How is it Friday already?? This week has absolutely flown by. And speaking of things flying by, how is it April already?? This school year is just flying by too. Only 9 more weeks of school. WOW.
And, that means for me, for right now at least, only 9 more weeks of teaching. I think I may miss it a little, but I'm super excited about being able to stay home with Aedan. It's such a crazy feeling when something you've wanted for so long is actually happening. Between getting the raised beds in our backyard and getting to be a stay at home mom, everything's coming true! :) Just kidding. But, I really am thrilled to be just months away from being a full time mom. Even though I can't even really picture what life will be like, I'm ready for it. Only 11 more weeks to go, give or take a little.
Our church shower is this weekend and I'm really excited. I just think it will be fun and anything having to do with the baby is just plain fun. It's hard to believe it's already here though--when people first started talking to us about it the first week in April seemed SO far away. We are SO blessed to have such sweet friends.
Speaking of things coming up that I can't believe are already here, my kids take TAKS next Tuesday (well, Monday and Tuesday, but reading TAKS is on Tuesday). I'm just praying that they're ready, because at this point they've either got it or they don't. I have one group of kids who have been working hard and I feel confident are ready and one group of kids I'm a little worried about. There's 24 of them in the class, and only 3 of them have ever passed TAKS; they've just been passed on to the next grade each time. And man, it has been tough this year. They're bad, because they're behind in school and because they're bad, they just keep getting more and more behind. And, they have it in their heads that no matter how hard they practice or how hard they work on the TAKS test, they can't pass, because they never have in the past. So, it's been a daily struggle this year. They're the first group of kids that I've taught where, one day before the test, I'm really not sure I was successful in helping them have the confidence to know they can pass, and that's hard.
Landon's Ironman training is underway and it feel so different this time, for both of us. Every other time we've been training together, we've done it together, as a team. And this time, I just can't. And even though it's totally worth it because we have a sweet little baby growing inside of me, it's hard sometimes. I miss us working out together and going on runs and bike rides and swims together and just being in it together. And I know for him it's just not as fun this time either because he's having to do it alone. But, we're figuring it out. And trying to figure out what our new normal will be, because I know things will never be the same again. Which is exciting and sometimes a little sad to me, but mostly exciting.
Speaking of training, last night Landon was out on a long bike ride and had a pretty bad fall. He's bruised and scraped up, but it could have been so much worse. We've been lucky so far that neither of us has had a bad crash, but it is just so scary to think about him flying off his bike like that on the side of the road. He was going about 20 mph and hit a ridge basically in the road that his tire went down in to and it caused everything to go off balance and throw him onto the curb. It gives me such a bad feeling just to think about it. I am so thankful to the Lord for watching out for him though, because he could have blacked out or broken something or had so many things much worse than what happened. I was over at a friends house when it happened (where he was headed on his bike) and another friend was driving there too and stopped to pick him up. Again, I'm so thankful for good friends. We got him cleaned up and bandaged up and he's recovering today--as is his bike. He went in to work this morning, but they let him take his work and work from home. I'm trying not to let this all freak me out for when he goes out on rides in the future and just focus on how thankful I am that he is ok and at home and not in the hospital or something.
And here we are, another week down. I'm finally feeling recovered from our Four Corners Softball Clinic last Saturday (pictures coming eventually) and just feeling so thankful for the stage of life we're in. Life is busy and seems to be ever changing with never ending to do lists, but it's good. Landon and I are in a good place, we're blessed with good friends and family close by and God is in control of everything. This morning, I'm kinda tired and worn out, as is my sweet husband, but life is good and I'm just feeling thankful.
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