Ahhh-today is President's Day, which luckily for me means no school!! This was a much needed day!! I'm trying desperately not to go completely crazy before the LEAP test. We have around 7 weeks before testing starts, so hopefully I can hang in there!! My students are a group of great kids, even though they drive me bonkers!! For Valentine's Day, they all pitched in and bought me a vase of silk red roses. I was highly impressed because they are just 4th graders and I thought it was extremely thoughtful.

My Maddie Rae is also 22 months today. 22 months? Really? She is growing up way too fast and it makes me so sad. She is my angel though. She is such a fun little girl to be around. She is so friendly and happy. She waves and says hi to everyone, whether she knows them or not. Joseph calls her our own personal Wal-mart greeter. She has the sweetest laugh in the world and it doesn't take much to get her giggling. She still adores Landon, and sometimes does not want to share him with his friends. She also tends to be extremely bossy!! We're working on counting to ten and saying the alphabet. We're also working on getting her into her own bed. We moved her into her own room after Christmas and she has a day bed in there. The problem is that she won't stay in there because she knows she can get out. We've ordered some rails so hopefully when they come in we can try getting her out of the crib again.

Landon broke his arm last week in a 4 wheeler wreck and will be in a cast for 6 weeks. He was only in his 2nd week of Biddy Ball (basketball) and I'll be sad not to watch him play anymore. He was getting pretty good and he was such fun to watch. We told him to try and be a little more aggressive and not be afraid to block people and get the ball. You know, still be nice but get in there and really play. He took it to the extreme just a little. At one point during his last game he jumped on another kids back trying to get the ball because he turned away from him. I couldn't help but laugh and be proud because he was doing what we asked. After the game we talked about how being that aggressive was called a FOUL and we worked on stealing the ball. He also has tee ball coming up in about 2 weeks and I cannot wait!! I love baseball!!

Today marks week 14 of this pregnancy. It's also the last week of my hormone treatment. I'm so thankful they caught the hormone problem early, but I am greatful to be able to stop the treatment. It has made me so groggy, on top of the normal early pregnancy tiredness. I can't wait to find out what we're having (5 more weeks) even though I feel very strongly it's a boy. I've been blessed to not have had morning sickness with either one of my pregnancies. I have been nauseated and I have the worst gag reflex EVER!! I've managed to keep it under control--thank goodness!!

Joseph and I had a great Valentine's date. He left Friday before Valentine's so we went out on a date Wednesday night. We went to eat at Trailboss--always a fav and lately a huge CRAVE!! I love it!! Then we went to the movies and we saw "He's Just Not That Into You". It was a good movie. I love having dates with my hubby and appreciate the thoughtfulness he put into the evening. He planned everything, even the babysitter. He also sent me a huge bouquet of flowers to school on Friday. It was beautiful and had some of the biggest gerber daisies I have ever seen. No roses, thank goodness, because they are just not for me. So thanks again Joseph, and I love you tons!!