Drake's 3rd Birthday Party

Drake turned 3 on February 9th. It is unreal to realize that he is already 3 years old. Where has the time gone. We celebrated his birthday at the Bayou Bowling Alley in Atlanta. As you can tell it was a Spiderman theme.



Drake's "wife" Hannah helped him to bowl.

Drake helped Pawpaw carry out the really really BIG present.

This was his reaction after he opened The Polar Express. He watched a copy of mine several times during Christmas break and would always ask me if I had it. I bought him his very own copy.

This is a picture of my dad and my gramma.


Another picture of Drake and the Wife. :)

My brother-in-law is currently working out of town for extended periods of time. He had been out of town for almost a month and my sister thought he was going to miss the birthday party. He surprised her and Drake by coming in for the party. You can tell how happy Drake is to be with Daddy and the look between Jeff and Heather is just priceless.

Is it The or Thu

Twenty-eight years of life and at least twenty years of education and I don't remember ever learning that the word "the" had a rule for its pronunciation. Did you know that? Apparently, if it is in front of a vowel, it is THE but if it is in front of a consonant, it is THU. Totally did not know that until one of my students today informed his CM sub that it was a pet peeve of his for people to say THE. He had learned the rule from another teacher and had learned it well. It was quite funny to hear the story and even funnier to realize how many of us adults did not know that was a rule. Maybe at some random point in my education, I learned that rule but I just don't recall it.

Crazy busy times in the life of me. So much has been going on and I just haven't felt like I have had many moments to just sit and breath much less update a blog. :) My house is a crazy mess and was seen by my parents last week upon a surprise yet wonderful visit. I received an award at the school board meeting and they surprised me by coming to support me. I was so glad to see them but a bit embarrassed by my house. It does seem that what free time I have is taken up either watching television or enjoying my Wii. Of course, a lot of that Wii time is on the Wii Fit. I am slowly starting to see some pounds fall off but must keep up the work and decrease the intake of food. :) That is the hard part. I have had no coke at all since Sunday. That is a BIG deal for me. I am going to reward myself for no cokes and have one with breakfast in the morning. What an irony, reward myself for no cokes by having a coke. Heehee!!! Don't you just love how this blog tends to ramble from one subject to the next with the only connections possibly being in my head. Much like the mind of a woman right!! :) I need to update with a real blog this weekend and include some pictures from my fun weekend at home a few weeks ago for Drake's 3rd Birthday. Yes, he is now 3. Unbelieveable. :) Well, I end this blog with three words, Happy Birthday Momma!!!

Who needs a gym when you have a Wii!!

Oh my goodness, I was planning to join the gym sometime soon but not sure I need to right now. I played Wii for a rather long time today and am feeling sore in random places. I used muscles I didn't realize I was using when playing the games. The only game I have right now is Wii Sport but man, it really works you out, especially boxing. I plan to get Wii Fit also as soon as I can find it. I think I will hold off on the gym and see how this works. I just have to say, it was much more fun than the BORING Super Bowl. I watched the first half of that game and even the commericals were boring. Maybe it would have been different if there was a team I was rooting for but I could really care less who won the game. They only disappointment in the Steelers winning is now they hold the record all by themselves for most Super Bowl wins. They were in a tie with Dallas and one other team (can't remember which one). Dallas needs to get their butts in gear this year and get themselves back in the game. Anyway, another weekend has come and gone. Next weekend I am traveling to my parents for my nephew's 3rd birthday...a bowling party. If only I could bowl for real as well as I bowl on the Wii. :)

Wii

Ever since I first played Susan and Will's Wii last July, I have wanted one. I have been waiting on my income tax money to purchase one. I have been looking for a console but had not been able to find one yet. While at Walmart this afternoon, I noticed that they had about 4 and started to go ahead and make my purchase. I waited and thought about it and after talking to a friend, decided to go back for it. I was so excited yet a little worried that they would be gone after the few hours I was away. My friend told me that he did not think they'd be gone so quickly. After arriving at Walmart, I quickly walked back to electronics only to find them ALL gone. Very dissappointed, I tried Best Buy only to find they were empty as well. I decided to give it one more shot and try the Walmart in Grapevine. Very luckily, they had about 5 of them and I was able to purchase my very own Wii. I am so excited and can't wait to get new games. I especially want Wii Fit but it is hard to find also. Hopefully soon I can find it. If you have any suggestions on fun Wii games that are on the cheaper end....PLEASE let me know!!!

Signed-
Proud New Wii Owner :)