And The Award Goes To...........

Me!

Every year a non certified staff member is selected as the Educational Support Professional of the Year and I was selected for the upcoming 2013 - 2014 school year.  I received this beautiful award and a bouquet of flowers at the all school assembly today which is also the last day for the students.

They were presented by our school principal who is leaving us this year - so I am glad that I was able to receive these while he was still able to present them.

The Good, The Bad & The Ugly (GBU)

This will be easy peasy for me this week! Linking up with Kati and
Kate .

The Good - SCHOOL is OUT for the SUMMER! woohoooooo yippeeee and yeehaw! I am "working" these 3 days - but school is officially out.

The Bad - We had quite a few staff retire - good for them - sad for all the rest of us. Not only that - both of our wonderful Assistant Principals are going to be moving to different schools. The powers that be do that every couple of years - they play muscial principals - and this year we lose both AP's at once. Next school year will be so different - two new AP's - plus all the staff replacements.

The Ugly - My Lazy Gallbladder is really doing a number on me. Two attacks during the week - not bad ones - but bad enough to hold my attention - and then Sunday was rotten. Thankfully - it waited until after church to hit hard - but I was literally down from the time I got home after church until late in the evening. While I was finally able to get up and at least move around - it last all night long. At this time - I still have symptoms going on - but not as bad as yesterday. I have decided I am going to go ahead and see my doctor and tell her I am ready for the surgery. I can't continue this way. I am at a point now where too many things set it off. :-(

High 5 For Friday

F R I D A Y - {deep breath}and doin' the Happy Dance and linking up with Lauren at From My Grey Desk

High stress week with the STAAR testing - so glad it's over!

So - on to the High 5's:

1) Hubs was on vacation all week so he got a lot done - new grass planted - fertilizing all the rose bushes, shrubs, pretty much the whole yard. The pool looks great and I can't wait for it to warm enough to start getting in. My roses are blooming like crazy now. He picked a perfect week to stay home and work in the yard.

2) I was hoping to hit the 50 mark in followers this week and I did and then some. 63 at the time of this posting. Yeaaaaa & Many thanks.

3) This is Professional Administrators Assistants Week - and I got a beautiful mug with butter pecan "mug of cake" in it and a cupcake from Somethin' Sweet - best cupcakes in town! This morning I got a Begonia plant in a pretty flower pot and my 2 sweet counselors gave me a Visa giftcard. I work with great people. :-)

4) I enjoyed a massage Wednesday after work - always makes me feel better!

5) I feel like I am really learning a lot in my guitar lessons and making great progress. I am already working on strumming and my teacher says I have "musical bones" and it is coming naturally. That made me feel pretty good! My son is self taught and really good with the guitar. My daughter has played clarinet since her elementary years and even received a college scholarship - my oldest granddaughter is playing the clarinet (6th grade) So now I like to say I am the one who gave them their musical talent...ha! Serioulsy - I am thanking God for helping me learn this so quickly. My prayer has been that this gift I know He has placed in me will shine and I can praise him through my music.

I hope you had a blessed week and looking forward to a great weekend!

OOTD Tuesday - STAAR testing week

We are doing state testing this week so of course I will be dressing the part.

Today I am wearing another bling-y Tee with Bobcats in gold, black and clear rhinestones on a black tee shirt with a denim Polo skirt. I am wearing my comfy broken in - broke down black Italian Shoemakers sandels that I love so much. They are starting to peel, but I will be wearing them til they fall completely apart!