Carpe Diem

As exhausted as I am I can't help but blog tonight. This is like my virtual diary. Nick says I put way too much on-line, but I feel like if I don't blog about it I will forget it. I look back at blogs from years ago and smile because it totally takes me back to different times in my life. And boy, an I different!

To start off... Jenn and her family came down this passed weekend. We spent pretty much the entire weekend taking pictures of all of our babies, eating crawfish and going tfor our traditional beignet Sunday at Coffee Call. :) Good times. I remember sitting at my house during the crawfish boil, looking around at all of our offspring and thinking to myself how much life has changed. It reminds me of one of my favorite quotes : "It's funny how from day to day it seems like nothing changes. But, when you look back, nothing is the same." So true. I love my family so much. We may not get along all the time but my sisters are my best friends , my nieces and nephew have my heart, and I would do absolutely anything for my parents. Thank God for Family!

This is my first week back at work. I cried a little before leaving the house but it wasn't as heartbreaking as I anticipated. I guess it is because I know he is in good hands with mom. After all, she did ok with me? :) I thought about him all day and wondered if he missed me or if he even knew that I was gone. The kids at school missed me. I got lots of messages and letter from parents saying they missed me also. This made me feel so good. I had been researching "whole brain teaching" for w little while. Mrs. Martinez, our amazing assistant principal, told us about it. I must say, I am so glad I started this. The kids LOVE it, I have 100% participation in class, they seem to be grasping the info better, and I am truly having fun at work. I almost have a new outlook when it comes to teaching. I know we are still in our honeymoon period but I hope it continues. I am absolutely loving my job and so thankful to have a job that I love.

Grant is doing well. He is slowly sleeping more and eating more. We think he is just perfect and we are soooo thankful to mom for watching him. He weighs about 15 pounds, smiles when he wants to, and loves pictures (I taped some to the changing tower so that when he looks up he sees them). He literally stares at the pictures and smiles. It is SOOO cute! :)

Also, our new sofa and cocktail table came in. Hoping it stays looking so pretty. yes, we know we are crazy for getting a light color... but at least it will look good for the next five years! (protection plan) :D

Just a few hilarious quotes from my off-the-wall family tonight:

My dad: "Linda, if your dog draws blood from my f@&$)"$ toe I'm going to KILL him! You're his mother, why doesn't he eat YOUR toe!!!" lol

Sara: Jessie my leg hurts, can you turn on the heater?

Kali to Sara: Sara, Do you want me to call the drama queen police?

Mom: "Sara, where did you put my cell phone?"

Sara: I threw it in your purse!"

Mom: digging through her purse, "Sara, it's not in here."

Sara: Well, you'll just have to search the house then granny!

And tonight, totally random, my thoughts are with my assistant principal that is very sick and whom I miss so much. It was very hard returning to work and not seeing her smiling face. I am thinking about something she said at the end of the school year last year that is now ironic to me....Carpe Diem, or, seize the day. We really don't know how many days we have so live your life beautifully and with lots of love.

My bed is calling...