New Job

I decided to apply for a job at the kids' school since Jason has so much studying and could be home with the little kids.  I was thrilled to get the job and I have had a nice time working there.  I'm a Special Ed Paraprofessional and I work with small groups of kids in resource.  I am getting to know the staff at the school and have made some nice friends.  A few of my co-workers joke around with me and are sarcastic with me so I am starting to feel right at home :)

This was a picture on my first day.  It went well, but I came home feeling somewhat emotional because of how much I missed all of my Thunder Ridge friends!  At TR I was always around people and spent a lot of time in the workroom (which was one of the most social areas of the school).  I knew everyone and laughed a ton throughout the days.  I realized my new job would keep me away from most of the adults in the school and though it would be very rewarding working with the resource students, I would lack that social out I so desperately need. I'm happy to say, that hasn't been the case.  I have loved working there and have had plenty of opportunities to talk and laugh with other adults. :)

Corbyn's 11th Birthday

Corbyn turned 11 this year and had an awesome birthday, but I have to tell you our cake story from that day.  Look at the following pictures and see if there is anything you think I might not be thrilled about with the cake I picked up?  Yep, you guessed it . . . the handwriting!  Aaaaaa!  Those of you that know me well know that penmanship is a big deal to me and especially on a beautiful cake.  I gasped when I saw this, but didn't have the heart to complain because the man that did it was so nice.

Well, when I took it up to pay for it, I noticed that he left his handwriting pen inside the cake and it was touching the frosting.  I was so grossed out, but once again didn't have the heart to just throw out the entire cake. I let them know and they didn't offer to replace it, they just took off the frosting that was touching the pen and re-frosted it (which was a different shade of blue) and then they didn't offer any type of discount.  Oh, I was just dying! Well, I decided to go home and just add whatever I could to it to make it nice and though it wasn't awesome, Corbyn loved it and that's all that matters!

 I went on a hike with Corbyn, just the two of us, and he loved it!  It was a great time!

Crazy Hair Day

Crazy Hair Day at School . . . gotta love cups in the hair, eh?! :)

Shopping Trip

Our dear friends, the Durrants, came for a visit and Brianna was as happy as could be to be with her best friend, Kelsie!  We decided to go shopping one of the days and the kids couldn't resist posing for the camera.  It was also fun because Andrea and I decided to buy the exact same cardigan so of course we had to show it off. :)

Fun Science Experiment

This is a raw egg without the shell that is held together by its membrane and actually bounces like a bouncy ball.  Brianna really wanted to try this experiment so we put the egg in a cup of vinegar and left it there for a couple days.  After the first day we changed out the vinegar and by the morning of the 3rd day the shell came off.  It was super cool, but kind of gross too ;) . . . it smelled awful . . . just sayin'

Dr. Seuss Week

Our new school has a fun Dr. Seuss Week every year and they sell these adorable "Cat in the Hat" hats.  The kids were all excited that I was helping sell the hats and allowed each of them to buy one. Fun!

Microwaving Ivory Soap

A few years ago I microwaved a bar of soap for Kelsea to see and never realized the other children had never seen what happens.  For our Family Home Evening activity we decided to do it again and it was so funny to watch their reactions! All you have to do is get a bar of "Ivory" soap (it has to be ivory soap because of the air it has inside of it) and then put it in the microwave for 2-3 minutes. You basically watch it completely change shape and it's pretty fascinating!