Too Much

Twelve 8th grade classes is too many for one day. 

Take a Picture!

Korra put her baby on her dinosaur and then demanded to use my phone to take a picture. So here it is:

Impromptu Hang-Out

Went over to the neighbor's house for just a minute and ended up being joined by other neighbors, staying for 2 hours chatting and watching our kids play. It was wonderful. 

Ant Bites

Korra is covered in ant bites. On her feet, legs, butt, hand, fingers, and even her lip!  Poor baby doesn't seem to be in much pain (and they weren't fire ants) but she looks so pitiful!

Good Morning

Korra didn't cry when I left this morning.  (She just said, "Mommy going to work?  Mommy come home?"  When I said yes to both, she was fine.)  

4 students returned lost books.  

Nate sent me an adorable video of Korra playing on the playground. 

I found a couple things I have in common with my new Tues/Thurs assistant (even if it is only that we both had colicky babies and a fondness for dill pickles).

Ice Bucket Challenge

I do not exaggerate when I say that 85% of my Facebook feed is now Ice Bucket Challenges.

Blue Shoes

I'm wearing my adorable blue flats that perfectly match my adorable blue dress with the Peter Pan collar.  I get so many compliments whenever I wear this outfit, which is why I continue to wear it even though it feels like these shoes are eating my feet.

New Board Game

Played a new board game with Nate and our friend Chuck tonight. Any time I play a new game with Nate it feels impossibly complicated when he explains it, but then is often much more fun and less convoluted than I originally thought. I will definitely play Takenoko again! (Especially since I won!)

Sprinklers and Braids

Played in our new TMNT sprinkler and then my first attempt at French braids!

Jammas

Korra tried to dress the cat in her pajamas. I wish I had been able to get a better photo!

Jeans and Pizza

Got to wear jeans to work (since we had Open House yesterday) AND we're getting Mellow Mushroom pizza for dinner!  None of the rest of my day even matters.

Just One

Finished my To Do list before 8:30!  Granted, it was only one item long, but still...

Open House

We had Open House at school tonight. I usually dislike this annual event- it's time away from my family, it's during dinner, no one ever comes to visit me. But tonight wasn't so bad. I remembered to bring a book, a few people came by, and I was even able to be thankful for the simple pleasure of being comfortable when I remembered that at Open House 2 years ago I was so miserably hot and pregnant that my swollen feet wouldn't even fit in my Crocs. It's the little things.

Fast Talker

I talk fast.  I talk even faster when I've said the same thing 8 times a day.  My library orientation has almost hit lightning speed and I still have 36 more to go.

Crazy Lord

This is what Korra has been singing lately: Allelu, allelu, allelu, alleluia! Crazy Lord! (instead of "praise ye the Lord). This girl loves to sing and her versions of songs are awesome!

Laura and Clark!

Got to spend a few hours with my sister and nephew this morning (they were down in Atlanta for a wedding this weekend). Wonderful even if brief. 

No NyQuil!

First night in almost a week that I don't have to take NyQuil!

Good Book, Bad Movie

Read a really, really fantastic book.  Wool by Hugh Howey.  I highly recommend this futuristic dystopia-type novel.  It's miles above most of the books I've read in this genre lately.

Then I watched a terrible movie based on a mediocre book in this same genre.  Divergent.  I read it with our middle school book club a few years back.  The book was ok.  The movie was terrible.  I do not recommend it.

Moving Day!

The roommate has officially moved out!

Fireworks!

Thanks to an episode of Magic School Bus on Korra's iPod, we made it through the last 2 innings and got to see the fireworks!  Korra enjoyed them (they were her first!) though she was pretty sleepy at that point.  During the car ride home she was so over-tired that she repeatedly asked Nate and I if we were going to sleep and then would sing a round of "This Little Light of Mine" in Spanish.  On loop.  For almost an hour.  Needless to say, it's almost 9 and she's still sleeping.  

Baseball Game!

Completed all 8 back-to-back library orientations and my reward (besides a sore throat) is a Braves' game tonight!  Fingers crossed we make it through the whole game and get to see the fireworks after!

She's Funny

Korra cracks me up. When she's whining or having a little tantrum, she'll stop and tell you, "I'm crying" or "I frowin' a fit."  Last night she was putting a pair of pajamas on her toy dinosaur. When she was done she said, "Good job, Dinosaur!  High five!"  Then proceeded to try to figure out how to give the dinosaur a high five. She's so funny!

Last Quiet Day

This is my last quiet day.  I'm cataloging books and cleaning out a cabinet while listening to music. It's rather relaxing.  Tomorrow begins my 8 library-orientations-a-day schedule for the next week and a half.  Just thinking about it makes me tired.

Refrigerator Oatmeal!

Finally perfected my overnight refrigerator oatmeal recipe. My father in law was right, this stuff is amazing. 

1/4 c oats

1/3 c milk

1/2 container of Greek yogurt (I like mixed berry fruit on bottom best)

1 tsp chia seeds

A sprinkle of cinnamon

A squirt of honey

Stir or shake and refrigerate overnight. In the morning I love it with a little chopped toasted pecans on top!

Full Day

Got tired really easily but made it through the whole day of school and even had enough energy to cook dinner.  I think I'm on the mend.