Layne made a very awesome valentines box. It was all his idea, he just had a little help with the execution!

All the boys had a great party at school and managed to eat all their candy already. Now Tim is making us shrimp scampi for dinner! Yum!!

So busy this week!! On top of what is already a super busy schedule, this week I am spending every morning at Simile Middle School observing a teacher to see what they do for class room management. I am sitting in on a life science class and it has convinced me that I am absolutely in the right field! Tomorrow he is giving a test so instead of watching the sweet little darling pick their noses, my friend StaceyAnn, who is also a teacher at Simile, offered to let me observe her class. So it should be fun to see the difference in a 16 year vet and a first year teacher.

We had the twins parent/teacher conferences last night. We had Brenden's first. His teachers said he is a great kid. When they do their assessing of their skills they score it on a 1-3 scale. Brenden got all 2's and 3's. His 2's were because of lack of participation in things like signing and other group activities. Which is crazy because he like to do those things at church. Logan scored mostly 3's. His teachers said that he is a role model in class and does very well at all activities. Super great boys!!!

Layne brought this poem home from school the other day. I think it suits what our weather has been like for the last couple of days, although today was nicer! He was so proud of himself because he was able to read the whole thing to the other kids in his reading club.

I am freezing! I am freezing!


I am absolutely cold,

I am shivering and shaking

like a pudding in a mold.

There are glaciers in my stomach,

there is sleet inside my bones,

I am colder than the contents

of a million ice cream cones.



I am freezing! I am freezing!

From my bottom to my top,

all my teeth are clacking madly

and I cannot make them stop.

Oh I cannot feel my fingers,

and I cannot feel my toes,

now my cheeks are frozen solid,

and I think I’ve lost my nose.



I am freezing! I am freezing!

Inside out and outside in,

every bit of me is chilly,

every single inch of skin,

I have icicles inside me

and my lips are turning blue,

and I’m sneezing as I’m freezing,

for I’ve caught a cold . . .

AHCHOOOOOOOOOO!

On another note both Brenden and Logan have been sick this week. I have been home with one of them everyday this week. They both did fine today, they seem to be on the mend so tomorrow they get to go to Dee Dee's house so that I can go to school and take 2 timed tests for my online classes. My sister is coming up this weekend so we can celebrate her birthday (which is today and I just had to rub in the fact that while she is turning 31, I am still in my 20's! Then she not so gently reminded me that was only for another few months :( ) so I want to get all my homework done so I don't have to worry about it. I won't have time to do any homework next week because I will be at Simle Middle School every morning from 8:30-11:45. Ahhhhh! I need to find 5 meals that I can make in the crock pot!