Honestly!

It feels like it should be Friday- but the calendar clearly says Tuesday?

Huh, thats weird!

Things seem overly busy right now (as you can tell from my lack of blogging). The girls are still fine and well. Maddie made it back in tonight for her first swim practice after "the toe" incident. It has healed up nicely and looks like all new skin is coming in! My senior nurses were treated to pictures of the toe at its worst for our unit on wound care. I am not sure how the girls swam tonight as Kevin came home on time and took them to practice. I spent the whole two and a half hours at this computer finishing up my units for this week. Leaving just enough left over time to blog!

I wanted to add some "morning" pictures of the girls for you. Almost every morning that I come down the hall this is what I see:

The girls get up in the morning, get dressed and carry their blankets and books down to the living room to wait for breakfast. Such a nice, comforting routine. One of my favorite times of the day- seeing my girls content to be in the same room together, enjoying a good book. Of course the sun beaming in on them helps to give the whole scene a "warm, fuzzy" feel to it :)

What's cute too is that they usually continue the book reading at the table with breakfast:

Really makes for nice mornings.

Don't hate me....

I need one more night to do yet MORE school work (wounds and sensory systems and such) and maybe a little extra caffeine to get through it!

Its an honor....

Sorry for missing yesterday- ran out of time and energy last night..... does anyone get sick of my excuses for the nights I miss or can I count on your pity for my busy life?

I made it to Madison's school for the giving of the honor role certificate.

My students sincerely didn't mind having a school aide babysitting them for an hour.... not to mention that they are used to absent teachers- I think teacher attendance is an issue at this school (one of many that the administration has to deal with).

Madison was very happy to have me there (I can tell the level of appreciation by the amount of "I love you"'s that I got). She missed the Principal's List because of her B+ in math- and apparently her friends were asking her how she ended up on just the honor role..... maybe that kind of feedback will be more effective than my harping at report card time? Anyway- really so proud of her for the grades that she is getting and so grateful that her learning ability isn't an issue........ the emotional side is enough to deal with :p Love Maddie, but OH the drama!

Ellie is doing well all round. She worked hard this past week at swim team, having Maddie out seems to have agreed with her. She said last night "Does Maddie have to come back? Its been peaceful without her...." Ellie went through a short phase of crying at swim team practices (getting out of the water saying "I miss my family and friends back home") but knock on wood that seems to have resolved itself. She is doing well at school as well. This week I had a spontaneous comment in an email from her teacher that said this:

Ellie is a remarkable student who demonstrates enthusiasm and is highly motivated in class..

Have a great day!

So glad that the way I know her to be at home spills over into her school life.

Honestly can't tell you how blessed I feel for being given the chance to raise them both. Truly an honor.

I find that so easy to think right now....... mostly because they are both outside playing nicely- ask me again in half an hour.

Thursday

Really thats all I can say- its Thursday.

As you can see above, Madison is still out of the pool..... though I think tonight will be the last of that. Her pus is all oozed out, her skin has peeled off and left a big hardened scab looking thing. She is definitely past the worst of it. Its kinda embarrassing for me that she ended up with such a horrendous infection...... I know its not my fault, but when your child is getting dressing changes done daily with the school nurse, you can't help but feel you did something wrong- right? Even worse- the school nurse is on car-line duty this week, so I have had to face her everyday....... discussing the progress of Maddie's toe. All the while she is thinking that I must have rubbed the toe in a cesspool to get it to be so bad.......

Madison came home today with the news that she made the honor role...... and that the ceremony is tomorrow at 2:15. Really, we don't need any notice, one day is fine- Anyway, I decided I am going. They give me something called "parental leave" for just such a thing, and since its the end of the day, my students won't miss out on much. They will probably love the break from me!

I am sure tomorrow's blog will have pictures of Maddie making the honor role and me playing hooky :)

Ever had one of those days?

This is SO me today- I am exhausted and going to sleep!

Usual Day

Nothing unusual about today............ except maybe that our hockey team has the gold! Way to go Canada!

Maddie came home from school today pretty excited. Her poem (which I have yet to hear) was chosen to be read in front of the school today. A proud moment for her, if I get a copy of it I will add it in the blog so you can read it......hopefully it was in good taste, she does have a sarcastic side to her writing.....

Both girls are very focused on doing a science fair project. Madison is doing it on "Why Bedlington Terriers are Faster than Fox Terriers"- to end the suspense for you, it has something to do with their bone structure- I'll let you know when I know :) Ellie is doing "Body Systems in a Food Chain" which will include information and a model of a hunter's muscle, a bear's digestive system, a fish's respiratory/gill system, and how algae grows. I thought that was pretty inventive for a second grader. I am sure I will have pictures of both projects when they are done in the next week or so.

Madison missed swim practice again tonight. Her toe is on the mend but you wouldn't know from looking at it- it is UGLY! Still with pus, but chunks of the skin are coming off now- I am sorry to be so graphic, I only wish I could post a picture of it without gagging you. I think she may be out of swimming for the week- or for as long as she continues to be a biohazard anyway.

Gotta go finish up my 70 progress reports- oy - I swear with this block/semester system I am submitting grades or writing progress reports every 3 weeks...... I am sure my teachers never did this much work :p

Going to say it one more time-

Yay for Canada!- seriously, so proud.

Go Canada!

Off for tonight- watching the big game! Don't tell who won.....