It's Been a Long Time

Ok. It sure has been a long time! I have had a couple of busy weeks..... F'burg was wonderful! I absolutely loved hanging out with the crew! We had a blast! It rained a couple of days, but that was fine because it gave us the chance to sit in and catch up. Then we headed to SA to visit Mr. V's side of the family. We had a good time and enjoyed seeing Grandma V's new house.

When we got home it was time to head back to the grindstone. I am now tutoring kids three days a week during the school day. So, I have a sub Tues, Wed and Fri. That is hard for me because I don't like giving up control to my classes and I don't want anyone else tutoring the kids that didn't pass. We did really good this year! Much better than last year! We only had 14 not pass the TAKS out of 105 students. We had 34 commended and 83% passing. Last year the number of not passing was double that!!! Anyway, we are really proud of our kids! But with the tutoring now, I have to plan for my class and plan for the tutoring group. I hope to get some of this work done this weekend. We have birthday party today and I have to go pick up our pictures that the kids had taken 3 weeks ago. You should see them! They are AWESOME! Mr. V doesn't like them. Oh well!

Is she or isn't she?

Ok. So is Naomi Watts pg or not????? Just curious. Mr. V. says that it is none of my business, but I am still curious.
1.8 pounds this week. I thought that I did better. But I guess that I should be happy with that! 13 more days till F'Burg 07!!!!

GOOOOOOO Oscar!!!!

Can't wait till "E's Live From the Red Carpet!!!" I LOVE Oscar night! I do have to go MAJOR grocery shopping before it and Mr. V has a football game. So, I may miss some of the arrivals.... Oh well.... That is the price you pay for feeding your family!
I only have 14 days until my Spring Break vacation! I can't wait to head to F'burg, TX for the second time. We had such a BLAST last time!!!! Plus, it is four days away from my kids(don't get me wrong, I love them dearly, but time away is nice!!!). I also LOVE spending time with my dear friends that I barely ever get to see, due to our schedules! I can't wait to hang out, talk, play games, and eat!!!! Anyway, I am sure that I will post some pictures of our adventures!!!
I am exctied for WW tomorrow. I think that I did REALLY good this week. So, I will let you know about the results tomorrow!
Well, it is time to play with the kiddos.... They are kicking balls around my house...... This might be time to say, "HEAD OUTSIDE!!!!" Gotta run, a ball is sure to hit something....

Zoo pictures

I love the zoo. It was great fun! The kids really liked the part where they could go in and feed the birds. As you can tell, they liked it when the birds landed on their sticks and ate the food right in front of them. My favorite part was watching them. They had a blast!!! The gorilla sat in this spot for quite some time. We kept coming back to see if he had moved, and of course he hadn't. But right when we were going to leave, we checked and he/she had moved over to where the sun was and was proceeding to sun him/herself. Laid flat out, crossed legs and arm over his/her eyes. It was great.

We have a busy day today. Birthday party at 10:45-12:45, then an awards presentation for one of my students that is going to, hopefully, win an entrepenurship(sp?) contest. They were supposed to come up with an idea for a business that they would like to start. Her idea was to create an after school day care for kids that had a movie room, game room, arts and crafts room, etc. This would be for the older kids that are what we used to call "latch key" kids. So, we have to go there at 2:00. Then I have to do some grocery shopping, that is if we want to eat for the next week, or two. Hope you all enjoy your day!!!

Terrible 5's??????

Ok, so my nice, wonderful, terrific, fantastic, whatever else, 4 year old is now 5. I am beginning to think that odd number years are worse than the even ones. Terrible twos, nothing compared to the terrible 3's. Now I am beginning to find out that the 4's were AWESOME compared to a 5 year old. Whiny and babyish are the 5's.... So far anyway!!! What am I going to do with a 3 and 5 year old...... Both odd years...... Calgon take me far away!!!

Here he is, at his birthday party. We will no longer have a party at our house that involves birthday cake and clean-up. It was great not to have to worry about what was going to get broken. I also liked that I didn't have to serve or cut anything.

It was great having Nana and Papa here. I so miss them. I am still working on the 3 year plan. I think that it is now down to 2 and 1/2 years....... We'll see though! I need to get out of this god-forsaken state!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I hate it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

What news do I have????? I am sick of hearing about Anna Nicole Smith. She was nothing special, but yet we act like she was...... Why don't people who actually contribute to society get the notority that she has gotten for being a drug addict, sex addict, etc......? I really want to see Bridge to Tarebithia(sp?). I have been asked to change grade levels..... I am excited about that. WW is going ok. I have lost 5 pounds so far. HMMMMM...... Maybe some more this week.

A is grumpy and J is as bossy as ever. Anything else??? Nope, just another day in paradise. Gotta run. I am going to take the dog for a walk.

This week

Well, another long week at the V household. I came down with strep on Tuesday and had to stay home from work on Wednesday. That really sucked because I had a training on Monday and Tuesday and then I was out on Wednesday. It was really hard to go back to the classroom on Thursday. But I survived. So far J had not had any symptoms. She just has her rosy cheeks again. We are sitting here, I am supposed to clean the house, but can't find the motivation..... I need to get there as Mr. D is on his way down here to see Mr. V. They are going out tonight, at least I think they are going out. They haven't seen each other in a while.....

I have started the whole Weight Watchers thing too. I think I was inspired by Mrs. B. She seems to be doing great on it! But there is one difference btwn her and me. She is exercising. I have been sick my first week and I am on antibiotics. Hmmmm. Probably no weight loss. Top that with my hubby making his wonderful ribs tonight...... and the Super Bowl party we are having tomorrow. Oh and the rents are coming in from WI. Mom likes her wine and I do too, when she is here. UGH!!!!

I have made my wish list for Valentine's Day, birthday, mother's day and anniversary. I want a Gina Alexander purse. They are really expensive purses that take one of your pictures and make it into a purse using a special process. I want a picture of my kids and my dog on my purse. I know that it is selfish of me, but I think that I deserve that. I gave birth to these kids, raise them, and play with them, etc. So I deserve to carry them on my shoulder every day until I die! I would have to with the cost of them......

Well, I better get to it, the vaccuum is calling me............

Long week

Ok. So you thought I was tired last Sunday. I shouldn't have been so mad at A. He really didn't feel good. I will never win the mother of the year award. On Friday, the 19th(?), A woke up with a terrible headache. Well, I knew he wasn't faking it this time. He felt really warm and was holding his head. He didn't even want to eat. I gave him some Motrin and said, "buck up lil camper, you'll be fine." He went to school, I had my cell phone on this time, on my hip, because last time he got sick at school, they couldn't get a hold of someone...... Mr. V sleeps like a rock..... So, I figured things were all good when they didn't call. I went to pick him up and Mrs. H said that he woke up from nap not feeling well. We went to put a deposit on the place for his b-day party and he was shivering. Not a good sign. Went to pick Jenna up and when we got home, A had a 103.9 fever. Down the Motrin and hit the sack. He woke up on Sat. and we went to the Dr. Just a virus they said. Well, by Tuesday he still wasn't any better, had lost his voice and had a terrible cough. So we headed back in. Pnemonia. Poor baby. He is doing better now and I keep thinking to myself, if I wouldn't have been selfish on Friday and let him rest, we wouldn't have had a sick one this week. He has missed a whole week of school because of it...... So, don't put my name in for Mother of the Year. I am also just thanking my lucky stars that we didn't have to do another hospital visit. I wouldn't have been able to handle that!

Any ideas out there on how to make a dog quit scratching and licking her paws? I love my dog, but geez, I don't remember Bullet(may he rest in peace) licking and chewing his paws as much as this dog does...... Here is a picture for you to enjoy! Isn't she precious!?