]> http://greasy.com/beabea/index.html beabea's Blog en-us © 2008 Greasy.com All rights reserved. Tue, 14 Oct 2008 18:49:48 GMT 30 http://greasy.com/beabea/tagged.html Okay, here's a list of questions I'd love to see everyone pick up and run with. These are personal--not so personal ones. Could be fun. I am passing this to Jjoohhnn, Donnaaa, and Redimpala and to answer and be honest! Just copy my questions and add your own answers and pass it on. Be honest!It's no fun if you're not. 1. How old are you? My answer: I had my 45th birthday in December! 2. What is your favorite color? I love all the colors! It just depends on where I find them. 3. How old wer ... Sun, 2 Mar 2008 01:37:35 GMT http://greasy.com/beabea/high_anxiety_baking.html Off and on for most of my life, I’ve had to deal with depression. My doc and I have come to the conclusion that I am genetically predisposed to this condition, and being aware of it and knowing how to head it off works for me most of the time. After 45 years on this planet, we’ve determined that lots of exercise, watching my diet and sleep patterns, along with a mild antidepressant does the trick for me. I hate taking the meds, but they really do make all the difference. This past summ ... Sat, 1 Mar 2008 15:59:57 GMT http://greasy.com/beabea/call_momma.html I got pissed off today. Stupid stuff, really, but I was pissed nonetheless. I have this classroom full of boys. They’re always doing stupid shit—belching, farting, throwing paper, flipping each other off, threatening to beat each other up, throwing food in the cafeteria—you name it; they do it. They’re latest trick involves quickly rubbing the nib of a ballpoint pen against their desk so that the friction heats up the metal, and then they stick/burn each other with it. Today, after ... Thu, 28 Feb 2008 22:56:35 GMT http://greasy.com/beabea/see_coming_.html This piece may be difficult to follow, but stay with me. I’ll try to sort this entire mess out. For the first month after “Jack’s” (Jack is short for Jackass) two week jail sentence for disobeying a court order to stay away and avoid contact with my daughter, I heard gossip about what he was going to do next. I kept a poker face whenever anyone told me these stories and didn’t bother anyone at home with the details. I reasoned that the stories would eventually die down, and I was ... Thu, 28 Feb 2008 01:03:14 GMT http://greasy.com/beabea/moving_.html Since all of the excitement back in the fall, going to work every morning has been quite a chore. Every morning, I’ve had to suck it up and go in wait to see the administrators who enabled that rotten bastard of a kid to terrorize my daughter and entire family. They have a difficult time looking me in the eye, and they don’t dare ask about Sarah. The worst part is when the rotten bastard himself either smirks or glares at me, as if I’ve done something wrong. In the meantime, I’ve k ... Tue, 26 Feb 2008 23:05:28 GMT http://greasy.com/beabea/lied.html I called in sick this morning. I said I had a sinus headache. Really, I don't. I just needed some time. I want to meet my daughter's home-hospital instructor. He's scheduled to come again this morning, and I've never met him. I need to spend some time updating my gradebook and working on lesson plans. I can't get it done during the school day because I'm so distracted by all the noise and kids. When I've finished the work, I'm going to run to the gym. Then, I'm baking a cake--practice for ... Tue, 26 Feb 2008 12:48:53 GMT http://greasy.com/beabea/losing_touch.html Last night, my husband and I were lying in bed, watching Paula Deen fry up country fried steak on the Food Network. “I love country fried steak,” I sighed. “Me, too,” my husband said. I was surprised to learn that this man with whom I’ve been sharing meals for nearly 25 years enjoys country fried steak. The only meat I’ve seen him eat and enjoy has come off a grill. I quit frying nearly everything, except the occasional burger, years ago, but upon this revelation, I decided tha ... Mon, 25 Feb 2008 04:38:41 GMT http://greasy.com/beabea/hey_yall.html It looks as though I'm making the switch. I had my blogster site for over a year, but it petered out a couple of months ago. There were two many defining moments at one time for me to deal with, and I just let it go. About the time Blogster started having so many technical issues, I was having issues of my own. My youngest daughter attempted suicide, was hospitalized, released from the hospital, hospitalized again, and it goes on and on. It seems as though she's stable now, and everyday is ... Mon, 25 Feb 2008 01:05:03 GMT