I've been burning the midnight oil studying for this big Praxis test I had to take to get my Level 2 teaching license. Mid-May I found out I needed to take it ASAP, so I signed up to take it on June 11th. The problem? No time to study...until last week! So, I've crammed for about 2 weeks now and am hoping it pays off. Today after I got home from taking the test, I collapsed. I slept for 3 hours. I still feel yuck. I'm so beyond tired. I feel pretty good about the test itself. It had 120 questions and I had only 2 hours to complete it, but I think I did alright.
Right now though, I am feeling like a runner who takes off as fast as possible at the beginning of the race and loses steam halfway through. I still have Girls Camp next week, a Common Core class the next week and THEN I can have a summer...
I can't wait to go to sleep tonight.
Saturday, June 11, 2011
Thursday, June 9, 2011
Summer haircuts
Kirt and the boys shaved their heads at Christmastime in support of one of the 5th grade students at their school who was battling cancer. They loved it so much that they begged for the haircut again when school was out. One day I was busy working away on my computer in the basement and I came up to find a bunch of bald boys. Kirt had shaved all their heads! Oh well. It's summer and at least now I don't have to bug them to comb their hair every day. :) If only I could talk MIA into that, right? Haha...just kidding.
Tuesday, June 7, 2011
Summer project #1
There are three summer projects that I want to complete this year. Since Kirt has the summers "off" (haha- loose term) I can't let him get bored, so I have to put him to work! Here are the summer projects:
1. Finish toy room
2. Help the boys build a doghouse for Ruby
3. Clean out storage room, build more shelves in and move ALL food storage from the garage down to the storage room. (Yes, that's a BIG one!)
A few months after we moved into this house, we found mold in one of the bedrooms downstairs. Oh, how I wish I had pictures. Luckily, it was slated to be the "toy room" so the toys have just been wherever since we ripped the drywall, carpet, etc. out of the room. We had the drywall fixed last summer, but Kirt and I could never agree on what type of flooring to put back in, so it has remained unfinished. He wanted carpet and I wanted to do stamped concrete with a cute "toy room" rug. Today, Mr. Fantastic (AKA Kirt :) completed summer project #1! We finally agreed on this:
I love how it turned out! It's really fun and colorful, which is what I was aiming for with the flooring.
We even removed the closet doors so that we could put the play kitchen and dress up box in there. It added to the sq. footage of the room!
Kirt had to replace all the baseboards before we put the foam down. (Thanks for helping George!) Now we just have to haul the toys and books all back into the toy room, but not until I de-junk it!
1. Finish toy room
2. Help the boys build a doghouse for Ruby
3. Clean out storage room, build more shelves in and move ALL food storage from the garage down to the storage room. (Yes, that's a BIG one!)
A few months after we moved into this house, we found mold in one of the bedrooms downstairs. Oh, how I wish I had pictures. Luckily, it was slated to be the "toy room" so the toys have just been wherever since we ripped the drywall, carpet, etc. out of the room. We had the drywall fixed last summer, but Kirt and I could never agree on what type of flooring to put back in, so it has remained unfinished. He wanted carpet and I wanted to do stamped concrete with a cute "toy room" rug. Today, Mr. Fantastic (AKA Kirt :) completed summer project #1! We finally agreed on this:
I love how it turned out! It's really fun and colorful, which is what I was aiming for with the flooring. 
We even removed the closet doors so that we could put the play kitchen and dress up box in there. It added to the sq. footage of the room!
Kirt had to replace all the baseboards before we put the foam down. (Thanks for helping George!) Now we just have to haul the toys and books all back into the toy room, but not until I de-junk it!
Monday, June 6, 2011
Mia's favorites
Emme wasn't the only birthday girl in May. Mia turned 6(going on 16!)and we attended Grandma's funeral on her birthday. She was a good sport about it though. We let her open several presents in the car on the way home. I saw this on a friend's blog and asked Mia to answer these questions about herself:
Favorite Food: "Blueberries, Strawberries and Macaroni"
Favorite Treat: "Hershey's white bar" (Cookies and Creme)
Favorite Activity: "Have lemonade sales in the summer"
Friends: "Pyper, Laney, Lizzie, Maddie, Lily, Breanna"
Favorite Book: "Pinkalicious: School Rules"
Favorite Movie: "Barbie: A Fairy Secret"
What am I good at: "Dance and Math and I'm going to like piano"
What am I not good at: "I'm not good at sports."
If I could meet a famous person who would it be: "Hannah Montana"
When I grow up I want to be: "A dentist"
If you could change anything about yourself what would it be: "Change my eyes violet and I'd like my tooth to grow in fast."
What I like best about myself: "That I'm good at math."
My goals: "I want to help kitties in trees and I want to help pick apples, and I want to help my grandma, and I want to eat a whole batch of watermelon...oh, and I want to learn how to get my hair done!"
What would you be sad if you lost: "My Zhu Zhu puppy"
If I had one wish what would it be: "To be like you!" (Aww! Melt my heart!)
It's FUN to be ONE!
Our sweet little Emmeline turned one a couple of weeks ago! With all the "May" excitement around here (you understand if you have kids in school) and working full time, I'm behind the eight ball on blogging, so forgive me as I catch up. Now that work has slowed down, I'm going to try daily posts for awhile!
At her 12 month Dr. appointment here were her stats:
~24.5 lbs. (95th percentile!)
~30.5 inches (85th percentile!)
Here are some of the fun things she is doing lately:
~stink bug crawling on the tile and wood to avoid knee contact with the floor
~starting to walk all over, about 6-8 steps at a time
~says "mama", "dada" and "uh-oh"
~blows the cutest (and slobberiest)raspberries ever :)
~doesn't nap much, but sleeps all night
~drinks well from a sippy cup
~will try any food, but will blows raspberries and spit it out if she doesn't like it
~loves berries...all kinds!
~still loves her binky
~does NOT like to be put in her bed awake but likes to be rocked to sleep (oops, my fault!)
~If you say, "Give me a kiss!" She makes the CUTEST face where she raises her eyebrows, tightens her lips into a toothless smile, and makes a kissing noise...ADORABLE!
I am so thankful for this little angel. She is such a blessing in my life. I am very happy I will have her to keep me company since Mia will be going to school ALL day this year! This mom wasn't ready for that. I like having little buddies at home. We love you, Emme doll!
At her 12 month Dr. appointment here were her stats:
~24.5 lbs. (95th percentile!)
~30.5 inches (85th percentile!)
Here are some of the fun things she is doing lately:
~stink bug crawling on the tile and wood to avoid knee contact with the floor
~starting to walk all over, about 6-8 steps at a time
~says "mama", "dada" and "uh-oh"
~blows the cutest (and slobberiest)raspberries ever :)
~doesn't nap much, but sleeps all night
~drinks well from a sippy cup
~will try any food, but will blows raspberries and spit it out if she doesn't like it
~loves berries...all kinds!
~still loves her binky
~does NOT like to be put in her bed awake but likes to be rocked to sleep (oops, my fault!)
~If you say, "Give me a kiss!" She makes the CUTEST face where she raises her eyebrows, tightens her lips into a toothless smile, and makes a kissing noise...ADORABLE!
I am so thankful for this little angel. She is such a blessing in my life. I am very happy I will have her to keep me company since Mia will be going to school ALL day this year! This mom wasn't ready for that. I like having little buddies at home. We love you, Emme doll!
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