WOW it's been awhile!

Wow, the last time I posted I was just a few short days out of school. Today, I just finished up the 2nd day of the new school year! This summer flew by way to fast! This years class looks to shape up nicely! I can't wait! Johnathan is now a 2nd grader. He's getting so big!

This summer I accomplished most of my plans with the exception of the trips to the beach! I didn't get to see it at all. :( Well, there's still time left until Fall starts! LOL

I would like to wish all my blogger friends a great weekend and those who are in the school systems, a great new year!

One Week and four days down!

Today marks one week and four days since I started my summer vacation. Last week I slept most of my time away b/c I was a tad under the weather. This week marked a few things:

• Lil guy had a dentist appt. which lead to a perfect exam. The only "concern" was the enamel that didn't form right on his top tooth. Darn those antibiotics for ear infections; however, the dentist didn't seem to alarmed right now.
• Thursday brought some errands we had to do. Nothing big, just a hair cut and groceries.
• Today brought the car getting serviced, a pedicure for mom, and a celebration for the Assoc. of Educators I belong to here in NC.
• Tomorrow might bring a trip to the beach!!!! YEAH US!

Hope all is well in blog land! Hope your last few days of June are relaxing and enjoyable. We're experiencing August heat in June. Over 100° temperatures each days with the heat index. That's also with humidity in the high 90's. Gotta love it! We've been under heat advisories and told to basically stay indoors from 11-7. Oh the joy~

Have a great weekend and 4th of July, for my state side friends, if I do not blog before then!

Summer, Summer, Time.......

Summertime is here and I am so ready to relax and take some time for myself. I really need this time off because of all the sickness, health issues, and other things that have been going on. I am ready to go to the BEACH! Just to sit there and watch the surf roll in and to play with my little guy in the water will be AMAZING!

Summer also brings little guy's vacation to grandma's house x2! He's visiting both set of grandparents this summer. He's so ready to go and see his brothers, great-grandmas, grandmas, grandpas, his aunt, and uncles. He will not want for attention that's for sure.

This will be a great time for mommy to get more rest, relaxation, and time with her significant other. He's been great to little guy and myself. A true blessing!

What plans are everyone making for their summer? Please share!

WOOT WOOT... Summer time is near!

Yes, that's right! 2.5 days of teaching (well we'll call it that for now)!! Then I have 3 teacher work days! After that, I AM FREE!!! Free for the rest of June, all of July, and part of August! So, I will enjoy all the summer I can get! This year has been challenging, yet, satisfying! I have an awesome principal and curriculum facilitator! Unfortunately, said awesome principal is leaving for the central office to be the Director of Elementary Education! Geesh, I have to break in another new principal! Oh the joy!! I hope this transition to a new principal goes better than the last!!!

So, my plans for summer include:

• Trips to the beach
• Trip to KY to take lil guy to his grandparents for a visit
• Trip to OH to hopefully be home for the Pro Football HOF festival!!
• Trips to the beach!!
• Oh, and sleeeeepppppppp!!! Not all day, just sleeping in past o'dark 30!

What are some of my blogger friends plans for summer?????

And then there were 7...

That's right 7 days until testing begins for North Carolina! This is running up on up like a bad storm! My only hope is that my students prepare themselves for the best! I have given them all I can...... now it is time to show what they know!

After testing we have approximately 13 days of school left! YIKES! This year flew!!!

I hope everyone's May started out ok. I am praying for family and friends in TN and KY as they watch the waters recede! I hope everyone there is safe and sound!!

Have a great week!!!

and now a message from Tiggy...

I didn't realize how long it has been..... WOW

March flew by like a Spring wind! I have being either sick, teaching, or finishing up my Master's degree! I am finally finished and will officially graduate in May! Shew! I thought I would never be me w/ a master's degree.

Then came Spring Break and Easter! What a needed break for me, my son, and my students. WE ALL needed a break! Now is GO time! 3 weeks until testing. YIKES! My kids are freaking and I am a little on edge. Thankfully we have weekends. If we didn't, I think we all would be a basket case before May 14th!

This month is busy w/ Spring cleaning, flipping some items bought @ flea markets, and preparing for testing. It's going to be nuts for the next month. Can't wait for it to be over.

May will bring testing, lil man's birthday, Memorial Day Weekend, and 3 weeks left of school after testing! YEAH!!!! Then it will be time for r&r, some travel to the beach, lil man's visits to his grandparents in Kentucky and Ohio. He is so ready to see them and his brothers. It also brings the rite of passage for my oldest step-son (yes I still claim them as mine).! Sam will become a HS graduate in early June!! I am so proud of him and his wise choices he's made. His mom should be very proud of the young man she raised!

Have a great rest of April!

Olympic Dreams...

The Olympics have been playing now for a week. We have had some major ups and downs from the opening ceremony's blooper to Shawn White and his coach's little chat before his Victory Lap. All I have to say is that this Winter Olympiad had been AWESOME!!!

I watched the opening ceremonies in awe! I love the technological effects, so 21st Century! I only have been able to watch bits and pieces, but of what I have watched has be AWESOME! I am going to watch the ladies skate this week. That's one part of the Olympics I love, figure skating.

In other news, I finished my last class for my master's in Technology!! I will unofficially graduate at the end of March, with the official diploma arriving at the end of May. I can't wait! 22 months of hard work and determination will finally pay off!!!

NASCAR has also started and I did get to watch some of the Daytona 500. It wasn't too bad; however, the red flag kinda killed it for me.

Down here in NC, we survived an ice storm and a small snow this winter. Both were beautiful while they lasted. Up home, DG and the family have been digging out of snow since Christmas. It's been crazy up there. It seems every weekend they are having 6-12 more inches of snow. Our mom said that they can not even go out into the back yard b/c the snow is too deep. I can't remember a snow this deep since I was 7, and that was over 30 years ago!! FUN FUN FUN!!!

Well, I am off to complete my homework/final project for this last class so that I am able to turn in everything by March 3. I have a lot to do, so I better get a move on!!

Hope everyone has had a great 1st two months of 2010. Mine is getting better!!!

The Pro-Bowl is when????

I was reading news on Yahoo when I received an e-mail from the Browns that the Pro-Bowl was this weekend! What's up with that? I thought it was played after the Super Bowl so that those players have a chance to play too. Craziness is as craziness does. I guess since the Saints are in their first Super Bowl the whole world has gone crazy.... LOL I am so excited that the Saints are in the Super Bowl! Now, for the Browns to get there.

... Oh wait Hell isn't freezing over. Well, I am looking out my window as freezing rain is falling. Is that close enough since I live in NC?

I guess not..... LOL

I hope everyone had a great start to 2010. Mine started out slow. We shall see what the other 11 months hold.

Have a great weekend!

Ah, at last a post from Tiggy!!!

Hello friends of blogland. I finally have a minute or two to blog and to say how much I have missed reading your blogs and posting. It's been a crazy month or two. It's just been crazy!

November ended with nothing much to write about.

December had:

• school finishing up for the calendar year
• Driving to Ohio for Christmas with DG and the family.
• Glad that it wasn't snowing on either way to and from Ohio
• Lil guy missed a great snow the day after we left; so much for a snowball fight, even though he had a small one w/ Grandma
• The New Year rang in while we were celebrating w/ friends, who will be moving to TN this summer. :(

January so far brought:

• A week of reviewing things taught for the nine weeks (5 days for 9 weeks!)
  
• Benchmark testing... always a fun week!
• A three day weekend followed by a 3 day work week, followed by another 3 day weekend! (How's that for scheduling!)

I hope all of you are doing well and are having fun while doing it!

Hopefully it won't be a month and a half before my next post! HAHAHAHA