Thankful Thursdays

I've seen this on a couple blogs and love the whole idea around it. Every Thursday Donnie and I (mostly just me) will post 3 things we're thankful for from the week before. This week I think I'll start with the biggest/most obvious ones.

1. Our Healthy Little Jackson

Recently we've had a couple friends who haven't been as lucky as us. I'm so thankful that everything went smoothly and Jackson is a happy, healthy little (ha!) guy. Yesterday Donnie took him to his 4 month appointment. Our "Little" Jackson is a whopping 18lbs 3oz!

2. Our Family

Of course. Especially Janet who watches Jackson during the week and does stuff for us around our house, even though she knows she definitely doesn't have to.

3. Our Town

Lately I've really been wanting to move to the mountains. My whole family knows. Whenever I mention that I want to move to Montana, they all laugh at me. But I'm serious! But, yesterday during a break in the rain, Donnie and I walked Jackson to Browns Valley. And I thought to myself, "This is so nice that we're able to do this." There's so much to do in our town, and looking at our calendar for the next month it's filled with things to do. Hikes, wine tasting, festivals, and plenty to keep us busy.

Jumperooooo

Jackson says, "I got a new toy...





...and I'm not sure how I feel about it."











I'm sure once he figures it out, he's going to love it!

4 Months!

...and the biggest kid on the block!

Just laying back in his chair

Sitting up on his own

755...

My seniority rank is 755 out of 930, and they're cutting 82. (You want to be #1) Seems like I would be okay, right? Well, I won't know for sure until March 13.
930 is all of the teachers in the district, and they're cutting 60 elementary teachers. So, of the 175 with a lower seniority rank than me, 60 of them need to be elementary teachers. Eek, fingers are really crossed. And toes.

To end on a good note though, here's Jackson showing off his new-found love of his fingers!

One year ago today....

...we found out we were expecting! What an amazing day. Of course, Donnie was at work, so I found out and had to wait 2 days to tell him. I didn't want to tell him over the phone! So, I waited and waited, and when he came home, he had a package waiting for him. It looked like clothes for him, but when he opened it, I had put a little box on top. And he saw the pic above, he didn't believe it. He really didn't. He made me go do it again and would not peel his eyes from it until it flashed "pregnant" again. Hilarious! But really, that one word has been the greatest gift we've ever received.

One Word

I saw this on another blog.
Now, the way this works, is I answer the following questions with single word responses, and pass it to 7 other bloggers who then do the same.....but I couldnt figure out how to notify these bloggers that they need to do it...so if you read this and you have a blog: TAG you have to do it now on your blog :-)

1. Where is your cell phone? Desk
2. Where is your significant other? Home
3. Your hair color? Bleached
4. Your mother? Fabulous
5. Your father? Passed
6. Your favorite thing? Life
7. Your dream last night? Work
8. Your dream/goal? Peace
9. The room you're in? School
10. Your hobby? Tons
11. Your fear? Jobless
12. Where do you want to be in six years? Country
13. Where were you last night? Bed
14. What you're not? Calm
15. One of your wish list items? Camera
16. Where you grew up? Creek
17. The last thing you did? Walk
18. What are you wearing? WorkWear
19. Your T.V.? Nogin
20. Your pet? Janet's
21. Your computer? ON
22. Your mood? Anxious
23. Missing someone? Boys (my 2, not others!)
24. Your car? Musty
25. Something you're not wearing? Hairband
26. Favorite store? Nordy's
27. Your Summer? Short
28. Love someone? Many
29. Your favorite color? Blue
30. When is the last time you laughed? Today
31. Last time you cried? Week

Waiting, waiting...

So, the news is out that my school district is cutting teachers. Now we're just waiting, waiting, to see if I'm one of the ones who're cut or not. Fingers crossed I'm not!

But, life at home is good. Jackson is just happy as can be (most of the time!) He's grown to love stuffing things in his mouth and unfortunately has found his thumb. Yesterday the rain stopped long enough to go for a little walk. Hopefully the rain will be gone by this weekend. But, if not then we've set up his exersaucer and he loves it!

And here's a funny one. Jackson now easily can scoot out of his bouncer. Such a boy, he fell out and kept on watching TV...

"Whoa! Donnie blow-dried my hair and I slept in until 8!"

Rainy Day

Ugh, rainy day. Which means I'm stuck inside all day with 20 kids. Next year it may be 28 kids! If they take away Class Size Reduction, we'll have up to 28 kids in Kindergarten through Third Grade classrooms. And of course, that is if I still have a job. They'll be cutting anywhere from 45 to 63 teachers next year if the budget goes through. So, we're hoping for the best, but preparing if the worst happens. Trying to think of the positive, I'll be home with Jackson, and actually have time to cut coupons or vegetable garden! I keep thinking that there's good that comes from every situation. So, if I were to lose my job, maybe I'll find something that I'm really good at.....besides my current job.

Jackson's 3 Months!

Yup, Jackson's 3 months, and now probably the biggest baby you've ever seen! But, he's such a happy little guy now.

Superbowl went well. Except for the Cardinals losing. I guess since I don't really care too much about either of the teams, it was a pretty good game. Actually exciting and not a blow-out for once. Unfortunately, I think Jackson was more excited about the ice skating that Janet, Susan, and I watched before the game. Uh oh! Donnie's not going to be too excited about that!