No April Fools, Please!

By the end of the day, my face will freeze in this expression. Today is April Fools' Day, and everyone thinks he's a comedian. My first period class if almost all boys, so it will be a torment. If things don't shape up quickly, everyone will fail by April 15. As most females know, boys think that silly sounds are cute -- and I am so tired of their idea of being cute. Rude, crude, and socially unacceptable are much better terms. Thursday I got to see the lawyer -- a real one, this time, not just a legal assistant. We started the next phase to get into bankruptcy court. Woo-hoo! When they call it a "homework packet," they aren't kidding ... every little detail will be inventoried as they make a case for the court. I'm just glad that I signed up for a legal services plan through the school district. I shudder to think how much lawyers charge per hour ... and Mom says they might charge if they call -- well, in my case, e-mail. Even at $100 an hour, the amount adds up quickly -- and you have to pay most of the fees up front before they represent you in court. With the plan, I pay less than $350 total. (Of course, each month I've paid about $20 -- but by the time this process is over, the legal service fees will pay for most of the lawyer's fees.) On a different note, I'm still nursing a sore leg. I have no idea -- besides the intense cold in February -- what's made it cramp up and hurt. I could get some potassium -- or check the vitamin aisle at Wal-Mart or Whole Foods -- and definitely stay off the stairs. In a school like Sunset, it slows me down considerably because the elevators crawl during the peak times before & after school ... but it's doing better -- and I'm still doing ballet. (Insane, I know, but the exercise keeps the muscles from totally freezing up) We were talking about a character dance for Dallas Arts, but I think it's gone onto the back burner since my dance partners might not make class & rehearsal. SIGH -- I would so love to get back into costume & perform again!!