Sunday Once Again! (And it is going ,going ,gone...)

It is hard to believe that another week has come and gone. I have to say it was a great weekend. I was able to repair some shingles on my roof (see I am being brave and doing home repair on my own) and unclogging drains (if it wasn't illegal I would have taken a picture and shown you the hairball! WOW! - ok, it isn't illegal, but def. not something I want to share with the world!) Tomorrow will be a different day. I will only be teaching for the first hour and a half and then I have a webinar. My first ever in fact.So I will let you know about that.

But, it is time to shut down and head to bed. I have had a great day with the kids. We even got haircuts this evening so my hair isn't bushman stlye anymore and extra poofy!

Later...

It's MAY! Hip Hip HOORAY!

Today was fantastic simply because it is the first day of May! I had a wonderful day. At school we cleaned up the 6th grade flower garden in front of the building, had reading buddies with the first grade (that was fun), and then had an extra long computer slot because we are the last class of the day. Did I mention that our school has 1/2 day Fridays every week! After school I taught a couple voice lessons and then returned to the school so I could finish up the book order and do a little planning for next week.

When I returned home I was able to mow the lawn, water the yard, and enjoy watching the kids play. Oh, and we planted a tree start from our front yard into our desolate backyard. Hope it will grow and give a little shade. That would be nice for the kids.

Now we are getting ready for dinner, haircuts, and a visit to gradma's house. We haven't been there for a while and it will be nice to drop by. Tomorrow I have an endorsement class, next Saturday too! :( Then I start my masters degree the following week. It sure will be an adventure. Glad you are all here to share it with me.

Later...

Again, Already? Really?

I can't believe that I am sitting here and that it is already 9:30pm again. I swear I just went to bed yesterday. The days are flying faster than I feel I can keep up. Today at school was a bit crazy. The kids were acting out quite a bit. I don't like this cycle that I am in. Kids are good for a week, bad for 3-4 days, good for a week... you get the idea. But, tomorrow is Wednesday already. It is going to be a long day as well. I am excited for the math night we are doing. It will be refreshing to have the parents in the building again. We are doing a math night in response to the frustration that some parents have expressed with not understanding what their student is doing- or students themselves not understanding what is going on with our new math program this year. Everyday Mathematics is a GREAT program and I know that it will really help our students to succeed. So be patient parents as we help you and your student understand what is going on.

My wife has a new calling. She is the primary chorister. WOW! We both have HUGE callings. This could be an exciting ride, to say the least. But we will be blessed for it too. I enjoy my calling and I know that my wife will LOVE this one, once she gets into it.

Friday-Sunday I will be all alone. My wife and kiddos are heading North (again :)) to her family Christmas party. I would be going too, except I have a funderful math endorsement class (which I am avoiding the homework for right now, actually). Boo Hoo, Woe is me. All alone... Ok, I am over it. I'll miss the family, but I am glad that my wife gets to be with her family.

We have had a weird experience going on in our house since we got back Sunday. I think we have a dead mouse in the venting. Every time the furnace kicks on we get quite the aroma. It makes my wife sick to her stomach. We have searched the vents (took pictures to see if something was in them- all seemed clear), took apart the furnace (as much as I dared too), and crawled under the house looking for leaks in the vents/ dead things that might be causing the smell. I am at a total loss of what is going on. The smell seems to be getting weaker as the days go by, but my wife says she can still smell it. I am so frustrated by it all. Anyways, I hope that it will go away soon. The smell, that is.

I think that is all the details to share, except it was family haircut night. Well, for everyone except my wife. I did offer to trim her hair for her, but she declined. I don't know why. I let her cut my hair. Gee, hun, don't you trust me?!?!? :) (Good, I don't!)

Take Care, and I am off to muddle through my paper I need to write (ok, so I have it about half done!) Oh, and my transcripts finally made it to the U of U so all I need to do is fill out my department application and I should be good to go with my application for my Masters in Education. It is going to be an exciting ride for sure. Not really... But Maybe... Okay, Not really... But it could be... Anyways...

Later...