Here's to spring

We are having amazing weather right now and I am wanting to spend every moment outside enjoying it before hellish summer temps come upon us. I enjoyed another fun day outside at a church picnic and some goofy golfing with friends in the sunshine. I wish all weekends could be like this.
Here is a fun tidbit from yesterday's outings.


Get out there and enjoy this beautiful spring weather while it lasts and let's hear about your sunfilled adventures.

Funny shaped sunburns

I had the most lovely day of socializing today. Days like this make me so happy and leave me feeling so energized. I started the day attending a church tea with my mom. We ate beautiful baked goods and I found a tea that doesn't completely repulse me. Successful day right there! We ended up sitting with a table of ladies who work in education. It was fun to chat with them and hear their stories. So often when teachers get together their conversations ends up being a big gripe session. I was so blessed to hear positive stories and their passion for working with kids.
After spending a short time with my mom I headed off to pick up my friend Katy for a little downtown adventure. We headed for an AZ blogger get together. It was nice to meet other bloggers and I'm excited to be introduced to some good local blogs I can add to my list. But what I really enjoyed was spending quality time with my good friend. I told her this recently and I thought I'd say it again. I really love our friendship and I really appreciate your honesty and how you make me laugh. :-) The title of today's blog comes from this afternoon's outing. We spent much of the afternoon walking around outside which was wonderful in this weather. I was left with a small reminder of this afternoon in the form of a 4x4 bright red square on my chest. Why nothing else was sunburned I'll never know.
I ended my day having dinner and painting pottery with my friend Jill. Painting potter can be such a relaxing thing to do. That is once you figure out what you are going to paint and with what colors. That part of the process always stresses me out. But I'm excited to see how our things turn out.
All in all it was a lovely spring day and I'm hoping for a lovely Sunday afternoon to round out my weekend.

Ladybugs..

This week has been just delightful. I'm not sure if it's because I'm all rested from my visit to the Bahamas or what, but I have enjoyed every moment at work this week. The kids have been especially cute and fun to be around. I love catching them repeat things I say like "the mean words you said hurt my heart" or " yeah you were responsible and you brought your homework back!" We had a long serious discussion about how our words and actions effect others hearts and minds and I've seen such a big change in some of them it make me so happy. I'm kind of babbling but I am just loving my job right now. After you read this would you mind knocking on something wooden for me. :-)
I have recess duty this week and I've had so much fun out in the field with the kids not really doing my duty. It's ladybug season and we have been finding those cute little bugs all over the place! Nearly my whole class is out in the grass hunting around for those round red treasures. Its hard to describe the feeling I have when I'm out there with them. It's kind of a carefree, simple kid feeling that well....just made me smile. And seeing their kindness and generosity has warmed my heart too. Sharing the bugs with kids who aren't able to find any. I'm seeing them play and giggle with kids they don't usually care for and showing friendship and kindness towards the special needs students who share our recess. All through the simple adventure of catching ladybugs. So I recommend that you get out there and enjoy this amazing spring weather and find yourself a ladybug. It will make you smile. I'm sure of it.

All Smiles...

Today it was the little things that made me smile. Little things like gmail chat. Though that really makes me smile pretty big these days. Little things like picking oranges with my parents and laughing at their silly jokes. I couldn't help but smile when I completed that stack of school work I had been ignoring for so long. A little cheer accompanied my smile when I finally finished a craft project I had been working on for what seems like forever. I smiled at my fun new phone and the amusing messages I recieved from it. Looking at this list it seems to be such a mundane day, but I found myself smiling big right to the very end.

Oh Wednesday....

How is it that you manage to suck every time Wednesday? Naughty kids fighting all day, fever/cold/flu thing making me want to lay down and die all day, and now a wasted evening laying in bed chattering my teeth and trying to decide if i should go to work tomorrow. Grump....
Well the whole day wasn't a total bust. I had my evaluation at work and it went awesome! Super stoked that he likes me this year. Makes me enjoy going to my job just a teensy bit more. I had a student say something funny to me today. I hope it's appropriate cause it made me laugh pretty hard. While we were standing in line for our afternoon bathroom break one of my boys asks me "Hey, Miss Wilson, choo ever go to one of them low rider shows?" "Ummmmmm....Nope." "Choo wan me to take you on a date to one or somsing?" "HA!!! sorry....no thanks."
Well, we'll try again next week Wednesday.

Resolutions

I must say I'm glad to be done with Christmas. I had the hardest time mustering up Christmas spirit and joy this year. The holiday ended up being kind of a bust anyways. Nearly everyone in my family was sick with either a cold, the flu, or pink eye. Nobody felt particularly festive.
So, with Christmas over and a new year upon us I am excited for the possibilities ahead. I don't usually make new year resolutions but this year I have a few that I really hope I can keep. I'm excited because they offer an opportunity to better myself and to have a bunch of fun.
1. Attend at least one show a month. Nothing makes me as happy as when I get to see a live performance. Whether it is a concert (large or intimate), a musical, or a play I end up leaving on such a high. In years past I would see concerts or musicals coming to town and whine that I can't find anyone to go with so I can't go at all. I've decided that that stinks. Why should my happiness be based on other's involvement. I'm going to go to a show and if I have to go alone, I will.
2. Finish reading all the books I have started in the last few years. I'm not a book lover. I don't get excited to get home and crack open that book that's been waiting for me all day. Every now and then I find a book I can really get into and I usually end up reading it in a day or two. This might happen once, maybe twice, a year. Generally I find a book, read a few chapters, and forget about it. While cleaning my spare room the other day I found 11 books with bookmarks stuck in them waiting for me to finish reading them. They are all perfectly good books. Some fiction, some non-fiction. I've made a nice stack on my dresser and I've arranged them by interest level and alternating fiction and non-fiction. I plan to finish reading all of these books by 2012 and I just know I'll feel so proud when I do.
3. Run in a 5k. I have really enjoyed learning to be a runner and I'm proud of my progress so far. I think it would be neat to participate in a short run. Not sure when just yet but after looking online at all the upcoming races in the area, I know there are a ton to choose from. Now lets see if I can rustle up a friend or two to join me. :-)

Work before play

I'm spending the first day of my Christmas break cleaning and organizing my house. I'd like to get all this work done right away so I can play the rest of my break and not have any monkeys on my shoulders. I decided to start with the big task of my spare bedroom where my brother is going to be staying in less than a week. As I'm going through piles and finding homes for everything and throwing a bunch of stuff away I'm also finding unfinished projects from the past few years. An alarming amount in my opinion. As I'm sifting through them I'm taking an introspective look at myself and I'm concerned that these unfinished projects say something about my character. That bothers me. I don't finish things. Am I quiter? Am I lazy? What is it about these projects that I just couldn't follow through. I know we all have things we let fall through the cracks but that doesn't mean its okay. Are there other areas in my life that I just "put in my spare room" for later? I guess I've got some more work to do before I can play...........