I'm trying to keep up with updating this, I really am. However, I doubt that anyone even reads this. Right now I'm sitting here, waiting for the kids to come in so we can have PE. Who ever would have thought that I would teach PE? Sure, I'm only substituting, but still. Me, who hated PE with a passion for years, actually enjoys being in here. Maybe it's because I'm on the other side of it and can actually find some enjoyment in it. Not to mention that it's fun when you don't have to actually do anything. You just supervise the kids and they do the hard work. It's a lot of fun. PE, Art and Music are probably my favorite classes to sub for. I get to see different kids all day, and usually we do fun stuff. Mostly it's watching videos, but it's still fun regardless.

Other than that, there isn't much that has happened. I finished up one of my classes last night, and luckily, it posted. That means that I just have to finish writing up a few lesson plans and turning those in, and then I can get this next class finished and passed and then it's time to move on to the next group.

Today: October 14, 2008

It's hard to believe that it is already the middle of October. It's even harder to believe that 2008 is almost over,  and that Cody and I will have been together for a year. It hardly seems that long at all. Although I guess that is a good thing, because if it seemed like a long time, that would probably mean that we weren't as happy with each other as we are. If all goes according to plan, I will be getting ready to graduate about this time next year. I will be completing my student teaching, getting all of my graduation forms together and ready and be ready to just be finished. And then will come the matter of all the nit-picky stuff like the final tests to get certified in Texas and all that good stuff. But like everything else, it will all happen in due time. I'm substituting right now, and while I love it, at the same time I can't wait until I have my own classroom and will be able to have my own rules and be able to better handle a classroom. On the bright side however, I am learning all sorts of ways to keep the kids under control and so hopefully on that first day of school, I will have all of those students under control. Well, I have another year to practice, so we shall see what happens. 

Well, seeing how it's been close to a year since I last posted, I figured it was time for an update.

Let's see. Cody and I have been together since January. (January 6, to be exact). I started substituting in the Bryan schools last December, and then also at St. Joseph Catholic School a few weeks ago. Tomorrow I have an interview at Bonham to be an Instructional Aide (a fancy name for teacher's assistant) and I have my fingers crossed that I get it. The pay will be great, as well as the benefits that come with the job. It'll also help pave the way for an opening in a school once I get my teacher's certificate next November. I'm almost done with my classes for this term, I just have to do my observations and finish one last essay. Then next term I have just three more observation classes and I get the summer off. Whoo hoo! Then I do my student teaching next fall, and finish up in November, hence the getting my certification in November.