Luckiest woman in the world!

The past week was really tough for me. I was gone to Austin for TAKS workshop stuff Monday-Wednesday. Nice time away...but I knew being gone from school would be HELL to return to.

Sure enough, I returned Thursday to the worst report from a sub ever. (ok...it wasn't too bad...but my kids did NOT behave well!) I wrote 12 detentions. That was very stressing because anything less than perfect is NOT acceptable when it comes to my classroom!

Thursday's conference period was filled with me dealing with those fires & all the paperwork I missed. I then had to leave work at 3pm to make it to our doctor's appointment in Wichita Falls. That meant...no time for work after school.

Friday we had an assembly that lasted from study all into my conference period. All of this meant...NO TIME TO GRADE, DO LESSON PLANS...etc. Friday afterscool I had a Builder's Club Meeting (oh yes...did I mention that I'm the advisor for that?). I got out at 4:30 and worked until 5pm when it was time to pick Cole up for daycare.

I had NO lesson plans done for next week, NO grades AT ALL in my gradebook because I've not had time to grade...and 3 week reports were due yesterday...and no clue when I would do it all.

Cole and I went grocery shopping and came home. As soon as Justin walked in I started bawling. In addition to all the stress at work, I'm really neglecting my boys. I don't have the energy to clean, no energy to play with Cole, & less energy for Justin (hehe). Lets not even mention getting things ready for the baby (or the maternity lesson plans that need to be done ASAP). The part I hate the most is that Cole is always the last one at daycare. All the other teacher moms pick their kids up right at 3:45...not me...i mosey in wasted from work at 5 or 5:05.

Justin just sat there & listened. He then told me that nobody expects me to do everything. He will clean (he does anyway)...etc. Then he told me that until I get it all squared away that he will keep Cole occupied all the time I need when he's home.

Sometimes I fail to recognize how lucky & blessed I am to have Justin in my life. He is the BEST husband and the MOST AMAZING father ever. Last night he & Cole grilled steaks & potatoes for dinner, cleaned it all up, cleaned Cole's room, organized laundry, cleaned the living room...all while I laid on the couch. Today he made pancakes & sausage and finished cleaning while I finished next weeks lesson plans & organized a to-do list BEFORE he had to be at work at noon.

I love this man!