No more broken bones.

It's been almost a week since I last posted. As you know, Deb's Dad was in intensive care on a ventilator. He came off, yesterday. He is doing MUCH better now. It was so good to visit him and talk to him, yesterday.

Just when life was getting a little easier, my "granny" in Florida fell on Thursday and broke her hip. She had a hip replacement on Friday and is doing just fine. For 93, she is one tough cookie.

I have two new students in my program. They are both boys and both a handful. I am calling them the "lost boys" because I am getting the boys that no other teacher wants. It feels like I am getting the children that a general education teacher just can't handle. I love my boys and I love teaching them. It is really tough at times, but I was chosen by a higher power for this position, so I am trying really hard not to complain.

Tom has been mostly gone for two weeks. His team at work have been supporting 9,000 computer systems around the world. It is finally slowing down and I am very grateful for "Chinese New Year" as China sort of shuts down for two weeks.

Here is a late shout out to our "Pookie" who turned 87 last Wednesday. He came over last night for dinner. Alma and Dave Deruntz (Old friends of the family) came as well. It was sad. Dad didn't really know who they were when they first arrived. Once he realized who they were, he started to cry and was embarassed by his forgetfulness. Parts of aging really stink, sometimes.

This week, Becca has a book report due and Laura has a project due on "Medieval Clocks". I have my boys and Tom has his computers.

It's snowing like crazy today, so I am hoping for a snow day tomorrow. The girls have told me to wear my pajamas backwards and throw ice cubes in the toilet. Perhaps I will leave the snow to God and just go to bed.

TTFN