Just to clarify and so I don't feel like I was lying, I am thankfully not THE team leader. I am the co team leader. The other co team leader is fantastic! Full of great ideas, easy to get along with, super motivated, passionate...you know. All those things a teacher should be and more. I just hope I can keep up. Our principal made us co team leaders because of my situation -wise man.
Anyway, I didn't want to sound like I was whining about my tiny responsibilities at school when others have like a billion more things on their plate than I do.(Ahem...sara...) I am very excited about this school year, but I just don't want to disappoint or whatever. It's just crazy this time of year and it's hard to get readjusted to it all.
So sorry if I was whiney. I miss my blog therapy...maybe I will just have to wake up at 5am to get it in...
Wednesday, August 22, 2007
I'm Drowning!!!!
Oh my gosh! I will never be ready. I will never catch up. School is overwhelming. I need like three more weeks of prep time.
I am the writing lead teacher.
I am the team leader.
I am pregnant and slow and brainless.
But I am excited. I met about 70 of my students yesterday - so tiny. Sweet. It'll be okay. I just need to find my desk...and my brain...
I am the writing lead teacher.
I am the team leader.
I am pregnant and slow and brainless.
But I am excited. I met about 70 of my students yesterday - so tiny. Sweet. It'll be okay. I just need to find my desk...and my brain...
Friday, August 17, 2007
It's already starting!!!!
I have been at work for 1 and a half days. Already, I am behind in blogging! I don't even have students yet! What am I going to do? I haven't been making comments on all your blogs. I have read them. I have barely managed to post on my own, but I have much to say. Maybe it will all slow down soon.
Yeah Right.
That's how teachers always describe the beginning of the school year - slow.
So here is a few quick things I wanted to share:
My doctor told me to "do what I needed to do" in regards to school and there is no change in the baby's position or me. Great news!
My classroom is ready although I have no clue what I am going to do the first few days. But I still have a week.
Mason calls our front porch the "french port" which I think is adorable.
I love working with Crys.
Kylah is officially gone after this weekend. There aren't words...
The name "Grant" has suddenly become a top contender for our child's name. Nicholas Grant...Tyler Grant...Grant Tyler...Grant Austin...
I STILL do not have a cell phone and currently hate sprint and how freakin' complicated everything is.
I am considering posting a poll on my blog for you guys to vote on how much you think I should charge for my "photography" skills. Remember votes are anonymous...
And my husband works ALLLL the time. I hope it slows down. I miss my hunny bunny. That's one of the nicknames i never got to post because life has gotten crazy!
Whew. That feels good.
Yeah Right.
That's how teachers always describe the beginning of the school year - slow.
So here is a few quick things I wanted to share:
My doctor told me to "do what I needed to do" in regards to school and there is no change in the baby's position or me. Great news!
My classroom is ready although I have no clue what I am going to do the first few days. But I still have a week.
Mason calls our front porch the "french port" which I think is adorable.
I love working with Crys.
Kylah is officially gone after this weekend. There aren't words...
The name "Grant" has suddenly become a top contender for our child's name. Nicholas Grant...Tyler Grant...Grant Tyler...Grant Austin...
I STILL do not have a cell phone and currently hate sprint and how freakin' complicated everything is.
I am considering posting a poll on my blog for you guys to vote on how much you think I should charge for my "photography" skills. Remember votes are anonymous...
And my husband works ALLLL the time. I hope it slows down. I miss my hunny bunny. That's one of the nicknames i never got to post because life has gotten crazy!
Whew. That feels good.
Thursday, August 16, 2007
Big Time Bummer
My sweet mom and sisters have decided to get me a glider for the shower. They all went in together and I found the perfect one at Sears. It could be delivered to the store for in store pick up. Well, I ordered it Sunday evening and was thrilled when I got a phone call yesterday saying it was ready to be picked up.
I drove over there almost immediately and a guy loaded it into my car. I went home and waited for Troy to come home so we could put it together.
***Side note: while I was waiting the doorbell rang. It was two of my students from last year who rode their bikes over. We just chatted and they met Troy and Mason. It was very sweet.
So, like I said, the boys got home and Troy lugged the box inside. I tore into it and what do I see? PINK cushions. Not green. Pink. I was so very sad. The box said pink, but I was supposed to have green cushions. Troy loads the thing back into the jeep and off to Sears I go.
I had printed the order slip and I did order the green cushions so it was Sears' fault. I was a little annoyed because I really wanted it to be here for the girls coming into town and because it is such a pain to not get what you want. Anyway, I waited for help forever and finally a guy came out. I told him what happened. He disappeared behind double doors and returns with a little slip and says, "Go to menswear and they'll give you the refund." Um, hello? I don't just want my money back - I want some green cushions!!! So, he asks some lady in an office and I am told to go to the register and they will help me out.
To make a long story short, after talking to three different people, who all made the same "Eek, sorry, but can't do a thing for you" face, finally somebody called somebody and I had to return the chair, order another and they would ship it to my house for free and with a 10% discount. That's great, but I won't get it until next week. Bummer. Stupid Sears - messing up everything.
You know what's weird? Troy ordered a cell phone last week and it was supposed to be black. When we got it, it was pink.
Maybe God is trying to tell us something. :) Just Kidding.
I drove over there almost immediately and a guy loaded it into my car. I went home and waited for Troy to come home so we could put it together.
***Side note: while I was waiting the doorbell rang. It was two of my students from last year who rode their bikes over. We just chatted and they met Troy and Mason. It was very sweet.
So, like I said, the boys got home and Troy lugged the box inside. I tore into it and what do I see? PINK cushions. Not green. Pink. I was so very sad. The box said pink, but I was supposed to have green cushions. Troy loads the thing back into the jeep and off to Sears I go.
I had printed the order slip and I did order the green cushions so it was Sears' fault. I was a little annoyed because I really wanted it to be here for the girls coming into town and because it is such a pain to not get what you want. Anyway, I waited for help forever and finally a guy came out. I told him what happened. He disappeared behind double doors and returns with a little slip and says, "Go to menswear and they'll give you the refund." Um, hello? I don't just want my money back - I want some green cushions!!! So, he asks some lady in an office and I am told to go to the register and they will help me out.
To make a long story short, after talking to three different people, who all made the same "Eek, sorry, but can't do a thing for you" face, finally somebody called somebody and I had to return the chair, order another and they would ship it to my house for free and with a 10% discount. That's great, but I won't get it until next week. Bummer. Stupid Sears - messing up everything.
You know what's weird? Troy ordered a cell phone last week and it was supposed to be black. When we got it, it was pink.
Maybe God is trying to tell us something. :) Just Kidding.
Tuesday, August 14, 2007
One more thing, Pop-Pop
Happy Birthday!!!!
As many, if not all, of you know, my dad died when I was in High School My grandparents both passed a way within about two years of dad's death and my mom's parents were already in heaven. So, when I was pregnant with Mason, it hit me that I was giving birth to a son that would have no grandfather. While I knew that his two grandmothers would no doubt love him to bits, a grandfather is so very important, especially to a little boy.
That's where Pop-Pop comes in. Don, my stepfather, although I really hate calling him that, was dating my mom at the time. They were married when Mason was about 6 months old. Ever since he was born, Don has been Mason's Granddad. He has loved on him like he was his own flesh and blood. Mason, at about a year and a half, named him pop pop which I love. Pop pop has mastered the art of grandfatherhood.
He can fix anything! Really, literally, anything. (Which is quite beneficial to parents as well)
He still loves to play cars.
He is quite the critter catcher.
He likes to go swimming in the tank with Mason.
He always shares his goodies(I once left Mason with Gema and Pop Pop for a weekend only to come back and discover that the three of them had eaten an entire bag of marshmallows)
He takes us on rides in the back of his pickup at the ranch.
He always has a quarter in his pocket for gumballs.
He takes Mason to look at the animals, or hunt for eggs, or jump on the trampoline or whatever Mason asks when we visit.
He is a good example of what a Godly man is.
He likes to play candy land and chutes and ladders.
He likes to watch cartoons with Mason.
He loves Mason completely.
So, pop - pop, happy birthday and thank you for being such a fantastic grandfather to my boy, soon to be boys. We all love you dearly and are so glad that you are a part of our lives!
PS - I hope you like the card Mason made you. He did it all on his own. :)
As many, if not all, of you know, my dad died when I was in High School My grandparents both passed a way within about two years of dad's death and my mom's parents were already in heaven. So, when I was pregnant with Mason, it hit me that I was giving birth to a son that would have no grandfather. While I knew that his two grandmothers would no doubt love him to bits, a grandfather is so very important, especially to a little boy.
That's where Pop-Pop comes in. Don, my stepfather, although I really hate calling him that, was dating my mom at the time. They were married when Mason was about 6 months old. Ever since he was born, Don has been Mason's Granddad. He has loved on him like he was his own flesh and blood. Mason, at about a year and a half, named him pop pop which I love. Pop pop has mastered the art of grandfatherhood.
He can fix anything! Really, literally, anything. (Which is quite beneficial to parents as well)
He still loves to play cars.
He is quite the critter catcher.
He likes to go swimming in the tank with Mason.
He always shares his goodies(I once left Mason with Gema and Pop Pop for a weekend only to come back and discover that the three of them had eaten an entire bag of marshmallows)
He takes us on rides in the back of his pickup at the ranch.
He always has a quarter in his pocket for gumballs.
He takes Mason to look at the animals, or hunt for eggs, or jump on the trampoline or whatever Mason asks when we visit.
He is a good example of what a Godly man is.
He likes to play candy land and chutes and ladders.
He likes to watch cartoons with Mason.
He loves Mason completely.
So, pop - pop, happy birthday and thank you for being such a fantastic grandfather to my boy, soon to be boys. We all love you dearly and are so glad that you are a part of our lives!
PS - I hope you like the card Mason made you. He did it all on his own. :)
Finally...
Now that I have checked what I believe to be all of the blogs on my daily, or hourly, agenda, I will update my own. I am totally loving how this blog thing has taken off. I feel like i have so many friends now and like keeping up with them all is an actual possibility. I love you guys!
So, as I am sitting here, the baby is kicking the living daylights out of me. My stomach looks like a ping pong ball is ricocheting off my innards. That just made pregnancy sound so lovely, huh? As I watch the little wiggle worm dance in my belly, I am reminded that we have no name as of yet. So I thought I would type up the ones we have decided we like so I won't forget them. I know that sounds crazy, but really, forgetting my own name here lately is a very real possibility.
Here are some top contenders.
Nicholas (nick)
James(middle name)
Tyler
Brady
Bryce
Austin
And just like that I have forgotten the others. Geez. Maybe he'll just be named "Boy #2".
My favorite is Nicholas James or Brady Something. I am just scared that having two boys named Mason and Brady will result in many odd looks and questions because those are both small towns near here. Bryce is good too. It's different. Austin Bryce sounds good, right? Hmmm...who knows what we'll decide.
***
So tomorrow (or today since it is again after midnight and I am still blogging), is my doctor's appt where we will "talk about school." I am praying. I have been feeling really good lately, so I have high hopes.
***
I am beyond excited about this weekend!!! Not only am I having my shower which will provide me with girl time and many tasty treats like the meltaways KJ promised(which may be the reason I got pregnant in the first place...), but practically the entire girl half my family is coming to the shower which I totally didn't expect. I knew they would all want to be here but I just assumed it would be a hard time to travel with school starting and all, but nope, almost every one of my sisters is headed to San Angelo and they will be staying here, at my humble abode! I am excited about this for many reasons - 1. I luv my family, especially the girls. 2. I have a good excuse for not having a perfectly pristine home due to the DOCTOR'S orders and 3. I think it will be a great time to take some fun pictures of all us girls! So, I can't wait till you all arrive and my house is filled with laughter and games and movies and I just wish you weren't leaving so quickly!!!
***
My classroom is beginning to look like one, finally. I arrived last Friday with high hopes of hanging posters and arranging desks only to walk in and find about 20 boxes of textbooks that had to be sorted through. Needless to say, the posters were not hung. But by noon today, the boxes had been sorted, delivered, trashed or sent to the appropriate person and I had some time to make my second home, a home. It's coming along. I am hoping that my walls this year will be an ongoing project for my students of their own genius creations. They think it is the most amazing thing when they write something and I go crazy over it, hand them a sentence strip to write it on and then stick their creation on the wall for the world to see. I think the best advice I have ever heard about teaching was to "be dazzleable." Meaning to go crazy over the specific things they do or write or create. It's hard but so unbelievably worth it. So this year I have left the walls pretty bare so their creative minds can fill them up.
***
And my blogging spasm has officially come to an end. Good Night!
:)
So, as I am sitting here, the baby is kicking the living daylights out of me. My stomach looks like a ping pong ball is ricocheting off my innards. That just made pregnancy sound so lovely, huh? As I watch the little wiggle worm dance in my belly, I am reminded that we have no name as of yet. So I thought I would type up the ones we have decided we like so I won't forget them. I know that sounds crazy, but really, forgetting my own name here lately is a very real possibility.
Here are some top contenders.
Nicholas (nick)
James(middle name)
Tyler
Brady
Bryce
Austin
And just like that I have forgotten the others. Geez. Maybe he'll just be named "Boy #2".
My favorite is Nicholas James or Brady Something. I am just scared that having two boys named Mason and Brady will result in many odd looks and questions because those are both small towns near here. Bryce is good too. It's different. Austin Bryce sounds good, right? Hmmm...who knows what we'll decide.
***
So tomorrow (or today since it is again after midnight and I am still blogging), is my doctor's appt where we will "talk about school." I am praying. I have been feeling really good lately, so I have high hopes.
***
I am beyond excited about this weekend!!! Not only am I having my shower which will provide me with girl time and many tasty treats like the meltaways KJ promised(which may be the reason I got pregnant in the first place...), but practically the entire girl half my family is coming to the shower which I totally didn't expect. I knew they would all want to be here but I just assumed it would be a hard time to travel with school starting and all, but nope, almost every one of my sisters is headed to San Angelo and they will be staying here, at my humble abode! I am excited about this for many reasons - 1. I luv my family, especially the girls. 2. I have a good excuse for not having a perfectly pristine home due to the DOCTOR'S orders and 3. I think it will be a great time to take some fun pictures of all us girls! So, I can't wait till you all arrive and my house is filled with laughter and games and movies and I just wish you weren't leaving so quickly!!!
***
My classroom is beginning to look like one, finally. I arrived last Friday with high hopes of hanging posters and arranging desks only to walk in and find about 20 boxes of textbooks that had to be sorted through. Needless to say, the posters were not hung. But by noon today, the boxes had been sorted, delivered, trashed or sent to the appropriate person and I had some time to make my second home, a home. It's coming along. I am hoping that my walls this year will be an ongoing project for my students of their own genius creations. They think it is the most amazing thing when they write something and I go crazy over it, hand them a sentence strip to write it on and then stick their creation on the wall for the world to see. I think the best advice I have ever heard about teaching was to "be dazzleable." Meaning to go crazy over the specific things they do or write or create. It's hard but so unbelievably worth it. So this year I have left the walls pretty bare so their creative minds can fill them up.
***
And my blogging spasm has officially come to an end. Good Night!
:)
Monday, August 13, 2007
So....
I am going crazy with this slideshow thing. Here are a few of the wedding pics I took from my first wedding. Scary. It's kind of a long slide show but I couldn't decide between pics.
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