I owe you...

This post has been a long time coming. I have been horrible at blogging lately. Brad is a week into his new job. We are very excited that something opened up in our area because we really like this area. He is the Assistant Director of the Institute of Scientific Computation at Texas A&M. I still can't cheer for the Aggies but I am thankful that Brad has this opportunity.

Today, I started the first day of school. This year is the first year that I don't keep my kiddos all day. I'm nervous but I am excited that I am teaching reading. The subjects I am teaching are language arts and social studies. Needless to say, I am going to beef up on my Texas History. My kiddos are great and I'm looking forward to another great year at Southwood Valley!

Daisy has had to adjust to mom and dad working. We have kept her out to roam, or sleep around the house. She greets us excitedly at the door and craves extra attention since she is by herself most of the day.

G Camp!!

We are 11 days into G Camp and you can follow my adventures on my other blog: Tales of a 4th Grade Teacher. I am learning a lot and seeing a lot of cool things. I think Brad and Daisy are ready for me to come home. Last picture I saw had Daisy on the couch, sprawled out and tons of soda cans on the table. :) I will be home on Sunday and as much fun as I am having I am ready to sleep in my own bed.

Celebrating the 4th

This year we celebrated the 4th at David and Krissy's. The Bryant's came over also and we had a lot of fun. When we first got there we took the boys outside to play with Michael's new toys that he got for his birthday. While we were outside the boys were inside chatting. Michael also got an Eeyore and I had to get a picture of my Eeyore with the stuffed animal. I digress... back to our exciting day. David made gumbo and it was delicious! After dinner we watched some fireworks on tv. Bryan/College Station were handing out $2500 citations for setting off fireworks so we decided that probably wasn't a good idea. After a while the Bryant's went home and we hung out a little longer with Krissy and David. Around 10 we started hearing fireworks so we went on the hunt. After seeing 2, maybe a few more we realized how far we had walked when we were almost at Sarah and Aaron's house. A phone call and a text message later we were having margaritas with them until 12. Krissy and I walked back to her house and we all called it a night. We had a blast and I felt like I was back in high school walking to a friends house. It made me want to look for a place to live on that side of town so I could be closer to my friends. Maybe we'll go looking one day this week and see what we can find. I hope you all had a safe 4th!

Summer Time

Wow! Where did June go?? I have spent the past month reading, sun bathing, going on play dates (I crash them often with my childless self), having lunch with friends, watching movies, and playing video games. It's been nice relaxing. I have also been getting ready for my trip and I leave in a week! I am looking forward to it! :)

I will update my G Camp adventures on the following blog: Tales of a 4th Grade Teacher so check there daily starting next Saturday for updates on my adventures.

Splash Pad Fun

Today I went to the splash pad with my friends Sarah and James. James had fun in the water, running around for mommy to chase him, and finding a lot of sticks. It was a great way to cool off on a hot summer day.

I'm a horribly mean mom and made Daisy walk to the park with me. She has a rough life. After her long walk (it is not even close to a mile) she spent her time at the splash pad under a shady tree. I was impressed at how well she stayed under the tree and didn't try to run.

Daisy has a new friend in James. Whenever he would talk to her he would use a high, soft voice. It was so cute. He would play for a bit then go pet Daisy. In the meantime, Daisy would lick the water off of James.
After the splash pad, Sarah rescued Daisy's tired muscles and drove us home. Daisy crashed and spent the rest of the afternoon sleeping. I didn't get enough sun so I spent some time at the pool. All in all.... a great summer day!

We're Published!

Here is a screen shot of the NSTA Journal Page. We are officially published in the summer issue of Science and Children. You can't read the article from this page unless you are a member. However, if you are interested in reading the article, let me know and I will send it to you.  I am very excited to have this accomplishment to add to my resume. I also enjoyed collaborating with two of my best friends to make this happen.

Yard Sale

I felt so grown up on Saturday. We had our first yard sale at my friend Krissy's house. We did very well and sold a lot of our.... treasure. Our first customer came at 6:50 am and bought my DDR game and dance pads. I had a little giggle when she said, "Maybe I will work out more with these". What I didn't tell her... I had the same thought and it didn't work. Other highlights from the day included a guy coming up and ordering another guy to load things in the van and pulled out a wad of 100's for his garage sale excursion. He asked if we had any other furniture, so I'm not sure what he did. Overall, we had a great day. We enjoyed hanging out with each other, watching Michael climb, or attempt to climb in the water cooler and making some money. All together, we made over $300 and I made $200. We donated the rest of the stuff. I'd say this yard sale was a success and plan to have another one... eventually.