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The idea went great until I tried to lift the school up.....and it broke into many small pieces.
It was a mess. Thankfully Santa's elves left the directions for putting it together and I was able to get it looking like a school again. However, it was not what I had planned for my afternoon.
I got it together and the kids set it up. They really enjoy playing with those sets. Larissa has always liked manipulating small pieces in playhouses and Polly Pockets so I knew she would enjoy these. I would love to have one of those Victorian mansions that they retired..
This is my last week before my school starts and I have a lot of things to do. I think that tomorrow I will build my folding table for my laundry room and get somewhere with that project. I also need to work in Sarah's room. I have lots of medical type appointments I need to make. Medical, dental and eye exams for just about everyone. Yuck, I also have that dreaded WIC appointment in Friday.
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I know that once my classes begin I am going to be overwhelmed with everything. During last semester I had made the decision that I would only take two classes this semester......uh, instead I am taking four. Crazy me and crazy academic advisor for strongly suggesting I take them all while they are offered. My program is so small that not all classes are offered all the time. I have 15 classes that I need to take before I can do my semester of student teaching. If I am missing a class and it is not offered then I could cause a delay in completing the program.
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I want to finish as soon as possible so that we have some level of flexibility if John can't get a job back home. One option is for me to get a teaching job on the west side of the state and rent a house where we can all live together while still maintaining our permanent residence. Of course, the easiest thing would be for John to get a local job but that is looking slim right now.
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It is strange how I start talking about a mistake I made and drift into my challenges of the week. I obviously didn't follow an outline and am not an accomplished writer! Such is my life, chaotic at times.
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Well, I have to get the kids to school too early in the morning so I am off to bed.
Have a great evening.
I wish we still had all the toys Ty and Jessica had. We got rid of most after Adam not realizing there were more little ones to come. I knew there would be, but thought they'd be older. He had all the playmobile pirate stuff. I really miss out waffle block sets which they don't make anymore. We have a box of plain square waffle blocks but we did have the house, spaceship and barn at one time.
ReplyDeleteThose Playmobile sets have A LOT of pieces. Some I just don't even give the kid.
ReplyDeleteMy advice would be to drop a class (or 2). As a mom, you need balance not stress.
Praying for a fabulous 2011 for you& yours.
Kathy, we have started over so many times with all the baby stuff and toys it is crazy. This is our first adventure into Playmobil. We did lego's before but Anthony is not ready for them.
ReplyDeletePenelope, I plan on going the first week to all 4 classes and see what they look like. If I think it is too much I may drop a class but I know it will be hard for me to do.