Are the stars aligning...

Thanks to those special friends (including sisters) for noticing the little, but oh so important, stuff.

Things are starting to look up for the Hoeme family. I don't want to put anything down on paper...but we shall see where we are headed.

Not often enough do I verbalize how truly lucky I am...even through the lonely times. I am blessed and humbled by those around me. Thanks for understanding that I need a boost sometimes, and allowing me to do the same for you. We shall receive and one day rejoice in experiences.

I leave you with a picture of my dearest Sophia...who warms my heart each and everyday

Ironic Right???

Much Love

~Me

F.A.M.I.L.Y

Do you ever have days that you are so homesick that it hurts. Well that is what this momma is experiencing at this very moment. I am not sure that I can express the feelings that I have towards moving away from my family. Sure I met the man of my dreams, and we have a beautiful daughter, but being so far away from everything is tough. I am glad that I chose to move away so that I had the opportunity to become independent and gaining experience, but I am having the how-much-longer-can-I-take this kinda day. I just want to have people who love me unconditionally within a 90 miles radius. Is this too much to ask?

Another reason for my uneasiness is Josh is leaving for 2 weeks on Monday morning. Sophia and I will be on our own. I know that I can handle running this day-to-day family thing, but the unknown with Josh's job is hard. I hope that I can find faith to trust in the plan, and know that I have and always will be taken care of. I am just a planner, which is a nice way of describing my control-freakness.

Anyway I wanted to take some time and document how important family is to me. I find comfort in the traditions and routines that my family provides, and I hope to be this for my children. Even though fall is my absolute favorite time of year, it seems to be the beginning of the season that I struggle being so far away from my family and friends. Thanks for reading this friends, and please know how much I appreciate you and that I cherish all of our times together.

~Rachael

my favorite smell

Newest topic up for discussion....What is your favorite smell?

Gifted Opportunities

For those of you who are Kansas University fans...there is two gifted scholars weekends in Lawrence, that are offered by DUKE university, which is a leader in gifted and talented education. If this floats your boat then check out the following link.

http://www.continuinged.ku.edu/leadership/scholar/?page=home&utm_source=KUCE&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=JCN100887_DukeTIP_020310

Note scholarship are available

It is a great day to be a BUFFALO

EDIT to previous post

I need to add something to my last entry

4. Facebook. I am addicted. I look at it on my phone, at home, sometimes I am on both at the same time. I have a hard time going a couple of hours without it...when I think about not logging on for a day it brings tears to my eyes. I might need rehab, no I am sure I need help. What was the world before the phenom of FB?

Hobby

SO whats your favorite hobby, or hobbies.

My turn to answer the question. In my spare time these are the things that I find myself gravitating towards. sad but true story

1. Trash Television. Oh how I love my MTV. Now I am a child of the 80's and I think that this justifies that I love MTV. I can remember as a child my mother fretting that I was watching such "trash". Ouch it hurts calling my precious television station "trash" from this point on I am going to refer to it as "priceless" entertainment. Anyway back to my story. As soon as my mom would come into the room I would change the tv to something that had more educational value, like TLC, which still is another one of my fav channels. But somehow being the 7 year old, I was not always able to hit the previous channel button quickly, so more times than not a lecture was given to me about watching my priceless entertainment. Being a mother I can understand why my mom would not want me to watch some of the topics that are on MTV, but I can not tell a lie Sophia loves my priceless entertainment, and we both can be found watching it on the weekends, To this day I most of the time fall asleep watching teen mom, the hills, or my most favorite real world. Heck if real world is in it 29th season they must be doing something right. Other tv stations probably need to take a lesson...MTV=hours if not days of entertainment. Fist pump to that.

2. Traveling. You can find me somewhere other than good ole Scott City on most weekends. Anytime or all-the-time I am trying to find somewhere to travel...my favorite place to visit that is somewhat local is the land of manhappiness or STL. Other than the local hot spots I love the beach and traveling in general. Including the packing and anticipation of the journey to somewhere. It is something that I look forward to and this help me deal with the loneliness that I feel living so far away from my friends and family.

3. I know I sound like a nerd, but I do love to do school as a hobby. Not teaching but being the student. I am almost done with my masters in school counseling and have started a second masters in special education. I never thought that I would be one to enjoy school, but over the years I have learn that education is investing in myself...and this is something that nobody can ever take away. Okay I will step down from my soap box and enter back into the world of gifted education.

Today

Today I feel like I am running in circles

Ever have those days when you feel like everything is in crisis? Well today is one of those days. Every corner I turn something else awaits me that needs to be deal with right now...see teachers are not invincible...

“You can become blind by seeing each day as a similar one. Each day is a different one, each day brings a miracle of its own. It's just a matter of paying attention to this miracle.”


On that note...

It is a great day to be a BUFFALO