School's Out!

Today was the last day of school for the year. Next year at this time I will have a graduated child! And one promoted to high school! It's going to be one busy season. All 3 kids had a great year. I am very proud of them for working hard earning good grades, making good friends, and not getting into any trouble!

The word of the day-surplus

I'm praying the word of the day on July 1st, is not RIF. 2 of us sped paras were surplussed today.I hope and pray it all works out quickly and favourable for us. 2 and a half more day for my current contract. Then I'll have 2 weeks off before working 4 weeks of summer school. We maybe facing some very hard choices with our budget. Somethings that will break my heart.

Being Lazy

I feel like being lazy for a little while longer today. I took yesterday off (I want to use up all my personal time before I loose it, if I don't get hired back next school year) I didn't do much of anything all day. I actually went back to bed for awhile after I got the kids off to school. I never feel asleep, but I had some lovely quite time. P was off, he took me to lunch and we went to see "Robin Hood" I don't know that history very well, so it took a long time into the movie before I caught on what was happening. After the movie I dropped J off at my sister's because he went to Geronimo (the Boy Scout camp) with his uncle, for the troop to do their service project before camp, J will be home on Sunday. S went to her last dance for 7th grade. P and I watched "The Tooth Fairy" with R. It wasn't nearly as bad as I thought it was going to be. I read till very late, because I wanted to finish my library book that was due today, I tried renewing it, but someone had it on hold, so I couldn't, and it's a series and I have the next one to read, I didn't want to wait to request it again. It was very hard getting up this morning to pick up the fruit and vegetable co-op. I wish the house was clean and laundry done so I wouldn't feel guilty in not doing anything right now. I'm also the only one awake, which doesn't really motivate me into doing anything either.

Long Days

Thursday night R had a little concert at school, at the same time as S had her jazz class, I dropped R off at school, dropped S off at dance, went back to school to watch R, picked S up from her class. I'm so thankful the school and dance studio are less than 2 miles apart. P was at work, of course. R wants to try to play the flute next year. Luckily my friend played when she was in high school, the band teacher is going to check it out tomorrow and let me know if it needs any work done to it, I am hoping not, or not expensive so we don't have that rental bill come August. J had an MRI on Friday after school of his knee again. His new doctor didn't feel the torn ACL at his examine a few weeks ago, and wanted to "see it" for himself. The surgeon who did J's surgery in January left the practice, sigh. We didn't leave the MRI place until 5:30, needless to say we got food on the way home, I was tired, hungry, thirsty, and R and I had to be back at school at 6:30. The 6th grade hosted a "Win It In A Minute" night. It was lots of fun, and without planning it, R had a friend, and whose Mom is one of my friends were there, games and hanging out waiting our turns was fun too. Sadly we didn't win any prizes. I helped get donations for the night too. R and I stopped and got Sonic ice cream on the way home. It was a fun date night with my baby! Then things turned really sad. R started to feel yucky about an hour after we got home. She threw up several times. Yesterday she drank a Sprite, but didn't feel like eating, mostly she was plopped on the couch all day. P who was supposed to work yesterday till 7:30, was sent home around 12:30, they were cutting hours and it was his 6th day, therefore he was the first one to go. I was shopping at the time, he helped me finish up. J went fishing with his uncle, S was working on a game project with a friend. P helped me with the laundry, which was good because I started not feeling so wonderful,luckily I never threw up. After I made dinner, but didn't eat it, P and I watched Pirate Radio, some of it was bad,I feel asleep and missed the ending, it's been a long time since P and I had a date night, at home or away, so that was nice that we were able to watch a movie together, just the 2 of us. Today after serving in the nursery and church, and Subway for lunch and I did a few errands, J and I watched To Kill A Mockingbird, which he had just read for school. It's been a few years since I read it, so I didn't really remember what was added, changed, or not put in, but he did and it was so funny hearing him tell me, usually I'm the one who has read the book and complaining what is different.

Dinner Funnies

Dinner was hilarious I made eggplant cubes in melted butter. I told R to take two small pieces, than I started saying something to J in the corner of my eye I saw her slipping the bowl away and I told her two pieces or the whole bowl. Right at that second she pulled the bowl back and put two on her plate and I suggested not to eat the peel (because it was hard) so she bit some and tried to spit all of it out of her mouth. "that's is a great way to in courage J. to take some" as quick as she could she replies "yum"! After that I remember a comic strip from this morning I wanted to share with them, after telling them what it was, J brings over the newspaper, and both J and R get a side and they are now reading all the comics. Which on one hand I think it's great they are reading, but on the other hand, it's time to clean up the kitchen now that dinner is over. What did I start?

My Mother's Day gift

A few months ago, the glass top of my stove cracked and developed 2 holes. This left me 2 burners to cook on, and one of the burners has never really worked well. (I had it looked at and the repair guy said "it was my pan and not the stove", I tried to convince the guy, that my pan works perfectly fine on the other burners, he wouldn't budge with his assessment so I never really used the burner unless I really had to) I've had to for months and it drives me crazy. Therefore, I asked P if for Mother's Day I could have the glass top replaced. On Monday, the repair person came out to replace it, but he tells P that it would be cheaper to replace the whole range. So, P decides to do that, but he still had to pay the service fee of $139 to the repair guy, who did nothing. The new range came today. It is very nice, and has 5 burners one for keeping something warm. The oven is a regular one and conventional. I have never used a conventional oven, so I'll have to learn how to do that. I made homemade pizza for dinner, which turned out wonderfully, and the kids thought the new oven was great, I just think I made good dough!

A blessing!

Yesterday I got an email at school that said I was hired for the "extended school year" program for special ed students. I applied in February. 4 weeks of 4 hour days 4 days a week, June 14th to July 15th. What a great blessing! I still have no clue what I'll be doing next school year, we're still praying for a part-time job to open.

Is it depression or illness? and I hate Saturdays

The last 2 nights I have gone to bed by 8 PM if not earlier. I sleep though the nights with just the normal wakings during the nights. Thursday all the Para professionals met with the school principal. The bottom 2 paras will not have a job next year, I would really like a part time position at the campus, that's what I will be looking for, right now, please pray for me that the job God has in store fore me I will be ready to do it. I am working 3 days in June as the school secretary.That is a nice blessing. Can't what to see what God has in store for us,