Well...since the car fiascos, we've been given a wealth of better days. Jake lost another tooth and Tye's first top tooth is hanging by a thread. I do believe Nick has been enjoying the new found time with Josslyn each day as much as she has been. They are absolutely in love with one another and with her out of daycare for a while, we are saving money and hoping to keep us all a little healthier to boot! The boys are back to finish Kindergarten and Second Grade with all they have. They have really made a name for themselves at Deer Creek and have made us very, very proud. Neat.
Jake has his 1st reconciliation this Saturday at church. We are all looking forward to it. He's so big now. It's really amazing. And what a memory in that brain. Such a verbose prayer, the Act of Contrition, with unusual words especially for a 7 year old. He's a smarty though and refuses to use (or even keep in the back pocket of his suit) the offered note card of the prayer to read in case he forgets. Good hand to the little man though...he's GOT IT! :)
Nick got a Jeep Grand Cherokee which has been (please knock on wood here) great thus far. No telling when something hideous will go wrong with my car again or with the new one. I have come to expect the worst and be pleased for as long as the worst doesn't happen. So, for now we are back to two working vehicles.
The weather has been COLD! Now, we don't mean AZ cold in the 20s...its actually been in the negatives throughout the day with highs of less than 7 degrees 3 days in a row! We even got a bunch of snow. It's beautiful so I am not complaining. Plus, I adore bundling up in layers, scarves and warm coats. And my car is like a tank through the snow and ice. Studs in the snow tires helps, I admit. However, my pseudo-son Kevin (adopted brother to my kids and my trusted T.A.) rolled his car over a cliff on Friday. Since it was 12:35am, dark and snowing, he wasn't seen and couldn't be from the road. When he came to (thankfully unfrozen) he had to walk to the nearest house to call 911. I am seriously relieved and thrilled to report that he is well. Minor wounds thanks to his wearing his seat belt. If you don't know, you should. Car accidents are the leading cause of teenage deaths to age 25. Can't bear the thought of one of my students falling into this statistic. And every teenager should take the Alive at 25 class likely hosted by their local police department.
On a much happier note, I have the best schedule EVER at school. Spanish II is my favorite level to teach (on account of its focus on grammar and verb tenses) and I have two of them! Plus, my third and final class is a close second, Honors Spanish IV with 13 of Platte Canyon's very top students who I have had in my class every single day, for 90 minutes a day since I came back to teaching. I am sure going to miss them. But, I can enjoy them and continue to influence them for the next 75ish days before they graduate and go off into the world. Amazing. I love my job!!!!!! Seriously.
Oh yes, I forgot to mention that the motherboard went out on our computer last week. We had it replaced (under warranty...whooppeeee!) just today. So I'll post pictures soon. Likely after the big day, Saturday.
XOXO-Dani
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