A big start for the summer!

Josh and I have been looking at a house in Bronte, and we made an offer last week. However, they did not except (which was expected because we offered way lower than the asking price). The house is Josh's dream house, which means it has a huge back yard, a huge garage, a nice yard, and its brick. It's not necessarily my dream house per say, but I do like it alot, and with some work it could easily become my dream house. The reasons I like the house: huge garage, nice yard, brick, a bathroom in the master bedroom, storm cellar, large living room that is open to the kitchen and an office area. On the other hand here are my setbacks: small kitchen, paneling in the living room, kitchen, and hallways. Only a shower in the master bath (no tub), and no fence around the Huge backyard.

All of the things I mentioned that I do not like can be remedied fairly easy except maybe the size of the kitchen.
Another set back is that I will be driving back and forth to San Angelo for work because there are not any openings in the near future at Bronte for a K-4 teacher.
However, the biggest reason I am willing to make this move is for my children. Even though Maddie is still several years away from starting school, I want to make sure that when that time comes we are settled in a house we love and not forced to pick one because we have run out of time.

This may or may not work out, but I have faith that whatever happens is for the best. We are going to put in another offer tomorrow and see what happens.

In hopes that they accept our offer we decided to go ahead and fix all the things that we have put off in this house since we moved in. Since we moved in this house in 2006 we have fixed the shower and painted the back bathroom, replaced the carpet, and put on a new metal roof. Those were things that had to be done. The other things that I have wanted to change were not really necessary, but more cosmetic for the most part. However, I think that if we go ahead and fix them we can sell our house quicker and for a higher price if it comes to that.

Here is what we bought at Lowes yesterday: stove top, oven, shower head and faucets, sink faucet, front and back door, tile, paint, and many other items. The list of to do projects has already started, because I painted the front door and Josh replaced the sink faucet. Wednesday Dusty is coming over to take the old door off and put the new one up. The biggest project will be the bathroom, but I have to take down the wall paper and we have to take the tile off the wall, then we will replace the pipes, shower head, and faucet, then Dusty will come back and put the wall back up and tile it. Then I will give it a fresh new coat of paint. I bought a pretty blue color for the top half of the room. We are not putting the back door up until we move because our current door is equipped with a doggy door for Chief. The appliances had to be ordered so they will be installed in about 2 weeks. I also plan on painting the kitchen, hallway, and our bedroom.

So in conclusion, my summer has started off a very productive and expensive one! Josh is taking before and after pictures on his phone so I will show the final products as we go.

And the race is on!

Not litterally cause I havent ran in quite some time, lol.

The month of May is probobly the busiest month of the year for me. There is SO much stuff that has to be done at school, but alot of it cant be done till last minute. For instance, our school will be hosting summer school, so we have been told that unless we want people messing with our stuff that we should have everything packed up in boxes by the last day of school. Please explain to me how I can teach with my stuff all packed up. I guess since we have to go to work the Saturday after the last day of school for staff development from 8-12 I will spend the rest of that day cleaning my room and packing it up. We took the 1st grade to the Abilene Zoo today and that went pretty smoothly I would say. All 61 students were pretty excited and I would guess at least 1/2 of them had never been to a zoo. We also got to ride in the charter buses, which I know none of them have ever done, because our class was the first 1st grade to ever get to ride on them! As fun as it was I am glad that I can knock one more task off my list.


Here are the things at work I still have on my to do list

scan pictures and make them into a power point by Friday

finish summer school paperwork

plan End of Year party

meet with my new First Grade team tomorrow

make a school supply list for next year

clean, reorganize, and pack up my classroom

end of year report cards

get things ready for 1st grade awards ceremony

plus countless other little things that I cant even think about right now because I am so overwhelmed :)

all of these things must be done after school and on weekends because we are still teaching, hoping to get just a little bit more information in before they leave us.

But there is a light at the end of the tunnel and that is there is only 12 school days left until summer break!

Now onto my at home to do list for May:

• clean my house and my back yard as much as possible so we can build the cover to put over our deck as soon as possible.
• babyshower on Saturday
• Kenzies 3 month pictures and a birthday party on Sunday
• continue planning Mallorys bacholerette party and send out invitations
• get sizes for the other flower girls in Mallorys wedding to my Memaw ASAP
• hit up Childrens Place as soon as I get a chance to go to the mall since it opens tomorrow!!!
• celebrate Mothers Day with both families since on the actual day Josh was at work and we couldnt do it any other time until now.
• celebrate my 26th birthday (woo hoo, just so you know there is sarcasism in my voice)

So the fact that I have broke down crying twice in the past 2 weeks doesnt surprise me now that I think about it. Stress is not good for me, and I bundle it up till I explode, and then I take it out on Josh.

The good news is that I can scratch getting Kenzie's ears pierced off my list since we did that on Monday!

Here are the pics! Before, during, and After :)

Ive LOST it!

Literally I have LOST not one thing, but several things!

First off, (and most horrible in my opinion) I have misplaced my school keys. I had them at work on Friday and the only 2 rooms I went after I distinctly remember having them is my classroom and the lounge. Both of which I have combed over with a fine tooth comb and no luck. I am afraid they somehow got swept into the trash on accident :(

Also while we are on the subject of work related items, I have misplaced my name badge which i have to have on Thursday. We dont really wear them at school, so the only time I need them is when we go onto another campus or if we are required to have them to get in somewhere, which is the case on Thursday. (HA!!! Josh just found my badge as I was typing this! It was in my blue jean jacket in the closet!!)

However, I would not say these next two items are lost, but rather misplaced. I have seen them somewhere in my house, but for some strange reason cannot remember where. Firstly there is my James Avery heart bracelet that Josh bought me for my birthday last year I believe, and also my Zales cross necklace that Josh bought me for our anniversary also just this past year. ARG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I know I will find them, but losing all these things in one week is frustrating!

It's making me lose my MARBLES!