Wednesday

I can finally remember what it is like to sleep through the night. It is an amazing feeling... I can't believe I went so long without it. McCoy is now working on a week of sleeping through the night and not having to be fed. I will feed him around 10 and then wake him up at 6 to eat before I go to work. He does wake up a little bit and need the passie but Matt and I take turns on that. We have been working on rice cereal and he is not a huge fan. I am not diligent about doing it but we are working on it.

Pumping....o it is a love hate relationship! I am still pumping twice at school and it so not enough for a full feeding each time. I know it is the best thing for McCoy so I am trying my best. So after 5 months of breast milk we are having to start using formula once a day at the most. I feel pretty good about making it five months but in "teacher world" everyone does a year...so I am trying to keep up with the Joneses but it is hard work. Matt researched formula last night and we think that we are going to go with Earth's Best. Hopefully he will do great with it and have no problems.

A Give Away!

Well I am willing to make a very sweet loving family happy by giving them a dog! My dog Milo is up for grabs....

First it was little things that he got into. Then it was my phone in the middle of the night. A pair of amazing wedges I got a great deal on (I cried over those), Matt's Oakley sunglasses, dirty diapers, glasses, shoes, and now our living room carpet. It is going to cost us 577.24 to get it replaced. And still we have him living with us. I mean I love dogs and all but I think there is a time when you have to say enough is enough. So Matt has agreed that if someone we know or someone they know would like a beautiful Boston terrier they may have them with a lovely crate and we will throw in a bag of dog food too. He is just too much. I don't feel like it is fair to have him crated all of the time. We got where we have to crate him at night too because he will manage to find something to get into.

If we are gone all day and then go somewhere at night we will let him sleep out of the crate in our room. So last night when I got up in the middle of the night I saw a nice fresh pile of poop....just what I wanted to do in the middle of the night. So in the crate he went.

Life These Days

Well today has been day 2 of crying.... I think it is a little bit of everything coming together and not the way I want it. I am not happy at my job and with that being said I would give anything to be home with McCoy. I thought it would get easier the more I was away from him but that has not happened. It has gotten extremely hard to think about him doing new things everyday and I do not get to see them first. I really do try and be positive but I am in a funk right now.

I do not feel like I get to see Matt as much as I want and football and good weather for golf are to blame for that. He is so busy with work and when he gets home somehow time flies and it is time to start it all over again.

I am also tired all of the time. I am sure it is a combination of work and still getting up in the middle of the night to feed McCoy. He sometimes gets up 2 times just depending. I think I have been getting around 5 hours of sleep... and that is not good enough for me. As I type this I need to be sleeping because McCoy will be eating soon.

10 more weeks until a school break :(

Craziness!!!!

Well having a child changes just a couple of things in your life... no wait... everything! I feel like I am being pulled in 20 different directions and can only go one way at a time. i thnk I used to have enough brain cells to multi task but they have all left me for now, I hope to get them back sometime though.

McCoy has adjusted well to being at his aunts all day along with his cousin Nora. I think it is more of a love hate relationship. McCoy is not a fan of loud noises right now and Nora is a huge fan of excited screams.

I am trying to adjust to work/mom/and second job. My second job is now being a Willow House design consultant. I am hoping to bring in a little extra money for child care. I am also hoping that it will not take me away from McCoy to much. School is a triple job I feel like. It has been really hard the past couple of weeks so my hopes are that one day I will not have to teach and can just be at home with McCoy.

How Time Flies!

Well somehow the summer came and went and it is time to get back to the real world of work. This is my last blissful week with having all day to spend with McCoy. McCoy is doing wonderful! He is 12 weeks old and discovering new things everyday. He found his thumb about a week ago and he loves to look at his hands. He also likes to watch the dogs play. He laughs, coos, and also loves to pass gas!! I woke up twice last night to the sound of him farting.... only a mother can understand how sweet that is. He does not like to sleep during the day, he will take a couple of cat naps and he is good to go.... not like his mom and dad. He is sleeping through the night and will get up normally once to eat. I am loving motherhood more and more!!!

Catching Up

Well Matt finally got some pictures up for me to show everyone so you can see that I really did have a baby. I think McCoy is the most adorable thing ever!! We all have been doing really well. I have learned that parenthood is a roller coaster.... things are going great we are on a schedule and the next minute it is out the window. McCoy has been sleeping in his bed off and on... trying to be more on than off. The past couple of days he has just seemed like one happy baby!! Breastfeeding could not be going better for the both of us and I am slowing getting a good supply saved up for when I go back to work.

This weekend Matt and I are going to be gone Friday night and then all day Saturday. That means leaving McCoy boy with family. He is doing so well that I don't worry about him crying uncontrollably or who is taking care of him but I just don't like leaving him period!! I am hoping to be better at that later in life but no rush here.

So I just want to say that I am extremely thankful for all the things in my life. Whether it is family, fiends, a great hubby, I am just glad that I am where I am at this point in my life.

Have a great weekend!!!

Noises I Love

*McCoy's sneeze
*after a sneeze the cutest coo sound
*the sucking of a passie
*the sound of a massive poop
*him breathing
*an hour of silence in the middle of the night

Doctor's Visit

Well I am officially the mom that will take their child to the doctor way to much just to be on the safe side, which I found out is a good thing. On Friday I noticed that there was some white stuff on McCoy's tongue that was not coming off. I immediately thought that it was thrush and called the doctor to make an appointment. Since he was almost 2 weeks at the time they said they would go ahead and do his 2 week check up as well. So we went and the nurse assured me that it was not thrush just some breast milk on his tongue. Megan, my sister, went with me because I was a little scared to go out into the real world by myself with him for the first time. He is in the 94% in height and 71% in weight. I went home feeling good that he was okay and not sick.

Well over the weekend the white stuff in his mouth only got worse. It has gone down his throat, on his cheeks, lips, and under his tongue. So this morning he woke up and had a low grade fever and his throat seemed scratchy. So I immediately called the doctor to make another appointment. We went in at 11 today and what do you know....he has a bad case of thrush!! I was so mad that they told me he didn't have it on Friday and now it has gotten ten times worse. So on the way home I stopped by and picked up the medicine that he now needs to take for 14 days... yes it takes 2 weeks for it to go away. During that time I now get to was my nipples with soap and water before and after each feeding. It already takes me about 45 minutes to feed so that will add to the daily routine in hopes I do not get it on my nipples.

McCoy is here!

So much has happened and finally I am getting on here to let you know that McCoy Shea is finally here!! I am hoping that the picture will post and you can see the cutest baby in America!

I ended up going into the hospital Monday May 3rd to begin the induction process. We were suppose to be at the hospital at 7 and before that was a little crazy. We were trying to buy a new car that day not realizing that we were going to head to the hospital later that night. Matt's mother and I drove an hour away to get the car, got lost, came back, and headed to the hospital right after.

At the hospital they started cervidal(sp) to thin out my cervix. That was done around 8:30ish. At 2:30 in the morning my water broke, to everyone's surprise. They then started giving me potosin(sp) at 3:00a.m. That started some major contractions! They were nonstop about 45 seconds to a minutes a part. At 6:30 I was given an epidural because I was done with the pain. Everytihng seemed to be moving a long great, I was dilating fine and the nurse said McCoy would be there by noon.....well 12 came and went and still no baby. I got stuck at 7 cm for a couple of hours so they stopped the potosin for a while and started it back up seeing if it would help any. My cervix was not thinning past 90% and they started talking c-section. I was sooo upset! I just thought that since everything had been going like it should that I would have him naturally.

Well 6:00p.m I started having major pressure like I had to push. The Dr. gave the okay to start pushing even though i was 90% effaced and dilated to 9 and a half. The pushing began and did not stop until 8:54 p.m when the big guy came into the world. He is 9lbs 0 ounces and 21.5 inches long. He is the most perfect thing and I hope to keep updated with pictures.

just tried to the picture thing and it did not work again so will get Matt to try because I am horrible with the computer...sorry!!

Itchy!!!

So I tried to post pictures of the nursery a couple of days ago and they would not load so I am pretty sure I am doing something wrong. I will try and get my sister to see what I am doing or what I am not doing.

On a pregnancy note.....I CAN'T STOP ITCHING! I went to the doctor on Monday and they saw how irritated my stretch marks were and how much I was itching so they took a blood test to see if I had PUPPS and Cholestasis. I heard back and have neither one but feel like I have something! I have a rash all over my arms and I itch 24/7. Also my headaches have pretty much stayed and don't go away with any medication. Also for the past 3 nights I have lost a little of my mucus plug, sorry if TMI. Last night I lost the most....so still just waiting. I have an appointment at 2 today so hopefully we will figure out something. My pregnancy overall have been great but the past couple of weeks being on bed rest and then this has made it much harder than I thought.

Thursday

Today was appointment two for the week. I now go to 2 appointments a week and surprisingly found out today I will be taking a stress test every time to make sure McCoy is okay. The stress test is just them hooking me up to a machine to monitor McCoy's heart beat for 20 minutes. During the stress test I got extremely light headed, I felt like I could throw-up, and I was sweating all over. This happened twice during the 20 minutes of being hooked up. They said it could be because I was laying down but I think because it stressed me out I was even having to take a stress test. I asked the doctor if we could set a date to be induced and he did not want to give a date yet but said he wanted it as close to 39 weeks as possible. My blood pressure was really good so I hope that stays the same. He also checked me to see if I had dilated at all or if my cervix had changed since the last time finding out I was 70% effaced and nothing has changed. He did say that McCoy is very low and seems ready at anytime, and therefore is surprised that nothing has changed. I also lost 4 pounds since Monday, which I think could be me trying to cut back on salt and water retention going down a lot. My feet do not look nearly as bad as they did before.

After the doctor I went to my school to finish signing papers for me being out on maternity leave. I decided to stop by my room to say hello....I was there an hour. Let me tell you I am SOOOO glad I am on bed rest. The sub that is taking my spot was there, and my parapro was out as well. So I stayed and tried to show her the ropes a little since I had not had a chance to do that. I think that in that one hour my blood pressure shot up big time. It felt pretty good knowing that I did not have to go back after leaving.

I am back at home now laying on the couch watching T.V and loving every minute of it for now. I go through periods of "I'm bored," but overall I much rather be here doing this than at school stressing out.

37 weeks

So....today marks Matt's 27th birthday day, 37 weeks, and my first day of bed rest until McCoy gets here.

Yesterday Matt had his diapers shower with his friends and it was great. After the shower I was not feeling right so went to Kroger to check my blood pressure and it was 164/86. Matt called the doctor and she said to go on in to the hospital and get it checked and also to run some blood work. So my blood pressure was still high but did go down after a while. My blood work was great so I was sent home. I had to go in for a follow-up appointment today to see how everything was.

My blood pressure was not horrible at my appointment this morning but still not great so the doctor decided to put me on bed rest to be on the safe side. I now have 2 appointments a week and if anything is a little off then they will induce me. If everything seems to be going well then they will induce me at 39 weeks. So now May 3rd is a new date to be looking at.

So Close!!!

I feel like any day I could be having McCoy. Yesterday I had "braxton hicks" contractions all day but enough to make me uncomfortable. When I got home Matt, the dogs, and myself all went for a walk. That felt really good and after I felt lots of pressure. I was pretty sure it could have been the night we were going to go. This morning I woke up and some pressure but not as much....so the gang went for another walk and again I am feeling lots of pressure. I just wish there was some kind of guideline if certain things are happening you have X amount of more time...not sure if that makes sense. So the next 3 weeks(hopefully sooner) are going to be day to day for me. I think I am making it longer than it is by thinking every day could be it. So have a great weekend and pray for sooner than later!

Getting There

Well I officially suck at blogging! I had Spring Break this past week and had some well needed rest. My mom came over one day and helped me get things done then the next day my mother in law came and did more stuff. So although I know I will never be 100% ready I am feeling pretty good about McCoy coming.

Matt went away for the week on a golf trip so we were glad that McCoy did not come. Now that Matt is back I am ready! This past Thursday I started getting more "Braxton Hicks" contractions. I had the lower back pains and then some stomach cramping so I was hoping that something has been going on.I am 36 weeks today and had my doctor's appointment where they check to see if anything has been going on. The doctor said I was 70% effaced. That is exciting but I do realize that it could still be weeks until anything truly happens.

Last night I think I got in a good 4 hours of sleep. I had so many things going through my head of what needed to get done that I could not get tired. I need to charge my video camera and make sure my camera is ready. So many little things to think of that do not cross my mind until it is time to go to bed.

Sorry for the Delay

So I did try and blog the other day but I was unsuccessful. I wanted to put pictures up from my showers and other things and an error popped up and I felt defeated. So no pictures for now but I have gotten a lot of things since then and more of the to do list done.

My family shower was great, and my shower my sisters gave me was amazing as well. My mom and sister Callie gave me a very, very, nice stroller,icoo.... Megan and Lauren got me a great diaper bag called petunia pickle bottom. I take pictures of them both and get them up.

The nursery is pretty much complete. There are a couple of small things that could be done but nothing that "must" be done. I had my pregnancy pictures taken this past weekend and I am really excited about seeing them! Brittany, who took them, also came to my house to get a couple of the nursery. \

My body is feeling like blah and physically I am ready to have the baby even though I know he is not quite ready yet.

Interesting Blog

I found an article on yahoo that caught my eye.....a school teacher eating the school lunch for a year!! This is her blog...
http://fedupwithschoollunch.blogspot.com/

32 and counting

So yesterday marked 32 weeks for me. I went to my check up appointment and I am measuring 3 weeks big. So next time I go they are going to do an ultrasound to see if McCoy is big.

This past weekend I had a shower given by Matt's sister and family friends. It was my first shower and I loved it. I got some great things and some really cute clothes. I have my side of the families shower this weekend so more cute stuff to come. McCoy's room is starting to get full and I don't think it is close to being done.

School....my life....Last week stress was a prep for this weeks paperwork due. I turned in a huge part on Monday, got my report cards turned in that are due on Thursday, and have written 1 of 3 IEP's I have this week. So crossing things off the to do list are making my stress level go down. I have 2 1/2 more weeks of school until Spring Break....time is flying by!

Wednesday

I am feeling worn down and beat up. Today feels like it should be Friday with the way my week has been going. I just have a lot going on at work and I don't feel like there is enough time to do it all. Last night I am not sure how much sleep I got but feel like not a wink. I could not get comfortable and just kept tossing and turning. I saw every hour on the clock and maybe even twice. I wanted to come home today early for a nap but it just didn't happen. So plan number two is to have an early dinner and go to bed.

A Nice Weekend

The weather this weekend was very nice....what a change! I am sure the rain is not too far behind but I enjoyed getting some vitamin D while it was here. The yard sale on Saturday was a success. People came by 7:45 and everything was gone by 9:45. We sold all of the big items in the first 30 minutes and towards the end we put a "FREE" sign out and a car came up and we loaded the rest of it up. It was the quickest and easiest yard sale ever!

Today Matt and I went to church.....it only took 9 years. I have always wanted to find a church and I guess having a kid finally kicked my butt into gear. So we went today and are going to try different ones in the area until we find one that we really like. After that I had an amazing 3 hour nap and felt pretty good. The house got clean and I am ready for Monday and week 31 to start. So we begin a new countdown of 9 weeks until the new bundle of joy hopefully arrives.

Have a great week!

10 Week Count Down

So being pregnant is a pretty amazing thing. And if you know me you know that it is something that I have dreamed for all of my life.....blah, blah, blah.... it sucks too! Yesterday I thought I was in a depression and cried and today I am just one happy camper. I never know what I am going to be day to day. So sorry for everyone that has to interact with me on a daily basis (Matt) and deal with my mood swings.

This weekend we are going to be having a yard sale to try and get rid of a lot of stuff from our garage and crammed closets. Cleaning out rooms and rearranging in our house has pushed a lot of furniture to garage. I am hoping for great weather and for everything to get gone....I might even put free on it at the end of the day just so I don't have to move it anywhere.

McCoy

Here is our little bundle of joy at 30 weeks.....who do you think he looks like?

O that Army!

Well I am trying not to be an Army hater but I think that is how it's going to come out. There have been so many different dates the Army has given Hector as well as Lauren as to when he will be coming home from Haiti.

First it was 2-5 months, then 3-6 months, then July 18th was the official date of him coming home. When a lot of the wives that live in North Carolina heard it was going to be July many of them made the decision to leave North Carolina and go back to their home states to be with their families. Lauren and Hector made the decision to break the lease with their apartment and move anything left in NC to their Georgia home. So Lauren, Nora, and my mom drove up with a trailer, cleaned the place and were officially done their. About 2 weeks later they got word that 82nd airborne would be coming home today, February 28. We were soooo excited along with Hector.

So Lauren starts the process of getting an apartment for Hector to come home to after she had just moved the other one to GA. She packs her car with all of Hectors things and a 4 month old baby and heads up on Friday. Yesterday, Saturday, they get word that it is not going to be today it could be a week or another month....... Maybe this is the "normal" Army way but it is killing me!

Nora Joy

My beautiful niece Nora Joy

My Week Off

I am going to work on rotating the pictures because this is annoying....

The countdown ended and I am back on my full week off for Winter Break. We actually had last Friday off as well because of snow. It was gorgeous! I am a little tired of the rain and cold so when the sunny days do come I hope to be outside. I still have the lingering sore throat and runny noise but for the most part I am feeling back to normal.

We have been checking things off on our long list to do and I have a couple of pictures to share. Matt and his friend moved out 2 pieces of furniture and one nice big dresser into our room. My family came over and painted the master bedroom and hopefully today I am going to get some curtains rearranged in the house too. The day that we painted my uncle came over the move cables for our T.V as well, he is so sweet! So all I need now are just a couple things for the master bedroom and it will be set.

Happy 26th to Me!

It's my birthday! I am the big 2-6! I have been pretty sick but feel better today. I stayed home yesterday but went to work today....only 2 more days and I am off a week so I figured I could tough it out. My sisters brought me lunch today...so sweet! And tonight Matt and I went out to eat.

This is a picture that Matt took on MY BRAND NEW CAMERA!! Thanks to everyone that gave me my camera, I love it!!! Especially since little McCoy will be coming in 13 weeks. I am in the process of just trying to figure out the basics but I did already figure out how to get a picture on here so that is a start. This is my belly at 27 weeks.

One Thing Down...

I have had a pretty productive week....and that feels good! At school I got a lot of paper work done, not to say it is all done but I am getting there and not feeling so overwhelmed.

This weekend I have been a little busy, which has felt good. My sister, Lauren, came over last night to hang out with Matt and I. Matt cooked a delicious dinner and that must have gotten mine and Lauren's creative juices flowing. We were able to clean out the old office/junk room and make it into one nice guest bedroom. It only took us about an hour and it was a complete makeover! We also redid the bathroom downstairs. Everything looks great and we did not spend a dime. We took things from other parts of the house and made it look great. I already had my first guest last night, Lauren and Nora. Nora slept in the bassinet we have so the room has already been put to good use. I am hoping to post pictures a little later of the new room.

Hope everyone has a great Sunday!

Feeling Better

Well I have officially started my 26th week of pregnancy and the 3rd trimester. I already feel better than I probably have my entire pregnancy. I am not as tired as I was in my 1st trimester and my back does not hurt as bad as it did in the 2nd trimester.

About a week ago I called the doctor because I was having sharp pains in my back. They came to the conclusion that I had a pinched sciatic nerve. It would stop me in my tracks....I would be walking and then all the sudden felt like a knife went in my back. This past Sunday I worked in our neighborhood front entrance and cut 24 crate myrtles.....my back was fine. The pain has not come back yet so I think I am cured for now.

So my brother-in-law, Hector, has been able to stay in touch with my sister, Lauren, pretty much every day since he has gotten a phone in Haiti. She had heard as well as Hector different times periods that they would have to stay. Anywhere from only 3 weeks to maybe 5 months. Well the official word right now is that he will be there until July 18th.....6 months. Lauren is not very happy about this and neither is Hector. So send your thoughts and prayers their way as they try and make it through the next 6 months.

Update on Hector!

Lauren has now heard from Hector twice. The first time was a 30 second phone call that consisted of I am okay, I love you, and get international put on my phone. A couple days later...Saturday night he called and was able to talk to her for 13 minutes! I feel so much more involved because I do have family over there. Also before she had heard from him so saw him on T.V for a quick second. Here is the site where you can go. He is passing boxes of supplies down a line and he is smiling of course! Its at 46 seconds.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3032619/#34911184

The 13 second phone call was on another persons phone that he had traded a can of ravioli. This is all through Lauren so some could have got lost in translation but pretty much he said that it was the poorest place he had ever seen. His feet were hurting him pretty bad and they finally got medication so he is taking pain killers for them. He has not taken off his clothes since he got there in fear that people will steal them when they go to bed. He smells really bad, and if you knew Hector you he is the cleanest person ever! Once they get a mailing address we are going to send some goodies his way. We love you Hector and pray for a safe return!

Rain, Rain, Go Away....

I am so tired of it raining in Georgia! If it is not raining, it is wet and windy. This makes for very long days for students indoors. This weekend has been awesome even if the weather is crappy. Saturday I was able to meet a friend from college that I don't get to see enough.We went to lunch and then did a little shopping. Saturday night we went to Matt's parents for dinner and our old neighbors that moved a couple of months ago joined us.

Today I went shopping with 2 of my sisters and my niece Nora Joy. We went to the mall and my sister showed me a store she is in love with, Anthropologie. It is a pretty neat store but very expensive...unless you find clearance. We also went to Macy's which you can always find great deals. I got a new duvet cover for my bedroom so that means a makeover! My body had issues with me trying to go all day. Today was the first day that I have had a consent pain in my lower back. To be on the safe side I think I am going to call the doctor to be sure its normal.

So off to my 25th week of pregnancy....

Matt and Milo

This was just too cute! Milo loves to lay on your neck or anywhere that is right on top of you.

Prayers for Haiti

There has been so much coverage on Haiti this past week or so and it has finally hit home for me. My brother-in-law, Hector, was deployed to Haiti Sunday night at midnight. He found out a couple days before that he needed to be ready at anytime, and so it happened. My sister had just gotten back to North Carolina and then she found that out. So Lauren is coming back to Georgia, probably for good. The Army told the families that it would be 2-5 months. So your prayers would be greatly appreciated not just for him but for everyone affected by this tragedy. Right now Lauren does not know if she will hear from him at all so if we get any updates on how everything is going I will be sure to write about it. This is a picture of their adorable family.

24 Week Check Up

Matt and I went to our 24 week appointment on Friday. 24 weeks is actually on Monday so we were a couple of days early. This could be the last ultrasound that we get depending on how everything goes. The appointment went really well and we are so excited that it is getting closer.

Thankful for My Family

I would like to start off by saying that I have an amazing family. We have been through the good and bad together and have always stuck by one another.

This past Saturday night Matt and I were out with friends for dinner. I got a call from my sister saying that my mother had a grease accident at her second job as a chef. I immediately started making calls to people to figure out where to go from there. My uncle was on his way to the hospital with her and in trying not to scare her told me it was okay. Once he was able to talk to my sisters without my mom around he said it was pretty bad and we needed to get to the hospital as soon as we could.

Let me back track really quick to Friday night with a special on 20/20. A girl had sulfuric acid splashed on her face and therefore lost "her" face. This is the image I had in my mind.

So I cried all the way to the hospital and once I got there I was able to see her. She was able to talk to me and seemed to be okay. If you know my mother she could be in the worst pain possible and act like it is no big deal. She had a towel over her face so I was unable to see any of the burns. My other sister went back soon after and saw the burns and realized that it was much better than we thought.

Because the burns were pretty severe, at the time not sure if they were 3rd degree or not, they sent her to a hospital 5that had a burn unit. There they determined that 15% of her body was covered in 2nd degree burns....which is great. this means that none of her under layer of her skin died and it should all be able to heal without surgery.

They sent her home on Sunday and my sister has pretty much been keeping up with her wrappings and medication. On Monday morning she woke up and had trouble breathing so she went back to the hospital. Everything checked out okay and she went home soon after.

I went to work on Monday but realized that I was worrying about her the entire time. So I decided to take off Tuesday and Wednesday to with her. She kept telling me she did not need me to be there all day with her. I realize that but knew for my own sake I wanted to be with her.

My entire family was at the hospital on Saturday night and she has had so many visitors. Not only has family come by to see her but also so many friends. We are blessed to has such a close family that cares so much for one another. I do not know what I would do without them as a support group. I also do not know what I would do without my mother....she is the most amazing woman I know. For all of you moms out there, thank you for all you do.

Snow Day!!!

Well we are in the big GA and we have snow people! This is our cute little house with a light snow dust. We had some friends over last night for the National Championship game and someone made a snowman on the chair. This is actually the 3rd year in a row that we have gotten snow. As you can see in the pictures its not a lot but of course enough to close down most school systems. I am just glad that it happened on a Friday so we are off and not on a Saturday. Love the 3 day work week!!!

Always a Countdown

So I confess that I already have a countdown in my head of the next break. Today was nice going in and getting a lot of things done that tend to go on the back burner when things get busy. I started jotting down things that are coming up and realized that we have 6 weeks until the next break.Looking at each week I realized that the first 4 weeks I have a 4 day weeks. So I have 2 full weeks of school!!

Easing Into the New Year

I have had a couple of low keys days after a very busy holiday and I have really enjoyed it. On Thursday night for New Year's Eve Matt and I went to my cousins house to celebrate. We played poker and just hung out, it was really nice.

Friday we went to my mom's house to have the traditional lunch of collards and black eyed peas. There was a lot more food and after that I could not think about food for days.

This weekend Matt and I have really just been getting things done around the house and not had any plans. Tomorrow I have a teacher workday and then Tuesday is back to the real world. I hope everyone has a had great start to a new year!