2/8/09

Well, I finally got my hair did! (That's how my students would say it!)


For some reason, I can't seem to get Tony to budget in a hair cut. So, I've been dealing with the thickest hair for a few months. Finally, he said I could go! And man did I need it! The lady who cut my hair spent an hour cutting about two inches off. It was so thick she spent all that time thinning it out. It's a lot cuter than the picture shows. I'm still trying to figure out how to style it. It's also really cute straight which is how I plan to style it today. I'll post a pic.

Last night, my cheerleaders had their final competition of the year. They dropped two stunts so we were a little worried. But, thanks to the difficulty of their stunts, they received first place! It was well deserved! Those girls have worked their tails off this year and it was so nice to end on a win!

And last but not least, Here's a pic of Paige and me. She was one of my students last year and we developed such a wonderful connection. She's like having my own little girl wrapped in a little sister! She comes to my class and helps me with things I have to do! I'm so grateful for this girl! Plus, I wanted to post this pic because I think you can tell that I'm actually losing weight! I have started hating pics of myself, but I think this one looks ok!

2/6/09

Well, Kaden is on his way to recovery. He's still not eating much and though he's drinking a lot, he hasn't had a wet pullup in about 24 hours. We'll see how tomorrow goes.

Now to the funniest story I've heard in forever! My dad called today and said on Monday, my step brother mentioned that he was thinking about breaking up with his girl friend. He wasn't looking forward to this but he felt it was something he needed to do. He's in high school. Well, on Tuesday morning, dad said that my step brother was walking from the kitchen to the bathroom and as he passed my step mom, he said, "I hate Life!" My step mom freaked! She went right to my dad telling him this was a call for help! Something was wrong. What were they going to do? So, dad calmly went to the bathroom where he was getting ready and asked if everything was ok. My brother asked why and dad mentioned that he said he hated life. Then my brother said, "LIFE cereal! We've been eating it for three weeks and I hate it! Can we get something else?" OMGosh! I was cracking up! My parents were freaking out and all he wanted was some new cereal! That boy is so funny!

2/5/09

What a long night we've had here at the Pillstrom house! Last night, around 11:45, Kaden decided that he needed to puck and poop until about 5 this morning. I stayed up with him because I have more days to use than Tony. He finally went to sleep about 6 this morning and slept til noon. Then he woke up with a fever and decided to throw up again! So, as we speak, Tony is at the doctor with him. I have cheer practice so I couldn't take him. But I'm thinking that I will still stay home with him tomorrow! Poor baby! He's so pitiful when he's sick...but then again aren't we all!

SNOW DAY!

It's finally happened! My first snow day as a teacher! Can I just say that I was totally looking forward to this? It's always such a tease in this part of the world! They will say it may snow but we never see it! Well, the boys were glad to wake up at 8 and realize that we were staying home today!
So, we got dressed and went outside before the snow melted all the way. I mean seriously, there's not enough to really play. However, they made the most of it!




Brady wanted to have a snowball fight. Kaden just wanted to run around and throw snow everywhere! It was just too cute watching them have a great time! So, our plans today consist of the gym, lunch, nap, nothing! I don't even have a book to read! Maybe I'll clean something, but then again it's a snow day! Aren't we supposed to wrap up in a blanket and just watch movies all day?
I will say, I had already gotten up and gotten ready for the day when we found out. So, I went back to bed. It was nice to wake up clean with my face and hair fixed! Wouldn't it be nice to wake up that way every day?
I hope you enjoy the snow day!

1/20/09

I have to brag on my child...Brady is awesome! I know that all mothers say this about their child...but wait until I tell you what he said today! Ok...let me back up a little bit. After the election Brady was pretty upset that the guy he picked didn't win. He actually cried. He was upset because someone at school told him our new President didn't believe in God. Well, of course I had to say the mom thing and tell him that we don't know for sure if he believes and that it's our job to pray for him. Also, that no matter who won, he will be our leader and that God wants us to support him. Also that it's unpatriotic to talk bad about our president.

So, today, I brought home the newspaper with Obama's picture on the front page. I told Brady I had a surprise for him. When he saw it he got all excited talking about our new president and he was excited to have this paper. I asked him why he was so excited about his new president since it wasn't the guy he wanted. He said..."Mommy, you said we support our president no matter who he is." Oh, I am so proud. That was one of those moments when my heart just smiled. I can't believe he is so grown up. He's my baby...well not anymore but still!

1/13/09

so, I'm sitting in the living room last night watching tv and I start to notice that Kaden is awefully quite in his room. I hear him cry a little bit and then before I could go back there he was quite again. Well, in an effort to not bother him I waited about 10 more minutes to check on him. I started wondering what was up when he never came out and he was wearing real underwear. I thought I'd better go find him and make sure he hadn't had an accident when I walk into his room and find this.......
The lighting was pretty bad for some reason so here's what he looked like when I got in the room....

I couldn't stop laughing! I know it's mean that I made him sit there and endure the humiliation but I couldn't not make a video of it! This is priceless!

1/12/09

Today, I walked 10376 steps! I wore a pedometer today to school just to see how much I actually walk. Now I have to admit, I did take a few extra steps today just becuase I was wearing it...but I guess that's the point right? I'm still working on my goal of losing 40lbs by June. We'll see if I can acutally do it! But I have to admit, I'm trying really hard.
So far, I've lose 5 lbs. I think that's pretty good for two weeks. I'm counting points with weight watchers online and I'm working out 5 days a week. I learned today that a couple of people at school lost 7 lbs and worked out 7 days. I guess I need to step it up if I want to win this competition. Acutally, there's a double bonus. I'm joining the church weight loss challenge. It's a $20 joining fee and they give weekly prizes plus overall prizes. I think I really have a chance to win part of this competition becuase I have such motivation. I will post a weekly update to let you know how I'm doing.

1/6/09

Ok...check it out! Yesterday, I was interview about a Health Challenge at my school and I have made the news, paper, and the DCS website.
www.desotocountyschools.org
Check out the link and be on of the many who hold me accountable!

1/3/09

It is so incredibly weird typing '09! This past year went by so fast. I will spare the recap and just talk about what's been goin on in the world of the Pillstrom Family these days. Let's see...Christmas was awesome. The boys got more than enough. I've already posted that. I've fallen in love again. What you ask?

Edward and Bella! That's right...I gave into the teenaged man and read the most popluar young adult book this week. Well, not really week...it actually took me less than a day. Yes, I sat down and read a whole book in less than 24 hours. I know I'm crazy. And the worst part, I'm addicted! I have been dying (no pun intended) all weekend to get the second book. I will be borrowing it from a friend tomorrow when I go to see the movie! I can't wait! I will totally recommend this one! I loved it!
We had some friends over for New Year's Eve.



These pics don't do the night justice! Amber was a hoot on the drums! Poor Kaden just wanted to have a turn! The kids actually stayed up until about 1:30am. I was shocked! They slept in until 9 the next morning. It was awesome!
Then last night......craziness!



A couple of games of Pit and then some Spoons. It was a party for the She ministry. That's where my heart seems to be these days! I love these ladies and I just love serving in this ministry!
Now...I'm just a day away from school starting back. I can't believe how fast the holiday went by! I'm glad to be getting back into a routine!
I got a new camera so stay tuned and I will try and update a lot more this year!

12/29/08

I have been a scrapbooking psycho latily! Mom added a digitial scrapbook program to our new computer and I'm loving it! I have been posting my pages on a site www.tallyscrapper.com but I thought I would post some of my favorites on my blog!

This is Brady and his teacher Mrs. Goff. He just adores her! He talks about her all the time and I am so grateful for what she has been teaching him this year! I love her because she loves Christ and it shows in how she loves her students! She is a wonderful teacher!

As you know I got a stress fracture earlier this school year. I had to document the 12 weeks I spent with this boot on! Yes, I blinged it out because I was tired of it being so ugly!
Tony and I at Chuck E Cheese! This is our expression when we are there!
This is my favorite page I've done so far because I love the colors!
Well, that's it for now! I have to go to the gym...my class I'm taking starts in 15 minutes! If you want to see more check out the page I was talking about!

Merry Christmas!

I know it's a complete shock that I'm blogging on time. But we were just sitting here waiting to go to lunch and I thought I would post some pics from this morning.

As you can see, the boys racked up the loot this year! Brady woke up before everyone else. He quietly went to the living room and just sat looking at his presents while he waited on everyone else to wake up.
Kaden ended up in our bed sometime over night so we woke him up. We thought he'd run straight to the jeep but he went to the kitchen instead! He has been "cooking" for us all morning!


Brady had asked for so many things and was super excited to see that Santa got him a DS. He also got a new robe, Wii games, Connect 4, Battleship, a camera, a sleeping bag, and a race track.
Kaden got a Jeep, kitchen, laptop, Little People plane, an MP3 player, a robe, and a doctor's kit. I'm sure there are many more things I can't seem to remember right now!
I got a new iPOD and some gift cards. Tony got some Wii pajamas......
and a lot of other things!
Well, I have to get the kids ready to go to my aunt's house for round two!
have a Merry CHRISTmas and I'll add more later!

12/22/08

So, I have been waiting by the mail box everyday for the past week on my results from my test. As you know, I have taken the Praxis 2 six times and this test is the only thing that stands in the way of my teaching career. Well, today, I called the company and asked if I was ever going to get my scores. Well, come to find out they have been available online for more than a week now. No one ever told me they wouldn't be mailed anymore. So, I checked today, and.....drum roll please.....I PASSED! Whew! I can't believe that the sixth time is the charm. I am so grateful to God for passing this test!

I have tons of pics of the boys to post but I'm tied so I will do that tomorrow!

12/17/08

I can't believe that Christmas is just a week away! Where has the year gone? Maybe before the year is over I will do a year in review blog. But for now, I will just update you on what's going on at the Pillstrom house. This week has been very eventful. We got out of school early on Monday because of the possibility of snow. We thought we would be out of school on Tuesday but to no avail! Tuesday night, we learned that Tony's grandma died. She was 90years old and lived a good Christian life. We are sad but also happy that she's now with Jesus and her beloved husband.
We will be traveling to the Fort this weekend for the funeral. I originally had planned on going to a cheer competition but we have learned that you must be flexible in life!
This weekend was our small group Christmas party. Kaden actually sat in Santa's lap and didn't freak out like last year. I'm sure you all remember the picture. So, here is a picc from this year.
I was so proud of him! I am also proud that he continues to do well with potty training as long as we stay on top of things. He will go if you make him but he's still too busy to tell us he needs to go. He usually tells you after the fact.

Here are the boys with Lanah. She is such a cutie. She's three and though you would think she would beKaden's girlfriend, and he thinks she is, she says that she's Brady's girlfriend. That's so sweet. She was looking at Brady but the picture snapped too late.

The of course, what would a blog be without a picture of the boys and me..taken by of course...me! They love taking pictures like this.

In case I don't get the change to blog again before Christmas, I hope you have a wonderful Christmas.

12/7/08

I set a goal for this past summer that Kaden would Kaden would be potty trained before I went back to school. Unfortunatly, that didn't work out like I wanted. But he has been working hard to be potty trained because he wants to go to Cheesy Cheese (Chuck E Cheese). We took him last weekend and he had a blast. So, this week he has been really good about using the potty. Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and today he has worn big boy undies and used the potty with no accidents. Until today, at church he had an accident. But none the less, I had to take some pics of him on the potty.


I know you probaby don't care but this is actually this morning and he poopooed in the potty. Of course, we had to sing and dance. Last night he got a tattoo for doing #2. I'm really proud of his progress.

These pictures are from last night. Kaden was on the arm of the couch looking so cute. Of course, by the time I got the camera out and took the picture, this is what I got. That boy! Brady had to mimic and his is perfect as always!

11/30/08

I got a new camera! Mom gave me my early Christmas present this weekend! What an awesome weekend it was! My brother PJ cooked an awesome Thanksgiving meal. We hung out and had a really good time with our family and a few friends. Of course on Friday, mom and I went shopping with all the crazies! Then on Saturday we went scrapbook shopping with a friend of mom's. Sunday was church and then to Chuck E Cheese. Kaden has been using the potty all weekend and actually poo pooed twice. Including tonight! He's really getting the hang of it and I'm so proud of him. I'm attaching a few pics from Thursday and one of my brother and me from today!

Today on the way home from the sitter's house, we were listening to Christmas music! Trans Siberian Orchestra came on and I turned it up really loud for Kaden to enjoy. Of course he starts yelling "Ah-tar, ah-tar" which means "guitar" in Kadenese. He starts rocking out! It was awesome. I was driving and was thinking, "I'm totally going to miss this!" So, I grabbed the phone and stuck my arm in the back seat to record! I love it! He is so stinking cute. I love how he's moving his fingers like he's really playing the guitar. He also has a great ending that goes right with the music! This kid is so talented and I'm so proud of him! I can't wait to see him when he really is a rock star!

We finally took family pictures! I love them! This picture was taken two weeks ago by our friend Nick Trentham. He is a wonderful photographer! It was so hard trying to get Kaden to pose for more than a second! Kim brought candy and bribed him.

Not much has been going on around here! I've been sick for the past two weeks. It started out as a sinus infection and for some reason it has continued dispite two different antibiotics. I didn't have a voice all week. It's really hard to teach 14 year olds with no voice!

Today we went to Starkville to watch the Hogs lose! I'm pretty disappointed since I've never been to a losing game since I became a fan. Maybe we can redeem ourselves next year when I get to go the Ole Miss game. Oh well, you can't win them all!

We're so excited about this week being Thanksgiving. Mom, Jim and PJ will be in town early Thursday morning. This year PJ is actually going to cook. He usually refuses because it's his vacation. I'm super excited about him cooking this year!

That's pretty much all that's been going on around here.

11/04/08

As much as I have tried to keep from doing it, it's time for me to blog my political agenda! I'm sitting at school on an inservice day...there are no kids here! And I'm wondering how this day will conclude. Will my guy win or will he lose? I have no idea! But what I do know is this, at the end of the day...no matter what day it is...God will still be God! I've really struggled with this latily! I've wondered how the race will end and if it's not my choice why God would let something like that happen. And then I have to remind myself, HE has a plan. I know that I can't see the whole picture right now...but God can and he's ok with his decision.
Incase you didn't already know, I am very conserative! Before I had kids, I know that I was very liberal. But now that I'm responsible for someone elses life, I know the importance of a Good America. I want my kids to grow up with the freedom to choose their religion (granted it better be christian!). I want them to choose to have a gun, vote for president, support causes they want to support. I don't want to see them be left behind in education because we make more money than the national poverty level. I want them to understand that nothing is free and that you have to work if you want to have money to have nice things. I want them to have jobs that they love and have the freedom to thithe their 10% to God...no one else!
But I'm worried! I'm worried that so many people have on their blinders and can't see what's really going on! I'm worried that our country will be dupped in the end and everything we have fought against will be!
So, I ask you this...please pray for our country. This is the day the world is watching! They are just waiting for us to self destruct. It can and will happen if we take God out of our decision today!

11/2/08

Well, the terrible mother that I am, I have no Halloween pics to post. I used my phone to take pics because my camera is broken and it didn't work out very well. But I do have some great stories from the night.
We went on a hayride with our small group friends. This is the second year we've gone to one of our friends neighborhoods and rode on the trailers. It's so much fun to go with a big group of friends and not have to walk the entire time! The kids tire out faster when you have to walk the whole neighborhood! Anyway, Kaden was the cutest thing! He was Batman and just look so cute in his costume! He thought it was great to walk to a house and people would just give him candy! I'm sure this will always be his favorite holiday!
Brady on the other hand had a great night that didn't end so well! One house had made a Haunted House in their front yard! Brady wasn't about to go in because he said it just didn't sound right. So, he stood outside waiting for his friends. After it was all over he told me that the haunted house made him lose his fun! So, the rest of the night he just moped around with no fun! Luckily when he woke up yesterday morning he had gotten his fun back! I don't know where he comes up with these things! He cracks me up all the time!
So, here we are, the beginning of November and I'm so ready for the holidays! I can't wait!
Today I'm sitting at home sick! I have a sinus infection and I'm so mad about it! I have made it almost 12 weeks of school without getting sick and then BAM! Oh, well, I guess it could be worse! I will try to upload some pictures soon!

10/16/08

So, let me ask this question...does this kid look like Kaden? This is a pic of my little brother when he was Kaden's age and my grandmother thinks he looks just like PJ. You decide.





This week was Fall Break and we went to the zoo. I thought you would enjoy seeing how much the kids have grown. Also, I'm loving the new baby at the zoo! There's giraffe. And Kaden loved the gorilla.

10/12/08

In an effort to keep up on the blogging, I downloaded some pics from my phone to post. The first one is of Kaden a few weeks ago at the doctor's office. He learned how to use my phone that day and now I have tons of pictures of his feet and hands! The second pic is Brady and me on the first day of school! And the last one is Kaden one night when he fell asleep watching tv. Isn't it funny he would fall asleep with the cup in his mouth! He's such a redneck!

So, I realized that I mentioned my foot and didn't tell you what was wrong. This summer I hurt it in aerobics and never went to the doctor about it. Well, needless to say, Ihave a stress fracture. So, I'm wearing a boot with crutches. Boo! Hopefully I will be getting it off soon!

10/11/08

I have gotten so completely terrible at blogging these days. I haven't even posted any pictures of the boys in forever. So, If you are still loyal to checking out my blog, I will finally deliver. I decided to change somethings on my page tonight. I changed my layout and background. Unfortunatly, I lost some links to my friends pages. I hope I will get them back soon. I also added some new links. One, women of chc, is where I've been latily. I have gotten really involved in the women's ministry at church. I am a small group leader and a blog writer. I love it!
So, the pictures are things I stole from my mom's scrapbook page site. These are pages she's made but I thought it would be ok to post them since I haven't been taking any pictures. My camera is broken so I have been using my phone. I'll try to be unlazy and get some pictures of the boys up

The first picture is one of Kaden and me! All we seem to do these days is smooch! I love it! The second one is of Brady and the scooter he got for his birthday. He loves it. This is the only way to get him to go out side and play these days. He's so into playing the Wii that it's hard to get him outside to play. The last one is of me! I don't know what the reason was, but she scrapped me when I was six. Isn't that funny? Can you believe I was so blonde?

What have I blogged about this week? Maybe Kaden and the ER! Well, he's doing much better. His mouth is pretty swollen but he's eating and talking as normal! My foot is still in the healing process. I go to the doctor on Wednesday. I'm sure they will tell me I'm not taking care of it as I should. It still hurts pretty bad.

Tony is now in a band! They are awesome! They are called Dela Croix. It means "of the cross." They will be playing their first gig on Friday, October 24 at Higher Ground in Hernando. If you can make it that would be awesome!

I will try and be better about updating! I miss writing and love it so much!

10/9/08

Oh what a night! Nothing is more exciting than a long night at the ER. Yes, I said it...ER! Last night, we got home from church. Kaden got in the tub, as usual, and started playing. Kaden has two habits in the tub...jumping off the side into the water and crying wolf! Well, last night was no wolf cry! He jumped into the tub and bit through his lip. We didn't think much about it until he came streaking down the hall with a mouth full of blood. So, we got him dressed and headed to the children's hospital. After a two hour wait, we asked where we stood in line. We had 8 before us and they had only taken two back during that time. So, Tony decided to play the "I work at the hospital" card and we called Methodist South. They got us back with in 10 minutes and we were out of there in less than an hour! No stitches to report. Just a sore mouth and an antibiotic. I'm sure because he's a male person he won't have learned his lesson and we'll have many more trip to the ER in the future!

9/12/08

I just looked and it has been more than a month since I've blogged. Well, that's not really true, I'm a writer on my church's blogspot so I've been blogging there. But, since I'm home with what was a sick child...I thought I'd work to catch you up! First things first...I'm home today...Homecoming of all days...because Kaden decided to throw up from 12-3 this morning. Of course he wakes up feeling like a million bucks. I wish I could bounce back like that.. So, I'm taking advantage of being at home and going to eat lunch with Brady. I have someone to watch Kaden, so he won't be spreading the germs that someone else obviously gave him. I'm taking McDonald's and Brady has no idea. he will be so surprised!

Not a lot has been going on around here but the norm! Brady joined the Cub Scouts last week. He's pretty excited. He really wants to shoot a gun and bow and arrow. Why does Mississippi = redneck? Seriously. Tony isn't into that and of course I'm not into that kind of thing. But last night Brady said he wanted a Bazooka for Christmas. I couldn't help but crack up. He has also decided that he wants to join the Army so he can learn to shoot a tank. Where does he come up with these things?

Kaden went to the ENT on Monday and passed his hearing test for both ears! I was so excited! It still looks like he will have to get another set of tubes. But I know he can hear now. Other than having male hearing (or lack of) syndrom. Today, he is working on taking everything out of Brady's closet and bringing it into the living room. I will worry about that when I get home from lunch with my Brady!

So, I mentioned that I have been blogging on my church's blog. Check it out. Womenofchc.blogspot.com I think is the address. It's made up of several women from several walks of life from our church. I love being a part of the women's ministry. I worked with the youth for so long, it's nice to do something different! We have such an awesome time. I'm leading a group for single ladies ages 20-30. I'm also on the planning committee for our Christmas party which is always a blast. And I often get volunteered for other events.

Well, it's 11 and I need to get ready for my lunch date!
Have a great weekend!

8/9/08

I just love the Olympics! We're sitting here watching the men's gymnastics! I hope Brady is enjoying this! He wants to take gymnastics.
Well, school started this past week. I've been so excited all summer and it finally is here! I can't believe how little all the kids are! I also had forgotten how immature 9th graders are at the beginning of the year.
Brady started 1st grade this week! He came home and said "It was AWESOME!" He really likes his teacher and you know he is such a book worm! I know he is going to do great this year!
Kaden is back at the sitter and loving his schedule! We all really do better when we have structure! I'll keep you posted and I will try to upload some pics from my school computer!

7/16/08

Once again no pictures. For some reason this thing isn't letting me upload anymore. I really need to check into that. But I can still update you on what's been going on here!
Brady has been sick since Friday. We went to the doctor on Saturday and found out he has strep throat. So we have been cooped up at home waiting for him to get better. The only thing, he's not gettting better. He kept having a fever and so we went back on Monday. They said he was on the turn around and keep a watch on the fever. Yesterday he broke out in a rash all over. So, we went back today. The doctor tested him for mono and it came back negative. However, the doctor is pretty sure he has it. So, now we're just watching the fever and the rash and leaning on God to take care of things.
When we got home, I told him I would ask all of my friends to pray for him and we would see God do a miracle. So, we sat down and prayed and I'm really hoping that he will be free of the Rash by tomorrow. I would love for him to physically see how praying works. That would be so cool for him to witness a miracle like that! So, please keep him in your prayers!
Kaden went last week for his 2 year chrck up with the cleft lip doctor. He got a great review! He's growing just fine and they want to just watch and see how he grows. He may not need anymore surguries on his lip! Wouldn't that be great. We also saw a dentist and she said he has two extra teeth and they should fall out just like the others. They want him to see a dentist to make sure he doesn't have extra premanent teeth. If so they can fix that problem!
Two more weeks until school starts! I'm so excited I love school!

6/25/08

Ok, I've tried several times to upload pictures from Brady's trip to California and for some reason blogger won't let me. So once again you get a blog without any pictures. I can't seem to get them on snapfish either. It's probably just my computer. I'll try to work on it.

So, for the past 9 days my little boy...well, big boy...Brady has been at my dad's house in Cool, California. Tony went with him and then came home on Saturday. My dad is bringing him home tomorrow and I can't wait! I've never been away from him this long and I miss him so much! He's having a great time, though. He's been to San Francisco, sliding on waterfalls, horseback riding, and swimming. I know he's making memories that he will have forever!

Back here on the homefront, Kaden has taken to being an only child really well! He has become such a momma's boy I don't know what will happen when Brady gets back. He's been sitting in my lap for the past week and all we have really done is sit around and smooch! He's loving it I'm sure!

Let me figure out what's up with my uploading and hopefully I will get some pictures up!

6/14/08

I know I'm the worst at blogging these days! Well, I haven't really been on the computer much either! I'm taking a three week course for my teaching license and it's keeping me really busy! I thought I'd better put down a quick update on the world of Pillstroms'. Let's see, we're doing pretty good with the potty when one of us actually thinks to make Kaden go! He is so proud of himself and loves the attention he gets with he tee-tee's in the big potty. He actually pooped last week but it hasn't happened again! Right now he's sitting in thel iving room watching TV with a big boy pull up on! We'll see how the rest of the day plays out!
I would love to post some new pics but I don't have any. My camera is broken so it may be a while til I get some online!
Oh...today we put Kaden in his bed, which is still his crib, and he climbed out! I knew the day would come but I wasn't sure when. He acted like it was no big deal! So, tonight we're going to try letting him sleep with Brady in his room. I would love for the boys to share a room because we could make Kaden's room the play room! That would be so nice!
Brady had his last ball game today. We played the Wildcats. This team smears us everytime we play so we weren't excited. We almost forefitted because we were down three players. But to our delight, we won the game! I couldn't believe it! After the game all the parents took the kids to McDonald's for a celebration! Oh, I forgot to add that Tony coached today because both of our coaches were out of town. So, as coach, Tony is 1-0 with a winning season!
I will be finished with my class next Thursday. Then I will be a real teacher. Just kidding I was already a real teacher!
Tony and Brady are going to California on Tuesday so Kaden and I will be living it up for a few days! Maybe I'll have time to post while they're gone!

5/29/08

I am currently sitting in a room of silence and I am loving it! Kaden is passed out on the floor. He was watching Barney and fell asleep. Brady is on his way home from Basketball camp with his friend Garrett. Ok...just kidding...he just got home.
So, I've been enjoying my time off thus far. I set a goal of cleaning a room a day plus getting the laundry done. I have currently cleaning the kitchen, living room, Brady's room and the two bathrooms. All I have left is my room and Kaden's. I hope to have those done by the weekend. It's so nice to sit in a clean room and not have to feel like your overwhelmed with junk everywhere!
We're headed to the zoo tomorrow so I will try to take some pics. I left my camera at the Ray's house on Memorial day so I can't post anything new right now.
Oh, I'm also actually reading a book. I know can you believe it? It's called "Same Kind of Different as Me." It's really good. I would recommend it if you're looking for a good tear jerker! I'm setting a goal to read 4 books this summer. We'll see if that actually happens. But I'm on a quest to broaden my vocabulary and this next to crossword puzzles are the way I plan to do it!

It is done!!!!

Today is officially teacher's last day of school. I can't believe it's already over. I'm so looking forward to some much needed rest. I plan to get my house really clean. And most of all, I plan to spend quality time with the boys! I was thinking today about this past school and wanted to blog about it so I would always remember my first year of teaching.

My room is packed,
Everything is put away,
I still can't believe today is the last day.

The kids have all gone,
The halls are bare,
Summer vacation, I'm almost there.

A's, B's, C's, D's;
I even handed out some F's,
No, I'm not pleased.

But I was honored to watch them grow.
There were so many things they had to know.

Short stories, pronouns, oxymoron, pun,
"Romeo and Juliet", "And Then There Were None."
Hyperbole, verb tense, essay's, and more,
I hope that my first year wasn't a bore.

And now that I have turned in my key,
My gradebook, records, and dictionary,
I sit here with my classroom all packed,
Vacation will be great but I can't wait to get back!

5/19/08

So, I'm sitting here right now watching my third period take their final exam. I can't believe today is the last day I will see them. I'm really sad that this school year is over! Don't get me wrong, I will be glad to have a break. It's exhausting teaching everyday. I never really thought teachers had a hard job until I walked in their shoes. But man! You have to use your brain everyday. Not to mention the emotional attachment you get with these kids. I feel like I have 98 children and what effects them effects me! I love these kids and they have made my first year teaching awesome!


Brady's last day of school is on Thursday. It's only a half day so he officially will have his last day on Wednesday. I'm thinking that I don't want to see any kids on Thursday, his teacher probably doesn't either.

A week ago Brady had his school program. It was called Wackadoo Zoo.

This is a picture of his class plus two others. Each class ended up being different animals. Brady was a lion that made rooster sounds.

This last picture is Mrs. Paula, Brady and Miss Bailey (she's married now so she's Mrs. Martin). These two ladies have made Brady's first year of school a wonderful experience. I appreciate all they have done for him! He has made all "S's" on his report card. He can read really well for a 5 year old. And he loves school!

Man, this blog has made me so sad! My little boy is about to be in the first grade! How they grow up so fast!!!!