Medical Miracle: In the meantime...

Thank You, God, for

My husband, clean sheets, spray paint, warm baths, ice cream, naps, doggies, Kinder writing, fire pits, hair tutorials on YouTube, candles, baking, Subway oatmeal cookies, books, triathlons, camping, my girlfriends, singing, the pool, dancing, the tropics, my ratty girls, musicals, Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen videos, church, Burgerville, strawberries, camping, baby names, Pottery barn duvet covers, wake boarding, freshly washed babies, my family, Etsy, Christmas, manatees, summer, vacations, democracy, movie nights, Bushwackers, the environment, luscious fabric, documentaries, rice crispy treats, and the freedom and resources to blog my life away...

Things My Dogs Have Eaten and Lived to Tell the Tail (get it? Tail/tale - hahahaha)

Children's Books YOU HAVE TO HAVE. Period.

Ain't Gonna Paint No More; Mrs. McBloom, Clean Up Your Classroom!; The Recess Queen; Warthogs Paint; Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse; The Jolly Postman; The Little Mouse, The Red Ripe Strawberry and the Big Hungry Bear; Elbert's Bad Word; Caps For Sale; Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What do You See?; The Mitten; Amazing Grace; the Rainbow Fish; One (BEST BOOK OF ALL TIME); Zero; The Napping House; The Little Engine That Could; Chicka Chicka Boom Boom; Skin Again; The Kissing Hand; I'll Love You Forever; all the Magic School Bus books; American Girl series;

Sunday, June 20, 2010

In the meantime...

Sorry for the absent Katie lately :) Here's what I have been up to:

1. Lesson planning and prepping for the summer program at my school. We have a new theme each week (as opposed to every month or whatever during the year), so it that means more materials (word walls, felt boards, etc.) to make. Ahhhh!

2. Planning and prepping my friend Aja's baby shower. This is turning into a monstrosity and I am happy about it :) I hope that the finished product reflects how much I love Aja and how happy I am waiting for Baby Girl Appel! Can't wait to post pictures after July 10th! In the meantime, here is an unrelated picture of this AWESOME slumber party table setup that I found while searching for decor for the shower. How cute is this?! File away, file away for my future eight year old!

(from RealSimple)

3. Re-learning how to FLY with FlyLady. Love me some routines and missions! I keep up with her on Facebook, which has helped me stay more motivated than I was just receiving the regular emails I used to get! Check her out.

4. Going on mini-vacays with my little family and our friends! Went camping with my friend Amy and her hubby, and to the beach with Aja, her hubby and puffy baby Bentley. Again, pictures to come (if my slacker friend Eric Appel would finish editing and posting the beach pictures!)

5. Meal planning! Going back to work after my hiatus has required me to get my meal planning back in order. I have my Summer 2010 two week rotation all planned and ready, so if you would like a peek, say so in the comments and I'll do a post on it. Lots of yummy fish recipes in there!

6. I've found myself a new church! Hopefully it is my forever church! It is an inclusive community of Catholics and Lutherans - they hit service and social justice hard and everyone is so kind and welcoming. I felt at home right away and look forward to continuing to become more familiar with the members and community. Not having a home church has bothered me for a long time, as both Jason and I want to feel established in a church community (that reflects our theology and values) before having a baby.

Anyway, I do have another Miscarriage Monday post in the works, but I am taking a break for awhile until I feel in the mood/have more time. Maybe tomorrow after work if I am not too exhausted? Hope all is well :)