Okay, Okay! Geez...

Okay. I know I haven't updated in awhile. I just haven't felt inspired to. I didn't really want this to be a blog that just updated everyone on how Cowboy Man and I are doing, like some Christmas newsletter. I wanted it to be a place where I only wrote about blog-worthy things. Funny and interesting things that happen that are just too good to keep to myself. Turns out, my life is pretty uninteresting!! SO...just to keep you all posted until I can come up with my next witty, hilarious, blog-worthy story, here's what's going on with us.

Cowboy Man is kicking butt in school. No seriously, he works over 50 hours most weeks, then goes to school two nights a week. He has an A in each of his classes, and his professor has even complimented him on his enthusiasm for the subject. He is registered for three classes next semester, so we are currently looking for fund-raising ideas. :) Too bad we can't sell cookie dough or popcorn (although if you're interested in either... haha).

I changed from teaching second grade last year to teaching fourth grade this year. Everyone asks with a twinkle in their eyes "So, how's THAT going?" It's different. That's pretty much all I can say on a public blog. It's very, very, very different. Today a kindergarten class passed by me with their sweet little turkey hats on that they had colored, and they all hugged me and told me they loved me. I refused to let a couple of them go until their teacher said I couldn't keep them. Then I turned around to my class. Instead of turkey hats, I saw sarcastic fourth grade expressions and kids chewing on erasers since I had made them spit their gum out. *sighs* But, the really good thing about fourth grade is you can give those sarcastic expressions right back, and they know what it means! A few days ago, I made my entire class MAD!!, then said in my sweetest, sappiest voice, "Now come give me a hug!" Not a single one of them got up! If that had happened last year, I would have had 22 kids get in line to hug me.

Cookie has decided that she no longer loves Cowboy Man or me, and tries to escape every chance she gets. But since she can't even hunt down a moth in our house with out Cowboy Man showing her where it is every few seconds, and she is also half the size of any of our neighborhood cats, she must remain an inside cat. She must have plotted and planned her most recent attempt for a good while, because the other day she shot out the door almost before it was even opened. She got far enough away that I thought she was gone, but thankfully a big bad speed bump in the road scared her. She stood there trying to figure out if she should walk over it long enough that we were able to catch up to her. She is currently plotting her revenge on us, and will retaliate as soon as she has come up with an acceptable plan, I'm sure.

So, that's our current life in a nutshell. I am on the look out for my next funny adventure about which to blog. (I almost said "to blog about," but as I am now an English teacher, I cannot end my sentences with prepositions. :) ) The holidays are coming up...I'm sure I'll have enough to write three pages. Love you all!!