Hug an Elephant Day

Have you hugged an elephant lately? If not, then today is the day.

This picture is from the Wendy Tillett online gallery, I swiped it for a fun illustration.

20 Weeks

Here she is, Khloe, the size of a banana. She is about 10 inches long from head to heel and 10 1/2 oz. She is really growing. Tomorrow we have another doctor's appointment, and there is always the chance that she might be a he. We'll see. I don't know for sure if he will do an ultrasound but so far, he has done one every single time, so that is fun.

We are halfway through this pregnancy, so that is an exciting milestone. (You all know how big I am on any kind of milestone).

We made it home from Sacramento safely last night, and today Eric is busy adding more insulation to our attic. Being a homeowner is an exciting thing.

Also, I have been feeling the baby move for over a week or so, but this morning, Eric felt it. He said it was cool to feel it finally, even thought it is just a little bump.

I guess that is all the excitement I have to share today.

Grinvasion Begins

To be true to my friend, Grin, I am a participant in Grinvasion. (For more information see his website, www.grinline.com). While my contribution is not a fancy as some, I am doing my part. Grin was caught in my shower. I snapped a quick pic, and left him to his privacy.

Already I'm Appreciated!

Well, I was listening to the radio this morning, and I heard that this week is Substitute Teacher Appreciation Week. Right on, I made it just in time. It is a good thing I worked on Friday. In order to celebrate, I will take the rest of the week off and go to Sacramento! (Just kidding, I was doing that anyways).

19 Weeks

Today is 19 weeks, that means I am almost halfway there! Khloe is as large as an heirloom tomato in size (6 inches) and about 8 1/2 oz. long. That is a big tomato. Her brain is designing specialized areas for her 5 senses, her arms and legs are now in proportion, and her hair is starting to sprout. I bet it will be blond like Eric and mine when we were young.

This past week has been exciting. On Thursday, I had an orientation meeting for substitute teaching, and to make a long story short, on Friday, I had my first sub job. After all my talk that I would like to start with elementary classes, and ease my way into trying high school, me first day was in an high school English class. Yikes! I had two classes of freshmen and three of sophomores. Over all, I had a good experience, nothing traumatic happened, like tacks on my chair or me cowering under the teacher's desk in tears. I only had one problem student, and he was mad at me because I caught him cheating on a test, so for the remainder of his class period was challenging. I did not have to mean and hard on everyone, although some students required more constant reminders and urging to complete the assignment.

I am glad that I did my worst nightmare first, and so now I am lined up for two more jobs already, both elementary, kindergarten and second grade. I am not as nervous now that I know I can handle high school classes, and my two least favorite grades at that. Yeah! Anyways, I am excited to have jobs lined up, and a good excuse for not wanting to do house work. Before I was just lazy, now I have a job and I will be busy. Just kidding. I am still not that busy, just bored of housework.

Next week, on the day of grinvasion (for more info, see www.grinline.com), mom and I will be going to Sacramento, so no work for me! Yahoo...I worked one day and I am ready for a vacation. Well, actually we are going in preparation for my Granddad Blachly's 90th birthday. I am excited to get to see everyone up there, since I have not gotten to go visit since we moved. Yahoo.

I hope everyone is doing great, and I hope to see many of you soon.