Are you ready?

We bought a house! Pictures hopefully coming soon...

Do any of you have interior decorating tips? Where do I look for good books/internet for decorating ideas? Basically I'm completely lost when it comes to design--and too cheap to pay for an interior decorator --sorry.

Blluuugg

2011 has been a mix of sorts.

School has been stressful and enjoyable. My good friend and colleague has been out following her surgery -she has been battling breast cancer this past year. My fellow science teachers shaved their heads - except me - i put pink in my hair instead.

Mothers to do List

To Do List:

1. Clean House

2. Organize Craft room and Kitchen

3. Clean Floor

What I really did list:

1. Played hair shop with Sarah

2. Gave Michael hair cut and bath

3. Taught Sarah how to play Go Fish

4. Danced with Michael

5. Cleaned turtle tank after Sarah discovered "Turtles don't like soap Mommy."

6. Broke Toe

7. Made meatballs for lunch with Sarah's help

8. Watched stray dog beg outside door when he smelled the meatballs

9. Gave stray dog meatball

10. Read stories with both kiddos on my lap

11. Watched "How to Train You Dragon" hugged kiddos during 'scary' part

12. Rocked Michael to sleep

13. Showed Sarah pictures from her sealing day and Michael's 1st birthday

14. Scrubbed crayons off the wall

15. Baked cookies

Kiddo Translation

Ever love the unusual things your kiddos say?

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Sarah: "Mommy, I love eggnog. Can we buy eggnog when Daddy goes to the store. Eggnog is so yummy. I love it."

Mommy: "What is eggnog Sarah?"

*pause* "I have no idea what eggnog is." -Sarah

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"Sarah, how old are you?" G'ma H

"18."

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While Rew was reading bedtime stories:

Rew: ""I want to go home to Geppetto," said Pinocchio"

"No daddy, my turn to read." ""Oh No! You are not going home," said Stromboli. "you belong to me now." forever and ever and ever. and we'll be sealed in the temple."

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"Winnie the Pooh, Winnie the Pooh will come and comb your hair!!!!"

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"Mommy and Daddy bought me from the grocery store."

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"Mom I ordered another sister and another brother, have fun." o.O

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"I need to bust my brother. Where's my cellphone?" (Too much Phineus and Ferb)

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Michael has started babbling! Woo Hoo! Here's some of his sentences.

"Ma-ma, baba ese." Mommy bottle please.

"Da-da, dae-da, unh" Daddy, dolly now. (Likes to play with his sisters dollies)

"Ceese! ese!" cheese please.

"Uhh-huh." yes

"He-hae, grl" Tickle me

"Wah" Sarah

"Na-na" no

Kiddos

I'm amazed by how quickly kiddos grow.

Michael started babbling this week!!! Big accomplishment for a little one who started out with hearing struggles!

Sarah is very friendly and talkative. She is fascinated by letters and likes to "read" stories to you or with you.

Andrew only has 4 weeks left of college for his bachelors in MFG. He is busy starting a company in his entrepreneurship class. And enjoying being a stay at home daddy.

Amy is busy, teaching, Science Olympiad, ZAP Committee but first being a mommy.

Teaching

oh joy, I am back in Junior High.

I speak with my hands a lot-while teaching. and about a week ago I was talking about Convection, I became so excited that I said, "This is your convection dance." When I figure out how to post video then I'll show you my students jiving to "Convection, Ridge, Slab Pull, Subduction, Earthquakes, Plumes/Plutons, Volcanoes" It's hilarious!

I shared this fun Convection Dance with the dance teacher and geography teacher... they are now using it in their classrooms.

Guess you never know when a weird habit will become a school wide event.

Hey, do you know how to load video???

Adventures in July

I should dig through my photos... right now too tired.

July this year has been surprisingly cool. Even today the sky is overcast, slight breeze and thunderstorms are threatening again. (Only a Science teacher would start out talking about the weather...)

Michael: We have been working with PEIP on M's developmental delays in speech. He is picking up more on sign language and last week stopped talking entirely. I was concerned at first but he started this week with babbling at things to tell you all about them and using simple phrases "Num-num, Mama." (I'm hungry, feed me Mom.) Or when somehow opening the sunscreen or pulling out an entire box of wipes, "Na-No" and naming things Blanket = Eh-ba-kah

Sarah can climb anything literally. No matter how tall. She loves feeding the neighbors doggie, Milo. Watching my classroom pet Galaxy (turtle) for hours watching movies, playing games. I decided to start teaching her how to use the mouse on the computer--Rew and I were both shocked when she figured out how to play "Plants vs. Zombies" She had a tonsillectomy today, and I was told by the nurse "I've never seen a child so perky after surgery. Would you like to go home now?" She was literally dancing in the post op room with the IV in... Umm... I tried to keep her calm. We're home now. She keeps waking up for about 5 mins, wanting to blow bubbles, color, etc and then zonks out