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Monday, June 27, 2011

Well, hello there!

Hey guys!

Here's the skinny on the fun that went down this weekend at Lesli's. :) Also, as always, a few odds and ends about things happening (wait for it, Shannon) in my neck of the woods.

Stay cool, kids. Talk at you soon! Enjoy the vlog!

♥ Marlee

Friday, June 24, 2011

UPDATE! - A/C saga!

So I guess I misjudged the repair guys...they're "charging up" the unit, now. I was actually informed that they're "just about done."

Good to know.

Let's hope this thing charges up without a hitch so this whole saga can be put behind us, eh?

Okay, going for real, now.

Bye loves!

♥ Marlee

So...early...

So, against every urge in my body, I was up this morning at about 5:45. Yuck. I am not a morning person by any stretch of the imagination, so not much could get me up that early.

My air-conditioner should now be problem-free! Hooray!

My repairmen showed up right around 6:15 this morning to begin work on my attic unit, and it appears that now, around an hour later, they are finished. They just took out their ladder and the last of their tools.

They didn't, however, say anything to me at all during the time they were here--or when they were done, for that matter. (Seriously. I even said "Good morning," and all I got was a mumbled "...morning..." from the kid who appeared to be around 17--apparently the main repairman's assistant?)

Is that weird?

I mean, I know that they had a job to do, and I am most certainly glad that they did it with such speed. However, they didn't say anything to indicate to me that they were finished. They just...walked out.

Something feels a little off-kilter about that. Seems to me that they should at least say, "We're all done. Have a good day." ("Thanks for getting up ridiculously early to let us come and fix this.")

What do you think?

Anyway, I'm finishing throwing the last of my essentials into my bag for this weekend at Lesli's, and then around 8:30 or so, I'm off to the lovely town of Gastonia. :) I'm super excited to get to spend time with Lesli this weekend, and I know we'll have a great deal of fun. It's also kind of my first real vacation this summer, so that makes it that much more exciting.

Can't promise that I'll blog much while I'm gone, but I'll be sure to let you know about the visit and all of the great teacher stuff I'll have gotten next week--perhaps with another video blog? Let me know what you think of me integrating the video blogs onto here. I think it adds something kind of fun to my page, but if they're totally obnoxious, then I can stick to the typing. :)

Alrighty, kids. Have a great Friday and a FANTASTIC weekend and I'll talk to you folks again next week!

♥ Marlee

Wednesday, June 22, 2011

Vlog Numero Tres!

Here it is, freshly recorded--enjoy the third installment of my video blogs.

I ramble about teacher stuff, and also about some other random things.

Hope you enjoy!

Talk to you guys soon,

♥ Marlee

Sunday, June 19, 2011

Happy Father's Day!

Hey, everybody!

I hope everyone is enjoying their Father's Day weekend. I've been spending mine with my family, and it's always nice to unwind and relax without any major agenda to follow.

I came out to Raleigh unexpectedly on Friday night--my dad came out to see me, as planned, however, my a/c was acting up again. I returned from my day of spending time with the lovely Ginny to a house without any a/c, and down here in the south, it's been pretty stinkin' hot.

So, there was a note on my counter from my landlady, who said that when they came to check on my unit (per my request earlier that day), they discovered that the unit was apparently frozen in the attic. Awesome. It'll freeze up there, but I'm cooking down here.

So, anyway, my daddy being the awesome daddy that he is, he told me to pack a bag and head back to Raleigh so I wouldn't have to sweat it out until "later" when the a/c people were supposed to be coming back. I'm hoping that when I get home, I'll walk into a well air-conditioned apartment.

In honor of Father's Day, I thought I'd find a few appropriate quotes to post in honor of all the dad's out there. Feel free to steal one for your Father's Day card if you need to. :)

He didn't tell me how to live; he lived, and let me watch him do it. ~ Clarence Budington Kelland

Father! - to God Himself we cannot give a holier name. ~ William Wordsworth

There's something like a line of gold thread running through a man's words when he talks to his daughter, and gradually over the years it gets to be long enough for you to pick up in your hands and weave into a cloth that feels like love itself. ~ John Gregory Brown, Decorations in a Ruined Cemetery, 1994

Spread the diaper in the position of the diamond with you at bat. Then fold second base down to home and set the baby on the pitcher's mound. Put first base and third together, bring up home plate and pin the three together. Of course, in case of rain, you gotta call the game and start all over again. ~Jimmy Piersal, on how to diaper a baby, 1968

Well, folks, there you go! I hope everyone has a great weekend. I'll be back early this coming week with a video blog or two, but until then, take care!

♥ Marlee