That's All I Have To Say About That

This is a picture Ellie drew of her Dad. That's all I have to say about that. 

You know the saying, if you don't have anything nice to say don't say anything at all? Ignore that saying right now. 

There is this new dating site called Tinder. A lot of my friends were on it and I was super curious. So, I got on it too. Essentially, if you think a guy is cute you swipe right on your phone. If you think a guy is not cute you swipe left. This took up HOURS of my time at first. I was SO intrigued. If you swipe right and the boy you like swipes right you are a "match" which means you can start texting each other.  It was like walking into a church dance when you are 14 and all awkward and knowing EXACTLY every guy in the room that thought you were cute . I mean INSTANTLY. I will say it was a HUGE ego boost. However, then I started getting a barrage of messages from men I didn't even know. There was the guy that was still married but in an "open" relationship. YEAH RIGHT. Creep. He kept texting and texting me, I ignored every single one of course. Then I added LDS in big letters by my name. That didn't matter. I realized you can't control the images that come through the pictures. In my naivety I didn't know that people could put disturbing pictures of themselves on there. There was a naked man, I will not go into detail. My eyes are scarred for life. I quickly stopped getting on Tinder, and that's all I have to say about that. 

Life has been too busy. I have been overworked at work even with all my extra time and planning. It feels as if things have been slung at us teachers at lightning speed. There is no other option than to smile and keep up. Which, I did. I even worked harder, prepped way in advance and still, it was like it was not enough. Teacher Appreciation week turned out to be pretty awesome though and it backed right up to Mother's Day. Luckily, I still felt appreciated on Mother's Day, left over happy feelings from Teacher Appreciation week. After asking my children SEVERAL TIMES to please do the dishes and then YELLING at them, "It's MOTHER'S DAY! All I want is a LITTLE help unloading the dishwasher, IS that TOO MUCH to ask???!!!??? Which made me feel like a complete failure as a Mother because have I not taught my children to be helpful and serve others? Apparently NOT. I didn't have any expectations for Mother's Day. I have totally made that mistake in the past and since there is no helper husband around here to head anything up, you know. At least the kids STEP MOM made me a super cute present. Seriously. AND I did get a chocolate bar from church. I went to dinner at my Mom's where SHE cooked. (She wanted too) BUT I DID DO THE DISHES. 

and that's all I have to say about that. 

There really can be too much of a good thing. I love my job so much but at the end of the school year it is just a little too much. I had to pack up my classroom which is very much like packing an apartment. They are going to demolish the buildings this summer and give us brand new shiny ones for next year. Totally awesome. Couple the move with Teacher Appreciation Day, The Knowledge Fair, Field Day, The School Talent Show, Galileo Testing and Leadership Day.......let's just say my head is sort of spinning like one of those dolls in the Twilight Zone...slowly spinning all the way around. I then had a women's health scare that I was in the middle of taking care of and getting ready to leave the country for a few weeks plus still running kids to baseball games. I couldn't sleep well for days. DAYS. Then the car needed to be taken in to get the emissions checked. Another thing I JUST didn't have the time to do. It all took its toll and I woke up Saturday night in a PANIC of stress. I even had real chest pain. I called my poor, wonderful Mother because who else do you call at 2am? She came and picked me up where I stayed at her house. I realized I have to STOP and slow down it isn't worth taking a toll on my sleep. 

and that's all I have to say about that. 

One and a half days until summer. 

XOXO The Sunny D