Summer has officially started

Pack the classroom......check
Paperwork done...........check
House tidied up............check
Summer has officially started!!! I took a trip with some friends to Pigeon Forge from Monday -Wednesday. We has so much fun. I mean, who wouldn't love 3 days of shopping, eating, laughing and sitting in the hot tub. Yea, that last one has me hooked. Do I NEED a hot tub or just WANT a hot tub? I think I NEED one. But we'll just have to see how much we can get done on the house this summer before we look at that expense. One day soon though.... one day soon.

I came back with some new clothes for the summer and with a relaxed attitude. It is nice to be home but it was really nice to go away for a few days and not have any schedule or responsibilities for a few days too. Everyone needs that sometimes. Now is the time to get some of our summer "to-do" list done. We need to get the air conditioning guy to come look at our air conditioner and see if he can fix the leak or just replace it. Then, depending on how much that costs, we need to tear out the flooring and/or counter tops in the kitchen and get ready for new ones to be installed. I hope to be able to do both but we will just have to see after the air is fixed. Keep your fingers crossed for me that we can do both!! I have been drooling over new counter tops and flooring for YEARS.

Other than that, we are just going to be lazy and read, sit at the pool and hang out all summer long. Oh yea, we are taking a week long trip to PA for Molly's graduation party. It will be fun to see all of Shaun's family as we don't get to visit very often. The only thing I DREAD about the trip is the actual driving up there and back. I HATE long car trips. I can't read or do anything because of motion sickness so it is hours and hours of just sitting and doing nothing. Maybe I can get some good music on the MP3 player and sing the whole way up. Sorry boys!! Hee hee.

Why doesn't it feel like summer?

So, here it is. School is out. I should be up at the pool chillin and relaxin but instead I am stuck up at the school packing up that crazy classroom to get ready to be moved to our new classrooms. I have been in that classroom for about 10 years. Do you know how much stuff a person can accumulate in 10 years? A LOT!!! I worked from 10:00-5:00 today and am still not finished. My plan is to be up there by 8:00 in the morning to get the rest of it done. I also still have some paperwork to do and get turned in to my principal but at this point, that is the least of my worries. Shaun has to go to a meeting 2 hours away tomorrow so I am going to see if Grammy can watch Samuel and take Harrison with me to help. I told him I would treat it like a job and would pay him for helping me. He will do great at helping me move some of the materials to the new room. He is a really good worker (especially when there is an incentive). I hope I get it all done tomorrow because if I don't, I will not be able to take my Gatlinburg trip on Monday.