The Nitty Gritty

Happy Mother's Day!! This past week felt long, but it was a good week. Van had a second field trip that I got to parent chaperone on Thursday. We went to the Sea Life Aquarium and Legoland.  The kids in his class are so cute. I actually felt a bit of sadness that I won't be teaching Van and his friends next year. I'll just have to throw parties and join the PTO to get to know the kids. The best part about being a parent chaperone is that I didn't have to stay at school after the field trip. I got to come home, relax and watch the Queen of Katwe (an awesome movie btw).  William learned the pig pen cypher at Cub Scouts on Tuesday. He and Isaac taught it to Will's class on Thursday. Isaac also did a robot lesson for the kids with the robots and iPads he received with his grant. The students LOVED it, of course. I'm hoping he can do it for my class this week too. Thursday night, we went to the PTO Carminati Peter Piper Pizza night. Afterward, we went to o...

Hi family! Things are progressing well with the sell of our house. Our friends are supposed to be under contract with their house a week from tomorrow. So, let's hope things fall into place! Isaac and I purchased plane tickets to fly to Warrensburg the first week of June to look for a place to live. Isaac is working hard on his dissertation. I spent five hours yesterday cleaning out my classroom. I filled the recycling bin to the rim. Our house is getting painted this weekend. School is so busy this time of year. I just can't wait for school to end so I can buckle down and focus on packing and getting ready to move. The boys are really looking forward to school ending and moving to a new place. They ran in a fun run at Kiwanis park last Friday. It was 0.8 mile. I ran with Van and Isaac ran with William.  Isaac joined a boot camp club. He exercises Monday, Wednesday, and Friday nights at the park across from our house. He likes having a routine and being accountable t...