Not what I had planned on a Friday Night

Here he is with his stickers

He was nervous but I was trying to make him laugh

Ok, so I love this last picture. Check out his back side, he was flashing everyone and didn't have a care in the world.

This has been a hectic week. I had an inservice on Tuesday from 415-715 pm, Thursday was Open House until 7 pm so Friday all I could think about was going home and doing NOTHING! I told myself I was gonna relax. Well, if you don't know, Houston has always had constipation issues since he was little and he only goes to the bathroom once a week. Well it had been two weeks and he still hadn't gone. He woke up Friday morning and was saying it was hard to make his pee pee come out. I heard him but didn't think much about it. Then at school I heard him telling another teacher he couldn't pee pee. When we got home, I called Peds East and they said more then likely I would need to take him to the ER. They called back and said yep, head to the ER for diagnostic testing. Tim was working the Briarcrest football game, so we got in the car and headed to Baptist East. To make matters worse, my phone battery was very low and after all the chaos of finding a hospital (our insurance just changed) it only had one cell left. We got to the hospital at about 545 pm and finally got released at 1130 pm. Houston was so brave, he wasn't complaining and talked to all the nurses. He kept telling them he was not staying, he was going to the football game. Finally they put him in a room and did Xrays which showed he has a damaged colon and he had a major buildup. I know nasty, but it is scary how bad it got! Then they came in to administer the enema. omg, I have never seen one and my poor baby just broke down and cried. (I would have too if it was me on that hospital bed). We carried him to the bathroom to do his thing for 25 minutes. But praise the Lord his stomach had gone down and he felt so much better. He got to go to the treasure chest and of course he chose stickers. His nurse loved him so she gave him 8 packs of 2 each. I heard his ER doctor tell him he was taking too much, but the nurse snuck them back to the room. lol Pray for him to get on a schedule. He has to take Miralax (a special prescription kind) for the next 4 years since he has been like this for 4 years. I gave him a dosage earlier and he has not gone yet, so please pray that this works because it is stressful on both him and I. Thanks guys

long week

This has been a long week and it is only Wednesday. We had a child at our school who had a gun and accidentally shot himself last night and it has been hard on both the teachers and students. I can not even imagine what the family is going through. Everyone please pray for this family right now. It is so hard.
I have a child in my class that fell off the slide at recess on Monday and broke his wrist. I felt so bad for this poor baby. He is so sweet and was so tough when it happened. His name is Xzavier and he will be out all week. Tomorrow he is getting his cast so please pray for him as he goes through this.
Other than that my class has been a pretty good class so far. I have a few I have to constantly stay on but other than that, it seems to be going well.

Here is a picture of Houston with his pawpaw riding the golf cart at Briarcrest. YES, they think they rule the place. It was Richard's Birthday so we hung out for a while.

Another picture of Houston with his new backpack at BIG SCHOOL.

Also, Houston and his future wife Amber at her birthday party at Incredible Pizza. We had unlimited game play for an hour and they were ready to play!

Here is one last pic of my baby boy standing in front of his big school. Jami took a cute picture of Cayden like this and I loved it so I stole her idea. The sun was in his eyes so he said he needed his sunglasses. He is so excited about school. I just hope he stays that way. He tells me every day that he had a great day and he absolutely loves playing with his best friend Cayden.

Back to school/Birthday/Busy

This week has been really busy. I tested Kindergartners all week and Houston had his test and his 1st day of Pre-K. I have 15 kids in my class this year and I am excited about getting the year started. I posted a pic with only 12 kids. I had one absent and 2 more kids that were transferred out of another teacher's class Fri afternoon into mine.

I have a prayer request also. I have a friend that lost her baby this week. Please pray for this friend to have strength. They were gonna find out the sex of the baby this coming up week. This really upset me because I know how excited they were.

We are getting ready to head to a birthday party at Incredible Pizza, then do some shopping. I have got to get a new camera and today is Tim's dads birthday. Happy Birthday Richard! Tonight is the horse show and I am hoping that we will be able to make it back so he can ride his new pony Mickey.

Anyway, hope everyone has a great weekend!

Houston's pony and ready for a routine

Here is a picture of Houston and his new pony MICKEY!

Ok, so I am so ready for all my kids to be at school and be in a routine. Today I had 1 child show up. She was so sweet and helpful but I am getting a little bored. It is kinda nice to have the day to get things done and this week has been so laid back. I mean, the most kids I had was yesterday and it was 3. NICE! Anyway, I had another child transfer back to Central to my class today. She went to Jefferson and hated it, so her mom brought her back to us! Yay. I heard she is a sweetie.

Last night was the last night Houston got to spend the night with mimi on a school night. He was so excited. It was kinda sad today getting him and knowing she won't be keeping him anymore just as my babysitter. Time flies. Anyway, Houston is still talking about school and can't wait to go back on Friday.

Oh yeah, So Houston dropped my camera the other night and I can't even take pics with it. It has really given me a hard time, the past year so now I think I am gonna go and get a nice one. A friend suggested the Nikon and I am seriously considering spending the money, cause as of right now, I have no camera for pics on Friday! UGH! Well, lets pray I can find a dependable one.

Houston's first day of Pre-K

Today was Houston's 1st day of Pre-K at Central. He was so excited. I only took two pictures because he drooped my camera last night and broke the darn thing. I guess I will go get a new camera before his real FIRST day on Friday. It took two and shut down and still will not open! Anyway, we were on the way to school talking about his Brigance test and he started to throw up everywhere in my car. I mean the child was so nervous he continued to be sick almost until we got back home. I ran in the house, gave him a bath, changed his clothes and got his spare carseat out. We then headed back to school. He did great, he was shy at first, but was so cute every time he would wave to me when he saw me in the hallway. Gosh I love that child! He has really grown up. Anyway, when we got in the car this afternoon, he informed me that he had a FOLDER and it had to be brought back EVERY DAY AND EVERY NIGHT mommy. He said Ms. Jodi said DON'T FORGET! lol. I just dropped him off at mimi's for the night. Getting ready to take a long bubblebath. Night yall

My Classroom Finally Finished!

This is my manipulatives and storage area on the side wall. This was an open classroom for part of the year last year. These walls were so ugly! Yellow and cork board. They were freshly painted this summer. Needless to say I was estatic!This is a view of my dry erase board, message bulletin board, interactive bulletin board at the back, and discipline board with the 5,4,3,2,1
This is where I teach whole group. Also, my class library and cozy area.

This is a view from the door of my classroom.

So, I think I finally finished working in my Kindergarten classroom. I know there are still minor things to do, but the major work is over! Whew! I have been busy this week with inservice, K-testing, Pre-K orientation, Tim's dad's surprise birthday party, Beau's 4th Birthday party and Ava's 1st Birthday party. Also, we actually got Houston another pony this week. He is cute. Black and white paint named Mickey. We also went to WalMart and got Houston's school supplies. I am so glad that is over because it was a madhouse. I guess that is what I get for waiting until no tax weekend. Anyway, here are some pics of my classroom. Enjoy!

Prayer Request

Please pray for the Zent family. I have known this family since I was a child. Mr. Bob died tonight, he lost his battle with cancer. He hasn't had it but for a few years, but I know that he will be in heaven at a better place. He was a member at First Baptist Fisherville. (my church) and he had 2 sons that are in their 20's. My dad was one of his good friends and my sister rodeoed with his son James. Please pray for strength for everyone at this difficult time. Thanks

Tired Tuesday

So last night I stayed up until 1:30 am and woke up at 5:45 am. Needless to say I was exhausted all day today. This morning we had an inservice county-wide breakfast at the high school with some boring guest speakers and then an awards ceremony. I got an award for having perfect attendance for the past 2 years with a check and I also got an award for having 100% Greatest Average Performance in Language Arts, Reading, Listening and Math on the TCAP test for my grade-level(Kindergarten) across all of Fayette County. I was so shocked and excited at the same time. I worked my tail off last year and felt I deserved an award but was so surprised that I got it for 4 areas. Only me and another teacher who is a veteran teacher and awesome got this award for Kindergarten. Hers was for 100% in Language Arts. Anyway, that was a way to pep us up for the school year! Go Hornets!

This afternoon, I took Houston to the doctor for his physical for Pre-K this year. He did great, he now weighs 43 pounds and is 42 inches tall. He got to see his favorite nurse Jeannie. She is a doll and he adores her. Dr. Newman says he is in the 75% for height and the 90% for weight. Anyway, I have got to get on bed early tonight due to lack of sleep last night. Houston is spending the night with mom, so I am trying to get stuff done without him in the house.

I have a prayer request and praise. A friend (Melissa) of mines boyfriend(Dustin) was in a car accident today. I think he is okay, but his truck is not. Praise God he was okay, but pray he gets everything straightened out and taken care of. This just makes you think you never know what each day brings. That is why we need to pray for others because not everyone is always this lucky.

Happy 4th Birthday Houston!

Houston and his new friend STAR.

Today is my baby's 4th Birthday! Happy Birthday Houston Franklin Collins. Anyway, he wanted to eat at the "roll place" (O Charleys) for his birthday dinner, he loves that place. We ate steaks, and they were so good. Then went to Chuck E Cheese to play games, he had gotten a birthday email with 20 free games, so we took advantage. He had a blast as usual. Later we went to Build a Bear to use his gift certificate that he gramma (aka Mrs. Freddie) gave him for his birthday. He got the cutest little Jack Russell dog named STAR and dressed him in a Memphis Grizzlies Basketball jersey, shorts and tennis shoes. He is adorable. After our fun filled night, we came home and after his prayers and bedtime story, he crashed. I even called him into my bedroom to show him something 5 minutes later and he was already asleep. Poor child, I have drug him around all summer and he is trying to get back in the routine of getting up early. Which leads me to say we got up at 545 am this morning because it was my first day back at school and he has to go to mawmaws until school starts. He did good getting up though, he pepped right up. Hopefully he will continue to have this positive attitude. Well I almost have my classroom complete, I finished my bulletin boards today. I will try to take pics tomorrow. Well, it is 1120 pm and I have got to get a shower and get in the bed so I can make it to inservice tomorrow. Good Night everyone

Houston and Chuck E Cheese

Another Birthday Party

We have been really busy these past few days. I worked in my classroom on Thursday morning and worked registration that afternoon, then the tornado came in town. Wow! Thank God we didn't have much damage at our house. We lost a tree and a duck. We think she got blown away. So sad, the other ducks miss her! Anyway, I have been house sitting for the neighbors all week and planning Houston's family Birthday party. Oh yea, I also got my car back and thank the Lord, it looks normal again. Now let's just pray no one else hits me again. It is a dent magnet! UGH! We were at WalMart yesterday and a buggy had hit the new bumper and it was scratched. Tim got some wax and buffed it out. Also, our new neighbors had this awesome block party last night too. I mean NICE! They have an indoor swimming pool and a theatre in their house. So I dropped by to introduce myself and stayed about 45 minutes until Tim called my cell phone telling me to come home all our guests were showing up for our party. Well, we had fun last night, got to spend time with family and friends. Here is a few pics. The last thing I wanted to blog about is tomorrow August 3rd. Well, fiest of all, it is finally Houston's 4th Birthday! He is excited, we have been partying for 2 weeks, and it is also the first day back to school for teachers. BOO :( I am not ready for all this time off to end, but kinda ready to get into a routine again. Well hope everyone is having a great weekend!