Christmas Tree

Eye lid

I've got a patch of eczema on my eye lid. 

Beer and Hymns

At a local bar with about 50 people from our church singing hymns and drinking beer (root beer for me). 

Genius

Korra made up this math problem in my board today and worked it out all by herself. 

Lunch Date

Went to lunch at Wrecking Bar after church today with a wonderful family we met this fall through our small group and then took our kids to the park to enjoy the weather.  

Thanksgiving 2017

Bowling in Blue Ridge

Cabin Time

We made it. School is out for the week!  Going to a huge Thanksgiving party at church friends' house (over 100 people with a petting zoo!) and then were heading to the cabin. So thankful!

Championship Belt

Every week all the classes take a common ELA and math assessment (it's usually only 2 questions). The class that gets the highest percentage wins the championship belt for the week (plus candy and a hat day). Most teachers hang the belt up in their room. Not me...

Can we just stop vomiting?

Korra puked this morning when I woke her up for school. 

Real Food!

Last night I ate real food!  Something other than toast and apple sauce!  And it sounded good and then it tasted good and then I felt good!  Yay!

PD

Our professional development this morning is all about personal wellness. They're making us smoothies and we have stations for making a craft with clay, meditation, and Zumba. Even though I'm still not feeling my best, I'm glad I came to school today. I am so thankful to be at this school. 

Rough Night

Korra woke us up at 4am because she threw up in her bed. My stomach hurt all night. 

Of Course

Not 15 minutes after I tell my coteacher and my administrator that I'll definitely be in tomorrow, I get terrible stomach cramps that have now been going on for 3 hours. Every food sounds and smells disgusting. We even had to stop watching Great British Bake-off. 

Flu Update

Korra threw up in the middle of the night (into a bucket) and went back to sleep. Didn't even wake us up.

I felt better this morning so I decided to wash the dishes. Then I had to lay down for 2 hours to recover. 

Korra barfed

Nate picked Korra up from school and she barfed as soon as she walked in the door. Already got a sub for tomorrow. 

Sub Needed

Finding a sub when you are sick is so stressful. No one is available. I feel so guilty even though I know I can't help being out and there's no way I can go in when actively vomiting. 

Me too

Approximately 3 hours after finishing the last load of laundry (all the sheets, pillows, and blankets), I started throwing up. 

Korra the Babysitter

Nate and I agreed to watch a friend's 2 year old for the day (this was obviously before Vomit Fest 2017). So Korra and I spent the day with the 2 year old while Nate was quarintined to the bedroom. We didn't want to bring get to the house, so we went to the zoo and then to their house (for lunch and a nap) and then to a brewery for a friend's birthday party. Korra was a great babysitter- the little girl who is usually very shy and clingy for her parents didn't cry at all. 

Nate survived at home (12 hours without puking and counting!) but was really bummed he didn't get to join in the fun. 

Now I need to deep clean the house and fold about 7 loads of laundry- all while keeping my fingers crossed that Korra and I don't succumb to the plague 

Vomit

Nate has a bad stomach bug. Praying Korra and I don't get it too. 

Tigey Did It

Korra told me that her stuffed animal Tigey (that she brings to school every day) kicked a boy in her class because the boy "got in Tigey's face." We talked about how to politely but assertively ask someone for personal space but I had a really hard time figuring out how to explain the fact that Tigey cannot move independently to a child who is too smart to pretend that her stuffed animal kicked a classmate of his own volition. 

85 views

Zillow just informed me that our house had had 85 views just today (15 yesterday). Fingers crossed it brings a couple of offers soon. 

Haircut

I cut my own hair in Saturday. This isn't something totally out of the ordinary but I'm always curious if I do an ok job. On Sunday I saw my current hair dresser at church, confessed my hobby and asked her opinion on how I did. She said she was really impressed by what a good job I did- especially in the back.  Pretty proud of myself. 

Korra

Put a blue streak in her hair (since we didn't get to use the dye for Halloween). 

Game Night

Went over to friends' house this afternoon for games and pizza and wings and delicious dessert. We are so lucky to have such amazing people in our life. 

2 showings

We've had 2 showings on our LaGrange house!

+8

Nate invited 2 families of 4 over for dinner and games tonight. In our 900 square foot house. Thankfully, it's beautiful outside so maybe we can spend most of our time in the big back yard. 

Interesting Combination

The man next to me in traffic is driving a black BMW with a handicap license plate. He is wearing a coonskin cap, smoking a Sherlock Holmes style pipe and is blasting rap music. 

Longest week ever

Tuesday felt like Friday.  Every day since had just been harder. I need this weekend so badly. 

In good news, our LaGrange house had its first showing today!

Educated Voter

Just spent the last 30 minutes researching candidates for city council and mayor in preparation for early voting tomorrow.  

I don't want to

Teaching on Halloween was bad but I'm dreading trying to teach in the day after Halloween even more. This whole week would have been a holiday.