Pink Socks and Pink Eyes

Alright, Alright...I have gotten a ton o crap from people regarding my cute dress and pink socks. When we arrived at Mel and Dorothy's house, I wasn't expecting to take a walk. It happened that I always keep a pair of walking shoes and socks in my car. It happened that those socks were pink. I love those pink socks. They are actually running socks. Hehehe Hugs and kisses to all those who LOVE those socks!!

Pink eyes isn't actually what you think. I broke up a fight today. My class who thinks I am full of crap witnessed me moving students out of my way to get the teacher who was at danger. According to them, I relocated about three kids with one swipe of my arm. I knew I had been working out, but I didn't think anything of it. NO ONE WAS HURT!! Thank goodness, but my colleague, who is shorter than I am, was having a heck of time holding on to the girl. She was so loud that the IEP going on in hte next room heard the situation. It was insanity!!

Conner, Brodie, and I went for a run tonight. Conner rode his bike, and I pushed Brodie. One lady stopped me to tell me that I was her role model. Um, thanks! Let me know if I am still a role model when we get towards the end. Hehehe It was great to be out in the sunlight.

New Pics

I thought I would update some pictures from yesterday's field trip to Dorothy and Mel's house. The house is beautiful. The kitchen is huge, and I think Jeremy was a little bit jealous. We had a few struggles because family can be difficult. I think Jeremy has the hardest time with it because of the situations. In the end, Conner and Brodie lose out and that is unfortunate.

Can you tell the wind is blowing? I look pregnant in one of the pictures, but I am NOT!!

Other than that, I am cruising along. We started our morning with John's Incredible Pizza. Yummy and fun!! Shhhhhh, don't tell anyone it is a pizza buffet. I had a yummy salad first. Let me tell you, they have a REALLY, REALLY good salad bar! It is better than Sizzler. Thanks to the pizza being a buffet, I had combination with jalapenos. The great thing about John's is that they cut their slices way small. Probably to minimize waste and people eating up their profits!

Jeremy woke up this afternoon from a nap, and I was in the kitchen cleaning up. He jumped right in and started cleaning next to me. One thing led to another and we got a ton of cleaned. I also did some weeding. Is that crazy? I know reel your jaw back up.

I even managed to do a workout. I did Cathe: Pyramid Upper Body. I think I am going to be a little tired tomorrow.

Thanks to Claritin D (Carl Edwards) my allergies are under control, so I am hoping to get a run in before I pick up the boys tomorrow!

Down, Down...

...I am down! I am down 1.8 this week! Woo hoo!! --HAPPY DANCE, HAPPY DANCE---

I am continuing to eat conscientously, and it is paying off. I am finding that I am enjoying foods twenty times more. My little family went on a nice walk today, and I am hoping we enjoy a nice walk tomorrow! I also think we will have new pictures soon!!

Chub Rub

Well another win for Chub Rub. Hehehe My students were surprised that I didn't freak out. Apparently, I ripped my jeans between my legs. As long as I stood up straight, which I do most of the time, you couldn't see it. I nonchalantly stated that I ripped my pants when I discovered it, and continued teaching. Hehehe I have some girls that couldn't believe it was the end of my world. Um, they are only pants. I can buy more. :o)

Other than that, teaching has been a little challenging. My students talk to me all the time, and frankly some of the stuff is hard to deal with. My kiddos have gone through so very much. I can't even begin to imagine what they have to deal. One kid told me that his life was similiar to a book that we were reading in class. He promised me though that he wasn't in a gang, and he wasn't running or doing drugs. Thank God!!

My co-workers are in shock about my traveling habits on the weekend. I think they are trying to figure out how I have the energy. Can I honestly say, I have no idea? Hehehe Testing is over, and I am so very, very thankful!

Hugs!

Sunday Drive

Before you continue on, know that this has music. Also know, that I get a little long winded. I guess that is why I am a teacher. With that, read on at your own risk!

On Saturday, Jeremy suggested that we head down to Santa Cruz for a couple of hours. For those of you who do not know, Santa Cruz is about a 2 1/2 hour drive. Jeremy thought we would go for a little while, then drive up HWY 1 towards San Francisco. If we felt comfortable driving in the city, we would stop for dinner. I thought it was a great idea, but we wanted to see what Conner thought. When we picked up Conner from my parents house, we asked if he wanted to go to the ocean. He was all for it.

The next morning Conner was the first to wake. He woke up early, and said "let's go to the ocean." Our little family got ready, and we were out the door by 7:30. Jeremy and I were a little worried because Conner wanted the ocean, and he wanted it now. We couldn't go fast enough for him. At one point, he asked to go to the bathroom, but really he wanted to stop. Jeremy bought him a breakfast kids meal at Jack In The Box. Conner inhaled his chocolate milk, and Jeremy and I split the rest of his meal. He wasn't hungry.

Brodie and Conner were chatting it up in the back seat, so we caught Conner a little off guard with our arrival. When we arrived at Santa Cruz, Conner was totally excited. The boardwalk was not open yet, so we walked to the wharf to see the sea lions. Conner wasn't too sure, so it was a little bit of a struggle. We were trying to explain to him that we were going to see the sea lions, but I don't think he knew what we were talking about. When we finally got to where the sea lion rested, they weren't there. Jeremy and I were a little disappointed, but our disappointment soon faded away. The sea lions were playing in the water. This peaked Conner's interest.

As we walked back, Conner couldn't get over the "giant sandbox". He really wanted to play, but we were slowing him down. We decided to take him on a few rides before we played in the sand and ocean. We bought 60 tickets, and we were off to ride the carrousel first. This isn't a normal ride. As you went around in a circle, you threw these rings into the clowns mouth. People love this ride. I love this ride. I can honestly say, I threw one in on my second try. I wasn't able to do that again during that ride.

After the carrousel, we went towards the killer whales. As we were walking, Conner asked to go on the sky wave. I told him that we would go on it when we headed back towards the little helicopter ride. During our walk, we past a haunted house thingy with a giant spider. I was able to convince Conner into making a scary face. This only happened after I promised that we wouldn't go on it. We finally arrive at the killer whale, and I get a wild idea to see if Brodie can ride it to. The lady asked if he could sit up on his own. I said yup, and she said yes. We put Brodie in the killer whale. A few times he was terrified out of his mind, but others he was laughing and clapping.

When they got off the ride, I realized that I needed to change Brodie. Just as I tell Jeremy water is now running down my pants. Brodie had managed to pee out of his diaper, down the pant leg, and onto mommy without getting his clothes wet. Wow! My kid is good! We continued on to another few rides which both boys enjoyed. Then Conner and I were set to go on the Sky Wave. We get on, and Conner is nervously excited. As we take off, he says "mommy" and then points down. He had wet his pants. He apologized a million times, but he was nervous. We had plenty of clothes, so I wasn't worried. When we got off, we went to the car to change. No big deal. As we were going to the car, I apologized to him for not asking him if he needed to go before we went on the ride. So lets recap, Erin has now officially been peed on twice.

We get back to the rides, and we finish up. Jeremy, Conner, Brodie, and I head to the "giant sandbox". Conner was way excited. He ran into the ocean. Um, the water is freezing! I know, I was stupid enough to put my feet in the water as well. I also put Brodie's feet into said freezing cold water. I know, I am a mean mommy. Jeremy and I weren't sure if we could pry Conner way, but he slipped. Got his shirt wet, and pronounced that he was cold. We were off to have lunch before getting into the car. At this point, we realized none of us really have eatten anything. Jeremy buys a jumbo corn dog and fries, and we split it three ways. Gotta love family sharing!!

Heading up 1 (it is now 3:30), we get to San Francisco (around 5). Jeremy and I have never actually driven in the city. We have ferried in, I have run across it, and we have walked throughout it, but we have never driven through it. No big deal really, Jeremy and I aren't sure why we were so nervous. Downtown Sac is harder to navigate. We park, and tell Conner that we are going somewhere special for dinner. Jeremy and I decided that the boys would enjoy Rainforest Cafe over Bubba Gumps. We made a wise choice. They put us at a great table! Both Conner and Brodie were entertained, and we got all you can drink sodas! I didn't realize how thirsty I was. I guess walking around for five hours can work up a thirst. After dinner, we venture to Pier 39. Jeremy and I haven't been in a while, and the boys never. In the last picture with the crab, you will notice that I look cold. I AM! It is freezing!

BTW, there is a picture of what looks like bread creatures. They are bread creatues. It was Boudin's warehouse/restaurant.

Jeremy and I wore our boys out. When I dropped Conner off at daycare today, he was still asleep. Brodie was a little cranky, but in bed by 7:30 tonight. Before Jeremy was allowed to go to bed, I made him put together a video. I thought it would be better than me trying to post all those pictures!!

Not too bad for a Sunday drive!

Date Day

Yesterday Conner and Brodie spent the night at my parents house. Jeremy and I have tickets to the Sacramento Broadway Musicals. Today was Mamma Mia! I really, really enjoyed it.

Jeremy and I went to WW before, so I could weigh in. I am down .4! I am so darn happy! Jeremy thought I lost five pounds or something. Hehehe Then we went to lunch. After that we went to the mall and Costco. I got to do a little bit of walking.

My allergies are still bugging me. I am trying Claritin D. I am hoping a little Carl Edwards will help!!

Other than that, life is good. We are heading to Santa Cruz tomorrow!

Bad Choices...

...not what you think. bawahahaha

At dinner tonight, when Conner was finished he wanted something. I got up to help him out. I turned and told Jeremy not to put the burritos away because I was going to have one more. Conner started to yell at me. He told me no. I am eating too much, and that was a bad choice mommy. OMG!! I was dying. He kept on me. Jeremy who was cleaning out the dishwasher was laughing so hard he was crying. Needless to say, I didn't have another burrito because that would be a bad choice mommy. baaaaaawwwwwwwwwaaaaaaaaaaaaaahahahahahaha

I did Jillian Michael's Shred DVD. It was interesting. Not as hard as I hoped it would be, but we shall see.

Hugs!!

What the...?

...how in the world does an adult get Pink Eye? I have worked so hard at taking care of myself while my husband, kids, and students have gotten sick. Lo' and behold, I get pink eye. Wow! I had a good cry because it hurt, but I haven't let it slow me down today. I didn't hold my nephew like I wanted because I didn't want him to get it. I have been somewhat avoiding my kids and husband, I don't want them to get it. However, I have gone for a walk/bike ride with Conner. I am going to "workout" (not really work out when you enjoy pushing yourself to the limits) tonight. I got dressed up in my spring/summer dress. I have worked way to hard for my arms and shoulders to look beautiful! They are seeing some definition, so I am showing them off. I love it. :o)

We took both boys to have their pictures done with Great Grandma. They turned out cute. It was awesome. My dad was making fun of me because he thought we did it to score points. The truth, my grandma and Conner have a very special bond. She is getting older, and some day she isn't going to be with us. Please let that be a long time from now. They go out into her garden and have long talks. I am a huge picture person (as well as Jeremy), and we want these memories to be preserved.

I also have to give a shout out to my Gram, she hit goal this morning!! Woot, woot!! She thanked me profusely for giving her tips and helping her through this process. It made me feel good. Some day I would love to be a WW leader, but I travel a ton right now. With that, I decided to help people when asked. My Gram asks. I love the feeling of helping people figure it out.

Hugs!

A Little Slow

I have noticed after I come home from a vacation that it takes me a while to post. A lot has happened this week, and I have had every intention of blogging. With that said, I haven't. Hehehe

My student, who has a brain tumor, and I had a long talk on Wednesday. We both shed some tears, but I think I helped her come up with some solutions to things that she doesn't need to really worry about. Graduation requirements, etc. I want her to have the surgery, but the doc says they must do it now before the tumor hits the spinal cord because that means game over. I told her to screw the grad requirements for right now. Do the surgery, we will walk you across the stage, and we can figure out how to get your credits. My department chair agreed with me, and we are in the process of trying to work things out. The one hitch, she is going to need to tell a few more people. She told me that she was avoiding me. I told her that she knew and I knew that I loved her very much. My job as a coach, teacher, and ultimately a friend is help her to the best of my ability. That made her cry, which made me cry. She is 17, and she needs help. She needs someone (it should be her mom) to step up and take charge. She also needs to talk about it because as I told her avoiding it would help her fight it.

Another one of my students told me that I use to look cute. Why did I let a pregnancy ruin my beautiful figure? Um, you will learn this when you are in your twenties. Until then, don't talk to me. LOL She told me that she didn't think I could lose 10 pounds by the 25th of May. It isn't possible. She also thinks that I am lying about all the work out I say I do. Oh girlie, you are on and you are going down.

I'm teaching Julius Caesar (JC), and it is cracking me up. For a tragedy, it is pretty funny. I only hope I can get that message across to my students. So far, with a little help, they think it is funny. I have been killing myself with coming up with common day similiarities. So far, so good!!

I maintained this week. Not to bad since I went to Disneyland. I didn't run very much this week because at least one member in my family has been sick. I also have been staying at school a little later than usual. My plan is to run this afternoon. Wish me luck!

Brodie is trying so very hard to stand. He gets into the downward dog position, for those of you who know yoga. LOL It is hiliarious. Conner loves racing, so we race to see who can get ready faster in the morning. This morning, he won. LOL It makes me move faster though.

I am in the process of putting my volleyball stuff together, and it is really hard planning for next year. I want it done, so I can relax throughout the summer. Unfortunately, I am not in volleyball mode yet. I am also unsure what to do about a frosh vb coach. We may, or may not, be cutting frosh sports. That doesn't help in the slightest. I am waiting it out. It may ultimately screw me in the end, but I really don't want to hire someoen and then have to fire someone.

Hope all is well with everyone!

Quick Trip

We went to Disneyland this past week. I know you are thinking we are crazy, but we went for a purpose. Tony Baxter, the guy who created Splash Mountain and Indiana Jones, was doing a meet and greet at D-Land. Jeremy collects Disney stuff, so our little family went down to meet him. He is a wonderful, pleasant man. He was cordial, and was a pleasure.

Here are some of the cute pictures we took at Disneyland.

Life is Short

Today has been a rough day for me. I really close student told me that she has a nonoperable brain tumor. She doesn't know how much longer she has to live, but she is living it to the fullest. She is 17 years old. Way too young!! She has asked that we don't tell too many people because she doesn't want her friends treating her differently. She was told by her doctor not to go to school, but to stay at home. She told her doctor no. She said she wants to graduate with her friends, and that was what she was going to do. She also was told to quit playing softball. Again, she told the doctor no. She would much rather go out playing what she loves than sitting at home waiting to die. Talk about grabbing life by the horns. It made me realize I have a lot to learn about life. I pray that they find a cure for cancer soon because this is a horrible way to go!

Competitive Edge

As most know, I subscribe to WW's etools. I have been with the NASCAR winners for almost four years. This past month, I decided to join the Runner's Challenge group. I decided to join this group because I was having issues with what to eat and running. My leader didn't have the answers for me, so I needed to find people who have hit lifetime and run.

Anyway, they have this monthly challenge. How minutes you can exercise and how many days. You earn a certain status. There is a guy named Jim who has earned 31 + hours the last two months on this challenge. He is a triathloner. He is very open about his workouts, and he is very knowledgable. He is currently 15 minutes ahead of my time and we just started the challenge. I wasn't going to workout tonight, but remembered that Jim was going to be working out (or already had). With that, I got up and did chest and back. I also went for a longer walk with Conner while he biked. Beautiful night!!

Hugs!

Update of Miles

I went out for a run this afternoon. It was a beautiful day. I decided to go out, and see where I would go. I had a five miler on tap, so I thought I would lose myself in the weather, the people, and the run. I can tell you, it was awesome!!

I joined the WW - Runner's Challenge and they have a monthy challenge to see how many minutes one can exercise during the month. I am off to a good start in April.

Hugs!!