Oh Wednesday...

Well let's see April brings lots of golf tournaments...The Masters and Heritage...of course the Heritage golf tournament in Hilton Head is where Jeff and I met 12 years ago. It is so hard to believe it has been 12 years...and Gaddy...the "bruise" still makes me chuckle as does MB's..."Joshua."

Okay back to present time...this past weekend Norah went to a friend's birthday party where she had a blast. One of the party favors was a sleep mask and I found her asleep that night with it on...too cute!

Norah also made a "fort" in the dining room on Monday night and has been enjoying hanging out in it every night when she gets home from her activity of the day...

Today Norah had her Rainbow Run at school...she was up early this morning...ready to go!

I was not able to go as it was during my two morning classes but luckily my Aunt Susan went to cheer Norah on...

Norah had a blast...she said she ran and jogged some during the run. She loved that her Aunt Susan came to see her! She also raised money for the event and look at this cute pic of Norah with her favorite 1st grade teacher ever...Mrs. Caswell!

Books...I finished reading "The Last Letter from your Lover" by Jojo Moyes. This is the third book I have read by her and I love her writing. I really enjoyed the book and liked the two stories just as she did two stories in "The Girl You Left Behind"...highly recommend all three of the books. "Me Before You" is still up there as one of my all time favorites. I look forward to reading more of her books.

I have book club tomorrow night and have to finish our book "The Interestings" by Meg Wolitzer...I'll let you know how I like it when I finish it. I also have a growing list of books that are on my "to be read" list...cannot wait til this summer when I can read more!

Well I have to leave you with a picture that was on People.com the other day and made me smile. It is from the College Basketball Final Game on Monday night...two past Presidents and Romo...only in America!! :)

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Oh Wednesday...

The start of April...

I cannot believe it is the beginning of April already...time is flying! Well this week was full of the usual...work, school for Norah, and Norah activities. Norah's school did call me on Thursday from the nurse saying she didn't feel well (stiff neck and sore throat!) so I freaked and ran to school to get her. I took her to the doctor but luckily it was just allergies. We also ended up getting a new gadget...(Roku...and I haven't had time to figure it all out...but will keep you posted!)

Friday came and I got hit with allergies (I hope this is it and I hope it does not last long...never had allergy issues before) and felt like death warmed over...this continued and I immediately went to bed once I got home. This yuckiness did allow me to finish "House of Cards" Season 2 which was awesome. You have to watch it! Then I started Season 1, Episode 1 of "Breaking Bad" and I have to admit it makes me look at Chemistry in another way!

Not sure what to say about "Scandal"...I'm still team Fitz/Olivia...gotta feeling that this season will end a little interesting....

Anyway...after I awoke from the Zyrtec/Ibuprofen coma on Saturday morning...Norah and I ran errands and then headed to a friend's pool...

We then headed home and after dinner and a movie (at home) with friends...we headed to an early bed.

Jeff has been fishing all day and this is the picture I just got with the caption "fish tacos"...

Here is to hoping I feel better tomorrow...Norah has a birthday party to go to which she is pumped up about and it will be time to get ready for another week!

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The start of April...

Loved the Weekend...

This weekend was so nice. It was relaxing and fun...it was much needed. We started on Friday with a birthday party at the bowling alley for two friends turning 4 years old. Norah had a blast and even bowled a strike! (I think Friday afternoon parties are great...you are ready to relax and then you still have the whole weekend ahead of you. Note to self: Norah's birthday party will be on a Friday)

There was also lots of oyster eating, wine drinking, family time, friend time, errands run, cleaning, and even time by myself. There was a Harry Potter marathon on ABC Family Channel which always makes for some fun TV watching. Jeff and Keith killed a hog today...and this time I think it will be eaten...I will have to keep you posted on that one. No picture as the one he sent me is not too pretty. Norah had a big weekend and even took a nap today on the couch with the dogs...it was so cute.

Well here is to hoping the warmer weather arrives this week...hard to believe it will be April already!

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Loved the Weekend...

The Latest...

I'm worn out. Life has been a blur lately. Yada Yada Yada. Oh well. Let's move on. So before heading to Disney with my 7th and 8th grade students (who I adore! And yes...I actually missed my 6th graders)...Norah and I spent some time together as I was extremely sad about leaving her behind. We went to breakfast (cute Ellie spent the night with us the night before so she went to breakfast too!), had nails done, went to the movies (saw "Mr. Peabody and Sherman" which was great...totally gonna own that movie one day!!) and really just bonded. I sure did miss her bunches while I was gone! Luckily my mom and Jeff took good care of sweet girl (and my friend Glenn too!). So here are a few pics of Norah and Ellie at breakfast, "selfie" of myself and teachers who chaperoned before my A/C broke...another story...(thank you to all the parent chaperones...especially my roommate Stacy who was so fun to stay up late talking...of course we were exhausted later for it...but so fun!!!!) And the last pics are the sun rising on the last morning of our stay in Florida from our balcony...beautiful!

When I arrived home...I just wanted to be with baby girl but alas...we came back mid-week! So after finishing the week at school (I was a walking zombie!) Norah and I got to bond on Saturday with a breakfast out, errands, and just fun while Jeff caught a fish with his friend Kyle. The fish was delicious as we did get to eat it for dinner that night! We enjoyed company on Sunday (even though there was a little work that had to be done by both and Jeff and I too) and I must admit being sucked into some basketball action as there was some great games on TV for March Madness. (Norah and I watched "Frozen" again too!) Norah also went with the Wilcox family to Brookgreen Gardens too!

This week has been standardized testing for the middle school students where I work and Norah has had her first project due (it was on France!) as well as the usual stuff. Now the countdown is still on for Spring Break (22 days) and I will admit...even for the weekend (2 days!)

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The Latest...

Mid-Week Check in...

Well today is one of those days (I feel like I say this everyday) where there is so much to do but so little time. Also sweet Norah is not feeling well and they called from school for us to come pick her up. Jeff and I split the day so we both got to go to work some. She says her throat hurts and I am really hoping it is allergies (have given her Zyrtec)...but only time will tell. She seems to be doing a little better as the day has gone on but still says it hurts (no fever so I'm hoping that it is not strep.) She did let me snuggle with her today which was nice!

Now let's have a random blog post...

Movies...
I really want to see "Grand Budapest Hotel" but it isn't playing around here...maybe it will eventually come to Charleston?

I'm hoping to take Norah to see this movie...

And I will definitely be seeing this movie (loved the book!)...

Lately this is how I feel...(a late April Spring Break is tough on a teacher!)

Speaking of Spring Break...Norah and I are having some Mommy and Me time and going to...

We are both very excited! We plan on going to all the museums, monuments, the zoo, etc. The countdown is on. (Still trying to convince Jeff to take a Spring Break too and go with us!)

With the weather warming up...all I can think about (besides Spring Break) is summer coming...which means lots of beach time and nights out. Wouldn't these bags be perfect for a day on the beach and then a night out!

Well I guess it is back to do some school work while I can...did I mention that I leave soon with the 7th and 8th grade students to Disney World? Yep. Should be an adventure!

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Mid-Week Check in...

Love the weather...please stay!

Last week is was freezing and this weekend it was glorious! There was some beach action...

I cannot wait for full time beach time...Norah agrees!

Today while Norah was at art class...Jeff and I went and had a drink at Happy Hour at Quigleys. We saw a couple of familiar faces and it was nice to have a quick date these days.

I always look for quotes for my "quote of the week" at school but when I saw this one...I couldn't believe how well it describes me. I do love some talking.

Here is hoping for some more gorgeous beach weather.

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Love the weather...please stay!

What day is it?

This is seriously what I have to ask myself everyday as I feel a little behind (overwhelmed) these days. Let's see what has been happening...a lot of work action for myself and Jeff. I do love what I do...I know I am very lucky to work with great people and love my "children" each day so my "feeling behind" is really based on not enough hours in a day and the balance of home life. Anywho...Norah has been enjoying her normal activities...art, yoga, hip hop/jazz, game night, and even a friend's birthday party. She is as cute and fun as ever. The weather here is super wacky and I now am officially ready for Spring to be here. The time changes this weekend so maybe the weather will change with it. Come on Spring!

I did go to the most amazing conference I have been to in a very long time or maybe ever. I was lucky enough to be able to go with our Senior girls to the Women's Leadership Conference that was put on by Coastal Carolina's Women in Philanthropy and Leadership and it was AMAZING!

Not to get on my soapbox but I really believe there is a different path that women (girls) need to take to truly embrace a leadership role in the world. I could talk forever on the matter (Thanks Glenn and Amanda for listening to my rambling all about it!) as I feel strongly that girls need to learn at an early age about the skills it takes to succeed and desperately need to see strong women role models as examples in their lives. Anyway, I so enjoyed all the speakers and a few that stick in my mind are: Sharon Epperrson, Wendi Nix, Kathrine Switzer, Nathalie Dupree, and Marguerite Willis. Again, I could go on and on about all I heard and how motivating and wonderful the whole day was...I highly recommend all women attend and give back in some way to other women or girls so they understand that they can accomplish all their goals! Off soapbox....

"Scandal" is back on and I love me some Olivia and Fitz! Cannot wait till Thursday's new episode.

I have not had a chance to watch the rest of season 2 of "House of Cards" but I plan on fixing that this weekend...because trust me there is not a day goes by that I don't feel like Frank...

Books...well I have finished two lately...

"Goldfinch"...I so wanted to love it but it was just okay. For 800 pages I need "wow" and it just wasn't there. Some parts were really good but overall someone needs to learn how to edit...that book could have been done in about 500 pages. "Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library" is a book my 6th graders are reading for some extra enrichment and I thought it was really cute. The kids seem to like it too!

I wish I had some cute pics of Norah to add but I have fallen down on picture taking again...gonna do better! But here are a few funny things for you...

1. This is how I feel it has been a good day at school...

2. This is probably why I don't sleep much...

3. And by Friday nights...

So here is hoping that Friday gets here soon!

Until then...watch this...it will make you "Happy"  :)

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What day is it?