Too much spent

I went and bought some things I needed for school and also got Whytney her school supplies. And I spent way too much money. I am not even kidding. But I am hoping that through time it will kind of pay for itself. I know it will it's just hard to look at right now. Not much I can do about it really though. I am going to get a few things organized today and then start figuring some more things out. I can't wait to start moving things into the classroom so that I can actually put things away. Then I can have a better idea of what I am still needing and what I can do without. I also went to the teacher store today and got a few things for the classroom to start out with. I can't wait to really start the year and have students and all that. Although 88 students is a lot, 22 at a time. But I am sure I can handle it. I am trying to figure out what to do the first week and I'm thinking about having the students all write a personal narrative telling me about themselves. I am going to write one myself so that they have an example to follow and also so they know a little bit about me.

Slowly coming together

I got an email today from the FRG and there is this thing where the soldiers can go to the library on post and they will videotape them reading a story. Then they bring the dvd home and we will have it so the kids can have daddy read them a story. Just thinking about it makes me cry but I am so happy too because this will give the kids a chance to still "see" daddy while he's away. The closer this deployment gets, the harder it is becoming emotionally. But we will get through it as we have the other deployments and we will be a stronger family in the end.

Planning for my school year is slowly coming together. I know that there is so much I need to do but that I am limited for now until I know more of what is happening. But I'm hoping to get things organized by the end of the first week of August. We have an open house in our classrooms on the 10th and I want everything figured out and organized before then. I also need to find some way to get some pictures off of my external even though the power cord is pretty much shot. I am goin to try and see if I can somehow get it to work for longer than it has been so I can get them off. I need to also figure out what things to take to school and then do my "I wonder" board. And I need to figure out what theme to use and what to put on my door for the families. I do want to get pictures of all my homeroom kids the first day of school so I can have those to use as well. Ideas, ideas, ideas.....

The 4th of July Weekend

My husband came home for four days this past weekend and it was incredible. It didn't honestly start out very well but the next day we were able to have a good time. We took Whytney to an amusement park on Friday and then on Saturday we were all sort of sick so we didn't do much. Sunday we went to church and then to Chris's mom's house. I love going over there. It is always so fun and the girls have such a great time. Today we just had a cleaning the house day and it was good. It was nice to just stay home and not be all sickly.

Now Chris is on his way back and this coming weekend is goin to be super busy as well. Saturday I have to work and then we have to drive back down to Georgia for a party with his platoon. Then Sunday is church and then back to Georgia for Chris. It's all just very busy but we will be okay.

Work is getting retarded and I'm hoping that once the school year starts it will calm down a bit. They keep changing things and messing with meetings and dates and it's hard to get things settled because of it. I have no clue what is going to be happening but I think that it will start to calm down. I just really need to get some things figured out.