School Year is Off and Running

The school year is off and running and I knew I used to appreciate the work that teachers do but I truly appreciate the teaching position now more than ever. Oh boy is there a moment to breathe in this job! Between my crazy kid at home and my crazy group of kids at school I have my hands full and weighed down for that matter. I do not know what part I am more overwhelmed with...creating the lessons or actually performing them accureately as I envisioned them in my head after all the work of preparing them.

I am working with a brand new teacher to public schools. I am extremely thankful for that because I feel as though I am in the same boat as she is and that we are learning things and solving problems together. It has been a blessing! School has started off on a great note thus far. I am getting to know the kids, completing all necessary paperwork on time, and enjoying working with individuals in the schools. However I did already have a run in with the drama of teaching. Hoenestly I have never seen individuals more driven on drama and complete bs for lack of better terms than the individuals who sit in the teachers lounge and moan and complain. Everyone in that room has a comment about everything and everyone and I thought I was above that as well as avoiding it as much as possible until this past week I was dragged within it.

Basically I was made a mockery of a situation due mostly in part for being a newby and older teachers wanting to try and make me feel the pecking order. But thank goodness for the advice of a few colleagues as well as support from my mentor I survived the situation with my dignity in tack and my head held high. All in all it was a learning experience and a challenge that I had to overcome. I am rather proud of myself after all is said and done.

On a different note Sara is still her crazy self. We are trying really hard to get Sara to become comfortable with the potty. We try putting her on numerous times throughout the day just to get her to use to the process of it all however she is hating every bit of it. She is big now into telling everyone that "Sara no potty, no pee pee." She is trying to prove she is the boss...little does she know her Daddy has definitely different plans for her...hahaha! Updates soon!

Pictures of our Summer Fun

Vacationed Out

So we have made it on our second and final vacation of the summer...and it was a successful trip to say the least!!We headed out to Scottsdale, Arizona!! It is beautiful out there! The main reason we went there initially was because Dave had to attend Coldstone "school" as I refered to it with Sara whenever she cried that Daddy had to leave her. Coldstone as a company requires you to attend these marketing, sales, and basic business classes for those who bought into the business. I know it seems silly to think because Dave has already owned the two Coldstone stores for more than three years now but legally they finally caught up with him once he switched partners to his friend Ray and they realized neither of them have attended yet. Anyways Kelli, Sarah H, Sara, Dave, and I went out there and enjoyed the beautiful scenery and extremely hot hot weather. Kelli, Sara, and I did most of the sight seeing and exploring because the other two had classes all day long.

We went to the Phoenix Zoo, the Railroad Park, hung by the pool and shopped at the local shopping areas. Dave managed to sneak away one afternoon so we could go as just us as a family to the Phoenix hands-on science museum. We had a blast at every single thing we did and overall had a wonderful vacation!! I will definitely post some great and fun pictures as soon as I upload them. But now it is on to focusing on getting back into a routine and a schedule for September and school year!

Made it...First Vacation Leaving Sara home

Well our first vacation, Dave and I, without Sara. Sara stayed home with both sets of her grandparents. Dave and I had a wonderful time on our vacation to Vegas with my sister and her two friends. We went shopping, sight seeing, visited the Hoover Dam, and gambled (thankfully we did not loose our shirts and actually came out as winners) It was definitely difficult for me to leave Sara...don't get me wrong I knew she was well taken care of and was going to have a ton of fun with her grandparents but it was still hard for me to leave her because all I could think of was that she was going to wake up in the middle of the night in a panic and be looking for me and get upset. So a part of me did find it hard to not be a bit more sensitive to situations and comments but I had a wonderful, relaxing time on vacation non the less.

We are now looking forward to our trip to Arizona in a week. This trip Sara will be going on as well as Kelli and Sarah. It is a Coldstone related trip and we look forward to spending some quality time together. I can not wait!!

a little rant

okay so I know that this blog is meant for us as a family and that I hope that one day Sara will read it and realize even more how much her father and I loved and cared for her so I think that is why I am willing to type this next post....this I hope becomes something Sara can learn and not let run her life or break her heart like it has mine or many other girls I have known!!

I hope that Sara learns that she is going to come across some individuals in this world(specifically females) that will think that there lives are the only ones that matter and that they are the only individuals with issues or problems that matter and that Sara's own problems do not matter not do they care about them...I want them to know that those particular individuals who she comes acorss will end up not mattering in her life...they are not going to be life long loving friends and that eventually you will meet a wonderful friend and someone who cares not only about themselves but also you

those are the people that matter and it will be the hardest life test Sara will ever have to endure over and over again...I just hope that she can realize this type of person quickly and not have her feelings hurt over and over again because I have seen these people first hand and they are not people I want Sara to be associated with...she deserves so much better than them!!

Life as a girl and making friendships is much harder than males think and sometimes it is overexaggerated while other times it is an unavoidable heartbreak...I just wish nothing more than Sara to not have to go through that pain...she deserves better and will receive better treatment!!!


okay now I am done on my rant...thank you!

running and running and running

So as you know I have been training for running the half marathon in December in Las Vegas with my Uncle Dick and my two cousins Jaime and Brian. I would have always considered myself an atheltic individual. I mean granted I know I haven't played a sport in the longest times and only go to the gym maybe 3 or 4 days a week but I never realized how out of shape I am. I am following the schedule and plan from my friend Kerry and I am currently on the 3 and 4 mile week. First of all I did not realize actually how far 3 or 4 miles is and not only that but how much I time I have to think about things. It is really unbelievable!

So with all my time to think we have discussed and thought about putting Sara in a daycare program, for a few reasons. Dave is really trying to work more with having a new partner and wanting to reduce the amount of time for the kids (which in turn is our money in our pockets) but also for Sara to actually interact with children of her age group. As of now our friends that have children her age we do not get to see long or we do not know a lot of people her age. This will allow her for a couple of hours to interact with children and learn how to actually play along with kids rather than alongside. I think it is a great idea for Sara and a good opportunity for her however I keep thinking once I put her in school she is then going to be in school for the rest of her life. She will have to continue on in a preschool program and then she will move on to kindergarten. It is kind of scary in that aspect. But the better part of this experience is that with our schedules and the help of our parents we do not have to put her in full time nor do we have to put her in for full days on the days that she is going. She can attend it for just a few hours and gain enough exposure to other children. It will definately be a huge adjustment foor me though leaving her at a place without someone she knows. It is a bit scary!

If my mind is working in full mode already at only 3 to 4 miles I can only imagine when I reach the week of running 8 miles. Oh boy!! Keep you updated on the training! I will not give up though because everyone thinks I can not do this so I am going to make it my mission to do it!

Fourth of July Festivities