Well, I just have to face the facts...I'm never going to be a consistent blogger! Everytime I pull up the page I go blank! But today in my struggle to not finish cleaning the house, I think I can manage a little something.

The truth is our lives lately have been so crazy we really haven't had much time to breathe! We have been out of town every weekend in July with several of those being long weekends. We have been visiting family a lot. The fourth is my Nana's birthday so of course that was spent in Snyder. Also, Ryan's brother that is in the Navy had a 12 day leave so we have spent the past two weekends in Big Spring visiting with him. Poor Ry has been pulling 10 hour days so that he could have Fridays off AND shadowing two nights a week at the Emergency Room. Whew...he sounds a lot more busy than me!

I have been trying to get some things ready for school. My room is going to be much more coordinated this year. My theme last year and this year is Dr. Seuss. I'm sure some of you have seen the books and stuffed animals Kohl's does for 5 dollars. Well, the did two rounds of the Dr. Seuss books and characters, so that is where I got the inspiration. Well, I have stocked up this summer on more things such as banners, posters, and a really cool welcome sign! Thankfully my mom's lack of grandchildren spurs her to spend money on other people's children (i.e. my classroom :) ) The company that sells all the Dr. Seuss stuff told me that they don't make any calendar sets....so this summer I made my own. It ended up being very inexpensive and pretty cute. I downloaded a Dr. Seuss font and added some clip art and wha la...I have my own calendar set. My cousin also painted this old desk for me. She has true talent! It turned out great. It has a cat in the hat on the desk part and is just overall too cute. I am pretty excited to start decorating!

Overall, I just fell so much better about this year. I actually have a clue what to do! I have three days of inservice starting tomorrow on our Math Curriculam. It will be really nice to catch up with my coworkers. I have truly been blessed with a great team.

Let's see...what else..o Ryan and I broke down and bought a Wii. It has already proved to be a lot of fun! No Wii fit as of yet, but we shall see.

But the best part for last....

We leave Friday for the cruise!!! We are heading out as soon as Ryan gets home from work and driving and dropping Izzy off in Big Spring, and trading cars with my Nana who has a much more gas efficient car than either of ours. Then its off for San Angelo for the night for some much needed Jessica time. The next morning we are driving to Houston and staying with Ryan's friend Jay, and the next morning it is BON VOYAGE! I am so excited, I don't think Friday is going to get here quick enough.

Well turns out I had a lot more to say than I thought! Hope you all are doing wonderful!