How many days until summer??

One of my favorite summer memories...helping my great papa on the farm!
Louisiana...possibly flooded now due to the torrential rains

Hello Everyone!  Yes, again, I am at home sick this weekend.  I am still confused what I have.  I either have a head cold or allergies are getting the best of me.  Seattle has been blessed lately with 70 degree temps this week, and lots of sun...I have a feeling the new spring blossoms and pollen have been disrupting my nasal passages.  I am extremely congested, have a scratchy, dry throat, and am having headaches.  I even had this during my class' field trip this week..in beautiful weather.. :(.  Hopefully this clears up soon!

On the positive side, Steve has gotten another interview with Renton FD!  Only the top 70 people were selected for interviews out of 2,000!  Let's just hope one of these interviews pays off soon!  Steve and I have been looking forward to moving at the end of September into a rental HOME.  We really miss having a backyard, and a little more space and storage.  We're going to be looking in the Issaquah/Maple Valley areas for a decent size house with a decent rent.  Our current rent is getting a little high for us....and we don't have a very nice grocery store close enough to us.  So the search is on!!

Speaking of summer...I only have 18 days left of work!!  My friends in Tucson are ending school this week....so I still have a little longer to go! 

These are my plans for summer:

• visit mom end of june
• camping over 4th of July weekend
• tutoring students from school
• starting my master's (I start this Thursday...ahh!)
• dad visiting early August
• going to Hawaii before school starts up again....12 days of bliss!! Yes!!

Hopefully I'm not too wiped out!!
Here are some of Steve's current pictures:



Buddy loafing around on the couch



Riley napping



flowers I received from teacher appreciation week...I think I have 4 other flower arrangements in my classroom



what most of riley's tennis balls look like



enjoying the sun....total happiness



Auction and Mother's Day

Steve and I before the Auction

Hello All!  Life with the Brousseau's has been very busy.  Steve and I continue to be busy with work, and we have been busy almost every weekend with events, or spending time with family and/or friends!  Last weekend my school held an auction to help raise money for our PTSA programs.  We got all dressed up to support the cause!  It was so nice to go out and wear a nice dress or suit every once in awhile.  We rarely get to do that anymore.  My school's parents and teachers were able to raise over $200,000 from all of our donations.  I am very lucky to be at this blessed school!!

We have also been spending lots of time with some of Steve's friends from Wazzu, going out to Seattle, or enjoying some wine at home with them.  We were also able to see one of our close friends, Jeremy, and his little boy Gunnar a few weekends ago as well.  They were visiting from Tucson.  Last weekend we had some gorgeous weather and took the dogs to Marymoor Park for them to have some fun (even though Buddy rarely listened to us!). 

Well I hope you all have a wonderful Mother's Day, and are planning something special!  This weekend we are slammed with Mother's Day events!  Today we are going to visit Steve's current step-mom, Abby, and have dinner over there and we will spend some time with them as well.  Then tomorrow we are having Steve's mom over for fajitas and other treats!  It is just so nice to spend time with family I love it!  I just wish my mom could have been here!  I'll also have to call my step-mom this weekend to all the way in Florida!!  Steve and I have lots of "Mothers" between us!!

Hope you have a great weekend!! Please do a "Sunshine Dance" so Seattle can get some more Springtime weather!!