Lots has happened today

It was a busy afternoon. Make sure you scroll all the way down. I added several posts. Enjoy!

Becoming a big girl

It is with a heavy heart I write this post. My baby girl is officially becoming a big girl. We have been talking to her a lot about what it means to be a big girl trying to get her to use the potty. She finally decided that she was ready for her crib to become a big girl bed a couple of days ago. Up until that point she had always said no, that she wanted to keep her crib. We converted it tonight. I must say it was SOOOO much easier to do then Mo's bed. As you can tell she was pretty excited about it. She had to test it out by taking a few jumps. In the last picture she is "sleeping."

Playing the the leaves

This afternoon Daniel was raking leaves in the front yard. This was the first time the yard had been raked this season so there were plenty of leaves to play in. Needless to say a bath was in order after dinner.

Valentines

Both girls have gotten several cards in the mail this week. Aunt Pat and Uncle Skip sent some earlier in the week with a box of hair bows and a book. Today they got cards from all sets of grandparents. Thanks to everyone. I got a couple of pictures of them opening their cards today. They loved them.

And now a moment about me...

I found out today that I passed both the special education and media specialist certification tests. This means that I am now qualified to teach both of these subjects! This excites me greatly because I have become slightly unhappy in the regular classroom. I am ready for a change and a new atmosphere. It is looking pretty good that I will be teaching special education inclusion next year probably to grades K-3. This isn't that much different then what I do now considering 10% of third grade is special ed. I just won't have all the added stress that comes with being their homeroom teacher. No more report cards, progress reports, permanent records. Hello 5 page EIP's. I really like working with kids in small groups and LOVE the crazy little mean kids. The stresses of being a third grade homeroom teacher and teaching writing to 105 third graders has finally worn me down. Maybe a change of scenery next year will brighten things up. Every job has its downfalls but you gotta be willing to take risks and try something new (even if it is just down the hall.)