bits and pieces

* i'm not really into this turning 40 thing. i still think of myself as being much younger. seriously, i do. is this wrong?

* one of my students is fading, fast. i'm losing him. his mother is losing him. he's on a collision course with destruction. his mother is trying. i am trying. but he is not. his peers are gaining control. his anger towards his absentee father is winning. i don't know what to do about it. but pray.

* i think i have a defective mommy gene. i've talked to a couple of you about this lately. i don't enjoy doing an hour of homework with kate every night. i'm a teacher, and i don't enjoy doing homework with my child. uh-oh. i also don't enjoy taking my children shopping. yuck. shopping for easter outfits on a crowded good friday is not my idea of a fun time.

* i love eating out. leo thinks eating out is a waste of money. houston, we have a conflict here.

* i hate letting people down. it's inevitable, i realize. but when you have the best intentions, and it happens anyways...well, that really sucks.

* i really want to try this couch to 5k thing. every spring, for the past three years, i've wanted to go for it. but something always happens, and my goal falls by the wayside. i used to jog. alot. i'm afraid again to try, because i don't want to not follow through ~ yet again. i'm being a WUSS!

* microderm abrasion. i need it. i can feel the 40 ish-ness coming upon me. wrinkles and bags and dark circles go away!

* i'm in the mood to change the name of my blog. i am still a ragamuffin, of the worst kind. but i think i'd like a change. jaki once suggested that i use 'jodi-licious'. hmm...

* happy easter everyone. i'm so grateful for the ways that you all make my life infinitely better. i am indeed blessed.