1. We completely replaced our A/C. Yuck. The additional cost to get the whole unit replaced versus just the compressor was not too much more (I mean it was a lot, but not relatively speaking...I guess). So there goes another $2200. Fun. Not.
2. My daughter is completely adorable. It is getting so incredibly hard to leave her in the morning. Now, I try to leave before she wakes up. Easier for me...selfish, I know! I was trying to load two videos of her counting and calling out all of the letters in the alphabet, but my computer wouldn't let me. I'll work on that.
3. My daughter is also very small. :) At almost 28 months old, I bought her some new winter clothes. The pants are size 18 months, buttoned to the tightest on the adjustable waist, and she STILL sags and shows diaper! Not to worry, though...shirts are 2T because her head is so huge and her waist so long! It also helps save money, though....she is going to be wearing her same duck costume for Halloween as she did last year! We will just have to add some yellow socks to cover up her leg growth. We tried it on the other day and she was waddling around the living room- hey, she doesn't remember the costume, and that's the important part, right? :)
4. I survived yet another LCCS Spirit Week and Homecoming. This marks my 12th, I think. It was fun, though, because it was the first football homecoming since this is the first varsity football season. It's definitely a different feel and was a lot of fun! It helped that LCCS won in overtime! A lot of alumni showed up and it was just a good time! Of course everytime I see alumni that I have taught and they are getting married, graduating college, etc....makes me feel OLD!
Here are some pics:
The first homecoming parade- each class had a "float" ie. golfcart, the dancers, cheerleaders were there, pep band...and the elementary and middle school lined the parking lot. For the first time, it was a good start to a new tradition:
Homecoming Pep Rally- dance team, cheerleaders, and drum line
The tunnel of students and alumni after the game. I had to run to get out of the way so I wouldn't be run over, thus the blurriness:
Football at Lake Country...can you believe it?
My best friend, Kristen and I--- styling in our homecoming mums (that's new) and the vintage LCCS letter jacket!
The 2008 Homecoming Court
5. Emma's legs are finally starting to get long enough to ride her bike! She has to sit way up at the front of the bike, but she loves it! As I came home one day, she and my mom were on a walk/ride, so of course, we had to race to the house! (Notice my oh-so-stylish daughter with her sunglasses on top of her head and socks with flip flops. Oh well, you win some, lose some)
Go, Emma, Go!!!!
6. As you probably know, I teach chemistry at LCCS. I love it when students actually find that they can be successful at a "hard" subject and they enjoy it! Well, one thing we did this year was celebrate "Mole Day" in my advanced classes. A mole is a unit of measurement in chemistry and represents 6.022 x 10^23 items...so on October 23, i.e. 10-23, we celebrated mole day! We had le-moleade, ani-mole cookies, and pin the nose on the El-mole. It was a fun 10 minutes or so then back to work! It also kinda went with the craziness of Spirit Week (hence the interesting attire in the pictures!) For some of you, here's a flashback to Dr. Bah's lab!! It's still there, and is now my home away from home!
7. The other day, Emma and I decided to bake! She loves to help- she's gotten a lot of experience with her Grandmommy Judy. So here we are mixing :
7. The other day, Emma and I decided to bake! She loves to help- she's gotten a lot of experience with her Grandmommy Judy. So here we are mixing :
And of course, she knows the best part about baking is eating the batter!
But you must enjoy your hard work when it is finished!
8. We also went to the park one evening and had a great time. I wanted to post these photos of Emma playing this year, and then some from last year about this time at the same park. Oh how she has grown!
9. Emma has gotten to the point where she must be fully accessorized whenever we go "side" (ie. outside). Here's one of her latest "getups"- sunglasses, purse, baby, and Elmo backpack.
10. Daniel and I got to have some "adult time" recently when we went to a friend's wedding in Dallas:
11. Speaking of weddings, my first "real" student is getting married in November. There have been others that have gotten married who were students when I first started teaching, but this is the first one I actually taught. Wow....again, makes me feel old. 
12. Finally, as it is time for me to wrap up and go to bed, Emma has had a hard time sleeping lately. She's never been the most sound or longest of sleepers/nappers. I still wonder if all of her experiences in the hospital have influenced her somehow. For her first month, someone was checking her blood pressure and oxygen levels every 3 hours, even throughout the night! She often goes through spells of waking up for no apparent reason in the middle of the night and taking forever to fall back asleep. This past week has been bad- 3 times. Anyways, she also is having trouble going to sleep...one of the joys of having a child with the ability to climb out of bed is that she gets out of bed at the drop of a hat! Anyways, one night last week I went to go check on her before heading to bed myself, and I found this in the hallway!
Kristen and I:
11. Speaking of weddings, my first "real" student is getting married in November. There have been others that have gotten married who were students when I first started teaching, but this is the first one I actually taught. Wow....again, makes me feel old.
The bride, Lacey Flenner, and I:
12. Finally, as it is time for me to wrap up and go to bed, Emma has had a hard time sleeping lately. She's never been the most sound or longest of sleepers/nappers. I still wonder if all of her experiences in the hospital have influenced her somehow. For her first month, someone was checking her blood pressure and oxygen levels every 3 hours, even throughout the night! She often goes through spells of waking up for no apparent reason in the middle of the night and taking forever to fall back asleep. This past week has been bad- 3 times. Anyways, she also is having trouble going to sleep...one of the joys of having a child with the ability to climb out of bed is that she gets out of bed at the drop of a hat! Anyways, one night last week I went to go check on her before heading to bed myself, and I found this in the hallway!
So apparently, she was coming to get us, or just wasn't comfortable in her bed (we actually often find her on the floor near her bed) and just couldn't quite make it down the hallway! (Her bedroom is the door on the right!). She's so precious!
Blessings!!!! (especially if you took the time to read all of this!!!)
