School's Out for Summer :)

Let the Games Begin. School Bus Races Commence. Game on! Yesterday was the last day of school for my district. Report Cards went out, hugs were given, tears were streaming. This year was especially hard. When I began teaching, there were 7 new teachers coming in with me to our building. One in particular stuck out and we became quick friends.

Over the years, she has become my closest friend and I love her dearly. This year was her last with me. She has decided to find a position closer to home so that she can start a family and be both a wonderful teacher and a wonderful mother and I am so happy for her. But... I will miss her like crazy. We were always paired together by our students as the funniest or the best... and then there was one. Don't get me wrong, I wish the best for her, but I had every intention of duct-taping her to her chair so she couldn't leave yesterday. Didn't happen, but we are all good.

In other news, Ty took off the afternoon to be with me yesterday and it was so nice just having him around when I was hurting. He has been a rock lately for me. I am so lucky to have him. This weekend my older baby sister moves into town with her boy toy. I think we are in over our heads with her :) Don't worry, Mom, I will take good care of her. Not much else is going on. I am going to go in to work to do some consultant work Tuesday and then we start Summer School the 9th. Yay for extra money.

I really do love teaching all the different grades in Summer School. It is something completely different from my regular job and I adore the little ankle biters :)

Happy Memorial Day Weekend!

Hope you are having a nice weekend. We are down home with the in-laws and having a nice time. School is wrapping up nicely and we had a nice visit at the Planetarium that went well. No major blunders. We watched a film on Space Shuttle Launches. Neat stuff.

This weekend we went to see Indiana Jones and I thought it was great. I have seen all of the previous movies, but never more than once or twice, so this one was pretty good for me. I loved the story and all the cinematography. Call me a Geek... it fits.

Not too much else is going on. Feeling tired and worn out. Ready for a break before we head into Summer School. One month of Summer School and then a month of potentially life-changing events. Things are looking up in my little world. Now I just have to keep my fingers crossed that all turns out well.

Lots of love!

6 1/2 more student days :)

Smile! The School year is coming to a close. Summer School is on its way and July will be here before I know it.... and then it is BREAK TIME! This week we are heading to the Planetarium for our field trip. I am so excited. Yay for end of the school year!!!

Relaxation

Monday Tyler and I took a day for ourselves. We went to the Cards/Cubs series over the weekend, got back late Sunday and made Monday our own. It was so nice. We both took personal days and just enjoyed the day. It was in the mid 70s. Ty mowed and installed his new, beloved garage lights. I went on a shopping bonanza at the local nurseries and planted my lil heart out. I ended up filling over a dozen pots with flowers of all kinds. They make me so happy :)

Spring is Here

To start off, I wanted to share sme photos of our volcano build last month. The kids had a blast and it was the perfect chaos to have right before Spring Break. We have now moved on to Astronomy and I look forward to some awesome planet model projects towards the middle of May. This is the best time to be a jr. high teacher :)

And finally, we have our first baby eggs of the Spring. These are over at the point where two walls of our fence meet. I took these pictures Sunday and today I found only 2 eggs. It looks like something got into them overnight. We also have our white tulips in full bloom and the red tulips coming up more each day. This is our first year with tulips, so it is neat to see there cycle. I just love Spring. This weekend is our first St. Louis Cardinals game. Should be a good one.

Happy Earth Day!

They Call Me TaterSalad!

This weekend we were lucky enough to see Ron White, from the Blue Collar Comedy Tour, on stage. In one word, he was absolutely HILARIOUS! Now granted, you have to have his sense of humor and just run with it, and apparently I am right there with him. If you ever have a chance to see him, it is a very good show.



I have been reading quite a bit lately. When I get stresses, this is the one of two things that takes it away almost instantly. I won't mention the other. So I thought I would take the monsterous load of books I have read and review them for your pleasure :)

I guess most of the books I have read lately are by Sophie Kinsella, who's real name is Madeline Wickham. Each penname has many books written under it and most are worth checking out.


Remember me? by Sophie Kinsella

This book is by far Sophie's best work. An absolutely hilarious story of a fun chick losing her memory and realizing things aren't always how they seem. Very funny!


The Tennis Party by Madeline Wickham

Unfortunately, I was not able to read more than the first chapter in this book. It just didn't grab me at all.




Big Boned by Meg Cabot.

This is in a series of books about Heather Wells, a retired Princess of Pop. I highly recommend any of the books in this series. They are a very good, quick read.




This is literally just a tiny sample of what I have read lately. I read books so quickly and just move on. I am definitely a series fan, because I like to know more of the story. Now I am on to Plum Lucky by Janet Evanovich.

Have a great rest of the weekend!

Somebody just got older

This week my hubby turned 28! So to celebrate, I made him chocolate- peanut butter cupcakes with peanut butter icing. I think they are the best yet :) This week has been a very full week. I started the Astronomy unit at school with my kiddos and even played catch to practice for our co-ed rec league.

Today we have practice with our whole team. It will be interesting to see how a bunch of girls who haven't played in about 14 years will do, but I am ready for the season to start. This week we are heading down home to see Ron White on stage. His show should be an entertaining one. For those of you who don't know him, he is one of the guys from the Blue Collar Comedy Show with Jeff Foxworthy and the like. This guy is nuts, but I love his humor.

Hope you have a good start of the week!