Sorry I haven't writen in a while

February 08, 2009 by Robbie in Cortez

Sorry I haven't writen in a while. Since Seraph is here, I end up telling her about my days and not enough energy to sit at the computer and retell the stories.

We have been quite busy at work, as we are preparing already for next year. Last Saturday we had an open house, where many new families were welcomed and had time to chat with the teachers. Since I get a long with most parents, I thought I did a great job selling our school to these new parents.

This week seemed long as our assistant was out sick for a few days, and it didn't seem the same without her. She's the one person I'm able to talk to about the vast improvements that this schools needs. I'm hoping things will turn for the better next year, as I am scheduled to take over the Pre-K program. The current teacher is venturing out and having an infant run program out of her house. I will be in a separate classroom and out of the following eyes of Stephanie. I might be able to do what I want to do. Yeah!

On Thursday, I was sitting with my kids during snack, when I felt pain on my left front side, and when I stood, the pain radiated to back. I could hardly stand, and the pain became excruciating. I tried to walk it off, but it didn't help, and so I talked to Stephanie and told her I had to go home. She suggested I should go to urgent care, since I didn't have insurance I said I'd rather go home. Somehow, I drove the hours trip home in extreme pain, and luckily Seraph was at home. I staggered into the house, calling for her, and she came racing into the living room helping me to Isabell's bed. I cried out and couldn't find a good resting position. The pain was so bad, I vomited several times. I took warm showers, rested a bit, until the pain returned, and took another shower. About nine hours later the back pain subsided, and the pain in the front slowly ebbed away. By Friday morning I felt a lot better, but I decided to stay home and rest. Seraph thought I probably pinched a nerve. I obviously have no tolerance to pain, and Seraph joked that I was lucky that I didn't have to deliver babies. She's probably right!

While I rested, I finished a fanstastic book called Merle's Door. About a man named Ted Kerasote who found and kept a dog named Merle. It was a story about him raising him and giving great insight on how dogs behave. It had great humor and also many tear jerking moments. I highly recommend this book to anyone who loves dogs.

We have been doing careful research on dogs, since we will be getting a dog when we move into our new house. We have been fond of New Foundland dogs, and have researched them extensively. Finding that they are very family oriented and are very calm. We found a New Foundland mix in Albuquerque, and it has a friend that has Pit Bull mix. They are inseparatable and I have emailed them to see if they will hold them for us. I received an email from them and they said they could hold them for us. We will have to go down and check them out. We are all quite excited by this prospect!

I hope everyone is doing well and enjoying there weekend! We are expecting another few inches of snow this weekend and this week! We have had a glorious January and early February weather wise with beautiful sunny warm days. A false spring, and now snow has come and descended upon us!