And Life Goes On

Every time I look at my blog I think, "eh, I don't have anything to say."  Brad always thinks I look too much to "big" things and discount the little.  Perhaps that is true.  We've had a very eventful week last week; school started, Brad started a new project, I was super busy getting things done for choir.  You know, the usual stuff.  ha ha ha!

The kids all started school on Tuesday.  Every night throughout summer Logan would pray that he would have a good first day and I think he did!  They were excited to see friends and they all really like their teachers.  Jorja entered 1st grade, Logan 2nd and Jillian 5th.  This is Jillian's last year of elementary school.  That is much too weird.  There are three 5th grade teachers and they each take a subject to teach.  The kids are put in three different groups that are different than their "homeroom" and rotate with that group.  It is supposed to help them prepare for the rotating schedule of middle school next year.  She's pretty happy with all the teachers. 

Here are my first day pictures!

 I can't get this girl to smile naturally at a camera!  She takes after Brad....

 Jillian is really into tank tops over shirts.  What a cute girl!

 Logan looks like he's got a belly in this picture!!  ha ha! He loves this outfit!

 Love this picture!

 Jorja gets a locker this year!

There's a cute smile!  It made me laugh that she wore bright red shorts under her dress.  hehe!  And she had just lost both her front teeth the week before!  What a cutie!

I will also be going back to school...as a substitute teacher.  I have my application and all the documents in and am waiting for the state to finish the background check.  It should be done in about a month.  The kids are beyond excited that I may be their teacher!  So funny!

Choir starts up tomorrow.  I held auditions on Saturday and had a little girl join.  She was so excited!  Right now I have 11 girls in choir, and I just got another email this morning with another who is interested.  I have changed my focus on choir.  My new motto is: Building character and confidence through music!  I really like it.  Before I was concentrating more on the performing aspect but I think my new focus is a lot better and really pinpoints the reason why I am doing choir.  Jorja gets to join this year and she is sooooo excited!!

Brad is now painting a house down the street; he's never had a job so close and he loves it!  I will probably end up helping him sometime this week.  I was going to today but it is raining and I'm still trying to let my back heal....

Yeah, I hurt my back last week.  I was helping Brad move a paint sprayer over a big box and wrenched my sacrum and hip out of place.  I've been to the chiropractor twice and may need to go again this week.  It has been really painful, mostly because I had such a busy week and wasn't able to rest.  Hopefully I can do that today along with the laundry, paying bills, picking up the house, etc.  haha!