"Oh be careful little mouth what you say...."

I remember a song mom sang to us when we were little and I'm sure we learned it at church. It talked about being careful what you say, do, where you go, and things like that. When raising a two year old, I think this should be a song William and I sing to ourselves and each other. This morning after I left, I called William and Winter to tell him something. We talked for a little bit, with me on speaker phone so Winter could hear too, and he made a comment about me being in his pocket. Apparently Winter had seen him put the phone in his shirt pocket one day and now that is where the phone goes. Along the same lines was something that happened at Sonic with Grammy yesterday. Winter and Grammy were sharing a smoothie with two straws (Winter makes the straw nasty so Grammy won't share...don't blame her!) and they just had to drink at the same time. When finished drinking the first time, Grammy made a AHHHH sound. After that, they just had to do it...EVERY TIME!!!
I said DUH one day and then Winter said it. When we are trying to get somewhere, I tell William to come on and he says OKAY! Well, I told Winter to come on and she said OKAY!! There are so many times that this type of thing has happened I can't list them all here. So, again I'm reminded of this song:
Oh be careful little mouth what you say, oh be careful little mouth what you say. There's a Father up above and He's looking down with love, Oh be careful little mouth what you say!

I know the Father is listening too, but guess what so is Winter!! SO...Oh be careful BIG mouth what you say...there's a Winter in the room and she's listening to what you say, oh be careful BIG mouth what you say!!!

I lost my mind!!

I love my job, don't get my wrong, but I did the worst thing yesterday! As some of you know, I teach high school freshmen. They can be trying at times, but yesterday was the day! One of my classes has a couple of kids in it that like to argue. It doesn't matter what I say in answer to what they do, they say they are not wrong and try to tell me I'm the one who is not seeing the truth. I tried to blow that one off and move on and thought I did. I guess that is what I get for thinking!! When my next class came in they must have been in the mood to play. Many times I have said that my classroom isn't a playground and that I don't see a slide or monkey bars around. Well, yesterday one came in and was running after another. I LOST MY MIND!!! I know, they are kids and will act like kids, but when are they expected to GROW UP??? Once I finished yelling quite loudly (my throat was hurting after that) I walked the office referral to the office. When I walked out of the room, there were several Seniors in the hall with mouths wide open. I felt bad, but is that what it takes some times? Is this what teaching is coming to? I know, students can be wild and trying this time of year, but where do we draw the line????

A few days later:
After I have had time to reflect on my actions of the day, I know I could have done things a bit differently. But hey, we are all here to learn right? I know next time what to do....hopefully there won't be a next time though!! :)

Is she too young to have friends?

I got to thinking this morning about Winter and what I would consider her "friends". It is interesting to me how quickly kids start to socialize with other kids their age. I can tell when Winter hasn't been at daycare for a couple of days. She starts to talk about the kids she's in class with and telling us things about them. Then I see her at church with Dane, pictured here with her on Easter, and think, I guess she does have friends. So, I guess she's not too young to socialize and have people to "hang out with". I'm scared already...she's going to want to talk a lot like her mom!!!

Winter's Antics....for this week

Wow, she's 2! And sometimes I wonder what is going on with her. There isn't a day goes by that she doesn't do something new. The other day, we were in the car and William said something to her, I think she was in trouble, and she said "WHAT?" to him. Neither of us could say anything for a while. I was doing all I could to not let her see me laughing!
She has become so independent and opinionated. She makes SURE that no one eats before they pray. She will tell you...(while she's pointing at you) "No eat, Momma! Pray!"
And the last one for this week....
We live across the creek from mom and dad. Tuesday's are the days that mom gets her from school so I was getting her from mom. She was walking up our side of the creek and was telling me to come on. She was ready to go home. I wasn't listening to her and kept talking to mom. She said "I talking to you mom, lets go!!" Wow...what have we done?!?!

So I finally have a blog!

I have looked many times at what other people put in a blog and never thought I would do it. But as I think about it, wouldn't this be much easier than e-mailing pictures or other things out? And too...won't others that I don't e-mail as much be able to get this? So here goes! (Please forgive if some of this is rambling!)
I had forgotten how bad the pollen in East Texas can be! Apparently this year there was a pollen explosion. I'm sure glad I was able to go the allergy doctor and get things worked out. I wish that Winter didn't have to have the allergy problems we have. She's only 2 and is already on medicine twice a day. Oh well, maybe we will all get used to it after a couple of years.
As for my job, I really like it. I drive almost 45 miles to work one way, but to me, it is really worth it. The administration is very supportive and I don't have to worry about the things I worried about last year are just a nightmare now! As we are approaching TAKS time, things get a little more stressed, but hey, don't all jobs have stress? Though it is a long way home, I enjoy being able to think about the day and have some me time while I drive to get Winter. I have found myself daydreaming so much that I forget where I am!
William seems to like his job. He got out of the Army on February 19th and he seems to be glad about that. I didn't realize how much insurance and medicine cost until I had to buy some for myself!! WOW!!! We were lucky to have that. Other than that, I think he likes where he is now. He's working for a copy machine repair company out of Longview. He drives around a lot! I think one day he said that he logged over 200 miles...in one 8 hour day!! Wow! There are some days when he gets home early and others when he's late. But hey, it sure beats him being in Iraq.
Life has gotten rather boring, other than Winter and her antics (that requires a post all of its own!). But again, boring is better than bad exciting any day!