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!