Well, it was one of my three weeks for morning and after school playground/bus duty. I think the extra exposure to fresh air has made me extra sleepy! Or perhaps it’s that the days are growing noticably shorter… Oooh, winter is around the corner.
After relaxing Monday evening, I was ready for a little excitement the rest of my week. The Svirs shared their amazing homemade pizza with me Tuesday night. It had been about two weeks since I’d seen them. It seems almost unreal since we live only about 5 miles apart! Axton gets bigger every time I see him, and this visit he seemed a lot stronger. I bet he’ll be crawling soon. How fun to get to be near by to witness it all.
Wednesday brought a BTSS inservice day for me. I got to learn all about the Danielson framework for observation and various ideas for conducting parent-teacher comments. The real highlight, though, was re-connecting with the other first-year-in-the-district teachers… there are a bunch of us. Anyway, that evening at “Diva’s” we celebrated Sara’s 26th birthday. (For the first time in some time – maybe ever – I’m the oldest in my “social group”!) We had yummy sweet and sour pork with a chocolate birthday cake for dessert. Mmmm!
Thursday was the day I was most looking forward to because I knew when I got back to our apartment, my hubby would be there waiting. I threw my good intentions of cooking right out the window, and we settled on Applebee’s. Then we caught “My Name is Earl” and “The Office” before heading to bed early… the poor guy had flown through the night.
Tonight I got home to find my cousins Peyton and Jake. They’re staying with us tonight and tomorrow while Matt and Deana take part in a friend’s wedding festivities. We settled on McDonald’s for dinner, a little time outside on the playground with a football, and one of their movies to wind down this evening. I imagine we’ll look for something exciting to do tomorrow!
In other news… My grandpa is still in the rehab unit at the Virginia Hospital. I haven’t heard for sure how long they plan to keep him. My grandma was moved to the Cook Nursing Home where I’m certain she is anxiously awaiting my grandpa’s arrival. I hope to get home again soon to see them, as I know these times of transition are not easy. I feel so lucky to know that my family is close by and doing their best to make sure Gram and Gramp get the best care available.
I hope to have some new pictures and stories from the weekend to post soon! Happy Friday, Everyone!
Sounds like you’ve been busy! The Danielson model makes a lot of sense to me. We used it in Mankato, and I think they would like to use it in Willmar, but it hasn’t caught on here yet. It’s good stuff, though.
We’re battling a tough cough with Evan. He’s pretty miserable, and we’re pretty tired.
Hope you have a good weekend!
Melissa
Hey- hope you and the boys are all having a fun weekend.
I’m going to stop by to see gram today~ maybe twice as I willl be traveling through town. Tomorrow I’ll see gramps. I will keep you posted.
I can never remember your #. I need to fix my phone…. text it to me.
Love you