The Son of Neptune

For those of you who follow Rick Riordan's books (Percy Jackson, The Red Pyramid, The Lost Hero...), you will know that his new one, The Heroes of Olympus: The Son of Neptune is coming out in a few weeks! One of the perks of being a teacher is the use of Scholastic Book Clubs.

THIS MONTH, THE SON OF NEPTUNE IS FOR SALE PRE-ORDER FOR $12. IT WILL BE SHIPPED TO MY CLASSROOM THE DAY IT IS RELEASED IN STORES. NO WAITING, AND YOU SAVE 8 DOLLARS.

Go to scholastic.com/bookclubs and create your own account using my class activation code J2CY3 to order! I will personally bring it to you the day I get the books! This is good for you, you save money and don't have to go to the store to buy the book, and good for me, because everytime someone orders a book online, I get a free book for my classroom!

Please, please, please order!

I am going to put this order in on Friday after school (2:30), so make sure you get your order in before then so it gets to me with all the others! Thanks so much, love you all!

Why I Want Cable...

Glee (Season 3)- Tuesday, September 20
Bones (Season 7)- Thursday, November 3
Big Bang Theory (Season 5)- Thursday, September 22
Top Shot (Season 3)- Tuesdays (started August 9)

And So We Begin...

Park City for our 2nd Anniversary!

On Monday, Matt and I spent our second anniversary up in Park City! We went up and had breakfast and played on the Alpine Coaster, Alpine Slide, and Zip Rider. We got a sweet deal at Costco and it was totally worth it. Matt and I loved the Alpine Coaster the most. They tell you that you cannot pull your sled off the track no matter how fast you go, but I doubt that it is impossible. We were going so fast, I was SURE we were coming off. Matt is a crazy person when it comes to thrill rides. We were supposed to have a softball game that night, but it got canceled, so Matt and I went to dinner and a movie instead.

I have to say that I usually get uncomfortable when I read people's blogs when they talk about how much they love their spouse, so I'll make this brief (although my feelings are very deep). I am so happy that Matt and I found each other. I am so much happier with him in my life. He is an amazing man. Because of my past, I don't have the best idea of husbands, so I tend to underestimate how special it is to be married and have a husband, and Matt always exceeds everything I think. He has a big job rebuilding some of the things that are broken inside me, but is doing it every day. I love him so much and can't believe that we will be together forever. I'm sooo lucky.




August 15, 2009

Growing

As has been my routine for the last four summers, I have been babysitting all summer, not full-time anymore, but still with the same family. People who read my blog are probably sick of hearing about these kids, but too bad for you. I cannot believe how much kids grow and change. The twins were only four months old when I started watching them regularly, and now they are almost four, Chloe will be six in October, and Hannah is 10 and Mason will be baptized next spring! Wow. I had to pull out my pictures from that first summer with the kids to even remember how small they used to be.

August 2008


August 2011

(with five kids, it is a rare photo when they are all looking at the camera)

HOT DOGS

Matt has a strange obsession with hot dogs. We were playing a mind-reading game the other night and he asked what he was thinking about. I guessed hot dogs. He said that 50% of the time, that would be the right answer. WHAT THE HELL? I have no idea why he is so in love with hot dogs. Anyone?

The Countdown Begins...

I have officially put my classroom together, and all my stuff is in!
(Except my refrigerator) So now, the countdown begins...

6 days until I am back on contract...

12 days until I have students full-time...