Lots of News and the Northerners Came!

Sunday Day 231- Sunday Day 246

Ok so what a whirlwind two weeks!  I love love love my job.  My room is finally put together and I am now working on documentation for IEP goals and getting my kids caught up and where they need to be as far as being in compliance.  They all need progress reports and updated information since they have had NOTHING since October.  I adore my kids and recently discovered I may get 3 more.  So apart from that a lot has happened this past week. Heather who is absolutely amazing bought my my ticket to RI for July to see my BFF Shannon's baby when he/she is born.  She also is extending her St. Pattys trip to Ft. Myers so the kids and I can vacation with her! My husband let our babysitter go for several reasons and we have our Nana Babs returning for a few months to help out until end of school year.  Baleigh is going back to school with me ( not in my building).  And finally we had special visitors this weekend from RI!  Mimi and Papa flew in last weekend but only for lunch before they headed off on their cruise.  Thursday of this week however they headed in for a wonderful fun filled weekend.  The zoo, beautiful lunch on the river, a trip to their old home in Jax and finally a great cookout with all our awesome friends.  Thank you to Linda, Teresa, Dawn and Josh ( not my Josh...my other Josh!) for coming and helping celebrate both my new job and my parents visit.  Sad to see them go, but have a lot coming up in the next few weeks between school, the kids, and the return of the Nana, that I need to get done.  As for now, I need to clean ( wish I didn't), wish I could workout (  but I have kids), wish I could nap ( but I have kids), and really wish I had not dropped a table on my big toe yesterday because I am a hurting puppy!  Is that enough whining?  LOL  :)   Enjoy the pics from the last two weeks!

My Dreams Come True!!!

So playful

Days 217-230  ( 365 is so close!)

So not only did I marry the man of my dreams, now I am working in my dream I have three amazing (albeit challenging ) children and I live in the sunshine state!  Who could ask for anything more We are in such a good place right now! Soooooooooooooo many people to thank so little time....my parents Josh's parents, Mrs Hupee my third grade teacher...Mrs Kelly who was amazing as my student teaching advisor with her partner in crime Mrs. B.\My amazing and supportive friends Heather and Shannon and so many more.  I have to email all my teachers at RIC as well. Well the ones I liked lol. Feel like I won an award! I love my room, adore my para although who can come close Mrs. B.My principal is young(ish), fun, experienced, driven and awesome. She makes me feel super welcome and even threw a potluck welcoming party for me this past week. My first week in the classroom was a whirlwind getting used to the kids and working with them to get all the assessments done.  The room was also previously inhabited by a pack rat so there is much cleaning to be done.  I was complimented by the para saying I got more done in one week than her entire time in that room since September.  I am blessed to have a neat freak, organized and very motivated para who is on the same page as me.   My kiddos here at home are handling the news well they adore their babysitter and have dad home many days of the week as well so they're still happy.  Nothing like being told your five year old is proud of you. :-)   So anyway I live in the world of lesson planning, IEP's FBA's and many more acronyms!  Hopefully I can keep up the blog....life just got very busy!
In other news we have to start looking into moving back into the Oakleaf area in a few months....after all our lease is up in July which is sooner than we think!  I can't believe we need to get Bay ready for kindergarten soon.  Time is flying for us.  Only a few more weeks of school and summer will be here!  Here are some pics from this past few weeks.  I attempted to do this all from my phone and it came out funny :(  Oh well lesson learned.   In the coming weeks we expect a visit from Mimi and PAPA from RI which the girls are excited for of course!  And we will be spending Paytons birthday weekend in Fort Myers....AHHH my HAPPY PLACE.  We will be joined by Nana and Grampa when they get back from Key West.  PIRATE SHIP HERE WE COME!   Looking forward to a great week at school as I get these children learning again.  :)  Wish me luck!  ( More pics are coming...  for some reason my phone didn't upload them but I will insert them later).

I love this pic

Checking out the flowers on their bike ride

I was told my first day that I have the Book of The Month for the school!  NO pressure....