I'm Going to Be an Aunt Again!

Yeah! After 10+ months with no luck, my brother and his wife are finally expecting their second bundle of joy - They are going to welcome another child late this year. I am so excited! I hope that we'll get to welcome baby Ian, a boy. But, we'll be just as excited if it is baby Callie, a girl. We just are hoping and praying for a happy, healthy baby. My parents are equally thrilled.

Ki-Ki will make a wonderful big sister!

UPDATE: Baby Ian or Baby Callie is due Dec. 22nd! Everything is looking good and Brooke is doing well. Cameron is so excited about the "baby in Mommy's tummy."

UPDATE #2: Jim and I are not having a baby right now. We are the 1% error rate that the EPT box warns about! We are sad, but we know that we'll have a baby when the time is right.

Blue Willow Inn

My in-laws, along with Jim's aunt who is visiting from Denver, invited me to a wonderful lunch at the Blue Willow Inn in Social Circle. What a better way to spend a rainy day? This beautiful place is home to one of the yummiest buffet restaurants in North East Georgia (and it's only about 30 minutes from our home). Jim couldn't join us because he is out workin' in the rain.

We enjoyed fried green tomatoes, tons of sweets, and a delicious new creation - pecan and cheese rolls. The front entrance/garden areas are beautiful with several flowering trees, plants, bushes and flowers in full bloom.

Here are a few pictures:

Huh, Say What?

Saturday's test went as well as possible considering I didn't see the Medieval, Arabic or Chinese Literature questions coming! I studied all of the test preparation materials, which clearly emphasized the importance of poetry, prose, and British Lit. So when I got into the test and was asked about the Pyrrhic Victory and Chinese Lit, I checked my test booklet twice to make sure I was taking the correct test. Unfortunately for me, I was.

I think I did really well on the 2 essay questions and I guess I'll know the results in one month.

And, I've started studying up for the Special Education and Early Childhood Education exams. I looked over the Social Studies/History and PE exams and don't think that's the best route for me (as of yet).

All this to become a teacher who rarely sees respect and is belittled by children! Ah, the irony.