WOW! What a week (and a half)!

It has been THE most insane week and a half of my life! There have been a lot of highs and lows. Right now though, the lows don't really matter because the highs have been AMAZING!

1 - My oldest niece, Jenna, is now a college freshman! AAAAAAHHHHH!!!!! I still can't believe it! It seems like just yesterday I was getting the call from my husband (then boyfriend) telling me his sister was pregnant . . . that was 1989. Not only is she at college but she 18!! SCARY!

2 - THE KIDS STARTED SCHOOL! I know you probably think I would have posted that first, but . . . NOPE! I now officially have a 7th, 5th & 1st grader. Time is going by TOO FAST! BTW Kids #2 & 3 love their teachers and Kid #1 is enjoying Jr High (and the fact he now has a cell phone to be used only in emergencies).

3 - I started my new job! So far, so good, but it's been so weird tapping into all of my teacher skill that I haven't used in 15 years! I'm surprised (and impressed) that I remember as much as I do. I still have quite a bit of work to do in the planning department, but it's hard since we're still in the first couple weeks of school. We won't have a routine until next week.

4 - AND THE BIGGEST ONE . . . . I AM OFFICIALLY A PUBLISHED WRITER!!!!!!
Last Monday, on my way to Starbucks I stopped to pick up the mail and found an envelope from GEMS, the group that publishes Shine Brightly inside were 2 copies of the September 2008 issue and a check. Turns out I was wrong . . . my story was published THIS year NOT NEXT year.

WHOO HOO!!!!!!!!!

So that in a nutshell has been my week . . . and what a roller coaster it has been!

Now hopefully I can pull myself away from Facebook long enough to keep this updated! :)