Chica & Dude's Love Letters

My Dearest Chica,  This is the weekend of birthdays! Oh happy that there is something a little bit more pleasant to celebrate!! I can't wait to see you. I am looking forward to seeing you again!   I hope that your Friday is going well.  I woke up at 4:30 with all intentions of running... Oh, who am I kidding? I went to bed last night with all intentions of running at 4:30 this morning. But then I woke up and it was pouring and the sound was so pleasant and Jackie was all cuddly.... how could I say no to that? I really miss running and need to get back into it.  I miss the freedom of thinking it gave me. Nothing to do but run and think. It's very awesome. I've been so tired lately, too. I think the stress is getting to me far too much. (more like I'm letting  the stress get to me far too much!) I worry that if I do go for a run that I might not be able to get through the day and the drive home. I already feel like napping so early in the workday. Then ...

Dear Chica:  I'm a mad Blogger now. Look at my style. ;) Putting in pictures and all that good stuff. I hope your Tuesday is going better than last Tuesday. This past week has SUCKED! Majorly. I'm glad to be back at work though and have my minds off all the terrible crap that has gone on.  I am working on lesson plans for Internet Safety and the cool part is.... GOOGLE has rescued me. They have lessons already made that follow ISTE standards, with Google Slides and fun activities. I'm going to augment the lesson with a couple of videos. I have a scare-tactic video for kids if they seem to not be listening or paying attention. It isn't as scary as some of the others, but it delves into how a predator stalks kids and how easy it is for someone to pick up a child.... Awful. I can't wait to see you on Saturday. It will be so much fun. We really need to find that hole in the ground and hide out with some coffee. Josh can join us, this time. Only because, well ...

Hey Dude--   You went all out with the font huh? That was pretty awesome. Kept me guessing right up to the end. :D :D I hope you had an awesome day even though you had to work late and what not. It's cold and damp here, it's a nice change but I'm not ready for it to be a full time thing you know? But we're supposed to be back in the 80's by the weekend so I will just enjoy it while it lasts I guess. We didn't do a whole lot today. I had to wait for the delivery guy to come get the broken woodstove, and by the time he did it was raining like crazy so we just stayed home and the kids did homeschool. Tomorrow we are going to be out and about a bit. Going to the bank, the library, grocery shopping and to Target. Yay for shopping. (and coffee) Not too much else going on today. Will write again soon. <3 Chica

Dear Chica,      As I sit here waiting for my car's oil to be changed, I can think of nothing better to do than to write you a lovely love letter. (That's right, I also work for the department of redundancy department...)  I've already got distracted and changed the font color three times and accidentally highlighted everything in neon pink. Thank God for ctrl+z! I wonder why they chose the letter z....  Anyway, I hope your day is going super fantastic.  It is damn cold out. But it's not too bad, unless you're my feet, then they are telling me it's HELL OUT THERE AND GOD DAMMIT IT'S COLDER THAN THE ARCTIC. My feet tend to yell everything, they are "overly emotional."  Look, a new font color! I can't really tell what the color is like because I  both  have a filter on my computer to help ward off migraines and I am sitting by a window, so there is a mega glare.  I just found the font button... This is going to be a grand ole time!...