The Simple Things

I've seen this on another blog, and it always makes me think about the simple things in my life, so I decided to give it a try; I always think the simple things in life are the best!

Here are just a few of the simple things I'm loving this week:

♥ the leaves starting to change!

♥ awesome play time with two of my favorite toddler girls

♥ my texas-country mixed cd that i made back in march; yes, it's STILL in my car. and i jam our frequently

♥ walks and runs at dusk, especially with a good friend of mine

♥ catching up with my education girls from college (wow that makes me feel old!)

♥ laughing with my silly kiddos at MP everyday

♥ hugs from my sweet, sweet kiddos

♥ laying in bed at night and reading because I want to, rather than because I have to

♥ sleeping with the windows open and the breeze blowing in, because it feels aahhhhmazing outside!

I made it!

Well, I survived my first week of preschool...although, there were several times when I doubted that I would. Man, 3 year olds are tough! I thought having 8 sweet babies in my class would be a piece of cake. I. Was. Wrong. I pick on G constantly for having gray hair; but after last week, I'm pretty sure I won't have any room to talk soon. :/ Although I was doubting my abilities [[and sanity]] by midweek, I managed to survive with my sanity (partially) intact.
However, this week has been MUCH better!! After an okay weekend, I got into school mode Sunday night, and was actually looking forward to seeing my darling little ones Monday morning. I know my mindset definitely helped, because Monday actually quite great; and I ab-sol-lutely loathe Mondays. After work, I went and cooked with my long lost Olive, whom I've hardly seen since graduation. It was so nice to spend the afternoon and evening catching up with each other, as well as playing Paula Deen (sans the sticks of butter). And to top it off, I had an awesome catch up sesh with my bestie from Clemson, who I haven't talked to in over a month. And now I'm wondering how that was humanly possible. This girl and I used to be connected at the hip, I don't even recall life without her, much less how I ever went so long without chatting! She shared some very exciting news, and I am beyond stoked for her and where her life is going!
Today was pretty grand as well, and I feel as if I'm actually making progress with my kiddos {knock on wood}. After spending all afternoon and evening attempting to map out what exactly I'll be putting in the minds of these little ones all year, I'm still overwhelmed, somewhat organized, and worn slap out.
Therefore, it's time for this chick to climb in the bed and read a few pages of the book I started today before I drift off to dreamland!
xoxo,
the lovely linz

oh, hey there!

I don't think I'll ever be really good at this. It's been over a year since my last post. Oh, well. I was just reading through my old posts and thinking how much things have changed. I [[finally]] managed to graduate from college, with a degree in Early Childhood Education. Woohoo!! However, it seems like forever ago that I was with all of my ECED girls everyday; I sure do miss them!! Luckily for one of them, she still gets to see me everyday!! Jamie and I both got jobs teaching at the same preschool; it has been so fun (and comforting!) working with someone I went to school with for two years. We are both so excited to have our own classrooms, as well as our own group of little ones to teach!
While browsing through old posts, I came across pictures of my sweet niece and nephew. Oh my goodness, I can't believe how little they were! Where in the world have my babies gone?! Miss Izzy will be TWO next month, and Caleb isn't far behind- he'll turn two in November. The past two years have seemed to absolutely fly by; I can't believe how old they're getting.
Maybe now that I've finished school (at least until I start working on my Master's), then I can be a little better at blogging. Doubtful. But, we shall try!
This week has been busy, busy, busy; and it's only Tuesday. It was the first week with our kiddos at school. I feel like I lived at MP last week, staying there until 7, 9, or even 11:30 trying to get my room ready. I was running on hardly any sleep, and lots of stress all week. Thank goodness for the lovely G coming to the rescue to help move/lower my tables for my little ones, as well as to put up with my stressed induced insanity!
Hopefully the rest of this week will run smoothly as I try to get my 8 little monkeys (as well as myself) into a nice schedule and daily routine! Ohhh, we can only hope and pray it works that way :)
xoxo,
worn-out, yet wonderful