The sickies

All over the house.

Seems to be hitting Nathan and I the hardest, though. Miss Sam's been a bit cranky, but nothing too bad. Nate doesn't appear to be sick at all yet, though he does like to pretend and get plenty of sympathy cuddles.

Photos are a bit old, but eh, such is life.

Nate's still really into sports. We're taking him to the second home football game of the season this weekend. He's stoked. He's been asking about it for nearly 3 weeks now. I have some student football players; I'm thinking of asking one to come talk to Nate in his uniform. That way Nate can see a real football player.



Miss Sam's gorgeous. Silly, mostly happy little lady. She's not walking yet, though she cruises regularly and has taken some very very halting steps. She's got 4 cute little teeth and is just 2.5 weeks away from the first birthday. I think we'll be doing something small for her, though I haven't decided yet. Cake with friends'll probably be enough. Now to decide who to invite and how many people we have room for!

It's been so long

since I checked in here. We are 4 weeks in to the semester and things are crazy busy. I'm prepping to present at a conference this weekend. I'm needing some time to breathe which will hopefully come Sunday.

Everyone at the house is well. Sam is close to a year old! Nate is loving school and Nathan is great.

I'll try to get some new pics up soon. I have several to upload from the last few days.

Not enough time

Part of it is slacking on my part. I've had a difficult time getting motivated to do this stuff. I've got 20 days until class starts, though. I need to get my ass in gear. I've got Serenity on in the background and both kids are napping.

Vick, I'll probably send a few things your way tonight along with an email explaining what each one is for you to look over.

Ack!

You know, I don't have a ton of concerns...

about this upcoming semester. I don't doubt my ability to teach the content of Engl 100 at all.

I doubt my paper choices, my due dates, my exact lesson plans, etc. Am I going to giving them too much? Expecting them to do too much? Expecting them to do too little? Are due dates too close together? Are my paper topics stupid?

Ergh. As the semester gets closer, I get more and more nervous...again, not about the content. Dude, I've got that down. I feel strong in that area. It's the other things...decisions that are more subjective.

I haz a sleepy

Always right now. Sam's just not sleeping well. I think she's getting teeth again because she's uber cranky, not sleeping well, and is drooling up a storm. We'll see!

Nate's good. He's nearly fully potty trained! Woot! He's peeing in the potty all the time and is super proud of himself.

Busy, busy, busy here. I don't remember if I mentioned it here, but my washer broke. Keeping up with the lundry downstairs and working around my neighbors is kicking my butt. When school starts, I might start taking the clothes to the laundromat. Ergh.

UB ends this week. The fall semester starts on the 24th of August. So close!

Let's see...

Business abounds.

My class starts tomorrow. Woot! I'm ready with the exception of printing some things off and copying them. I'll be doing it first thing in the morning before class starts at 9 am. I'm excited, but still nervous!

I sent in a conference propsal for a conference in North Carolina. Sorry, Austin ladies, but this one seems more suitable for me. It's the same weekend as the one is Austin, but I'm sure they'll be more there. I still really want to meet y'all. I should hear back in early July according to the email I received shortly after I sent in my proposal.

The kidlets are good. Roof work is finally done so we're trying to get Sam's sleep back on schedule. She's been cranky because of less naps. I'm also going to try to work on getting her to self soothe so when Ksenia is here she can fall asleep easier for her. Nate alternates between being a little turd muffin and being a total sweetheart. It's my understanding that this is normal for 3. Gah!

I'm having some pain in my right side where my ovary is. It's either ovulation pain or something else. Either way, it hurts. I'm off to google it and the self soothing stuff for babies.

Oh, and I am a nerd. Complete and total nerd. I found this article FASCINATING.
http://www.interactcom.com/newsletter/mjd.html
It's all related to my area of study.

Vick, I want beer

Or not. But a drink, yes.

I'm almost done with my web page for my summer class. Then to work on my web page for next semester. Alas, the business of my life bugs me at times. I haven't had time to really relax in awhile.

And it's back to work.