Comforting thoughts

Homemade French Onion Soup
Happy children playing dreidel by the Christmas tree
A writing group meeting that went well
A bottle of wine and smoked gouda with crackers
An MRI that came back completely normal
I will sleep well tonight

-b

Life Clarifications

My house has a Christmas tree in in! The irony of this is that we are Jewish, and I have always sworn that I would never own a Christmas tree. yet we have one because of T, and it's really pretty, and I love it.

Behold the Christmas Tree

I gained 5 pounds over this past week. I have since lost 2 and a half pounds, but T is making Freanch Onion's soup from this month's Cooks Magazine, and I will likely gain them back!

Jacob has his MRI tomorrow. He will be sedated. We will get the results tomorrow, but he was amazingly brave. I was so very proud of him.

Jacob and Brooklyn resting together after his procedure

My niece and nephew are the cutest. No clarification needed.

I got to see Owen and his partner, Charles last week. I really miss Owen and wish he lived closer. I wish Charles lived closer too!

T's parents stayed with us until Sunday! And I was sad to see them go! But it was nice to be done entertaining for a bit.

T and I are going away this weekend. But I really and truly am not expecting a ring. :O( But it should still be a great weekend, We are staying here.

I love The Hills on MTV. Still do.

I'm halfway done with my book. I have been working on a book in my writing group. I'm really liking how it is coming along, but am slightly disturbed by the fact that a very similar book was just published. Hopefully it will do well, and publishers will be thrilled to see another book in the same genre. BTW, I am not reading the other book, for fear that I will accidentally steal the ideas. But feel free to buy it and tell my your thoughts on it! Maybe I'll even let you read my story so far so you can compare the two.

I miss your comments. Please say hello. You guys are the best.

-b

Life

My house has a Christmas tree in in!

I gained 5 pounds over this past week.

Jacob has his MRI tomorrow. He will be sedated.

My niece and nephew are the cutest.

I got to see Owen and his partner, Charles last week. I really miss Owen and wish he lived closer.

T's parents stayed with us until Sunday! And I was sad to see them go!

T and I are going away this weekend. But I really and truly am not expecting a ring. :O(

I love The Hills on MTV.

I'm halfway done with my book.

I miss your comments. Please say hello.

-b

Some pictures from Thanksgiving:

My sister, our kids, and me outside our neighbor's houseThe boys

Sophia

My brother and sister-in-law

Happy thanksgiving!

-b

I am thankful
for my friends
my family
my job
my life

I am thankful
for my health
my home
my freedom

I am thankful
for a houseful of people
food to feed them
laughter shared

I am thankful
for time
helping to heal
wounds

I am thankful
for finding love
and for love
finding me

I am thankful

Happy Thanksgiving

-b

It's My Blogiversary

two years ago today
I started writing
and sharing
my thoughts
my hopes
my fears
my sadness
my joys
my silliness
my anxieties
my life
with all of you
some of you friends
some of you family
some of you strangers
two years later
I'm still sharing
Thank you
for reading

-b

The Positive Side Of Stress

I lost 5 pounds this week
I am now down almost 40 pounds!

Only 20 more to go!
Yay stress!

-b

Jacob's Appointment

Jacob does not have Epilepsy
at least the doctor doesn't think so
but
he does have something blocking
a section of his brain
near the back
What is that something?
We don't know
it could be something very harmless
(That is what the doctor thinks is most likely)
that would not need to be operated on
or it could be something bad
An MRI is now being scheduled
the saga continues
please continue keeping Jacob in your thoughts

-b

Updates

Sorry for the lack of posts this past week
Thanks for all your support with my previous post
I have no updates on it
I'm hoping it has gone away
as much as intolerance can go away

Jacob has been talking a lot about wanting to be dead
I'm not sure if it's because he knows it upsets me
or if there is some truth to it
either way I've sought out some
professional help for him
Hopefully he can work out whatever it is
he needs to work out

We also have his Neurologist appointment
this Wednesday
I will post after the visit
with an update
fingers crossed it's nothing big

I have broken out in a strange looking rash
Kind of looks like little pimples
all over my neck
thoughts on what it could be?

Josh is doing well, but wants to be with mommy
all of the time
normal stage? Can't remember.

I am still not engaged
but am still in love

The boys are napping
so I'm going to take this moment
to order all their holiday presents online

love,
b

The World Has Gone Mad

About a month ago, my class wrote a letter to the local paper about gender equity at McDonald's. Here is a copy of the letter:

We are a third-grade class at the E School. We are writing to you because we are very upset that when we go to McDonald’s drive-thru, we have to choose either a toy for a boy, or a toy for a girl. If you are a boy, it can be embarrassing to ask for the girl toy, even if you really want it. And the same holds true for girls. If we go inside to order, we are not even given the choice, and are handed the toy meant for our gender. We hope that the McDonald’s in N and Boston will change this practice, and offer one toy to both genders.

Lo and behold the letter was published in the local paper a few weeks ago. My students were thrilled to see their words published, and came into school all excited.

Today I got called into my Principal's office. Apparently there are some school committee members who feel like I am pushing a "gay agenda" on my class. Excuse me? Are you kidding? So now I have to defend myself to the Superintendent and the school committee.

The world has gone mad.

-b

Sometimes I have good luck

I picked today to be a personal day way back in August. I spent the day in J & J's classrooms. I picked a good day to miss. There was quite a bit of excitement in the town where I teach today and all of the schools were placed in a lockdown for a few hours. I'm glad I missed it all, but even more glad that no students or teachers were put in harm's way.

-b

More Halloween Pics

These are my crazy third grade co-teachers. They make teaching so fun. Strange costumes, huh?

Here's Al. She teaches first grade, but was my student teacher 4 years ago. She is dressed as another teacher. I think she looks hot.

-b

A few pics from Halloween
more to come...
Hope your Halloween was as great as ours :O)

-b