Classroom Work.

I have been spending many hours getting my classroom ready and I am happy to say that it is finally coming together. I am consumed by my classroom. I have made lists of things to do, what should come first, and what I will be doing last minute. I work all day, usually with breaks in between for doctors appointments, piano lessons and quick trips to Hobby Lobby and Walmart for supplies.

This is probably the quickest I have ever made trips to Walmart. I have stuff to do at home!

So I guess that my school year has already started. It is a strange feeling, knowing that even if I left right now (at 8:15 a.m. - I am usually already there!) that even if I stay until 10 p.m. I will still not be finished. Last night, I came home at 8. I sat in the sunroom, and looked at the blank walls. It was strange because a. there was no primary colors anywhere around, so my eyes hurt. and b. I saw no apples anywhere, either.

I did smell hot glue all night long, for what its worth. :)

I sit at my desk, sometimes, and I think about all the children that I will get to know over the next year. I think about all the struggles that will happen in the classroom. All the happiness and all the learning. I am so excited to meet all of these creatures. I am looking forward to re-reading this post next year and seeing what a difference a year makes.

Behind.

I am so behind in posting. Not that I don't have the time, because I do. I have time. I am just a slacker, I think. I sit down to write, and there is all this stuff in my head, nothing comes out quite right.

Only a few more weeks until school starts. While that usually is good for my children, and me, to get in the routine, this year it will be different. This year, I will go to school with them. As a teacher.

This summer, we have been swimming, and been to the beach, and been to the pool. Alot.

Now, I am still getting things in order. Believe it or not, I still don't have the house completely "fixed" from my work/school season. I have made lots of progress. But then, I now have the mess upstairs on the walls to fix (we let the girls paint their room and then a couple weeks later they left). I hoped to have that done before school goes back. I wish I had the money to hire a painter for just the ONE ROOM. I am not even sure I can stay in there long enough to paint. And Emma and Tripp tell me that is why they don't like to sleep upstairs.

Also, I only have one wall of pictures left to fix. Now that I have some beach pictures, I can replace the other pictures that don't belong.

I guess I should get to work.

Me and the Be-Be.

Oh Mom, I will be your be be even when you are dead.

Such a great thought :)

It has been a great first-week off. We have been to the pool, been to the pool and been to the pool. Housework has been avoided because the kids wanted to go to the pool. So we did :) And I got to spend time with a great friend yesterday.... even got sunburned because I talked about someone else.

Today, I got to make a last minute trip to Nashville by myself. It was nice - I sung alot. And because I went, I got a special privilege to go to Target. When I left the store I went to just for Dave, I scooted on by the Abortion Clinic. I don't know why. I felt the need to swing by and say a prayer. I have been several times before and it is absolutely nauseating. It is almost worse than going to Vanderbilt Hospital and seeing sick children. There is no control at "The Mill". There is nothing you can do, and the women and men inside are choosing to end precious lives that have no say. Anyways, so I got a little detoured and I prayed. There were only two cars in the parking lot. It was past 2 p.m.

Tomorrow night we are leaving for the beach. We are going with the awesome inlaws who have rented a fab house. We will be gone for over a week. I am so excited. I hope to have lots and lots of pictures.

I guess I need to get back to packing.