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Things in Virginia are good. Sarah is loving first grade! She is reading, writing, and growing like a weed!

Hello all...or anybody who still checks my blog!

It has been a crazy school year and we are in the

home stretch. I can not believe that the school

year is almost over and that Sarah will be turning 6!

Kindergarten has been great for her! Here are some pictures from her schoolwide performance! This is Mrs. Dekle and Sarah's best school friend (boyfriend) Dillin!

It is hard to believe coming from our family, but she does get pretty shy!

And here they are after the show...we joke at school about how great the pictures would be at their wedding!

I LOVE snowdays!

O.K. my school system is kind of known for calling snow days late...and today was no exception. We started with a two hour delay...you know the drill, begging and pleading with the gods for the weather to remain bad or even get worse.
Well, all the begging has paid off! (As I was driving to school, none the less!) But still, TWO snow days this week...conference Thursday. It is possible that I only have to teach ONE day this week. Yippee! Now, don't get me wrong, I love teaching, I just do not like all the stuff that comes with it! And I LOVE staying home with my girl...making and decorating paper airplanes and fans, doing fun stuff and relaxing. It also gives me a chance to catch up on all the stuff around the house that I never have time to do...like laundry (Its not so bad when you are not doing it in the middle of the night!) So to all you teachers out there who are currently enjoying a snow day...take a deep breath in...relax...the work will still be there when the snow and ice melt. Hey,do you hear something dripping outside?

Kindergarten Woes...

For those of you who are teachers, or parents of school age children, or who have had child in kindergarten...what's the deal with the mutant kindergarten germs? This is so unfair! I am a teacher, I remember my first year of teaching. I was sick...a lot, but this is ridiculous! Poor Sarah is sick...AGAIN. She has the Type A Flu virus...it resistant to Tamaflu. She is miserable. Her temperature has been as high as 103.1 (This is a lifetime high for her.) We have been trying to make the best of it by cuddling, reading books together, watching movies and coloring. It has been nice spending time with her I just wish she did not feel so crummy! Lucky me and not so lucky me, I get to miss more work! Fortunately, I have a few sick days left! Wish me luck!

Where did August, September, October AND November go?

I was thinking of things I would rather be doing...instead of grades and taking care of a sick kid. Why is it that when school starts back, my life is put on hold!

We had a wonderful Thanksgiving...LOTS of fun 4-wheeler tubing. (It's o.k. mom, we were safe.) Visiting the most amazing niece in the world, family and friends!

So for our Sunday we decided to spend some family time...breakfast out, finding a place to get a tree with a root ball (Grandpa Kirk would be proud!), grocery shopping, laundry, etc.etc. Sarah takes her nap, and wakes up with a fever...102.3 Fun. So, now it is grades (they go out Tuesday), sub-plans, sick kid, grumpy husband, dirty house, dirty laundry, tired Tish. Wish me luck...I'm off...duty calls.

Why is Mommy always the bad guy?

Two words...KINDERGARTEN SHOTS!
For those of you who think it can not get any worse than those baby shots...just wait. The beauty of them getting the shots when they are little is that you can give them a bottle, a pacifier, even a boob. They don't really understand what is going on but you are able to comfort and console them. They do not really understand that mommy is holding them down so the nurse can take care of business. But a 5-year-old gets it. She/he knows that you helped the evil nurse (No, the nurse is not evil, but if you ask Sarah she might tell you something different!)
And if you are as lucky as me, some other kid will be kind enough to share with your child how "completely terrible" it is and "how much it hurts." So here is some advice...

• Always, even when they are 5, give them the Motrin prior to the appointment. I think it might help slow them down... :)
• Do not wear a cute summer skirt...It won't be cute when you are crawling under the exam table to get your kid. :)
• Take back-up or request it from the Doctor's office, make someone else hold your kid down.(You know you have a feisty kid when the "leg nurse" says "Man, she was a strong one!" while holding her ribs, her hair a mess.)
• and lastly, bribery is not always a bad thing! :)

Sarah and I both survived...Overall, she did really well with the appointment. I am so proud of her! So, when it is your turn, I wish you luck! No more for us for 6 years!

I hope you enjoyed!

I LOVE being an Aunt!

Look at that face! How could you not fall in love! Sophie is wonderful! And her Mommy kicks butt! I'm so proud of you!