The End.

Yearbook signing was today. This is my favorite page. It is a good salute to our Principal in her last year, no?



After I left work today, I headed to Sandy and went frisbee golfing with Josh. The course was cool and Josh kicked my butt(I haven't played much this year!) but it was a blast!





I am tired and should get to bed. I have no motivation to move off my couch, though!

Isn't this sculpture Josh made of Abraham Lincoln cool? I thought so.

Hey, I am doing a postcard experiment this summer. If you would like to participate, send your mailing address to my email. Basically, I will send you a postcard or ten this summer and you can send me one back if you want. There is no real commitment but I will be making a book of some sort with the postcards I have sent and recieved. I may also blog about the experiment. You should totally be a part of this. Email your address now(please!) me: softballrita@gmail.com

Cheers!

Graduation

I love graduation day. It is one of the shining moments of the school year. It makes me happy to see my kids succeed. It was a good one tonight. We even had more kids graduate than last year. Go us!

Shule came. She brought this cutie:



This week is flying by. That is ok with me! My kids played guitar hero yesterday. I am sure there are YouTube videos of me singing Bon Jovi out there somewhere. It was fun.



Must get to sleep. At least I will have a few months to catch up on missed sleep!

Monday Monday!! The last one of the school year!

Today went fast. I was glad. We rewarded the sophomores who are passing their classes with Red Robin. It was fun. Here are two of my students:



That is what success looks like. It tastes good too!!!

Yesterday I spent some time with the Hageys

I will miss Sunday dinners with them this summer and the other fun adventures we have together. I am hoping that when they make their next move, they won't move too far away from me!

Here are some pics from the visit:


Oliver found a fly on the table after he was done eating. He didn't like the "bug" at first but when I told him it was a fly and that the fly was eating his dinner he seemed to be at ease.



Close up of said fly.



Morgan and Ezra. He is getting strong and big! It will be weird to go two months without seeing him. Babies don't keep and I am saddened by this fact.



Ez was fascinated by Kelly Clarkson's face on my t-shirt. It was hilarious to watch him try to suck on her face.



I stayed much too late because I cannot resist holding a sleeping baby. He is so sweet!!! It was worth the late to bedness.

Tonight, I am also going to bed late. I really don't have an excuse. Sigh! I don't know why I am going to sleep so late these days!

Only two days until class is over for the summer. Craziness. I am only a bit excited.

Fridays Rock!!!

If the world ends today(which it will not!), then my last day was pretty much a good one to end on.

Work was work but something amazing happened in the middle of it. My wee little sophomores took a field trip to read to third graders at a local elementary school. They had written children's books in their English class and their teacher set up this amazing trip! Here are a few pics:












While witnessing this event I got misty eyed and was reminded that moments like these are why I teach. It was so touching! Loved it!!!

After work, I hosted a pizza, cookies and a movie party at my house for my neighbor kids. Gabby is six and her brother, Grant, is eight. We watched Toy Story Three and then played Band Hero. If you have not yet attempted to play Guitar hero or Rock Band with kids, you are missing out. It was a blast!

My friend, Moo, got into town last night and we watched Bones. The season finale was awesome!!! I love that Moo is low key and we can just be chill this weekend. Me and my body need some chill time.

Well, off to enjoy my Saturday. Sleeping in is definitely my favorite!!!!


Aren't my tulips pretty? I love spring!

Sleep is...

...not something Alice gets a lot of these days. Maybe that is why she feels like she isn't getting over the uti she has. I guess this weekend will need to be a little bit of a catch up! Or summer can be too!

It was senior banquet tonight. It still doesn't feel like it is the end. Crazy.




I am going to miss these little weasels!