How to Create a Stressful Life

Add the following to what you already do everyday...

Over 8 weeks, set aside a mountain of grading to be done at the last minute, then add 28 report cards to be completed in 2 days. Stir in one 2nd grade program to be viewed by 400 parents and grandparents and add 3 powerpoint presentations to be prepared 5 days before program. Include 2 last minute practices for program to induce handfuls of stress.

Mix it all together to create one joyously overworked and stressed out teacher, then add:

Three church callings

Ten cubscouts to be taught about astronomy

Five families to call about cancelling choir

One major holiday

Eighteen eggs to dye

One baby blessing

One 13th birthday

One birthday cake and a broccoli salad

One little crawler who gets into everything

One yard in desperate need of weeding and planting

AND

One husband who is on spring break and wants wifes undivided attention.

Phew! I am glad those last two weeks are over!

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(The week in pictures)

Our Program

The program was about Heroes (the Davis Reads theme this year) and it was fabulous! The students were amazing and everything came together really well. I am so proud of these 2nd graders!

This is Sammy on Easter morning. He loved playing with the plastic eggs. And for you book lovers out there, check out this book.

It's called, My Easter Basket and the True Story of Easter

Thanks Lori for getting my mind started on Easter Books. After much research I found this little gem. It talks about the colors in an Easter basket and how they remind us of Jesus. It really kept Sammy's attention. Here are a couple of lines from the book:

"The green inside my basket is like the palms that lay...

upon the ground for Jesus for his parade one day."

We LOVE it (and it sparkles too!)

With Joey turning 13, the Droge's no longer have any "children," just teenagers. And with Adam being on his mission, there's only 2 (out of 8) boys at home!

I made this cake for Joey's 13th birthday. It's not much, but just frosting this took about an hour.

We got together for little Nathan's blessing and Joey's b-day. Here is the constantly changing & growing Droge family!

And finally, a post just isn't a post without this darling face!