Nobody Puts Baby In The Corner

If there was an award for getting the sickest in this family, I would win hands down. I came down with a cold on Sept. 1. I gave it to Tim, but he was over it in a day. I gave it to Staci, but she was over it in about 5 days. I gave it to Scott, and he was over it in a week. I gave it to Sue, don't know when she got better, but I'm sure it was awhile ago. Sorry if I gave it to anyone else! Yesterday (that was Sept. 19 to be exact) I finally went to the doctor where I was given antibiotics for a sinus infection, steroids for the inflammation (apparently my nasal passages were almost completely swollen shut) and sleeping pills so I can sleep with all the congestion. I was also told to load up on Mucinex, Sudafed, and start using a neti pot. Needles to say, I've been having a great September:( Maybe October will be lucky in the health department for me.

Gotta love preschool...I'm trying to teach my older class how to tell their friends what they did last night or over the weekend as part of morning circle. My typical kids (hearing, no disabilities) understand but my deafies are really having a hard time. So, this morning I modeled what I did over the weekend for the group. Since I helped Tim and Herb with the deck, I thought that would be a good concrete example. I got all our play tools out of the garage and modeled hammering, using the drill, sawing, etc. I talked about how I worked with my husband doing all of these things to build a deck. When I was finished, I asked the group what Teacher Mary did this weekend. One of my typical little girls replied very proudly, "You and your husband screwed all weekend!" Apparently the image of me using the drill was particularly striking to her:) I thought my paraprofessionals were going to fall out of their chairs from laughter!!!