Time flies. . .

I just read one of my "bestest friend bloggers" who couldn't believe how long it had been since her last post - Marlette, look at me - one a month is pitiful!!! And just like Marlette I can't believe how life gets in the way of the things that bring so much joy. I love going to all my favorite blog sites and relishing those moments when it's just like we're sitting there talking - but look I've only done it twice in almost 30 days . . but,
Kellby's in the dorm - sick, cough and allergies; I do have a job where I do my best to train little minds to read, add, subtract and write; my mom fell last week at the gas station, we go tomorrow for a visit with the orthopedic doctor and find out the extent of the damages; now Blakeley is sick, same song, second verse - cough and allergies; Danny's taking a class with H&R Block to do taxes this season, gone two nights a week; while I'm at football games watching cheering and dance teams. And again just like Marlette, I look at my house and I see dust, I see newspapers stacked to the ceiling, I see ironing, I see stacks of magazines (that I'd LOVE to be able to sit down and thumb through), I have 3 painting projects that NEED to be done before Thanksgiving, and I have this blog that I LOVE playing with - (and you can see that my priorities are in the correct order - I blogged FIRST!) Well, again - like Marlette - that's just life and like Trina Lou says, "it's my life and I'm stickin' to it" - cause guess what? I turn 50 on Sunday and I'm going to see Willie Nelson, and I'm carrying my AARP Card, so there!!!!!

Out of the mouths of babes. . .

I am loving second grade. Everyday is so delightful with these little people because they are so excited about what I tell them they can do!!! We are learning to write sentences with naming parts (nouns) and telling parts (verbs)! I've got to share some with you:

From Annie: "My teacher likes to pant pishurs of rosters."
From Isabel: "Mrs. Hudson ROCKS!!!"
From J: "My teacher is a good panter."
From Alaini: "My teacher is an arktist."

It looks to me like they have gotten to know me pretty well, I love to "paint", and my favorite subject to paint is a"rooster", my birthday is coming up and it's the big 50 - probably what Alaini was referring to when she said arktist ("the Ark"), and we have TONS of fun in class therefore I ROCK!!

If I can figure out all the technology involved I've got to videotape this little crew when we sing. One of my new favorite illustrators is Christopher Canyon. He has taken the words from some of John Denver's songs and illustrated them into some wonderful children's literature. Our favorite is "Country Roads Take Me Home": Everytime these little angel voices sing I can't help but get all choked up - they are having so much fun singing with eachother - and believe me they are belting out that chorus!

I must admit though, I think spelling should move to TOP PRIORITY, but you can bet we will put it to music and have a ball. I'll share more from this little bunch as the year goes on - especially when I'm the noun!