Conference

Nothing really to write about, but I thought that I would give it a shot!

My birthday was this past week. Nothing really special, it just went by like a normal day. My mom cooked supper for me (and the rest of my immediate family) Friday for a belated birthday meal.

I spent most of the day today hanging out with Amy. We had a lot of fun, as usual!

I need to be packing tonight. I'm leaving tomorrow for a three day teacher's conference. We'll see how that goes!

Small Success

The yard sale went okay. We did not do as well as we did last year, but it wasn't completely a bummer. I did sell my sofa and chair, so that was nice! :) Lance and I used the money that we made to buy a new couch. It's comfy, but I'm still getting used to it! It seems to be a lot bigger and "fluffier" than the old one.

Yard Sale!

Come see me in Chunky tomorrow and/or Saturday for a yard sale! Lance's mom and I are having one (with help from our husbands, of course!) at Lance's mamaw's old house. We'll be there from 1-6 on Friday and 7-until on Saturday, so be sure to drop by!

Also, I'm trying to sell my sofa and matching chair. If you've been to my house, you know how comfy they are, so come on and buy them!! :)

Presidential Election...Come on Already!

Okay, so I'm really getting tired of all the mud-slinging going on about the upcoming presidential election! I don't really like either of the candidates, but I'm tired of all the lies going around (for Obama especially). I'm definitely not saying that I'm voting for him, but please...if you're going to sling mud, at least get your facts straight!

Yes, I'm Alive... I think...

It has been crazy around here lately! I don't have much to write about, but I figured that since it had been a while (and since Jenn asked!...haha) I would write an update.

This will be very brief without a lot of thought, but let's see...

My uncles are doing good. I hate to say that I cannot tell you much, but I do know that they are doing good.

My mom and I went shopping at the outlet mall in Gulfport a few weekends ago. I always enjoy spending time with my mom, and shopping is always great (well...at least if you have money!).

My cousin and her husband adopted a baby last week. It was all a very big surprise, but we are all excited for them!

Work has been VERY stressful this week. I'm into my fifth year of teaching, and I'm starting to have doubts about myself and my chosen profession. People at work are really getting on my nerves...friends there are becoming "few and far between"; our new math program is terrible, and it seems to spend a lot of time on skills that are not even in our third grade curriculum; my students are whiny; some of my students' parents have no respect for their children, for me, or for education; I have a room of thieves; and I even had a student use the restroom on the playground this week. (And no, I'm not just talking about him wetting his pants....) All of that is just a small drop in the bucket of things that are going on, but that's all I care to share.

Well, maybe this all proves that I am still living and breathing (last I checked anyway). Feel free to send me money or job offers, just don't ask me what's going on...I don't want to talk specifics about my problems. Also, it seems like the people I'm around just try to make their problems sound worse off than mine AFTER they have played the "caring card" to ask me what's going on. I don't enjoy competing with "friends" about who has it worse.

Also, I'm sure this is full of grammatical errors, but don't feel like I'll get a kick out of you pointing them out to me. You would probably be the one to end up getting the kick... ;)

Sigh

I made it though my first full week of school for this school year. It has been rough, but I always feel that way at the beginning of a new year. I feel like I have an okay group, I just hate getting a new class used to handling new routines. When they come to third grade, they all seem like babies wanting someone to do everything for them. Hopefully, when they leave me, they will know how to do things themselves! I am just hoping that the ones who are responsible now will help me out with the others.

*YAWN*

School started Tuesday for students and I am beat! It's so nice to know that tomorrow if finally Friday. As of now, I have 21 students. That seems to be a pretty good number (less would also be fine!) so I hope that it does not grow any more.

My uncle with colon cancer is doing great. I saw him Sunday for lunch at my parents' house (I blogged about that before) and he looked really good.

The other uncle that I blogged about got some pretty bad news. He went for tests in Birmingham yesterday and found that the cancer he had in his throat has spread to his abdomen. Because it has spread like it has, they will not be able to do surgery. From what I understand, he will be going next week to see if there is a treatment (like chemo or something) that will help.

Well, that's all the blogging that I have the energy for. Please continue to keep my uncles and their families (my families) in your prayers.

Hmm.... Busy Busy

Things have been extremely busy this past week. I started back to work on Wednesday. We have registration Monday and then the kids start on Tuesday. I can't believe that it has all started so soon!!

I went to a teacher's appreciation breakfast at Office Depot this morning and actually won a color all-in-one printer that scans, prints, and copies. It also has slots for photo memory cards. I still can't believe that I actually won something!

My uncle is doing good. He went home last week. I should see him tomorrow at my parents' house for lunch. I have another uncle that needs prayers as well. He found out this past week that he has pulmonary fibrosis (basically it's a virus in one of his lungs), which can be hopefully treated with steroids. He also found out that he has cancer of the esophagus and will have to have part of his esophagus removed. So...please keep both of my uncles in your prayers!

All's Well

I have been pretty busy these past two days. My uncle's surgery went great. The doctors feel like they got all of the cancer, but will know for sure hopefully tomorrow (I think) when they get test results back. I saw him yesterday and again today and he looked great both times! He was hoping to be moved to a regular room late this afternoon, but I'm not sure if he did.

Well, I'm not full of news today, just thought that I'd post about my uncle. Thanks for the prayers and keep sending them up for him!

Classroom of Fun (yeah right...)

Well, nothing big has been happening around here lately. I worked in my classroom yesterday and today for several hours each day. It's amazing how much stuff there is to do before starting a new school year. I finished up getting my new math stuff filed, but I haven't started putting up the meeting board for it yet. I still have a lot to do, but I'm hoping to get the majority done this week so that I can just chill out Monday and Tuesday, before starting back Wednesday. It's hard to believe that our summer break is already almost over!

My uncle is having surgery in the morning. He was diagnosed with colon cancer a few weeks ago. Please keep him in your prayers!

Good Times

I caught up with an old friend last night. We ate supper and went to a few stores. A funny thing happened at Sam's. My friend, Melinda, was looking at the digital cameras. She took my picture with one, and then looked at the pictures that were stored on the camera's internal memory. As she was flipping through she saw a picture of my brother and my nephew. Crazy!! Also, their picture is the picture right before the one of me. I called my sister-in-law to ask what they were doing playing with cameras in Sam's. She said that my niece was playing with that same camera the night before. I still can't get over it!

Today, I spent several hours in my classroom trying to get things ready for the new school year. Our new math series came in, and it is one that requires A LOT of preparation to have it all set up. I spent about 2 hours on that alone and didn't even get a third finished. I guess I know what I'll be doing next week! Feel free to come help me if you feel the urge!

Oh, and by the way...Lance, go get your own soda and chips! ;) And while you're at it, get me some too!

Wife Swap

Where do they find the lunatics they show on the show Wife Swap? I'm not a huge fan of the show, but every time I watch it I think the people on there must all be paid actors.

Lance, if you read this (which I don't think you do...), if you ever get the idea that you are my master and can demand me to do things, you've got another thing coming! Haha... :)

Hoover, Hair, and Bowling

This has been an exciting week! Tuesday, I went to visit Olivia (& Cooper and Justin) in Hoover and came back Thursday. We had a great time while I was there. :) Wednesday, I bravely got my hair cut by a lady who could hardly speak English. I basically told her that I wanted something different, but not super short. Well, apparently, she thought "I give girl mullet." Well...that's exactly what she did! I didn't mind it so bad after I left there (especially after I "tamed" down my new bouffant). The next day when I washed and styled it myself, I began to realize how much of a mullet it was. She started layers at the top of my head. She did about 5 or so layers, and then just kept the rest of my hair the same. After washing it again this morning, it was AWFUL! I ended up going to someone this morning to "fix" it. She had to clean the layers up and take off a good bit, but I really like it now. And, to top it all off, I finally found a new stylist that I like! So, after an embarrassing 'do, I'm liking the newest one. Another horrible thing...I had to pay out the "wazoo" for the mullet. The cut today was less than half the price!

After getting my hair cut today, I went bowling with Angela, Hannah, & Hunter (and some of their friends). We had a good time. I didn't get any strikes, but I did manage to get several spares. I came in 2nd for the first game and tied for 1st for the second game.

Wall-E and the Fourth

Amy and I went to see Wall-E Thursday. It was a super cute movie, but we both thought it was too long for a kids' movie. I can't imagine any kid being able to sit through the whole thing without getting restless. I'm glad I saw it, but I'm not sure about wanting to see it again.

I hope that everyone had a great fourth of July! Lance and I had a quiet day. We just hung around the house, watching "What Not to Wear" and "King of the Hill" marathons on TV. We also ended up watching a movie later. Lance did get out and cut the grass before it rained, but I did not do anything productive other than cook breakfast and supper.

Tonight we're headed off to my aunt and uncle's house for a cookout. I have been wanting a hamburger, so tonight I'll finally get one! :)

Still Twitching

My arm is STILL TWITCHING! It's about to literally drive me crazy. I go to the doctor tomorrow, so I may say something to him about it. It doesn't twitch as often now, but when it does, it's harder to stop. I can see how someone would absolutely go insane over something like this!