Today Was A Good Day

Today was a really good day. I love how great the kids at work make me feel. The other day I was talking to a group of girls and they all give me hugs everyday and say hi. They are 6th graders and I enjoy every bit I get to talk with them because usually when they become seventh graders they don't want to talk to you as much if at all. I was talking about my girls and one of the girls there asked "You have kids?" and I said yes and said I had two. she said "You don't look old enough to have kids." TOTALLY made my day since any fifth grader will guess I am in my 40's. I just remember being that way as a kid too. Everyone was just old. Today I walked into the library and the class in there all started shouting "Mrs. S..." and waving. The teacher was said "Wow it's like you are a celebrity." It just makes me feel great that they acknowledge me since as we deal with seventh and eigth graders they don't seem to want to acknowledge anyone. I am trying to learn more names of fifth graders and that seems to be going well. Today I guessed one kid and immediately everyone at the table said "What's my name?" So I told them to sit in the same spots and they'd have to quiz me tomorrow. Plus I love when I feel like I am getting through to someone. One the boys was giving another boy a hard time because he wanted to read the same book the other boy was. He was saying that he was copying him and when I got the boy alone I told him he should take it easy and realize that the boy wanting to read the same book as him is not copying and that in fact he should feel honored that this other kid looks up to because he wants to do the same things and that he should be a leader. I think he really heard me, but I guess I'll see how that worked tomorrow.
I right now am eagerly awaiting to hear if our basketball team made it to state!!! They are playing tonight and if they win they will play next Thursday and rumor is we won't have school. I already am taking a half day Friday to take Lydia for her 2 year appt. and get some birthday supplies and cleaning done before the birthday party. I looked at her tonight and I said you only have one more day of being one forever. :( She was such a good girl for me tonight, but I think she is getting sick. She had a low temp this evening so she was pretty mellow. Odd not to see her running around all over the place. Mayme had the book fair and so we had plenty to read tonight. I am such a sucker for books.

Tomorrow is Friday-yippee!

To Everything Turn, Turn, Turn

So my first post back on here was going to be a bit different, but I think I needed to vent on the issues at hand. By the way WD-40 works well on cleaning up crayon.

So the last few days have really been about reflection. I guess when you get older and move away or on from things in the past you may not be thinking about them, but then all of the sudden something brings you back and you remember that you will never forget where you came from and the life you had as a child. The loss of a friends mother over the weekend really reminded me of a lot of things. How blessed and lucky I am to still have both my parents. How blessed and lucky I was to have the friends I did growing up and their parents. All the fun times we got to share. The friendships that I do have now with those who know me from so long ago. Those people you think didn't mean a whole lot you suddenly realize they do. My teachers in school the neighbors I grew up with. I recognized that I do need to enjoy every moment because no one knows when there time here on earth is going to end or when anyone else's time will end. I was pretty religious up until the time my friend Joy died. I couldn't understand why someone who knew what they wanted to do with their life wouldn't be able to have that opportunity and why someone like me who had no idea what I wanted to do with my life would be here. I noticed from that point on I don't pray as much as I used too and I feel like I am just sleeping sometimes when it come to religion. I do believe in God, but I just find myself doubting sometimes. This whole weekend I just couldn't understand why my friend has had to go through so much and it just seems so cruel that one person would have to endure what she has. I still don't understand and I try to remind myself that it's not for me to understand. Plus I feel incredibly guilty that I wasn't a better friend to her over the last 10 years. But I am trying to leave that and just know that today and everyday I have a new opportunity to be a better person, a better friend, a better mom, a better wife, and be a more open person, a loving person, and forgiving. It's time also to forgive some people and just start new or move on and leave it behind. It's also time I think to visit my bible and spend some time reading all those scriptures I used to know so well.

Maybe The Spray Bottle Wouldn't Have Been So Bad

I made the mistake of leaving the bathroom door open, but just when I think there is nothing Lydia can get into she proves me wrong. She came out to me and was telling me something about water and I followed her into the bathroom and she had gotten a hold of the spray bottle we use for the cats if they are scratching on the couch. She had bee spraying it all over the bathroom so I tightened it up so it wouldn't spray and told her she would just have to pretend. So mistake number two was walking out of the bathroom and leaving her alone again. I went back to check on her and she had a soaking wet washcloth and was cleaning the sink and there was water all over the floor. I know she can't reach the faucet so I was puzzled as to where she got the water from and then noticed the toilet lid up. And then halfway through writing this blog I went to our spare bedroom to see crayon decorated all over the wall. Ugh.

Snow days and weekends!

Well let's start with the exciting news! I got a four day weekend. We were all so thankful at work with a possible winter storm coming. First of all because we've only had one snow day this year and second of all we have a loooooooooong stretch until Easter break so it was nice to have a shortened week. We did get a lot of snow, but today the sun is shining and now I think I am okay with the thought of spring. I have been craving snow so badly. I almost went out and bought some snowpants for me because I wanted to go play in it. I actually went in to town Tuesday night and rented some more movies in case it snowed.

I have had such a hard time the last couple of weeks getting motivated to write or to find the time. Hard to believe Lydia is going to be turning 2 in a couple of weeks. Also hard to believe that today is my anniversary. My husband and I have been married seven years. Hard to believe a few years ago we were going through the divorce process. I wonder where I would have been now if that had happened....and to think we wouldn't have had Lydia makes me sad. Marriage is hard work and it's worth working at and I think this is where I am meant to be.

Mayme divulged to me last night that she is now "falling in love with Hunter". Another boy in her class and then she also told me she's been sneaking kisses to him during class when her teacher is not looking. So we had to have a talk about that. I asked her if he's kissed her and she said yes. She said she told him to kiss her in gym class and so he kissed her head. Oh, geez. It was funny because when we were leaving her school on Wednesday, Hunter was outside and he yelled way across the parking lot, "Hey May!" and when we got closer he threw a snowball at her. She just stood there staring at him and didn't want to leave. I had to drag her away. Now I guess I know why. (He is the first person outside of our family that I have ever heard call her May. It was quite cute.) So I asked her what about Ryan and she said he was still her bestest friend. Mayme last night drew a picture of her and Hunter getting married and she pointed out the sun was crying because it was so happy. It said on it" To: Hunter From:Mayme Your best wife. " Today she wanted to put make up on to look like the girls on tv.....so we had another talk about that as well. Growing up tooooooo fast!

Lydia is so good at going to sleep now....most of the time she is laying down saying Night to me before I even get a chance to say good night. That's a good thing too. She has known the colors for awhile, but was unable to match them with the actual color if I pointed to something, but she knows red, yellow, and green now. Her numbers also go 1,2,3,4,8,7,9,10. I think this is mostly because we have been playing hide and seek so she likes to pretend she is counting. She has the "ready or not here I come" part down. Right now we are watching "Walking with Dinosuars" and Lydia is calling all the dinosaurs "goofy guys". This is when I love my job. Snow days and weekends off!