Horror!!!!

So Joey and I were driving to school at 7:30 on Thursday morning when I see this brown ball roll on the road in front of my car. Didn't feel any impact, so I thought, well maybe I didn't really hit it. Anyway its too small to be a squirrel or raccoon. When I got to school though, I thought I had better check just to be sure there isn't blood on my car. I walk to the front, and...

THERE'S THIS BIRD STARING RIGHT AT ME!!!! Two beady eyes and beak, right out from the front vents of my car, OMG OMG OMG!!!!! I called Johanna in a panic, walked into school to moan to Karen and Lorraine, then almost had a complete breakdown. SOS-ed Troy who said he'll be here to help me in 10-12 hours. Wow, big help!

Anyway, from my day just went downhill from that moment on. Had the craziest morning with 3 obviously ADHD kids, then all afternoon helping out at kindergarten registrations, which was a nightmare. And then Johanna, brave girl that she is, took a big branch and helped me prod the bird out from the vent. But because it was stuck so far behind, she couldn't really get it out. (Its still a mystery to us how it got stuck so far in, I was only driving at maybe 65mph.) Me, I just looked from 5 feet away. I couldn't even stand the thought of being close to my car. See, thats why I need my American friends who are accustomed to dealing with all kinds of dead animals!!

And she calmly told me that there are feathers on my engine - UGH!!!! We somehow lost the bird on the drive home, and I'm HOPING it fell out on the road, but I don't know if its still in my engine somewhere. Plus, the feathers are still in there because I haven't had the guts to open the hood since then. Anyway, Troy promised to help me check for bird next weekend so I guess I'll just try to survive until then.

However I count myself lucky I didn't hit a deer. Avery's parents though always warn me to watch out for deer when I drive home from their house because apparently its deer country out there. I HATE dumb animals!!!

Good Friday

TGIF!! Its been a long rough week at preschool, recovering from Spring Break. :P I went for mass with friends at St. Mary's today. I think its weird that in Singapore they have Good Friday off but not Easter, and over here its all about Easter Easter Easter and almost nothing about Good Friday. Half the churches don't even have Good Friday service!

Its been freezing cold all week, even though its supposed to be spring. Brrrr!! I've been trying to cut down my heating bill by shivering under 3 blankies instead of cranking up the heat like I used to.

You know you're old when instead of saving for that cute dress or shoes, you save for the wedding, suburban house with a big backyard, 3.5 kids, 1.5 dogs, 401k retirement plan....

And you read books called "Smart Couples Finish Rich". :P

Love my tulips - they are lovely and very spring-ish. Can't wait till they bloom on Easter. :)