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I spent some time looking back through my blog today, and it was SO fun to look back on things I had to say, and some of the random happenings of my life. I especially LOVE the questions/answer posts! So in honor of that, I'll answer one with some of my "current" answers! :)
Outside my window... Since the view is the same as when I last answered this, I am just going to change this question to "outside my house." Today Chris was washing his truck, and we let Bennett play in the soapy bucket and with the hose. It didn't take long for Maddie to jump in on the fun. It's so hard these days to find something to keep little man busy! Wish we had a yard where we could just let him RUN, but we live on a corner with lots of traffic ... and a mischievous boy who tries running in the road. So yeah...if the hose keeps him busy, we're game!
I am thinking... Geesh, what am I thinking lately? Life has mellowed out quite a bit now that I am done working for the summer. I still have a few loose ends to finish up with my grant coordinator job, and I also have a few photography things this summer, but otherwise, I am happily taking a break. This year, I decided to only book 7 weddings and a few other sessions. At this point, I am not sure if "Kayla Richards Photography" will operate next year. I'm sure I will take on a few things, but I am still thinking on that. Time is flying by with Bennett, and I'm trying to decide when Baby #2 is going to happen. I will not book any weddings for next summer if Baby Filip - Part 2 will happen then. So yeah, lots to think about within the next month or so! ;)
I am thankful for... EEEEEEEEEE!! I am SO excited to announce that after 4 years after being out of college, I FINALLY earned a full time teaching position! This fall will be my first year teaching and I'll be teaching 5th grade at the school I have worked at the past 5 school years. I am both excited and nervous ... nervous mostly because I have a big picture of how I want my classroom to look, how our classroom community will feel, etc. I am excited to just get going. I won't be able to get into my classroom til later this summer, so I am anxious to get that all ready so I can just focus on the teaching aspect. I am sooo happy and finally feel like I have "made it!"
From the kitchen... Funny. Last time I answered this, it was lasagna. Well, same with tonight! I only make lasagna a couple times a year. I'm using the noodles you don't have to boil beforehand ... so hope it turns out alright. We shall see. I'll be using fresh parsley from my container garden.
I am wearing... worn out favorite jeans, palm tree tee, and just like last time ... fake sparkly earrings.
I am creating... Hmm. The most I "create" these days is a recipe from Pinterest! Not much crafting going on anymore. Something I hope to work on soon is the next installment of our Filip Family Photo Book. Last time I worked on our pictures was November. Oh my. I have some catch-up to do! :)
I am going... bwhahahaha. No where - even though I have wanted to go on some sort of get away or vacation for FOUR YEARS!! I need to get out of here and break up the routine! I know I have said this for many years now, but hopefully this summer we'll be able to take a small get away - even if it's close. Seriously! We need to just get out of here so I can stop talking about "getting out of here."
I am hoping... I figure out an answer to this "when are we doing to have our next baby" question. I really don't know. To keep the timeline I have always wanted, that would be within the next two months or so. But realistically, I don't want to be pregnant all during my first year of teaching. That would be a lot of stress. Then again, I am not sure I feel ready to have another...I don't know what my hold up is. I know it will all be perfect when the time happens. Hmm....
I am hearing... Birds chirping...computer sounding like it's overheating...and a few minutes ago, a huge boom from down the street. We have some idiot neighbors who let off some sort of firework at least once a week. Scares the crap out of me, and thought it was gun shots the first time I heard it. Yikes - can't they think of a better hobby? Or am I just getting old and crabby? LOL.
Around the house... I really have to find a better way to organize! We tend to get piles of stuff everywhere, things that should come up to the office and get filed away ... but if you'd enter the office, you'd see more of the piles. I gotta bite the bullet and figure out some sort of way to make this all better. Hopefully now that I'll have some more time since I have the next month off! Here's to dreaming! ;)
One of my favorite things... I am so glad I am writing this memory down somewhere. When Bennett is getting ready for a nap or bedtime, we always give him his milk, and he comes into the living room, gets his fleece blankey. He waits until I sit down on the couch, and the holds his blanky and backs up to me so I can pick him up to snuggle. It's the sweetest thing ever and I love that we have a little routine. It's the only time lately he lets me snuggle with him! Then, five minutes later, he's down with his milk, chucks his cup across the room, and runs off. ;) We're working on the whole "chucking of the cup" thing. ;)
A few plans for the rest of the week... Photography: work on getting most recent wedding edited/send of another client's PhotoDVD. Old Job: Still tying up loose ends. Work on a project for DPI that needs completion. Hopefully finish financial reporting if business office is done with their entries. Help begin to plan next year, even though I am not coordinating the program anymore. Bennett: Park time, speech meeting, pool time, and lots of walks!
Well, that's it for today...hopefully it's not another year before you hear from me again. ;)