work, class, kiddos, and moving on.....

Finally a full week back at work from Christmas and "the snow." haha. It's been a great week at work. I absolutely love my job! There are so many changes coming with our transition into the elementary schools, but I'm very excited about it. I'm even more excited that I'm going to be at CITY PARK!!!!
A full week back at work and I started my night class at UTC. I'm really going to enjoy this class I do believe. The projects that we do in class I will be able to use in my classroom, which is super exciting! My online class is going pretty well also. Now in a few weeks when we get into all the projects and I get more busy, I might be ready to pull my hair out :)

I decided at work this week that I should start a blog of all my kiddos sayings. They absolutely crack me up. Most of the time it's at the lunch table. Their minds must go wild when they sit down for lunch because you never know what they are going to say. This past week they've been singing. Two days one student was singing "fireworks," then another student said "that's Katy Perry." Oh they are four/five!!! Then yesterday one student said, "Michael Jackson can dance more than Justin Bieber," then he proceeded to sing Beat It!!! While another student told me she knew how Michael Jackson died. Oh my!!! My kiddos.

Well in other news, the hunt is on. I'm going to finally attempt to get my OWN place. Scary huh? But I think it's time. I'm about to turn 32 and think it's time I move out of the parents house. It will be a tight squeeze, but if I can find a place at the right price, I should be able to get by. Hoping no emergencies :) So we'll see. I've been praying about it and leaving it in God's hands. Whatever His will is will happen.

Signing off for now....

Me just me....

I had my last observation this week at work and it went wonderful. Now I am working on finishing up my tenure paperwork and at the end of this school year will be tenured and my professional teaching license will be applied for!!! No more "Apprentice" license! This is very exciting.
My classes for my Master's degree are going very well. I'm very proud of myself for continuing my education. I've been able to balance work and school a lot better than I thought I would be able too. I hope it continues that way as we transition to move into the elementary schools this new year.
Starting to think/pray about getting my own place. I know things will work in God's timing, I just have to keep the faith, I just don't know if I'm going to be able to keep the patience! I'm finally taking the time to look at me and what I want and my future. I've spent so much of the past few years worried about everyone around me and trying to "be there" for everyone, and doing what everyone wants but I just can't, I can only do so much. Learning to look out for my interests and me for once.

Boredom

Ok, I'm bored so I'm going to probably be writing nonsense! Why am I bored? It's Saturday night I'm watching football, but I really could care less about either team playing. I had a productive day though. I hung some pictures in my room, worked on work and on class stuff. My granny and I went to Cleveland shopping and to eat, then I went and spent some time with my mamaw. Some days I wish I were multiple people so I could just be at both home or whatever I want/need to do, then at my mamaws and also at my grannys house; but I'm not, so gotta do what I can do.
I haven't really talked to my brother or sister in a while. I think I may have talked to them once in the past week or two for a split second and it was bc they were wanting something. Always wanting..... :) Glad I'm needed so much!!! hahahaha. No, I know we all are busy with our own little lives. Working, kids, spouses... oh wait, that's them, not me :)
I'm sure missing my little munchkins. I'm going to have to make a weekend trip soon if the weather will cooperate.... but then who's house do I go to first, then when will I be able to go back to go to the other one's house. Oh, again I need to be multiple people.

Survived the Snow

Wow, a week off work, who would have ever thought that would happen in the Athens City School Systems. The 9 inches of snow was beautiful, but I about went stir crazy not being able to get out. My mom and I did make snow cream and I wondered about outside. Thought about going sledding, but that never happened.
An entire week I could have made an entire months worth of lesson plans, got ahead on class work with my master's, but did I? No, however, I did work a little bit on all of it.
Finally on Friday my good friend Jamie and her little girl came and picked me up and off to Target and Starbucks we went! It was nice to be able to get out and especially with a friend.
Now I'm ready to get busy with all my work and school stuff! Fun times in my life ahead :)

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Snow, Snow and more Snow

I woke up to a winter wonderland this morning. I don't believe it's snowed like this since the Blizzard of '93! Wow and that was almost 14 years ago! I must say it's quiet beautiful and it's nice to have an extra day off, but I really don't want to be out of work all week. We only have one more day then we will have to add on days to the end of the school year and that will not be fun!

This past week was our first week back at school from Christmas break. I absolutely love my job! Going into work every morning and knowing you have the opportunity to teach and reach out to these children is so heart warming. I pray every morning God gives me the knowledge and guidance I need to teach and love these kids while they are in my care.

Next year the school system is restructuring so the Pre-K will be moving into the elementary schools. Four classes will be going to City Park and three classes will be going to Ingleside. We all have been anticpating for a long time this happening, then have been anxiously waiting to see where we are placed. I have prayed God's will be done and I would be where He wants me to be. Granted my wishes were to be at City Park, however, God's plans aren't always my plans! After many months of waiting we found out this week! Things still could possibly change but as of now I am going to City Park! Needless to say I was very excited and first thing I did was THANK GOD! There are still many changes to come and still lots of prayers needed for the upcoming restructuring. Change is hard, but change can be good!

In other news.... Jennifer and I are beginning our second semester of graduate school! It was actually suppose to begin tonight, but because of snow our night class was cancelled. Yet, we do have an online class, and snow can't cancel online classes :) I'm looking forward to the classes we are taking this semester because I feel I will really be able to apply them in my classroom as I am doing them. Yet, there is going to be a lot of work for class, along with doing work and packing for our big move to the schools! So this is going to be a busy busy time of year.

I can't complain. God has blessed me more than I deserve and I am so thankful.