Chase & Austin

Good Times

Because Six Wasn't Enough

You all know that I have two dogs and three cats. We also have a Beta fish. When we went to the Rodeo Carnival in February Chase won two goldfish. Actually, he won one, but the carnival guy was generous enough to give him two. Gee, thanks, buddy! That put us up to eight pets.



Then after I let the boys bring home a puppy, which I returned the next day, I bought them hamsters to appease them and ease my guilt. Here they are. And yes, that is a hamster litter box. Believe it or not they use it. They are pretty easy to take care of considering the fact that we are all scared to touch them because they bite so viciously.

So that put us up to ten pets. TEN! I thought it would be overwhelming, but it seemed fairly easy. And it was a nice even number. Recently one of those goldfish died so I am thinking about a yorkshire terrier puppy. That's not crazy of me, is it?

Talent Show (Pogo Stick Dude)

Big Day :)

Just a Normal Day

So today I am graduating. And I spent the last two or three days getting ready for a small get-together at my house. I did it on such a perfect schedule that I went to bed at a decent hour last night and anticipated a good night's sleep before my big day. Apparently I forgot to let my dogs, cats, and hamsters in on that plan. Because they kept me up all night with licking, scratching, squeaky wheel turning, etc. That was not fun. And now instead of margaritas, all I can think about drinking is pepsi after pepsi after pepsi ...

Day One

Today was day one of my summer vacation. Well, it might be day one of my life as a stay at home mom again if I don't get a job, but let's not dwell on that just now. Today I took my own kids to school, mailed three packages to Brian, went to the gym for a step aerobics class, had lunch with Kenny, chatted on Skype with Brian, took a nap, cleaned the livingroom to near perfection, finished a book, picked up my own kids from school, went to Chase's band concert, and watched a little television. I did all of that in one day! Can you believe it? That is more than I have done in the past four months. I wonder what I can get done tomorrow? The possibilities are endless...

Done!

I am done student teaching. I feel a mixture of relief, excitement, and sadness (because I miss my students!) Mostly I feel glad to be going on to the next chapter of my life. After I graduate on Saturday I will be eligible for my teacher certification and I will be able to officially call myself a "real teacher" ... Hooray!

Life Changing Information

I am not very good with swallowing pills. They get stuck in my throat and I do all kinds of weird gagging before I finally choke them down. When I started student teaching I began a regimen of four vitamins a day in an attempt to stay healthy. One of my vitamins is actually some kind of herb that was impossible to swallow without all kinds of swishing and gulping and gagging and praying. At least that's how it was until my sister in law told me a trick that has changed my mornings forever! I am going to share it with you so that it can change your life as well. Ready? Here goes ... if you have a pill that floats all you have to do is take a swig of water, tilt your head forward so that it floats to the back of your throat, and swallow. Easy! No swishing, gulping, gagging, or praying involved.

You're welcome.

Decisions, Decisions ...

Feed the kids or take a nap? I know that should not be a difficult decision to make, but right now all I can think is that I haven't taken a nap in weeks (maybe months) and I feed the kids dinner every single night. Doesn't that count for something?