Well, the earth around here has been shaking! This is the first time ever that I can remember things falling. Spices fell out of my cupboard, my Victoria's secret sprays fell all over and things fell off the shelf in the bathroom. The dog went under the table and stayed there for a couple of hours! That was the 4.7 on Sunday night. And then an aftershock of 4.0 on Tuesday! Oh, and when I got to school on Monday, one of those cabinets had flown open and I had a big mess of science stuff on the floor. It didn't last long but the epicenter was Lenox so it wasn't very far away. The first story in my reading book for 5th grade is called "Earthquake Terror" and until tthis year, my students had not lived through a very big earthquake. Then we had one in July, right before school started and now quite a few that could be felt!

We are leaving for Blythe today for Pat's party. Looking forward to seeing all the Blythe family. Mom and Dad are going with us. Then Bailey may be coming home with us and Chuck will get the other 2 next Wednesday. I'm excited to see grandkids! And it's always fun for all the cousins to get together!

Counting down

Just counting down the days! Only 21 more days with this class. I am so worn out every night. We finished state testing abd now is the time when I would normally try to do some really fun activities with my class. But his class just can't handle anything that's not routine. We do have physical fitness testing to do still. And our open house is next week.

I have put in for a transfer for next year. I am hoping to get a position at ILC which is our school with a longer day. It's extra pay and would count toward my 3 highest years before retirement. That will make a difference.

Still no real job for Chuck. Nothing has come through with the home inspection. They guaranteed 3 a week minimum but haven't called with any so far. I kind of like javing him here when I come home every day.

Chuck planned a really nice mother's day for me. We had his family and my mom and dad over. Chuck had ordered El Pollo Loco so I didn't have to do anything! We had a nice day with nice weather so we got to eat out in the yard which we have been working on.

Looking forward to having our grandkids in about 10 days!

I don't know how some of you keep up! I never seem to find the time to blog and when I do, I can never remember my password. It must be my age!

We had a great spring break. We got to go to Lake Skinner with Josh, Jordan and their families for Easter weekend. Then we went to visit friends in Vegas and golfed. When we left there, we went to Arizona and saw both Jessca's and Jennifer's families. All 8 grandkids in one week! A lot of driving but worth every minute. We also drove over Hoover Dam from Vegas to Arizona. Last time we saw the dam was when we all went to Vegas when the kids were little. The new bridge they are building over the dam is spectacular!

I'm counting down the days until school is out. This year has been my hardest ever! It's really too bad because it's just a few of the kids but they take up all my time for discipline. With this class, it's never just one kid in trouble. I'm sure my principal is looking forward to summer just as much as I am!

Chuck got a job as an inspector for bank foreclosures. He just got all the paperwork at the end of the week so he hasn't done his first one yet but he's looking forward to it. Supposedly you are guaranteed at least 3 inspections per week. We'll see.

Hawaii was hectic with the wedding and all but Hawaii is always beautiful! We hiked at Haleakala which we had never done before. We had a great whale watch and we could even see whales from the lanai of our condo. I'm planning a trip back east with Bailey to see some of the historical sites for late July. That will be fun as well.