Feelin Old

Well, It's here the big 3-0. You know how people ask you if you feel any older on your birthday? Well, today I do. But, I think it is from lack of sleep.

Connor has decided not to go to bed at night. Last night he was up past 11:00. He just plays in his room until he falls asleep-with the light on. Then the light wakes him up later and he cries. So we turn the light off and get him back into bed, but he gets out and turn the lights back on. The cycle continues. We got him a night light to no avail.

Last night he seemed scared so I got in bed with him for a few minutes, but every time I tried to leave he would start crying. Finally at about 4 in the morning I took him back to our bed. His bed is really uncomfortable! Maybe that is his problem.

Anyway, it is 10:40 and he is still asleep. Good or bad?
If anyone has any suggestions on how to curtail this problem let me know!

Countdown to the big one!

*No I am not talking about the big earthquake predicted here in California. I am talking about my 30th birthday. I will be 30 tomorrow.
I am feeling wierd about this birthday. I am no longer a 20-something. But I know there are great things to come in my life! It's just strange moving to that next decade.

*Well, I have to cover what happened on The View yesterday. I didn't see it personally, but Star Jones has quit The View. Apparently she was planning on making the announcement Friday, but shocked all on the show by announcing it yesterday. I heard she said some things on live TV that were not very nice(?). Anyway, today I made a point to watch the show and she's GONE! They took her out of the credits, they got a guest host, who Barbara thanked for agreeing to come so last minute. Then Barbara even made a cryptic joke about Star. It was wierd. I though there would be more closure (you know a farewell Star type of deal). Star has always bugged me on that show, so no big loss!

Wisdom remains...for now

Well, I did not get my wisdom teeth out after all. When I got there my dentist decided if I am not in pain he wanted to just wait until after I have the baby. Why couldn't they have told me that before I made the appointment and arranged child care??????

Well, at least I don't have to deal with the pain or grogginess...for now.

Becoming less wise

Today I become more stupid. Today I am getting my two remaining wisdom teeth out. Why do they call them wisdom teeth anyway? Is it because you get them when you are older so you are supposedly more wise? Don't most people get them in their teens? I don't know any teens I would call "wise". (maybe wise a**) Maybe they named them hundreds of years ago when people only lived to be 30 or 40 and got married in their teens, so were officially adults.

So, now that I am losing my remaining wisdom, I will be turning 30. I can't believe this day is just around the corner! I have been dreading it. Although I don't feel like a 20 something any more (married, two kids, teaching for 8 years), but I definitely don't feel like a 30 something. Identity crisis?!?!

Last Day!

Yea! The last day of school has arrived and with it 7 weeks of pre-baby maternity leave built right in! Of course I won't get paid... But 7 weeks to prepare for baby day!

I am so sick of school right now. I have had a really great year, but the last week of school is always so hard. The kids are so hyper and loud! Even if you show a movie they talk the whole time! Today I had a kid shoving another kid, then picked up his science fair project and hit the other kid over the head with it! Needless to say, I sent him to the office and he will not be attending my class tomorrow.

I told a few kids today, that were goofing around, that I spend the whole year liking you-don't ruin it today and make me not like you on the last day of school!

I have spent the last week preparing my classroom for a long term substitute for September. It is a lot of work trying to remember everything to tell the sub. The problem is I have to think of absolutely EVERY little detail to tell the sub because he will be training my kids to do everything the way I want. I have already typed like 6 pages-single spaced! I have photocopied enough stuff to last till November and have to file it all. Anyway, I have not had a relaxing last week of school!

Well, Baby day is officially Monday, August 7th! I will be having a c-section, so we schedule it ahead of time. For those of you who don't know, when I had Connor I was in labor for 12 hours and only dialated to 5 cm. They decided to do a c-section, which ended being a good thing because the cord was wrapped around Connor's neck.