My (almost) Last Day of Work til Summer

Well, I thought today was going to be my last day of work this school year, but I was wrong. I'm going to be working again next Friday, for the class that I subbed for on Tuesday and Wednesday. They aren't bad kids...just a little rowdy. I wish it was for the group I had today, though.

I found out yesterday that I have to re-write my philosophy of teaching paper again. It's not fair. I wrote it last semester, and they liked it. However, whoever is in charge of reading it this time didn't think that it quite fit the bill, so I have to re-write it. I mean, what does philosophy of teaching mean, right? It's the way you feel about teaching? About how teaching is these days? Oh well. I guess I have to just look it up and go with it. At least they liked everything else. Except for my resume, which they said could be re-done so it didn't have little dots. I'm like, what gives? I didn't see any dots when I checked it. So who knows?

It's also hard to believe that the end of the school year is here. It seems like I was just waiting for it to start so I could get some money, now here I am again, on the brink of summer, trying to figure out what I'm going to do with myself for three months. Although, I do have a few goals. Although, that is for another post.

Just a few updates

Let's see, there's not much to update about our lives. We went out to Lake Bryan on Sunday, May 3, and Cody and I have a lot to show for it. We both have killer sunburns...at least Cody's is starting to fade into a tan, and well, I'm still red but at least it doesn't hurt as much as it did. Cody also hurt his leg jumping into the water, and so now he's on light duty at work for at least a week, he goes back to the doctor Monday to find out for sure if he can go back or not to his regular stuff.

Amy is graduating next Friday, the 15. I thought that it was the 8th, but I was wrong. However, Stephen is graduating the 8th. Then the Budweiser picnic is on the 16. So we have a few things lined up for the next few weeks. Beckie wants us to come and visit over Memorial Weekend, but it all pretty much depends on Cody's schedule and if he wants to. That's the main thing right there.

I talked to Kelli yesterday, the first time in awhile, I mean actually on the phone, we've messaged through facebook and stuff like that but it's been awhile since we talked on the phone. She just found out that they are having a baby girl - which is exciting since they already have Micheal. And I mean that in the nicest way possible :) Just that now they will have a boy and a girl. I don't know if they have any names picked out yet, but all of that will come in time. I'm already picking out presents to buy for the shower :)

So now, all of my closest married friends are either having girls or already have girls. Beckie has Ivy and Rose, and then Kelli, Jaime, and Stephen are each expecting a girl, and Sharon has a girl, who is like 3 or 4 (I haven't talked to her in forever, but she was a close friend in middle school and the beginning of high school). I just hope that the girl fever rubs off on me when I'm ready :). Though I'm really hoping for twins - a boy and a girl.

Hmm, all that color formatting was fun. There is a lot of pink on here. I could add some more blue, but that would just be in talking about the one I know that is expecting a boy, and the one that recently had a boy. Not really exciting. I mean, they already had them, and I don't even know them all that well.

Well, I guess that is it for now.

I'm signing off.

It's Almost Summer

I realize that it has been a really long time since I posted anything. However, the saddest thing is that there is hardly anything ever worth posting on here. After lots of stress, I decided that instead of stressing myself out even more, I am going to wait to student teach in the spring, instead of the fall. That will give me another semester to finish up my methods, observing and all that good stuff, since the Bryan public schools are rude, and inconsiderate and non-helpful. I will be doing all of this at St. Joseph Catholic Elementary School, as well as hopefully doing my student teaching there. I had ended up emailing all of the principals in Bryan, and only one responded...and then the teacher I was supposed to work with never emailed me back, so we ended up going to Plan B. (Ha ha. No pun intended.)

It's hard to believe that it's almost May. Harder even to beleive that Friday is May first, and that school is out on the 18th. That means I have about three weeks of work left before the summer. Yea for summer! That means I have three whole months (just about) to finish up all of those other assignments and get everything in, except for my in-class stuff, and then in September I can start on that, and finally get everything under way.

What's even harder to believe is that Cody and I have almost been together a year and a half. It just doesn't seem possible that that much time has passed.

Even harder than THAT to believe is that by time my birthday rolls around again, every one of my close friends, at least just about, will have at least one kid. Beckie already has her two, Stephen's is due sometime in the summer, and then Kelli is due in Oct. Where has the time gone?

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.

Monday, December 10, 2007

It's sad how I don't really ever have much to post in these. But I realized it had been a really long time since I had posted anything...so I figured I would give it another shot.


It's hard to believe that it's December already, and that even December is almost half-way over. I guess it's true that time really does fly as you get older.