O Canada

I've had my share of patriotic moments over the years, but I have to say that driving across the prairies, listening to Corb Lund and Tim Huss on CKUA (live from the Smithsonian Folk Fest in Washington!) was pretty sweet. I'm not even that into country music but there's something so homegrown about that... I ended up joining Ed to Leduc for the weekend. Fireworks last night reminded me of fireworks on Conlon Farm in Perth, with your random assortment of small-town homeboys and kids running around and then the hot 12 minute fireworks display. The sparkly ones that pouf out like Tina Turner's hair are still, and always will be, my favourite.

Now that I have a bit of time to think again, I've made a few summer resolutions. I don't want to write them out for fear of breaking them and then feeling bad about it. But suffice it to say that I feel stressed even when I should be relaxed, I'd like to be healthier, and I'd like to get back to me a bit more.

I also booked my flight home for a measly two weeks (boohoo) but the option is DEFINITELY there to extend if I find out about a job, and what kind of school it's at. Right now I fly home on July 28th (in time for your birthday Belinda!!!!!!) and come back on August 10th so that I can get back to a potential job for the 11th.... which, by the way, I don't have yet. It's such a joke at the board right now that nobody on a temp contract knows what is going on and it's oh-so-very-frustrating-but-i-know-there-is-a-process-blah-blah-blah except for my prinicipal walks past me in the hall on Friday and says:

Her: "Oh, did Staffing call you?"
Me: "No, why" and she keeps walking and I repeat "NO, WHY?" with more desperation in my voice than I'd like to admit
Her: "Oh, they called me to say 'we need to talk about this kindergarten teacher you have' so just be patient, is your phone number current with them?"
Me: Yea, I think they have my cell phone number
Her: You should maybe check with them, and yes, go check your voicemail

So I sprint back to my room full of hopes and dreams (hah)........and of course there are NO messages and I get all wiggly feeling like I wish they would just call me because after all it's a long weekend and they said I *might* hear something in late July or August and wouldn't it be just FABULOUS if I didn't have to wait. But here I am, thinking about Tuesday, thinking I should probably just stay home in case they call. I know I should not be playing this game. GAH.

In other news, I plan on doing nothing next week. I want to sort through the living room of toys and classroom stuff sitting in my living room, and then I want nothing more than ice cream sandwiches, pedicures, reading, maybe a little Ellen Degeneres, revisiting my music collection, and enjoying a nap or two. Yes. Yes. Yes.

Happy long weekend! xoxo