I swear, the boy has never met a standardized test he can't ace, but the classroom seems to boggle him. 
I even took a nap when the boys came home today as they watched Colby for me. 
I have been so tired the last couple of weeks. I hope this passes soon.
DS just called. They got their TAKS results today. He got "commended performance" on the math section, which typically means one incorrect answer, and he got a perfect score on the reading section.
That means he will be in honors math again next year. That could get scary.
He brought his social studies project home today, which means his grade should be up when I get home. That could also be scary.
I noticed yesterday that he had some zeros in his computer class that brought his grade WAY down, so I need to look at that again tonight, too.
Are we SURE the school year isn't over yet?
10 more days to go. 6 classroom days, 4 exam days. Maybe I can survive.
Hi, Robyn!High school is a long way off for Emma. You might move, they might build a new high school, her high school could improve, you never know! No telling where our high school will fall in 2 years when DS is ready to go there.
I have been looking at our "budget" for the August trip. Basically that means determining how much money we need of each format. Gift cards, cash, Travelers checks, Disney Rewards card, and money in the bank account to pay the pet sitter and the fee for 17 days of airport parking. I decided to put some money in travelers checks because I don't know exactly how much we need, and I don't want to carry a lot of cash. If I load all the money on Disney gift cards then it's stuck there, but with travelers checks I can deposit any leftovers when we come home. And our bank doesn't charge a fee for them, which is even better! I used to get them at the AAA office, but they don't offer them anymore. The bank is closer than AAA, so all the better for me!
DS just called. They got their TAKS results today. He got "commended performance" on the math section, which typically means one incorrect answer, and he got a perfect score on the reading section.
That means he will be in honors math again next year. That could get scary.
He brought his social studies project home today, which means his grade should be up when I get home. That could also be scary.
I noticed yesterday that he had some zeros in his computer class that brought his grade WAY down, so I need to look at that again tonight, too.
Are we SURE the school year isn't over yet?
10 more days to go. 6 classroom days, 4 exam days. Maybe I can survive.
We're heading out to Hunter's concert soon. This could be challenging with the headache I have
I am hoping (if gas prices aren't too outrageous) to use some of my vacation time (unless I have a new job) this summer to camp up your way. That's a lot of maybe's but better than no way jose's
I was wondering the same thing. We already have to borrow from next year for our March trip. We have enough points for a October or December trip but that is it. We may just have to buy more points!We haven't been DVC members for even a year and I already have Addonitis.
Just wait though... I think we'll have to add on at both the CR and Hawaii in the next couple years! 
Oh, trust me - this is the first of this phenomenon (and I'm sure the last!).
We had promised 55 pts. each (enough for 5 weeknights in an SSR studio during the value season) for Jonathan's brothers as a Xmas gift last year. Since one of his brother's and his family weren't able to make the trip with us last Dec. due to financial reasons, we canceled their ressie before the 30-day mark, and had the points banked into our '08 UY (we have Oct.) for them to use this Dec. Well, they told us a couple of months ago that they weren't going to be able to use those points this year, either.
We initially thought we'd keep our regular cash reservations for Dec. that we already had "as is" and just use those pts. for a DVC stay sometime next spring. But, we're likely going to use those points in Dec. for AKV (plus borrowing a few from '09), and just do AKL CL another time. The cost for those nights is equal to the balance due on our Labor Day Wonder cruise, and Jonathan wants to cancel one or the other to save some $$ (why he all of a sudden cares about vacation costs is beyond me). I'd much rather "give up" 4 days CL level (and still get to go - just staying in a studio instead!) than give up a separate cruise!
It will be nice in '09 when we do finally get use of our points back, although we'll have to be wary of J's brother coming calling for those points whenever they're ready. (I almost felt like they were fishing for us to help them out further financially so they could go)
There was a teacher at my high school that I would have liked very much to have an inappropriate relationship with!But he was married and apparently that was working out pretty well for him so he didn't find it necessary to go after any students. He wasn't one of my teachers - he was the intern for the teacher I was an assistant for. Talk about an elective that was an easy "A"! All I did was enter grades into the computer now and then.
The good news is, my cervix is actually holding up, or at least holding steady. Still closed, which is great (and surprising to us all!). The bad news for the day was that Baby A's fluid went from "low normal" to just "low"... and pretty low at that. The current plan is a lot of fluids overnight (1L bolus just completed, and is beeping incessantly in my ear, plus 150/hr all night), then repeat the scan at the peri's office (connected to the hospital) tomorrow morning. If the level went up, then I'll go home tomorrow and we'll recheck it again at the end of the week. If it stays up, we're back on track to have BPP's and appointments every week until further notice. If it doesn't go up, or doesn't stay up, then they will consider steroid boosters and a fairly quick delivery. We'll see! I know this isn't a very nice birthday present for Kyle. Instead of the nice dinner and fun evening we had planned, we sat around at the office all afternoon, didn't eat for hours, then had Wendy's in the hospital room -- and not a good room at that, a triage room since I'm just short stay at this point. It might be a long night... 2 heartbeats and a monitor in my right ear, and IV pump in my left, a nurse that comes in continuously because Baby A is so low the monitor won't pick her up at all the second she moves any...... but hopefully it's just one night!
Well, I make this post from the hospital!
that it is just an overnight stay!! I don't know that Kyle wants to share his birthday with the Princesses!!Well, I make this post from the hospital!
I was wondering if this wasn't going to be the day you went to the hospital.
I was wondering if this wasn't going to be the day you went to the hospital.
.... and if they have to come out becuase they aren't doing their job, it will be at least 48-72 hours from tomorrow to get steroids on board. We're thinking it will just be fluids and I'll be back in my bed tomorrow night. 
Well they aren't coming today, we can just about count on it! My body is doing a decent job of keeping them in
Hi, Robyn!
I have been looking at our "budget" for the August trip. Basically that means determining how much money we need of each format. Gift cards, cash, Travelers checks, Disney Rewards card, and money in the bank account to pay the pet sitter and the fee for 17 days of airport parking. I decided to put some money in travelers checks because I don't know exactly how much we need, and I don't want to carry a lot of cash. If I load all the money on Disney gift cards then it's stuck there, but with travelers checks I can deposit any leftovers when we come home. And our bank doesn't charge a fee for them, which is even better! I used to get them at the AAA office, but they don't offer them anymore. The bank is closer than AAA, so all the better for me!
There was a teacher at my high school that I would have liked very much to have an inappropriate relationship with!
We had a few teacher who had inappropriate relations with students, they always seemed to fly under the radar though. My band director even married one of his students. Although in his defense they are only about 5 years apart. He met her his first year teaching and she was senior. They are still together and he is retiring the end of this year.DS just called. They got their TAKS results today. He got "commended performance" on the math section, which typically means one incorrect answer, and he got a perfect score on the reading section.
That means he will be in honors math again next year. That could get scary.
He brought his social studies project home today, which means his grade should be up when I get home. That could also be scary.
I noticed yesterday that he had some zeros in his computer class that brought his grade WAY down, so I need to look at that again tonight, too.
Are we SURE the school year isn't over yet?
10 more days to go. 6 classroom days, 4 exam days. Maybe I can survive.
We're heading out to Hunter's concert soon. This could be challenging with the headache I have
Well, I make this post from the hospital!
that the extra fluids "do the trick" and you can return home.
Elizabeth - when are your dates again? 17 days is a LONG time to have to pay for parking at the airport. If I can swing it (and you think we can get everything in my SUV - Chevy Trailblazer) - I'd be happy to act as your airport chaueffer!
WTG, DS! You guys have almost made it!
I can't remember now if I priced a shuttle for the whole trip or if I just priced it when I thought DH was only coming for half of the days. I should look at that again. Well, I make this post from the hospital!
