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Monday, March 26, 2012

Slice of Life: Mrs. Overman

Well, just when I thought I was out of the pregnancy nausea...it's baaaaaack for a repeat performance with just six weeks to go!

Hooray. *rolls eyes*

I hope you can sense my sarcasm.

Apparently Baby Brenna is now taking up so much space near my tummy that even the slightest bit of extra food pushes me to the edge. It's lovely.

Sunday morning Evan asked me to make our favorite homemade waffles for breakfast before church. I whipped them up, cooked a little one for Ian, cooked Evan's, then mine. I ate my crispy vanilla-cinnamon waffle right up...so delicious and fluffy, with just a bit of light syrup and light butter. A glass of ice-cold milk topped it off nicely.

Then...well, let's just say I saw it again very quickly.

But no need to fret! I managed to eat another breakfast right after that. And held it down perfectly.

Pregnancy: it's not for wimps.

Eagles!

We're watching a live eagle cam on our SMARTBoard today hoping her eggs will hatch! You can watch too at:http://www.ustream.tv/decoraheagles

We have visitors today!

Look! Makensie brought in some of her baby chickens. Their names are Blackerena, Bannie, and Dougie. They are in second grade today!

Friday, March 23, 2012

Slicing is hard.

Mya said, "When I know my Slice of Life is going to be really short, I think of stuff to make it longer."

What are some things you add to your Slices to make them longer?

Dylan: I quit for a minute and think for a little bit.

Kelsey: I add made-up and weird words.

Claira: I add more words, like I tell them what's really happening.

Abi: I add important words.

Mya: I added what we did before we had popsicles.

Beau: I added my sister in my slice because I forgot about her and I added a lot of stuff about her.

Avery: I added a little comma at the bottom instead of the period so my sentence wasn't over.

Dylan: Think in your head what you're writing--what you'll write next.

Mrs. O: Sometimes I like to sketch pictures and then I remember more things.

Abi: Add things that are important to you, like friends.

Slice of Life: Mrs. Overman's Random Thoughts.

It's such a rainy day today. There are days where I have no idea what to write, but I write anyway. I tell my kids to "write anyway," so I better do it too.

It cracks me up how teachers often say, "I can't teach writing because I'm not a writer. I don't like writing." Just do it. Just write. You'll learn right beside them, even if you think you won't. And you'll gain more sympathy for those kids that drive you nuts spending 15 minutes "thinking" and 2 minutes writing.

It's raining. I miss the sunshine and warm temperatures. We've been so spoiled with 80 degrees lately, although by evening it's so hot (and I'm so pregnant) that it's not really that great.

6 weeks from today starts my maternity leave! Then we'll have Brenna! Wow. Time flies. I try not to wish away anything, but I'm really ready to meet her for many reasons. Her room is so far from ready, it's actually making me (the procrastinator of certain things) nervous...she might just be sleeping in the cradle after all....eek!

We're headed to Indy tonight for our nephew's birthday party. Sounds like a good time to us!

I'm ready for a nap. I wonder what the kids would do if I actually did fall asleep? There's a mental image for you! Although I have a feeling a few of them would fall asleep too.

My friend has an ultrasound today to find out what baby #3 is. I need to be sure to send her a message.

Getting pics taken for the back cover of our book is about the last thing I want to do right now...I feel so bloated and all that, but it must be done! Yikes!

Happy Friday, everyone.