Andrew and I bought a puppy yesterday! She is a 10 week old golden doodle. We have been wanting a dog for two years, and since we are moving into a house with a yard, we feel that now is a great time for a new addition to our family! We won't be able to take her for a couple weeks until we get settled into the new house... which is a hard thing! I've been concocting ways to sneak her into our apartment, but it's just not a good idea. She is such a great dog--she is already potty trained, and can sit on command. She is really mellow and has a sweet demeanor. Her name is Olive, and I love her already!
Yesterday, while I was working with one of my kindergartners, O, I showed her a picture of the White House and asked her to tell me what she saw. Our conversation went as follows:
This is a little late, but I still wanted to post! My sister graduated high school last month! Yay :) My parents officially have no more kids in high school...
I am no Martha Stewart- lets just get that out of the way. I'm ashamed to say that Andrew and I spent our entire first year of marriage eating frozen Freschetta pizzas and pasta. Cooking scared me. Fortunately, I've faced my fears and Andrew and I now eat like semi-normal people. My mom on the other hand, is an extraordinary cook. One of my favorites growing up was/is chicken tortilla casserole. People always ask for the recipe because it is THAT good. I take no credit... thank Susan Bryant. (She has a facebook now by the way! hah!)
The moment I most cherish from this past school year happened while I was testing a kindergartner, S. I was giving an evaluation to see if he qualified for speech. I showed S a picture of a king, and he was supposed to tell me what he saw in the picture. He responded appropriately, and said "king." Then he paused for a second and declared, "Jesus is my King." I was floored. A five year old just professed his faith to me. He continued, "Is Jesus your King, Ms. Katie?" Whoa. Holding back tears, I said, "Yes, He is my King, S." He went further and claimed, "That's good. Jesus is going to come back for us someday, IF we believe in him." Oh my goodness. How cool to be witnessed to by a kindergartner.
