May 2012

School got out this month! Woo hoo! That is obviously the most exciting part of the month. We all had a good end to the school year. Jack finished kindergarten and Charlie finished 2nd grade. Both of them had good years; they learned a lot, made many new friends and did new things!
I also had a good end to my fourth year teaching at AL. The past two years I have been teaching Reading and this year one section of English 10. I was a little burned out on teaching Reading. It just wasn't my thing. Although, it was probably the most rewarding teaching job I have had. I applied for the open Librarian Teacher position at AL and found out a few weeks ago that I got it! I couldn't be more excited. It worked out so perfectly. I have three more grad classes to go until I receive my media specialist endorsement. I am taking one this summer, one in the fall and one in the spring and then DONE! For now. Maybe I will go back again someday for some technology classes or an endorsement or something. I am thrilled to be starting this new position in August.
We decided this month that Charlie was way too big for his bike, so he got a new one--a big boy bike! He was so excited and just loves riding the new one. The new bike for Charlie prompted Jack to learn to ride his bike without training wheels. His got the hang of it in two outings. The first outing didn't include much trying. He was tired, he said. The second time we went out, which was Mother's Day, he learned within minutes. Now he claims to need a new bike, as well.

Mother's Day this year was May 13th. It was a beautifully perfect day. I slept in a little and then we went to the park with the dog and the boys rode bikes. We hurried home after Jack learned to ride his bike to pack up our stuff to head to Bruce and Susan's Lake. We grilled, swam, played games and had a few drinks. It was a lot of fun. The boys love going there.
Charlie had his last cub scout meeting/picnic for the year. He moved up to the next rank, which I can't think of what it is! Bear??

 Photos from the lake:

I chaperoned on Jack's school field trip to the zoo in May. I am glad I got to go. It was fun to hang out with him, his friends and some mom friends for the day in beautiful weather.

And I have to throw in a photo of the dog...because I love her...and she loves me. I call her my BFF.