tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15300249820942580082024-03-04T14:23:38.918-06:00vanillafrog's voicevanillafroghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17894767358705044950noreply@blogger.comBlogger254125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1530024982094258008.post-4313288664289152452012-12-04T14:02:00.001-06:002012-12-04T14:02:25.097-06:00happy birthday, Scout!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Happy 2nd birthday, to Scout! We love this kid! Look out world, he's already doing amazing things!<br /><br />vanillafroghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17894767358705044950noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1530024982094258008.post-40875336007653371722012-10-07T12:12:00.001-05:002012-10-07T12:12:17.044-05:00daytripper<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Paperbacks:
By Nicholas Sparks<br />
The Last Song<br />
Nights in Rodanthe<br />
Dear John<br />
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The Girl With the Dragon Tatoo by Stieg Larson<br />
The Reader by Bernhard Schlink<br />
Feed the Belly the Pregnant Mom's Healthy Eating Guide by Frances Largeman-Roth, RD<br />
The Street of a Thousand Blossoms by Gail Tsukiyama<br />
The Tenth Justice by Brad Metzler<br />
New Moon (Twilight Saga) by Stephenie Meyer<br />
Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen<br />
The Memory Keeper's Daughter by Kim Edwards<br />
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Hardbacks:<br />
By Stephenie Meyer<br />
Eclipse<br />
Breaking Dawn<br />
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A Walk to Remember by Nicholas Sparks<br />
The Purpose Driven Life by Rick Warren<br />
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$1 paperbacks
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens<br />
Killing Mr. Griffin by Lois Duncan (YA)<br />
That's it for now, if I find some more, I'll post them!vanillafroghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17894767358705044950noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1530024982094258008.post-8489677671471329202012-07-08T14:34:00.000-05:002012-07-08T14:34:45.983-05:00summer 2012<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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this has pretty much been it...Scout got his hair cut, we had VBS and he loved it, we go to church every Sunday, swim in his little pool at G and P's, and hang out in our pj's a lot! lots of Super Why, Sesame Street, music at lunch, cheese, ball, bean box, and learning the alphabet. i'm in the middle of a massive purge and cleaning my closet and bedroom, k-dogg works in the yard when it isn't scorching, we saw the amazing spiderman this week. our little town and group of friends has been hit hard with tragedy this summer. other than that, life is good!vanillafroghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17894767358705044950noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1530024982094258008.post-86105798261405340142012-05-19T11:37:00.002-05:002012-05-19T11:37:57.423-05:00happy birthday!yippee-yi-yo, it's my birthday! some little character on one of Scout's apps says that and Scout hits it over and over every time he plays it. haven't done much today, i'm actually still in my pajamas and Scout's taking a nap. yesterday was a bad weather day. Scout went to G and P's while k-dogg and i went to the eye doctor, lunch, and the movies. k-dogg wears contacts, so they make him come in for a check up once a year before they'll refill his prescription. i just needed my glasses adjusted because some little boy likes to grab them and throw them as fas as he can when he's tired or mad at me. our favorite vietnamese food place is only two blocks from the eye doctor and we aren't in that part of town very often, so we went there for lunch! yum! then we finally got to see the avengers! we missed captain america and thor in the theater and caught up on dvd in the past month. the avengers was awesome! never have been a big fan of iron man, but i've liked the hulk since i was a little kid and captain america may be my new favorite. didn't know anything about him when i dressed Scout for halloween, but he's cool. now i'm ready for the amazing spiderman and the dark knight rises. my guys got me a HUGE harry potter book for my birthday...if Scout doesn't end up being a geek...i'll be very surprised! vanillafroghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17894767358705044950noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1530024982094258008.post-89850375310064193822012-05-05T18:12:00.000-05:002012-05-05T18:12:12.373-05:00fiestanot really, we're not celebrating cinco de mayo too much. well, scout and i aren't. k-dogg is going out with friends to watch the mayweather fight, but i don't think he really cares what they're doing, he's just excited to get out. scout started running a fever wednesday afternoon. we weren't sure what was wrong, since he always holds his ear when he's tired and he seemed to be getting a new tooth. thursday morning, gram texted me at work and told me to call his doctor. so, i worked two hours thursday morning and then left to take scout to the doctor. they tested him for flu, it was negative. the doctor said his ears were clear and that he probably had an upper respiratory infection. scout looked miserable all day thursday. we went back to gram's and he wanted to do nothing but be held. i stayed home with him yesterday so he could sleep in. he looked much better, but still pretty puny and pale. and, ohmygoodness, he has been a momma's boy the past few days! poor k-dogg got up with him this morning, but as soon as he saw me, he actually jumped off the couch and ran to me! he's taking his amoxicillin like a big boy, and he's not running fever anymore, but he gets run down and grumpy pretty easily and he's not eating much. he also cut a new tooth today. i got a swing for him this afternoon. we set it up at my mom and dad's and let him try it out. he loves swinging, normally, but he wasn't too thrilled and wanted out. i got him out, and blood just poured out of his mouth...new tooth! that would explain some of the grumpiness and not eating! he's been asleep for the past 2 hours, so i'm hoping he'll be able to sleep tonight! if not...it may be a long night. outside of scout news, nothing much is happening. i got a haircut and changed my hair color. we now have less than a month of school! not much is happening this coming week, then everything goes bonkers! can't wait!vanillafroghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17894767358705044950noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1530024982094258008.post-45230794308841652342012-04-21T12:07:00.000-05:002012-04-21T12:08:05.691-05:00Aprilthis is the time of year school starts getting crazy. we found out our room assignments, team assignments, and what we'll be teaching next year on monday. i have to move rooms again, i have a new team again, and i'm teaching only writing next year. so, it will be my 4th year there, my 3rd classroom, my 5th different team, and for the second time i will get to pack up all my reading and history materials. whatever, at least i'm not pregnant this time while i have to move all my stuff! i'm actually excited about only teaching writing. this year has been really hard trying to fit everything in. we have more staar tests this week...reading and math. relay for life was last night. i'm glad i went, even though it was pretty cold, because a lot of people didn't show up! i stopped by ghs cheer tryouts last night before relay...so glad Scout is a boy!!!! my mom's birthday was this week. she kept Scout home from mdo and took him on a picnic at the park. thursday, they went to the zoo. i think my kid loves to zoo! he's really into birds right now. when they were at the park this week, he saw a goose and started honking at it! we're not sure who we can give credit to for that, but i'm betting on curious george or my mom...she may not remember teaching him that! Scout cut ANOTHER tooth this week, so his sleeping has been a little off and he can be a little grumpy at times. he also hates being interrupted for a diaper change and tries to kick k-dogg and i while we are changing him...fun times! we're about to go wrap up my mom's birthday week this afternoon with a late lunch at tgifridays and a trip to fresh! yeah, our family celebrates birthdays all week! my birthday this year is on a saturday, we're out of school the day before it, and it's the saturday after mother's day! plus, we have field day that week. should be a pretty good week! in case you missed 'em on fb, here's some Scout pictures to catch you up...<br />
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vanillafroghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17894767358705044950noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1530024982094258008.post-75742624439343772962012-04-08T16:27:00.001-05:002012-04-08T16:27:23.979-05:00little bunny foo fooi started singing that song to Scout the other day to distract him while i was changing his diaper. so, he's been running around since then saying, "bop, bop, bop!" i only sing the first verse, because i've always thought that song was a wee bit twisted! yesterday, he was eating lunch at gram's and said, "bopmmmm." we got him to switch it around to mmmbop. i found the hanson song on my phone and played it for him...he started dancing in his high chair. k-dogg is not really excited about Scout being a hanson fan! Scout had his first egg hunt yesterday. he had a lot of fun and wore out himself and my parents' dog...but he is not an accomplished egg hunter. he likes to hide the eggs, take them apart, and throw them! he sees no reason to pick them up and put them in a basket once he's spotted them. guess that's a luxury of being an only! he was not thrilled with the crowd and the longer service at church this morning, so i didn't get any good pictures of our family all dressed in our coordinating, but not matching outfits. i'm proud to say that my son was the only kid in his nursery class NOT wearing pastels or bright pink! we are not really a pastel family...even for Resurrection Sunday! these pictures are from his egg hunt yesterday.<br />
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<br />vanillafroghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17894767358705044950noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1530024982094258008.post-9250866420392502322012-03-31T13:07:00.001-05:002012-03-31T13:07:40.821-05:00UntitledIt's not even April an I already have a tanline on my feet from wearing my Toms! Tomorrow is Palm Sunday and it's supposed to get up to 87! Not looking forward to the heat this summer! We had STAAR writing this week. Not worried about it, but sitting there two days in a row making sure my kids are absolutely silent for four hours straight is nerve-wracking! This coming week may be interesting. Our whole grade is supposed to be reading the same book at the same time. As best as I remember, there was not much discussion or input on what books we were getting. I was not too happy when a whole set of the ghost of fossil glen was dumped in my room. I don't believe in ghosts, don't read or watch scary stuff, and definitely don't want to teach it in my class. Put them in the cabinet and forgot about them for a few weeks. This week we were told it's on the plans for next week. I got the book out and read it...NOT gonna happen in my classroom! My son is only 16 months old right now, but if he ever came home talking about a book like this before high school, I'd be upset. My mom said if my class had been given this book to read when I was a kid, she'd have been at the school...which was very rare! I will not be responsible for letting a bunch of 9-10 year olds read a book about, not only a ghost, but a little girl close to their age being murdered by her mom's boyfriend and then coming back as a ghost and killing the boyfriend! I don't think so! So, my class is going to be reading stories from the literature book. We have only used it twice this whole year, anyway. I'm sure someone will have something to say, probably a few someones and a lot of something, but whatever. I'm used to taking a stand when not many other people will. I've always seen pretty much everything as black and white. This book is just wrong for the classroom. Ok, now...I should be shopping, but we are trying to spend the day together, all three of us. But, Scout decided to show he in control and went down for a nap at 10:30! So, now I wait! Oh well, shopping and eating with him is a lot of fun, especially when he's had a good nap!vanillafroghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17894767358705044950noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1530024982094258008.post-63133046058841351392012-03-14T10:28:00.001-05:002012-03-14T10:28:55.855-05:00hello, goodbye<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Greetings, from Jefferson, Texas! We took Scout to Jefferson yesterday. Ate some good cornbread sandwiches, did a little shopping, got Scout a coonskin hat! Mostly, just got out of the house and enjoyed the day. It's crazy how many times I hear how cute he is and how happy and well-behaved he is anytime we take him out. The awesome shirt he has on was a gift from my friend, Jimmy. I think it's the third Beatles shirt Scout has had! Gotta make sure he shows off his good taste in every size! Can't wait til he gets just a little bigger and can wear the Bob Marley shirt that's waiting in his closet. That will probably get some comments, but Scout loves reggae music and used to dance in his high chair whenever I played "I Shot the Sheriff!" He pretty much loves any kind of music. He dances at church, he likes his Sesame Street cd, he usually likes whatever is on in the car or any store, just gotta keep him away from Jucy's...don't want him exposed to too much country, it may ruin his good taste!vanillafroghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17894767358705044950noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1530024982094258008.post-12430936163484798152012-03-09T16:29:00.000-06:002012-03-09T16:29:08.589-06:00peacewell, it would be peaceful if i could stop sneezing and k-dogg would quit coughing. he's had a cough about 3 weeks now. i felt sorry for him until he refused to go to the doctor and keeps me awake night after night coughing. all pity is gone and had been replaced with slight annoyance. anyway, we got off work early today for spring break. i went to get scout from gram's house, he was confused as to why i was there so early! brought him home and he went straight to bed. he's going back tonight for a sleepover. we have been hearing all week that it was supposed to start raining yesterday and not stop til sunday or monday. it started last night, then it stopped. it hasn't rained here all day! but, it's cold again and wet...not good vacation weather. pretty common for spring break around here, though. i'm using scout's naptime to edit pictures before i order them and update my phone...exciting stuff! we don't have much planned for this break. and that's exactly how i plan to keep it!vanillafroghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17894767358705044950noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1530024982094258008.post-61791623180342301572012-02-26T15:17:00.001-06:002012-02-26T15:17:26.839-06:00daffodil's lament<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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batteries die or not! we went out to Mrs. Lee's Daffodil Garden this
morning. i was hoping to get some really great pictures of Scout and
the flowers. first of all, we couldn't find anywhere to stop along the
way until we got to the cabin. then, we got out at the cabin, started
taking a few shots...and my battery light started flashing...argh! oh
well, we went for quality over quantity this time. i did get some good
pics of my guys together, an excellent one of Scout, and some funny
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we may try again this coming weekend...or we may not. how many pictures of yellow flowers do you really need when you already got that first one???vanillafroghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17894767358705044950noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1530024982094258008.post-23599995785637323762012-02-18T15:09:00.000-06:002012-02-18T15:09:49.157-06:00my guy<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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we've been busy! Scout is walking/running everywhere, cutting three teeth at once, not eating, and growing and learning so fast! i've been fighting a sinus infection for about 2 or 3 weeks now. we had a good valentine's day. i passed my esl test, k-dogg went to austin for a few days for work. busy, busy!vanillafroghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17894767358705044950noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1530024982094258008.post-85816181082383095362012-01-28T09:53:00.000-06:002012-01-28T09:53:25.275-06:00the hairbrush songi have to go to ut tyler this afternoon to take my esl test. i haven't taken a test for anything in 10 years, since i took my teacher certification test. same place. i was a little worried because i took the class about the test 3 months ago, but i took a practice test last night and only missed 2 questions. and, it's not a test for anything i HAVE to have for work, just extra that will make my resume look better, it will make it easier to get a job somewhere else, and scheduling my students next year will be easier for admin. we finally got paid this week. i really wish they didn't even pay us early. that would be easier than going almost 6 weeks in between checks! Scout got his first haircut this week! not really a real haircut...Gram trimmed his curls off and straightened everything up so he looks like a little boy now instead of a girl or a little urchin! hair is just not going to be a big deal for us. he wants to grow it out, ok...shave his head, alright. you can always start over or wear hats! at one point, i had a tail, one side of my hair was shorter than the other, and i had lines shaved in my hair. i used to color it with markers. i had a blue streak in it. in college, it was dark brown, almost white, and then the same color as a dr. pepper can. and i probably didn't use a brush or comb for well over a year. K-dogg's hair has been shaved very short and he's had huge curls almost down to his shoulders. not to mention Gram's many different colors and styles! there's not much Scout will be able to do to his hair that would surprise us. anyway, i'm off to find something to eat. can't go in to that test on an empty and growling stomach! vanillafroghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17894767358705044950noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1530024982094258008.post-20457518351261620802012-01-21T23:21:00.001-06:002012-01-21T23:21:55.715-06:00TenTen things I like right now...
The peanut butter chocolate chip oatmeal cookies my mom has been baking
Watching Scout discover new foods
It's Saturday night
All our laundry is done
Scout walked the farthest he's ever walked by himself today
OKC Thunder keep winning
It's not too much longer before baseball starts
Church is tomorrow, I like watching Scout greet people and listen to the music
Payday is this week...finally!
We cleaned out Scout's toys today and it looks much better!vanillafroghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17894767358705044950noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1530024982094258008.post-60084365031243681742012-01-19T20:32:00.001-06:002012-01-19T20:41:04.914-06:00Black hole sunThink I just lost a whole post...here's the short version...works is not a fun place to be this week due to cancer. It's been 9 years since my cousin, Bryan, was killed. I miss him, I wish he was still here to see his niece and nephew grow up. I hope we don't get any bad news tomorrow. When my phone isn't about to shut off...I'll retype my original post!vanillafroghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17894767358705044950noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1530024982094258008.post-3799891144350253382012-01-15T17:02:00.001-06:002012-01-15T17:32:52.096-06:00Purple Rainthe golden globes awards are on tonight. i have seen 4 movies in the theater since Scout was born, harry potter and the deathly hollows parts 1 and 2, the help, and dolphin tale. dolphin tale was during work, too. the students that met their ar goals got to go to the movies and choose between dolphin tale and the smurfs. so, i haven't seen most of the movies that will be awarded tonight, but i'm an avid reader of entertainment weekly, so i do have some idea of what's going on! in honor of the big movies night, i'm listing my top ten favorite movie SOUNDTRACKS of all time. agree, disagree, marvel at my awesomeness, laugh in my face...i don't care, but feel free to add your thoughts and opinions!<br />
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The Big Chill<br />
Jungle Book<br />
My Girl<br />
Reality Bites<br />
Twilight<br />
Dirty Dancing<br />
Romeo & Juliet<br />
Now and Then<br />
Dazed and Confused<br />
Blues Brothers 2000<br />
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This list is not really in order, that would be too hard!vanillafroghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17894767358705044950noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1530024982094258008.post-3650058717043079002012-01-13T21:59:00.001-06:002012-01-13T21:59:07.533-06:00Texas FloodObviously, unlike my mom, the more stressed I am, the less I write and the less I eat. In the past two weeks one of my former students and another boy lost their moms to cancer and pneumonia. Another former student was shot in the face and the kid they have in custody is also a former student. Scout had a stomach virus and before it had even gone away he got double pink eye. Thankfully, it didn't seem to be the contagious kind. We don't know where he for it, but none of us got it from him! He didnt really eat for almost a week, but hes making up for it now! Coach Little passed away on Tuesday morning. There was a little confusion and drama with me taking off work for the funeral today. My annual evaluation at work was on Wednesday morning...I was not in much of a mood for that, but it turned out ok. One of my current students is having some major problems with some new medicine and the mom doesn't seem concerned at all. This morning was the funeral. I don't normally do funerals, but my dad was speaking at it, an it was Coach Little. I did pretty good at keeping it together until his son, Brad, got up to speak. He did a really good job. Tomorrow I plan to run away to target and eat some lunch, play with Scout, and enjoy the rest of our long weekend.vanillafroghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17894767358705044950noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1530024982094258008.post-14467237084590901162012-01-03T21:51:00.001-06:002012-01-03T21:51:20.706-06:00My mind's eye"borrowing" from my mom's blog...top ten things on my mid right now...some serious, others not at all!
1. Coach Little- we'd have to go WAY back to when I was in 5th grade...for some reason, my dad and I helped them move into their house when they moved to Gladewater. We all became friends. Brad and I had several crazy youth trips together. The night we had a wreck on the way home from a Rangers game and I had to get rib x-rays...Brad stayed with me most of the time and got me a candy bar after the doctors said my stomach was empty. At out homes, my mom and Coach Little both woke up, knowing something was wrong, and were awake and waiting when we all started calling our houses! Coach Little was my 9th grade science teacher, I didn't learn a thing except that "a good research paper should be like a girl's skirt...long enough to cover the subject, but short enough to be interesting!" Alyssa and Bean spent HOURS swimming, laughing, and baking cookies together. Between Alyssa's wreck and their mom's death, they've been through way more than any family should have to deal with. And now this. But, the Littles are one of the strongest families I know.
2. Scout has not been himself the past few days...we do not like teething around here!
3. When he feels good, Scout is an awesome little kid and a lot of fun to be around! He actually clapped when he saw me this afternoon.
4. I never thought I would be so excited to get new rugs for my kitchen...until they arrived today.
5. I miss watching tv past 8pm and actually being able to hear it!
6. Tomorrow is Wednesday!
7. My students have the weirdest and funniest conversations, unintentionally, when hey don't know I'm listening.
8. I really want to go to a concert sometime this year!
9. Getting paid early in November and December is nice at the time...not so nice during January! Really working on not shopping online or getting dinner out for a few weeks!
10. I could really use a day at home all alone to get stuff done here...and watch tv with the sound up and no interruptions!
Now, a shower one more trip through pinterest and Facebook...an I should be ready to sleep. And, yes, my alarm is set!vanillafroghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17894767358705044950noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1530024982094258008.post-42404314127697150432012-01-01T17:47:00.001-06:002012-01-01T17:47:25.651-06:00happy new year<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Scout would like to wish everyone a Happy New Year!vanillafroghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17894767358705044950noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1530024982094258008.post-19301425059843619062011-12-30T11:14:00.003-06:002011-12-30T11:14:39.536-06:00ch-ch-changesChanged my blog's look again. If you know about my recently acquired color obsession...you shouldn't be surprised. vanillafroghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17894767358705044950noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1530024982094258008.post-62789592194588866892011-12-28T11:13:00.001-06:002011-12-28T11:13:42.207-06:00faded from the winter<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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after 5 days of celebrating, we are all tired and worn out. we are staying home today to play with new toys, clean, and undecorate the house. we may have to go out to find some food later. and of course, we have to call someone to get our garage door fixed...yea. i hope you all had a wonderful Christmas. Scout's was awesome. he met his uncle j and was introduced to fudge, pretzels, and curious george. we got him a curious george doll and he loves it. it had to go everywhere with us once he opened it Christmas eve night and he sleeps with it. my aunt had no idea about the doll and she got him a curious george dvd! when bean and i were shopping on monday, i found a curious george ornament on sale. so, i guess this was the Christmas of curious george! <br /><br />vanillafroghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17894767358705044950noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1530024982094258008.post-34079162419298244772011-12-24T11:25:00.000-06:002011-12-24T11:25:00.426-06:00Home for the Season<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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yeah, we've been a little busy around here. the week we get out for Christmas is always crazy. since we get out k-dogg and i went to his office Christmas party and my mom and i went to the ballet to see peter pan. it was awesome! peter pan is my favorite disney movie and i love the movie, finding neverland. one of my old students, her little sister, and their dad were all in the ballet. leslie was gorgeous as a mermaid and indian maiden, i wish i could flip and tumble like becca, and their dad was hilarious as a pirate! since then, we've been getting ready for my sister to come home for Christmas! they got in late thursday night. Scout waited as long as he could, but he finally fell asleep on my mom. he woke up and saw bean when we were getting ready to take him home, but he was not really awake and very confused. he got to spend all afternoon with her yesterday and finally met uncle j. first impression did not go well! Scout burst into tears when j tried to pick him up, but he was also tired and had a dirty diaper! he warmed up later when they played with his ball drop toy and uncle j taught him (kinda) to pull his finger...must be an uncle thing! k-dogg and i opened presents from each other this morning because we may not get another chance! Scout loved the box his daddy's present came in. when he wakes up from his nap, we're headed back to gram and poppa's for really good snacks, presents, and hanging out with aunt bean and uncle j. then we're all going to Christmas Eve service at church. i had to make a list last night of everything we'd need for today and tonight so Scout will have all the right clothes, diapers, toys, and gifts without having to come back to the house a hundred times this afternoon! <br />
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i'm sure there will be MANY more pictures after this weekend! Merry Christmas!<br /><br />vanillafroghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17894767358705044950noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1530024982094258008.post-44389539593648592532011-12-12T19:48:00.001-06:002011-12-12T19:48:59.681-06:00Do you know the muffin man?Well, in this case, muffin woman. I made 30 muffins last night for work...29 of them made it there, k-dogg had to test them for me. They were all gone by 10:30! And everything I was supposed to take to my mom's for Scout made it there. My kids did a really good job with the food drive. We beat our goal! We should find out tomorrow which class got the most. Scout had his one year checkup this afternoon. The doctor saw him before I got there. Everything looked good. He had to get 5 shots...all in his legs! Ouch! I don't even know what all he got, other than his flu shot. His MDO class has a little Happy Birthday, Jesus! party tomorrow! So cute! He has gifts for all the little girls in his class, he's the only boy, and his teachers. I hope he feels ok. Right now, I'll just be thrilled if he sleeps all night. He had us awake at 4:15 this morning, by the time he went back to sleep without crying...it was time to get up! Teething is not fun for anyone!vanillafroghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17894767358705044950noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1530024982094258008.post-65337456468998186322011-12-11T20:07:00.001-06:002011-12-11T20:07:47.558-06:00Too tired to think of a song that fits...and no, the tree's not up!Sundays should not be this tiring and stressful. Church and youth committee meeting til almost 2. They were fine. Then had to go to brookshires, which I always dread, to buy canned food for the food drive and muffin mix to make muffins for work tomorrow. The cans...no problem. My kids are really into this food drive thing and working really hard, that's great! The muffins are because my coworkers came up with the idea to have to 12 Days of Breakfast for the 12 school days before we get out. Sounds good, but every day people gripe and whine about how nothing is on their diet, it's not easy for me to get food to work, and I came home sick Thursday morning from something I ate at breakfast! Falalalalalalalala! Brookshires was crazy, I got in what looked like a short line, only two people ahead of me, and the man right ahead of me didn't have much. The girl in front of him was someone I went to school with. She actually paid with a check. Im not sure the girl checking had ever even seen a paper check before. She had to have someone look at it to make sure she copied all the info right! Then, they switched checkers on us and stopped to change out the cash drawer. Shouldn't they have closed the lane, made her finish the customers already in line, and THEN switched??? And since when do you put 10 cans in one plastic bag and make the customer carry it out? I would've done it anyway, but what are all those boys standing around for if they're not doing anything? So, I finally got home, and 5 hours later, I'm taking a break. Ironing, laundry, muffins, cleaning, changing sheets and hunting for pacis. And more than one dirty diaper! All with Scout having a fit if he can't see me every second he's awake because he's teething and doesn't feel good...and K-dogg asking me to bring him a gummy worm every time I get up or freaking out over Scout gettin in to something! Yes, nice, relaxing Sunday...for someone else, hopefully! For now, I'm going to go see if I can take a hot shower and go to bed early. Scout has his one-year checkup tomorrow, and I hate him getting shots even more than he does. Thank you for letting me vent!vanillafroghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17894767358705044950noreply@blogger.com1