Starting Over...

So, I'm starting the blog (among other things) over again. Let's just get right to it, shall we?

Aden and I are ready to embark on our summer journey! We plan to play outside A LOT, go to the many parks we enjoy, go to pools, visit Lake Monroe, hang out at the Public Library, and of course, WonderLab. We've got quite an agenda...and it might include potty training at the end of the summer!!!! We'll see about that.

Aden's favorite park has a wonderful playground, a great teeter-totter, and two features others may not think are cool, but we do. First, there is a short tunnel along one of the walking paths. Aden LOVES to go to the tunnel and just yell and clap and stomp his feet. It cracks him up to hear the echo. The second thing he loves is to take a path through the woods to the creek, where he can enjoy throwing rocks and pebbles into Jackson Creek. He gets a fistfull of pebbles, winds up (drops half of them on his shoulder) and throws into the water, which he sometimes hits; mostly he drops the other half on the bank. I usually cheer him on and collect fossils and crinoid stems.

I'll be busy re-settling into my house. Aden and I will have a new roomate, Jackie. Jackie is a second-year Language Arts teacher at my school, and she'll be living in our remodeled basement and sharing the kitchen. I'm looking forward to getting to know Jackie - she's smart and funny and I'm glad she's moving in! I'll also be going to Sacramento for a week-long training on AVID, a program we're implementing for at-risk youth, focusing on executive functioning skills, organization, and motivation. Am I freaking out about being gone from Aden for 5 nights and 6 days? Uh, yeah! But he'll be with his KK, Grandma Linda and Zaide, so I know I have nothing to worry about. Oh, and he's getting better about "talking" on the phone.

Looking forward to seeing the Muellers/Cadys/Seals at Betty and Roger's in late June! We can't wait for these fun family get-togethers. I hope to visit the Marys and their ever growing brood again before school starts.

Summer is officially here!!!!