I Can Smell Summer. . .

It's Tuesday afternoon of the last week of school.  I took my 6th graders to Raging Waters today, probably the last time I'll ever do that, seeing how I am being surplussed from my position next fall.  I'm tired from writing a curriculum unit for my M.Ed. program until 1:30am, slightly sunburned on my cheeks, and counting down until that final bells rings on Friday!  I can't wait to spend more time with my amazing kiddos.  I just wish George had more time off in the summer too.

Jayden is almost 2, amazing.  He is such a ball of fun these days and, amazingly, plays by himself so well.  He is ALL about cars these days.  You'll usually find him walking with TWO cars, one in each hand.  Either that, or his blanket.  He's my little Linus.  He does the strangest thing.  When he plays with his cars, which is often, he usually lays his head down either on the table or floor he's playing on.  Silly kid.  Makes him look like he's always tired.  He's speaking more and more, but still not nearly as much as Madison did at his age :-)  I accidentally pulled his elbow out of socket the other day and felt horrible.  Luckily, I was able to get Dr. Wang on the phone (it was a Sunday night) and he told me how to fix it and it worked!

Madison has definitely turned three.  They say "Terrible Twos", but I think all parents know it's really the "Terrible Threes".  She is still super smart and funny and helpful, but she can throw a temper!!  She loves to say "I don't want to!" and "I can do it all by myself!".  Sometimes it's a great thing, that she can do things on her own, but other times it is, well, annoying.  She loves to hold Jay-Jay's hand when walking to the park and playing "store" with her play cash register.  That tells me that she's my daughter :)

We've had such cold weather until today.  I think it reached 83 degrees, which was great!  I know the really hot days are coming and I'm not looking forward to them at all.  I will be teaching 4/5 combo for summer school, so this summer will sure be different.  Other big news. . oh, we bought a minivan last weekend!  We purchased a 2008 Nissan Quest, white with a DVD player, so that should make life more comfortable.  It's great timing as we are driving to Washington State to be a part of Aaron Hansen's wedding.  We also enjoyed selling our 1999 Corolla to Diauni (Kara Perry's step-daughter) as her first car.  She paid us some cash and then is making monthly payments for four months.  It feels good to sell my first new car to someone I know, rather than trade it into a dealer.  I hope she has some great memories in it too.  George will also be switching schools next fall, but staying in Loomis.  He's the one driving the minivan on a daily basis, but he loves it!