100th Post!

Here is my attempt to write 100 things about me and my family. In no particular order, just the randomness from my head!

1. I met Andy when I was in the 5th grade.
2. He was my ‘boyfriend’ in the 6th grade. We barely spoke to each other!
3.We were dating in 10th-11th grade.
4. He still gives me a hard time for breaking up with him the summer before our senior year of high school.
5. We started dating again our junior year of college.
6. That was after he made me wait a year for him to give me another chance!
7. We went out for a month before we became engaged.
8. I helped pick out the ring. A lot of you probably don’t know that!
9. And you know the rest of that story.
10. My favorite color is purple.
11. I like to read. Once I start a book I read in all my spare time until it’s done.
12. I can play the clarinet.
13. I teach at the school I attended elementary school at.
14. I have my master’s degree in elementary ed with a specialization in reading and writing.
15. I wish my master’s was in Moderate/Severe Disabilities.
16. I was always afraid I wouldn’t be able to get pregnant.
17. I have two wonderful boys who mean the world to me.
18. I love bagels from Panera.
19. I’m working on my National Board Certification- it is going to kick my butt.
20. I hope I pass NBC in one year but will be happy if I pass in two years.
21.I get easily overwhelmed.
22. I have anxiety issues.
23. I knew I was going to have a yellow lab named Lottie before we rescued her!
24. In order to adopt Lottie we had to sign a contract stating she would not ride in the back of a pick-up truck!
25. Luke is my snuggler and he is so sensitive.
26. Wilson is tough. He is a sweetie too though. But I think his pain tolerance is higher than mine!
27. Wilson is really into Lego’s right now.
28. Luke loves his Thomas Lego trains.
29. I don’t think I could have a baby without an epidural.
30. I like to go camping.
31. I didn’t really like backpacking when I was 3 months pregnant with Wilson!
32. I love my small group.
33. I love my teaching team!
34. I have wonderful family and friends.
35. I have the best Maw and Paw a girl could ever dream of.
36. I can’t wait to meet Silas. I hope he let’s me hold him!
37. I can’t wait to meet Avery!
38. I don’t feel old enough to have been married and taught for 7 years.
39. Or to have 2 kids.
40. I wish I could sleep 8-9 hours every night.
41. I love sleeping in when I get the chance.
42. I like to cook.
43. I wish we had cable!
44. My favorite flower is a Gerber daisy. But I love roses, tulips, and many others.
45. I actually cried before my wedding over the bridesmaid bouquets.
46. My sister had to calm me down, telling me the flowers were beautiful.
47. I cried through saying my vows.
48. Andy and I had the perfect wedding for us on a very snowy evening!
49. I wish we would have at least 1 snow storm a winter. Why don’t we ever get a lot of snow anymore?
50. I wanted to be a drum major for my high school starting in the 6th grade when the band came to my middle school. I was drum major in the 12th grade!
51. My dad was a drum major too!
52. I can’t lie. I hate when I know others are lying.
53. I hate fakeness.
54. But I wouldn’t call people out on either. I hate confrontations.
55. We wish Andy’s parents would move back home.
56. No disrespect meant, but I am always thankful that Andy didn’t join the military like the rest of the males in his family.
57. Cara and I used to fight over everything.
58. She got the front seat of the car on even days, I got the front on odd days.
59. I love Dove chocolate.
60. I went to my 10 year high school reunion.
61. I still keep in touch with some of my friends from high school.
62. I wish we had a basement.
63. My next house will have a fireplace too, I hope.
64. I’ll probably have to trade my Jetta in for a minivan in the future.
65. I think I’ll be ok with that.
66. Then I’ll really look my age.
67. I love getting a back massage.
68. I hate waking up by 5:30 on school days.
69. Wilson was SO excited when I brought him some books home from the library the other day. 70. That made me happy!
71. I love the beach but I hate dealing with the sand.
72. I’d like to go on a cruise someday with Andy and the boys if it’s a Disney cruise!
73. Sometimes I wish I’d had the nerve to go away to college. Or to live in a bigger city for a while (Chicago or Atlanta or something!)
74. I want to go to NY sometime.
75. This is harder than I thought it would be.
76. Friends is my all time favorite TV show.
77. I really like Grey’s Anatomy too. (I hate the writer’s strike.)
78. I like keeping up with my friends and family’s day to day life on their blogs.
79. Grammar mistakes bug me, but I can never get apostrophes in the right spot!
80. I like being at home. But I love to go out with my husband or friends too!
81. I hate spiders.
82. If I wasn’t a teacher, I would have been a neo-natal nurse, like my aunt. I just didn’t think I could do the whole hospital thing.
83. I almost have 9 nieces and nephews. One is due this spring and Silas will come home soon we hope.
84. When I was pregnant with Luke I was sick the whole pregnancy. I remember celebrating over not throwing up for 3 days in a row.
85. I love when people write comments on the blog!
86. I’m trying to grow my hair long.
87. Andy asked me to for years. I caved. And I like it!
88. My nickname for Andy is Drew. I picked that up from his dad.
89. I’m also thankful that Andy didn’t go to medical school. He listened to God’s call and he is a wonderful Youth Pastor.
90. I kind of have a rebellious nature. Andy would totally agree. I don’t like to feel like people are telling me what to do. I get it from my mother.
91. My dad raised me to be an independent girl. I have a hard time admitting that I can’t do it all.
92. I have 5 tattoos.
93. Just kidding. I have zero. Just seeing if anyone made it this far.
94. I can drive a standard pretty well. I still get nervous on steep hills.
95. I’ve been to Ecuador.
96. I have meat issues. I don’t like to think about what I’m eating. Andy cuts all the raw chicken. I’ve made one pot roast and you can read about that adventure here.
97. One of my favorite stores is Ann Taylor Loft.
98. I love my new school uniform (it’s optional) Khaki’s and a CME shirt! No thinking required.
99. If you make it to the end, will you leave a comment?
100. I made it to 100! Thanks for reading!

PEOPLE: We have internet again!!

(Yea! I have internet at home again! Now I can post what I wanted to post days ago!)

First, Happy Belated Birthday to my fabulous sister, Cara!

Don't worry, we all shared the cake!

Here is a picture of my family that went out to celebrate our birthdays!

Clueless

So did you know we had a lot of storms last night? I sure didn't! I know it rained all day yesterday and there were tornado warnings (or watches, I can never keep those straight). But I put the boys to bed, worked on my national board video with Andy, watched Friends, and went to bed. Didn't become conscious again until by alarm went off at 6:30. I'm taking a National Board Day so I got to sleep in a little bit. (Hard to call that sleeping in, I know). And yes, I'm at the library working on a portfolio entry, just needed a short break. Andy might give me grief for posting during my NB work day! But it's going to be quick and short. So anyway, I just had to tell you that I slept hard and my dear sweet protector husband was staying awake, watching the weather, to make sure that everything was ok. He was ready to get me and the boys up if a tornado came through or anything. That just made me feel so good. Here, I was clueless to the world, in a dead sleep and he was up to make sure we were all okay. I love him! Thanks, baby. So anyway, I got up and started working on NB. Jenn called to tell me that our school had no electricity. So the kids that were coming in were in the cafeteria, some kids were going straight back home, and some who rode the bus ended up at the nearby high school! Crazy! Here I didn't even know it had stormed yet because I hadn't talked to Andy. I'm glad he let me be clueless last night because I was SO tired!

Still no internet...

Well, I guess I'm learning what life is like without the internet! I'm secretly logged into my neighbor's wireless right now. Andy and I became desperate. I guess I need to call Windstream AGAIN. For the 3rd time. Little frustrated with all that.
Tomorrow is my third National Board Day. I'm really hoping to finish entry #2. Then I'd only have two more. I put the one I've been working on in the official envelope for it today and sealed it closed so I won't revise or change it anymore.
Wish me luck and pray that I don't get overwhelmed and that the writing comes easily for me tomorrow. Thanks!

I'm a dork!

Okay, so I'm at the public library, with Luke. He's playing Thomas the train on the train table. Cause you know it's not like we have one of those at home or anything! He's happy though! Wilson is with my mom and Terry at the park. Luke was napping when they came to get Will so he's with me!
Anyway, I woke up Saturday morning to no Internet. I hate that! Usually it's an easy fix like restarting the computer or unplugging and replugging something. But not this time. Andy had to call Windstream and they have to come to our house and fix it. Of course they tried to come Sunday morning while we were at church. So I had to call them back again for the to reschedule a visit. I was going crazy without the internet so that is why I decided to bring Luke to the library today!
Last night was b-day dinner at PF Chang's. It was so much fun and the food was fabulous. I'm mad at PF Chang's though. They have a menu change. They took the Lucky 8 off the menu. I was really looking forward to getting that for dessert since we were with a big group. I only got to have it one time. And now it is off the menu. The big wigs at PF Chang's are crazy. They obviously didn't consult me. So instead our group of 9 got one slice of chocolate cake which was HUGE. We all had plenty of cake. That is how big it was.
Andy has been crazy busy this weekend with the Souper bowl lunch and now the youth Super Bowl party. They are having their own Xbox superbowl while they watch the game. So, hopefully my internet problems will be fixed soon!

Luke's first ear infection with tubes :(

Well, almost 9 months, tubes are expected to come out at the end of February, and Luke's cold turned into an ear infection a couple days ago. Thankfully we were able to locate the special ear drops the ENT gave us 9 months ago and have been treating the ear infection at home as instructed. It's goopy and crusty and gross. It hurts him. But, he likes getting the drops! Which is huge! He laughs and tells daddy it tickles.

My boys have the BEST daddy in the world. He takes such good care of them while I'm at school. He's also enjoy his two days a week where both boys are at parents day out so he can get some quality office time at church! I'm so glad he is getting a break.

Luke's appetite hasn't been good. We made the meal he gobbled up here a couple days ago and he wouldn't touch it!

I'm soo tired! Friday's are always like this for me. The week went fast but I'm worn out!

Tomorrow is Cara's birthday! Happy almost b-day to my wonderful sister. Make sure to follow-up on their adoption here. I'm really looking forward to celebrating tomorrow evening. Me, Andy, Cara, Jason, Mom, Dad, Maw, and Paw (notice no kiddos!) are going to dinner at PF Chang's! To celebrate mine and Cara's b-days. Cara and I are sharing one baby-sitter for the cousins. We'll actually be able to have adult conversations! That doesn't happen much at family get togethers with 4 toddlers running around! Soon to be 5 when our sweet little Silas (linked are pics from his orphangae he's the one in a blue walker with an orange shirt) comes home to be with his family! Hugs and kisses, Silas! Your family is so ready for you to be home. I can't wait to see you and hold you. I hope you let me!

My Little Chef

Wilson LOVES to help cook. He helps me make dinner almost every night. Tonight, we were making Maw and Paw's famous Chicken Veggie Pasta. One of my longtime favorites! Wilson peeled all of the carrots for me! He did a really great job too! He is all the time saying I can do such and such now that I am 4. He has even tried chewing gum, and didn't swallow it! After peeling the carrots he proceeded to eat many pieces of raw carrot and broccoli. He is such a good eater!
Poor Luke, he still doesn't feel good. He's had a rough day with not feeling well. He is pitiful. Still the awful cough and now a runny nose to go with it. Hang in there Lukie! This week is a 5 day week at school. Not so sure I'm going to make it!