I had to go back to work today. It was a PD day so we didn't have any students. I had to give my presentation in the afternoon. I had about 10 people show up for it. Other people were in other parts of the building for different meetings.
I got a lot of compliments on my presentation. I am glad it was helpful to people. I just hope they are able to figure out how to apply it in their classrooms. In any case it wasn't a terrible day.
Michaela had girl scout meeting tonight. We got our cookie sales stuff tonight. Time again for girl scout cookies.
Monday, January 3, 2011
Sunday, January 2, 2011
January 2, 2011
It was my last day off of work. Winter Break is over. I am sad about that, but also, it means we are on the downward slope to the end of the school year.
We are looking for a new puppy. We want to be able to bring a new puppy home as close to the beginning of the summer as possible. Actually, we would love to find two puppies. We want a wheaten girl Scottie and a black girl Scottie. That would be the ultimate scenario for us. I pray we can make it happen.
I have emailed several breeders and we have options, but having a wheaten one is going to be tricky. I guess if it's meant to be it will happen.
We are looking for a new puppy. We want to be able to bring a new puppy home as close to the beginning of the summer as possible. Actually, we would love to find two puppies. We want a wheaten girl Scottie and a black girl Scottie. That would be the ultimate scenario for us. I pray we can make it happen.
I have emailed several breeders and we have options, but having a wheaten one is going to be tricky. I guess if it's meant to be it will happen.
Saturday, January 1, 2011
January 1, 2011
Gosh have I been tired today. Not getting home until after 3:00 a.m. took it out of all of us. Well, it didn't slow Caleb down as much as it did the rest of us, but still. We really lazed around most of the day.
Last night was so much, fun, though. We were at Stacey's parents' house til about 2:30. We played Mexican Train dominoes. Then, AFTER midnight, we started playing a game I'd never heard of before. We played spoons. It's a card game. You try to get four of a kind, it moves very fast because the cards are being passed around continuously. Once someone gets four of a kind they grab for a spoon. Then everyone else has to grab a spoon, but there is one less spoon than people and who ever doesn't get a spoon gets a letter. You're supposed to spell out "spoon" and then you're out of the game, but we just did fork. It gets crazy and was SO MUCH FUN!!!!
Earlier in the evening Stacey had a surprise. We all gathered at her mom and dad's house for a surprise birthday party for her. Her birthday isn't until the 15th but I think they figured this was the best way to get everyone together since there is a swim meet on her birthday. In any case she was surprised. That was fun, too.
Last night was so much, fun, though. We were at Stacey's parents' house til about 2:30. We played Mexican Train dominoes. Then, AFTER midnight, we started playing a game I'd never heard of before. We played spoons. It's a card game. You try to get four of a kind, it moves very fast because the cards are being passed around continuously. Once someone gets four of a kind they grab for a spoon. Then everyone else has to grab a spoon, but there is one less spoon than people and who ever doesn't get a spoon gets a letter. You're supposed to spell out "spoon" and then you're out of the game, but we just did fork. It gets crazy and was SO MUCH FUN!!!!
Earlier in the evening Stacey had a surprise. We all gathered at her mom and dad's house for a surprise birthday party for her. Her birthday isn't until the 15th but I think they figured this was the best way to get everyone together since there is a swim meet on her birthday. In any case she was surprised. That was fun, too.
Friday, December 31, 2010
December 31, 2010
It is New Year's Eve. It is amazing how fast this year has gone by. We are going to Stacey's parents' house tonight. There is a surprise birthday party for Stacey there. I'm not sure how long we'll stay, but I get to see Tamara and Melissa as well as Stacey, so I'm happy about that. I'm sure we'll have fun.
Thursday, December 30, 2010
December 30, 2010
Michaela's last swim practice for 2010 was this evening. They do not have practice tomorrow because of the holiday. Caleb and I did not have class so I just sat and watched and Caleb played in the gym with his basket ball. I took my new camera and messed around with it some. I read some of the owner's manual... what little bit of one they gave me with the camera, too.
Wednesday, December 29, 2010
December 29, 2010
I can't believe that I only have four days left of my winter break. It always goes by way too fast. I enjoy being home with my kids. We went to see Tangled today. It was cute. I would have preferred to see Yogi Bear, but Tangled was fun.
They showed previews for another movie that really looked funny. It's called Gnomeo and Juliet. It's a Romeo and Juliet story about garden gnomes. The kids and I all want to see it.
They showed previews for another movie that really looked funny. It's called Gnomeo and Juliet. It's a Romeo and Juliet story about garden gnomes. The kids and I all want to see it.
Tuesday, December 28, 2010
December 28, 2010
Today is Michael's Dad's birthday. Since we celebrated it on Sunday, I had the kids call him. They love doing that and I'm sure he loves hearing them say Happy Birthday.
The kids and I spent the day cleaning up the house again. It seems we spend a lot of time doing that when we don't have to be at school/work.
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The kids and I spent the day cleaning up the house again. It seems we spend a lot of time doing that when we don't have to be at school/work.
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Monday, December 27, 2010
December 27, 2010
Today was "put away Christmas" day. I spent most of the day putting away Christmas decorations. I started with my Santa Clauses. Then, I started on the other stuff. The kids took the ornaments off the tree. Michael took the tree apart when everything was off of it. I put all the boxes and bins back where they belong in the back room downstairs.
I did not realize it until it was too late, but I filled up the tote that the blow up snowman is supposed to go in with other stuff, so it's still up. We're going to have to buy a new tote for it. I also left out the snowmen on the landing. The wreaths on the front door and the kids' doors are also still hanging up. We'll take the wreaths down at the end of January. The snowmen can be put away when winter is over.
In any case it's put away and I'm glad that is behind me. It is a chore I do not enjoy and it depresses me. However, it is a relief to have it over and it is nice to have my house back to normal.
I did not realize it until it was too late, but I filled up the tote that the blow up snowman is supposed to go in with other stuff, so it's still up. We're going to have to buy a new tote for it. I also left out the snowmen on the landing. The wreaths on the front door and the kids' doors are also still hanging up. We'll take the wreaths down at the end of January. The snowmen can be put away when winter is over.
In any case it's put away and I'm glad that is behind me. It is a chore I do not enjoy and it depresses me. However, it is a relief to have it over and it is nice to have my house back to normal.
Sunday, December 26, 2010
December 26, 2010
Today we celebrated Lloyd's and Gale's birthdays. We all met at Red Lobster. We gave Lloyd cashews and cologne. We gave Gale an ornament and a candle. We also gave Jeremy Jr. his birthday present (over a month late). We gave him an Xbox card.
Supper was nice. I got to talk to Kelly some. I had crab legs and that's always good. Other than that we didn't do much today.
Supper was nice. I got to talk to Kelly some. I had crab legs and that's always good. Other than that we didn't do much today.
Saturday, December 25, 2010
December 25, 2010
It is Christmas Day. It seems to come faster and faster every year.
We got up around 8:00 a.m. here at home. The kids seemed very happy with how spoiled they got. Both of them got new comforters from Santa. Michaela's is purple, black, white patchwork with animal print on some of the patches. Caleb's is sports themed. They both got a lot of clothes, too. There were DS games and Wii games and some board games.
Michael got a new drill set that has two drills and two batteries. The batteries are the new Lithium Ion batteries. He also got a drill bit set with a bag, two shirts and a Charlie Brown DVD set.
I got a new camera!!!! It's another Fuji. It has 12.1 mega pixels and 18x optical zoom. It's got 14 scene settings. It is amazing. I love it!!! I also got another set of Scottie pajamas which I'll have to take back. And, I got another purple sweater, but a different purple, Season 3 of Big Bang Theory on DVD.
After we were finished here at home, we got dressed and went over to Michael's parents' house. We opened presents there before we had diner.
I got a candle, Bejewled Blitz, a new coat and gloves and a scarf and a new jewelry box. All the "boys" got remote controlled helicopters. We all got spoiled. It was a really good day.
We got up around 8:00 a.m. here at home. The kids seemed very happy with how spoiled they got. Both of them got new comforters from Santa. Michaela's is purple, black, white patchwork with animal print on some of the patches. Caleb's is sports themed. They both got a lot of clothes, too. There were DS games and Wii games and some board games.
Michael got a new drill set that has two drills and two batteries. The batteries are the new Lithium Ion batteries. He also got a drill bit set with a bag, two shirts and a Charlie Brown DVD set.
I got a new camera!!!! It's another Fuji. It has 12.1 mega pixels and 18x optical zoom. It's got 14 scene settings. It is amazing. I love it!!! I also got another set of Scottie pajamas which I'll have to take back. And, I got another purple sweater, but a different purple, Season 3 of Big Bang Theory on DVD.
After we were finished here at home, we got dressed and went over to Michael's parents' house. We opened presents there before we had diner.
I got a candle, Bejewled Blitz, a new coat and gloves and a scarf and a new jewelry box. All the "boys" got remote controlled helicopters. We all got spoiled. It was a really good day.
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