I can't wait

Saturday is the big day. The greatest coach ever will be back to his home away from home and he will lead the Wildcats to another victory like he has done so many times before.

See, I can say this because I am an idiot when it comes to sports. I KNOW I LOVE my Wildcats, but that is about all. I don't read stories about them, I don't keep up with their stats, I don't even know who their starting quarter back is. I do know what the quarter back does though, thanks to my sister and all her lessons my first year at college!! She really taught me a lot about football those first few years!! I also don't know if all of those sports guys on ESPN and in the magazine are saying we will be awful and lose a bunch of games...and you know what, I DON'T CARE. Yes, yes, yes...of course I would rather we win. But we might not do that a lot this year. Or next year...but they are still the Wildcats, and I will still love them no matter what. I grew up in an area of Kansas were NO ONE admitted they were K-State fans. Yes, it was also the 80s and we sucked. Big time. But I didn't care. I wore my purple (along with the rest of my family) and I showed pride in the school I love. I still do and I ALWAYS will. Just because we have had a few bad seasons, and will have a few more bad ones, K-State will always be my one and only. I don't know anything else, and I like it that way. I am a PROUD Wildcat!!

I am also one of those lucky K-State fans. Why, you ask...well I was at K-State during their great years. I saw way more wins than losses. During my 4 years losing wasn't something we did. We won just about every game. You would have to ask my sport fanatic sister to see what the exact stats were. But I know, we had more Ws than Ls. We went to a bowl game every year I was there. We were in the top 25 most of the time. ESPN came for game day. Lee Corso put on the fabulous Willie head. WE WERE AWESOME. People talked about us. Not just people from Kansas but people everywhere. It was awesome. I sat in the 2nd row of the games, I was on the jumbo-tron, I knew all the songs, cheers, traditions, and it was such an incredible experience. By far my most favorite memory from college. It is one of those things I will always remember.

So, when I go back to Manhattan Saturday, I will have on my purple K-State shirt and Powercat tattoo and I will be happy. I will know I am in a place where I have something in common with everyone around me...we all love our Wildcats. We all want to see another Wildcat Victory. We all want to yell "good for another Wildcat touchdown", chant "eat em up eat em up KSU" do that Wabash, and sing our Fight Song and Ala Mater. I will also get to see Bill Snyder back on the field. He will probably be wearing his K-State kackie pants, polo shirt, old style Nikes, and his legendary glasses. He probably has a few more grey hairs, he is a few years older, but he is back. Back to K-State. Back were he belongs. And I for one can't wait.

Go Cats!!!

Yep...he's going to be a Big Brother!!

That's right...I'm pregnant!! We are due March 3!! We are so excited in the Packard household. Dylan is very curious...the other night he was worried that it was too dark in there for the baby. I told him the baby got light through my belly button!! He felt better about that!! When we talked about where the baby would sleep, he thought his Thomas the Train tent would be a good place!! Hey, at least he is willing to share his things with the baby!!

Take me out to the ballgame

Sunday Dylan, Seth, my dad, and brother-in-law went to the Royals game. Looks like they had a blast.

you're gonna go to jail...

Dylan had to talk to my dad the other day. I really only know what Dylan said since I didn't have it on speaker!! Here is how it went...

grandpa if you don't stop at stop signs you are going to go to jail.

I think there was some more but Seth and I were too busy laughing to remember it all!!! I can assure you that my dad stops at stop signs, maybe not a complete stop all the time, but he does stop!! I am not sure where Dylan gets all of this from but he was VERY concerned and really needed to give grandpa this little bit of information.

I seriously need to carry a tape recorder around to remember everything that comes out of Dylan's mouth...it is all so funny!!

It's official....

First of all, sorry it's been so long. All of you teachers out there know how stressful the beginning of the year is, add on a new grade, a 3 year old, and a husband that has worked out of town every week for a month or so...well, that leaves no time or energy for blogging!!

Well, my baby boy is not a baby anymore. He is a big boy, and he is in school!! He started preschool today. It is actually the preschool that is at my school, so it works out so well!! He comes with me in the morning then grandma picks him up at 11:30.
I was so nervous today. I was nervous for him. It makes me sad to think that he will want me and I'm not there. Well, I don't know what I was nervous about. He walked right in the classroom and went right to the kitchen. He didn't even think twice about it.

Before school started I had to take a few pictures. This is in my classroom. I left my camera at school, so I wasn't able to take one at home!One of the other teachers took a few pictures of Dylan and I outside of his new classroom. I think he was ready to just go in and play.
Yep, he was ready to play. He didn't even take his backpack off. Went right to the kitchen, that's my boy!After he took his backpack off he went back to cooking!! I kissed him bye and left, he was so ready to be there!! I am so happy for that!! While my kids were on their way to PE I peeked in and he was just playing and looking around. One of the paras was in the hall and said he was doing great!! I also talked to the principal and she said she had gone in there and Dylan was just taking it all in!!

I can't believe how fast the past 3 years have gone. Three years ago I was having a hard time leaving my 6 week old while I went back to work. Now I am taking him to work with me, and he's going to preschool. It is amazing how fast it goes.

Summer is...

Goodbye summer.

Hello 7th year of teaching.

Creative Play Program

Dylan's 2 weeks at Creative Play is over. It was an awesome 2 weeks. The first 3 days were rough, but after that he LOVED it. He asked to go on the weekends, at night, and wanted to go first thing in the morning!

I noticed in the 2 weeks that he was there he opened up a lot. He has always been on the shy side, and still is, but not as much! He talks to more people, especially adults! Most of the time he wouldn't really respond to an adult when they asked him something, but he does now! I think if given the chance he would talk their ear off (not sure where he gets that from??!!).

This is just what I wanted out of these 2 weeks! My baby grew up a little and survived "school". Now in another 2 weeks he will be starting his real preschool. We always go look at his classroom when we go into my school (I guess it's OUR school now!). He even took his new backpack when we went in the other day!

Anyway...back to the reason for the post...on the last day of Creative Play they put on a program! They sing all the songs they learned during their 2 weeks at school! I wasn't sure how Dylan would do. I thought he would see his grandparents, aunt and uncle, and cousins and just come running for all of them. He didn't. He stayed put and sang EVERY SINGLE SONG!! He did the hand motions and all! I was so proud. I loved seeing my boy up there singing and following the directions of his teacher.

(Dylan is the adorable one in the plaid shirt)