Halloween Party

I was very worried at the beginning of last week. I was DYING on Monday and I couldn't deal with my life. Luckily I decided that we would watch a movie in Child Development that focused on overcoming adversity and it saved me! I was just wiped out and needed a breather. It made my whole week manageable. I am definitely feeling my pregnancy and my new job and the demands on my body and mind. In my previous pregnancies' I was a stay at home mom so it's definitely different working full time at a new job in my 40's. I am also extra tired after I drop off my kids because I have to push extra hard when they are with me (which I love, but is hard). Anyway so the week ended up being alright because of the movie. I'm gearing up for this coming week as the kids will be here soon and it's Ryan's birthday and Halloween. I made two dinners today and made Ryan's birthday cake as well. I also have my lesson plans figured out for the week so I should be alright. I just mostly need to crash on the couch all night after work and when I have to do more than that it's tough. I can do it. One day at a time.

I hung out with my friend Shelly twice over the weekend. We got divorced at about the same time and we don't have our kids on the same weekends so it's so nice to have a friend to do things with. We went to a movie Friday night and she came with me to a Halloween party on Saturday night. My friend Roxanne and her husband host a big Halloween party every year at a venue downtown and I've never gone because it's not really my scene but it was nice to have an excuse to go out and wear a costume. I was glad Shelly was with me. We mostly sat and listened to the band and people watched. It was fun to see all of the costumes. I dressed up like Juno from the movie Juno. I felt like it was pretty perfect.  Alright well, that's all!

Parent Teacher Conferences

Wahoo first quarter is done and parent teacher conferences are done! I have yet to have a bad encounter with a parent at PTC's but I always do wonder if I will and it's always a relief to get over with. Having 2, 12 hour days in a row is super tiring and I'm sure pregnancy is not helping with that. We do get Friday's off during parent teacher conference week. It was SO nice to have a long weekend. I didn't do anything special but I just enjoyed time at home. On Friday I made homemade bread which I never ever do anymore. I ripped out my flowers on Saturday even though they were still blooming. I just wanted to do it when I had time, energy, and nice weather! My lawn is kind of the pits. I hope it will be better next year. I think my zinnia's blocked some of the sprinklers and that might be why some of my lawn was really struggling but I'm not sure. I also have a lot of weeds. I paid for a minimum 4 times a year treatment with a lawn service so I hope that will help my lawn not be so josie grosie.  The kids and I enjoyed some yummy treats and shows over the weekend. The weather is very beautiful right now. Corbin got a job at Wal-Mart, I'm not sure how long it will last. They have him working a lot and I don't know if he will be able to handle that full of a schedule. It will be interesting. He was only hired on for the season so I hope he can last that long at least. 

Corbin's Last Race

This past week was pretty good. I had a lot of downtime after work which was nice! Gabby had a choir concert on Tuesday night and she did a great job. I went to Ryan's parent teacher conference and he is doing great. I got a bonus weekend with Corbin because he had a mountain bike race at Bogus Mountain and Scott took the other kids to Utah for the weekend. We had a fun time hanging out extra. We went to a scary movie Friday night that we both really liked. He had his race on Saturday. He got a flat tire again so he ended up running with his bike over the finish line. It was pretty fun to watch! It was a beautiful day and a beautiful drive to Bogus. Last night Corbin joined me and my friends and we  watched another scary movie at my friend Krista's house. She has a projector outside and watching scary movies outside is so fun. The movie was okay but it was still fun. I have parent teacher conferences this week, that always makes for a long tiring week but no work Friday! Hopefully I won't get any angry parents coming at me. Haha.  

I accidentally ordered 12 very oversized mugs for class.Whoops!

Corbin and Zion at the starting line.

After the race.

Piper with puppies!

 

Update

Nothing much to write about. Last week was hard. I was extra tired and not functioning at my best so it was extra rewarding to get to the weekend. Hopefully this week will go better. I had the kids this past week which is always great. We went to a BBQ on Wednesday for Gabe's birthday and that was fun. We made apple crisp and watched Hocus Pocus last night. The weather is BEAUTIFUL right now. I love it. I am either having a major allergy attack or I have a cold. It's hard to know which, I'm not loving that. Well, that's about it!

 

Dog sitting Teddy. Cutest pups.

I met my friend Kristine and she brought "uplifting thoughts from swoonworthy gents." Loved them. I put them up on my bathroom mirror. Haha.

6 months pregnant. Feeling a bit uncomfortable, overall doing well.

It was my 1 year divorcery last week. My sister Kelsey sent me a package which was SO thoughtful. It's a day I have mixed feelings about it for sure. I never wanted to be divorced and being divorced is pretty crappy but sometimes the right choice is a harder choice.