Well, well, well - so much for journaling my life everyday of my eventful life! Just goes to show you, if this is all there is - what'a life!!! And what'a life it is, I wouldn't trade places with anybody. School is going great for everyone. Second grade agrees with me - I'm really, really tired and as I said earlier it's not the physical tired of Kindergarten is the mental tired - just knowing these children's academic future depends on whether or not I deliver the message so that they "GET IT!!" Sometimes it's scary - especially at 2:00 each afternoon when we start Math!
Kellby seems to be adjusting really well to dorm and college life. He's come home once with dirty laundry . . . and I beamed to be able to do it for him, and then yesterday he came home before the first football game - to get free food! So all in all - he's a very, normal college guy!
Blakeley's classes and 9th grade year are going well, her first football game is Thursday - with a brand new routine and uniform to perform in. She's a very normal junior high girl too, it takes her about 40 minutes each morning to get ready - and she's just as cute when she spends 10 minutes - but it's all a matter of perspective.
And tomorrow is Labor Day - it's a day that most of us work harder at having fun than we do at our daily labor! But I welcome the day to sleep late, again - 5:30 is really early! And I'm planning to spend some time with mom, looking for shoes. . . I'll bet we find something else too. And as soon as I return home I'll have to load up the books, head to the school and get my papers copied for it all to begin on Tuesday morning - so, this afternoon - I'm spending the day in my swim suit, laying by the pool, occasionally coming in to refill my sweet tea and just enjoying my laborless day! I hope that you enjoy yours also!
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Summer....time....and the livin' is easy. . .
Have you ever heard that old song, at this very minute I would love to go back 6 weeks and have just a couple more weeks of summer! I'm totally exhausted, but excited at the same time. I have a whole new crop of little seeds to work with this year... and they are precious!!! God is so good and blesses me with just the little inspirations that I need to make me better able to help these little people learn. I have so many non-traditional ideas to explore learning on their behalf, but our day is so filled with demands of what I consider to be non-essential teaching! My number one thought this year is Essential Learning - it's all about the student. My goal is to pinpoint each child's learning style and hone in on what is essential for that child to gain this year so that they will be successful in third grade. Speaking of new grade - I'm not feeling that "run over by a truck" feeling that I usually have felt by the second day of kindergarten, but I have the "race track" brain feeling and I'm not sure that it's not more exhaustive than the physical. But whatever it's totally worth every minute!!! I LOVE MY CALLING!!!!
Tomorrow is a BIG (HOG) day for this little family. We're moving Kellby to the dorm at 8:30 am on Wednesday, August 20th, 2008! It's such a bittersweet thought - I'm really excited for what the future holds for my brilliant son, but my heart aches when I think about him not needing me . . . for 18 years now anytime he needed something all he had to do was "Mom!", and usually I could supply his needs - tomorrow morning that comes to a halt because I think all he will be calling out for is "WoooooooooPIGSOOOOOIE!!!!! I hope to have pictures to post sometime in the future. You notice I didn't commit to a specific time? I haven't really done so well staying on top of the blogworld - now that I'm back among the living I will try to do better! I know it won't be on a Sunday, Monday, Friday or Saturday!
Blakeley has adjusted well to 9th grade, at least the first two days have been fine. She's loving Math these days, and recently she said she thought she would be able to make higher on the ACT than Kellby therefore saving us some money on her college costs!!! She's really just wan
ting more clothes - I know her strategy!!!
The livin' ain't so dang easy now, but the weather sure is nice! I'm hoping to enjoy some of this cool August weather (A-typical this time of year in Arkansas) this weekend so don't be expecting a Post over the weekend!!! It's safe to say, every post I make during the school year will be a surprise!!!! So keeping checking - checking out! Christye
Tomorrow is a BIG (HOG) day for this little family. We're moving Kellby to the dorm at 8:30 am on Wednesday, August 20th, 2008! It's such a bittersweet thought - I'm really excited for what the future holds for my brilliant son, but my heart aches when I think about him not needing me . . . for 18 years now anytime he needed something all he had to do was "Mom!", and usually I could supply his needs - tomorrow morning that comes to a halt because I think all he will be calling out for is "WoooooooooPIGSOOOOOIE!!!!! I hope to have pictures to post sometime in the future. You notice I didn't commit to a specific time? I haven't really done so well staying on top of the blogworld - now that I'm back among the living I will try to do better! I know it won't be on a Sunday, Monday, Friday or Saturday!
Blakeley has adjusted well to 9th grade, at least the first two days have been fine. She's loving Math these days, and recently she said she thought she would be able to make higher on the ACT than Kellby therefore saving us some money on her college costs!!! She's really just wan
ting more clothes - I know her strategy!!!
The livin' ain't so dang easy now, but the weather sure is nice! I'm hoping to enjoy some of this cool August weather (A-typical this time of year in Arkansas) this weekend so don't be expecting a Post over the weekend!!! It's safe to say, every post I make during the school year will be a surprise!!!! So keeping checking - checking out! Christye
Sunday, August 3, 2008
Vacation Amenities
FYI, before you advertise that you are going to keep all TWO of your blog fans up-to-date on your vacation, make sure your condo has internet access!!!
My two faithful fans, my mom and my brother, both kept checking my blog for pictures and updates since I had said I would post everyday of our vacation - well - no access at the condo and Starbucks was about 10 miles away- and well, someone didn't think it was a necessity for me to drive to Starbucks everyday just to post a picture and note about the days happenings. (Evidently he is not a blogger!)
But in spite of all the delays we had a wonderful week, with resident alligators in the freshwater swamp just at the back of our condo - pictures will be posted soon. We enjoyed several nights of great seafood - I think Bubba's was my favorite. Plus, we sailed one evening on a dolphin cruise and saw a gorgeous sunset on the water, the picture posted just to the left!
Kellby entertained all the Mississippi fans with his impersonation of Houston Dale Nutt, their new football coach, and let them know just what they were in for! You will notice a picture of him with our nephew, Levi, with Kellby in full character and costume.
Needless to say with our family with us we had nightly fun around the kitchen table playing Mexican Train, with double 15 dominoes. Each night we had to play at least 3 rounds of dominoes to finish off the week the last night at double blanks. Oh and by the way, Levi won the week as lowest scorer - and we won't mention who came in last with over 700 points but his initials are RAH. After dominoes the guys played ROOK - which included sound effects of the 'old bird when Kellby or Levi were able to pawn him off on the other team, Danny & Richard.
We enjoyed Anita in the kitchen each afternoon and some evenings. You'll have to find out what her specialties are - ask Kellby next time you see him.
Then by the end of the week to mine and Blakeley's pleasure the State of Alabama was having it's NO SALES TAX WEEKEND for back to school shopping - it was delightful - in fact I think all 7 of us did Alabama a favor!
At the present we are back home and back on schedule - Danny just came in and informed me that the "easy part" of his routine was done - the riding lawn mower part - I guess tomorrow will be the hard part - why do today what you can put off until tomorrow - especially yard work. And I'm now down to two more loads of laundry - from who knows how many piles just before noon. This week is already full: Jr. High Dance practice starts tomorrow evening, Kellby has to pick up University ID card and High School diploma, Christye has final doctor appointments and Inservice beginning Thursday, and Danny is back to work in the morning! Oh well, it's the good ole summertime for at least a few more days - I hope you enjoy yours as much as I enjoy mine.
My two faithful fans, my mom and my brother, both kept checking my blog for pictures and updates since I had said I would post everyday of our vacation - well - no access at the condo and Starbucks was about 10 miles away- and well, someone didn't think it was a necessity for me to drive to Starbucks everyday just to post a picture and note about the days happenings. (Evidently he is not a blogger!)
But in spite of all the delays we had a wonderful week, with resident alligators in the freshwater swamp just at the back of our condo - pictures will be posted soon. We enjoyed several nights of great seafood - I think Bubba's was my favorite. Plus, we sailed one evening on a dolphin cruise and saw a gorgeous sunset on the water, the picture posted just to the left!
Kellby entertained all the Mississippi fans with his impersonation of Houston Dale Nutt, their new football coach, and let them know just what they were in for! You will notice a picture of him with our nephew, Levi, with Kellby in full character and costume.
Needless to say with our family with us we had nightly fun around the kitchen table playing Mexican Train, with double 15 dominoes. Each night we had to play at least 3 rounds of dominoes to finish off the week the last night at double blanks. Oh and by the way, Levi won the week as lowest scorer - and we won't mention who came in last with over 700 points but his initials are RAH. After dominoes the guys played ROOK - which included sound effects of the 'old bird when Kellby or Levi were able to pawn him off on the other team, Danny & Richard.
We enjoyed Anita in the kitchen each afternoon and some evenings. You'll have to find out what her specialties are - ask Kellby next time you see him.
Then by the end of the week to mine and Blakeley's pleasure the State of Alabama was having it's NO SALES TAX WEEKEND for back to school shopping - it was delightful - in fact I think all 7 of us did Alabama a favor!
At the present we are back home and back on schedule - Danny just came in and informed me that the "easy part" of his routine was done - the riding lawn mower part - I guess tomorrow will be the hard part - why do today what you can put off until tomorrow - especially yard work. And I'm now down to two more loads of laundry - from who knows how many piles just before noon. This week is already full: Jr. High Dance practice starts tomorrow evening, Kellby has to pick up University ID card and High School diploma, Christye has final doctor appointments and Inservice beginning Thursday, and Danny is back to work in the morning! Oh well, it's the good ole summertime for at least a few more days - I hope you enjoy yours as much as I enjoy mine.
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