*Today I only did 5 schedule changes. Things are starting to slow down!
*My birthday is one month away! I'm pumped about the b-day plans, a comedy show and dinner at my favorite Austin restaurant!
*UT football in 10 days!
*My fall Kraft and Family magazine came in the mail yesterday. I'm ready for some fall food...
*because that means cooler weather is in the future.
*Mopac is awesome. My dog, not the highway.
*Pay day is always a good day!
*Labor Day is a very fast approaching holiday!
Wednesday, August 24, 2011
Tuesday, August 23, 2011
Day of Exhaustion...#2
At 4:30 pm I feel like I've been beaten...with a baseball bat.
Work needs to slow down. I can't keep going a 100 mph. We are running around like chickens with our heads cut off. Today I noticed popped blood vessels in my ankles. It.is.gross.
Why isn't it Friday yet?
Work needs to slow down. I can't keep going a 100 mph. We are running around like chickens with our heads cut off. Today I noticed popped blood vessels in my ankles. It.is.gross.
Why isn't it Friday yet?
Monday, August 22, 2011
Throbbing Feet
I'm pretty sure I'm about to fall asleep. It's 8:34, and I think I'm headed to bed.
The only thing on my mind is the following question, "Did today even happen?"
What a whirlwind! I got to work at 7:45, and the next thing I knew it was 1:30.
I might have changed around a gabillion schedules today. I think every time I turned around, I was putting out another fire.
And those poor sixth graders. Oh you need an extra dose of patience walking down their hallways. Those locker combinations are downright dangerous. I forgot how much time those things took to figure out. But I had flashbacks to my teaching days and helping kids pass the 0 three times clockwise, land on the number, turn counterclockwise, etc. It's just too much for them on that first day. We're glad if they find their way inside the school. And then we slam them with locker combinations.
The schedule today was a little funny due to the registration rooms this morning. So, we had to get back on a lunch schedule to accommodate the cafeteria and transitions time, which means it went registration period, 1st period, 2nd period, 4th period, etc. Third period actually happened after 6th period. I know, complete confusion.
I actually had a sixth grader argue with me.
"But I just left second period. 3rd comes after second!!!!"
Poor little bugger. He had such a death grip on his schedule. I thought he was going to poke a hole through his paper as he was jamming his finger on his third period class to show me he knew how to count.
That kid won't want to come back tomorrow.
Poor little bugger.
But the good news is tomorrow we will have a regular bell schedule.
And hopefully my feet won't be pulsing at the end of the day. I bet I walked 5 miles within the school today.
Goodnight!
The only thing on my mind is the following question, "Did today even happen?"
What a whirlwind! I got to work at 7:45, and the next thing I knew it was 1:30.
I might have changed around a gabillion schedules today. I think every time I turned around, I was putting out another fire.
And those poor sixth graders. Oh you need an extra dose of patience walking down their hallways. Those locker combinations are downright dangerous. I forgot how much time those things took to figure out. But I had flashbacks to my teaching days and helping kids pass the 0 three times clockwise, land on the number, turn counterclockwise, etc. It's just too much for them on that first day. We're glad if they find their way inside the school. And then we slam them with locker combinations.
The schedule today was a little funny due to the registration rooms this morning. So, we had to get back on a lunch schedule to accommodate the cafeteria and transitions time, which means it went registration period, 1st period, 2nd period, 4th period, etc. Third period actually happened after 6th period. I know, complete confusion.
I actually had a sixth grader argue with me.
"But I just left second period. 3rd comes after second!!!!"
Poor little bugger. He had such a death grip on his schedule. I thought he was going to poke a hole through his paper as he was jamming his finger on his third period class to show me he knew how to count.
That kid won't want to come back tomorrow.
Poor little bugger.
But the good news is tomorrow we will have a regular bell schedule.
And hopefully my feet won't be pulsing at the end of the day. I bet I walked 5 miles within the school today.
Goodnight!
Sunday, August 21, 2011
green or yellow
Randy and I are considered heroes.
It's true.
We've been told we are "strong."
The reason?
We're waiting to find out the gender of our baby.
People have very, VERY strong opinions about finding out the gender. We usually get the look of disappointment or confusion.
"Why do you want to wait?" It's a common question, and for the longest time I've always wanted to be surprise. I don't want to plan. I don't want to call the baby by its name yet. I don't want it written on the wall. I don't want everything revolving around pink or blue, just yet. Right now, we're just in love with Little Lueders and ducks and frogs;) And I'm in love with the idea of Randy running into the waiting room and announcing, "It's a (insert gender here)!!!!"
Don't get me wrong, some people think it's fabulous we're waiting. "Just like the old days," so I hear.
If we are blessed with a second child, I might find out. It does have some advantageous. But for now, I'm happy to hear what everyone's guesses are.
At the end of my first trimester and very beginnings of the second one, people were convinced that I was having a girl. Probably for every boy vote, there would be ten girl votes. I was starting to really jump on the pink bandwagon. The more you hear, the more you start to believe. I even started calling the baby "her."
Well now that I'm showing more, the votes have done a 180. I'm "CLEARLY" having a boy. The votes are based on how I'm carrying the baby. The baby is straight out. It looks like I sat a bowling ball under my shirt. If you are having a girl, apparently you carry the baby from hip to hip and are wider. I'm more pointy.
Is this a bunch of hocus pocus?
Who knows? It's fun to hear all the different opinions and why. Some peoples reasons are the exact opposite of someone else's view.
We'll find out in a couple of months. Maybe if I get brave, I'll post a baby bump picture.
It's true.
We've been told we are "strong."
The reason?
We're waiting to find out the gender of our baby.
People have very, VERY strong opinions about finding out the gender. We usually get the look of disappointment or confusion.
"Why do you want to wait?" It's a common question, and for the longest time I've always wanted to be surprise. I don't want to plan. I don't want to call the baby by its name yet. I don't want it written on the wall. I don't want everything revolving around pink or blue, just yet. Right now, we're just in love with Little Lueders and ducks and frogs;) And I'm in love with the idea of Randy running into the waiting room and announcing, "It's a (insert gender here)!!!!"
Don't get me wrong, some people think it's fabulous we're waiting. "Just like the old days," so I hear.
If we are blessed with a second child, I might find out. It does have some advantageous. But for now, I'm happy to hear what everyone's guesses are.
At the end of my first trimester and very beginnings of the second one, people were convinced that I was having a girl. Probably for every boy vote, there would be ten girl votes. I was starting to really jump on the pink bandwagon. The more you hear, the more you start to believe. I even started calling the baby "her."
Well now that I'm showing more, the votes have done a 180. I'm "CLEARLY" having a boy. The votes are based on how I'm carrying the baby. The baby is straight out. It looks like I sat a bowling ball under my shirt. If you are having a girl, apparently you carry the baby from hip to hip and are wider. I'm more pointy.
Is this a bunch of hocus pocus?
Who knows? It's fun to hear all the different opinions and why. Some peoples reasons are the exact opposite of someone else's view.
We'll find out in a couple of months. Maybe if I get brave, I'll post a baby bump picture.
Wanted...
Is this not the coolest Ipad cover?
Small detail, I don't own an Ipad.
And probably never will:( But if you do, buy this one because it is rad. That is all.
Saturday, August 20, 2011
CrAvInGs!
Everyone says pregnant women have weird cravings. I'm still waiting for something weird to pop up, but so far I'm only wanting the following things...
1) soup! It's only 108 degrees in Texas, but hey, I want soup all the time! I order it at restaurants; I made a big pot of chicken noodle and tomato bisque soup a couple weeks ago; I get my hand slapped when I reach for the Ramen in our pantry. (Ramen soup made the "top ten things to avoid in pregnancy" list and Randy caught wind of this...dang it! I love me some Ramen, but I know it's junk, and I don't need all the sodium).
I've eaten three cans of Campbell's Vegetable soup in the last week. But not all at once.
2) fruit! green apples, kiwis, strawberries, rasberries, peaches, plumcots, oranges, grapes, mangoes, oh my I love fruit!
My new favorite snack is a green apple with a slice of gouda cheese or those handy dandy individual Jiffy peanut butter snack cups. That Jiffy man is a genius!
So far I know you're impressed with my good eating habits, but wait for it, wait for it...
3) MEXICAN FOOD!!! Chips and salsa are always on my mind! This is by far the biggest craving. I want it three times a day! I could eat queso, guacamole, enchiladas, fajitas, flautas, and rice/beans nonstop. I don't really know if this is a PREGNANCY craving per say. As Randy says, "How is that different than from before?" True story!
It's downright dangerous. I'm limiting myself to Mexican food only twice a week.
Well, I'm going to start...
So nothing too strange yet. I'll keep you posted if I start eating buttermilk with crushed fritos. Does that not sound disgusting? A lady at work told me when she was pregnant she would eat that all the time. Oh and she would hollow out a pickle and fill it with A-1 sauce.
I'll stick to Mexican food, thankyouverymuch!
1) soup! It's only 108 degrees in Texas, but hey, I want soup all the time! I order it at restaurants; I made a big pot of chicken noodle and tomato bisque soup a couple weeks ago; I get my hand slapped when I reach for the Ramen in our pantry. (Ramen soup made the "top ten things to avoid in pregnancy" list and Randy caught wind of this...dang it! I love me some Ramen, but I know it's junk, and I don't need all the sodium).
I've eaten three cans of Campbell's Vegetable soup in the last week. But not all at once.
2) fruit! green apples, kiwis, strawberries, rasberries, peaches, plumcots, oranges, grapes, mangoes, oh my I love fruit!
My new favorite snack is a green apple with a slice of gouda cheese or those handy dandy individual Jiffy peanut butter snack cups. That Jiffy man is a genius!
So far I know you're impressed with my good eating habits, but wait for it, wait for it...
3) MEXICAN FOOD!!! Chips and salsa are always on my mind! This is by far the biggest craving. I want it three times a day! I could eat queso, guacamole, enchiladas, fajitas, flautas, and rice/beans nonstop. I don't really know if this is a PREGNANCY craving per say. As Randy says, "How is that different than from before?" True story!
It's downright dangerous. I'm limiting myself to Mexican food only twice a week.
Well, I'm going to start...
So nothing too strange yet. I'll keep you posted if I start eating buttermilk with crushed fritos. Does that not sound disgusting? A lady at work told me when she was pregnant she would eat that all the time. Oh and she would hollow out a pickle and fill it with A-1 sauce.
I'll stick to Mexican food, thankyouverymuch!
Hectic
Is it Monday yet?
I'm sooooo ready to have school start!
I'm tired of talking about it. I just want it to happen. It's the anticipation that brings dread. If it's here and happening, it's not that bad. It's the thinking about it that stinks. Ready or not, here comes all 991 of them!
Now I have the day to clean my messy house. Whoa, the house looks perfect on Monday morning, but come Friday afternoon it looks like a tornado hit it. There's very little picking up and organizing all week long. Thursday night is always softball, so dishes just get stacked as we race out the door for the games. These dishes wait for me until Saturday.
So I need to get some stuff done...laundry, cooking for next week, and cleaning!
I did manage to go to the gym this morning. No worries, I'm not doing heavy workouts. Just getting in some exercise since it's so hot to walk at night. And I do have doctor permission to use the elliptical machine. He wants me to stay away from the treadmill because my balance will continue to be a little off as I keep growing. And since I'm prone to falling with all my balance in check, I figured this was a good idea.
I feel great! There's something about listening to the Goo Goo Dolls and Third Eye Blind that makes me go a little faster.
I have steaks thawing for dinner tonight, cookies to bake, and an afternoon cat nap with some popcorn, peach tea, and "Beauty and the Beast."
I'm sooooo ready to have school start!
I'm tired of talking about it. I just want it to happen. It's the anticipation that brings dread. If it's here and happening, it's not that bad. It's the thinking about it that stinks. Ready or not, here comes all 991 of them!
Now I have the day to clean my messy house. Whoa, the house looks perfect on Monday morning, but come Friday afternoon it looks like a tornado hit it. There's very little picking up and organizing all week long. Thursday night is always softball, so dishes just get stacked as we race out the door for the games. These dishes wait for me until Saturday.
So I need to get some stuff done...laundry, cooking for next week, and cleaning!
I did manage to go to the gym this morning. No worries, I'm not doing heavy workouts. Just getting in some exercise since it's so hot to walk at night. And I do have doctor permission to use the elliptical machine. He wants me to stay away from the treadmill because my balance will continue to be a little off as I keep growing. And since I'm prone to falling with all my balance in check, I figured this was a good idea.
I feel great! There's something about listening to the Goo Goo Dolls and Third Eye Blind that makes me go a little faster.
I have steaks thawing for dinner tonight, cookies to bake, and an afternoon cat nap with some popcorn, peach tea, and "Beauty and the Beast."
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