If I recall correctly there was a tv show on where the lead actress was to get a theme song and play it in her head. Well I always that it was a creative, cute idea but I never adapted one to my life. Here recently I was subbing at a school and the teacher played a video for the kids and the opening song had me bopping my head and tapping my feet. I soon was researching this new found song and cartoon. Some of you with young children might know of the show but I had never heard of it and now I am head over heels in love with it. The show is Peep and the Big Wide World.
Well the opening song is sung by Taj Mahal and it is the cutest song ever. It is my new theme song. Watch the video below to hear it.
So now every morning I wake up and play the song and it really sets my day off. Right now I can hear it in my head. I like the idea behind it….my whole world is in front of me to explore and see and it is waiting for me. Hope you enjoy!
I play it in class for the kids and now I am up and dancing and singing…they love it!
So as most of you know we have had our darling munchkin over a year now and I heard today that possibly in the next couple of months we could actually be beginning the “adoption” process. You can’t imagine the relief and joy and exhaustion I am feeling. It has truly been a long process and one I am so glad we took.
So for those that may be confused and thought “I thought you already adopted her.” We didn’t we were only her foster parents and adoption takes some time. It took longer than usual for us considering munchkin’s unique situation. But we hung in there…there is no definite time line but maybe just maybe by Christmas this year it could be all done. No guarantee considering we are dealing with the courts but progress has been made and in a couple of months we could have a more definite timeline. I am breathing a sign of relief and soon we could be a family and be done with all of this legal stuff.
It would sure be a relief not to have to do so much paperwork regarding parenting your own child. We have been blessed and every day with munchkin is indeed a blessing.
I leave with a picture of munchkin. Have a great day! Please continue to pray for us and pray for a speedy trial! This is a picture of her first time bowling…you can’t tell in the picture but I swear that ball must be going less than one mile per hour. That’s my baby.
Today I woke up and did munchkin’s hair. That took me some time as it always does but afterwards we were all hungry. (hubby, me and munchkin). So we all got changed from our pj’s and head to find some grub. We stopped at a seafood restaurant and had a nice lunch. I was feeling kind of dreary as hubby and I have been so sick all week. We have this ongoing cough that keeps us awake and miserable. We were suppose to go get groceries but I was not feeling it.
So I suggested stopping at a nearby park and taking munchkin to the playground. We stop and take her to the playground and she plays and plays. It was so windy and I want to use the word “delicious” outside. Hubby and I sat for a moment on a bench and watched munchkin smile and wave at us. She had a great time. I was glad we stopped and played with her.
I spent most of my weekend trying to help my sister plan her wedding which is in less than two months. So much to do and the Lord didn’t make me an octupus…but it is so exciting and we are all so thrilled to be a part of it. I can’t wait to see it all come together.
As most of you know my sister moved in with me June of 2007 with what was suppose to be a couple of months. It changed over time and I was all for it. Her and I get along great and are like the best of sisters.
Over the year plus she has grown into so much that her and I planned for and wanted. She has been working, finally got her license (Thank you Jesus!) I couldn’t be more proud of her. Well her boyfriend came over one day and had a ring and proposed to my sister. We are all so excited for her and in a matter of weeks she will be married and moving out of my home.
I am so going to miss her. I feel her and I have a very special sister bond and I am going to miss our late nights up watching tv and talking. It will be different with her gone but I am at peace I have passed on all I know to her and she is a different person because of it.
I wish her the very best and know she is on a path the Lord has set for her. Congratulations mija!
So I just picked up munchkin from daycare and lately she has been trying to sing along with the radio. Well MercyMe’s song was on “Holy, Holy, Holy”. And sure enough she got the chorus down and was singing along. I almost started crying but decided against it as I was driving. But it so made me smile and warmed my heart to hear this 3 year old singing a praise song to Jesus! Parenting has such pure blessing associated with it.
So I have come to find some of my most precious memories during our family time is when we “dance”. It happens quite naturally really.
Typically what happens is I will turn on my Zune and put on the music while I cook or clean. Hubby will do the same and then next thing you know munchkin will start dancing, and then we join in. We will dance after song after song. She usually laughs and giggles. It is the best time we have just letting ourselves dance, sing and enjoy being a family.
Munchkin loves it as she loves to dance and as she learns songs she even tries to sing along. It is so breathtaking to see her grow and learn so much even in activities like dancing with her daddy. She adores him so much.
We think she is finally potty trained!
It has been a long road to get her to this level but we are so happy. It is such a relief to have her past this phase.
I am on Spring Break and can’t wait to enjoy this time off.
So as I teach more and more I come to experience feelings that I am not familiar with or wasn’t expecting I guess. I mean if I had to sit down and think about it then I know logic would set in and tell me I should have expected it.
I took a long term assignment working with one kindergarten who was in need of special services. I will call him Adam. Anyways, Adam had a lot of issues and needed a lot of help to get him up to speed with his class. His first words to me were “I hate you, quit following me!” He was a hard case to get thru to but eventually he and I had a great bond and began to work very well together. I spent over two months with him one on one at school and we were making so much progress.
Last week Mom withdraws him to move him away from his dad. It is a bitter fight for custody between them. I got the news and just had to leave the room and cry and cry. I felt like I was grieving for a loved one. I felt cheated. I had put so much into his education and I really felt like I was close to doing what our goals were for him and then poof!
I have been trying to adjust to this all week and I hurt for him because I feel like his well being was no factor in this woman’s decision. It is a long story and one I can’t get into.
But I am heartbroken. I didn’t see myself getting that attached to a student and I worry about him all the time. I am guessing this is just the tip of the iceberg for many teaching years ahead of me.
Adam you will always be so special in my heart and I pray now that Jesus watches over you for me since I no longer can. I hope you never forget me.
…landed in my washer and dryer this weekend. ARGH! This one crayon is more deadly than one grape stain.
It practically ruined a whole load of munchkins clothes…well the final verdict is not in. I am still working on recovering them to their full potential and have searched various websites including crayola to see what I can do to remove this contagious stain maker from her clothes.
I wrote some time back during my teaching time that I loved a box of crayons…I am incline to take that back in light of how much trouble one little blue monster crayon is giving me.
Be blessed, and for those with kids…be on the look out for this silent stain stalking crayon…I think it was watching me for weeks..just waiting for this new parent to experience his wrath.
Morning, Afternoon, Evening or why are you up at this hour to everyone…
So I continue to sub and rather enjoy. I have seen so much and learned so much that I may not have learned yet in my own room. I am grateful for all the exposore I have had thus far. Right now I am on a long term assignment at the school where I did my student teaching and swear this school feels like my second home. I love it there. I even love just driving by and seeing the school and feel a sense of pride knowing I work there.
Munchkin is growing up so fast. She is going to be so tall. We are still pottying training but I am now resorting to prayer. I can only assume that she will get it one day….if anyone has any advice on how to start night time potty train please send me a message…. PLEASE!!!!!
We are no longer in relationship with munchkin’s ex-foster family. It is such a huge relief off of our shoulders to no longer to have to deal with such a toxic relationship as that one was for us. It is a long story of how it happened but hubby and I feel it is the best thing for munchkin and us. Our agency is fully supportive and recommended the release of them in our lives. I know I can walk away that we tried to make it work but hubby and I know we need to move on from them for munchkin’s sake.
I had a birthday a few days back and it was a nice quiet one. Hubby sent me two dozen assorted roses at work. They are so beautiful and still alive and fragrant. I was so touched. I had some cake as well. Hubby’s birthday is coming up and I am so excited because I love birthdays and all the celebrating that comes along with it.
My sister is now engage and will get married in November so that has me busy as well as I am her Matron of Honor. I am so looking forward to her walking down the isle and starting her new life. I am so proud of her as she came a long way from the time she first moved in my home. I feel I have done my job of getting her to the next place in her life. I know I will be at peace and not worry about her being a wife or working adult out of my home. It feels really good. I will miss her something fierce. She was like my live-in best friend. She makes me laugh something fierce and I can tell her just about anything and do often at the peace of night when everyone is sleeping and her and I are up watching the Bachelor, our favorite show.
I have some time before she leaves but I still don’t want her to go because I fear the lonely nights without her…selfish I know but I am sure I will adjust somehow but won’t like it…there!
I heard this today on one of his sermons and it just hit me and made such sense I had to share it. I was faced on Monday with a challenge that I had not yet had in my life and I contemplated nothing fulfilling something that I needed to do. I prayed on it and had a whole day to think of what I should do. This morning I did what I was suppose to do. But now I understand why my “blessing” was so challenging and how I almost gave it up because I am sure Satan sees me clearly from it.
So I wanted to share that if you feel challenge God will get you thru it.
I can only assume that she will get it one day….if anyone has any advice on how to start night time potty train please send me a message…. PLEASE!!!!!
