Spring Break! (Get it? Break?)
I broke my finger before I even finished my prep to leave school last Friday. By jumping. Not off anything, just straight up in the air to see something higher, I smacked my hand into a counter. On my way up. I now have a splint on my finger for the next six weeks.
Tyler's back at work. They don't seem to run very well without him there. He's working today, and expects to get a call every other day this weekend.
The kids have been home with me the last couple of days, although they're not all that big on cleaning as a full-day task. (Let alone two full days.) Truth be told, neither am I, and the finger gives me a pretty good excuse! :)
We've got a pretty busy Easter weekend happening. Tomorrow we're going to brunch at a friend's house. It's been months since we've seen them, and Quentin is very excited to see his little friend again. (He used to 'save' extra stickers for her whenever he got some.) I think August was the last time we saw them. Then my dad is coming over for a visit.
On Sunday, Quentin is singing as part of the children's choir at church (which is joining the adult choir for one song this week). I'll be playing the bells. Last Sunday Quentin was one of only two children that showed up for singing, and the only one that sang. He played the tambourine, exactly in rhythm, and even Daddy could hear him sing at the back of the church. He came up to me excitedly later saying "Mommy! Everyone keeps telling me what a wonderful job I did!" He really was great, I'm very proud of him.
And, of course, we do have an Easter dinner happening. This year it's at Tyler's dad's home.
Typing sucks, so I'm going to stop now. I hope you all find lots of chocolate and enjoy this special time.
An update? What a strange idea...
So, Christmas came and went. Jade was thrilled with the idea that her friend Santa and her friends the penguins and the reindeer were coming to visit. All Quentin wanted was black Spiderman (not Venom! - that's too scary, maybe next year - his words) and the Woody movie. After much, much searching by Santa for the Spiderman, he got them.
I spent three weeks working as a Physics teacher at Riverside in January. Now, I'm back at the lovely Fox. But, what am I teaching? English 9, Science 10, Math 11E and Tech Ed Work Experience 12 (soon). You want a diverse teaching load, or what? I am enjoying using both sides of my brain again. The running around the school and having far to travel if I forget a piece of paper isn't thrilling, but hey, then nobody can find me!
Tyler wrapped up his last test for his first 'year' of schooling for his electrical apprenticeship. He's in the top 3 or 4 of his class and tutored about half of it. I'm so incredibly proud of him!
Quentin is super-excited about going to Kindergarten. We signed him up last month. He's also going to be in an after/before-school program that takes him to swimming lessons, gymnastics and skating throughout the year. *sigh* My little boy is growing up.
Jade has the eloquence that her brother had at this age. Her enunciation is marvellous and her vocabulary is well beyond the average two year old. She's very compassionate. I'm a little worried about how she'll take to not spending all day every day with her brother next year, but I'm sure she'll be busy taking care of the babies at daycare to not be too put off by it.
We won a contest last week. One of the local radio stations had a contest for its loyal listeners who earn points by listening and visiting their website. I dumped every point I could get my hands on into it (both from my account and Tyler's - but don't get me wrong, I put almost every point INTO Tyler's account too!) and we won $10 000 in gift cards at a local grocery store. With my sporadic employment and Tyler being in school for twenty weeks this year and next year, this is almost a necessity and we are incredibly thrilled to have won. Tyler just picked up the cards today and we went off for our first shopping trip with them. We spent a little more than we normally would!
I think that works for our update. The digital camera hasn't worked since around the time of my last entry, and I just haven't taken it in to get fixed yet, so there aren't any pics to post. My apologies.
Hope all is well with all of you.
