Rain

When will this rain end? It has been raining for days, with few to no breaks of sunshine. It is making me tired, annoyed, irritated, and blah! All you cheery people will say, oh but April showers bring May flowers. If that is indeed true, we should have fields of flowers everywhere come Friday.

First the longest winter ever from November thru March. Then more cold & all rain in April. Where is the sun? We need and want sun now! Sunshine to stay and stick around. I feel like we live in Seattle for goodness sake! We need to get outside, play, ride bikes, and walk our poor dog.

Lord, please send the sun to our corner of your world. Thank you!

Random, newer photos

Long time, no post

Hello, I don't know why this is underlining every word!!! I've spent 10 minutes trying to take away the underlines and am not happy. Oh well, it's time for bed. Finally posting some winter photos (post Christmas). We took the girls to Chicago over Presidents' Day weekend in Feb. Had a lot of fun making memories (the Bean, Field Museum, American Girl Place, Marriott hotel, Gino's East pizza...)

I love my girls so much. They bring so much joy, laughter, and challenge into my life every day. I am so blessed to be their mom. They are too cute in these photos (of course I'm a little biased!).

Also so thankful that the long winter is behind us and spring is finally here. Not weather wise yet, but at least the calendar says winter is over! :)

My Grandpa

Over the past 8 days, I've tried to start writing this a dozen different times. Each time, no words came to my mind, just sadness and tears. A friend suggested to start pulling photos and get lost in a scrapbook page about my grandpa. So many pictures, so many memories, I think I might feel a whole album coming on.

I miss you, Grandpa, more than words can say. You've left a huge hole behind in all of us. Praising God that you are in Heaven feeling no more pain. But selfishly missing you and wishing you didn't have to go, especially for Grandma and your precious great-grandchildren. So many memories, here are some of our favorites from the past 2 years. last April at Jenny's house celebrating Nana & Grammy's birthdays

at Kelly, Kyle, & Sam's CYT summer camp show last July, Poppy was so proud of his performers

last April, Kelly's first piano recital

our last Easter egg hunt March 2008

Poppy & his Katey, Halloween 2007

Kelly & Kyle's CYT summer camp show, July 2007

Katey pushing Poppy at Kyle's birthday party June 2006

Looking for help, working moms out there!!!!

Suggestions Welcome!!!

Alright, here goes. I have been more than stressed, frustrated, and overwhelmed with my job lately. I spend the day getting so frustrated with many things/people beyond my control. I have spent the last 14 1/2 years teaching special education students. Most of my kids are wonderful and I love them to death. But lately the paperwork, politics, laziness of adults, lack of follow-thru, lack of support is just wearing me down.

I find myself with physical symptoms and totally feel like it's because of work. I feel like I come home and MY OWN precious girls get so little of what's left over.

So, I'm looking for suggestions... how do you not let work bother you? How do you let stuff roll off that you have no control over?