It is hard to believe that I only have two more day of work. I have been waiting for this day for a few months now. It is Thursday before my last Friday and my students are taking a three week assessment test and then blogging on their page about this first semester. So, I am taking a few moments to blog about my life and reflect before the hassel of moving.
I love my job as a teacher and I have enjoed the past 8 years of it. I am about to have a new challenge and I am going to embrace it with all my might. I will be staying home with my boys and being their mom. I am a bit nervous about what I am going to do with them when we are home all day, but I am sure I will manage. Alex is getting puzzles and learning cds for Christmas so I know that I will be able to continue teaching him until he is in preschool. I have taught 2 through 5 grades, but never any of the little ones....good thing I know K teachers who can give me some guidance.
As I sit here and think about what tomorrow means, I am happy and sad all at the same time, if that is possible. People think I am crazy for being sad about not working, but it is what I have known for 8 years. I am not sure I know what it means to slow down and relax and really enjoy being a mom. Any advice from the stay at home mommmies......
I will post again tomorrow about my last day at work and how I feel.
Much Love!!!!
December 17, 2009
September 25, 2009
Moving Part 2
So in a million years I never thought that moving or trying to sell a house would be so stressful. We have talked to a realitor this week who I do not like that much. He wanted 10% of the selling price for comission and wanted us to spend 5 or 6 thousand dollars to fix it up before selling it. If I had that kind of money I would not be worried about selling it. He also wanted us to take a loss in the selling price, which would mean that we would have to pay about 7 thousand just to pay off the mortgage after selling the house. I am like NO WAY! I know there is a lot that goes into selling a house....but man, this is ridiculous. I just do not know what to do. Ryan and I have so much to talk about, but it is really hard when he has to travel so much for work. Thank goodness he is home now....
I am glad that I have my pampered chef party tomorrow night to keep my mind off of this!!!
I am glad that I have my pampered chef party tomorrow night to keep my mind off of this!!!
September 23, 2009
Moving
So, we have some pretty big news for everyone. Ryan has gotten a promotion at work and it is moving us to Raleigh. We are in the middle of making some pretty big decisions. I know that is going to be hard for us to leave all of the wonderful friends we have made in Winston Salem, but we cannot turn this down.
There are somethings that I am excited about, for example getting Alex out of this daycare. He is still having some problems. I feel so bad for having to leave him there everyday. I am sad about taking Joseph out because I love his teacher. PLUS daycare in RDU is about twice as much as it here and they do not supply formula and baby food. I cannot believe that. I am excited because I may have the opportunity to maybe stay home with the boys once we sell the house. The bad part is that we have to sell the house. That is harder than I thought. I am finding it that it is very hard to sell a house in this market. Hmmm, I am also not wanting to leave our church. We have a great church family and Sunday school class. I hate that we are leaving them. There is so much more going on....
Well, I will keep everyone updated on what is going on.
There are somethings that I am excited about, for example getting Alex out of this daycare. He is still having some problems. I feel so bad for having to leave him there everyday. I am sad about taking Joseph out because I love his teacher. PLUS daycare in RDU is about twice as much as it here and they do not supply formula and baby food. I cannot believe that. I am excited because I may have the opportunity to maybe stay home with the boys once we sell the house. The bad part is that we have to sell the house. That is harder than I thought. I am finding it that it is very hard to sell a house in this market. Hmmm, I am also not wanting to leave our church. We have a great church family and Sunday school class. I hate that we are leaving them. There is so much more going on....
Well, I will keep everyone updated on what is going on.
August 4, 2009
Laura Lane
Please pray for my friends little girl. She is about 4 and half months hold and has spinadefida. She is having some troubles and here is an update from her Mom:
Hey everyone. I thought that I would have really great news but unfortunately I don't.Laura Lane has surgery scheduled for a shunt Friday August 28th BUT WAIT there's more.The doctor is 95% sure that this surgery is going to happen. But I am leaning towards a miracle to happen.He has agreed to give us one last chance. The MRI showed that her ventricles did increase and have extra fluid but he doesn't feel as though he needs to do the surgery tomorrow. So he said that we come in the office on August 27th, have her head measured. No more tests, scans, pokes or prods. Just a head measurement. If the measurement goes off the chart she will have surgery the NEXT day. If she stays on the curve and her head stays in line with the curve the surgery WILL be CANCELED.So as of now, we won't know anything until the 27th. After that we are out of the woods or in the operating room.Please don't stop praying. This is a very very scary time and well as we all know from the previous measurement being WRONG lets just hope and pray that everything will stay inline.For those of you like me who likes to get specific in your prayers and talks with God, her head needs to stay between 44 and 45 CM. NO BIGGER.Thank you all again. Take this to church, prayer groups, copy and paste it to your wall, email, or whatever to get as many prayers as you can. Thank you all for loving Laura Lane. ;)
Please help me pray for her!!! Thanks!
Hey everyone. I thought that I would have really great news but unfortunately I don't.Laura Lane has surgery scheduled for a shunt Friday August 28th BUT WAIT there's more.The doctor is 95% sure that this surgery is going to happen. But I am leaning towards a miracle to happen.He has agreed to give us one last chance. The MRI showed that her ventricles did increase and have extra fluid but he doesn't feel as though he needs to do the surgery tomorrow. So he said that we come in the office on August 27th, have her head measured. No more tests, scans, pokes or prods. Just a head measurement. If the measurement goes off the chart she will have surgery the NEXT day. If she stays on the curve and her head stays in line with the curve the surgery WILL be CANCELED.So as of now, we won't know anything until the 27th. After that we are out of the woods or in the operating room.Please don't stop praying. This is a very very scary time and well as we all know from the previous measurement being WRONG lets just hope and pray that everything will stay inline.For those of you like me who likes to get specific in your prayers and talks with God, her head needs to stay between 44 and 45 CM. NO BIGGER.Thank you all again. Take this to church, prayer groups, copy and paste it to your wall, email, or whatever to get as many prayers as you can. Thank you all for loving Laura Lane. ;)
Please help me pray for her!!! Thanks!
July 26, 2009
Facebook observations
So, I think I have two accounts, but can only access one of them....WOW, so Jenn Bush when you said you added me, you sure did! The problem is, I do not know how to access the other account so there is no way for me to contact anyone. I have put an email into facebook about how to delete or deactivate this account so there wont be anymore confusion. I did not realize this a few months ago when I first started on facebook. I do apologize for all of the mess I have caused. A lot of my friends are on both pages, but some are on one and not the other so I am trying to add all of you who are on my old to my new so please bare with me. Thanks for your patience!!! All of this will get straightened out soon, I hope.
July 25, 2009
The boys
Things are going very well for both boys right now. I cannot believe how much they both change everyday. I am amazed at how much I change each and every day with them. I never in a million years thought I would be able to love anyone as much as I love both my boys.
Alex is talking more than I ever imagined he would at 19.5 months. Of course, I had no idea how much they talked or did not talk at this age. He is amazing. Tonight in his bath he was picking up all of his bath toys and asking me "that" so I would name them. We went through duck, fish, octopus, penguin, turtle, frog, shark, and dolphin. He would do his best to repeat them to me. He has fish, duck, and sort of says octopus. It is great. Along with the talking we are trying to teach him more signs each day of words he cannot say. He knows eat, drink, please, more, and thank you. I am so proud of him and being is mom. Tonight as we were playing before bath time he would let me build a block tower and then knock them down and just laugh. By the end of play time he would not even allow me to build he would just knock them down. I laughed so hard. His little temper is something not to mess with. Let me tell you, my boy does not like the word "no" and he will let you know that. He wants to eat cookies and crackers all day long. Too bad for him I do not allow that. That is what grandparents are for. I am going to miss him when he goes back to daycare and I return to school. We have bonded so much over the past few months.
Joseph has really changed over the past few months. I cannot beleive all that he is able to do at 3 months. First of all, I cannot believe that he is already three months. That is crazy. He is able to pick his head up during tummy time on the floor and on my chest. He does not like to be on the floor for very long. That is why I went and bought the bumbo chair and he absolutely loves it. He sat it in today for 15 minutes and then did 5 minutes of tummy time. He is learning how to play his toys. I bought him and baby einstein catepillar for his car seat and he played with today on our car ride. I was completely amazed. He has already rolled over 3 times from stomach to back. YEA! I cannot wait for him to do it from back to stomach. I put him on the floor all the time now and he does not cry. That means I am abled to clean and cook more. Ryan is happy about that. Also, ever since we have gotten him on prevacid he has been sleeping better. In fact he has been sleeping through the night for two weeks. I mean we put him down to bed at 8:30 - 9:00pm and he will sleep until 7 or 8 am. I am getting a full nights sleep if I go to bed on time. I am scared to leave him with the daycare because he has not been away from me for 3 months. We have a strong bond. But I do know his teacher because she was Alex's and she is going to be great with him. It will be a good thing for Joseph though to begin the socialization process. I am so proud of him and being his mommy.
Needless to say life is good right now with the way things are....that is all going to change on August 3 when they go back to daycare again. I need that week to get used to it myself. I go back to work August 10 and that is when chaos and a new schedule will begin....fun stuff!!!
Alex is talking more than I ever imagined he would at 19.5 months. Of course, I had no idea how much they talked or did not talk at this age. He is amazing. Tonight in his bath he was picking up all of his bath toys and asking me "that" so I would name them. We went through duck, fish, octopus, penguin, turtle, frog, shark, and dolphin. He would do his best to repeat them to me. He has fish, duck, and sort of says octopus. It is great. Along with the talking we are trying to teach him more signs each day of words he cannot say. He knows eat, drink, please, more, and thank you. I am so proud of him and being is mom. Tonight as we were playing before bath time he would let me build a block tower and then knock them down and just laugh. By the end of play time he would not even allow me to build he would just knock them down. I laughed so hard. His little temper is something not to mess with. Let me tell you, my boy does not like the word "no" and he will let you know that. He wants to eat cookies and crackers all day long. Too bad for him I do not allow that. That is what grandparents are for. I am going to miss him when he goes back to daycare and I return to school. We have bonded so much over the past few months.
Joseph has really changed over the past few months. I cannot beleive all that he is able to do at 3 months. First of all, I cannot believe that he is already three months. That is crazy. He is able to pick his head up during tummy time on the floor and on my chest. He does not like to be on the floor for very long. That is why I went and bought the bumbo chair and he absolutely loves it. He sat it in today for 15 minutes and then did 5 minutes of tummy time. He is learning how to play his toys. I bought him and baby einstein catepillar for his car seat and he played with today on our car ride. I was completely amazed. He has already rolled over 3 times from stomach to back. YEA! I cannot wait for him to do it from back to stomach. I put him on the floor all the time now and he does not cry. That means I am abled to clean and cook more. Ryan is happy about that. Also, ever since we have gotten him on prevacid he has been sleeping better. In fact he has been sleeping through the night for two weeks. I mean we put him down to bed at 8:30 - 9:00pm and he will sleep until 7 or 8 am. I am getting a full nights sleep if I go to bed on time. I am scared to leave him with the daycare because he has not been away from me for 3 months. We have a strong bond. But I do know his teacher because she was Alex's and she is going to be great with him. It will be a good thing for Joseph though to begin the socialization process. I am so proud of him and being his mommy.
Needless to say life is good right now with the way things are....that is all going to change on August 3 when they go back to daycare again. I need that week to get used to it myself. I go back to work August 10 and that is when chaos and a new schedule will begin....fun stuff!!!
July 17, 2009
Life on Vacation with two boys
We went to the beach as a family for about two weeks. One week with my Moms family and then one week with my Dads family. It is amazing how the kids acted differently with each sides of my family.
Week 1: A week with Granma: Emerald Isle, NC
Alex refused to play in the ocean or water with my mom. He was fussy a lot and just did not seem to want to be there. We tried walking him in the stroller. We even tried to trick him with toys to get him closer to the water. He wanted nothing to do with it. He just wanted to be near me. When Baby Joseph and I went into the ocean he screamed until we came back to our towels. I had no idea what to do. He was very stuck on his schedule so we were only at the ocean for an hour or so before lunch and nap. That was a bit much for me because I did not get to enjoy the water either. I did not have to do too much because Granma and Aunt Jenny wanted to take care of both boys. That was a nice treat. Uncle Neil did a nice job of entertaining Alex when he wanted to play. I really enjoyed having a break. He had a hard time taking naps and getting to sleep because he did not have his bed. Joseph was not sleeping either and he is was spitting up a lot and coughing so much after eating. Joseph ended up sleeping with me because I just wanted to sleep. That was no fun for me. I got no sleep either. The car ride was so fun as well!!! Haha, when Joseph wasn't slee[ing he was crying. Even after he was fed, he cried. Alex slept or watched DVDs. He was a great passenger. I learned a lot from that trip.
Week 2: A week with Grandpa: Charleston, SC
This time when we were driving we split it up into two trips. Great Granma lives in Florence SC so we stayed with her the night before so it would not be such a long trip for the boys. They had a lot of fun with Great Granma because some of the cousins came over and they got to play. They really being Alex. It was great to see him interacting with other Children since it is just Me, Alex, and Joseph (plus speedy and tiptoe our cats) during the day. This made the drive to Charleston so much better. Alex did another great job watching DVDs and sleeping. I have never been so proud of him. He even behaved when we stopped for lunch at 5 guys before crossing the bridge on the fourth of July. On day 1 he wanted nothing to do with the pool. He would just sit by the side and put his hands in or maybe his feet, but refused to get in the water. That night he watched the fireworks, but really no idea what they were. He has the rest of his life to watch and enjoy. I still love watching them. Believe it or not this week I did not stick to his schedule, but took his lead on naps and bedtime. He did much better and slept so much better. He played so well with his cousins and Uncle Gray (6). Yes, I have a 6 year old brother. He just adores Alex and Joseph. By him playing with them gave Ryan and I time to enjoy ourselves as well. This was a fun vacation of just hanging out at the pool and ocean. We did go shopping a few times and hit great sales at various places. By the end of the week Alex was playing in both the ocean and swimming in the pool. I could not believe it. I could not believe the week was over.
Overall, both of these beach weeks were a success and very enjoyable. Of course, I was already thinking about how great next year will be with both kids being over 1! I am getting used to being a Mom while on vacation and being able to have help when are around family members. It has taken me a while to realize that I do not have to everything all by myself.
Week 1: A week with Granma: Emerald Isle, NC
Alex refused to play in the ocean or water with my mom. He was fussy a lot and just did not seem to want to be there. We tried walking him in the stroller. We even tried to trick him with toys to get him closer to the water. He wanted nothing to do with it. He just wanted to be near me. When Baby Joseph and I went into the ocean he screamed until we came back to our towels. I had no idea what to do. He was very stuck on his schedule so we were only at the ocean for an hour or so before lunch and nap. That was a bit much for me because I did not get to enjoy the water either. I did not have to do too much because Granma and Aunt Jenny wanted to take care of both boys. That was a nice treat. Uncle Neil did a nice job of entertaining Alex when he wanted to play. I really enjoyed having a break. He had a hard time taking naps and getting to sleep because he did not have his bed. Joseph was not sleeping either and he is was spitting up a lot and coughing so much after eating. Joseph ended up sleeping with me because I just wanted to sleep. That was no fun for me. I got no sleep either. The car ride was so fun as well!!! Haha, when Joseph wasn't slee[ing he was crying. Even after he was fed, he cried. Alex slept or watched DVDs. He was a great passenger. I learned a lot from that trip.
Week 2: A week with Grandpa: Charleston, SC
This time when we were driving we split it up into two trips. Great Granma lives in Florence SC so we stayed with her the night before so it would not be such a long trip for the boys. They had a lot of fun with Great Granma because some of the cousins came over and they got to play. They really being Alex. It was great to see him interacting with other Children since it is just Me, Alex, and Joseph (plus speedy and tiptoe our cats) during the day. This made the drive to Charleston so much better. Alex did another great job watching DVDs and sleeping. I have never been so proud of him. He even behaved when we stopped for lunch at 5 guys before crossing the bridge on the fourth of July. On day 1 he wanted nothing to do with the pool. He would just sit by the side and put his hands in or maybe his feet, but refused to get in the water. That night he watched the fireworks, but really no idea what they were. He has the rest of his life to watch and enjoy. I still love watching them. Believe it or not this week I did not stick to his schedule, but took his lead on naps and bedtime. He did much better and slept so much better. He played so well with his cousins and Uncle Gray (6). Yes, I have a 6 year old brother. He just adores Alex and Joseph. By him playing with them gave Ryan and I time to enjoy ourselves as well. This was a fun vacation of just hanging out at the pool and ocean. We did go shopping a few times and hit great sales at various places. By the end of the week Alex was playing in both the ocean and swimming in the pool. I could not believe it. I could not believe the week was over.
Overall, both of these beach weeks were a success and very enjoyable. Of course, I was already thinking about how great next year will be with both kids being over 1! I am getting used to being a Mom while on vacation and being able to have help when are around family members. It has taken me a while to realize that I do not have to everything all by myself.
first blog
Okay, so all of my girlfriends keep telling me to start facebook, blogging, and twitter. Well, I have managed to start two of three. All of you know I am on facebook and now I have a blog. Wow, I am getting their girls!
I am very new to this as well, but I love to write so I am sure this will come easier to me as I figure out the program. I am looking at how to publish, but keep private, but share with those I want to. I chose this site because I am familair with google and I do everything else with them. So I am going to give it a whirl. This way I can share all my thoughts with those who actually want to read it. Believe me, I have a lot to share about life and all my new adventures!!
To be continued...
I am very new to this as well, but I love to write so I am sure this will come easier to me as I figure out the program. I am looking at how to publish, but keep private, but share with those I want to. I chose this site because I am familair with google and I do everything else with them. So I am going to give it a whirl. This way I can share all my thoughts with those who actually want to read it. Believe me, I have a lot to share about life and all my new adventures!!
To be continued...
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