I love my David, Kaleb and Hannah

I have the best kids. I mean seriously. I really do. Ya, being a parent is hard but very rewarding! It is fun being home in the summer and be with the kids more. Yes, they can drive me nuts sometimes but overall they are just super fun kiddos.
Raising kids is hard, I just don't want to make a mistake. It is so nice to have David who is a great partner and we can tackle this parenting thing TOGETHER! I can't imagine trying to do it on my own, so glad that is not something I have to/choose to do.
Kaleb is so smart and scientific minded and really the sweetest, kindest kid. He genuinely cares for me as his mommy and for others. His situation gives him a tender heart.
Hannah is so full of energy and creative and loves spending time with me. She loves games and is REALLY too good at them for her age. She is very strategic and competitive and loves to spend quality time with others. She takes great care of Kaleb and us and she is such a sweetie.
My hubby is awesome. Some people don't know the real David. You have to be special to know the real him. He is a jack of all trades, very wise, smart, and so many other things I just don't have enough space to write it all!
I thank God for my David, Kaleb and Hannah and that He gave me such a sweet and awesome family. Enjoying the great gifts they are.....

Done!

and i finished the class. phew. done. now i can read for fun and prep my classes for fall!!!

Class....ugh

I am taking this online class for my certification for ACSI and it is really pointless and out of my area of teaching right now but I have to do it. The professor modified what I had to do because the class is supposed to be taken while teaching kindergarten or 1st grade. Obviously I am not doing that. So, a lot of article reviews and reading later....and I am pretty sure I will finish today. I am pumped because then I can focus on prep for my classes this fall I am teaching! 9th grade, 10th grade English and 12th grade girls bible! So excited!! My goal was to finish before our Cali trip so I can just relax there and not stress and I am going to be able to do that!! After I am done I just have to wait for the prof to input my grade and I can get a transcript, send it to ACSI and then I am updated for the next 5 years with just small continuing ed units along the way!! whoo hooo!!

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I am not finding the desire to blog much these days. We are doing things, and I am busy but I don't really have much I want to say here. I do miss my family in Cali and we are getting to see them soon. I usually post pictures solely for them but because we are visiting in less than two weeks, I don't feel the same "need". Plus every time I sit down to post I get distracted or realize my camera with pics are in the other room.
Sometimes I want to post things, but I know there are people reading this that aren't really my friends and don't have interest in keeping up with my life in person and just read this to be nosey and so I hesitate posting some things or thoughts. More fuel to the fire.
Then there are others that genuinely love our family and show interest all the time, not just in crisis and I want to post things for them. It is a constant battle I fight.
Yesterday I had some girl time with my bestie Andrea and we got pedi's, saw My Sister's Keeper which was totally sad but good (the book was super good, my fav author Jodi Picoult), ate chips and queso and roamed the mall. So fun, much needed. Good times.
Today the pool, can't wait, no sunburns for me please!!
Dave is almost done with his pointless class (his words) his last week, then an online one which should be better because he doesn't have to travel for no reason to see schools (the class right now) and then we go to Cali. Awesome. If I was a millonaire I would own a jet to fly me there at whim or live there or move my friends there and we would all live there....hmmm to be a millionaire....

It'd be nice to have a never ending summer....

Well time flies...when you are busy. I can't believe we are halfway through June. seriously. the good thing is we get to go to Cali to see my awesome family in less than 3 weeks, actually it is 2 weeks from Thursday!! Highlight of my summer, Kaleb started packing 2 weeks ago. Been hanging a lot with my bestie Andrea and her kids and our other buddies from school. Pool, hangout, splash park, this weekend garage sale, just hanging out, chick flicks, eating, etc etc. Good friends are hard to find but when you find them, awesome! It is so nice not having DRAMA all the time! House cleaned and cleaned out, class started (correspondance/online for recertification, kill me), kinda prepped a bit for teaching in the fall, family time, re-organizing, summer league, camps, fun.
Not ready for summer to be gone but I see it coming and going fast...good thing is volleyball starts full on in August and that makes me happy.
Hope you are having a good summer....

Team Kaleb and Thank you!!

Thank you to everyone who donated this year to TEAM KALEB! We had people we knew donate, family, friends, blog friends, facebook friends....Some donated a lot, some a little, but it all helped out and no amount is too small!!
I raised $5,800 and the team together (Thanks to my bestest sista Jen) $6,325.00!

It means so much to us for those of you who choose to donate. Those of you who choose to make our family and Kaleb a priority! We know it was a sacrifice for everyone and it just means so much! We never take our donors for granted! We appreciate the friends and family that stick with us year after year! Many friends and family come and go and don't get how important this cause is to our hearts and our Kaleb so....THANKS!! You know who you are!

We have been busy!

We went to a splash park in Tulsa
It was a hot day and really fun and the best part-FREE!
On the playground taking a break from the water
Kaleb and his buddies Avery and Garrison Rothrock
Hannah and some of her buddies Brooke, Ashley and Avery
Me and my buddies Becky, Penny and Andrea

My Summer Volleyball Camp was this week
Goofing around for a camp picture with our camp t-shirts
Coachie and future Coachie!!
Camp T-shirts 2009
One of my former players Rachael came to help me!
Camp picture with all my campers!
Goofing around with campers and HS helpers!
Kaleb is doing a basketball camp every Monday evening
That is him in the middle!! Learning to dribble!

Kaleb has never played basketball before this summer and is going once a week for 8 weeks to a camp. So far he is doing great although it is hard for him to shoot on a regular basket, he is trying and not giving up! He is even using a woman's ball which is heavier than the youth ball his age usually uses!! He is doing a great job!!