18 days

I will work 18 days before a single day off by next Friday. Next Friday couldn't come soon enough. I am so pumped. It's Madison's birthday weekend, and we're going to the Taylors. I even get Sunday off! WOOHOO! That's a very rare instance. I am on the verge of tears at any given moment due to being overworked here lately. I am so run down and I just feel weak. I sit down at my desk at work and just want to burst into tears! It's really difficult not having a single day off for that long!!! I feel less patience inside for my students also. I try to still act patient, but it's hard juggling this much stuff right now. I will pull through and be fine, and at least I am making more money, but I am very tired. And again, our house suffers. Madison is in the throws of Moot Court stuff, and I get home between 4:30 & 9 depending on the night, so it has been interesting in the Taylor household here lately. We miss each other a lot but are getting along great still, even with the lack of seeing each other except just a few hours a day! He's home more during the day and then I am more available at night. He's able to let Lady out in the afternoons which is a huge help. Usually I can't leave work unless it's an errand for the boss. And the fact that we share a car doesn't allow me to go places much since Madison is the one with the non dayshift schedule.
Yesterday I ended up having to be at work on my day off (partially due to a broken organ), and then later I had to teach. Today I had to let a piano technician in at 8:30 in the morning and I set the church alarm off...then couldn't remember the code. Thank goodness I did and it turned out that the main alarm I was hearing was a false fire alarm coming from one of the daycare rooms! I did a little bit more work (finished prepping and marking Tom's big Sunday folder of music he uses with all the cues and such). I locked up and went home. Then I organized the music, ate a sandwich that Madison made me (it was VERY good!) and then had the trio over at 1 to rehearse for a bit. We left for Corinth around 3, got there 25 mins early (it was raining HARD so it took a long time!) then it was a short wedding, we drove through Arby's for dinner, then got here about 9.
Tomorrow I have to be at church at 7 to turn everything on and such. I am there about 8 hours on Sundays!

Lady is so sweet, we love her! She is so good. She has her normal puppy things like chewing socks and napkins, but other than that, she is housetrained, snuggly, jumps and whines at the door when she needs out, and her newest trick is she brings us her leash in her mouth when she wants to go for a walk! It's so cute! She taught herself! She is so smart! I'm amazed at what she has learned and such. She is going to be a blast to have around.

Well, I better get lady in the car! We are going to pick Madison up from the Ole Miss game!