The whole family

Max and Kids

Max the Tongue

The new addition to the Reynold's Family

38 Weeks 5 days Preggers

I feel weird posting a picture of myself. However, I thought you all might enjoy seeing the "belly". Ta-da....

Hopefully, someone will post something else soon. I will not enjoy opening our blog and seeing this for-ev-er! So get busy guys...

And there goes #2....

This time Ella decided that it would be better to save her tooth for the fairy rather than eat it for lunch. She made two dollars off the little tooth and is thrilled. She also had her tooth long enough this time to show all her buddies. All in all, a much better experience than the first one.

Ella and Jackson's first day of preschool...finally!

Jackson was maybe a little nervous for his first day?
I think he felt better once he got to Ms. Jamie's.
Ella with her backpack.
I don't know what was more exciting...getting to go to school or getting to wear her new clothes.
A quick pic of the whole gang.

"Good morning, class!"

"Good morning, Ms. Hayes!" (I make them say it in chorus).

Today at work I...

opened the windows

made copies

wrote the homework for the week on the board

took attendance (3 times)

assured a student that double-spacing was unnecessary

cut out a hundred slips of paper

made more copies

made sure the sevvies had all their supplies

led discussions on "what makes good writing good"

observed

ate peanut butter cups from Trader Joe's

made copies

cut out more pieces of paper

ate a sandwich while supervising lunch hour

told the seventh grade boys that, no, they could not climb on the tables to slam dunk the basketball (apparently the seventh grade girls giggled when one said, "I love it when the boys try to show off. And then the teacher comes.")

read essays

recorded scores

attended the freshman-run assembly

memorized names

told Alex he did a good job

told Shrreya "no"

called Ted Anthony. Again.

gave Reid his makeup work

e-mailed lesson plans to the dept chair

read e-mails

said the words "Eyes up here. I'm not speaking until everyone is quiet" multiple times.

made a grammar worksheet

organized papers

lost other papers

attempted to explain the word "ultimatum" in terms of The Bourne Ultimatum

read essays and took notes

was encouraged by my eighth graders to convince the principle to buy me a "smart board" (because white board markers make me sneeze)("The science room has one!" "And you're allergic!" "We could write a proposal!")

listened to the Grammar Rock noun song--as rockin' as it ever was.

What did you do at work today?

One of those card things...

Kate: Hey, mom can I get one of those card things.
Me: What do you mean?
Kate: You know, one of those cards you swipe (arm motion included) when you want to buy things.
Me: Do you mean a credit card?
Kate: Yes! Can I have one?
Me: NO! Not only are you not old enough, you do not have a job!
Kate: Please. Pretty please with a cherry on top. I am big, Mom!
Me: No. No. No.

Long conversation follows about earning money, working hard...etc. We did, however, finally decide that Kate would be satisfied with a lunch card she could "swipe" to get school lunch when they have hot dogs. Crisis averted...for now!