Current Mood : Creeped.
Well, we got through Back to School night. Still don't know jack-all about his bus, since the schedule provided was so ridiculous, they wouldn't give it to me. Get this - school starts at 7:55am, with a morning assembly. With the schedule as-is, Dearest Son would have to be ready and waiting for his bus at 6:15 ! He'd be on the bus for nearly two hours, and the school is less than five miles away ! Outrageous ! When I lived about 40 miles from school in the 80s, I was only on the bus for an hour, and I thought that was excessive.
So, I'm waiting for a call today with an amended schedule, because there is no way I'm going to follow that one. I thought it was kind of odd that he rode for about thirty minutes last year, and he got to school at 7:30 am. But 6:15 is just asking too much. If they can't straighten it out, I'll drive him to school m'self. I've never had a problem doing that, but they insisted on the bus. Probably because there's subsidies or something.
In other bad news, the weird guy who freaks me out every time I see him - he's not only president of the PTA, he's also at the school every time I do anything there - is the Homeroom Parent for Dearest's class. Which is odd to me, because when I met him, his too-brilliant-for-his-class son was in third grade. Draw your own conclusions. Including the one that has me wavering between not volunteering much this year, and being there twice as much, to make sure that weirdo doesn't get near Dearest. I may just talk to his teacher, just so I can rest and not worry about it. I know, I know - I may be slinging mud on a totally innocent man, but he sets off every alarm system and instinct that came factory-installed on me, and combined with the stuff he himself said about his life... I'm not taking chances.
And in a near-desperate attempt at distraction, I'm considering obtaining a HaraJuku doll. Or a Liv doll. Possibly the Katie one. Saw them at Target yesterday, but Beloved was in a rush, and we're still payin' bills. So, maybe this weekend, or next. You can see Katie here - http://www.toysrus.com/product/index.jsp?productId=3560918
- and the case / playset I'm also considering, here. http://www.toysrus.com/product/index.jsp?productId=3560917 . I'm leaning more towards the case, but really, I don't need any more props. It's just that...I want something new. And I'm spoiled. (sigh) And part of it is due to Dearest's latest Lego Star Wars Clone Wars set and Beloved's soon-to-arrive latest tattoo supply order. It's been a while since I bought something new for me that isn't an embroidery design !
