Today is a school day and while I'm normally excited for this day because it means mama gets a chance to actually get stuff done, today I'm stuck inside with my sick little babes. Don't get me wrong, I hate seeing them sick and would jump thru hoops to get them feeling better but sometimes you just need 5 minutes to yourself. I would not fair well living in climates that would keep us stuck indoors during the winter. And it's become increasingly obvious that I need to run or workout in order to maintain my sanity. The fact that I haven't done either since last Friday is beginning to wear on me and I want to rip my hair out. I can't go to bootcamp because I don't want them around other kids right now - just in case and I normally go running around 5 each morning but haven't been able to do that because either Bryce or Eva will get up periodically through the night and come morning, they're up when I'm up. I know they're in pain and that their ear infections are not allowing them good rest but mama needs a break. Just a tiny one. Today was also a very long day because our AC unit is still on the fritz and the repair dude didn't get here until 1:00pm to fix it. Bryce napped for about 45 minutes and woke up drenched in sweat. And during that 45 minutes I couldn't put Eva down. She was just a crying mess and wanting to be held and walked around. I couldn't nurse her. I couldn't rock her. I couldn't put her in her swing. The only thing she wanted was to be upright (darn ears) and walking around the living room. Then when Bryce gets up, he's so tired and so hot that he spends the next hour screaming and crying for daddy. It's been a long day. When Matthew got home, I just wanted to cry. I want to cry now writing this because I'm just so tired. To top it all off, Skylar was scheduled to start her first swim lesson with her new team (twst) tonight but there was just no way. Because I can't leave Eva behind and she's a mess. Poor thing can barely breathe and I feel like I've been hit by a train. No way. We will try again on Thursday which seems like forever away if I have more days like today. What was this post about again?! Oh yea...teacher appreciation day...whoops. Vent over.
Soooooo...today is teacher appreciation day at school and we have an opportunity to tell the teachers in our lives how thankful we are for them. All of the teachers have really been such a blessing and I'm so thankful for each of them. Skylar has learned so much in the past year and Mrs. Cooper is an amazing teacher. She goes beyond teaching and loves her students. She really loves them. I feel like she's done a great job and filling in as teacher/mom while Skylar is at school. She teaches but she's also there to hug when they're sad or kiss a boo-boo if they fall. I remember sitting in carline once and watching the kids play on the playground. I could see that Skylar was not participating and looked either sick or tired. Mrs. Cooper scooped her up in her arms and continued to gently rock my almost 40lb girl for the remainder of recess. Love her. Bryce has 2 teachers in the MDO class and they are both amazing as well. Bryce has now learned an entire memory verse, knows all of his colors, and can count to 10. This doesn't seem very impressive when we compare him to Skylar who had all of that down by 2 but for a boy, I'm told this is pretty good. He's a class favorite and I'm always stopped in the hall to hear a story of what silly Bryce did today. They love his personality and his teachers are so sweet on him. How could you not love that kid though, huh?! He really has a heart the size of Texas. So, today was called "Tuesday Treats" and if you wanted to participate, you were encouraged to bring something sweet for your teachers. So here's what we did...
The pic on the left are mini cakes from "Nothing Bundt Cakes" and mmmm, they're good. I know this because I bought one for Matthew and I too. And the one on the right are these cute printables I found that say things like..."I looked for teacher appreciation ideas on pinterest so I almost gave you a life-size diorama of your classroom made out of crayons, then I decided a gift card is better" or "so I got out the Mod Podge, the Cricut machine and 32 shades of glitter, then I decided a gift card is better." Each of them has a Starbucks gift card attached. I died laughing when I found these because it's so true. Pinterest is addicting and usually ends in a big mess!
I gave Skylar hers to give to Mrs Cooper and then delivered the others to Brycen's teachers since he wasn't at school today. Thursday is "Thursday Thankful" and we have some cute stuff planned so long as I don't lose my mind by then. Even Eva had a rough day...
Praying tomorrow (i.e - today; because yes, I'm behind again) is a MUCH better day. The end.
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