First day back

Today was the first day back to school with the kids. I was at work all week last week but it was just teachers and it was so nice to have the quiet time to get work done! My day started off very poorly - I didn't get to bed till after midnight, then Julianne woke up twice even though she's been STTN for a couple weeks now (knock on wood!) so of course I overslept this morning. Once I got to school things got a bit better. The first day, especially the morning, is always kind of quiet. The kids don't really know what to expect so they don't say much. I think I have a pretty good class except for one kid... he drove me insane. He kept throwing fits, crying, refusing to work, kicking his chair... I just wanted to pull my hair out! I told him if he acts like that tomorrow I'm calling his mom to come and get him, because I don't have time for all that. On his third fit, I said, "You know what, go ahead, throw a fit. I have a toddler at home. I'm used to them." And he stopped! It was actually pretty funny. It was also funny how no one ever mentioned this kid was a behavior problem, but the one kid that EVERYONE told me about was perfect today. Just goes to show... sometimes students and teachers just have personality clashes!

Summer's here!

Ah... summer is here and I am in LOVE! Not with the hot weather, of course, but in love with being able to stay home with Julianne. It is so nice to be able to spend every day with her! I did have to take her to Sammie's house today while I went to tutor some boys up in Alaqua, but it was only for a few hours. It did suck leaving her, though - in the past 8 days I've really become accustomed to spending all my time with her! She's definitely becoming more attached to me, which is wonderful (albeit slightly annoying). Friday we're going up to Longwood to spend Father's Day Weekend with Mom and Dad and Tiger's coming in Friday night, so it will be a nice little family weekend.

Saturday is going to suck a bit, though. Mary Goulet passed away last week rather quickly and her memorial service is Saturday morning. We were going to go to the beach, but this is far more important. Mary's husband Clyde asked Mom to do a reading at the service, so she agreed. I don't like funerals and memorial services (who does?) but this one is important to go to. Mary didn't have many friends and Dad and Clyde are good friends, so it would be a huge slap in the face if we didn't go. I'm hoping that Julianne will help lighten the mood a little bit. As long as she behaves herself, that is.

I started Weight Watchers on Monday, and I have to admit that I'm rather enjoying it. It's easy to do when I'm home during the summer- it's a lot harder when I'm working. You'd think it would be harder being home around food, but for some reason, it works for me. I want to lose 22 pounds by the time school starts in August, and I know I can do that. I've done it before, and I will do it again, as long as I stay on the plan. Who knows? Maybe this will be the time I stay on the plan for good and lose all the rest of this weight! I want to lose it all - I am so tired of only being able to shop at two or three stores in Central Florida. I want to be able to fit into regular size clothes - ya know, Small, Medium, Large, Extra Large. I also want to find a husband and have more babies! ;-) I know I can find someone who will love me for who I am as a larger woman, but I know it will be easier if I lose the weight and get into shape. I also have a goal of running a half marathon - maybe not running, but jogging/walking it. And it's not an immediate goal - just sometime in my life, I want to do the Disney Half Marathon. The idea of running all that way is so foreign to me, but I want to do it, and I WILL!

Anyway, I suppose that's it in the way of news. Julianne is doing wonderfully - Mom and Dad set up a kiddie pool on the porch and she enjoys splashing around it. I can't wait for Mom and I to get her in the big pool and let her kick and swim! It's going to be a good summer!

Only 63 hours left!

I only have 63 hours left of contact time with my students, and I AM SO FRIGGEN' excited! I cannot wait for summer. I won't have to work, I won't have to deal with kids who behave terrible, and I can spend all my time with Julianne! I am so excited to be able to spend the summer with her. I miss her so much during the days sometimes I don't think I can stand it.

In other news, it's been raining like crazy for the past three days. I saw the sun out this afternoon for about a minute and I was shocked - it has been so gross and rainy and nasty since Monday. The grass and other plants need it, but I think we're overfull. I think it's still supposed to rain tomorrow, too! But I'm pretty sure it's going to be gone by Memorial Day weekend, thank goodness. We're supposed to meet Mike and Brianne down at Disney for dinner on Saturday so it would be lovely if it was somewhat dry.

Tonight Julianne and I played on the floor after we got home from work and Target. It was fun... she crawled all over the place (including on me) and I took a bunch of pictures of her in her cute little dress that I bought at the consignment shop. I'll post them when I get a chance to upload them... so much to do!

Tomorrow I should hear about whether or not I got the condo. They had two offers and we had to go back in with our highest and best offer and tomorrow they'll tell us who won. Keep your fingers crossed!!!!!

Celebrate Orlando

Today was my fourth trip to Celebrate Orlando, the big scrapbooking shindig that Mom and I go to every year. We look forward to it all year long, and this year was no exception. It was noticably quieter than years past. My CM consultant told me that there were 200 fewer people than in the past, so that's probably why it wasn't as crazy. It was nice, though. Mom won a packet of paper and some stickers, so that was nice that we finally won a door prize - after four years of showing up! This morning we dropped Julianne off at her Grammy's house and I was nervous - not because I thought Patty didn't know what she was doing, but because I didn't want to be away from Julianne that long. I missed her all day long - and it didn't help that I was looking at pictures of her all day, lol. I only called Patty twice, so I was proud of myself. And it turned out that Julianne had a great day anyway. But when I got there, she was so excited to see me!!! It was great. She was bouncing around and calling for me and just really excited. It was so nice to see her. I love that little girl so much... so friggin' much. Sometimes I feel like the love I have for her is going to suffocate me - that's how overpowering it is. My life is so perfect with Julianne... what did I ever do before she came along?!?

Tim's Birth Mom Update

So Tim went and met his mom and they sat and talked for about 2 1/2 hours... he said she's really nice, but it was just like talking to a stranger and he had no emotions at all. I told him that's totally understandable! It turns out she didn't know she was pregnant until she went into labor - she got her period all through pregnancy and only gained 15 pounds. When she went into labor she thought she was having a gall bladder attack and went to the ER - they told her she was having a baby, and there was Tim! (She named him William Charles, but he's just Tim). Tim wasn't actually adopted till he was 7 months old because his birth father refused to acknowledge paternity and wouldn't sign the papers, so Tim spent 7 months in foster care before he went to live with his mom and dad. So she's had three failed marriages (I told Tim that's why he can't hang on to a relationship!) and has no other children because she had ovarian cancer and had a hysterectomy. She's also an only child, so Tim was the only grandchild and he actually talked to his grandmother on the phone in New York. He said he's very glad he met her and talked to her but can't see himself having a deep relationship with her because they don't have much in common. I think he's in shock - his adoptive mom (Meg) is absolutely THRILLED and can't wait to meet his birth mom - she's more excited than Tim!