I have been teaching for roughly 3.5 months now, and I have to say I had no idea what I was getting myself into. When I student taught, I was at a very nice, mostly middle to upper middle class charter school in Monument. I am now teaching in Greeley, CO where 80% of our students are on free and reduced lunch. To illustrate my point let me share an anecdote from yesterday's lesson. The lesson objective was for the kids to become familiar with Mayan trade and the Mayan tax system. I started the lesson by showing the kids an American 1040 form and discussing who pays taxes, how we pay taxes and what that money is used for. One of the things we came up with tax money helps with is schools. I told the kids that schools are funded by the government, and that someone paid money for them to be here etc. One student raised her hand and said "I used to have a friend and she had to buy her food" I wasn't sure what she meant so I probed a bit further and asked the obvious question "what? What do you mean bought her food?"
She replied "She had to like, buy her food, her parents had to give her money for food"
At this point I thought I knew what she meant so I asked "Do you mean her parents wrote her a check or gave her cash to buy school lunch?"
Student "Yeah, it was weird"
Me-*facepalm* I was astounded. I calmly explained that food cost money and someone, somewhere is paying for this food. I told the students our tax dollars go to provide food for students who meet certain income requirements etc. I went home still shaking my head. I can't believe a student who's parents actually pay for lunch is in the minority here.
In addition to that, in the past two days I have written four referrals. Two for a fist fight, one for a student cussing at me, and one because a student commented that "Mrs. Robinson must be on her period, she is beign such a bitch"... yep. That about sums up my week.
Like I said, I had no idea what I was getting into. I am glad I know now because next year is going to be so much better.
Friday, November 30, 2012
Tuesday, September 4, 2012
You never know....
whew. I don't even know where to begin. In my last post I mentioned I had interviewed at several schools and not had any luck. Well, at the end of the July I was at my parents house and noticed there was a new posting at Franklin Middle School, in Greeley. I had already interviewed there for the 6th grade Language Arts position, but now they had a social studies position open. I was ready to jump at the chance! However, it was already 4pm and I figured no one was there, so I'd call tomorrow. Imagine my surprise when my phone rang a few minutes later, and the secretary from Franklin called and asked me if I would come in for another interview! I said yes and made plans to come in the following Monday. I went in on Monday and felt like I was supposed to be there-it just felt like home. I was comfortable with the principal and the assistant principal, and introduced myself to the office manager. The interview was going well enough until the principal causally mentioned that he had over 50 applicants for this position. My heart sank and I was sure I wasn't getting it. He said he would be in touch and let me know before the week was over. I went home and told Geoff that we better make plans for me to be at home again this year, since school started in less than 3 weeks. The next day I was hanging out with Eli and I got a phone call from an unknown number. I figured it was a telemarketer or wrong number so I answered with an un-enthusiastic "hello?" It was the principal from Franklin! He was calling to offer me the job!! Of course I said yes and started planning immediately. On my first day of new teacher training, I mentioned to some of the veteran teachers that I was looking to possibly move to Greeley and lo and behold, one of them had a house she was just purchasing (with her son, long story) and they needed a tenant. I talked to Geoff about it that night and we moved in just a few days before school started! We found a good in home daycare for Eli, the lady who runs it is licensed and besides being a bit spacey, seems very patient and kind. Eli has taken to daycare much better than I ever would have hoped, he likes the kids there and talks about it all the time. Its been a long, crazy past month or so. I can't wait for things to be settled in more and to finish unpacking the last box or two :)
Sunday, July 1, 2012
Eli is AWEsome!
My little man will be 21 months old in a few days, so I am already starting to think about his 2nd birthday. (yep. I am a party-nerd) Anyway, he blows me away every day. I am working on uploading a video of him right now telling me all of his letters! I honestly had no idea that he knew any of his letters! But he apparently does. We were at my parents house a few days ago and Eli and my mom were watching Super Why! (PBS kids show) and two letters popped up on the screen, and Eli said them without being prompted. My mom asked me if he had seen this episode before or if he knows his letters. I said yes, he's seen the episode once or twice before, and I don't think he knows them. Well, my mom has a magnet board with letters on it and Eli was already playing with it so I picked it up and asked him what each letter was. He knew them all! It was pretty amazing. I am so proud of him, he is so inquisitive and eager to learn new things. We are working on colors and shapes and numbers now too.
He has also started showing interest in using the potty, which is exciting for me because that will mean no more diapers! Some days he is eager and willing to try, some days he has no interest. Its a day by day thing. He is also sleeping in his bed most of the night now too. Ah, what a relief. I don't mind him coming to bed and sleeping with Geoff and me, but I do like having him go down in his bed at night so I can have a few hours to my self at night.
In terms of Geoff and I, Geoff is still working and plugging along with school. He is debating taking only one class at a time for now to increase his chances of being successful with his remaining credits. He only has 20 credits left, so we are both anxious for him to be done. I am still looking for a job myself, as teaching jobs in Fort Collins are very difficult to come by. I have had 5-6 interviews, and they've all gone well, but it always comes back with "its not you, its me". In short, schools are so over saturated with applicants that they can be incredibly picky about who they hire and they want someone with experience, which I don't have and can't get... so we're in a holding pattern. I could get a job in Colorado Springs, there are a LOT more jobs down there then there are up here, but I can't take a job in the Springs, and we can't move to the Springs until Geoff is done with school, but he could finish school a lot faster if he didn't have to work full time. So its a giant mess. Hopefully something will come through for us sooner than later.
As soon as the video of Eli doing his letters is done uploading I will come back and add the video.
He has also started showing interest in using the potty, which is exciting for me because that will mean no more diapers! Some days he is eager and willing to try, some days he has no interest. Its a day by day thing. He is also sleeping in his bed most of the night now too. Ah, what a relief. I don't mind him coming to bed and sleeping with Geoff and me, but I do like having him go down in his bed at night so I can have a few hours to my self at night.
In terms of Geoff and I, Geoff is still working and plugging along with school. He is debating taking only one class at a time for now to increase his chances of being successful with his remaining credits. He only has 20 credits left, so we are both anxious for him to be done. I am still looking for a job myself, as teaching jobs in Fort Collins are very difficult to come by. I have had 5-6 interviews, and they've all gone well, but it always comes back with "its not you, its me". In short, schools are so over saturated with applicants that they can be incredibly picky about who they hire and they want someone with experience, which I don't have and can't get... so we're in a holding pattern. I could get a job in Colorado Springs, there are a LOT more jobs down there then there are up here, but I can't take a job in the Springs, and we can't move to the Springs until Geoff is done with school, but he could finish school a lot faster if he didn't have to work full time. So its a giant mess. Hopefully something will come through for us sooner than later.
As soon as the video of Eli doing his letters is done uploading I will come back and add the video.
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
All the Kings Horses and All the Kings Men...Put Our Family Together Again?
Its time. Eli and I are moving back to Fort Collins this Saturday. Its been approximately 10 months since we left the Fort, and I am anxious to be back home. Its going to be an incredibly difficult transition for Eli, Geoff and me...not to mention my parents. When we last lived together as a whole family unit Eli was approximately 10 months old, wearing size 9mo clothes, and not walking yet. Now he is 19 months old, wearing 18-24mo clothes, and running around like a crazy person. He walks and talks, eats 3+ meals a day, says more words than some 2 year olds I know and is a sweet, gentle, mama's boy. He talks to his daddy on the phone sometimes and I can tell he is aware that daddy is not here and he's not OK with it anymore. At the same time, he loves spending time with Nana and Papa. Its going to be hard on him not to have them around and to be stuck at home with boring old mama every day! He's used to playing with his cousins almost everyday and seeing Aunt "Chel-chee" and Uncle "Ry-nun" and "Wizzy" and "Ba-kah" (Monica, the rest are pretty explanatory, Ba-kah is harder to get). I know its going to be hard on him not to have them around. I also think its going to be hard on my mom and dad to not have Eli around. They are used to his antics at night and having cookies in bed on Sunday morning with them. Then again, who knows? Maybe they are planning a celebration since we are moving out :)
Since we are moving back to the Fort, I have been putting in applications in every school district between Longmont and Cheyenne, WY. I need a job. Its really hard to let this one go and trust that it will be taken care of, because Geoff and I had planned everything out so carefully that I would get a job and he could quit his. Of course, that was before we knew we were going to be blessed with our bouncing baby boy. Its incredibly difficult to get a job in Fort Collins, regardless of the profession, but even more so for teachers. I have had a few good leads and I will call and talk to the principal and every.single.time. they tell me they want someone with more experience. Sigh. How am I going to get experience if no one will hire me?! I have broadened my horizons as much as possible, and applied for para jobs, and am taking the exams in both Special Education and Social Studies to earn added endorsements. The irony there is I am more likely to pass the Special Ed exam because the material is very "common sense" but I am concerned I dont have the course work to back the degree, and therefore may be lacking the skills I need to be an effective sped. teahcer. I think the social studies exam is going to be harder, it covers economics, US and world history, civics, political science, and behavioral sciences. I have a degree in history, so thats not a big deal, but the rest of it seems hard. I am trying to be patient and trust God that it is going to work out, but right now its hard to believe that.
I will update here if I hear anything new anytime soon. Love you all and miss you!
Here is a fun video of Eli feeding giraffes! Enjoy!
Since we are moving back to the Fort, I have been putting in applications in every school district between Longmont and Cheyenne, WY. I need a job. Its really hard to let this one go and trust that it will be taken care of, because Geoff and I had planned everything out so carefully that I would get a job and he could quit his. Of course, that was before we knew we were going to be blessed with our bouncing baby boy. Its incredibly difficult to get a job in Fort Collins, regardless of the profession, but even more so for teachers. I have had a few good leads and I will call and talk to the principal and every.single.time. they tell me they want someone with more experience. Sigh. How am I going to get experience if no one will hire me?! I have broadened my horizons as much as possible, and applied for para jobs, and am taking the exams in both Special Education and Social Studies to earn added endorsements. The irony there is I am more likely to pass the Special Ed exam because the material is very "common sense" but I am concerned I dont have the course work to back the degree, and therefore may be lacking the skills I need to be an effective sped. teahcer. I think the social studies exam is going to be harder, it covers economics, US and world history, civics, political science, and behavioral sciences. I have a degree in history, so thats not a big deal, but the rest of it seems hard. I am trying to be patient and trust God that it is going to work out, but right now its hard to believe that.
I will update here if I hear anything new anytime soon. Love you all and miss you!
Here is a fun video of Eli feeding giraffes! Enjoy!
Tuesday, March 27, 2012
What a busy year!
2012 is shaping up to be extremely busy, as I thought it would be. The semester is a little over half way finished for both Geoff and me. I am on Spring Break, Geoff's was 2 weeks ago. We haven't seen in each in what feels like forever because he is getting ready for store-wide inventory this coming Thursday. He also has two midterms this week, poor guy. Overall Geoff is doing well in school right now, but I can tell he is starting to crack under the pressure of it all. He has been struggling to keep up with the demands of homework, labs, and his unforgiving work schedule. Inventory is a BIG deal at Wal-mart, as they only do store-wide inventory once a year...and it directly impacts things like his raise and job security. I hope he can focus on school once inventory is over and manage to pull this semester together! I know he can, he's a smart guy, just under a ton of pressure.
As for me, I have been very busy as well. I finished up my capstone project which was basically an entire unit of social studies lesson plans (I had 9 total) that had to integrate math and reading into them. I also had to do a bunch of write ups about my lesson plans, such as what standards did I meet, how did I evaluate the students' learning, etc. It was a giant pain. However, I am done with it now and awaiting feedback from my supervising professor. I hope I did well enough on it that there are no corrections needed! I also took over the class last week, the week before Spring Break. Needless to say, that was interesting!! It went better than I thought it would, and I felt good about being in charge of the class all day, everyday. I think it further solidified my goal of becoming a classroom teacher. Next week I am in charge of the class for the two days that I will actually be there. Wednesday and Thursday I am going to be in Greeley for a job fair and Friday the kids don't have school for parent-teacher conferences. I am nervous about the job fair, its my best chance of getting hired somewhere but it seems so impossible to be going against all of the other hundreds of recent grads for the handful of jobs that are out there. I am trying to spend this week getting as ready for the job fair as possible. I have spent a good chunk of time going over my resume again and fixing it up, and also going online and researching schools I might want to teach at. The problem is I would take a job anywhere, I am desperate for a job, so that leaves a lot to be researched.
As far as Eli goes, he is doing amazingly well! He has gotten big, about 30" and 20lbs, he is still TINY for his age, in the 1%ile for weight and the 5%ile for height, but he's healthy and happy. He has started speaking in 3-4 word sentences, which is fun. Its amazing to hear all these words come out of a tiny little boy. He has also recently decided he needs a pacifier! Its the funniest thing because as an infant we could hardly get him to take one, but now he insists he needs it. He goes around asking "Bink, please mama? Have it?" LOL. I have him convinced he can have it at night-night time only. He's ok with that. Eli has also started sleeping through the night, provided he sleeps with me. So he stays up til 9-10 pm and goes to bed with me and gets up at 6ish. He then takes two 2-hour naps a day to compensate for it. I am fine with it, it works for me. He is also used to my dad taking him in the morning because yesterday morning he reached for papa and said "bye mama, see ya later! Loves you!" hahaha he's fun. He also has developed his own sense of fairness....He and Monica (my niece who is 3 weeks older than E) will hit him and he will come to me and yell "Monica hit! NO HITTING!!" hee hee. He is quite the little talker. It will be interesting to see how he adapts to being back in Fort Collins come May. I think he will miss the family, but be glad to have Daddy back. He misses his daddy a lot. After we see Geoff, Eli acts sad for a few days and asks for Daddy a lot. It makes me want to cry. I can't wait to be a family again. Well thats pretty much it for us!
As for me, I have been very busy as well. I finished up my capstone project which was basically an entire unit of social studies lesson plans (I had 9 total) that had to integrate math and reading into them. I also had to do a bunch of write ups about my lesson plans, such as what standards did I meet, how did I evaluate the students' learning, etc. It was a giant pain. However, I am done with it now and awaiting feedback from my supervising professor. I hope I did well enough on it that there are no corrections needed! I also took over the class last week, the week before Spring Break. Needless to say, that was interesting!! It went better than I thought it would, and I felt good about being in charge of the class all day, everyday. I think it further solidified my goal of becoming a classroom teacher. Next week I am in charge of the class for the two days that I will actually be there. Wednesday and Thursday I am going to be in Greeley for a job fair and Friday the kids don't have school for parent-teacher conferences. I am nervous about the job fair, its my best chance of getting hired somewhere but it seems so impossible to be going against all of the other hundreds of recent grads for the handful of jobs that are out there. I am trying to spend this week getting as ready for the job fair as possible. I have spent a good chunk of time going over my resume again and fixing it up, and also going online and researching schools I might want to teach at. The problem is I would take a job anywhere, I am desperate for a job, so that leaves a lot to be researched.
As far as Eli goes, he is doing amazingly well! He has gotten big, about 30" and 20lbs, he is still TINY for his age, in the 1%ile for weight and the 5%ile for height, but he's healthy and happy. He has started speaking in 3-4 word sentences, which is fun. Its amazing to hear all these words come out of a tiny little boy. He has also recently decided he needs a pacifier! Its the funniest thing because as an infant we could hardly get him to take one, but now he insists he needs it. He goes around asking "Bink, please mama? Have it?" LOL. I have him convinced he can have it at night-night time only. He's ok with that. Eli has also started sleeping through the night, provided he sleeps with me. So he stays up til 9-10 pm and goes to bed with me and gets up at 6ish. He then takes two 2-hour naps a day to compensate for it. I am fine with it, it works for me. He is also used to my dad taking him in the morning because yesterday morning he reached for papa and said "bye mama, see ya later! Loves you!" hahaha he's fun. He also has developed his own sense of fairness....He and Monica (my niece who is 3 weeks older than E) will hit him and he will come to me and yell "Monica hit! NO HITTING!!" hee hee. He is quite the little talker. It will be interesting to see how he adapts to being back in Fort Collins come May. I think he will miss the family, but be glad to have Daddy back. He misses his daddy a lot. After we see Geoff, Eli acts sad for a few days and asks for Daddy a lot. It makes me want to cry. I can't wait to be a family again. Well thats pretty much it for us!
Sunday, January 1, 2012
A look back and a look forward
Wow, 2011 has officially come to a close. It seems like the beginning of 2011 was a million years ago, not that it was a loooong year in any sense, but a lot happened in 2011. Eli learned to sit up, crawl, walk, got 8 teeth, and STILL doesn't sleep through the night. He has been part of our life for a whole calender year now, and I can't imagine life without him. He is intense, funny, stubborn, silly, goofy, and talkative. He says more words than most 14 month old babies I have ever met. He has had a language explosion lately, and repeats everything I say. (the good and he bad..hehe) The other morning I was getting him ready for the day and I told him we needed to get dressed "dessstt", so we put on his pants "patts!" and sockies on "sockies ON!" he also says mama, dada (which incidentally means cell phone, because we always talk to dada on the phone...so phone became 'dada' not to be confused with 'daddy' which means Geoff!)
-mama
-dada (phone)
-daddy
-becca
-wuv oooo (love you)
-wizzy (lizzy)
-ca-caa (monica)
-chel-chee (Aunt Chelsea)
-Phil
-buddy
-uh oh, oh no
-rice, apple-apple, naanaa(banana), cracker, aba-cad-o (avacado), etts (eggs), cookie
-pants, sockies, dessst (dressed, diapey change, shoes (sooos)
-i know
there is more, but thats the bulk of what I can think of off the top of my head. I spent most of 2011 extremely sleep deprived, so I will leave 2011 with this final thought : I am so grateful that we have the love and support of our families in whatever we do.
On to 2012!
I usually make some half hearted resolution about weight loss or health at the beginning of each year, but not this year. This year is going to be a whirlwind of change for the Robinson family. In my minds eye I can almost see myself sitting with my laptop, a year older, blogging about the end of the year at the beginning of 2013. Here is what the Robinson Family has going on in 2012...
January
-Geoff continues working fulltime at Wal-mart and begins classes on Jan 16th. He is taking 10 credit hours which is the most he has attempted in a few semesters. Everything hinges on him passing those classes because he can't finish his senior year without them IF he passes everything he will be set to quit Wal-mart and go to school full time in the fall of 2012 and spring of 2013. He will graduate in 2013.
-Melissa, I will start student teaching Jan 9. My first day with students is actually the 10th. I will likely spend the first week observing adn getting to know the 3rd graders from Monument Academy.
-Eli will begin a new schedule to accommodate my schedule. He will be at Aunt Chelsea's house on Monday, Thursday and Friday which isnt a big change for him except the hours will be a bit longer. The change is Tuesdays and Wenesdays, he will be going to an in home Montessori style daycare/preschool. The two ladies who run it are wonderful, sweet mamas I met through the cloth diaper shop I hang out at all the time. They each have a daughter, one of them just turned 1 and the other is about 6 months old. They watch a few of the other mama's kids from the diaper store as well, so Eli will be in good company with kids he knows and that are close to his age, and be in the care of two women who are very patient and like minded. I am nervous about leaving him with someone who is not family, but feel very at peace with our decision. I think he will do wonderfully there and I also think its good for Chelsea and the girls to have a break from Eli and vice versa.
February
-not much changes for Geoff. Poor guy will still be trying to balance work and school.
-Me, the biggest change this month is I will be teaching an entire unit to my 3rd graders. I am excited and nervous. Start looking for a job next year!
March
-Geoff has inventory at work at the end of the month. This means he will be working incredibly long hours at work on top of trying to attend class and take midterms. I doubt I will see him this month, even though his birthday is March 10!!
-Me, I will take full control of the class for 2 weeks in March-April. I will do all the lesson planning, teaching, grading, etc. It is going to be a crazy few weeks. In addition to student teaching full time, I will be taking one online class and working on my capstone project which is basically a huge online based collaboration of lessons that I come up with in addition to journaling about myself as a teacher. I have to be observed and critiqued several times and submit it all as a packet when I am done.
April
-Geoff, things should be winding down towards the end of the month. He will likely spend the month scrambling to get caught back up on school work in preparation for finals around the corner!
-Me, I will finish my capstone project, and hand the class back over to my co-operating teacher. My kids will take CSAPs.
May
-Geoff will take finals!! We have also tentatively scheduled a week of vacation in here so we can both breathe a sigh of relief.
-Me, all my paper work is due May 1. Then I have a week or so I think before I start the two online classes I need (my comps) to finish my masters degree!!
June
same, our anniversary is June 5, 4 years married!!
July
same
August
me-finish online classes, hope and pray I have a job!
Sept
hopefully I will be teaching somewhere...we haven't decided where would be best. I think it would be best for Eli to stay in the Springs because we have awesome childcare here and he is already settled. Not to mention he is so attached to my family, and they are to him. BUT Geoff won't be done with school til 2013, so we have that to contend with.
Oct
Eli turns 2!
Nov
same
Dec
same
phew. There is so much going on this year. I hope we can get through it peacefully, patiently and successfully. My biggest wish for this year is that Geoff and I succeed at school and continue to become the best parents for Eli that we can be. My biggest wish for Eli is that he stays happy and healthy and that he always knows how much he is loved.
-mama
-dada (phone)
-daddy
-becca
-wuv oooo (love you)
-wizzy (lizzy)
-ca-caa (monica)
-chel-chee (Aunt Chelsea)
-Phil
-buddy
-uh oh, oh no
-rice, apple-apple, naanaa(banana), cracker, aba-cad-o (avacado), etts (eggs), cookie
-pants, sockies, dessst (dressed, diapey change, shoes (sooos)
-i know
there is more, but thats the bulk of what I can think of off the top of my head. I spent most of 2011 extremely sleep deprived, so I will leave 2011 with this final thought : I am so grateful that we have the love and support of our families in whatever we do.
On to 2012!
I usually make some half hearted resolution about weight loss or health at the beginning of each year, but not this year. This year is going to be a whirlwind of change for the Robinson family. In my minds eye I can almost see myself sitting with my laptop, a year older, blogging about the end of the year at the beginning of 2013. Here is what the Robinson Family has going on in 2012...
January
-Geoff continues working fulltime at Wal-mart and begins classes on Jan 16th. He is taking 10 credit hours which is the most he has attempted in a few semesters. Everything hinges on him passing those classes because he can't finish his senior year without them IF he passes everything he will be set to quit Wal-mart and go to school full time in the fall of 2012 and spring of 2013. He will graduate in 2013.
-Melissa, I will start student teaching Jan 9. My first day with students is actually the 10th. I will likely spend the first week observing adn getting to know the 3rd graders from Monument Academy.
-Eli will begin a new schedule to accommodate my schedule. He will be at Aunt Chelsea's house on Monday, Thursday and Friday which isnt a big change for him except the hours will be a bit longer. The change is Tuesdays and Wenesdays, he will be going to an in home Montessori style daycare/preschool. The two ladies who run it are wonderful, sweet mamas I met through the cloth diaper shop I hang out at all the time. They each have a daughter, one of them just turned 1 and the other is about 6 months old. They watch a few of the other mama's kids from the diaper store as well, so Eli will be in good company with kids he knows and that are close to his age, and be in the care of two women who are very patient and like minded. I am nervous about leaving him with someone who is not family, but feel very at peace with our decision. I think he will do wonderfully there and I also think its good for Chelsea and the girls to have a break from Eli and vice versa.
February
-not much changes for Geoff. Poor guy will still be trying to balance work and school.
-Me, the biggest change this month is I will be teaching an entire unit to my 3rd graders. I am excited and nervous. Start looking for a job next year!
March
-Geoff has inventory at work at the end of the month. This means he will be working incredibly long hours at work on top of trying to attend class and take midterms. I doubt I will see him this month, even though his birthday is March 10!!
-Me, I will take full control of the class for 2 weeks in March-April. I will do all the lesson planning, teaching, grading, etc. It is going to be a crazy few weeks. In addition to student teaching full time, I will be taking one online class and working on my capstone project which is basically a huge online based collaboration of lessons that I come up with in addition to journaling about myself as a teacher. I have to be observed and critiqued several times and submit it all as a packet when I am done.
April
-Geoff, things should be winding down towards the end of the month. He will likely spend the month scrambling to get caught back up on school work in preparation for finals around the corner!
-Me, I will finish my capstone project, and hand the class back over to my co-operating teacher. My kids will take CSAPs.
May
-Geoff will take finals!! We have also tentatively scheduled a week of vacation in here so we can both breathe a sigh of relief.
-Me, all my paper work is due May 1. Then I have a week or so I think before I start the two online classes I need (my comps) to finish my masters degree!!
June
same, our anniversary is June 5, 4 years married!!
July
same
August
me-finish online classes, hope and pray I have a job!
Sept
hopefully I will be teaching somewhere...we haven't decided where would be best. I think it would be best for Eli to stay in the Springs because we have awesome childcare here and he is already settled. Not to mention he is so attached to my family, and they are to him. BUT Geoff won't be done with school til 2013, so we have that to contend with.
Oct
Eli turns 2!
Nov
same
Dec
same
phew. There is so much going on this year. I hope we can get through it peacefully, patiently and successfully. My biggest wish for this year is that Geoff and I succeed at school and continue to become the best parents for Eli that we can be. My biggest wish for Eli is that he stays happy and healthy and that he always knows how much he is loved.
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