Now a graduate!

For all of those who asked me "Why are you celebrating your graduation if you haven't received your final grades yet?" - rest easy. I received all of my grades for my last semester at Cal State Fullerton and I did indeed pass the classes and really did graduate!

Many have also asked, "What next?" Well, I'll be substitute teaching next year (Lord willing) and plan on subbing until both boys are in school. Maybe then (probably then) I'll get into the credential program to earn my single subject credential in English so that I can teach full-time at the jr. or sr. high school level. People are often surprised that I want to teach upper grades and THAT surprises me. Teenagers aren't that scary! They're just big kids with whacked out hormones and attitudes the size of Toledo. (How big is Toledo anyway and why do we compare things with it?) My sarcastic sense of humor works well with jr. and sr. high kids and the fact that I'm still taller than most of them (except for some of the boys) works in my favor as well.
Exciting news! My sister-in-law had her third baby this week and I now have three nieces! Ailin Rhema Buell was born on May 25 and she is so tiny and perfect. A few pictures...


Eden and Sage stayed with us for a few days and played with all of our boy toys. Wyatt and Calvin had a lot of fun with their cousins while Ailin got settled at home.

Calvin's school, Fern Drive, had the annual Carnival last week. (Our school's biggest fundraiser.) The theme was "County Fair" and it was SO much fun! Our class's booth was "Stamp-A-Card" or "Stamp-A-Bookmark" and the kids seemed to like it. We had funnel cakes, cotton candy, Korean BBQ, hot dogs, tacos, coffee, soda, bake sale, ice cream and candy, skee ball, water balloon launchers, golf putt, face painting, hair painting, spin-a-wheel, martial arts demonstration, dance demonstration, cake walk, petting zoo...I'm sure I'm forgetting some other booths but the Carnival was SO SO great! (Props to Elissa, our fearless leader!)
"Three Little Pigs in the (Chocolate) Mud" - my cake for the cake contest
Calvin's Lightsaber cake for the cake contest
Andrea - funnel cake master!
Bailie painting Calvin's face
Tired moms after the Carnival
My sister Tiffany is in choir at WCHS and we went to her "Off-Broadway" show last week. Super cute! She was in "I Won't Grow Up" from Peter Pan (as a Lost Boy) and she had a mini solo in "The Wells Fargo Wagon" from The Music Man.

What else is going on? I'm getting "stuff" ready for VBS, making out assignments for teachers and helpers (thank you to all of you who signed up!), and assorted other things.

And Chris was awarded by the YMCA "Distinguised Service Award" because of his volunteer work on the Board of Directors at the North Orange County YMCA!!! So very proud of him!


Hopefully now that I'm done with school, I'll have more time for blogging about all of our activities.