the craze

I am following the craze (I am good at that) and taking the advice of some of my 5th and 6th grade students. The advice???


Read TWILIGHT!!!

I am reading it now and am almost halfway there! It is pretty good, a little juvenille, but still a good story. It is based in Forks Washington... I have been there once, and it mentions some towns that I am familiar with.
It's an easy read, and there are three more books in the series. It is nice to get back to reading every night before I go to bed, although reading about vampires right before bedtime is probably not such a great idea. It's a good thing Rudd is there to protect me and snuggle with me!
(Even though the book is about vampires- it's not scary...at least as far as I've read!)

definition of a trapezoid

How do you define a trapezoid?
Is it a four sided figure with exactly one set of parallel sides?
OR
Is it a four sided figure with at least one set of parallel sides?
If you agree with the second definition, then that means that a square, rectangle, and parallelogram are all trapezoids...
HMMM...food for thought

another mouse

My life is in disarray...I must be out of balance with mother nature. Today as I was leaving my room for lunch, out of the corner of my eye I see it...a furry ball on the floor. As I looked at it, the furball was not moving. I realized it was a mouse! I thought maybe my 5th graders were playing a trick on me by putting a fake mouse on the floor to scare me. I saw a student in the hall and asked them to see if it was a real mouse. They crawled up to it and saw that it was shaking. I tried not to freak out in front of them and calmly called the office. They said they would get someone there to take care of it. 5 minutes later, I am still in the room with a mouse. Finally, another teacher came and caught it. I am tired of mice. I think this is a sign that my life is so out of order...I don't know what to do

Almost 30

I turn 29 on Saturday, that's almost 30. YIKES. I feel old. I have gray hair that I have to touch up and some of my favorite movies are on TCM.

Dialysis

My mom started dialysis yesterday. She has to go three days a week for four hours a day. She will have to do this indefinately or until she gets a kidney transplant. She is on the transplant list, but still has a lot of paperwork to go through. She has been so sick lately, I hope this helps her feel better. Please keep her in your thoughts and prayers. I can't belive how much she has gone through, and she still has a smile on her face (most of the time).



Sometimes I get angry because of all she has been through and how it's not fair that she's been through so much, but then I remember how close I have come to losing her, and I am thankful for the time we have with her now. Even though she cannot see, she is here, I am able to talk to her, hug her, spend time with her, see her with my son. Everyday I have with her is truly a gift from God.

A year ago

As I fill out Reid's invitations for his first birthday, I can't help but think about where I was a year ago... (or almost a year ago)


I was totally pregnant, worrying and waiting for the arrival of my first child, a boy.


I was excited to become a mom, something I have wanted for a long time,


I was nervous, knowing that my world was going to change...I never knew it would be this good.


I was amazed at the life forming inside of me, moving, kicking,...and am still amazed at the precious boy I see running round.



I was scared...during the hours and hours of labor, the flipping from side to side as Reid's heart rate dropped, shivering through contractions, breathing through contractions, wanting so bad to meet my son, face to face



I was in love, instantly with Reid, from the minute I heard him cry and take his first breath...he was here safe, after so long!



I was in love with Rudd all over again, there is an amazing bond between husband and wife when you create something so precious together.



I was exhausted, and knew there was more (exhaustion) to come.



I was dreaming, of Reid crawling, talking, walking, hugging me, loving me, smiling, laughing, and playing with me.



I was at peace, at home, in our bed, Reid snuggled up to my belly, Rudd snuggled up behind me, just the three of us...perfect, meant to be, a family.







As I look at Reid now, I can't believe how fast the past year has gone by. Reid has blessed our lives more than we could have ever imagined.

He's feeling better, I think

Reid has been sick since December 17! He has been on antibiotics four times and had to take a steriod for his lungs. He was diagnosed with RSV. It's a respiratory virus that hits babies pretty hard. Reid is "at risk" because he goes to daycare :( and I work with little kids. The RSV was like a really bad cold for him. He also got ear infections and bronchiolitis from it. Reid is finally sleeping for more than 2 hours straight at night and is back to playing with everything! For a while there he didn't want to do anything but snuggle. He goes back to the doctor tomorrow to see how his ear infections are doing. Rudd and I hope there is not an infection still. It is hard to get Reid to take his medicine. After over a month of medicine, he is tired of us trying to get it down his throat.

I wrote the post above about two weeks ago, and I am happy to report that Reid is doing great. His ear infections are all cleared up and he is sleeping through the night. Rudd and I never thought that day would come! Reid is playing with his toys, walking around the house and laughing and smiling.