Appreciate Mom, Home, and the Cubs!

OK, just a warning that this will probably be a lengthy post as a lot has happened recently :) So start with the appreciation part of my title. This last week at school was Teacher Appreciation Week and with all of the nastiness of trying to negotiate a contract (for the school year that is basically over), it was nice to take a moment to let others know that we notice they do a good job. That is just what happend to Matt at school on Friday. The middle school kids took a survey where they were supposed to nominate teachers for certain things (smartest, nicest, etc.). Here is a picture of what he won:
If you can't tell, that is Matt in cake form with a tiki glass. He was nominated as the teacher to most likely win Survivor! :) It was so cute and I know someone took A LOT of time making that cake for him! So thank you to the anonymous person! It was very creative.

Secondly on to the mom part of the title. Today is, of course, Mother's Day. And we had my mom and dad over for lunch and an afternoon of playing cards and watching tv. It was very yucky outside (cold and rainy), but we still had a nice afternoon catching up and celebrating my wonderful mom! :) Matt's parents were in Michigan with the boat. I hope it was nicer there than it was here!

Third, the house is showing quite a bit. We've had 5 showings over the past few weeks. One family has even come back again and has asked more detailed questions about the house. But as of now, we haven't had any offers yet. We're not getting too worried because we have until the beginning of June to sell, but it would be nice to be sold before then! :)

Lastly, the Cubs! I went to my first Cubs game yesterday with some teacher's from Matt's school (and John and Jessica who bought the last 2 extra tickets). We had a great time. It was SUPER cold. I had on 3 layers and was still cold. Next time, I would definitely bring a blanket to keep warm. It was still fun though, watching the game and all the people. And you can't beat ballpark food (even though it is expensive!!) :) And it made it even better that the Cubs won! We took a Cardinal bus up to Chicago so we didn't have to worry about driving or parking in Chicago. That was nice. And I never realized how nice a warm shower feels after being cold all day! :)