i made it!

That's right kids, I made it to my first holiday break.  And not a moment too soon.  I've been 90% unproductive since Friday at 4:00.  A lot of laziness with the intention to stop being lazy.  Intention is worth something, right?  I am finally emerging from my laziness.  I even set a goal for one thing I need to accomplish everyday of vacation.

• Yesterday - clean my room - CHECK!
• Today - finish the home work that was due two weeks ago - I'll do it when I'm done blogging (master of procrastination).
• And that is it so far...baby steps people.  Baby steps.

One more thought before I get moving on that homework....  Last week in my Primary class we talked about service.  Today one of my Primary kids raised his hand and said, "I like to sit on my sister's head and fart."  Apparently we need to go over what it means to "serve".  He is probably my favorite.

Good night!!

ks;m,cxx (translation=i'm tired)

tired.  oy.  shoulda known sitting down would be a bad move. what a long week (already). two more days then a holiday. phew.  a really un-fun way to start a week? a 2.5 hour meeting where you say the words, "your child falls far below the average range for his age." bah.  someone bring me a icy treat of some kind. i will give you a million bones.  or an iou. either way i'm good for it.

'take yo money' joe's

Want to know what happens when you go to Trader Joe's with out an agenda??  This is what happens...

You, or maybe just me, begin throwing anything that sounds good, into your cart.  And get a look at what I came home with (among other things)...Sparkling Clementine Juice, Brie, Peach Blueberry Panna Cotta...and a bajillion pounds of beef....CLEARLY all necessities.

Team Dan & Sarah

September 18th was a beautiful day for Team Sarah.  Our Sarah got married!!  So happy I was able to make it.  Team Sarah has been cheering for Team Dan & Sarah for a looooong time.  Congrats Dan & Sarah!  And as Candy Apples would say, "Welcome to the Wolf Pack Dan."

Getting ready for the big day!  

This made me laugh, Candy looks like she is palming a basketball.

The Mr. & Mrs.

Circa 2006                             Circa Now 

Team Sarah 2010 - Look at how we've grown *sniff*

Newest addition to the wolf pack - Mr. Shurtz.

I'm so excited I can't keep my eyes open.

Congrats, love you guys!

                                              

birthday #22

I've made the decision to start over with my twenties.  I feel good about it.  To welcome birthday #22 (again) I took a trip to Utah.  Lucky for me my birthday landed on a holiday so I was able to take a long weekend.  It all started with an upgrade to First Class on my flight out there.  Hard to top First Class but things only got better from there...

Friday:  Meals on wheels at Sarah's - Friday night is the best!

Saturday:  Boating, after boating enchiladas at Loco Lizard, Birthday dinner with Sandy & Sarah at Donovan's (which included one of the funniest comments ever made).

Sunday:  Baby Andrew's blessing & family gathering.

Monday:  Breakfast crepes by Dad, brunch with Danielle at Ruth's, pedi's with Sandy & Sarah

....thanks everyone for making it a great birthday weekend!  Love to all.

Maria towel - kept me extra safe

Me & KK - our boatess (boat hostess)

Nice shot.

The Hoff on his way to rescue Sandy.

I have mad skills...or maybe I can just get up...

Hipstamatic

Birthday dinner with 2 of my favorite lizzadies.

catch up 2

As of August 15th, this is where I spend most of my waking hours...

...North Broadway Elementary School.  Woot woot!  I keep forgetting to take a picture so instead I snatched* this one of the Principal and some random students off the school website.  Long story short, I was set to do student teaching, applied for a few jobs just for kicks, got the first one I interviewed for and life has since turned into a game of constant catch up.

Oh how special education has changed.  I could go on for a while, instead I'll just share with you what my title is and you'll get the picture.  I am not a teacher, I am a Specialized Academic Instructor - Self Contained or SAI-SC for short.  I have 7 students (all boys!) and 3 assistants and NEVER have a dull moment.  Love those 7 little nuggets, behaviors and all.  

I have still managed to get in a little fun.  Stay tuned for update 3...

*This picture does have special significance for my class.  One of my students ripped it off the wall in the school library....as the librarian was screaming in horror...which of course made two other kids start screaming.  Such fun!!! (really!)

catch up 1

Last time I wrote about setting off the school alarm.  Life kicked into turbo mode just after that and I'm just now coming up for air.  I'll try to catch up.

Mid-August brought my momma to town for a visit.  I picked her up from the airport bright and early and we headed for some breakfast at Richard Walkers.  After that the schedule included these activities: naps, pedicures, Disneyland (where we met up with Brent & family), fish tacos, ice cream, Coronado, Seaport Village, and the beach.  It was so fun having her in town and showing her around my favorite spots.  So impressed with her bravery at trying fish tacos for the first time!  xoxox, miss you!

San Diego skyline

Pedicured toes & Coronado golden sand

Hotel Del

Rockets at Dland

First Disneyland family photo

More catching up to come...