Toys!

On Saturday when we went to Kroger, Manny needed a boot shine kit. I told him that Dollar Tree sells them. I know that store like the back of my hand, so I know what they sell. Haha 

On Monday night we went to Dollar Tree. Oh yeah :-) Manny got his boot shining kit and two toys for Muñeca. Manny got her a rope and a stuffed soccer ball. She chased the soccer ball all over the house! She plays with the rope too, but she mainly just carries it around. 

On Sunday we didn't get to finish doing laundry because we got home so late and had church. Today I discovered that Muñeca has been going through the laundry basket. She is trying to get to her blue rug she likes to sleep on. What a stinker!!

Yesterday I got a sample of dog food and dog treats. 

I held the dog treats up to Muñeca to let her choose which flavor she wanted. She sniffed both and then jumped up to get one of them. She chose what she wanted :-)

One of my kids today told me at recess that they were going to play tag. He told me "Tag is when you run, run, run, and then tag someone." I said "Yeah I know." He said "Oh you've played it with your mom?" Hahaha I said yes. 

At the end of the school day, one of my kids asked why he got on yellow. I told him he was talking too much and didn't finish his work. He said "Is it ok if I stay here for a second and write that down?" I told him he could. All the other kids had left, but he was busy writing. His parents must ask him why he gets on a "bad" color and he must not remember. I'm not surprised! Most five year olds can barely remember what they ate for breakfast. Haha! It cracks me up. Things like these are the reason I love my job.

I hope everyone has a wonderful evening. I'm hoping to get to bed early. It's been a long week. Only 12 more before Christmas break!! Haha

Travel

This past weekend we went to Killeen for my second sister's baby shower. It was fun getting to see her and her baby bump :-) At the baby shower, I won one of the games. My mom said I cheated. You had to put an ice cube with a plastic baby in your drink. Whenever the baby was free from the ice, you had to yell "My water broke!" Well my baby just had a tiny piece on it's legs so I bit it off. Nicole yelled "Alicia's water broke!" I won a pink sparkly cup and a bar of chocolate. My mom said I cheated because I bit the ice off. She was just mad because she lost and her baby's arm just had a little ice on it. She could've bit the ice off her baby!! Haha 

We got home yesterday around 3:45 and had to head straight to church for MPact girls and Royal Rangers. When we finally got home Muñeca was helping us unpack. I think she was wanting to go back to visit Cora, my sister's dog. 

Her eyes look evil, but she's not. It's my dumb camera flash. Haha I cleaned her ear yesterday because it was bugging me how nasty they looked inside. One ear was dirtier than the other. Don't worry, I didn't take a picture. I told Manny one of them was dirtier and he said that was weird. I asked him if his ears always have the same amount of earwax. He said "True." Haha

Today Manny practiced putting on all of his fireman gear. He has to get it all on plus be breathing oxygen in less than 2 1/2 minutes. I was timing him and Muñeca was on the couch next to me. When Manny put his mask on, Muñeca was right next to me. Poor baby is still scared of the monster! Haha

I realized tonight how huge the pockets are on Manny's fireman pants. I think you could fit like four bricks in them. 

Well I hope everyone has a wonderful night. Right now I'm watching Muñeca run around the house with her soccer ball in her mouth. Hahaha!!! But bedtime will be soon :-)

Celebrate!

Yesterday Manny passed his NREMT!! Yay! To celebrate we went and got ice cream from Marble Slab. After I saw the receipt, he asked if I had a heart attack. Haha 

Yesterday Manny also got all of his fire equipment. He tried it all on after we got home from church. 

He decided that once he had it all on, he would try to pick up Muñeca. She was so scared. Poor baby! She was squealing at him. 

Shortly after this picture was taken, she was laying on her back barking and squealing. I went to pick up Muñeca to rescue her. Her back was all wet!!! She had peed she was so scared and then rolled in her pee. I was not very happy that I had to give the dog a bath at 9:15pm. I'm usually in bed by 9. I had to bathe the dog and I still had to pack lunches. After I bathed the dog, Manny sent me to bed and he packed our lunches. 

I also got a sample yesterday!! 

It's some type of caffeine pill. I told Manny he will probably need it when he starts working 24 hour shifts. He said I need it for work. If I don't get my sleep, I'm grumpy. Haha

Today's free sample was super exciting!!!

We bought a Keurig coffee maker about a month ago. These little things cost about 80-90 cents each. I told Manny he would like the sample I got today. He was pretty excited :-) I'm not a big iced tea drinker, so he knows he will get to drink them all. 

Oh man! I'm so ready for the weekend. This has been a long week with the kids. I need some sleep. This weekend we are going to a baby shower for my sister. Yay!! Should be fun! I'll attempt to get some rest. 

I hope everyone has a wonderful afternoon!! It's almost the weekend :-)

Three days

This has been a long, busy week!!! So much has happened and I am ready for Christmas break. I am definitely glad I have Monday off.

After I posted on Tuesday night, poor Manny woke up completely disillusioned. He had no idea what day it was and he thought he was late for work (on Wednesday). Haha! I was laughing so hard.

Wednesday night, Manny and I watched this movie on Netflix called "The Forgotten." It was a really good thriller. The main character has a son who died. Everyone was trying to convince her that she never had a son. Thursday night we watched a movie called "Insomnia." It was about a detective who killed his partner. The whole movie he was investigating a case and the case of him killing his partner was being investigated since he had lied about killing his partner. This was another good thriller movie. Both times I fell asleep right before the end of the movie, so Thursday night Manny sent me to bed at 8:30. He stayed up and played video games.

On Thursday we went to dinner at Madres Mexican Restaurant. Afterwards Manny and I got Ice cream. He made a little baby ice cream cone...

I offered to give him mine, but he didn't want it.

Yesterday one of my kids brought me a box of tissues which is perfect because I am starting to not feel so well. One of the stinky things about working with kids. I also got a sample of a boogie wipe in the mail. It also came with a puff's tissue sample.

Another sample I got was some all natural disinfectant wipes...

Last night we went shopkicking. We stopped at Kirkland's and saw this gorgeous painting:

I want to try painting something like that :-)

We also bought this amazing Gelatto from Kroger. It came in these cute little tubs and Manny said "We can reuse them!" Haha He is starting to think like a teacher.

I was vacuuming and mopping today. Muñeca thought it was a game. She ran away from the vacuum to hide and then ran back out. She enjoyed chasing the mop back and forth. After cleaning, I got some water. I dropped an ice cube in the ground. Muñeca carried it around the house.

I couldn't get a picture of her holding it in her mouth, but oh well. She cracks me up!!! Manny thought she would be a boring dog because she doesn't have another dog to play with. I think she's good.

I hope everyone has a blessed three day weekend :-)

Busy busy!!!

Last night Manny worked a 24 hour shift at a fire station. They had 12 calls. He was telling me all about them while he drove me to work. He went to my parent's house after dropping me off. He said he wanted to just stay there and sleep. Poor guy only got 45ish minutes of sleep. At least he has a few days to recover before his next 24 hour shift. 

Manny didn't get much sleep today either because he has to take Muñeca for her 8 week shots. The Vet noted that she is skinny! She recommended a whole bunch of fancy dog foods to fatten her up. I told Manny that in a year or so she will be noting on Muñeca's chart that she is too fat. Hahaha!! She eats when she wants so I am not worried about her. I really rather not have a fat wiener dog. The vet also cleaned Muñeca's ears and Manny said they were really dirty. He was embarrassed. I told him there was no way all the earwax was from her time with us. We have only had her for three weeks. The vet gave us some ear cleaner. This vet is fancy. Man!! Haha

Yesterday one of my kids went home crying. He doesn't know much English. Poor baby. Apparently he was upset because he bought a lunch but his mom had packed him one. Today when his mom picked him up, he was jumping up and down. It was cute! He really enjoyed math time :-) and he ate the lunch his mom packed him. Seeing his excitement is what makes me want to teach.

Tomorrow I am getting a new student. At least it's not like last year where I got a new student 10 days before summer. In Kindergarten, you are constantly teaching and reteaching, so it shouldn't be hard to bring her up to speed. Should be fun! Hoping our numbers stay low though. I like having 18. 

On a side note, I am not the only one to set off the smoke detectors in this building. Manny and I were sitting in the livingroom and we heard this loud beeping sound. We were just continuing doing what we were doing, then we looked at each other. Right when I said "I think it's a smoke detector. I wonder where it's coming from," the smoke alarm stopped. I am not embarrassed anymore for setting off the smoke detector. I have been pretty proactive when I am cooking. No new smoke detector stories. I hope it stays that way for a while *knock on wood*. 

I hope everyone has a wonderful evening and a blessed Wednesday :-) I am going to try to go to bed again early. I went to bed at 8:30 last night. It was so nice except that Muñeca knew it wasn't bed time because Manny wasn't home. She stayed up playing and barking. She better sleep tonight!! Haha 

Firsts

Whew!! I am alive! Today was the first day of school. I don't think this year will be too bad. I have a few chatty ones, but I can deal with that. I pray it's only talking, no misbehaviors.

It was fun getting to see my old students. I definitely miss them though. I had them trained well. Now I have to break in a whole new group... 176 more school days! Haha

What's crazy is that by the time I got home from work at 5:30, I had been awake for over 12 hours. I am definitely feeling that.

There's nothing like coming home to a puppy happy to see you :-) I missed her while I was at school. I wish I could bring her with me. I know the kids wouldn't mind. Haha

Yesterday I decided to make soft pretzels. They were sooooo good!!

 The top two are cinnamon sugar and the other two are plain.

The two on the right are parmesan and the two on the left are salted.

Manny had a shift yesterday at a hospital. It was his first clinical as an EMT. He was in the ER. He had a lot of fun. He has two 24 hour shifts this week. Boo!! At least he is having fun.

Ok well this grandma needs to go to bed! I can't keep my eyes open any longer.

Stop and rest

Sorry I disappeared for a while, but as many of you know, it's back to school time *insert tears here.*

Thursday we had meetings at school. Our principal allowed us a few hours in the morning to work in our rooms. I started writing the kids' names on everything. So many things to write their names on!!! Class lists we posted Thursday afternoon. I left school not too long after 4pm because I had a massive headache. The dust and mold in the building bothers me a lot. Hopefully it gets better and not everyday ends with a headache.

We had "Meet the Teacher" and "Parent Orientation" Friday evening. I got the chance to meet all of my kids. Manny took their pictures so I could put their pictures on their book boxes. I will be doing that sometime this week. *Fingers crossed*

Here is my room all ready for Meet the Teacher! I will have to take a close up of their tables. Each student has a cup with their crayons, pencil, scissors, and glue stick in it.

For "Meet the Teacher," I put an "All about me" paper on their tables so they could read about me :-) I also put a paper of how to sign up for remind 101 which is a way to text your parents without them getting your phone number. It's pretty cool. I hope to get a good response about it from the parents. Lastly, I put a poem on their tables. Our awesome Kinder Team Lead found this cute poem to read the night before school starts. We put a little bag of confetti in with the poem because in the poem it says to sprinkle some under their pillow for a great year :-)

Friday night, Manny and I watched the movie "Olympus has Fallen." I fell asleep at the end so I didn't know what happened. I told Manny I wanted to finish it before he took it back to Redbox. He told me I should've stayed awake. Haha how rude! He let me finish it though. Movies like that are so funny! One guy saving everyone. Macgyver! It was a pretty good movie though.

Today has been emotionally draining! I have done so much crying it's not even funny. First Manny had to tell me that something was wrong with Muñeca while I was at a wedding shower. My sister offered to take me home, but I stuck it out and stayed. Later today some more drama happened. I am just worn out. Manny and I went grocery shopping around 4 and my eyes were just killing me. I just wanted to sleep. I am not sure what all of this means or why this is happening to me, but I am still moving on. I saw this on Facebook and it just got me thinking...

"Don't worry about people TALKING about you. If no one is TALKING about you, then you're not doing ANYTHING. And the only REASON they're not talking about you then, is because they don't know you EXIST. Let the dogs BARK, but the caravan keeps MOVING."

Well this caravan is still moving! Haha!

To end on a lighter note, I changed the sheets the other day. Manny decided that he wants to sleep under the mattress pad because it is cooler. Bahahahaha!!

The bed is a little lumpy :-)

I hope everyone had a restful Saturday. Enjoy your Sunday and go to church! Haha :-)

You just need to laugh!

I was thinking about what I was going to write today and I was all ready to go on a rant about something that has been bothering me. While I was thinking about how I was going to word everything, I just felt like God said "It doesn't matter." So I had to let it go right then. It's good to be able to get things off your chest, but I'm not here to case drama or be a butt. Ranting, in this case, wasn't going to help anything. I let it go. It's over and done with. Life isn't fair and it never will be, but I'm not going to let that keep me down.

This afternoon I went over to my sister's house. A few days ago, I had parked in a handicap spot in front of our building. This lady ALWAYS parks in that spot, but I took it on Thursday. Well today I finally moved my car. When I walked out to my car, the lady's son was out there cleaning his mom's car. Of course, she was parked in the spot next to me. He asked me "Is this really a handicap car?" I replied "Yes, my husband served in the Marine Corp and he is a disabled vet." The guy said "Oh ok. My mom thought it was a stolen vehicle parked in that spot trying to get back at her. She was pretty mad." I said "Yeah I bet! Sorry about that, but my husband really is handicap." I got in my Jeep and saw him run back inside. I guess he had to go tell his mom what happened. 

It made me laugh that she thought someone was getting back at her. She always parks in the same handicap spot. Someone used to park on the white lined out spot next to the handicap spot (the white lined spot that gives room for ramps on handicap vehicles). Well she showed them not to park there anymore by parking over the line, so she is half in the handicap spot and half on the white lined out spot. 

Well now I know it's her spot. My bad! Before I park somewhere next time, I will check for a name on the spot. Hahaha! Just in case you think I am being mean, just know I have seen this lady before and her handicap isn't visible, just like Manny's isn't. 

Poor Manny always has the handicap parking spot police eyeing him. He has quite a few stories about people policing him. One lady at Walmart looked at both of us and said "You parked in a handicap spot." Manny is always polite and he told the lady "Yes ma'am, I am a disabled veteran."

When we went to PetSmart the other day, this lady was hardcore eyeing the Jeep. She was checking all over for a handicap hang tag which Manny didn't put up, but he doesn't need to. We were watching this lady just waiting for her to say something. One of these days, I know one of these handicap parking spot police are really going to call the cops. That will be a sight to see! This is how the phone call would go down...

"Hello Officer! This kid parked in a handicap spot. His license plate number is DV..." 
"Ma'am let me stop you right there. DV means Disable Veteran. He can park there." 
"Oh ok. Thanks!" 

Bahahahaha!!! I can just see that happening. I can't blame them though. I used to not know what DV meant either. Oh people! Haha

Summer is quickly drawing to a close and it makes me sad. I pray that everyone has a wonderful school year :-) And in case you were wondering, Muñeca is doing fine.