Pure Madness!

     It's been three weeks since my last post, and I feel like I have been running 90-to-nothing the entire time. It has really just been one thing after another lately, and to say I'm worn otu would be a huge understatement. When we got back from Halloween and then the early Thanksgiving celebration at my parents', the first week of November at school was pretty hectic. On that Tuesday morning, I had a formal evaluation. Then on that Wednesday, I had a peer observation where the 5 other teachers on my wing, 3 assistants, the 2 speech teachers, an administrator, and our instructional coach all came in my room to watch me teach a guided reading lesson. I don't know why, but it makes me SUPER nervous to have anyone come watch me teach, so I was a basket of nerves both days.

    The second Sunday in November we had our shoe box packing party at Mary's Chapel. I love this time of year, and Rylee Love had fun picking out the gifts at Walmart and then placing them in the shoe boxes for the needy children. I think it is very important to teach her that it is much better to give a gift than to get one. This year was the first year it seemed like she really understood.

    Then came the second week in November, which was crazier than the first. Tuesday evening, I found out that I was going to have 2 peer observations on Wednesday. No other teacher had to give peer observations 2 weeks in a row, and no one else had to do 2 in one day. I was very frazzled by it along with the late notice, but I did what I had to do and got them over with, Then I had to take Payton to Dyersburg to get her flu shot, so I took these two beauties with me and we made a fun evening of it by heading to Chikfila afterwords.

     Than Thursday morning, Rylee Love's teacher brought her into my classroom because she was crying. and they couldn't get her to calm down. She's not very good at expressing her feelings, so I tried talking to her but she still wouldn't get calm. Then I felt her and realized she was warm. She went up to the nurses office, and sure enough she had fever, so I had to take off the rest of the day and take her to the clinic. It turned out she had another ear infection. We got her started on antibiotics and it cleared up quickly.

     Sunday evening we went over to Nonna and Granddaddy's because Mel, Austin, and Callie were visiting. It was so good to finally meet little miss Callie. She is such a sweetie pie! I was a total baby hog and held her most of the night, but what can I say?! She's too precious to resist!

      Monday evening I cooked dinner and they came over to our house to visit. Austin loves playign with Rylee Love in her playroom and Callie got to try out Payton's old swing. Rylee Love even asked to hold baby Callie. It was too sweet! And Payton was obsessed with the baby. She wanted to check her out!

     Payton had been acting kinda off all week. Monday night she fell asleep in her highchair at the dinner table. She hadn't been eating much or sleeping much. and she'd been more fussy then usual. Then Wednesday afternoon, I got a call from daycare that she had fever. So I had to miss Thursday to take her to the doctor. He diagnosed her with roseola since she had fever, a rash, and she had thrown up one time. He said it just had to run it's course. Poor baby! I hate when it's viral and there's nothing they can do!

       My poor school babies! I missed most of last Thursday because of Rylee Love's ear infection, I missed Monday for a reading training. I had to leave after half a day Tuesday because I was super dizzy and feeling really cruddy, turned out to be a sinus infection and inner ear infection. Then I missed Thursday with Payton. I missed these little Turkeys, but by the time Friday came and I was there for the day of Thanksgiving lunch, they were pretty out of routine and hyped up! It was crazy, but I was so glad I got to be there with them.

        I was able to eat Thanksgiving lunch with Rylee Love, and that was the best part of the day. I don't get to eat lunch with her because I'm working, but because Thanksgiving lunch had a different schedule, I was able to work it out so I could eat with her. It was so much fun to spend time with her during the school day and she was so excited and proud to have her mommy eat with her!

      Payton didn't have such a good day Friday, and Ryan ended up having to leave work early to go get her from daycare. She seemed okay when she got home, she even ate some Sonic, then we laid her down for bedtime. Around 10 she woke up getting sick, and she woke up again at midnight. My poor baby. But she slept the rest of the night and woke up in better spirits this morning, so we got ready to head to Austin's birthday party.

    Austin's birthday party was a lot of fun. He is such a sweet boy, and I'm glad he got to have a little celebration here with his Tennessee family. After his party he wanted to come over and play with Rylee Love, so of course we jumped at the chance to have one more night to visit before they headed back to Georgia. Overall it was a good day. But it has been a crazy few weeks, and I am just so glad I am on Thanksgiving break this week. Hopefully we can all get well and rested, and things will calm down for a little bit. We shall see.