Peasant Girl

Some days I feel as if I am the peasant girl who walks the rooms inside my very own house.

I tidy up after 3 boys without thanks.

I wash the clothes that previously hung upon their bodies.

I make the dinners that are rushed through too quickly.

I wash the dishes that fed them nourishment to continue their rough and tumble lives.

I read letters from school and work. Making notes on the calendar to signify the important days in their lives.

I make the beds that they lay their heads upon when the moon hangs high upon the dark sky.

I tidy and wash, fold and put away, read and shuffle, write and make notes, straighten and polish.

It makes my heart sad that I feel this way but right now I do.

Just the peasant girl.

It’s Saturday Night and …

I am doing homework. Blah!

For homework this weekend I had to do …

• Write a one page summary about classroom strategies
• Read 3 case studies
• Write a one page summary about The Herring Case
• A compilation of assessments including checklists, self-reflections, interest inventories, observation forms, work samples, and questions to ask a reading teacher. (Had to find them all on the internet first – quite tough actually)
• A lesson plan on using context clues to decipher unfamiliar words. (include a premade 3D sample)
• Read 3 articles (find them on the internet first and there will be a quiz on them!)

I worked on it all day today and I am happy to say that I just finished it all!! Yay for me!

I have to keep on top of my homework because starting next week I will have classes, work part-time, spend 4 hours in a 1st grade classroom, take care of Jacob, do laundry, make dinners, … etc. The list never ends and most of the time I am adding more to it.

I guess a woman/college student/mother/girlfriend’s job is never done!

Blizzard 2011

I guess people had a right to be Running Scared because we were definitely hit with a lot of snow.

 

Yes those are cars under the snow!

Dan woke up early so that he could attempt to make it into work. Yeah right!

By 9:30 this morning he had the driveway and sidewalk completely cleared.

Our neighbor didn’t even attempt to clear the driveway!

I am pretty sure we were the envy of the neighborhood.

About an hour later the snow plow came through and cleared the street … as best as he could.

So we decided to take a walk and check out the rest of the subdivision.

Snow was everywhere but Jacob was convinced this was the best day of his life.

Before we even left the yard he was already climbing in the snow.

He was having a blast until he saw the snow hill in the cul-de-sac.  He just started running. By the time I caught up with him … this is what I saw …

Dan thought it looked like fun so he joined in too!

We continued on our journey around the block. I stayed in the street but Jacob decided to walk the snow instead. But he fell …

He loved every second of it!

Seriously … loved it!!

We almost got back to the house when Jacob realized he could touch the street signs.

And when we got back to the house Jacob decided street sledding was a great idea.

It did look like fun but then he tuckered himself out.

Doesn’t he look so sweet?? Peaceful even. And if you knew Jacob peaceful is not something he does often.

We talked to the neighbors, the snow plow driver, and the back hoe driver.

We kept the fire roaring all day long.

Princess Fiona loves the fireplace and won’t leave while it is going.

We drank mugs and mugs of tea and hot chocolate (with marshmallows of course).

Finally we settled down with our plates of Pepper Steak (YUM! I will have to share the recipe) and watched American Idol.

We are loving this season! Steven Tyler, Jennifer Lopez, and Randy Jackson are hilarious together.

So that is how we spent the day during the Blizzard of 2011.

School is cancelled for Jacob and I again tomorrow. Poor Dan has to go to work. I think I am going to make English muffin bread and Lemon Chicken Pasta with asparagus.

I also want to create a Valentine’s Day craft with Jacob. Maybe we will hit the craft store tomorrow.

I love snow days!

Make Like a Tree but Please Don’t Leave

When Dan and I first began dating we set down ground rules. Since I was in a serious relationship with Jacob’s dad and he had divorced his wife a few years earlier we both knew what we didn’t like when it came to disagreements and fights.

Dan’s rules are …

1) No name calling.

2) Don’t follow me around the house.

From what he has told me his ex-wife used to call him every name in the book and would follow him around the house continuing the fight.

I put those rules in my head and heart promising never to break them.

My rule was …

1) Do not leave the house or I will change the locks on the doors.

I have had too many men leave when things get tough so for me it brings up a lot of issues when that happens.

I guess I am fearful that when a man leaves he doesn’t come back and in turn my life forever changes.

My dad left us twelve years ago.

Ryan left me 7 1/2 years ago.

Both times I was left broken hearted in a life not of my choosing.

Do you have rules in your relationship? I would love to hear them.