The Perfect Day

So we had 70 degree weather yesterday.

Go figure.  2 days before that it was

30 degrees and we had snow flurries. But

yesterday, it was BEAUTIFUL. Too beautiful

to stay indoors for sure.  We got all ready and

went down to the park for a bit and then to the

river walk in Columbus.  Everyone was out 

and about, riding their bikes, playing with their

dogs, and just enjoying the day.  We had the best time!

Harper loved the fresh air and Kyler loved climbing

and exploring everything.  It was such a good day

to just be together!  After such a hectic week, just

to be with the family was exactly what I needed.  

Speaking of school, one week down; six more to go

before spring break! WHOO!

I took so many pictures throughout the day,

but of course after editing and deleting, I was left with

a little over 100 from the day .  I love each

and every one of them!  

I should be working on my list of things to do for

school, but I got sidetracked doing housework

and blogging.  I got in a cleaning mood earlier

and started re-arranging and putting away.  I can't

wait for summertime so I can paint the walls

of my house! D says we have to wait until the summer

so we have the time and moolah... and I am

already planning and picking out colors.  These

colors we have now are just plain and ordinary.

Blah.  I need color and sophistication.  

Sigh.  Time for baths and bedtime. :)

Have a happy week!

Pizza Night

Kyler has been helping me cook

a lot more lately, so I figured we would do

something fun tonight for dinner. I was so glad

today was Friday that I didn't even think about

dinner until I got out of school.  But after I 

got out and could think straight for once, 

I realized tonight was pizza night!

I got home and got everything together...

We started with this...

 cheeses and pepperonis...

 pizza crust (the lazy kind), tomato sauce, and tomato paste

 

Then Kyler made his own pizza, and I made one.

 my pizza!

Kyler's pizza!

They were both soooo good. Lots of cheese and sauce.

Now I know Pizza Hut skimps on their cheese.

Ours were covered in it and it would hang from the

pizza when we took a bite.

Perfect end to a very hectic and busy week. :)

Catch Up

Well, I started interning.

I have 4th grade at Cook Elementary

until Spring Break, then I'll go to

4th grade at Caledonia Elementary. All

semester...4th grade. Hopefully I love

4th graders.  I start full days tomorrow..

I can already tell I am going to be worn out

by the time 3 p.m. gets here tomorrow. Just

after two half days of being there I felt like

it had been a whole week! 

And, on top of all this craziness of school,

Harper is sick again. This time it is congestion,

but it sounds so bad. She feels so bad

and gets so frustrated because she can't drink

her milk because she can't breathe. :/ Poor baby.

We have been babying her, which is not

good for her or us. She wants to be rocked non

stop while she sleeps; if I stop rocking, she wakes up.

She is eating lots of table food, though. I just know

she's going to cut a tooth anytime now. She just has to.

I am so sad we haven't been attending our life group

lately.  It is on Thursday nights, and with me having

to be at school at 7 a.m., it's just not possible

for us to go and not get home until 9 or later and

get the kids fed, bathed, and ready for bed in a timely

manner.  We have schedule around here........but

I am starting to read the book that the rest of

our life group started, so I know what is going on

at least.  D is helping a lot around here! It took long enough

that it is hard work to take care of

two kids, cook, clean, do laundry, and school

work all at the same time! He knows I'm kidding...

He has always helped, but now we are both

having to do it all a lot more.  

With school in full swing, this semester is

going to FLY by. And I am ready.  I have started filling

out job applications and am just waiting on my

letters of recommendation to arrive so I can put

them in the envelope.  I need a job, like, as soon

as  I graduate.  D has been holding the weight of

taking care of us for two years while I finished school.

Bless him.  I love him so. :)

With spring coming soon, that means t-ball is coming, too!

Kyler will probably play in Caledonia this time,

since that is where we live and he will go to school

here... Figured he needs to meet all the kids and we

need to meet the parents.  And my plan is to meet

the teachers at Caledonia to put a good word in for

me so I can teach here, too! ;) Gotta do what I gotta do.

Whew. Lesson plans have consumed me today.  

Let's hope this first full week of teaching is 

full of positives and smiles!

Have a good week!

Here are some pictures from the weekend......

School.

I'll probably be M.I.A a lot

this semester.. I started my first week

of my LAST semester at school..

and I am already above my neck in things to do.

We start out at our schools to actually intern

next Friday, but until then it is seminars,

papers, projects, presentations, case studies, and everything

else in between to do at the W. Geez. You would

think that once we get to this final semester,

they would just let us teach already! But no, just more

busy work! No use complaining about it, though...

It has to be done if I want to graduate. And I WILL BE!

I don't get home until after 4 now everyday and by

the time I get home, get everything unloaded and

put away, it's time to start dinner (we eat no later

than 6 every night).. and of course after that

I work on school stuff and do my routine things

at home before bed. Not much time left over for blogging.

I need to be working on my Classroom Management
Plan as I type this, but that will come later today

I suppose.  We are missing our church's 

Covenant Weekend because I just don't have the time

to go to it this time. I hate we are missing it, and want

to be there oh so bad... but I just don't have the time

or the energy to go when I have tons to do here.

 I have to keep reminding myself that in a few months,

everything I haven't done or gotten to do will be

worth it. It will. When I have that little piece of

paper I have worked on for 4 years and paid

thousands of dollars for that says I can be a teacher.

I started applying for jobs yesterday. I printed

out ones from 3 different school districts. They

say W students get hired site unseen since our

program is so strenuous, so hopefully I will

have a career opportunity (or more than one) soon!

For now, I'll leave you with a couple of pictures

from the week. Until next Saturday!

Snow Day Food

Since we were all freezing when we came

inside this morning... Kyler helped me

make breakfast! I tried to talk him into

pancakes, but he wanted to crack the eggs.

So we did bacon, eggs, sausage, and biscuits.

He cracked every egg (and did not make a mess

or get any shells in the bowl)  and put all the

biscuits on the pan for me. Then he used the

"whiskas" to whisk the eggs and put the salt 

and pepper in. He did a great job. 

 

He helps mea lot, but I usually have too many things going

on the stove to get my camera out. I had it on

hand today since I have been taking pictures

all day! While he is still asleep, I made some

homemade SNOW CREAM. :)

You take a big bowl of SNOW:

Add 1 can of sweetened condensed milk

and some vanilla (to your taste)

and MIX together! 

Piece of cake.

Or ice cream in this situation.

And it is Oh So Good. Good snack

to slurp on while I watch all the

other neighborhood kids play

outside from my window. Mine are pooped.

Kyler is still asleep and Harper is just

being her normal happy, full of attitude self.

HAPPY SNOW MONDAY! What

a great way to start the week! :)

Snow Day!

1.10.2011. Snow Day. :)

We woke up to lots of great

packed snow.. perfect for a snowman!

Here is Frosty.. Kyler named him.

Guess that's the only name he could

think of! :) Frosty the (Mexican) Snowman:

We played and played.. then came inside.

D had to go to work.. and just as he left,

Uncle Chris and Hope pulled up on the

4-wheeler! He rode Kyler around for a while..

and then things got interesting.  We got the

swimming pool from the shed and Chris

hooked it up to the 4-wheeler with a rope.

Oh ya. Redneck Sledding. It's a new sport.

I had to have a go on that... and it was so fun!

We rode and rode until the pool ripped. No more

sledding after that.  It was great while it lasted!

I am now making SNOW CREAM! :) Kyler is

taking a nap, Harper just woke up from a nap,

and I have yet to take a nap. 

So thankful for no school today! But I will

have to go tomorrow... I am looking forward to it,

though. Getting back in a routine and such.

I have enjoyed SO SO SO much being at home

today playing in the snow and staying all cuddly!

Some pictures for your viewing pleasure:

It Snowed!

Well, in Kyler's short little

4 year old life and Harper's

even shorter 6 month old life...

it has snowed so much!

5 times for K and 2 times

for H! That is impressive

for us Mississippians! :)

It started up about 6 around

Caledonia and by 9, 

our yard and our little road were covered!

I took lots of pictures, then bundled

Kyler up and we headed outside!

At 10 p.m.! No school for me

or him tomorrow, so why not!?

He had so much fun, even though

he was freezing the whole time. Even D

came out to enjoy the festivities... after he

got out of his hot shower. He'll be sick 

for sure after that.  Maybe the snow will

stick through the night so I can take some

better pictures in the daylight. We'll see...

Until then...YAY for SNOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Goodnight!