Beignets!!

Grayson

Nathan

We went to Morning Call for the famous beignets. Both of the boys really enjoyed them. Nathan had at least 4 of them. I still haven't figured out which leg of his is hollow! New Orleans is definitely an interesting place! We went yesterday for Po Boys...french bread is all the rage here. Randy is in hog heaven. The area we are in has been mostly rebuilt, but there were still so many boarded up areas on the way in on I-10 that it is just unbelievable. When we get home I will upload some pictures I took at the levy (which is just a few blocks from where we are staying. It really is amazing to the hear the stories and to understand just how long it has been to get to where they are now. The memorial is tomorrow for Ronald. I have a link to the AJC obituary if you would like to see it and perhaps sign the guestbook.

Out for the summer

Yesterday was my last day at work until the next school year. We are in the process of moving buildings, so I have spent the last few weeks packing up everything I have ever had for teaching. Let's just say that the papers I found were humorous! I used to have my students write letters at the end of the year to the upcoming students. I even encouraged them to embellish the truth and tell the new students how mean I was! It actually worked because the new students would be frightened to come to my class. Tee hee. I have found after this many years of teaching that children fear what they do not know. Hey you got to start somewhere. The crazier they think you are, the less they mess with you. I like the balance.

Needless to say I will be going to the "new" building to unpack and get my office set up. I now have an office! I will be working as a support person rather than a classroom teacher. I will be working with another teacher to supplement the curriculum and give support in any way needed such as doing small group pull-outs or enrichment activities. I am very excited to have this opportunity. And yes, I will now be serving the students from a cart! Hooray! Just kidding on the hooray part.

On Friday I found out that I have been sick for three weeks because I have Parvovirus B-19 (otherwise known as Fifth's Disease). Wow was I surprised! The worst part was not the low-grade fever or the daily headaches, it was the joint pain and swelling! Actually the tests came back positive for the virus and for rheumatoid arthritis. The doctor said that the virus could cause a false-positive for that test so I have to go back in the 4 weeks to be retested. Wouldn't that be fabulous? Working from a cart going room to room with arthritis! Fantastic.

Nathan got in!

A few months ago, we applied for Nathan to attend the Magnet School for High Achievers. He has to have a 3.0 grade average or better and a 75% composite score on ITBS or better. He has much better than both of those so we were all set. They had the lottery yesterday at the county office, and despite the fact that I am an employee, he still had to go through the process. He got in on the second round! So he will be working with some of the best teachers and faculty in the county! I am very excited. A few of his friends also got in from his school, so he is even more excited about going! It was a very good day today and we are very blessed to have this opportunity.

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I will try to keep this up on a daily basis, though there are few days here or there when our life is too boring to post...not usually though. If we could have the same luck in the lottery that we seem to have with medical issues, we would be gazillionaires! Seriously. I hope you enjoy our little family.