0ne year later

Wow - it's been a year since I updated my blog! Hard to believe! So much has happened. Yes, I now have 3 grandchildren. Jack will be 3 in a couple of months. Clara Beth has turned a year old already. And Cooper will be one in a few weeks. We had a wonderful month of May, with all the children and grands here. It was awesome! But, I work for the school system, and our year ends at the end of May. So it was also chaotic! But I loved every minute, and tried not to worry about what was going on at work when I was at home, or what was going on at home when I was at work. Too bad it couldn't have been the month of June, but oh well.

June was full of meetings and garden harvesting. July was 2 weeks of vacation and then back to work. Mike and I went to Atlanta for July 4 - fun! We spent the day being tourists - visited the GA Aquarium, the World of Coca-Cola, and then went to a Braves game! Yes, it rained, but they did the fireworks anyway. We had a great time!

August has been busy at work. I don't think our economy is recovering as quickly as expected. On August 31, I have 350+ homeless kids identified, and last year at this time we had about 275. Their stories are starting to break my heart more than ever. Aside from that, we've had so many changes in the schools - so many new counselors, new principals, and I've committed to doing training at all the schools. What was I thinking???

I'm starting a new adventure in my life - going back to school! I'm starting on my Ed.S. this fall in Administration and Supervision. I think it's going to be great! I'm really excited about the cohort program, and the people in my group.

Saw Elizabeth and the children last weekend, as I took my parents to Greensboro for my Aunt Bertha's funeral, and they came west to escape Hurricane Irene. We had about 24 hours together, which was totally unexpected and amazing!

Fall looks to be hectic, with school, work, and Mike's kidney transplant in October. I sure would love for Sandi to get a liver too! My girls are blogging, and they are such good writers! My son is in grad school - everyone is doing really well, now if we could just win the lottery...!