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.

swimming, silly dogs, new vacuum

I got Josh's closet cleaned out Friday and if you are on facebook, you heard the story, but we were cleaning the drawers, so we had underwear and socks out that were too small and they were laying on the floor. The next thing I know Mandy is in there and grabs a pair of socks and then comes back and grabs some underwear. Well, Josh and I kept going with trying on clothes. Josh goes to check on the dogs and he is like "oh my gosh"..."you have to come see this". I come out of the bedroom and here is Molly with the pair of underwear around her neck. It was funny. Here is the picture. I couldn't believe it.
Saturday I went swimming and Josh and Karl played golf. Sunday we went to church and the to Lowe's and got a new vacuum and area rug. We got a Dyson Ball animal vacuum. Have you seen those? I didn't get a picture from online, but it is wonderful, and the junk it picked up from the carpet was gross. We also got an area rug for our living room. I do not have a full picture of it, just one of Mandy sitting on it, but you will get the idea. We have a chocolate brown couch and chair, so it looks nice. Well, we like it anyway.
Monday Josh and I went swimming and I did some laundry. I also called the parents for my preschool kiddos to let them know when school starts.
Today, I was planning to swim again, but I got a little pink yesterday, so we will probably stay in and swim later in the week. It is another hot week near 100º. I will visit blogs today. Josh goes back to the Ortodontist on Wednesday.
I got some more cute siggies from Judy!!

Happy 12th Birthday Josh!!

This week is kind of getting away from me. Monday and Tuesday Josh and I went swimming. It has been 100º or near 100º all week.
Today is Josh's 12th birthday. We met my parents this morning and headed to Branson for some birthday shopping for Josh. We went to an outlet mall and I found some shirts for him and some tennis shoes. Then we went to The Branson Landing. I found some more shirts and we ate at Garfield's. The Branson Landing is on a lake, it is gorgeous there. It was a lot of fun. I just wish it wasn't so hot. The picture on the left is Josh in front of the water show fountains at the Branson Landing and the picture below is Josh at Garfield's also at the Branson Landing.

Tomorrow I need to call the school, I had a message from them while we were gone. Have a great day!!

lesson plan

Josh and I went swimming for a while yesterday, but it was really hot and I had a bad headache, so we came in after 2 hours or so. My headache went away around 4PM. I had it all day. I got some laundry done and I also did a little homework when I started feeling better. I want to write my paper this weekend and start working on my portfolio for my Final. I will have only 2 weeks of class left after today.
So, I go to my class and my lab today. I am doing a lesson again today, this one is a story with puppets. I think the kids will enjoy it. I plan to read the story and the kids will have the puppets, there will be one for each child. Then, I will ask them questions about their puppet as we get to it in the book. I hope they answer me. I will have one more lesson plan next week and those will be done.
Well, I better get going. Have a nice 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!!

Orthodontist, vet, homework...

Today Josh has to go to the Orthodontist, it is a consultation visit to let us know exactly what their plan is, so I am not sure how long that will take. Then I need to go to the vet and pick up Molly's flea medicine, they were out when we went last time. Then I guess Josh is going to stay the night with his cousin and go swimming on Thursday. I also need to make sure all of my homework is finished and ready to turn in tomorrow.
I will be by to visit at some point today. Have a wonderful day!!

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!!

homework and church

We tried to swim yesteray, but it got cloudy and shortly began to rain, so I took a shower and did some homework. I am glad now that it did rain because I got a lot of homework done and I have one more paper I need to type today or tomorrow. It is Midterms this week for summer school...it goes fast huh? I also caught up on some shows I had on DVR.
We went to church this morning and now I am watching a baseball game.
I cannot believe the 4th of July is next weekend!! That totally snuck up on me. Have a great day!!

swimming

I gave Molly a bath and then we took her to the vet for her shot. She did really good and the vet said she looked good too. When we got home I did some laundry. Josh read his book I posted about last week. He is almost done with it, so we will need to go to the library soon.
Today I am plannning on swimming. Karl does not want to swim with us, he said he is going to cut tree limbs. Josh and I will have fun though. Karl is also planning to watch the soccer game and probably the St. Louis Cardinals game. That is about all we have going on today. Have a great day!!

swimming and school

Josh and I had a nice time swimming yesterday. It was very relaxing and kept us nice and cool. Here is a picture of Josh jumping in.
and relaxing on the raft

I was on the raft most of the time and Josh played with his basketball toy. It was nice. We are planning on going back out on Saturday if the weather is good. I think it supposed to be hot again Saturday.
There is actually a chance of rain today and upper 80's, so for the farmers, I do hope it rains today. They need the rain for their crops and animals.
I am going to class today. The teacher has given us a lot of check lists to fill out on our focus students, so I will be working on that in lab. Have a great day!!

Molly and swimming

I came home from my class yesterday and Molly's other ear was up. They are both up now, so I wanted to share a picture. She has had one ear up for a couple of weeks, I just thought the one ear was going to stay down. She looks so cute.



Today I am planning to swim and layout. I got a toy for Josh to play with, it is a basketball hoop for the water and some water balls also. Have a great day!!

the pool is ready

Well, the pool is ready and working. We weren't sure if the filter/pump was going to work, but it does. Josh and I had to go get a new set of hoses for it yesterday. We had one of our hoses break. We also picked up some fun things for the pool. I got a mat to lay on and some goggles for Josh. I am hoping to get to swim tomorrow. It has been hot here. It has been in the 90's and humid. The water will feel good.
Today I have to go to class and lab. I will be home around dinner time. Have a great day!!

church service and pool

We had an awesome church service yesterday. It always is, but the Father's Day service was phenominal. Pastor chose Psalm 128 and talked to the men about it. The church gave the guys beef jerkey for Father's Day, so that was fun. I called my dad when I got home, I got him a gift certificate to Olive Garden and a nice card, I will give it to him this afternoon when I see him.
We had some shopping to do after church and then we came home and ate lunch. We had rotisserie chicken and mashed potatoes. It was really good. Then Karl and I started putting the pool up. We haven't had it up for two years because of my classes, but I am home several days this summer (only going to class 2 days a week) and it has been extra hot. I tried to lay out on Saturday and it was too hot with no water to cool off in. It has been in the 90's and humid.
Today I need to try to see if things are working properly with the pool. We started putting it up late so it didn't get full. I will have to work on it some today too. If working properly, I should be able to use it on Wednesday. It is ice cold right now. My fingers are crossed. Have a wonderful day!!