School Days

Luke and Sadie just got their school pictures back so I thought I'd share. They're still so cute I can't believe how big they are! (I love Luke's toothless smile.)

New Boots

I've been promising Sadie some new boots since she wore her other ones until she couldn't even squeeze her feet in anymore. I saw these and KNEW she'd love them. Purple is her favorite color! She's been wearing them everyday since! I think it's funny since I don't even think I've worn boots since she's been alive!!!

Here comes the Toothfairy!

Yes! Sadie lost her first tooth on Tuesday! This has been a great concern of hers. She did NOT want her teeth to fall out. Grandma thought that was just her vanity speaking and she may just be right! After all, she's seen Luke's toothless smile for awhile now. =) As you can see she was not very excited at first that it came out. (I pulled it out and there was a tiny amount of bleeding involved which nearly ruined her.)
But then I reminded her about the toothfairy and reassured her that all the other kids in her class would be losing teeth too and then it was okay. (You can just see her little tooth on the table.) She spent her "earnings" on a Pocahontas doll so now life is good again!

Happy 7th Birthday Luke!

Luke's birthday was the 13th. I can't believe he's seven already! It won't be long before he's taller than me and scaring me every time I turn around. As you can see he's into Batman and Kung Fu Panda right now as well as everything else "cool" and "for boys". I guess that includes girls since for as much as I tell him he's not to have girlfriends he always comes home telling me who his new one is. He certainly takes after his dad! *grin* He's a really good kid and I'm really proud of him. WE LOVE YOU, LUKE!!!!

Good Hair Day!

So I had a good hair day yesterday and since that doesn't happen very often I thought I'd take a picture of my hair while it actually looked good! I took this picture myself and didn't have Luke telling me to smile so....I forgot. And since this one turned out the best that's just what you get!

Movie Night!

So we had to borrow a digital projector for an activity at the church and since we had it for a few days, we set it up and watched our movies on the "big screen". It was great! The funnest one was probably when we watched the new Barbie movie. The girls were singing and then at the end, when the music video came on, they all started dancing. Except Luke, he started practicing his mime moves. It was a blast as you can see!

And here's a picture so you can actually see our setup with big white sheet and all. We need to get us one of these!

Goin' Swimmin'

If you go to Amy's blog you can read the story about her taking the girls to go feed the ducks. It's pretty funny! Let's just say that Maia got up close and personal with the ducks! She took a head first dive into the water after stepping a little too far into the weeds and went swimming. It was too funny! She looked so pitiful that you couldn't help but laugh. Every time you'd ask her if she went swimming with the ducks she'd just give you a sad "uh-huh". Cute! I'm pretty sure she won't get that close again the next time they go to feed the ducks!

Finally!!!

So I finally got pictures of my haircut. We can thank Luke for the great photography! They might not be the best pictures ever but you get the idea!

And it is longer in the back (for that certain someone who thinks it's too short.....yes, that's you honey!)

Great News!!!!!

It's Casey typing today. No, nothing stupid today. But then "stupid" is a perspective thing. But seriously now. Three weeks ago I had an interview to see if I could teach high school Spanish in Meridian at a school named Renaissance. The administrator was impressed with my resume and the interview and told me that she needed to interview another candidate for the position. Before the interview began she saw my Arabic credentials and was flabbergasted that I was fluent.
I asked if there was a chance to teach Arabic knowing full well that not many are interested. But this school focuses in international politics and medicine (through Idaho State University), and will soon do engineering. She said that Arabic was not an option yet and that it would take a couple of years to get this idea going. This was a typical response that I have heard. She asked if I was fluent in Chinese and I said "yes." She said, "REALLY!?" I said. "No." Then she said "oh..." (Just kidding on the whole Chinese part). Okay, I am "lame." How's that?
But she said that she would come out to observe me and see if I was really a good teacher to do the job. This school is a difficult school to get into so I was kind of nervous.
One person came and said I was great. Then she came when my students were being pulled out of class for testing. It was chaotic!!!!! She asked me if there was anything that I would do different the next time there was so much chaos and I said, "Drink a bottle of Pepto Bismol next time you show up!" She laughed. It was a good sign.
Just today I got a call from her and she said that the Spanish position was going to be filled by someone else and I was sad. But then she asked if I would be on the design team to teach Arabic!!!!! YES! ARABIC!!!! So I did what any normal person would do under the circumstances. I told her my students were taking a test and that I'd call her later, after I accepted the offer.
So everybody give me a big "Yahoo!!" The end.