Crazy, Crazy

The next few weeks are going to be CRAZY around here...

We are MOVING this week.  

I feel kind of useless since I am limited in a lot of the things I can do.

Luckily my mother-in-law is coming to town to help.

Thank you, Lily!

The next week is TESTING at school.

It's what we've been working for all year and I know my kids know their stuff.

But it still really stresses me out.

I hope they can do their best.

To top it off, I've been sick most of this week.

I thought it was a flu bug, but it seems to be hanging on.

There's a part of me that's afraid that morning sickness is back.

NO, NO, NO!

What A Difference A Week Makes

Last week these babies were covered in a foot of snow and I despaired that they were lost for the year.

Now they are blooming and blossoming all over the place...

Flashback Friday

Thanksgiving, 2006

Those Embarrassing Slippers!

I currently own two pair of slippers.  One pair looks like the set above, except in green.  My wonderful fuzzy green slippers.  My brother mocked me when I asked for them for Christmas one year, saying they were just like shag carpet.  But I truly enjoy my fuzzy green slippers.

As previously noted, my feet have been rather tired as of late.  So I decided to bring my extra pair of slippers to school to slip on when I needed a little extra comfort.  

You'll never believe the hooting and hollering I heard upon donning my big balls of green comfort.

"YOU HAVE SLIPPERS ON!  YOU HAVE GREEN SLIPPERS ON!"

Those words could be heard pouring out of 23 little mouths in Room 169 today.  After promising that I would only wear them in the classroom and take them off immediately if any outsider entered the room, I was permitted to continue wearing them.

We did pretty well most of the day, until my Room Mom stopped in to ask a question.  I FORGOT TO TAKE OFF THE SLIPPERS!!  As I was talking to her, I suddenly hear little voices whispering, "Slippers...slippers...slippers."

To appease my humiliated class, I quickly discarded my slippers.  Fortunately my wonderful Room Mom played along and pretended she hadn't noticed that I had once been wearing fuzzy green slippers and was now barefoot.  My students can still walk the halls without hanging their heads in shame and embarrassment.  

Let's hope and pray that this awful teacher does not forget to take of THOSE SLIPPERS AGAIN!

Back to the Grind

Spring Break is over.  

While part of me was excited to get back to work and really focus and make that big push to get ready for the end of the year, after a day back, I AM EXHAUSTED!

My back aches, my feet are swollen, and my eyes are burning.  Hopefully my body will readjust to school again and stop expecting that afternoon nap I was giving it every day last week.

I also think I need to start training.  State Testing is in 2 weeks.  During the test, I have to walk up and down the rows monitoring.  We did some practice testing today for 20 minutes.  My back has never been so sore!  I think I need to step up those back exercises a bit to prep myself for the test.  

100 Days To Go

Today we've hit the 100 day mark, if you check out the counter to the left.

Almost into the double digits.

That means 100 more days to get bigger and more uncomfortable. I've heard some great things about the third trimester...haha!

After our doctor's appointment this morning, things looked good and everyone is growing at the right pace.

So here's to 100 more days until the arrival of our boy!

Rexburg or Bust

On Thursday, I set off with my dad and Whitney for an adventurous trip to Rexburg, Idaho. Whitney was headed back to school for another semester, so I tagged along for the ride. We had a rollicking good time and fortunately the weather was great once you got past the point of the mountain. We helped Whitney bring her stuff to her apartment and then took her and her roommate grocery shopping, as you can tell from the picture above.

Sadly, after dropping Whitney off, my dad and I had a little mishap on the roads of Rexburg when a teenager wasn't paying attention and rammed into the back of the car behind us, pushing her into us, and pushing us into the car in front of us. Luckily nobody was hurt and the car had minimal damage (the same can't be said for the poor lady behind us. Her car was a mess). I got to sit in the ambulance and get checked out. It was very exciting! My parent's car doesn't have much damage, so we were able to drive home without any more mishaps.

Things are never boring in Rexburg!