Evie wasn't feeling well this morning. She convinced me that she had over-indulged in Valentine's candy and was tummy-sick. Of course, today is the day that I begin my independent teaching unit (Romeo and Juliet) so she had to go visit Mama Ford. After a frantic early-morning phone call I dropped her with my mom on our way to school. About 25 minutes later I get a call from Mom. She tells me Evie has eaten bacon, grits, and a biscuit feels better now and wants to come to school. WHAT?!
I rush to Mom's grab Evie, race home grab her backpack and snack, and we head back to school. As we're pulling into the parking lot Evie says in a completely serious voice, "Mommy, am I going to have to go to the office and get a tardy-pants slip?"
It was all I could do to hold back a laugh. Then my heart warmed; my sweet baby was worried about being tardy! She's never been tardy before and only knew that the "tardy-pants" in her class had to go to the office and get a "tardy-pants slip."
That and holding her little hand as we walked down the hall-way to her classroom made the rush, frustration, and worry all worth it!
So, just call us tardy-pants today.
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
Friday, February 5, 2010
News
The Country Vaughns got some big news this week. I've been accepted into the PhD program in Composition and Rhetoric at the University of Alabama. We are super excited at what all this entails! I've been offered a graduate assistantship as well, which means a move is required. In the next few months the Country Vaughns will be in full renovation completion mode so that we can get Vaughn Farms on the market and hopefully (fingers and toes crossed)sold. That's right, the plan is to bid farewell to this little piece of land and move the country mice to the city.
The kids are excited at the idea of living "in town" where they can ride bikes, play sports, and possibly (gasp) walk places!
For now, we're enjoying little league basketball season, my student teaching (I LOVE IT!!!), and just being together.
So, we'll see what happens over the next 6 months. It should be exciting, stay tuned!
The kids are excited at the idea of living "in town" where they can ride bikes, play sports, and possibly (gasp) walk places!
For now, we're enjoying little league basketball season, my student teaching (I LOVE IT!!!), and just being together.
So, we'll see what happens over the next 6 months. It should be exciting, stay tuned!
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