3/31- Jesus Christ, Jesus Christ, who are you? What have you sacrificed?

Weight Loss for the Week: .5lbs

Happy Easter!!!!

This past week has been pretty good overall.  We had a short school week complete with a few activities for the upcoming 5K.  My group made a Harlem Shake video and our student members participated in the Easter Egg Hunt.  We had a pretty good time.  And the rest of the week was good, pretty normal.  I have two classes doing plays right now and I am enjoying watching them act their parts out and getting into them.  It reminds me why I love teaching.

Speaking of the 5K- you still have time to donate/sign up for it!!! It's next Sunday, April 7. Please join us in support of Memphis Catholic Middle & High School's 6th Annual "Education That Works OUT 5K & Spring Festival. This year's race is being held on Sunday, April 7th around the school's midtown campus.

The race begins at 2:00pm but the fun doesn't end there. We will also have a cookout to follow the race and festival activities that include snowcones, a dunk tank, facepainting, and games.Thanks to everyone who has already signed up and/or donated!!!! And let me know if you have any issues with the website.

http://www.racesonline.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=public.race_detail&race_id=6904

 

This weekend has been a busy and productive one- and I still have two more days of it.  We have been getting my grandmother packed up and ready for her move to her apartment this Tuesday.  I am almost always sore, but it will be done soon so I'm just pushing through and looking at the light at the end of the tunnel.  It's amazing to see everything in her house.  She and my late grandfather lived there for over 50 years.  My mom and her three brothers grew up there.  I went there after school every day  from kindergarten through 8th grade.  I stayed there during the infamous Ice Storm of 1994. I stayed for weekends when my mom was out of town.  It was always my home away from home.  And it just feels crazy to be packing up her life and part of all our lives.  Because it's not just things we're packing, it's memories and moments and feelings.  And while I totally advocate for her moving and getting to a better, safer place, I have to admit it that it's draining to pack up all these parts of our lives and to have throw out or donate so much stuff.  It's also cool to be able to get some of the furniture and odds and ends- (other grandkids, I am now the proud owner of the Monk "Thou Shall Not Steal" Cookie Jar)  I will be glad when it is all said and done and I can get back to focusing on my own upcoming move :)

 

Speaking of, I went to look at a few apartments this past Friday and it was so cool and surreal.  My mom came with me which I appreciated since she knew what to ask.  Some were nice, some were not so nice.  I'm beginning to get a feel for what I want and I'm glad to have a few months to get it all figured out :)

 

I got to go the Grizzly Game on Friday thanks to a good friend not using her season tickets.  I had a total blast and then my friend and I went to Beale and goofed off pretending to act like tourists.  I love nights like those, especially since such random times have become the rarity.  Last night I went to a surprise bridal shower- also a lot of fun!  I got to see a lot of people I haven't seen in quite some time- it was nice to get to catch up with so many people.  

 

Today, we had brunch, moved a lot of small items to Memaw's apartment, had snacks, played Phase 10 (I WON!!!), moved more stuff, had dinner and now I think I'm going to go soak in the tub and rest up before the next two days of more intense moving, packing and unpacking.