Hello ladies.
Hope everyone is well. I've been busy with work, all this possible school rezoning business for my kids, and my son now has a broken wrist. He injured his wrist almost a week ago at school, but it wasn't very swollen or too terribly sore. We initially hoped it was just a sprain, but it didn't seem to be getting better. We went to the orthopedist yesterday and they confirmed the fracture with an x-ray, and he received a cast on his 9th birthday.
He'll be in a cast and splint for five or six weeks, and luckily the doctor believes it will heal fine without surgery. He is disappointed that he won't be able to finish playing baseball this fall, but he thinks it's kind of cool having everyone sign his cast.
Caryn~ I'm glad you had a lovely birthday, although I'm not sure why that collective "gift" the Halfway House ordered for you from the UK didn't make it. Maybe we didn't pay enough shipping and handling.
The girl (allegedly) cast to play Renesmee is very pretty. I wonder if they might have her wear contacts, if they want her eyes to more clearly resemble Bella's?
Raine~ Thanks for posting the link to
Bella Hale. I'd forgotten just how creepy her version of James is.
Were you one of the folks around here who've read
The Hunger Games series? I'm almost 150 pages into the first one, and it's very intriguing. I forsee a couple of late nights spent reading in my immediate future.
Vicky~ It's good to see you around these parts. What fun things are you and your group planning for November?
Tammy~ Loved your gorgeous wallpapers, as always. Although I wasn't a huge fan of the red suit, I still thought Rob looked just dazzling at the Eclipse premiere, and of course
we know why he looked so happy. I'm glad your daughter is feeling a little better and was able to return to school.
Susie~ Sorry you're having some issues with this particular class of students. Do you normally have a wide range of learning levels within each class? I can only imagine how that would make teaching and tailoring your lesson plans to everyone's needs more difficult. You still have the cooler temperatures, I see. Are they here to stay, and when do you usually have snow? My friend is feeling better, thanks for asking. I still think some of her symptoms were anxiety/stress related, as she's had similar symptoms in the past, and she's the type of person to have difficulty just “letting go”, if that makes sense. Keep us posted on hubs' interviews and such. Wow...your 7th and final high school open house! That would be exciting, yet also very emotional. Sonny Boy's class schedule sounds very rigorous and I'm pretty sure I couldn't survive it intact.
Good luck with the MRI tomorrow; keep us posted. I hope for definitive results so that you're able to come up with a good plan of treatment with your physician to better manage your knee pain.
Missp~ I hope the lap band went well today. I'd love to send you some Gigi's cupcakes in liquid form, if that were possible.
I'm sure you're happy and relieved to have such a reliable and effective student teacher. Hopefully that will enable you to focus on some of your other necessary school-related tasks so you can get home at a decent hour. Good luck to your nephew Friday night! Keep us posted on possible conversation and coffee with Blue-Eyed Rob this Sunday.
Ann Marie~ There's not many things more heavenly than Krispy Kreme doughnuts.
Marielle~ Sorry about your "vampire" weather, but at least it's good for nap-taking.
Jenn Jenn~ I'm sorry you're feeling so fatigued and generally not so well right now. That's great that you'll be able to see your Mom for a month over Christmas--definitely something for you to look forward to.
Jaclyn~ You're washing windows?!!! I'm so impressed and wonder if you'd like to visit Tennessee to wash my windows.
I'm glad your SIL is feeling a little better, although I'm sure her activity tolerance will be limited for awhile.
Ginnie~ Good for you....for exercising three days in a row! I always say that my jogging speed is about the same as other people's fast walking speed too.
Wish we could steal a little bit of your rain for the middle Tennessee area, as our rainfall total is way behind for this time of year. I think you have me slightly confused with Tammy.
Her daughter is the one who has been ill with headaches. And as much as I wish I could take credit for it.....Tammy is the one who creates all the gorgeous wallpapers. Thanks for linking the side-by-side comparison of a young KSTew to Mackenzie Foy. You're right—they
do favor one another.
...I'm so going in hibernation this year...
)
Tonight we followed our kids' schedules and actually went to their classes for 7 minutes. This way we could see just how much walking they have to do! The teachers are very impressive and they all have "smart boards" in their classrooms - way cool!! Sonny Boy's got 3 AP classes and one College in the Schools class (Japanese). I guess that leaves one "regular" class and then "Southwest Singers" the auditioned choir. When I entered the choir room, I couldn't help but think of "Glee", so I joked with the teacher, " This is when you are going to announce that you are starting a show choir, right?" He said emphatically, "NO". Darn.
