Such a cutie!

The Chicago trip went very well. The weather could have been better but other than that all was good. I found the cutest hat in Nordstrom's for Gabbi. It was a little windy so I didnt want to risk her getting sick. Once I put it on her, I just kept thinking, "you're so stinkin cute!!!" The flower on her hat is bigger than her head:) The hat was quite the hit with all who saw her.

Friday Already

The week flew by! It is amazing how much there is to do and so little time to do it. I actually left work a little early today. We are headed to Chicago for the weekend to "feel" like we are on a mini vacation:) Hopefully it will be nice weather and we can relax a little bit from the hustle and bustle of life!

Dissertation Blues

Although I passed my doctorate comprehensive exams in June, I have yet to begin on my brief. Heck, I dont even know what I want to research. Right now I am just so busy and tired, the thought of working on this thing doesnt even cross my mind. Of course today I thought about it because I was cleaning and found a sample dissertation over principal leadership effectiveness. With time passing quickly, I've decided to have a brief completed by Dec. Surely I can make that....?There was a time I thought I would have this thing finished in a year, that is hilarious to me now. It's been a year and I haven't even started! I know I will get it finished...when...well that is the question!

5 months and counting

Gabbi turned 5 months this week. Wow, 5 months already. She is growing so fast. She can crawl backwards but hasn't quite figured out how to go forward:)
On Thursday night, we went to our first volleyball match. She was very interested in her surroundings. I dont know how much of the match she actually watched but she seemed to enjoy herself.

Hell of a Week!

Oh my gosh, I was so tired yesterday. I was very grateful to have made it through the first week of school. I worked over 36 hours in 3 days! I fear what the rest of the school year will be like. This next week I am going to go to work at 8:15 or so and will work until 6:30. I hate the schedule but there's nothing I can do about it now. At least the first week of school is over with and I am not having to pull 12 hour shifts. My stress level was ridiculous!
On a positive note, I enrolled 8 new students in the alternative program I supervise to replace the 13 that didnt show up. I hope to get another 5 to 10 students in by next Friday.
In the meantime, Gabbi seems to be taking it all in stride. She's spending alot of time with her dad and grandparents and I am very thankful for that.
So the weekend is here and we will spend this time hanging out. I feel extremely guilty for missing out on so much time with her. She's growing so fast and I don't want to miss a thing. Having a child makes you re-evaluate everything you thought was important in your life and you realize what was a big deal is really not at all.

They're Back!

Today was the first day of school and we had the usual bumps in the road. BUT we made it through the first day! I worked
6:30 to 6:30 since I am responsible for an alternative program this year. I think it sucks but what's a girl to do. On a positive note, I hired two teachers for this program and they are awesome! They care alot about kids. So even though I am dead tired, Gabbi and I have hung out for a couple of hours and now I need to get some work done before I head to bed in order to do it all over again tomorrow.

Struggle

The last 3 days have been difficult and I have struggled with the basic ins and outs of the day. On Wed, I had a long day working until 7:00pm because of student registration. Thankfully, Gabbi was picked up by her grandparents but by the time we drove home, she was asleep for the night. I was so disappointed. I think I spent a whopping 20 minutes with my daughter before she crashed. On Thursday, Gabbi was with her grandparents again. I worked until 5:30 and although I got to pick Gabbi up sooner, I was still bummed and tired. On Friday, I was back at work early and was swamped with work. I had a bag of M&M's the whole day. I am trying to lose weight but I was trying to do it the right way:) At 3:45 I went and picked Gabbi up and went back to work. She and I worked untiil after 5:00 before we headed home. After she went to bed at 7:45, I completed the work I brought home. We have a new system at work and there were errors I had to correct. It took 3 hrs! I am not looking forward to this year; I miss my daughter and we live in the same house:(

What a Picture

This picture of Gabbi is one of my favorites. It seems she loves the camera. Her grandfather is always taking pictures of her so she's become quite comfortable with the camera.

Mom and Me

The sitter took our picture on Friday and I am so pleased with the images.
My little Gabbi is just growing so fast!