That should be a post in August....not in January!! Oh well...after being off for 3 days, we went back to school today. Sometime during this little weather break I developed a head cold. So I went back all congested and nasally sounding. YUCK.
It's wierd to go to school on a Monday and come back on a Friday. What in the world do I do with all those beautiful lesson plans that I worked so fervently on last week?? Well...I figured things out quickly today. I don't think it was a lost day. I taught some 2 digit subtraction with borrowing. I think my kids actually have that all figured out now!! YIPPEE!!!!
All in all...I was glad to get back to our normal routine. It's amazing how I crave routine...I love a day off during the week once in a while....but too much of a good thing is too much!!! I'm also so very excited to be going to my in-laws for dinner tonight. I do not like planning meals on Friday nights. I'm usually wiped out and brain dead....so tonight's treat is going to be very nice!!
Friday, January 30, 2009
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
Soups and such...
Since we've been "iced in" today...I decided it was a soup day. I only know how to make a couple of different kinds from scratch...so I decided to broaden my horizon of soup making. I made this "to die for" baked potato soup. For some reason I was craving that and lucky for me...I did an excellent job of satisfying my craving. So...since no school tomorrow...I know what's for lunch here!! I also made chicken and dumplings. I didn't taste that cause I was a teeny bit full from lunch...but that also looked very yummy as well. Soups are the ultimate in comfort food. Especially on a cloudy, cold and icy day as today.
Snow Day
Today is a snow day. Everything in NE Oklahoma is pretty much closed...except for where my husband works. He works at AEP in Oolagah and of course he has to go to work...to make sure we can all have power!! As long as everyone I know and love are safe/sound...then I will enjoy this day.
My agenda for the day is really not exciting for most. But that's ok. I will enjoy this day by relaxing and watching a movie later on, getting all housework/laundry caught up, and maybe making something really yummy to eat. Then, of course, tonight is "Biggest Loser" night.
What is exciting to me is all relative. I'm the kind of a person that enjoys the occassional sick day or snow day or personal day. I always a have a running list in my head or on the back of a store receipt of things that need to be done...so when I can utilize some of this "free" time to get those things done...it's exciting. Time is precious to me. The lack of time causes me to freak out.
I'm so relieved that Kevin made it to work safely and I'm so relieved my parents are at their homes safe and sound as well. My in-laws are right down the road at home too. God truly answers prayers. Thank you God for taking care of the ones that I love the most!!
My agenda for the day is really not exciting for most. But that's ok. I will enjoy this day by relaxing and watching a movie later on, getting all housework/laundry caught up, and maybe making something really yummy to eat. Then, of course, tonight is "Biggest Loser" night.
What is exciting to me is all relative. I'm the kind of a person that enjoys the occassional sick day or snow day or personal day. I always a have a running list in my head or on the back of a store receipt of things that need to be done...so when I can utilize some of this "free" time to get those things done...it's exciting. Time is precious to me. The lack of time causes me to freak out.
I'm so relieved that Kevin made it to work safely and I'm so relieved my parents are at their homes safe and sound as well. My in-laws are right down the road at home too. God truly answers prayers. Thank you God for taking care of the ones that I love the most!!
Friday, January 23, 2009
Future Plans
Thoughts of the future keep coming into my mind lately. Thoughts about ambition or goals, whatever you want to call it. I've really never thought about getting my Master's degree or going through the National Board Certification process at all. I think these are my reasons....I really love a no stress approach to my life. At least the kind of self-inflicted stress that going to school causes me. I'm 40. I think I'd rather leave goal setting for other things. I don't feel like I'm saying "I'm done with learning"...seriously...I'm a teacher so I don't believe that for a minute. I think what I'm saying is that I'm so very content with where I've gone with academics. I don't think I have to prove anything to anyone. And so much of what I've learned hasn't been taught to me in a classroom. It's been the real world experiences that God has allowed me to learn so much. I'm a pretty laid person about some stuff...but when I have to adhere to deadlines and such, I can turn into a "Piglet" in a flash. I truly admire my friends that have decided to go back to school or become nationally board certified. I think that it's a wonderful learning process that they will always cherish. However, I just don't share that desire. Maybe I will later on....right now though...I've got my mind set on losing 8 pounds. That's just about all the goal-setting I can do at this point!!
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
Sick Day #2
What a week this has turned out to be!! Monday, Ryan was sick...Kevin is off on Mondays, so he stayed home with his dad!! Yesterday, Ryan was still not feeling great...so it was my turn. As it turned out, I got 2 phone calls from school telling me that the girls were sick. I picked up Kaylyn at 1:00 and then an hour later I got another call that Christen was sick. What a day!! Kaylyn and Ryan are back to school today. Christen has finally gone about 6 hours since throwing up, so perhaps we're almost back to feeling good??
I do enjoy the calmness of an occasional sick day. It's like a little gift of time that I rarely get. Some don't look at it that way...but if you think about it....if you are anal about getting things crossed off of the never ending list...you may understand where I coming from. You see, I spend a good portion of my Saturdays doing the things to catch up and get ready for the next week. Laundry, shopping, cleaning house, etc. So....if I get this rare gift of time somewhere during my normal week...I can get almost "giddy" about it. Granted, errand running isn't something that I do on sick days...but that other stuff gets done and it's awesome!!
Well...enough said about sick days. Maybe sometime in the next couple of weeks we could get another kind of day called a snow day?? That will be worthy of another post.
I do enjoy the calmness of an occasional sick day. It's like a little gift of time that I rarely get. Some don't look at it that way...but if you think about it....if you are anal about getting things crossed off of the never ending list...you may understand where I coming from. You see, I spend a good portion of my Saturdays doing the things to catch up and get ready for the next week. Laundry, shopping, cleaning house, etc. So....if I get this rare gift of time somewhere during my normal week...I can get almost "giddy" about it. Granted, errand running isn't something that I do on sick days...but that other stuff gets done and it's awesome!!
Well...enough said about sick days. Maybe sometime in the next couple of weeks we could get another kind of day called a snow day?? That will be worthy of another post.
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
Sick days and such
Today I'm taking a sick day. My only son, Ryan, woke up with a fever yesterday and wouldn't you know it...Kevin was off so I could go to work and get on with the day. I guess the guys fared pretty good yesterday. The girls and I had to go to Oaks, OK for a basketball game right after school. Man...Oaks is pretty darn close to Arkansas!!! Good thing we only do that trip once a season!! Christen played hard the 2nd and 3rd quarters. I love watching her play. Anyway...when I got home last night, I found out that G-pa Lane (aka Dr. Lane :) diagnosed Ryan with some sort of something that requires antibiotics. So, like a responsible mom, I decided to take a sick day today because as all moms know...children MUST be on antibiotics for at least 24 hours before returning to school. So here I am....
Let's review the past 2 weeks: Last week when I was thrown into the whole routine of going to school, working out, going to b-ball games nearly every night, trying to keep up my tidy house and feeding my family healthy home-cooked meals....I pretty much wore myself thin. I crashed hard on Friday night!!! My successes were obvious....I did work out 5 out of 7 days (2 of those workouts happened at 4:45 a.m.) and our budget wasn't completely blown by eating out. This week...well it's only Tuesday and I'm feeling pretty proud again. I did go to the gym yesterday and today at the early hour of 4:45 a.m.
Taking care of sick teens is a bit different than taking care of sick babies. I miss the days of holding my babies and rocking them to sleep. I miss that part of "the old days". I do enjoy them being able to tell me what hurts and how they feel. That's so much more relieving than guessing what it is that's hurting a sick baby. My children will always be my babies...no matter how old they get or how independent they think they are. I miss their babyhood....but I truly cherish every phase of their growing up years. I love listening to them talk like a grown-up, I love listening to the girls when they play with each other, and I love "eaves-dropping" on their conversations with their friends...not just because I'm a nosy mom....but it brings back memories of my own childhood and the conversations I had with my friends.
I have no idea how far I got into left field with this post...I suppose it should be titled "Rambling". Any-who....I do love my children....sometimes I wish I could have one more baby and sometimes I wish I could re-live some of my favorite parts of being a mommy. But...I guess the best part is truly to come.....you think?? I have to wonder sometimes...how could it get any better??
Let's review the past 2 weeks: Last week when I was thrown into the whole routine of going to school, working out, going to b-ball games nearly every night, trying to keep up my tidy house and feeding my family healthy home-cooked meals....I pretty much wore myself thin. I crashed hard on Friday night!!! My successes were obvious....I did work out 5 out of 7 days (2 of those workouts happened at 4:45 a.m.) and our budget wasn't completely blown by eating out. This week...well it's only Tuesday and I'm feeling pretty proud again. I did go to the gym yesterday and today at the early hour of 4:45 a.m.
Taking care of sick teens is a bit different than taking care of sick babies. I miss the days of holding my babies and rocking them to sleep. I miss that part of "the old days". I do enjoy them being able to tell me what hurts and how they feel. That's so much more relieving than guessing what it is that's hurting a sick baby. My children will always be my babies...no matter how old they get or how independent they think they are. I miss their babyhood....but I truly cherish every phase of their growing up years. I love listening to them talk like a grown-up, I love listening to the girls when they play with each other, and I love "eaves-dropping" on their conversations with their friends...not just because I'm a nosy mom....but it brings back memories of my own childhood and the conversations I had with my friends.
I have no idea how far I got into left field with this post...I suppose it should be titled "Rambling". Any-who....I do love my children....sometimes I wish I could have one more baby and sometimes I wish I could re-live some of my favorite parts of being a mommy. But...I guess the best part is truly to come.....you think?? I have to wonder sometimes...how could it get any better??
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