Life Lessons from Dr. Seuss

I am feeling a bit overwhelmed by everything right now! We still do not have everything put away at our home, I don't have any pictures hung up. I am trying to pack up my classroom in hopes that the adoption goes through and we get to bring baby boy Gibson home. I was asked by my principal to find my own long-term sub because the district does not have any right now. I am writing daily lesson plans for the last 16 weeks of school. AJ has a cold. We are trying to find all of the newborn paraphernalia

and then we need to get the baby's room ready. Our social worker called me today at work right before the final bell and as a side note said, "Now you and Kurt know that there is always the possibility that the birth mother could change her mind and decide to keep the baby right?" Yes, I know that in my mind, but not in my heart. In my heart he is already ours! When I hung up I started to cry, it was all I could do to tell the kids to go sit in their cubbies and wait for the bell to ring. AGH! I want to cry or scream or yell! AGH!!!

As I was feeling this way I read on one of my friend's blogs what she had learned from Dr. Suess. I liked it! I feel the same way! She referred to the book titled, "Did I Ever Tell You How Lucky You Are?" it was the perfect reminder not to be sad and to be glad for all I DO have. I am truly blessed! Here are a few excerpts from this book in case anyone else is having a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day!

"...When you think things are bad,

when you feel sour and blue,

when you start to get mad...

you should do what I do!

Just tell yourself, Duckie,

you're really quite lucky!

Some people are much more...

oh, ever so much more...

oh, muchly much-much more

unlucky than you!

...It's a troublesome world, All the people who're in it

are troubled with trouble almost every minute.

You ought to be thankful, a whole heaping lot,

for the places and people you're lucky you're not!"

Thank you Dr. Suess for your great words of wisdom that cheered me up and helped me improve my outlook on this not-so-terrible, not-so-horrible, not-so-no-good, not-so -very-bad day!

KSL Classifieds

I have really liked the classifieds on KSL. We have bought and sold things on KSL. We purchased an inversion table and a Bose surrond sound system. The latest item we sold was Kurt's caddilac. I was REALLY HAPPY to see it go! He put the add on about 9:00 at night and we had the money in hand by 11:00 the next morning! It was great!!

Den Leader

Kurt has been called as the Bear leader. So for one of the activities he had the boys make their own cakes to celebrate the 100 years of scouting. The made the cakes one week and then we froze them and they decorated them the next. A good time was had by all!

I Heart Waffles

We got a heart shaped waffle iron for our wedding. It was one of those items that was put into storage until we got a bigger home. Well, now we have our bigger home so it was time to break out the waffle maker! Kurt and I were making them together, as we were making them he said, this can be a blog entry, I agreed so here it is! Kurt had fun arranging the items for pictures. The waffles turned out scrumptious!

Making Love During the Superbowl?!

Kim had the Super Bowl Sunday party at her house this year. It has been a tradition we all get together on Superbowl Sunday and have soup in a bowl and watch the game or maybe just the commercials. I was cheering for the Saints this year so I was enjoying the game, but I also like to watch the commercials. Kim, knowing that all of the girls could use a little diversion from the game had a craft for us to make. It was GREAT!!! We mod podged the letters L O V E on wooden blocks. Kim had the blocks all painted and sanded. While we were working on it Teresa said to Lance, "Lance we are making love over here." Lance came over, smiled and gave Teresa a kiss. I asked Kim to please have the party at her house next year too! We had a great time! Thanks Kim! I am looking forward to next years craft!