Which One?

SShe would wear a red bandanna on her head with this one! This was really cute.

I really like this one too. She could wear a bandanna with this too, or maybe Andrea's straw hat. Before you make a decision you need to know that this belongs to Bree's mom and is 60 years old!
I think this is sweet, but I think that she would be hot and my old crochet bonnet was too little=(

Help me out. Which one would be the cutest for the pioneer days baby contest?

Look at my Big Girl!

We got this toy at Wal-Mart, because Adi can stand up to things, but she is to short to reach the couch. I thought she needed a toy, and this is what we came home with.

A Full Days Work!

I was feeling very ambitious yesterday and today. Last night Adi and I went to the school to get some things from my room that I could work on at home. It was all of the piddly stuff; like putting the kids names on about 500 different things. I stayed up rather late doing that. At that point I had gotten it in my head that I wanted to get to the school and get going on it so that I wasn't stuck doing it last minute.

Last year I couldn't get into my room until way to close for school to start because of new carpeting, which I am thankful for. Being a first year teacher I felt like I was starting from scratch. Too bad that it wasn't scratch until I had filled about 8 or 9 industrial sized garbage bags. I am not saying anything bad about the person who had the room before me, I'm just saying that maybe he wasn't the tidiest/ most organized person. I think that I am both of those things, so getting my room ready last year was quite a chore.

James took Adi to Shelly's this morning so that I could work in my classroom, and boy did I. I got to the school at about 9:30 and was there until after 5! I feel really good about it. I am having more fun getting it ready this year, because I am just adding to things that I did last year. I think that I am going to go one more afternoon this week. That should get me done with most everything that I can do for now.

What a Weekend!

Starting out Friday was a great! We had Jared and Bree out for supper and a game of "Hand and Foot." Did we lose? Of course we did, but it was still a lot of fun. It was nice to get back to a long lost Friday night ritual =) My family also stopped in on their way home from Branson. It was nice to know that they were back and safe. The hadn't seen Adi in about a week and a half, and they were about to go insane.

Friday morning my dad called me about 9 times wondering if we were coming to Kahoka, and when, why we weren't there yet, etc... James had some things to do so I decided that Adi and I could go on and spend the day with my family. James was on call so he couldn't go to Kahoka until Sunday. Since gas was so super cheap (haha) I thought that I should fill up before I left. I went into Casey's to pay. I wanted to us my debit card so that I could get some cash for the weekend. They ran my card. It was rejected. Not once, not twice, but three times. I finally wrote a check. I was mad and embarrassed. I went directly from Casey's to the bank. I couldn't even use my card in the ATM. I of course called James in tears and made him come to town and try his card. NO LUCK. I tried it at the Exchange Bank in Kahoka. Still nothing. It bothered me all weekend.

I was in Kahoka on Sunday, and James got there at about 9. We went to my in-laws house until James had to go to the fair for his mud-run. As the day went on it looked more and more like rain. James had just gotten done and it started to pour. I was going to go back over to Mary and Cecil's', but I had to wait more than an hour for the rain to let up. It was still coming down really hard when we left, but we needed to see Cecil before he went to bed. The weather never did seem to get better, and I was too scared to drive home, so I stayed in Kahoka again. James had to go home because he had to work today. I really worried about him until he called and said that he had made it home safely.

This morning I called the bank as soon as I woke up. Apparently it wasn't just me who had the debit card delima. It still made me a little angry. It is frustrating to know that you have money and no way to get to it. Oh well. It works now ;)

Reflection!

No I am not talking about fond memories. I am talking about my daughter. The mirror has become her very favorite toy. She thinks that the other baby is hilarious. She reaches out her arms and does this awesome laugh that sounds like a machine gun! She could sit and do that for what seems like forever. It cracks me up. She also does a lunge at the mirror baby, and I am convinced that someday in the near future she is going to ram her head into it, and the baby will no longer be her special friend. ;)

The Countdown Begins =(

Sorry Jenn, only 29 days until school starts. I am sure that you could put that down to 20 if you count in the days that I will be at meetings and in my classroom before school starts. I think that I am going to start getting my room ready the first week of August. I plan to go one whole work day and then see where I am at after that. I hope that two or three days will do it. Even though I am not ready to go back, I am excited to start a new year with a new class. I think that I am going to have a pretty good class this year!

I am really excited to set up my room. We are going to be having a jungle in my room this year. It will be complete with a very life-like palm tree. I am more excited about it than my class will be. I just think come December, when we can't get outside, I will appreciate all of the bright colors.

Tired Thursday!

I don't know why I am sooo tired today. I can hardly keep my eyes open. Of course, Adi doesn't think that she needs a nap today. I thought I was tired when I was pregnant, but I still have my days. Adi is very mobile these days, and I really have to watch her every move. It isn't like before when I could lay her down and she would play in one spot. I now have to make sure she isn't getting into anything. You wish for them to do things, and you wait patiently for milestones to happen. Then, they do and you wish that you could have a little of that back. I am so thankful that she is such fun baby. She is always laughing and playing and reaching. Today though, I would like to go to sleep.

Those were the days! can you believe how teeny tiny she was?

After James gets home we have to go to Kirksville and go grocery shopping. We go about once every two weeks. I really enjoy that we go together. I hope that we always do. I tell myself that he loves to spend the extra time with me, but deep down I think that he just wants to make sure that I don't forget anything ;) We usually make an evening of it and go somewhere good for supper. I will try not to fall asleep in my plate! NO, I wouldn't do that. I know that tonight is Dad's night to get up. He is so awesome for taking turns. My mom says that I am lucky because my dad didn't do that with any of us. I tell her that is her fault. James is an amazing husband, but I think ALL husbands should take their turn.