Oh f@#$ it's September!

[jillywilly]

Sept 1, 2016 11:54:24 GMT -5 erbear said:

Sept 1, 2016 11:46:20 GMT -5 pghtruelove said:

wegrowsheep so sorry for your loss

Inlaws are on their way from NoVA and I should be cleaning and doing laundry but I'm sitting on the couch eating teddy grams with J instead.

They're the ones super picky over cheese, right? I hope you put giant eagle cheese in a fancy bag.

I was going to say I hope you're prepping some enchiladas right now. 

Either way, enjoy those teddy grams

[erbear]

I wrote to the zoo to send me a pet. They sent me an....ELEPHANT! He was too big. I sent him back.

my kid gets stupidly excited over lifting the flaps every time, too. Huge laughs like she's never seen them before.

[stinybean]

Sept 1, 2016 6:21:02 GMT -5 erbear said:

How many esl students will you have, stinybean? I had one esl student before, in my 4th grade class, and it was tricky to reach him at times, but I feel like we developed a good rapport and he learned more with me than the teacher I took over for.

Oh I'm the ESL provider, so I always have ESL students. But this time around the Special ed students will be the only ESL. We don't get a roster until next week, so I don't know the number.


wegrowsheep I'm so sorry for your loss.

[heartofglass]

So sorry for your loss wegrowsheep

[heartofglass]

mirage86 A climbs on my back every time I get down on the floor to do something. It's comical having him try to throw a leg over me...
tjanca22 I've got 'Oh the thinks you can think' memorized

ETA: @scoop A does the same thing. He HAS to sit in my lap to read a book. We may only get through the first page, but I love to have him snuggle up like that

[heartofglass]

I'm sacked. I've been up past midnight the last 3 nights watching the aurora. Last night was amazing! I even got pics on my phone. I've got to break out the actual cameras next time though and see if I can get some really good shots. I've always been an 'auto' girl and I really want to get into the manual settings.
H left to go work on his boat about an hour ago and A is nursing to sleep so I think I'm going to try to get a nap.

ETA: blurry af, I'll try to do better

[tiffbot]

wegrowsheep I'm so sorry for your loss. We lost my grandma to dementia a few years ago and the sickness was unbearable at times. I hope your family has stayed strong and I wish for all the healing that you need.

heartofglass the northern lights truly are a gift and mesmerizing to watch!

[islandgirl14]

So sorry for your loss wegrowsheep! Keeping you and your family in my prayers!!

[Widget123]

Sorry for your loss wegrowsheep

[Widget123]

Sept 1, 2016 12:00:39 GMT -5 @scoop said:

Sept 1, 2016 9:35:04 GMT -5 michyme123 said:

Lo has become obsessed with books the last week or two. It's super cute and I love it, because I hope my boys love reading as much as I do one day. But oh my gosh sometimes it's too much lol I think I read the same touch and feel book 100 times yesterday.

Dear Zoo. Dear Zoo. Dear Zoo. Dear Zoo. Dada. Dada. Dada. OH MY GOD PLEASE CHOOSE A NEW BOOK.


BUT, the cute part is now that when we get to the end of Dada, she yells "DADA!" and it is adorable. Oh, and how she backs up to sit in my lap for the book reading. Best.

My LO is obsessed with Dear Zoo too.  We read it the whole 6 hour trip each way to and from OBX (other than naps) and we bring it to church with us every week.  I wish I was kidding, but at least I don't actually have to read it to him at church like other books. 

I recently bought First 100 Words Lift the Flap from Target and he is starting to be more interested in that one as well.

[musicfrk2002]

Sorry for your loss, wegrowsheep

[jillywilly]

I think I'm going to have to buy the zoo book. We, too, are getting sick of our current rotation and I want to add more once we move. DS is obsessed with flaps, but lifts them before you can even finish the words on the page, and then starts turning the page to get to the next flap. And he backs into our laps too when he wants to be read to. It is stinking adorable.

Our current favorite book is Don't Push the Button - no flaps, but DS loves it! He's starting to do the actions now too, like pushing the button and shaking the book while giggling. We read it every night at bedtime right now, and have yet to get sick of that one.

[musicfrk2002]

We visited my mom at work today. They had a bake sale going on.

Last night, I got an email from the director of the college concert band, wanting to know if I would come play with the group this year. Rehearsals are Thursday nights during the time I work, but I was able to convince management to let me leave early Thursdays, starting next week. I'm excited because I miss playing, but kind of nervous because I haven't really played much in the last few years.

[blueskiessmiling]

So sorry for your loss, wegrowsheep. My grandma has had dementia for a while now. It's a heartbreaking disease.

[musicfrk2002]

Looking for a crockpot boneless pork chop recipe I can throw together in about 5 minutes. Anyone have one they can share?

[mcp6286]

I'm sorry about your grandpa wegrowsheep! Even when it's expected, it's sad. T&Ps for your family.

stinybean I'm going to PM you about Level 1 ELLs. I didn't know that was your specialty!

I'm sitting here waiting for the plumber, who was supposed to come at 3:30 and try to get me some hot water going. I haven't had a hot shower since we moved so I'm really hoping he shows up today. He was supposed to come yesterday and never showed...Grrr!

[tiffbot]

I can't believe it's September. I have so much to look forward to this month but the calendar change really means summer is over too.

I've had a hard last couple days. Had to do some restructruring and I think it will help. Not much I want to get into, and I hate being a downer, but a scare with the kids (who are perfectly fine but left me shaken up) and also stress with a volunteer group that's been building up that I decided I needed to step back from. (Who were all great and I had a good talk with one of my friends about it all and made me feel a lot better)

But it's on to new and better things that I'm more excited about, so it will all be good! September! Oy!

[belle0720]

Someone ate or threw away my lunch today! I went to the gym, came back hungry and went to the freezer to get my lean cuisine out and it was gone. They're supposed to clean out the fridge tomorrow after 4:30 so it seems more likely that someone ate it. So rude!

[Bluedaisy]

wegrowsheep so sorry for your loss!

[Bluedaisy]

First day with students today and it went great.

[erbear]

jillywilly, that's another favorite! LO waves when we open the book and he's all, "Hi, I'm Larry!"

Probably too late now, musicfrk2002, but I do pork chops, cream of mushroom/celery/chicken soup, and a ranch dressing packet. SO good.

[heartofglass]

I cleared off my camera memory cards today and moved them all to my hard drive. One of them had birth pics from getting checked in until H changing the first diaper. I don't remember half of them and there is a video where I sound toasted. I miss my little bitty squish though, how were these toddlers ever that small???