What I Don't Like About my Job

I love being a teacher, but there are a few things that I hate. Just for ease they are put in list form.
1. 50 minute commute one way
2. passing farm equipment on a two lane road
3. the pencil sharpener
4. end of year testing
5. not having a supportive administration
6. reading first program
7. tattling
8. people who are supposed to work on a team but don't
9. a counselor, principal, music teacher, reading recovery teacher, librarian, and p.e. teacher that don't do their job
10. grants/americorp helpers what a waste of time and money
11. not being informed
12. last minute change of plans
13. field day
14. six year olds that say the f word in class
15. principals that lie
16. kids that use the bathroom on the playground or in their pants

needless to say, it's been a long day/week. i'm actively seeking another job. my school stinks.

Getting Old

Our family has been experiencing a grandparent getting older. In December, my grandad (Pa Jim) fell in his house. He lives a lone and 4 hours away from the rest of the family. Anyways, he was on the floor for probably 3 whole days. We called, but he didn't answer his phone. We finally got a hold of his neighbor to go check on him. It was scary, and we weren't sure he was going to make it. He got out of the hospital in February and then moved to a rehab center. We moved him here with us in Arkansas. He has been living in Harding Place since the beginning of April.
A couple of weekends ago, our whole family, including him, went to a dinner honoring my belated grandmother. I sat next to Pa Jim and explained everything that was going on because he couldn't hear. Well, a couple of days later I had to go over to his house because the remote wouldn't work. He told me every detail about that dinner including what he ate and drank, but he couldn't remember that I was there. How crazy is that? I hope I'm not like that when I get old. I think I would rather die early than have my family so stressed about when I might leave this world.

I want to die in my sleep.

Wedding Weirdness

This has been a weird month for wedding and engagement news. What is the proper etiquette for asking someone to be in your wedding? If you were in someone else's wedding should you return the favor? My best friend from growing up is getting married in July. I am not in here wedding, but she was in mine. I know this is petty, but it really bothers me that I am not in the wedding? Should I be upset, or should I just forget it and go on?
The real problem I think is that she is marrying my ex-boyfriend. I feel that I am not in the wedding just because he doesn't want me in it. I feel that I am closing a door on this friendship. I do not want to, but I feel that I can't be a part of her life because of the man she is choosing to marry. Yes, it was a messy break-up and things weren't really resolved, but why should that change my relationship with my friend. Can't we all move on? It's been five years, and I've been married for 1 1/2 years. Could we please act like adults and share in each others exciting times? I almost don't want to go to the wedding because of all the weirdness. What should I do?