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It's a Sunshine YELLOW Day!

The UPS man sadly knows me on a first name basis. Why? He has dropped by my house 6 times in the last 2 weeks. But, he is delivery the goods for the summer that keep my feet happy. I got two new pair today and they go along with the 14 other pair that I own!

My Collection

Last week's addition...the cork sole wedge

So, I have an addiction! At least it's a useful one!

Summer School Day One

Today was day one of summer school. I had 6 students total, 4 boys and 2 girls. All of the kids were very sweet and I think our time together is going to go by quickly. The half days are jam packed and the activities/curriculum is a fun, hands on approach that will be adaptable to the regular school term. I can't wait to try some of the games with my Kindergarten friends this fall. I know it's crazy for me to already be thinking about back to school this fall but I just can't help it! I LOVE my job!! If there are any of you teachers out there that read my blog, I will be happy to pass along some of the games/activities that we are using, just let me know! 1 day down, 15 to go!!! I'm sure it will fly by!

Yummy

This week has been full of good treats. My BFF and I had a pact that this summer we would experiment with baking some new things and experimenting with the old. First up, Christmas bark. This is a toffee like confection that she made for me for Christmas and ended up passing along the recipe. Well, as much as I've tried, my bark is awful so we had a little tutoring session Tuesday and I think I may have learned the trick. Yesterday, Tom and I went into Dallas so I could get a haircut and before I left, I took out a block of cream cheese. I knew I wanted to make something with it but just not sure what. Well, when we got home (6:00) I made Pioneer Woman's meatballs, creamy mashed potatoes, sugar snap peas and while dinner was cooking, I whipped up a little family favorite- cream cheese pound cake! I took half to Lisa's but since it was late and she has a little baby, she was already sleeping. I had half the cake on a pretty plate but it was too big to stick in the mailbox and I was afraid to leave it on the front porch because of the wild animals, I unwrapped it and rewrapped it and stuck it in the mailbox. I just got a text saying she was up and I told her to check her mailbox. I can't wait to hear what she thinks! So fun to do nice things for others!

Tough Decisions

I guess I should post since it's been a while but I've just had so much going on I haven't had time to do any blog reading much less posting. Well, we went in to the vet yesterday for a follow up to Maggie's xrays and her 2 week stint on an anti-inflamatory drug to see how her knee was doing. What we ended up hearing was not what I had expected or built myself up to hear. Her knee is not healing, it will not heal and she needs surgery. I'll admit I cried. I didn't want to do this but we are having the traditional surgery to repair a ruptured ligament in her right knee next Friday. This is not what I expected to do with my summer school paycheck but I guess we have no choice at this point if we ever want her to run and play again, this is what we must do. I've done a little research on it this morning and I've found good things so I'm confident that we are making the right choice. Please pray that things go well. I know that she is a dog, but she is my baby and I would do anything to make her well and happy again.

Weekend Wrap Up

This weekend was pretty busy. We spent Saturday at the ball field playing kickball- well I actually didn't have to play, I just casually observed the chaos. Sunday was spent at my BFF's house swimming, eating brisket and hanging out. Today was pretty low key as well since I am now suffering from sinus and allergy issues. We ended up running into Dallas to get a few errands taken care of. I am so exhausted but I'm trying to stay up long enough to get my hair dry and watch a little of the Bachelorette.

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In 5...

5 more days until school is out!!! It is actually only 4 for me because I have training on Thursday for summer school. I don't have any idea why I would need an entire day devoted to training me for a job that I have done for 8 years but go figure. It's a day to get out, have a real lunch and oh yeah, get paid too! Summer school shouldn't be too bad. I'm pretty excited about it. I'm going to teach first grade and it's only Monday through Thursday 8 to noon! Yeah for extra money!

Speaking of extra money, I may have to use some of that to pay for Maggie's treatment. I'm praying she doesn't have any ACL damage but we shall see. She is on medication and restricted activity for a month to see if her leg heals on it's own. The vet seems to think it's only a partially torn ACL or a strained ligament that is causing her so much pain. I guess we will find out after this treatment plan is over.