The Good
**Today is the BIG day! Michelle has her C-section at 1pm this afternoon. Annika will make her appearance shortly thereafter. Pray that all goes well and a fast recovery for my SIL! I plan to visit them tonight and will hopefully post pics tomorrow. My guess is that she will be 8lbs 7oz, 20 inches long. We'll see!!! I can't wait to see Brian as a father...he is going to be great!! And Michelle...she loves babies soooo much. Soon she will have her very own!
**E took my to Cold Stone Creamery for Ice Cream the other night. This place is an ICE CREAM LOVERS DREAM!!!!!! I had only been there once in Boulder, CO three years ago, but they recently built one near our house. I made my own flavor...banana ice cream with coconut, chocolate chips, almonds and real banana mixed in. Delish!!!
**Got the New Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince yesterday. Read the first 5 chapters....I have heard it is pretty slow and much darker than the others. It'll probably take me a week because I have so much else going on!
**Mary has planned a special surprise for Kim, Sonja and I this Sunday. Not sure what it is, but I bet it will be good!
The Bad
**My old principal just jumped ship and went to the OTHER school district "across the river". He is now one of the "head honchos" of that district and will be making 6 figures. About $30k MORE than what we paid him. They had a big article in the paper about it the other day. They wanted him because my former school of the past 4 years increased our student achievement test scores by almost 60% over that 4 years. Our teachers and coaches are exceptional and he is taking all the credit for it!!! I could go on and on about this. I doubt he will have the help he had with us, yet he is expected to make miracles happen in that failing district. Good luck, Buddy!!
**Someone close to me has a secret. It made me sad. Because I am selfish.
**I am BROKE. Soooo looking forward to my summer vacation after next week, but almost wishing that I was back at work making a salary!!
Kristi~
I just wanted to pass along my thoughts and prayers for your brother and his wife and there new little Annika on the way. How exciting for you and your family. Being an Auntie is the greatest thing that has ever happend to me. You will have so much fun and be such a great Auntie.
Congratulations!
Love,
Andrea
Posted by: Andrea Marquardt | July 20, 2005 at 10:53 AM
First, congratulations on being an auntie!
Second, I too find Cold Stone Creamery a truly excitig place....mhmm, preatty close to heavenly. I'm not that far into Harry Potter yet (just got started on it, first couple of chapters, but I plan on enjoying every minute of this reading). I can't wait to read your log after Sunday to find out all about your surprise! Oh I'm sure everyone -myself included- will be looking forward to the baby pictures :)
Posted by: Maria | July 20, 2005 at 11:27 AM