Life is for those who LIVE!!!

One of my friends has a summer to-do list with activities to complete with the family.  I love this idea because there are days where I think "what can I do???"  This will help Luke and I experience lots of little and big things this summer so that no days are wasted.  1.  Complete an act of kindness - done!  We paid someone to mow our neighbors yard because they had just had a baby 2 weeks ago and their yard was getting tall.  I remember how I felt after I had Luke and I didn't want to do any of that kind of stuff.  2.  Eat frozen yogurt (we cheated and ate ice cream!) 3.  Go to sea world 4.  Go swimming - done!  We love to swim at Nana and Papa's house! 5.  Outdoor movie 6.  BBQ 7.  Go on a hike 8.  Visit the zoo 9.  See a waterfall 10.  Side walk chalk 11.  Play in the rain  -  done!  But...

Every year I like to write a list of things I've learned from that year of teaching.  You can find links for my 1st year ,   2nd year ,  (who knows what happened to my 3rd and 4th year)  5th year , 6th year   1.  Having a solid team to work with can make or break your year.  Last year I didn't trust some of the people I worked with, and it made it pretty miserable.  This year I love my peeps!  I'd have lost my sanity long ago if i hadn't had those people in the trenches with me.  You girls rock! 2.  I'm flabbergasted by the things that some parents think it is ok to write to us.  Just flabbergasted.  For example, one parent this year told me to "take my project and shove it up my ____ you _____."  and also "horse shit lady."  Yes those are direct quotes.   3.  Sometimes your kids just suck.  They have no morals, they don't do work, they are destructive, but you can still teac...

Somewhere along the line, Luke has grown into a little boy.  He is no longer a baby.  His favorite phrase as of lately is "I do it Mama.  I do it on my own."  He is becoming such an independent little guy.  He smells like wet dog after his bath, his farts smell gross, we are entering the potty training phase, Wahhhhhh!!!!  I don't want him to grow up!  It's kinda hard to remember that only a few short months ago, he was in a full leg cast and still had a regular crib! January of 2015  January of 2015   At 2 1/2, Luke can: - count from 1-13.  He typically includes the number 4 in there, but instead of saying 14, he says eleventeen.  lol.  -  Can identify the basic colors (blue, green, red, yellow, orange, white, purple, pink).  He still struggles with black versus brown -  Knows the shapes, circle, triangle, square, hexagon, diamond, heart -  he can get himself in the car seat on his own ...