NKOTB

Yes New Kids On The Block are back! I might be a bit behind in the news, but I just heard they are going back on tour. I was a HUGE fan! I won tickets to one of their concerts and got to sit in the 9th row (although I was so young I went with my mom). I also had the dolls, magazines, books, and a whole bunch of other stuff...and I still have it (I am hoping to sell it on ebay someday and make some money).

I don't think I will make it to a concert this time, but I confess I might buy a new album if there is one. It just makes me smile. I was just looking at their website to see the latest news but there isn't much info yet. Check it out at www.nkotb.com

Oh, and I still know all the songs by heart! I can't believe I remember them.

Mother's Day performance

A month ago it was mother's day here. Tonight we had a Mother's day assembly, kids from grades 1-4 perfomed songs and dramas in 3 languages.

At the end the children from grade 3 perfomed a national dance to a patriotic song. Let me just say I teared up a bit. You know you feel at home when something patriotic makes you emotional.

Aren't they cute!

Second grade field trip

Today I went on a field trip with the second grade class. We went to a place called dream park and then followed with a trip to Burger King. At the dream park the kids rode rides like a small carnival. While we were there one of the kids cracked his head open and one of the teachers took him to the hospital where he had 5 stitches.

Then it was off to Burger King where we waited an hour with 90 children to get our burgers. After we finished our lunch then the kids were allowed to go to the play area. In just five minutes another boy came to the teachers and it was off to the hospital again. I am not sure if he needed stitches since he didn't return until after school finished.

Needless to say I'm beat!

My special treat...

Most people know I am a fan of diet pepsi. Every once and a while I head over to McDonalds and get a large fountain diet coke. A week or two ago I treated myself by heading over and decided to sit and do my Bible study there while sipping on my wonderful diet pepsi.

I had to laugh when I realized what was playing on the loud speaker..."Lady In Red" after that some other easy listening types of songs from the late 80s-early 90s. So funny!

SPRING FORWARD!

Last night we finally sprang forward over here. It's almost officially spring and I am thankful for that. Growing up in Southern California I never fully apprieciated the changing of seasons. I do now!

Last week I planted some flowers to put just out side my bedroom window. I also got one of my suitcases of summer clothes down. Goodbye flannel pajamas, wool sweaters, and long underwear!!! Hello warm weather and summer clothes!

Dust

The thing about living in a desert is that there is so much dust! The dust along with the coming of spring are aggravating my allergies. Even as I wrote the first line of this blog entry I had to run for some tissue. Oh life!

On a positive note I get a whole 2 days off in a row!!! This is a treasured gift since I usually work Sunday to Thursday and Saturday. Tomorrow is a holiday so I have both Thursday and Friday off. Another fun thing coming up is that I am renting a car for two days. I plan on using it around town the first day. The second day will go on a picnic just outside the city with some friends. It will be nice to see trees again. ( :

Saying Goodbye...

In general I do okay with saying good-bye, but it seems to be getting harder these days. The last two good-byes in the fall were some of the hardest...saying goodbye to two close friends in a 24 hour period really has really taken it's toll. A few weeks ago another close friend left for a few months. In the next few months it seems I will again say goodbye to another three friends.

I have learned over the years that no matter how close I am to someone over time, we just seem to drift apart. The first month away we email and even skype, but as time goes on so does life and we end up getting busy. Of course, I do have many treasured friends who I talk to every few months and yet would still consider some of my best friends....you know who you are.

It just makes me wonder...how much more of this I can take-to be completely honest. People with family who live overseas always have at least the people in their family who won't leave (at least not till college for the kids). Come summer I will again have to decide if I want to get yet another roommate- and then wonder if we will get along, how long she will stay, etc. It's wearing me out! I know that I have a Father to lean on, and that I am never alone, but sometimes it feels as though I am.