Resort

When you are too lazy to vacation for real, have a husband who likes to stay within a tight radius of home, and have to work on Tuesday, you resort to taking advantage of your loving cousin and their glorious home.  The company is tip top, the Dr. Pepper flows, they deliver grilled meat to your lounge chair, and they lease their infant for baby snuggles.  "When you're done with that diaper, can you crack me open some more pistachios?"

Though all his swim gear reads differently, I wouldn't exactly call him a fish.

Assisting.

Pictures I Like

Fake Smile

Silas now smiles for pictures on command.  It is not the equivalent of his natural smile.  A little more toothy?

 

Real look of disdain.

Mother's Day Picnic

Sprinkler

Sparkleberry Fair

We had our first real tractor encounter.  The sign said "no climbing".  We took it as far as we could.

Petting zoos are magic. I keep waiting for Silas to feel the same.

These have to be the cutest animals alive. 

Heigh-Ho!

I don't post much about work on here, but I got a new position for next school year and I'm thoroughly pumped.  I have been taking classes this semester to get the Gifted/Talented endorsement and it worked out that there was an opening they deemed me fit for! :) I'm still not sure I believe it!  I spent many days dithering about waiting for a call.  I have been doing 5th grade math and science in the very same classroom for the last 6 years so who knows what next year will be like, but I am ready for a new challenge and I think this is it!  Our district does a pull-out program so I will have second and third graders at a few different schools.  I will see five different groups of kids (one each day of the week). Traveling will be new.  I am hoping I don't make it a habit of driving to the wrong school. I will miss my school and colleagues.  They really are a great crew.  I am kind of slow to fit in and they finally get me, so it may be awhile before I can win over (or resign) my new work community to liking me. I will still be a Cougar at home though, because school shirts comprise most of my wardrobe.  The bad news is there is a chance that none of the upper grade counterparts I get to share a room with will let me keep this classroom staple:

The good news is I will be needing a new blog and you know how I love those.  Here is the tribute to the last and first 6 years of teaching 5th grade.  Adventuresin314.blogspot.com