Getting Excited :)

Hello everyone,
Mike and I are getting very excited!!! Only 20 more days until we leave for Jamaica. We are looking forward to getting away from the cold and lying on the beach. It has been about a year and a half since our vacation to Cuba and we have been dying to go somewhere hot since we got back. We have already started packing and making our to do lists. I actually haven't thought a lot about it lately because I have been so busy with report cards, but now it is starting to sink in. I think we have everything taken care of and we are looking forward to seeing family when we arrive. Hopefully everyone enjoys the hot sticky weather ... it takes some getting used to, but it is wonderful! Anyways, we are off to the grocery store to pick something up for dinner.
Bye for now,
Mike and Mel.

Long Weekend!!!

Hello,
Well today marks the beginning of a nice holiday for us. We have teacher's convention downtown Thursday and Friday and then Monday is Family Day!!! I am looking forward to spending some time at home and organizing a bit. Not much is new around here. Gordon is still walking around with a cone on. He kept scratching his face causing an infection. He is not too happy about the cone, but it will be off soon. My class went on a field trip to a really amazing conservation area. The kids were in shock when we got there. It was the first time a lot of them had seen nature like that. Here are a few pictures.

Great Weekend!!

Hello,
Mike and I finally enjoyed a relaxing weekend. We cleaned up the house and organized everything. The wedding is all planned and ready to go. Mark and Jill came over for a pork roast dinner last night and Jill and I created our own band to go on tour. We played Rock Band pretty much all night. Today Mike and I bought a steam mop for our laminate floors...what a difference! I'm in love..hahaha. We are just waiting for Mark and Jill to come over this afternoon to watch the superbowl. We are going to have chili and chicken cheese dip. It was definitely nice to enjoy the weekend. This next week is going to be crazy. I have meetings every day and then a first aid course from 8-4 Saturday and Sunday! And then report cards start again...it feels like I just handed the first ones in. Happy Superbowl Day :)
Bye for now,
Mike and Mel.