Preschool, Birthday, Back to work and more!

So, it's been like forever since I last updated. Needless-to-say there is lots to catch up on. Shauna, please stop sending me death threats for taking so long to update. :-)

First I'll update you on the list of summer goals that I made. I lost a little weight but I'm not so sure that I didn't gain it back. :-( Makenna pees on the potty all of the time if you remind her (HUGE accomplishment if you knew how the summer started out) but she still won't tell anyone when she needs to go. I re-read the 6th Harry Potter book and saw the movie (not so happy with the movie as I was hoping to be). I didn't even look into swim lessons for Makenna...that will just have to wait until next year. I got some reorganization done around the house but probably not as much as I should have. I also started going into the school towards the end of July and cleaning and organizing there as well. And I planned out the entire year in all three of my subjects. WOOHOO! So, I didn't do too bad on my summer goals I don't think.

Mom had her final chemo treatment (FOREVER I HOPE!) sometime in the middle to end of July. She has to go back every couple of months to have her blood work done to check her blood cell counts and everything, but as of right now she is cancer free and doing well.

Makenna started preschool on Friday, Aug 21st. She is in what is called the beginnings class which is for 2 and 3 year olds (she had to be 3 before Aug 1st to move up). This school has 3 play dates set up for the kids to help them transition into the new environment. The first day was an hour and the parents were able to stay. I took off the morning session of my meetings because it was my 1st day back to work as well and mom and I both took her over there. SHE LOVED IT! She cried when it was time to leave preschool. HAHA Yesterday was 1 hour without any parents and tomorrow is 1 1/2 hrs without parents but I think that parents can come back the last 30 min. Next Monday will start the normal 2 hr class with no parents and on a more structured schedule. The class is from 9:30 to 11:30 so obviously I won't be taking her, mom will.

This past Saturday we had Makenna's birthday party at the Charlestown Civic Center. We had food, basketball, and one HUMONGOUS blow up bouncy thing. All of the kids had a blast. Makenna just smiled when everyone sang Happy Birthday to her, it was too cute. We also signed Makenna up for WEE SOCCER!!! Her first sport!!! I'm sure I'll have lots of pics and videos soon.

As I said earlier, work officially started back for me last Friday. Tomorrow is the first day of school for students. It seems that as much as I prepared and made lesson plans for, it feels like I'm not fully ready. Maybe it's because we have a new super intendant, maybe it's because we have a new principal, maybe it's because we have laptops this year and so much more is now expected out of us than before. But tomorrow just doesn't seem like it should be the 1st day. But I am glad to get back into a routine and start teaching again, and excited at the same time for what this school year will bring.

Well, I can't think of anything else that I really need to update you on. So, I'll leave you with a quick story about Makenna and some pics.

We went out to eat the other night and on the floor by our booth was this bottle (think old moonshine looking). She bends down to the opening, cuffs one hand around her mouth and yells into the bottle, "HEEEELLLLLLOOOOOOO DOWN THERE!"

UGH! What a fake smile!

Could there be any other cake for this girl?

Big, HUMONGOUS bouncy thing!

Getting ready to blow out her candles while everyone sings.

Getting ready to wake her up for her 1st day of preschool.

Working on her morning pee. HEHEHEHHEHEEE!

Ready and on our way, and styling in those shades!

In the parking lot, getting ready to walk in with her Dora bag.

A really awesome double rainbow right after a storm.

Her MOST FAV ride at the fair this year. She giggled on this so much.

LOL! She looks like a hollywood girl in those sunglasses.