Whaaa?

I realize it has almost been two years since I have posted. Soo... lets see.
I finished my teaching certificate, and worked at a pre-school for about a year.
Cory finished law school, took the TN bar and passed.
Cory got a job in Kingsport, TN, so we moved last year.
Madeleine is currently in second grade. (I still have a hard time believing this.)

We have really enjoyed the Tri-Cities area. Who would have thought I'd end up in the mountains of Tennessee. When Cory and I were dating, he asked me, "where do you want to live?" My response, "anywhere but the south." So... there you go...

Cory enjoys what he does, so it makes everything so much easier. I have a job at Madeleine's school as an assistant, which I really enjoy. I'm there when the kids are there, and don't have to bring any paper work home. Madeleine had a difficult time with the move, but I think she has adjusted really well.

We recently put in an offer on a house. We went in and signed our loan application, and have inspections and such lined up. I don't feel responsible or mature enough for this. Of course it could be the fear of owning a house. We've rented for so long, feels like a huge step. (I'm sure everyone says that about their first house.)

Hmmm... is it sad that the last two years can be summed up so quickly? Well anyways, we are just plugging away, trying the best we can.

Keep On Swimming

Cory had his last final for spring today. He is very excited to have a few days off. I'm in my last week of student teaching, and then next week I'll be preparing for the interview/presentation thing to exit the program. Madeleine will be done the 21st.

Since we'll all be "done" with things for a few days we are hoping to go for a little vacation to my sisters in D.C. Cory's never been and we thought we'd head up before he starts back up June 1st.

Cory and I had our 7th anniversary this Sunday. We celebrated by going to Iron Man 2 with Madeleine and then out to dinner. We then proceeded to spend the rest of the weekend doing course work or studying for finals.

We have turned into VERY exciting people.

Overall we are doing well, just extremely busy. We are both looking forward to being done, and are hoping that things work out for us.

Hope you are all doing well, wherever you are!

Organization!

Today I've spent most the day organizing and re-arranging the desks. I stole the desk we had in Madeleine's room and put it our room. I also stopped by Target to pick up a few random desk organizers. This is all in attempt to better help my situation while I'm in my second placement of student teaching.

During my last placement I had some papers upstairs, some down, and some that moved around throughout the day. I'm going to attempt to have everything in one area this time. Between Cory, Madeleine, and I the kitchen table always seems to be covered by someone's schoolwork. And maybe by having my stuff in one place upstairs, I'll be less distracted.

Madeleine has lost both of her teeth! Sometimes I can't believe how big she is, at least she still likes me. She's been doing great in school and I still find random pictures or crafts that she has hung up in the house.

Cory is workin on a variety of projects. He is trying to get everything done that comes along with taking 18 credit hours, trying to look for summer internships, and looking for jobs for when he finishes in December.

We continue to be busy, and have somehow survived. And once we've finished all we got to worry about is real life jobs... that is it... nothing to worry about... nothing at all...

February What?

I realize the end of the month is already gone and it seems like it has flown by. Cory is taking 18 credit hours, I'm student teaching and Madeleine doing her school thing, it is a miracle that dishes get done. We are trying to keep our head above water.

Cory was recently diagnosed with adult diabetes, so we have a new diet and exercise that we have to follow. Cory is doing really well, I do too (except for that one week). But this also means that he has lots of doctors and testing that he has to do too. So far, so good.

Madeleine is doing well. She loves to read and Cory works with her nightly on phonics and sounding out words. It snowed the other day, and she was not happy. The "excitement" of snow has worn off this winter, and I must admit I feel the same way. Tired of the cold, ready for spring. This winter has been unusually cold for Knoxville.

I change placements in the middle of March, if I pass of course.

We All Fall Down

So all those balls that I have been juggling the last few weeks all came down on Tuesday. I had one of those weeks when I feel like another ball is being thrown at me, then another, and another. Until at one point on Tuesday night they all just came crashing on the floor. It is one of the down sides of not being near family and asking someone who is "obligated" to help you when you call with ridiculous requests.

Luckily there is a friend that saved my sanity. She watched a sick Madeleine all day on Wednesday so that I could still make it to student teaching, and Cory could still make it to his classes.

So I have a grasp on my sanity once again... we'll see how long it lasts!

Glorious Food

Cory and I are attempting to get Madeleine to eat more than just crackers and cheese. We get her to try some bites of whatever is on my plate during dinner. When we were going out the other night, Cory said, "Madeleine you will be taking two bites of whatever Mom orders for dinner." Madeleine, "Mom can you order just white rice then?"

Seriously this girl gets her critical thinking skills from Cory, because I would have never thought of such a solution.

TWENTY-TEN!

I hope everyone had an enjoyable holiday season. Cory and I were grateful for a break from our schedules. Unfortunately that will end soon, as school starts back up and I will start student teaching. I think both Cory and I are excited and very nervous about this next year. We both finish our programs this year, which also means that we both will be looking for jobs. Should be a fun year!

And to show my high hopes for this year here is a picture of our little family in the winter of 2004, to show how far we've come... oh wait... we are still students... never mind