Laugh!

Got our first big giggle out of Korra!

Intent to Return

Next week I have to sign a paper declaring my intent to return (or not to return) to this job next year.  Do I sign it YES, as a back-up plan/safety net (since it's not a contract), or do I take that leap of faith and sign NO?

Short-Lived

The before-mentioned triumph only lasted for 15 minutes.

She's Doing It!

My assistant is actually doing what I've been asking her to do for days!  Yay!

Skype

Skype is a new grandparent's best friend.

I'm Sorry, Nate

I'm driving my husband nuts asking about how Korra's doing about every 30 minutes.  I miss spending my days with them.

Waste of Time

I know it isn't entirely logical, but I have so much less patience for these disrespectful kids when I think about how I'm with them instead of with my baby.

4 Day Week

Being back at school today is easier because I know I have Friday off.  Took a sick day for doctor's appointments.

Stuffed Animals

Korra has shunned all her plastic teething toys.  She prefers to drool all over her fluffy stuffed animals until they are soggy and gross.

Pack It Up

Thinking about moving makes me want to start packing.  And throwing lots of stuff away.  And I've been looking for jobs (for me and for Nate) during each of Korra's naps.

Raspberries

Korra has started blowing raspberries at me when I try to give her her medicine.  Its super cute but it makes the process even more challenging.

These Hips

Decided to get rid of all my pants that no longer fit.  There's still hope my waist will get a bit smaller but I think I'm just going to have to accept my wider hips.

Breakfast Buddy

Enjoying my blueberry muffins and coffee while sitting on the floor playing with this cute thing.

Uninterrupted Sleep

It seems impossible that only a year ago it was totally normal for me to sleep for 8 hours straight.

AP Sense

Somehow my AP sensed that I was thinking about leaving 15 minutes early and called to ask me to do one more thing before I leave. Boo.

Trash Time!

Throwing a lot of stuff away as there's no one looking over my shoulder (or pulling stuff out of the trash) today.

Resolution

I will stop slouching and have better posture.

Decided to go home and have lunch with Nate and Korra since I would have gotten a lot of dirty looks if I left at 2:30.

Lunch Break?

If they've allowed us to take a 1.5 hour lunch off campus, does that mean that if I stay and work I can leave 1.5 hours early?

Book Clubs

I have 5 book club meetings coming up.  5 different books and I've only read one of them.  Guess who has a lot of reading to do?

Another Day

I laid in bed this morning and planned out what I was going to say to my assistant- how I was going to assert my authority.  And then, she's not here today.  Ah well.  Guess that's a battle for another day.

Back to school today. Thankful it's just a teacher workday and that my brother could watch Korra this morning as we still haven't found a new sitter.

Selling

Made the first steps toward selling our house today.  Found out exactly what we still owe and compared it to the Zillow estimate and... it looks it's totally reasonable to sell it for that much.  I think that's a good start to what I know will be a long and probably stressful process.

Yeast Rash

Korra's had this rash for over 6 weeks.  It's gone away several times but every time I think "It's gone!  We'll go back to cloth diapers tomorrow" that dang rash is back in the morning.  Ugh.

Home Again

Had a wonderful time celebrating the New Year at the cabin with Nate's family.  Now it's time to do all that housework I've been putting off.