Family

This weekend I have the opportunity to see some relatives that I haven't seen in a long time, aka a "mini-reunion" if you will. My grandmother, Roberta, is 84 and unable to travel, so her 81 year old sister, Rosie, and her daughters, Peggy and Patty flew from their respective homes to visit. My Aunt Nancy also came down from Alaska for the weekend. Tonight, we had dinner at my dad's house and basically enjoyed being together.

I have a small family, and so I cherish these moments together - laughing, telling stories, sharing funny anecdotes, etc. Patty shared a hilarious article from an Arkansas paper about a man having to kill a buck in his daughter's bedroom. The headline read, "Man battles buck in the bedroom." Well, it IS Arkansas...

Don't forget about your family, no matter how far away they may be. Night...

Doodie

So, this is my life. I arrive at school this morning to discover that there was a piece of cat doodie stuck to the roof of my car. My two cats, Guster & Max, spend the night in the garage, and often climb all over my car. Well, needless to say, they left me a little present. So, like any person would do, I got a piece of paper to flick the excrement off. Unfortunately for me, the feces wasn't old, it was brand new, which would explain why it remained stuck to my car the entire way to school. So, sparing you the gross details, I got rid of the doodie.

So, it got me thinking. We all have some doodie in our lives. We want to flick it off as soon as possible, but life doesn't always work that way. Sometimes we have to think of different or creative ways to deal with our problems and even look to a support system. In my case, my friend Karen wanted nothing to do with my problem this morning, but she didn't think less of me and laughed right along with me.

Who knew that cat doodie would get me thinking so philosophically. Life is strange sometimes!

Weird

Weird. This is my first posting on a blog, and I'm not sure what to write. I mean, who really is going to take the time to read this besides my husband and my mom? Well, I wanted to try this whole thing out to see what it's like and if people really take the time to check it out. I suppose I should step up the content then, right?

So here goes... I work with really great people. As a teacher, I have the opportunity to mold kids for the future (scary) and a chance to meet a lot of people who love to do the same thing as me! This morning, my new principal, who we all love, said the nicest thing to me. She met my husband, Matt, last night when he was helping her with her computer, and she mentioned that it was so nice to meet two people that really belong together. She said that she often meets one 1/2 of the couple and they're great, and then she meets the other 1/2 and thinks "Now, why on earth are they together?" To sum up, she was saying that she thinks Matt and I are both great people and she can see why we're together. Why am I telling you this??? It made me feel good and it was a great start to my day. It reminded me that if you start your day on a good note, then only good things can happen, right? Well, that may not always be the case, but it helps!