This book is fabulous. Hands down one of my top ten favorite reads.
Monday, March 30, 2009
If You're Looking for Your New Favorite Book...
Look no further my friends...
This book is fabulous. Hands down one of my top ten favorite reads.
This book is fabulous. Hands down one of my top ten favorite reads.
Friday, March 27, 2009
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
March Happenings..
Let me begin my post by saying that as of today I am officially 20 weeks pregnant. I am halfway!! I haven't thrown up in a week and a half, and my sciatic nerve doesn't hurt nearly as bad as it did. Life is good. Tomorrow is my big ultrasound, so hopefully they will confirm that I am having a girl. I'm having a hard time believing that there is only one week left in March. Here are some of the highlights of the month:
Scottie turns 26. Weird. I can't believe that my brother is 26 years old. While he is advancing in years, he still asked my mom for a funfetti cake with rainbow chip frosting. Birthday cake never tasted so good.
St. Patrick's Day. My dad and his parents served a mission in Ireland, so we take St. Patrick's Day seriously at our house. Irish music plays all month, and we have a traditional corned beef and cabbage dinner. Yum.
Walker birthdays. Jordan's mom, dad, and our sister-in-law Jessica, had birthdays this month. We had a family party to celebrate, and Jordan's mom made a bangin' dinner of Korean barbeque.
Thanksgiving Point. The weather was so nice last weekend that Jordan and I spent that day at Thanksgiving Point. They have a little petting zoo there, so we pet the animals and even went for a wagon ride. Yes, we were the only people there without kids. Oh well, soon enough. In the next three weeks all the baby goats will be born, so you should check it out.
That's all for now.
Scottie turns 26. Weird. I can't believe that my brother is 26 years old. While he is advancing in years, he still asked my mom for a funfetti cake with rainbow chip frosting. Birthday cake never tasted so good.
St. Patrick's Day. My dad and his parents served a mission in Ireland, so we take St. Patrick's Day seriously at our house. Irish music plays all month, and we have a traditional corned beef and cabbage dinner. Yum.
Walker birthdays. Jordan's mom, dad, and our sister-in-law Jessica, had birthdays this month. We had a family party to celebrate, and Jordan's mom made a bangin' dinner of Korean barbeque.
Thanksgiving Point. The weather was so nice last weekend that Jordan and I spent that day at Thanksgiving Point. They have a little petting zoo there, so we pet the animals and even went for a wagon ride. Yes, we were the only people there without kids. Oh well, soon enough. In the next three weeks all the baby goats will be born, so you should check it out.
That's all for now.
Monday, March 16, 2009
Speech-Language Pathologist or Creature From the Underworld??
A couple of weeks ago I had a first grade teacher ask me to observe one of her students, because she was concerned about his speech. I went to observe, and sure enough the student had a speech impairment. I called his mom to inform her that I would be sending home a permission-to-test form, and to please sign it and send it back. She said she would and that was the last I heard for a couple of weeks. I finally got the form back today, but there was a note at the bottom saying that the mom wanted to be there during the evaluation. I thought this was pretty unusual, so I went to the first grade teacher and asked her if there was something I needed to know about the situation. She made a funny face and said, "I'm not really supposed to say anything to you." Of course now my curiosity was piqued, so I pressed her for more details. You're not going to believe what she told me...
Apparently this student is DEATHLY afraid of me. Why? Because he thinks I look like a VAMPIRE!! That's right. A first grader is so afraid of me, that the very thought of coming to my office sends him into hysterics. Is it my dark hair and eyebrows? Maybe my gleaming white teeth? Maybe the fact that I beckon other students from the doorway to come with me to my secret speech lair? I know I'm not exactly tan right now, but A VAMPIRE?? Whatever the case, I find the entire situation completely humorous. I've heard many reasons for kids not wanting to come to speech, but this definitely tops them all.
Resemblance? Maybe....
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Apparently this student is DEATHLY afraid of me. Why? Because he thinks I look like a VAMPIRE!! That's right. A first grader is so afraid of me, that the very thought of coming to my office sends him into hysterics. Is it my dark hair and eyebrows? Maybe my gleaming white teeth? Maybe the fact that I beckon other students from the doorway to come with me to my secret speech lair? I know I'm not exactly tan right now, but A VAMPIRE?? Whatever the case, I find the entire situation completely humorous. I've heard many reasons for kids not wanting to come to speech, but this definitely tops them all.
Resemblance? Maybe....
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Wednesday, March 4, 2009
I Love Working in the Public Schools...
After my morning meeting I walked into my room and this was written on my whiteboard...
kookoo boy was here
Kids are great.
kookoo boy was here
Kids are great.
Monday, March 2, 2009
Friday's Conversation
Friday, February 27th approximately 2:30 PM:
Kelly (teacher from work): So when do you find out what you're having?
Laura: Not until the 25th of March, but I'm DYING to know.
Kelly: How far along are you?
Laura: Sixteen weeks.
Kelly: Why don't you go to Fetal Foto?
Laura: Yeah right, that's so expensive!
Kelly: It's like 60 bucks.
Laura: What?? Only 60 bucks??
Approximately 4:00 PM:
Ukrainian OB: No third leg. It's a girl.
Laura: That can't be right. Can you check again? I'm SURE that I'm having a boy.
Ukrainian OB: This is the money shot. It's definitely a girl.
Laura and Jordan: No way.
Is it pathetic that I couldn't wait another four weeks to find out what I'm having? Patience never was my strong suit. I'm so glad to be able to refer to this baby as "she" instead of "it". Now I feel like I have a human baby inside me as opposed to an alien fetus. I cannot tell you how shocked I was to realize I was having a girl. Everyone (including myself) has been referring to this baby as a boy, so hopefully she doesn't have a complex. While it took about 15 minutes for the news to sink in, I can honestly say that I'm not disappointed. Especially not after walking into Gymboree and seeing all the cute girl stuff!!! Jordan is so excited to be having a little girl too. Here is the latest belly shot. There is definitely progress.
Could you all be brutally honest with me and tell me whether it's normal to show so much at sixteen weeks? I just don't know what to expect. If I'm already popping out so much, does this mean I will be HUGE come August??
So, I had to include this last picture. Tonight, Jordan and I decided we wanted a nice houseplant, so we headed down to the nearest garden center. We ended buying this huge Bird of Paradise plant. We're pretty excited about our tropical addition.
Kelly (teacher from work): So when do you find out what you're having?
Laura: Not until the 25th of March, but I'm DYING to know.
Kelly: How far along are you?
Laura: Sixteen weeks.
Kelly: Why don't you go to Fetal Foto?
Laura: Yeah right, that's so expensive!
Kelly: It's like 60 bucks.
Laura: What?? Only 60 bucks??
Approximately 4:00 PM:
Ukrainian OB: No third leg. It's a girl.
Laura: That can't be right. Can you check again? I'm SURE that I'm having a boy.
Ukrainian OB: This is the money shot. It's definitely a girl.
Laura and Jordan: No way.
Is it pathetic that I couldn't wait another four weeks to find out what I'm having? Patience never was my strong suit. I'm so glad to be able to refer to this baby as "she" instead of "it". Now I feel like I have a human baby inside me as opposed to an alien fetus. I cannot tell you how shocked I was to realize I was having a girl. Everyone (including myself) has been referring to this baby as a boy, so hopefully she doesn't have a complex. While it took about 15 minutes for the news to sink in, I can honestly say that I'm not disappointed. Especially not after walking into Gymboree and seeing all the cute girl stuff!!! Jordan is so excited to be having a little girl too. Here is the latest belly shot. There is definitely progress.
Could you all be brutally honest with me and tell me whether it's normal to show so much at sixteen weeks? I just don't know what to expect. If I'm already popping out so much, does this mean I will be HUGE come August??
So, I had to include this last picture. Tonight, Jordan and I decided we wanted a nice houseplant, so we headed down to the nearest garden center. We ended buying this huge Bird of Paradise plant. We're pretty excited about our tropical addition.
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