Rainy Days are no fun

Well the good news is that Blaine made it to Arkansas without any problems at all. The trip was not as long as we thought that it might be. He is in his own room with his own bathroom and TV which is awesome. He still does not have a computer, but we are working that out. He has class from 730 in the morning until 400 at night. Right now I know that he is probably very bored and would love the phone calls from anyone! Keep in mind the time difference though.

School got a bit easier this week. One of the programs that I had been working on planning suddenly got cancelled today. I am dreading telling the kids. They had been working so hard on it! I know they are going to be really disappointed and I am going to try and work something out so that they can still perform the pieces that they have been working on.

I am doing my best to keep myself occupied and busy. Especially for these first couple of days. Sunday my family kept me busy with them. Tonight I didn't get home till almost 6 from the doctor, and getting groceries. Tomorrow night shouldn't be too bad either with piano lesson time, and my family coming over to put a lock on the garage. Blaine's parents will be dropping off Christmas decorations as well tomorrow hopefully. So no problems there. Wednesday will be tutoring and busy time for me. Thursday may be the first night that I am really alone the whole time. I should have lots to do then with my decorations and tree to put up. If nothing else I can start wrapping gifts I suppose.

I hope everyone has an awesome week! Take care!

What a quick week!!

Thanksgiving this year was an awesome time. We managed to spend time with both families and had a great time. It has been such a quick week and I can't believe that it is already Saturday night. Blaine will be leaving in a few hours for Arkansas. He will be at Camp Robinson, Arkansas until December 21. While there he will be taking 2 different courses on unit movement. It is unreal the amount of training and planning that he alone is involved in. I am always amazed at how he keeps everything in its spot and he knows what is going on and where everyone should be. Blaine will still have his cell phone with him and I'm sure he'd be glad to hear from anyone while he is down there. Evenings will be best for him. I will update again on Monday probably. Please keep Blaine in your thoughts tomorrow and pray for a safe trip to Arkansas. Have a great night everyone!

Oh and congrats to EC basketball on an awesome win against Jennings County! Blaine will miss these few weeks of basketball!!

Day for thanks

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!! I hope everyone has a fantastic Thanksgiving with their families! I will give thanks today for all of you as well. More later this week on our life at the moment.

The Beginning of the Holiday Rush

It seems that it is already the time of year when the holiday rush is beginning. At least that is for Blaine and I. Then again, this may just be the norm for the next several months of our lives. Our weeks and weekends are quickly filling up and it seems the only time our paths cross is during our sleeping times....which are hardly the same at all.

This past week was very hectic for me at work. After staying home sick Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday I finally got to go back to school on Thursday. Being that the next day was our Veterans' Day program I had a lot to do. The students were all really worried about me after I was sick at the beginning of the week and were very helpful when it came to leading the class BINGO. After getting almost everything done for Veterans' Day, not done well, but done I finally tried to switch gears to planning for the 2 different holiday programs that I am having to put on. Friday's program went alright I suppose. The speaker was awesome and the students, well lets just say they were present and moving their mouths. This week was off to a nice start with Monday off. Tonight was conference night at my school so I got to hang out there late.

This weekend was a great deal of fun and family time. Friday we went to Brookville to visit with the grandparents. Saturday was for sleeping, basketball for Blaine, and then dinner out with Amy and shopping. Sunday we went back to Brookville to celebrate Pap's birthday. We had a delicious dinner and cake and ice cream as well. We also began working on making Christmas lists for grandma for this year. My family decided that I am way too stressed with life right now. I definitely don't disagree with them, however I am not sure that any of that will be changing any time soon. My family decided to try and help me discover ways to relax and be less stressed in my life, however I don't find much of that happening as well. I love them all for trying though. I think that this point in time of my life with all that is going on with the military and school that I am just doomed to be stressed. If any of you have tips on ways to handle stress I am willing to try new things. To those of you that deal with my stress on a regular basis I am sorry if my stress is passing on to you, or if you are suffering it effects.

The rest of the week is booked up for Blaine and I. Wednesday will be for tutoring, Thursday is piano lessons and basketball, Friday is a family picture with the Gellert family and Saturday is a family picture for my family.

I hope you all have a fantastic rest of the week! Take care! We love you!

Well this is a late post because I have been sick since the weekend. I started not feeling so great on Friday and everything has gone down hill since then. I went to the doctor on Monday only to be given an anitbiotic and a decongestant. I am not allowed to go back to work until Thursday of this week either! Which is horrible since Friday is the Veterans' Day program at school and we have not had any full rehearsals. I am seriously trying not to stress about that, but we all know how well I do with not stressing. Oh well, I hope that this stupid 102 temperature is done soon. I'm tired of feeling horrible.

In other news, Blaine received orders for a trip to Arkansas at the end of November. He is leaving on the 25th and will be back on December 21st. This was quite the unexpected news and something that I am not looking forward to.

Have a great week everyone!

Yay for Baby Anderson!

A big congratulations to Emily and Patrick Anderson on their new baby boy Thomas William! Mom and baby are doing great! Again a big congratulations!