Monday, Monday....

I must confess I stay up entirely too late. It is a time that I spend by myself, quiet, and catching up on blogging, a little social media, news updates, email, etc. It is something that I look forward to each day, but unfortunately I usually end up paying the price in the morning when I am overly exhausted.

Today was a pretty good day. It felt like summer here in Ohio. We enjoyed a 90 degree day in May. I must confess we have the AC on tonight and it feels AMAZING! When I got home tonight the last thing I wanted to do was be in the kitchen especially with how hot it was outside. So we ended up having leftovers (hot dogs)...so NOT nutritious, but yet so yummy especially when prepared on the grill. We also had a TON of fresh fruit that we picked up at the grocery store yesterday...pineapple, strawberries, melon, and grapes. It was light and enjoyable for a hot day. The kids did not complain and ate better than usual. We then spent the rest of the evening outside. I realized that I can be very selfish sometimes. Why you ask...well because instead of just enjoying the moment with my kiddos, I am sooooo focused on the next thing on my to-do list. I hardly ever just play with my kids. This is something I must change. There is something extremely magical about playing with your kids and the joy they have when you focus all of your energy on them. I just love those babes to pieces and they make my heart melt into soup. Although I didn't check off many things on my to do list, I made memories...those are priceless.

My day at school was pretty exciting too. I found out that there is a really good chance that I will have my own classroom next year. For the past 6 years, I have always had to share a room with another Special Ed teacher which is no big deal, but there is just something about having your own classroom environment. It will be year 3 of moving classrooms, but luckily I have really downsized all of my materials to what I actually use so the move shouldn't be too bad. Also, there were a few other positive things that happened today at school that took a huge amount of weight off my shoulders. Thank the Lord:) Most importantly, I realized that God has truly blessed me with a new and amazing friendship with one of my fellow teachers. She is literally my rock most days and has become such a "true" friend. This is something I have struggled to find my entire adult life. I don't know what I would do without her each day:)

Ok must get off to bed. I cannot wait to share some more interesting things with all of you this week. I have soooo much on my mind so look for many posts this week. Thanks for taking the time to read:)