You Do Read it!

Since I did get 3 responses, I will continue blogging. Can you believe that Anneke is going to be 2?! Most of you guys were there for her first birthday. She is so funny. I am not sure where all the energy comes from. For her birthday Marcus got her Hansel and Gretel Weebles because he thinks it is a Candyland game for her. Still, she will like it. Since she is still so young we are going to Chuck E. Cheese's on Monday and not doing a party. I don't think she will notice this year.
The Head teacher in my room is not doing too well. She got a CAT scan yesterday and will have the results next week. I am still not quite sure what is expected of me at work. Right now we are doing scrapbooks for each of the kids that are graduating from preschool. 20+ scrapbooks with 4 years worth of pictures is a chore. Especially since I have no clue what is going on in the pictures.
My classroom is called the Rainbow Room. All the other rooms are random animals and we are the odd man out. I wanted to change it at first, but am getting used to the name. One girl wants the names to change to native Colorado wildlife. Right now the Bears are the only room that fit that category. The penguins, roadrunners and tiggers (yes like Winnie the Pooh) are not. We could have buffaloes, mountain lions, deer, bunnies, etc. I know that was random, but still...
I miss being with my kids. Last night Marcus asked me to sit with him until he was asleep. I didn't want to until he said, "Mom, I just want to be with you since I don't get to anymore." I cried and held my children for a while. I keep wondering when things will get easier. Andy starts school August 28th!

Is anyone reading this?

Okay, I was coerced into blogging by quite a few of you. However, you guys are all so busy that I see blog updates from you once a month if I am lucky. I am really not upset, I understand, but I don't want to blog to air. So, if you want to continue hearing from me please respond. This is not a guilt trip, just a basic question: Is anyone reading this? I love you all and think about USF and how things are going. I wish that we could come see the productions.
It has been raining straight for 2 days. I love it! Andy and I went to see the new Pirates of the Caribbean. It was not as good as the first, but still worth watching. However, we sat in the front row and Andy said he used muscles that he has not had to use for at least 10 years. :) It was nice to get away and the theatre was nice. We also saw "Cars" this week. Anneke was a pill. She was eating popcorn off the floor, put the drink cup on her leg and head and kept accidentally kicking the guy in front of us. If you see the movie, stay until the end of the credits.
Anneke smashed me in the face last night with the back of her head. There is no visible bruise today, but it still hurts. She felt bad, but is still her wild and crazy self. Marcus is so great. He is so patient with Anneke. I should take lessons from him.

My job and Fireworks

Anneke is scared of fireworks. She is so fearless when it comes to every thing else, but not to bright lights bursting over her head. That is another odd thing, she seems to be scared of the light and not the noise. We live right behind the field where the fireworks are set off, so we set up chairs on the wet ground and waited with some friends. (It poured down rain for about an hour before we went outside.) Anneke asked to go home about 1 minute in, so I took her the 200 feet to the house.
I finally started my job a week ago today. It has been so fun and very different. I am teaching the children going into kindergarten in the fall. They have so much character. On Monday I only had 6 children and that was a nice way to get to know the few that came. There is a little girl with 2 moms that threw me when I first found out. I had just never encountered it before and was a bit surprised. The little girl is hilarious and asks a lot of questions. The center is very diverse. We have Native Americans, Mexicans, African Americans, Indians (the country), Japanese, and very few Caucasian children. I have loved it! We are having a graduation at the end of the summer for all the children going to kindergarten and I want the theme to be Super Heroes.
Hey, we met Junie B. Jones. She came in her Stinky Smelly School Bus last week to Barnes and Noble. We have been reading those books to the kids before bedtime. You would have thought she was a celebrity the way the children were acting. As soon as I can I will post the picture we took with her. Marcus asked where she went to school and if it was close by. My children are characters I tell you.