Hmm...been awhile!

Man, it has been a long time since I last blogged. This may be due to the fact that I only had internet on my phone for the last year, until recently.

I am still subbing, I have applied for an online job and I am suppose to start the test tonight. This is exciting! I want this job something fierce, simply for materialistic reasons! lol I like making my own money and spending it on what I please :).

I have been dieting for a week. It is amazing the difference in how I feel after cutting so many calories and nasty things out of my diet! Justin is dieting right along with me, so this helps a lot! I must say though that a Krispy Creme Donut sounds delish!

Kaleb is still in IL, wish he was here. I hate the life he lives up there.

Karson is thriving in preschool. Learning to read amongst many other things! I am so surprised and the things he has learned and retained! :) Hopefully this means a positive school experience for him as opposed to Kaleb's experiences.

Kaden is growing soooooooo fast! He will be 3 in July! He has talked for a long time, but the past couple of months his speech has became so much more clear and understandable! He is so cute and so smart and soooo funny! Lights up my day everyday!

I love staying home so much with him. I am so lucky for all the time I have been allowed to spend with my children as they grow.

Winding down...

Well, the maternity leave I am covering is winding down. I won't lie, I am excited for some time off. Hopefully not too much time though. I hope to get many calls and stay busy, but I also hope to be home with Kaden some. I want to be able to help out in Karson's preschool class too.

I am truly going to miss most of my students. I am sure I will be called back to sub for the MS teachers. Being here this long makes the student seem like they are mine! I don't want to give them back. Well, I might give a couple back.

Also, we bought a fish tank last night! Why you might ask? I don't know! It was Justin's idea. Ofcourse, it sounds like a good idea to him because he won't be the one caring for it, just like the hamster.

Long time no blog...

Yeah, I guess I will admit that I am not a great blogger. WHOOPS!

Kaleb didn't get to go to school here. He wanted to. Stayed committed to it all summer. His mom said he had to go there to discuss it and then could come back the next Sunday. The poor kid got there and she told him she wasn't discussing it and he wasn't going to school here. :( She is so selfish.

Karson has started preschool! OH MY! Can't believe that! He loves it! This is his 4th week. He is learning to play with others and lots of other things. He sings the "counting rock" song as he calls it. Knows left from right. He went to his first school buddy party the other day. It was at a bowling alley and he LOVED it! I just can't believe how big he is getting and how much he learns and wants to learn! He hasn't gotten in trouble at school at all yet. Very surprised there because Kaleb was in trouble most days! He missed 10 min of recess quite frequently.

Kaden, oh my, he is such a joy! So much fun! This age is incredibly fun and rewarding. He talks so much more. Sometimes he is hard to understand like Karson was, but I get it! I love when he hugs me, kisses me, and says "I yove you!" without being asked! He loves Bass Pro toys now too. Oh boy! We are buying duplicates because he thinks he needs his own. Yeah...too many bass pro toys. Why do we keep any of their other toys?

I have my BSED! I am doing a long term sub position until Oct 1. It has been a learning experience. I am in Com Arts in middle school. It is a 6 week maternity leave. I wish I had my own permanent classroom, but let's face it! Education is not the job market to enter right now!!! It is bad!!! So very bad. Education needs more funding! I know many areas need more funding, but education is like the basis of everything, from and educator's view point of course. But I stand by that statement. :)

Thankful Thursday!

As always, I am thankful for the health of my family. I am especially thankful after an update message that I received from www.skylersanders.com Go. Read. It will break your heart! I cry with almost every update. Hug your kids. Their health is not a guarantee.

I am thankful that Karson did well at preschool screening today. He got right up and went with them. I could tell he was a bit nervous to leave me, but he did it without complaint. They said he did fine! :) He told them a lot of stories about hunting and fishing! I can only imagine! :)

I am thankful that today is my last day of student teaching. I will miss the students, but I am ready to have my degree!!

I am thankful that Justin has a good paying job. I am a bit shaken by the fact that they are going off to work for a week next week. They have never done this and I must say I am sure it will be a stressful week for myself. It is my first week being a SAHM again. It is my first time to be away from my husband and my children to be, except for when I was in the hospital. But, I am THANKFUL he has that job!

I am thankful that the school year is winding down and Kaleb will be back home with us soon. We are going to have a terrific summer. I am going to keep praying that he stands by his decision to move here for the school year next year. I would appreciate it if you would do so also.

Weekend happenings....

What happened in our house this weekend you ask?  Well, let me tell you!

Friday:  9:15 a.m. I get a call at school.  Karson is complaining he is sick.  Tummy and ear hurting.  Since that usually is the sign that he is getting an ear infection I leave and take him to Urgent Care.  Fortunately, no infection, but he did have fluid in his ear so he is on zyrtec.  I hope that clears it up!  After our UCC visit we went and ate at Sonic and then went to Wal-Mart.  After that we came home and Kaden napped while I cleaned up the kitchen a bit.  When Justin got home we all went to Mountain Home for chinese food.

As we were eating dinner I got a phone call from my mom.  She asked where we were and told us to stay there.  There was a tornado coming through where we live!!  SO SCARY, the unknown...  Karson was worried about the Easter Bunny and trampoline!  So there was some humor when he asked if the Easter Bunny was ok!  The drive down our road was eery.  Our neighbors yard was demolished!  Our other neighbor's barn was destroyed.  When we topped the hill we saw our trampoline in the field.  We still couldn't see our house and that was a sickening moment!  We rounded our corner and all was well.  There was a ton of limbs in our yard, and if my van would have been there it would be totaled.  

Saturday Justin had to work.  I decided to tackle laundry and housework.  Around 2 p.m. my grandparents showed up to check on us (thank God my house was clean!).

Saturday night I went to mom's night in at my friend Jen's house.  That was fun!  There were about 10 of us.  We laughed A LOT!

Sunday Justin had to go repair a guy's roof that was damaged by the tornado.  If his house was built 50-100 yards over it would have been gone.  The man did not have insurance...so scary!

I took the boys to Wal-Mart and did some shopping.  We got my nephews each a baseball glove and I got Karson and my other nephew a mickey shirt and toy story shirt for $3!!  I also got Karson an awesome book that is a dry erase board book that has capital and lowercase letters, shapes, numbers, etc and he LOVES it!

Justin got home around noon and we cleaned up the yard and spent time as a family.  We finally went over to mom's yesterday evening and got the boys' swingset.  They are IN LOVE!!!!!  It was a great weekend! :)

I especially loved when Karson told me yesterday that, "I love when you are home taking care of me mommy!"   Melts my heart! :)

Not me Monday!

Here we are again!  My last Monday as a student!!

I most certainly did not have several things happen this week and say to myself, "I need to write that down for my blog.  Nah, no way I would forget that!"  And I DID NOT forget them all!  Not ME!

I did not look in my mirror as I was driving down the road and see Karson licking the front of his sunglasses then wiping them clean on his shirt and just chuckle.  NOT ME!

I did not breathe a sigh of relief that Saturday was cleaning day when my grandparents came to check on us after the tornado came through.  I did not have a flashback to two hours prior when my house looked like the tornado had came through it.  NOT ME!

When my grandparents came to visit at 2 p.m. I was not embarrassed because Karson was still in just his underwear running around and playing.  NOT ME, no way am I that mom!

Questions asked by a student

One of my students asked me these questions yesterday because he wanted me to post them on my blog. So...

who is your favorite blogger friend:
Kat

what do you like about blogging
way to keep track of things that I don’t write down

what is your favorite food
Mexican


How old ARE U
29

how long have u been married
9 years

what is ur favorite color
yellow

who is ur favorite husband
Justin

Questions asked by: tHe_hAydEnaTOr