Ponyo's first coffee...

So, I haven't had a whole cup of coffee since the week before I got pregnant. I gave up coffee for Lent last Easter season and decided that
1. I felt better without it and
2. since caffeine is bad for women with endometriosis it wasn't worth any deliciousness I was missing.

I have had a sip here and there from The Bee's coffee when we've gone out for brunch or with dessert out to dinner.

Well, today I walked to the Caribou a few blocks from my school after my last class of the day was dismissed (crazy 7th graders, ugh) and treated myself to a Pumpkin Latte. I looked up the nutrition facts before going, for peace of mind. Only 180mg of caffeine in a medium. This is well within the "moderate" range according to the American Pregnancy Association:

Experts have stated that moderate levels of caffeine have not been found to have a negative effect on pregnancy. The definition of moderate varies anywhere from 150 mg - 300 mg a day. source

Why do I need this pick me up?

1. The school year is in full swing.

2. I was asked by my principal to do a special project for our school's fall festival this morning. It needs to be finished by tomorrow morning.

3. I still have brushes to wash from YESTERDAY'S classes that painted with me in Art class.

4. I am trying to prepare sub plans for my Friday classes so I can attend the funeral of my husband's grandmother.

5. In the past 2 nights, I have gotten a total of 11 hours of sleep.

I should probably stop spending time on my blog, but I need a mental break from school and sadness! My husband and I were with his grandmother when she passed away Monday night. We knew it was going to happen that night and we were with 5 other family members at the care home. I have been to way too many funerals, but I had never been with anyone during their last moments. Friday's funeral will be the third funeral my husband has ever attended. He is grieving so much right now. His grandmother was an amazing woman with a kind heart and the most gentle nature. I knew her quite well because she lived with my husband's parents while we were in college and engaged. We played a lot of card games and we sat together on a plane to California to visit family there in 2004.

Back to work...