Breaking Up Catching Up is Hard to Do

I realize I have been terribly amiss at blogging lately. Here are just a few highlights from the past few weeks:

School
I ain't gonna lie--school is running me through the wringer. We had our academic program Monday night, and again, I was disappointed with the turn out. I can understand--a little, anyway--why kids who know they are just getting a certificate don't show. However, what about the seniors who are getting at least $150 in scholarship money...they can't be bothered for an hour and a half to come get it? How do you fix apathy? I'm still trying to figure out that one...

The week has been full of unfocused students who are already on summer vacation in their minds, ridiculous tasks the administration has us do that consume a lot of time, and stacks of final essays that are waiting for me to grade them. Friday was the icing on the cake, as I had to deal with a situation (that I don't want to go into detail about) involving one of my favorite students. The only saving grace is that I know we have not even two more weeks of this stuff before summer begins. (One week with students.)

Darryl, the Awesome Husband
Darryl has definitely been earning points toward Husband of the Year by tending to Amelia while I try to get all my end-of-the-year stuff done.

When I came home from a pointless, stupid program Friday evening that is a "tradition" at our school, Darryl had bought me a new point-and-shoot camera that I had been wanting. (I felt bad because I was too exhausted to do the cartwheel that I should have done over this gift.)

Then, THEN he told me to check my email, and I found a confirmation email from where he had registered me for a scrapbooking retreat/workshop later this year. I'll tell you more about that when the time comes. (You know...because my mom thinks someone will follow me there if I put it on my blog.)

I asked Darryl (jokingly, of course) if he was planning to leave me. (No.) I asked if he was having an affair. (No.) I asked if he was about to tell me he was leaving for two months on a business trip. (No.) Apparently he just wanted to do something nice for me because he thought I needed it.

Now, I'm not one who measures love by the kinds of gifts that are given, but y'all, how sweet was that?

Mother's Day
My parents came up for Mother's Day weekend. In fact, they drove up in the middle of the night Thursday night/Friday morning so they could keep Amelia for us. We thought she was sick, but yet again, it was just the same runny nose and cough she's had forever.

Amelia didn't feel great and was therefore in a horrible mood all day. We had a very harried breakfast at IHOP and frozen pizza for lunch. We did have a good dinner that evening, though, when Amelia seemed more like herself.

TV
I'm behind on Lost, so no one tell me what's going on there.

Grey's has been gut-wrenching. I won't say anything else in case you haven't seen the finale yet. I had been disappointed with this show most of the season, but the last five episodes or so have reminded me of how good Grey's can be.

I'm also sad about the drama surrounding this couple. I'm going to confess...I just bought the People magazine with her on the cover.

Amelia
I can't believe how much she is growing. While she is definitely testing the limits (am I bad that I find some of her "meltdowns" comical? "Oh, I can't have an M&M because dinner is ready? Let me lie on the floor and cry about it!!"), her moments of sweetness and cuteness make up for it. The other night, after a rough day, I was rocking her and she sat up, kissed me on the lips, and settled her head back on to my chest. Bliss.

Here's a pic I took with my new camera last night. Amelia has learned to respond to "Cheese."

On a Blog Note...
Can you tell I'm excited that I finally learned to strike through words? I'm sorry...when I learn how to do something like that, I tend to go a bit overboard with it.