NKOTB

Then......

.......and now

so yeah, for those of you who don't know, The New Kids on the Block are doing a reunion tour. OMG, I am so excited, as you can tell by the omg text lingo. I used to be a huge fan and am really looking forward to the change to see them again, 16 years later. They will be at the Bank Atlantic Center November 1st and 8th. Tickets go on sae May 31 at 10am, I will be there for sure. As ridiculous as it is, it will be so much fun.

Nicole --

[noun]: A lewd street performer

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Elier --

[noun]: A person who is a master of making ravioli

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Elier Jack --

[adjective]: Similar to butter in texture and appearance

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We Have a Tooth!

So the title says it all. We have the beginings of a tooth...FINALLY!!!! His bottom left (or right if you are looking at him)...just a speck of white but it's something. These last few months of excessive drool and chewing on EVERYTHING finally have a result. Its about time. No pictures yet as it's not quite big enough to really see but as soon as it's clearly visible there will be pictures.

Happy Mother's Day

My first mother's day went well, uneventful, but well! E got me a laptop, which is AWESOME. I needed one, but don't have the money...thanks baby :) We went to the park this morning with the camera and tripod to try and take some nice family pictures. It was ridiculously hot (record breaking in fact at 96 degrees) and a little windy and none of us were really in the mood to pose for cute pics, so after a few shots we packed it up and headed back to the A/C. Before we left the baby decided he wanted to know what dirt tasted like so he went face first into it.....added a nice touch to the white sweater vest.....oh well, the baby and i took a nap and then this evening we went to Outback (we still had gift cards from christmas). Not the best tonight, steak overcooked, and the veggies I got for my side were a bit mushy, oh well, better luck next time.

After we got home and took off all his clothes he decided that playing with the ad circular that came in the mail sounded like fun. So we spent about a half hour flinging it around and ripping it to pieces....why do I spend money on toys? The paper and an empty gatorade bottle entertained him for about an hour, longer than any toy he's ever had!

Job Hunt...

The interview at Gulliver went well. I met with the math department chair, the Headmaster (because he is just too important to be called the principal), and some other guy (the dean of curriculum maybe??). It seemed to go well, maybe i'm just not as confident about this one to think it went well becasue i really want this position. Anyways, I loved it there. It was beautiful (of course I wouldnt expect less considering tuition for high school is an amazing 20K a year) and everyone in the interview seemed really nice, although the headmaster was tough to read, he just kind of sat there and observed. So, they also want me to come teach a lesson, which is possibly going to be next wednesday, the deptartment chair will call me next monday. I'm keeping my fingers crossed. Besides the fact i liked it there the salary ismore than i'm making now, which is fabulous considering private schools are usually less than public, and they serve lunch free to the faculty everyday....free food is always a positive thing. I like free, especially when it's food! :) When I left the parking lot was full of parents picking up their kids. I felt mildly incompetent getting into my Honda Ridgline in the sea of mercedes, bmw, and lexus SUVs, not to mention a few Hummers and cadillacs and other expensive rides. And while my truck is brand new it just doesnt measure up! But thats fine, nothings perfect!!

The lesson I was supposed to teach at La Salle was postponed till the end of the month due to schedule changes at the school. Thats a good thing though, I will hopefully have an answer from Gulliver before then so I know whether I even need to go teach the lesson. So yeah, i'm waiting and hoping that things work out the way I would like.

My portfolio passed!! YAY!!! That was the only thing I needed left to finish to get my professional teaching certificate. YAY!! Out of 48 points I got 33, the minimum needed to pass....not to bad for a day and a half of work on a project that was a 2 year long assignment! What a releif....

And we put an offer on a house....i'm not holding my breath but we'll see.

Wedding Pics....

oooh, the long awaited "wedding"piccs.... i only have a few that were taken with our camera. i havent gotten any from anyone else...

Not only is he crawling he is also pulling up to stand....and attempting to toddle around.....but he cant do that very well yet, although i'm sure it isnt far away....
He has however just about mastered crawling....and because of that his new nickname is speed racer...and he certainly lives up to the name! Other than getting into EVERYTHING, he is a blast to watch as he explores everything and anything. We bought a "corral" to keep him contained safely
And i think it adds a very nice design element to our dining room, especially with the choice of colors and the easy accessability it provides to the dining room table....

And then of course is the fabulous parenting skills we have expressed through the last picture...he looks so mature holding onto the beer while sitting in his highchair! Of course he wasnt drinking the beer for those who might want to think we would actually give our child beer, it was purely for a fun photographic moment... and now he crawls directly toward any bottle that might be around and the cries when you take the beer away. Good habits start young...
On a personal note...I interviewed at another private school last week - Immaculata-La Salle. For those who know I went to a LaSalle in RI although this one is not owned by the same people. I loved it there, the Principal Sister Pat was awesome and not a bit scary and the department chair was also wonderful. I have to go teach a lesson on tuesday at 1:30 to an algebra 2 honors class, hopefully it goeswell. Gulliver called (my previous top choice) to set up and interview, that has been set up for tuesday at 3:30....if i get offered both positions it is going to be a really tough choice...