Are we done yet?

To say the last few months have been stressful is an understatement.  The school system I work for decided to cut the time special area teachers (art, music, and p.e.) see the kids and to rearrange allocations for certain schools.  That meant the position I currently have does not exist next year since I travel to 3 schools.  The first round of interviews went well, BUT all the schools I applied for decided to keep thier current art teacher.  Great for them, not so great for me.  So, I have another round of interviews at Job fair #1.
Right now, I have managed to land three interviews each at different levels (elementary, jr high, and high school).  At first I was a little intimidated by the upper grades, but I have recently found a new self confidence instilled by my talks with current principals.  All of my evaluations have been good, I am rated as an effective teacher, and two principals who interviewed me the first round said that my interviews were very impressive.  They just didn't have enough evidence to let thier current art teacher go. So God willing, next week I will land the perfect Job and not be scouring the want ads this summer for barista positions.

Last weekend was a really nice break from everything school.  We had a four day weekend and had some friends over for festivities on Memorial day.

How I love seeing kids get blasted in the face with water, it brings so much Joy. LOL!!!

The kids had a blast running through the sprinkler and for atleast an evening I didn't have to think of anything other than how much I enjoy my family and friends.

We also went to the Tincaps came on Saturday.

My little man.

He thought it was hilarious that his tongue turned blue from his ring pop.

Cooper loves going to the games and even asks me every time I pick him up from Grammie's house "Mommy, we going to the Tincaps game."  He has even begun to think that his daddy plays for the tincaps, LOL. A players picture would pop up on the jumbo screen and Cooper would say "That's my daddy!", followed by giggles from the pre-teen girls that were sitting behind us.  And Yes, he has already started flirting with girls, peticularly the cute ones...he has good taste.  

I will update about interviews as soon as I hear from them.  Three more days of school, then...FREEDOM!!!

Monster Truck Madness!!!

What an experience for my little man! The monster truck show was a tad overwhelming and he even managed to pee through his diaper he was so scared.  He liked watching everything from a distance, it was when we got up close and personal that he wanted nothing to do with it.  I still remember his cute pouty face when the Monster trucks reved up their engines, "Mommy, go home now".

We felt so bad for him that we bought a light up Monster Truck.  The thing cost us twenty bucks, a total rip off,  but it was the only thing that kept his mind off of how scared he was.  We did get to stay for the motorcycles though, and we got two hours of entertainment out of it, so I would say that it was worth it.

Here are a few photos of our experience.  Some good, some not so much, lol.
But atleast we can say we went to see them.

Pray for Amanda

Amanda is John's cousin who is fighting Cancer at the Cleveland Clinic in Ohio.  They are trying to prep her body to receive a bone marrow transplant, but in order to do so she needs to be in remission.  Everyday I stay connected by reading her Mom's posts on facebook. It breaks my heart to think of how Sarah (Amanda's Mom and John's aunt) must feel going through the ups and downs day in and day out.  Her illness has really laid heavy on my heart lately.  She is 29 years old, basically the same age as John and I.  She has a wonderful husband and two beautiful children.  I couldn't imagine going through something this at this stage of my life, but Amanda has really faced this disease head on.  She is such a fighter and I pray that I could only have an ounce of the courage she does.

I have just recently felt such a strong urgency for everyone I know to pray for Amanda. If you are a friend of ours please pray for Amanda and her family.  Amanda really needs a miracle.  Her family and friends would really appreciate your prayers and support.  I was reading through my devotions the other day and this verse stood out.  It hangs above our Piano in our dining room.    

Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer. Romans 12:12 Amanda, I promise I will be joyful in the hope that God will heal you from your Cancer.  I will be patient because I know God works in His time and I will be faithful in prayer everyday for you and your family.  Get well soon Hun! We all miss you and love you so very much.

Bouncin' in a New Year

John had the day after New Year's off since the official holiday was on a Sunday, so we headed off as a family to Canlan Ice Arena.  They have what they call Bounce Mania set up for little one's to jump on.  When Cooper is a little older we'll actually take him there to skate.  We're not quite ready for that yet, he definitely has the "Wall genes", which means he's is clumsy as all get out. He wants to go a million miles an hour without actually paying attention to where he is going, which would not mix well with sharp blades and ice.

Anyway, we got to see the Komet hockey players practicing on our way in, which Coop thought was pretty cool, and he enjoyed watching all the people skate next to where all the blow ups were.  Here are some photos I captured of all the action.

I made it to the top Mommy!

Wheeee!

Such a cute smile!

JUMP!

I love him to pieces.

I love that Cooper is totally ignoring the camera, he's spent!

Well, that's all for now.  I'll update later on my finished DIY projects I had going on while on winter break. Although there are not many...unfortunately.  I was going to make a new year's resolution about finishing projects I start around the house, maybe next year.