1st Day of School

School started this week - Yay! Jillian was pretty nonchalant about about the whole thing. She has mostly the same teachers this year, since she is in the looping class. But, I still have to take the traditional first-day photo. The first one is kinda of fuzzy. Glad I took another!

Favorite class of the day? Lunch, of course!!

Jillian's Birthday

Yeah, I know...Jill's birthday was a couple of weeks ago now. But, with all of the back to school rush, it's been tough keeping up the blog. Anyhow, here are a few photos of Jillian.

Jillian had some friends over for a sleepover. I know that not much sleep was involved!!

A Riddle for you...

What do Roger and mushrooms have in common????





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They're both "fungi(s)!"" ;)


Here is another riddle for you....Roger + mushroom + golf club = ????

Mushroom Golf! A new olympic sport, perhaps? Ahhhh, the fun we have here at Club Nelson. It never stops!

Say "Cheese"cake!

It is tradition on Roger's birthday for me to make him a cheesecake instead of a "regular" birthday cake. This year was no exception. I started at about 10am because I wanted it ready for dinner (the chilling time is about 4 hours). I have to say, this cheesecake turned out awesome! Probably one of the best I have made over the years. Roger really enjoyed himself.

Picture Perfect!

Here is the Birthday Boy devouring his birthday "cake!"

That's alotta pasta!

We celebrated Roger's birthday yesterday. He requested lasagna for dinner, which is exactly what he received! After I assembled it, Roger wanted to weigh the pan. Lasagna + pan = 14.5 lbs! The pan probably weighs 2 lbs, so that's a lot of lasagna! He was a happy boy, though, as he chowed down his birthday meal!

Mmmmmm....lasagna!

Full belly!

A couple more photos

Here's the "Birthday Boy." Isn't he handsome?

Hey, look! A halfway decent picture of me!

Beach Birthday

For Roger's birthday, we went to the beach! It was nice to have some fun family time to just relax and play in the water. The waves were really pounding hard at the beach, too. We all had a great time.

Nearly Finished

I have spent the better part of 2 days getting my classroom ready for the upcoming school year. It has been no small task. I think that I am almost finished. There are a few more items that I need to put in place, but I think I am going to wait until I officially have to go back (which is next Thursday!).

I now have a sense of peace now that my "space" is organized. I wish I could do this at home! Nah, that would be too much to ask!

Getting Old

In the mail today was an invitation for my 20 year high school reunion. Ugh. I can't believe that it has been 20 years! Am I going? NO and double NO. I couldn't stand high school, why on earth would I want to travel 800 miles and spend $200 on people that I really want nothing to do with? There was a mini questionairre with the invitation. One of the questions asked, "What is your favorite HS memory?" My answer? Leaving!!! I have no use for any of those horrible people. I hope they have fun. Good riddance.

Rambling thoughts...

I can't believe that it is August already. Where has the time gone? Anyhow, here are my ramblings....

....Jillian will be 12 years old soon and in the 7th grade. I really am that old! She is a wonderful girl. I love her very much.

....Roger will be 48 years old soon and in the 7th grade (just kidding!) I can't believe HE is really that old. I love him very much!

....Have I really sat on my rear end all summer? I guess by the size of it, I have! I had such high hopes for myself. I did manage to paint one room, but that was about the extent of it.

....I have managed to read 3 books so far this summer. Mind blowing, I know. I read Lightning by Dean Koontz, Wicked by Gregory MacGuire, and I am in the middle of reading Twilight by Stephenie Meyer. I really enjoyed Wicked. I like books that offer a different point of view. Twilight is pretty good - typical teen fare - but interesting.

....I really need to get hi-speed internet. I have said this for a LONG time, but too lazy to call. Geez, what a bum!

....When I chose to watch a fellow teacher's 2 birds while she travelled this summer, I didn't realize how noisy 3 birds (Her 2 plus Jill's bird) could be. It sounds like an aviary here.

....I spent way too much money back-to-school shopping, even though it is tax-free weekend. But, Jillian needed new clothes (as did I) so I guess it was justified. I always liked back-to-school shopping, anyhow. Even though I would like more vacation, I am usually ready to get back into the swing of things. All that beginning of the year anticipation stuff.

Well, that is all for now. I know that I have more ramblings, but I really should stop playing on the computer and do something more constructive with my time. Yeah, right....