Lately, this is EXACTLY how I feel....

Things at work have gotten just C R A Z Y!!! I do not exactly WHAT has happened, but my boss has turned into Jekyll and Hyde. Holy cow! She is NOT the person that I have worked for these past 2 years. She is another person entirely. Maybe it is because she just sent her youngest child off to college? Maybe it is because they are now switching us to a new state test? I don't know. What I DO know is that things have changed in my building and I do NOT like it one bit!!! OMG!!!

She started at the end of last year by switching 2/3 of the staff to different teams. Then, on the last day, she also told everyone that 3/4 of them would be moving into different classrooms when we came back.... :0 2 weeks before we returned, we got a letter telling us in bold printthat we were NOT allowed to wear jeans or shorts during our week back BEFORE we had kids! Seriously?? 3/4 of your staff has to move into new rooms and you expect them to do it in "business casual?" I had to crawl on the floor reconnecting 26 computers in "business casual." Fun. NOT!

Since we have returned, she has not drawn "brag tags"(she usually does it every week) which is a boosting of egoes of sorts that we do for each other. (We fill them out saying something positive about our co-workers and she usually pulls a few out of the basket and the people who get pulled get to wear jeans to work the next day). We did NOT have spirit day last Friday. So, NO jeans last week either....She has enstated a MANDATORY Monday meeting day which means that we MUST stay EVERY Monday till 5:00-5:30. If we are not here for a staff meeting, we are to be here meeting with our team. Yea, cuz electives have so much in common and to talk about.... Then, she continues to upset us by telling us yesterday that, since next Monday is a holiday and supposed to be our staff meeting day, we must stay Tuesday!!!

Yes, this year is going to be great....

I am working EXTRA hard on getting High School certified. Time to move on. NO ONE should endure this abuse...

Football and Cheerleading...Oh my!!!

I always try to keep my kiddos involved in something. That has been my mission in life. Keep them active. They stay healthy and out of trouble. I try to start it young so that they get into the habit of doing it and then it is just part of their lifestyle. Always being active and involved... My mother did that with my sister and me. And, even though I am overweight, I do think that she was effective in the sense that I feel strange if I am not doing something at all times. I am always happiest when I am crazy busy and I think that is where that feeling comes from! :)

So, at 4, B & B have already done a season of soccer. Now, they are trying their hands at football and cheerleading. It is a riot! :) Welcome to the smallest members of the Ravens....



Yes, these tiny 4 and 5 year-old boys are learning to play flag football like the big guys. Keep in mind, I live in Texas. This is important stuff! We have to start them early... :P It is so freaking cute. Little bodies learning to stand in the right "stance," left from right, run in the right direction, block their man, and MOST IMPORTANTLY pee outside without pulling their pants all the way down!!!!

So far, Brennyn is really loving it, and that is all that matters. Cuz, at his age, it is all about getting out there and having fun! I know that some of those dads think it is so much more more, but at 4 & 5 it real1y ISN'T!!!

Then, there is my cheerleader....


This little girl of mine. What a character! She is out there giving her all to the art of cheerleading! She is in a squad of mostly 7 year-olds and does not blink an eye... Nope, she holds her own just like the rest of them... Cheering, jumping and chanting her little heart out! It is quite the sight! Such a personality in such a small girl, but not surprising. She is named after 2 people with that exact spirit and she does them proud by carrying their spirit with her every day....

Already???

Where did the time go?

I CANNOT believe we are 2 weeks into a new school year.... Geez.... That summer sure was fast! I swear, I blinked and it was over! :(

We had a FABULOUS visit with our friends from N Carolina. It was great. They were here for a week and we got to take a mini trip to San Antonio and Sea World while they were here which was REALLY nice (but CRAZY hot) for the kids! :) The only bad thing about their visit was that when they left, I realized how very much I LOVED them and wished that they were closer. :( I have said it before and will do it again. It is so hard to find someone that you share commonalities with and J and I are just like that. It angers me that we have to be so far apart!!!