swimming and errands

Josh and I spent a few hours swimming yesterday, but other than that, we just hung out at the house trying to enjoy the last couple of days of vacation.
Today we are going to try to swim a little again. There is a chance of pop up rain showers, so we shall see. I kept hearing thunder yetserday, so we came in. I also need to do laundry and take some things down to the preschool. If you are new to my blog, the preschool is less than a mile from my house, so it is easy for me to run down there for short periods of time. I need to feed our fish down there too. Well, I better get going. Have a nice weekend.

orthodontist visit...

Josh and I stayed in yesterday because I had a little sunburn. I got the bedding washed....sheets and blankets and I also washed the curtains. I needed to get that done because once school starts, I will be tired and busy. I also ran the new vacuum again. It is fun just to see what it picks up from the floor. We also got Josh's schedule for this year for school. It will be a busy day for him. I also had some online training....(videos) to watch for work, so I watched those while the laundry was going. It was about 2 hours of training on bullying, substance abuse, child abuse and technology dangers.
Today Josh goes back to the orthodontist to see if his expanders are doing what they are supposed to be doing. They told me last time they would do an x-ray and then probably tell me to continue turning the key to tighten his expander. We can handle that.
When we get done at the orthodontist, I need to get the curtains from the preschool and get those washed up.
Have a wonderful day!!

busy week ahead...

I haven't been up to much. I finished my 5-10 page paper on Saturday. Karl and Josh went golfing, so I worked on it and got it finished while they were gone. I started working on it Friday night, so that helped.
I had some stomach problems Sunday, so we didn't go to church. I am doing better now. That is why I haven't posted though, I haven't felt well.
Monday I got the laundry done and Josh and I just hung out all day. He is with my parents so I can go to my class today. He will be back this evening.
We have a lot going on this week. Today is class, tomorrow I take Josh to the orthodontist to get his bands put on for his spacers...he gets those next week. Thursday is class again and Friday Molly goes to the vet for her last round of shots. I also need to work on my Final which is due next week. WOO-HOO!! I will be glad when this class is over. I cannot wait until I do not have to go to summer school anymore. For those of you who do not know, I have 2 years of school left, actually a little less, but I will go to summer school next summer and that will be the last summer.
I better get going. Have a great day!!

swim maybe?

My lesson plan did not go as well as I would have liked, but I think I am expecting too much from these kids. The teacher said it went good.
We watched the All Star Game last night and the Home Run Derby the night before. It was a good game, and Big Papi was awesome during the HR Derby.
I need to do some laundry today and Josh and I may swim if it is sunny enough. It is nasty humid here now after the rain we have had.
It doesn't seem like I am doing much, but I am also doing homework a little at a time. Have a great day!!

stormy weather

I did not get much sleep last night. We had storms, and they were not scary tornadic storms, but they were loud with thunder and lightening and they just kept going and going. I finally got up and checked the radar on the computer because I wanted to see if we were in any warnings or anything, but we weren't. The storms would go through and then another system would go through. I fell asleep around 2:30-3AM. We all (me, Josh and the dogs) slept in this morning though, so it is fine. Karl had to go to work. I hope he is not too tired. He seemed to be sleeping through all of it though.
Josh is going to spend the night with my parents tonight so I can go to class tomorrow. I have only 3 weeks left and I have so much to do. I think I will try to write one of my papers this weekend. The one that has to be 5-10 pages long.
Today I am doing laundry and cleaning up a bit. We actually have more storms on the way and the weatherman said we got 3 inches last night. I better get moving. Have a nice day!!

church

I tried to do some homework yesterday, but I cannot do anything more yet, I am going to need to finish my time with the kids in lab. I made a cover page for my portfolio, but that is about it.
Today we are going to church and then maybe cleaning house a little. I will do laundry tomorrow. There is not much else going on. Have a nice day!!

Busy Week

I got my last lesson plan written and typed yesterday and the laundry done. I guess Josh is going to spend the night with my parents tonight and then they are all going to Oklahoma for a couple of days. They will be back Friday. Josh is excited about going.
This is going to be a busy week for me. I keep finding more work to do in my syllabus. I have never had this problem with a class, but I am not sure what I am doing. I e-mailed the teacher last night, so hopefully I will get some answers.
Anyway, like I said, it is going to be a busy week. I will just write what I am doing daily as I blog, so it doesn't take so long.
I have class and lab today. I teach my first of four lessons, they are small mini-lessons, so no I am not nervous, it is what I do at the preschool basically. I also need to try and get a lot of pictures of my focus child. Like I mentioned the other day, we are supposed to have been taking pictures this whole time and I haven't been. I am playing catch up this week.
I better get going. Hope you had a wonderful 4th of July. You can see my previous post for what we did. Have a nice week!!

Happy Birthday Karl!!!!

The weather was gorgeous yesterday, so Josh and I went swimming and then to the library. I also got the laundry done. Pretty good for me. ;) Here is a picture of what Josh is reading now:
It is another historical fiction book, this one a journal of Sean Sullivan A Transcontinental Railroad Worker. Here is a link to read about the book: Click here. I am glad he has found these books, he really seems to enjoy them.
I watched the movie Temple Grandin last night-she is a woman with autism. The movie is on HBO right now, I loved it. Claire Danes plays Temple Grandin. I was glad I watched it. Sometimes it can be very challenging working with children with autism, and this movie was very encouraging and gave me some great ideas to use in the classroom. I get frustrated sometimes, so I needed to see this movie.
Well, today I am off to class. This week is the half way mark! Yay!!! It is also my husband Karl's Birthday!!! Happy Birthday Karl!! Have a great day!!

laundry and library

I was able to get my homework finished last night. I had a midterm to type and it is ready to turn in. It is not due until Thursday, but I can tweak it if I need to this way.
We had crazy thunderstorms last night with lots of thunder and lightening. Mandy is scared of the noise it makes, so she was snuggling with me.
Today I need to do laundry and clean house a little. My dad will be taking Josh to their house to stay the night tonight so I can go to class tomorrow. I am enjoying being home some this summer and spending time with Josh. He has been at my parent's or Karl's parents for the past three summer's and I miss him.
Josh finished his book, so it looks like we will be heading to the library today.
Well, I better go. I will be able to blog today. I will visit you soon!! Have a great week!!

birthday party, Molly and little boys

Josh is going to his cousin's birthday party today. They are going to do paintball. I am not sure Josh will like it, but he wants to be at the party for his cousin.
I need to give Molly a bath today. I have been giving her a bath on Friday, but I got busy yesterday.
My nephews all came over yesterday to play with Josh, so there were 3 boys running around the house. They were actually very good, and I was able to clean the house and do laundry. Then we went to get ice-cream and a drink. There was an older gentleman in there and he commented how good the boys were. When we got home, one of them took all of his clothes off except his underwear and did a dance. Good grief!! I am glad they were good when we were out. The boys played games a bit too. Then afterwards Karl, Josh and I had pizza for dinner. That is about it. Have a nice weekend.

try the library again?

After church, we picked up Josh and then went to tour the St. Jude's Dream Home. It is beautiful and I would love to have a home like that. We had a lot of fun looking at it. It had a tornado shelter that you could get to from inside the house, the master bedroom was huge, media room, screened patio, fire place, 4 bed rooms, 3 1/2 baths. Just loved it.
I also got some cleaning done, but did not get my laundry done. I need to change the sheets and wash them today and I would like to try to take Josh to the library today so he can get a new book to read. I didn't make it on Friday.
My parents will be here this afternoon to pick up Josh. He is spending the night with them so I can go to my class tomorrow.
My back is pretty much all better. Friday I was feeling dizzy, I think I was taking too many medications (tylenol). I switched to Motrin and I am doing much better. That is why I didn't take Josh to the library.
Have a great week!!

church and laundry

We had a nice relaxing Saturday and didn't do too much. We went out to dinner with Karl's sister, her husband and their son last night. It was fun, we ended up visiting for a long time and then Josh spent the night with them.
Today we are going to church. We have missed the past two weeks. I was sick one week and Josh's sunburn last week kept us home. Then we need to run to Wal~Mart and pick up something for me to take to class to eat. My class schedule is weird (12-5:30). I am not hungry before I leave for class and I am definitely hungry by the end of the day. I need to plan better. I will take something with me and eat in class. The teacher said that was fine and the class was all eating in class last time. I was starving the other day after class and lab. Let's see, I also need to do laundry and maybe clean a little. Have a wonderful day!!