Back to the classroom tomorrow

I am very excited that I get to be back in the classroom tomorrow.  I'm especially grateful it is only 1/2 day...it's a great way to give it a try.  I'll be at the high school, and it's for a computer technology class.  It's definitely going to be different then what I've done in the past.  Wednesday I have a half day in a 5th grade classroom, and then Friday I'm back at the high school all day in an Ag class.  I'm really excited about these opportunities, and I'm so very grateful for the extra money!

Where did October go?

I really can't get over how quickly October has flown by.  It really seems as though the month just started, and yet tomorrow is November.  It seems so hard to believe.

The weather is very un-November like though.  We are going to be in the upper 70's, and possibly even lower 80's in the middle of this week.  I am so not looking forward to that.  I appreciate that we aren't having to turn on the heat, but I don't really want to have to turn on the a/c either!

This week also brings the end of marching band, and for that I am grateful.  In addition to my time commitment, the drama has been ridiculous the last couple of weeks.  Friday though, is the beginning of swim practice...so never a dull moment!

A really great day of sports TV viewing

Yesterday was Saturday, which is of course, a great day of the week!  Add in our easy schedule for the day, and the TV, and it was almost a perfect day!  I LOVE college football.  I enjoy the NFL, but I absolutely love college football.  I was able to get many things done around the house early, and during the noon game.  Michigan played Michigan State.  Last year's game was so dramatic, and with a resurgent Michigan I was looking forward to watching the game.  Wasn't really much of a game though, so I got some more stuff done.  The 3:30 slate brought Notre Dame playing Miami at the same time Ohio State played Northwestern.  They both ended up being much closer games than I had hoped they would be, and we did a lot of flipping back and forth.  That brought us to the Cubs/Indians World Series Game 4 last evening.  The Indians were pretty much in control the entire evening.  Rarely is there ever such a fabulous sports day on TV, and even more rarely do I actually get to watch it!

A wonderful Saturday at home

This is going to go down as one of my favorite days.  I know as I get older I'm becoming more and more of a "homebody".  I remember being a teen and not understanding how my Dad could want to be home so much.  Now, I completely get it.  Nothing brings me greater happiness than an evening at home with my entire family.  Even if we aren't really doing anything, this is where I love to be.  And after 1:00 today, none of us had anywhere to be.  Thomas had art class and we were home from that at 10:30 this morning.  Andrew worked as manager for the football game this morning, then he ran to the grocery and was home by 1:00.  I had put together two crock pots of potato soup, and we were all home and in.  The only thing that could've made the day better was if it was about 10 degrees cooler.  The temps today were in the upper 70's and I would've loved a fire in the fireplace.  As it was, the windows are open.  Regardless, I know it is going to be a very long time before we are able to have another day like today, and I'm very grateful for it!

She's doing great!

I am so happy to report that Catherine is doing great recovering from her oral surgery and having eight teeth removed.  She had a rough go of it first, and particularly hated that her lips felt fuzzy.  Once that was under control, she has been marvelous!  She only had some ibuprofen once yesterday, although we did give her some pain meds to make sure she got through the night.  This morning when she woke up she was uncomfortable and much more swollen.  I gave her one dose of ibuprofen again, we applied some ice, and she's been good every since.  In fact, we've told her that she REALLY needs to allow herself to stay down and rest.  I am so impressed with her toughness, and I'm so grateful for how well she is doing!

I even enjoy the dreary days in October

I honestly don't think I am more in love with any season than I am with fall.  Andrew took a personal day today, and as we were driving back from an appointment we had, I was noticing the leaves.  It was an overcast, dreary day, although it never did much more than sprinkle rain.  I made the comment to Andrew that I even enjoy the dreary days in the fall.  They are so cozy.  I'm so grateful to be a midwest girl in the fall!

Teeth extraction

We would appreciate any good thoughts that could come our way.  Tomorrow, my sweet Catherine is having not one, not two, but EIGHT teeth extracted.  Four of them are wisdom teeth, and four others need to come out as well.  My sweet girl doesn't really understand how she is going to feel this weekend.  She is missing not only a football marching performance tomorrow evening, but a band contest on Saturday as well.  She mentioned to me that she knew she wouldn't be able to play her clarinet on Saturday, but could she march?  Oh God love her!  Nope.  Not going to happen.  I mentioned that we aren't even sure that she'll be able to go back to school on Monday.  In fact, I didn't tell her this but I suspect that she will not.  I am dreading this weekend, although on the upside, it takes some things off our calendar and we can have a semi-quiet weekend.