Checkin In

Just a short update on what's up with us. School is going well, the honeymoon period with the preschoolers is over and everyone is revealing their true colors- but other than that, it's so much better than last school year, I can't complain. Jerod will be finishing up first quarter at West Marshall soon, and having fall conferences. Can't believe it's that time of year already! This past weekend we trekked out to Clinton, Iowa to visit our friend Tony, he was really excited to have everyone up and cooked up a feast for Saturday. It was nice to be able to finally see his house, it's so tiny! Not a whole lot else going on except getting ready for Halloween. We're going as the Macho Man Randy Savage and Miss Elizabeth- any tips??? :)

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Remember to Breathe

Halfway done with the first week of preschool with students- they're really something, I'm not sure what though :) The first day was basically everyone, myself included, running around like chickens with their heads cut off, it was a crazy day. The last two have been much better and I am now beginning to see some personalities coming out in certain children, I have some sassy little ones. Overall though, it has been so much better than last year in that the kids get along pretty well and so far we haven't seen any major behavior problems besides some defiance. If that's the worst thing I see with them this year then I'll be very happy!

We just had a crazy weekend of football and friends!! How many people can fit into a one bedroom apartment? Way too many, my goodness people were passing out any and everywhere. It was an embarrassing loss for the Cyclones, but they were most definitely outplayed and didn't deserve a win. Let's hope that Paul Rhoads can bring us back to where Dan McCarney had them- at least a crappy bowl game! And if you're waiting to hear a congrats to that other team.....keep dreaming Hot Guys ;)

Otherwise, we're excited for West Marshall's homecoming game this Friday night, and hopefully a relaxing weekend at home. Somehow, that never seems to be what happens but I can dream right?

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This is not why I went to college!

Diapers!! A 3-year old in DIAPERS!!! I know it probably isn't the easiest thing in the world to potty train a child, but for the Love of Pete, 3 years old?! Any typically functioning 3-year old should be able to pee in a toilet, maybe use a pull-up at rest time or overnight, but still in diapers? Now we're just lazy and not even trying to help this kid..... By the way, I don't have to worry about it because by our policy parents must sign a paper saying they will come to school when he gets a dirty diaper and change him. Thank Heavens!!

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This is our moment, This is our time

I don't know how many times I have heard the above phrase since Thursday, probably about a million....College football is in the air again! We started out our weekend cheering on the Trojans as they battled Aplington Parkersburg on Friday night- a heart breaking loss, they played their tails off the whole game and almost had them. Then, on Saturday morning we trekked out to Johnston to watch the Iowa game and the rest of college game day, followed by a trip to downtown Des Moines. For me, it was either tag along or stay at home by myself all weekend because Jerod has his second fantasy football draft with his college friends tonight, woohoo....... At least we were able to spend time with some good friends that we don't get to see too often!

Classy look JB, very classy

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