A Visit with Grandma

I almost titled this post Lady GaGa, because Elia started calling my mom GaGa. Soooo cute. She practically wouldn't even look in her general direction back in December, but I think she (and G for that matter) really took to my mom. Its been a long time since Grandma has had lots of solo time with my girls without me being around.

Grandma flew in Monday night, so we painted pictures for her and grandpa that morning.

Tuesday morning, since I had not yet gotten the call to go back to work, we took G to school together. Grandma got to see her classroom and meet her teacher too.

Tuesday afternoon I got the call that Wednesday would be my first day. Grandma took over and well, lets just say that I was very sad to see her go tonight! The girls had so much fun with her. When I asked Gianna if she missed me when I got home, she said no, I had fun today. Grandma spent almost every waking minute with them outside, so how could they not have fun? Thanks mom!

My First Day Back

Ouch. The alarm at 5:30 this morning, telling me that I had to get up and out of bed, was not very fun. I didn't sleep very well, as I was worried that my alarm would betray me and not go off. But, I got to school all in one piece, and on time. The day FLEW by becasue I was so busy and ran around like a chicken with its head cut off. When I called home on my break (did I mention my mom is in town to help me transition back to work? Best.idea.ever.), she told me Gianna was being a complete know it all. No, grandma, thats not how mom does it, let me teach you all the rules, etc. Hilarious.It is crazy that I have to just throw myself back into grading, planning, and actually teaching all in one day. Thank God my mom is here this week. I came home to a sparkling house, happy girls, and a wonderful home cooked meal. When I saw my girls for the first time when I got home, I just cried seeing their lovely faces. As soon as I pulled myself together, we headed off to the park. We even had a little time to get some play-do action.

This weekend is 3 days long for me, so that will help a lot. Then spring break is 3 weeks after that, so it helps that I'm being slowly eased into it. Ok, bye for now! (and say a prayer for me once my mom is gone- that will be the real test!)