The Big Benford Show

I’m so glad it’s Friday. It’s been a hairy week and next week is looking like another one. But, after that, I can breathe again! I know that all the work I’ve been putting in at work and with the house project will be worth it.

Happy Birthday Nino!!

I got estimates back on potential foundation work and one from a general contractor on the house I was looking at. With these two items combined (not to mention the unknown after the foundation work is done), I’ve decided to terminate my offer and keep on lookin’. I was kicking around maybe seeing if the current owner would pay for the foundation repair (and have it done by closing) and also pay for part of my closing as credit towards the other repairs necessary to the house but being that all that would end up costing close to (or over, depending on what other repairs the foundation would cause) $20,000. Yup, that’s 4 zeros you see there. Not worth it, seeing as we negotiated the selling price at $126,200. The search continues but not until after contest & the trip next week.

I’m so stessed out right now, I don’t know what to do. Knowing now what I do and terminating the offer on this house has certainly taking some of it off my shoulders but my rehearsals are getting more and more stressful and the students are becoming less and less cooperative daily. Maybe they don’t want the same things as I do. If they don’t want to take every opportunity to be successful at any level, maybe I don’t want to work with them. I know, it sounds harsh but I bust my butt doing all I do to help the program grow. It has grown and it is getting better but everytime we think it’s ready to go the next step, we just hit the tallest, thickest brick wall. Sounds like my past relationships…maybe it’s a sign! No house, no relationship, nothing but beating my head on a wall at work…grad school, here I come!!! No, I am going to wait at least 3 more years before that decision happens.

Well, another long day awaits me tomorrow so I’m off to bed.

Last night, I hung out with my best friend Cathy and we had yummy banana daiquiris. Here’s the recipe:

Ingredients

Mixing Instructions:
Combine all ingredients (except for the cherry) with 1 cup crushed ice in an electric blender. Blend at a low speed for five seconds, then blend at a high speed until firm. Pour contents into a champagne flute, top with the cherry, and serve.

We actually drank them out of frosted mugs but did the cherry thing…it was fun! We also floated banana liquor on top which made them even more yummy. Does having real banana in it make it at all healthy?

I’m going to stop posting about this house thing until I get more ‘concrete’ details about the foundation issue. I’ve got a foundation guy coming out to give me an estimate on Monday. I have to decide to go forth with the deal or back out completely by the end of Tuesday. I’ll probably update about everything after that.

Next two weeks will be soooooo busy. I have the big contest (UIL Concert & Sightreading) on April 5 and we leave for our Spring Trip (we’re going to Dallas) on Friday. Once we get back from that, thing should settle down for about 15 minutes before we’re off and running again for the end of the year!!

Birthday’s a comin’. May 20. I’m having a party…house or no house. Plan on a trip to ATX!!

It’s Friday and I’m so tired that I can’t focus on anything! I’m really proud of my band right now, though. Even though I wasn’t the nicest to them today during rehearsal (however, I have been much worse), they really are working very hard and they’ve come a long way. I just want them to put in that little bit extra to push them over into the “No problem, they’ll feel successful coming off the contest stage” category. Sometimes, wanting someone else to do so well really sucks!