Ahhhh Summer!

Well, I made it! I never thought the end of this year would come, but it did. It was the hardest year of my professional career so far. My kids were hard from the get go, but then I got three new students with three weeks left in the year and that turned everything upside down. They are precious of course, but they have very significant needs in areas that I've never dealt with before. They are also taking away one of my paras for next year, or so they say. My principal and I are fighting it, but so far we've been told no for keeping her. I am praying for that to change, but preparing for the fact that it may not. It will be interesting...
So...I'm very much enjoying my time to relax. I've never experienced stress to the level I did this year so my summer resolution (thank you Katie for that phrase) is to make sure to enjoy every moment of every day. I've already spent a lot of time by the pool and read three books and I'm just getting started.
We have some fun things planned for the summer! My family will come visit in June I think and then I will make my trek to Oklahoma at some point. I am also going to Pittsburg, Pennsylvania to visit my friend Jill who just moved there and had baby number three. Jason and I are also going to Rockport, TX which is near Corpus and Port Aransas for our anniversary. We are staying in a cute bed and breakfast for three nights and plan to explore that area of the coast and spend some time at the beach.
In mid-July I will start watching baby C.J. He is the baby of a family we are in small group with at church. I will watch him three days a week while she is at work until he can start going to the same day care as his sister.
Jason and I are also planning some big changes for our house. We had it on the market for a while, but after some praying and thinking, we've decided to be content with where we are and do some more saving and paying down the little debt we have left. So, we will be covering and expanding our back porch, installing an irrigation system in the back yard, installing a water softening system, getting new bedroom furniture, redecorating a few things and finally getting all of our pictures out and making it look more homey. I am very excited! Our garage is still a disaster, so on Friday my wonderful friend Katie is coming over to put her organizational magic to work! I can't wait!
I have also started training for my next race. I am going to do one that is in Oklahoma so stayed tuned for details on that race. It is in September, I think. I haven't decided yet if I am going to join Team in Training again or not. Still thinking through that one.
I think that gives a brief overview of all our upcoming events. Now that I have time to think again, I should be able to post more often and will put lots of pictures up as our house changes.
Love you all!