New This Week...

I have bronchitis!! it really stinks...feels like there's a ton of bricks on my chest and no voice.

Other than that, doing well!! Excited to hopefully host a Mary Kay Skin Care Class in Nebraska soon. Also excited that some friends and I are going to have a "reunion" in May!! It's been forever since I have seen A and B...FOREVER!

Lent promise has been going really well!! I am really excited to be in the Bible more and in touch with God more!! Pastor challenged us to read the book of Matthew during Lent and that is going well also!!

That's all!

It has begun

All the illnesses that come with the winter have started. I don't know that I am ready, but so far there is strep and ear infection going around like crazy at work. No flu yet, but I am sure that will come too. Speaking of the flu, I am torn as to whether to get a flu shot or not. I did last year and I was fine. But there are quite a few of my co-workers that have gotten it this year and have gotten really sick just after getting it. On the other hand, my mom got one and she was fine. Such a tough decision.

Well hopefully today will fly by. I am excited to get on the road and travel to see friends this weekend!!

All moved in

Well Mom and I are all moved in to the duplex in Des Moines. The intention of the past week was to start unpacking boxes and making this a home. That didn't happen. I got sick on Monday night and that lasted all week. On top of the one of my uncles had a major heart attack on Tuesday so we have been spending a lot of time at the hospital. Good news: I am not sick and my uncle is doing well. He had been in the Critical Care Unit (CCU), sedated, on a ventilator and a balloon pump running his heart. On Friday they took him off the balloon pump and his heart worked on it's own!!! Then Saturday they took him off sedation and also off the ventiltor!! He is also out of the CCU and in a regular hospital room. So thanks for the prayers if you got my note on facebook. Hopefully this week we can get some boxes unpacked and make this place start feeling like a home.

I can't wait to see some of you next weekend!!

Progress

I AM GETTING EXCITED!!! Mom and I have emailed a person about a three bedroom/2 bathroom duplex in Des Moines. I really hope something comes of this because the other ones we have contacted haven't worked out for one reason or another. I am so ready to be done with this house.

This week at work has been crazy. None of us three teachers has all been there this week. This makes for crazy children and it has added a lot of tension to us other two "regular" teachers. As a result of this, I am ubber tired this week from feeling like doing two peoples work(generally because the substitute we get is lazy, unfortunately). So here's to hoping there will be a normal day this week!! It would be nice.

I am also getting ready for the fall sick season. We have already had Hand Foot and Mouth in my classroom recently so I suppose more junk will be coming our way. Flu Shot here I come!!

Hope you are all doing well!!! Love ya!