against something you agree with? I don't get it. And I consider myself a pretty educated person.

ENOUGH about that. My sweater is looking awesome. I can not wait to finish it...which will be a while off, but still. I'm excited. I also started my One Block Wonder quilt on Sat. It is amazing as well. I will post pictures tomorrow...hopefully. Right now we are watching Indiana Jones with my FIL, so I can't have the lights on. I also had some other GREAT news this past weekend. My mom found my camera charger when she was cleaning her house, so SCORE! I have my digital camera back in working condition. Pretty exciting.

Hopefully I will be able to post more frequently. I've been pretty lazy, tired, blah lately. I hope it snows more soon....that would perk me up!