Putting the Pieces Back Together

I'm desperately trying to put my life back together today. Being out of work for most of last week was tough and coming back to a very welcoming group of people has made it much easier. My students all missed me and just about everyone has stopped in to say hello and see how I am feeling today. It feels great to be back into my routine. I'm a very routine person and when things change I don't deal as well, but I'm learning to. That has been the story of my life. Change has always been a major issue a major downfall that I am always working through! It takes strength and I'm getting there with lots of help and lots of family and friends.

Anyhow, it looked like we were going to have to postpone my birthday dinner with my Dad and Sue until they returned from Florida but I just got an email saying that they would love if we came for dinner tomorrow night so that makes my whole day. It didn't bother me too much when I was so sick that I missed my special day because I could barely lift my head, but now that it is over and I feel better it makes me a little sad that the one day a year that I can be special was taken away from me this year. So now I have a dinner, actually "the" dinner that I truly love each and every year to look forward to. I always request a very special menu and I am so looking forward to chowing down. My dad makes me venison steaks, homemade mashed potatoes with onion and sour cream, homemade world famous cole slaw, and the BEST homemade chocolate cake in the world. I'm salvating thinking of it! So thank you for the email Sue and I can't wait!

Also on a belated birthday note, my close close friend Erin made me her homemade and my favorite dessert that she makes; stuffed carrot cake for my birthday. I'm not even going to share it, but bring it right home tonight to only share with Ro. Her class also made me a stack of cards. I've only read a couple, but I'm not liking what I'm reading. To quote one of them" Happy Birthday Mrs. Charlton You Old Lady!" I had to harass that student a bit. I'm not 30 yet, next year you can call me old, but not this year!

36 Days until the first day of spring. I am officially starting the countdown. I can't wait to get outside, it is driving me mad!