No school for me today but not by choice. John Ryan was sick and has been for the past four days. The Colonel took him to the doctor yesterday, and the little cluck was still not well enough to go to school today so it was my turn to stay home with him. I hope this ends soon b/c the poor child has lost four pounds in four days. That is not good. At least the medication he got yesterday is allowing him to keep fluids down.
I took advantage of being home and got some things done around the house. That made me feel like I was somewhat productive. However, my phone rang off the hook with telemarketers. Something really needs to be done about them. I have my name on that "do not call" list that obviously doesn't work. I think I'm going to do what I did when Nick learned to talk and just put him on the phone with them and let him entertain them. HA! I also registered for the women's retreat that Shandon is having in March. Guess who my roomie is? The fabulous Mrs. Stewart. I can't wait!
I wanted to share some pictures of some of the people I spend most of my day with--my Forest friends. Two of the ladies in the Forest are going to have first babies, so we had a shower for them. What fun!!
I thought Ellen did a great job transforming her classroom.
Waiting for the guests of honor to arrive. They are both having girls!!
Watching the ladies open their gifts (You can't see them; they are to the right)
Ah, there they are!!
Surprise!!
Waiting for the ladies to arrive...The gal in the peach sweater with her tongue out would be my team member Laina. The tall guy holding up the wall is "Bowtie" or MISTER Brandon McIntosh another team member. (My friend Margaret and I started calling him "Bowtie" last year b/c he wears them almost every day.) I'm laughing as I look at these pictures b/c we were all leaning against the walls. It was the end of the day Monday. We all have that "OMG! I can't believe I have four more days of this" look.
Laina!!
More of the crowd
This pretty young lady is Kaitlyn. She teaches across the hall from me. She did her student teaching in the Meadow where I used to work before heading to the Forest. At the end of school last year, my principal asked would I talk to her about the Forest b/c he wanted to hire her. During the summer, we met for lunch and talked about life in the Forest. She decided to come to the Forest to teach. She is doing a great job. Such a sweet gal with a heart for Forest kids. She has also been visiting Shandon and really likes it. Anyway, this is her engagement picture and another friend in the Forest.
No, you are not seeing double. Well, actually I guess you are. Yes, you are seeing two of the same sweaters. This is what I get for buying clothes in the middle of the night because I couldn't sleep. I was flipping and flopping one night last week, so I decided to see what sales were happening in cyber space. Gap was having a huge one. I guess I was a lot more tired than I thought b/c today when my package arrived, I saw that I had ordered the same sweater twice. I texted Alberta to see if she wanted it. If I can't sing like Alberta, I can at least say that I dress like her. HA!
I bought this scarf from Zulily. I loved the ivory lace on the edges. When it arrived today, I happened to have this "just arrived" Gap boyfriend shirt out on my bed. It matches perfectly!
Poor John Ryan...He has been on the couch for days now...The nausea medicine puts him out...The doctor called today to check on him...She said if he wasn't better by Monday she wanted to see him again...I just hate when my children are sick...
I'm still waiting on my new glasses to come in...I am in dire need of them...Switching between my regular glasses and reading glasses is the pits...I just hope I adjust to the "no line" bifocals quickly...And, yes, these are the actual frames I selected...The more I look at them, the more I realize they remind me of my grandfather's glasses...I loved the way we would go to restaurants and he would pull his glasses from his shirt pocket to read the menu then slide them back after he was done...Funny the little things you remember about the people you love...
Hope everyone has a great weekend. I'm trying to make it a goal to write posts more often, so I hope to talk to you again soon.
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