Teacher High

I think I got a teacher high...somewhat equivalent to the "runner high." I used to get those highs when I taught aerobics...and I'm not quite euphoric like I would get teaching aerobics....(maybe I just wasn't circulating enough to my brain...) Anyways...I hit a sweet spot where I really enjoyed what I was doing today. It didn't feel like work at all!.....I even had a student get a bit attitudy with me and it still didn't shake me down.....hmmm...maybe this teaching thing is what I need to be doing...and I had a pleasant "yes!" sent to me today.

My student started asking me medications randomly from the book and said, do you know what this is? and then said, THERE how do you feel when I ask you those questions?

Wow! Not in anyway have I been asking questions to intimidate my students...and I guess I went through a phase as a new nurse when I didn't know meds and felt like a dork when my patients asked me what they were....maybe I just don't want my students looking like idiots out in the work field........if she still gives me attitude, we'll have a nice talk....but hopefully she's done venting her frustration on me.

Family Outing

Happy Birthday Paul!

We met each other at Texas Roadhouse.....now usually going out to eat is a fun experience but with a two year old, it is hit and miss.....and this was a HUGE MISS! On the Pleasant scale of 0-10, 10 being very pleasant....I think we can rate it a 2.......First we had to put out C-man's fire before ever getting to the restaurant.....he was having fit and decided to be disrespectful...so after much talking and almost pulling him from the festivities, he straightened up.........then everything was okay until we got our appetizer...that's when Miss-o decided she was finished eating and wanted to go home.....we took our share of taking her out to different places......and then after much screaming and restlessness....grandma (bless her heart) took C-man and O back to the house with her to finish the Birthday Cake.... Our party went from 9 down to 6 and then 4 for awhile when Little Bear needed some down time too.

We were afraid they were going to sit people at our table to kick us out of there...for that is what they told us they were doing to another party when we came in at first.....HELLO!? What kind of customer service is THAT?!?!? I wasn't too impressed with the initial seating....by the time we were ready to almost leave, the table had been cleared and we had a table for all of us.

Then the second thing I wasn't impressed with was the LOUD music....probably didn't help with the kids....(a lot of stimulation)......I've decided I'm getting old and don't want to experience that ever again......I used to love the restaurant in the other city I lived in...but not impressed with the one here.......

Well, everyone turned their moods around and overcome the restaurant experience and helped Daddy have a good time opening his presents and eating Heath Bar Cake. aka...Better than Sex Cake.
One of the fun games was aim and throw the balls at Uncle Chris!
Here's Miss-O laying back and loving the fun! She didn't mind Little Bear crawling all over her....

Weekend Retreat

Paul planned goose hunting with Brent this past weekend...and by the middle of last week, we decided to make it a family deal. So the kids, Paul, and I headed up North to hang out at the farm. Saturday, the kids and I played outside and then when it got too warm, we occupied ourselves indoors. Grandma and Grandpa went to the football game and Paul woke up at 0300am (without his alarm) and came back in the afternoon with goose meat! We're looking forward to eating our first goose......

We spotted a Praying Mantis on the Machine Shed...this is the first I've ever since this kind of bug on the farm....we have seen a Posse' of Praying Mantis' in the southern parts of the state.....I guess we need all the prayers we can get....
O loved Grandma and Grandpa's kitty cat; "Snowball." For some reason she thought the cat liked rocks and tried to feed it rocks...it didn't like that so much.....but it did like all the head rubs and back pats. C-man was excited to continue practicing basketball at the farm.......here he is mastering the dribbling....He and O also loved their 4-wheeler rides from Daddy...
When it got too warm, we took it inside and the kids played and played and entertained themselves with the toys.......

I was excited to sleep in a bit...I was feeling yucky from the Flu-mist that I received last Tues.....I really don't recommend this vaccination (it has live virus in it and a person can feel yucky up to a week..yep, that's what happened.) I will get the shot next year!

Sunday was a nice day, spending some time with Grandma and Grandpa.......then after lunch and a last four-wheeler ride, we were heading back home to go out for Paul's Birthday Dinner.

Before going home, Grandma stocked us up with fresh farm Zuchini and Acorn Squash! YUM!

Strike three!

Three different opportunities now to get O's picture at Preschool...and I finally brought my camera but forgot the memory card was still in the computer!!! So there was supposed to be a picture of O playing basketball with her friends......so you'll have to use some imagination this time.

Anyways, it was porridge day....fun play, crafts, played balls, ran around, did the Dinosaur March and Ring a round the Rosie, sang Happy Birthday two times and said thank you for the birthday treats. Good times with the gang!

SO, hopefully next time I'll remember the camera...it's Fire Truck Day next week.


BTW, Ultrasound of the pelvis is normal.....so now we wait for a date.

Birthday, B-ball, & Bedtime!

Here's a recent picture of Miss O in her nightgown that Great Grandma Donna made her. She looks so cute in it...she reminds me of Laura Ingalls Wilder......She seems so grown up when she wears her nighty. She's been entertaining us with her songs. She says, "I sing you a song....ROW ROW ROW ROW ROW ROW BOAT MERRY UP STREAM" or "HAPPY NOSE IT CLAP YOUR HANDS" or "RINGA ROSIE RINGA ROSIE" or the one that we just sang on Monday....

"HAPPY TO YOU, HAPPY TO YOU" to Daddy

Happy Birthday! Daddy is now officially in the 30 yr old bracket.....instead of a cake, we stuck a candle in his humongous steak and sang happy birthday to him...the kids got a kick out of that....then we did go to Maggie Moo's for ice-cream.
Gifts of warmth & light....
Tuesday nights, C-man attends Rookies through the Parks and Rec. Every week, he gets to try out a new sport. This week was Basketball. He's got some natural skills. Dribbles with the left hand and handled the ball well......he didn't run all over the gym for the ball like some of the kids which was so cute and comical. Here he is doing a passing drill with one of his coaches.
Here he is practicing his form in shooting the basket. He was so close so many times, the coaches even gave him a smaller ball, and just couldn't get it in the hoop...but he never got frustrated was determined to do it and then ran out of time.....now I was excited to watch the kids work out and run off their energy....I just kept giggling the whole time......There are about 20 kids and when one does something, they all do it....just like a domino effect.....I was impressed how C-man listened very well (better than he does at home) he followed directions very well (again, better than he does at home) when we got home, he fell asleep in mid-sentence...we like Rookies night!

Baby Jackie Day!

On Sunday, Jolyn, John, and baby Jackie came to visit. (they were rounding on friends and family in the surrounding area) We were very fortunate to have them go to church with us and then get a bite to eat. We hadn't seen Jackie since she was a few days old, so it was so great to get my hands on her. She is the most loveable and huggable baby ever. Very smiley and has this great spirit and energy about her that just makes you smile and grin when you see her....she really smiles with her whole body...I just love it when babies do that! It was also nice to talk with Jolyn and John....they are very proud parents and you can tell they are totally in love with Jackie! Hopefully, we didn't scare them too badly with our 2 year old! Hopefully miss O didn't provide any bad influence to Jackie as she didn't want to share her toys very much with Jackie.....however when it was time to go she gave her a kiss and said "Luvoo"


Below is C-man holding Jackie....he loves babies and they love him....he looks pretty proud to be holding her! She looks pretty comfy in his arms as well.
Here's Jackie getting free entertainment from C-man and O, they were jumping up and down at the table and making her smile and bounce....she really enjoyed them.....this is about the only time that O interacted nicely with Jackie, otherwise she was stating "MINE" to her....in which Jackie was much oblivious to what O meant by that....she just smiled anyways...
Miss O hasn't been the greatest toddler to take out to eat lately...she likes to eat a bite and then say she's all done, she doesn't like to sit still and would rather be on the move.....well, this time when we ate out with the Kennedy family....it wasn't any different......She had to be taken out twice and conversed with.......she did finally eat after Daddy talked with her and then she was rewarded by going out to play in the playground........then, on our way home she entered the land of nod........