This is a crazy one!

Positive for the day - Dad is A-okay!

So my dad has been left home alone with 2 cats and a dog for nearly a week. Mom calls today to ask if I've seen him - nope not since Saturday. My hubby calls to say he's going to check in on dad after work. Hubby later calls in a panic, can't get dad to answer the door. He's been knocking and ringing the doorbell for about five minutes. I tell him he's probably napping or otherwise occupied (in other words in the powder room). I tell him to come home and I'll call dad in half an hour.

I call, dad was otherwise occupied and didn't hear the doorbell or the knocking. He's fine, even on his way to the American Legion for a meeting. Then my brother calls about half hour later - Have I talked to dad recently because he's not answering the phone.

Boy that man sure can send people into a panic! Thankfully he is just fine!!!

Zippidee Do Da

Thanks to my neighbor my 16yr old was able to experience a zip line today. He had a great time hanging out with our neighbor while experiencing a new adventure. Thanks to the neighbor's wife for inviting our 12yr old over to swim with a new friend while our son was zipping along!

Another positive - I didn't have to cook today! My husband grilled a roast, made some yummy summer squash he bought at a farmer's market, and made some cheesy mashed potatoes.

Great Memorial Day!

I won a giveaway!

I am a teacher blog stalker. Sounds creepy, but it really isn't. Basically as I search for a teaching job I am also searching out wonderful teacher bloggers and learning as much as I can. Many teachers offer their experiences so generously and I really enjoy living vicariously through them!

Anyway, when I see a teacher blogging about a giveaway, I just have to enter it. Much to my surprise I won one of the giveaways I entered!!! I'll be receiving some really cute mini file folders, a great book to add to my collection, and a math & literacy center packet.

You can read all about my positive moment on my teaching blog here - Success in Bloom.

Surprise Deal

It's sometimes the little things that can make a person's day.

I bought a pair of swim trunks for my 16yr old today. I was thrilled to find some for $8 because even finding shorts for him under $20 can be a chore. Even worse is trying to find something he will like and actually wear in public!

Imagine my surprise when the swim trunks rang up for $6!!!

That positively made my day!

Able to Laugh

Today was the last day of work for the school year. It has been quite a stressful year and my coworkers and I were glad to have it coming to an end. Although the kids were trying to break every rule and totally ignoring us, we were able to laugh. Okay, so maybe we were laughing because we were so stressed out, but at least we were laughing!

What a kind son I have

Life with a teenager can be a bit crazy at times, especially when dealing with moods that change at the drop of a hat.

Imagine how thrilled I was when my son asked me if I'd like some eggs and bacon this morning when he decided to cook some for himself. He would just die if he realized I was blogging about him!

But how nice of him to think of his mom once in a while and offer to cook for me instead of asking me to cook for him! Thanks to him for making my day start off so good!!

No Mopeds Today

Positive for the day - There wasn't a single moped to slow me down on the road today.

Yesterday I had two in my way at different times. The one that mad me crazy was in the left lane, in front of me, going 20mph in a 45mph zone. Of course all the cars behind us moved to the right lane and kept passing us. I was not pleased with this moped driver. I'm sorry, I have no problem with them being on the road, but they need to get out of the way when they become a hazard to other drivers.

Another positive - I wasn't happy with a paper I turned in to have graded and 24hrs after submitting it it still had not been picked up for grading so I was able to cancel it to work on it some more.

Tune in tomorrow to find out what positive moments I have!