Catch-Up

Here's a recap of our week at the cabin:

• Korra loved running around outside, even when it was freezing cold, so we went out for a few minutes each day.  She loves crunching through the leaves.
• Nate and I enjoyed several evenings in the hot tub.
• Korra liked her cousin Jude- as long as he didn't touch her.  He was completely fascinated by her.
• It snowed on Wednesday night- just a dusting, but it was very pretty.
• I read Fallen by Lauren Kate on the recommendation of some 8th grade girls.  It was terrible.  Fallen angels, obsessive love, and an open-to-a-sequel ending.  Ugh.
• We saw lots of wild turkeys wandering around.
• Korra was really good about not going too near the stairs or the fireplace (when she'd go past, she'd say, "No, ma'am. No, ma'am.")
• Nate's grandpa joined us for Thanksgiving day again this year.  Watching him try to take the family photo with someone's iPad was very entertaining.
• Korra picked up some new words: hot, hat, up, eye (which she says while she pokes someone in the eye), foot, and thank you (which sounds like "dee doo").
• We played several board games- I won Smart Ass for the first time, Nate's sister Laura made Resistance very funny since she cannot keep a straight face, and Korra made Speed Scrabble impossible by trying to "help" with my tiles.

Motorized Manger

Got the nativity out to set up and Korra is currently pushing baby Jesus around in his manger saying "Vrooom!  Beep, Beep!"

Too Excited to Sleep

Nate and I were both wide awake before 6 AM.  Guess we're a little excited to head to the cabin this morning.

Sold Out

Catching Fire was sold out.  So instead, I've mended 3 pairs of pants (even made one from bell-bottoms to straight legged) and finished crocheting the dinosaur spikes for Korra's hat.  It's sooooo cute.  Now I just have to convince her to keep it on her head for more than 2 minutes so I can get a picture!

Catching Fire

Book Fair is over.  A full week of Thanksgiving break at the cabin is ahead of us.  Going to eat left-over pizza for dinner, pack, and go to see Catching Fire tonight!

Taco Day!

Teachers all brought stuff for a Mexican fiesta.  Enjoying tacos for lunch!

Gang Training

An officer came to train the staff about the gangs.  Turns out that we're the #2 county in gang activity in Georgia- second only to Gwinnett County!

Barcode Issues

1,578 book records successfully exported and imported.  But then... 5 barcodes don't match up to 6 books.  That's probably just the tip of the iceberg.  Here's hoping it's not much more than that.

Thanksgiving Lunch

I can smell the cafeteria turkey and dressing all the way in the library.

Irritability

I'm feeling extra irritable today.  Like I did when I was pregnant.  I'm guessing it was that double dose of hormones yesterday...

XYZ

This morning I am thankful I chose to wear a long tunic.  Just discovered my fly's been open all morning!

Peace Walkers

Last night we hosted 2 peace walkers who are on their way from Atlanta to the School of Americas in Columbus.  Very nice ladies.  On a related note, my bathroom now smells like patchouli. 

Not Really Awake

First thing in the morning I take my birth control pill and my vitamin.  This morning, I was clearly not awake because I took 2 BC pills and had a third in my mouth before I thought, "This isn't right.  Today's not Friday.  Oh right, I'm NOT supposed to eat this entire pack of pills."

Moon Salutation

Yoga was fantastic this evening.  13 people squeezed into the space and we did some really fun moon salutations.

Bro

I got called "bro" three separate times today. (As in, "I wasn't even talking, Bro" or "Why do I have to go to the back of the line, Bro?").  I did not like it.

Popcorn Lover

It must run in the family.  Korra's favorite food right now is popcorn.  She takes after her mom, aunt, and grandpa!

Broken Monitor

The monitor of our computer died yesterday.  We ordered a new one and are waiting for it to come in, but in the meantime, I'm missing the regular Korra-Nate updates that I was able to get on gmail chat.  

Poop On The Floor

I need to write this down for posterity.  After her bath, we usually let Korra run around naked for a bit (she really likes it).  The other night, she's running around the kitchen while I'm washing dishes and all the sudden she starts crying really hard.  I look over and... she's pooped on the floor and is very upset about it.  Two things I'm thankful for: that it wasn't on the carpet, and that she cried so I noticed it right away!

Twitch

I've had eye-twitches before but today's twitch is in my scalp at the back of my head.  Totally unnoticeable, but it's driving me nuts!

Overreacting

Sometimes I feel so sure the day is going to be out-of-control and then... it all works out just fine.  When will I ever learn to stop overreacting?

Book Fair and Stuff

It's book fair week and I'm frazzled as usual.  Doesn't help that I woke up late, that testing has changed my whole week's schedule, and that I need to teach a mini-lesson on setting goals to every student in the school in the next 2 weeks.

Korra Update

Korra's words now include: uh-oh, beep-beep, no, Daddy, ball, shoes, hi, bye, and Mommy (this last one is only sometimes used correctly).

Korra loves to play with my iPod Touch.  She has learned how to get to (and flip through) photos and play music.  She still loves to dance.

Korra has started throwing temper tantrums when she doesn't get her way.  She kicks her legs and falls to the ground crying.  It's funny until we remember that we've got 18+ more years of this ahead of us.

Katie Loves...

I was thinking that if I had people who know me at varying levels complete the sentence, "Katie loves..." that I might learn a lot about who I really am and how I present myself to the world.  Would you try it for me?

Busy Day

Enjoyed the morning and afternoon with my parents and then enjoyed an evening watching football with neighbors.  Korra woke up at 6:30 AM and only took a 30 minute and before finally going to bed after the game was over (at 7:45).  Hopefully she'll sleep in late tomorrow!

Impatience

Waiting (impatiently) for my parents to arrive!

Physically Demanding

The last 2 days have been exhausting.  Boxing up the old library yesterday and then setting up the book fair today.  Add in fighting off this cold and my body is tired.

Heavy

In the winter, I like for there to be so many blankets on me that I can hardly move due to the weight of them.

Last Time

Going into my old school one last time tomorrow.  Packing up the last of the library stuff.  Looking forward to a short commute, lunch at home, and coming home early.

Icky

I feel completely drained of energy.  And my throat hurts.  I do not want to be sick- tomorrow I'm supposed to go back to my old school (to get the last of the stuff), my parents are coming this weekend, and the book fair is next week.  I'll be drinking my weight in OJ and going to bed at 7 tonight.

Blocks

Korra's gotten really good at stacking her wooden blocks.  Her current record is 12- then the stack I'd as tall as she is!

Regret

I gave in to my craving for chocolate chip cookies and now I'm regretting it.  Not only did I not need those extra calories, but now I have a tummy ache.

Veteran's Day

Today I opened a package that contained my traveling gnome.  I sent him to Iraq 5 years ago, during my first year as a librarian.  I didn't have the heart to ask for him back and they continued to send me pictures of him with soldiers and Iraqi children for years.  All the soldiers in the area where he has been have finally come home, so Claude the Gnome did too.  The students who were in 3rd grade at my old school when he left are now in 8th grade.  I invited them to the library this morning and opened the box with them.  Inside was Claude, a note, and both an Iraqi and American flag that flew in Iraq.  The kids cheered.  I nearly cried.  Super cool moment.

Finger Painting

Nate and I tried to get Korra to do some finger painting for a Christmas present... total bust.  The only thing that ended up with paint on it was Korra.

Toddler Food

I spent part of today making a whole bunch of food for Korra.  She's become a picky eater and I needed to try something new.  I made some veggie-filled muffins, some veggie bites, sweet potato oven fries, and some veggie-fruit puree (sweet potato and peaches) to go in our reusable squeeze pouches.  I hope she'll eat it!

Wrong Weekend

I've been thinking all week that my parents are coming tonight.  Turns out it's not until next weekend.  While it's probably a good thing (since Nate's sick), I'm still really disappointed.

Pigtails

I put Korra's hair in pigtails last night.  Cutest little girl ever!

Playing in the Leaves

Korra's enjoying fall!

Sick At Home Dad

Nate's sick.  Some sort of stomach bug.  First time he's been sick at home with Korra.  Poor Nate.  Poor Korra.  Hope they make it until I get home.

Subs

My assistant is out sick today and 6 out of the 8 classes I see today have subs.  Subs who have little control over the kids.  Not going to be a very fun day.

Wet My Pants

Dinner was great- except when Korra spilled my entire glass of water in my lap.  It looked like I peed my pants.  Plus it was cold.

Brick Store!!!

Going to visit our friend Kent (aka Uncle Nacho) at Brick Store for dinner tonight.  We haven't seen him in YEARS but he's in town for business (from Texas) so we're meeting up at our favorite restaurant.  Yay!

Sweet Little Friend

We are so lucky to have such good neighbors.  They watched Korra twice yesterday (Nate's and my schedules were just a bit out of line).  Korra and Jackson are so sweet together!

Standardization

The faculty meeting after school about standardizing teaching and curriculum practices made me remember why I would be miserable in the classroom.

Stress Snot

Is it possible that stress causes a runny nose?

Fantasy in Lights!

Starting to feel in the holiday mood- I just bought my tickets for Fantasy in Lights!

Footie PJs Photo

Korra the Toddler

Today Korra ate a peanut butter sandwich.  We threw a ball back and forth.  She went down the slide at the park (and said Weeeee!).  My baby's not a baby anymore!

Thank You Cookies

2 dozen chocolate chip cookies baked and bagged for the 2 maintenance men who moved my books so quickly.  Nothing says gratitude like baked goods.

Footie PJs

Korra looks so adorable in her footie pajamas that I don't want her to wear anything else!

Snotty Nose

Korra didn't sleep well last night.  This morning's super runny nose is probably the reason.  What I can't understand is why a toddler with a cold and a very poor night's sleep STILL hasn't taken a nap yet today.

The Giver

Got to discuss one of my all-time favorite books with my 6th grade book club today.  If you haven't read this book, do it immediately!

Shelf Shifting

I knew integrating all of these books into my current collection would be a lot of work.  Exporting and importing the records, printing and attaching new labels, stamping them with this school's name... but what I didn't think about what the shelf shifting that is involved.  It's a lot of work to move entire rows of book to accommodate the new ones, only to turn around and shift them again with the next box we unload.  Good thing these books are worth it!