Things have been kind of hectic at work. Tempers flaring, tension mounting amongst the teachers, etc. and it has not been a pleasant few weeks for me except for my classroom time with my kiddos. I have to remind myself that ALL jobs come with some kind of crap and that any other job would not give me the joy that I get from being around those amazing kids. This, too, shall pass.
Nonetheless, it did make me rethink a few things and I was able to adjust my schedule with the help of one VERY good friend (thank you, Donna!) and it even worked out so that Tere and her girls are now able to join us for American Girls on Wednesday (since I had to push the time to later) and I now can just go to work, focus on my own class and be done.
It's so weird to me, how the whole time I was growing up and well into my 20's, I had NO PROBLEM whatsoever with confrontation. I met it head on--even welcomed it! The older I get, though, I just want peace. That safe, secure bubble of Donna's looks mighty nice! The very day it all came to a head and blew up, I went to my mom's who gave me her everloving shoulder to cry on and a supply of nerve pills! I also reminded her that this was all her fault! (it's always the mom's fault isn't it? lol) She kept telling me I needed to be a nicer person my whole life and the more I try, the more I just get pooped on. "I've turned into such a pussy!" I told her! And she just cracked up--like that would ever happen. Pardon my language and forgive me if this doesn't SEEM to be glorifying God at the moment--I'm getting there--but it's the truth!
Why is it that we women feel like such (again, pardon my language) BITCHES (or are called that) when we stand up for ourselves? When men stand up for themselves no one calls them names they just say, "oh what a go-getter!" or "He's a man's man" or some other equally lame compliment but we women are expected to just sit back and take it from every angle. I do not for one minute believe that's what God's plan for women was or is!
I have just got to find a way to be more like those amazing women of the Bible and keep my courage while maintaining my poise and when it blows up in my face, it just does and the sin is not mine but someone else's and I just need to be standing ready, willing and able to forgive. Which I did and I do. :)
I just have to keep reminding myself that as long as *I* am following the Lord and my heart is right with Him and I am obedient to what He says, nothing else matters. Friends, acquaintances and co-workers come and go (I should definitely know this by now) but knowing that I did what God asked of me, whether it appeared to be right by others' standards or not, is what matters.
As such, I've decided to avoid all the "parties" my co-workers are having this weekend. Adoption celebrations, baby showers, housewarming parties for a couple shacking up (I'm not kidding) I share their joy and their newfound happiness and blessings but I'm just not in the mood to share in their company. I will probably get them gifts (which is pretty much all it's about anyway) eventually, when I am not so very very poor, but I've never been big on doing after hours with coworkers anyway. I love them, have a good time but my time is for MY family and friends. I'm sure someone's feelings somewhere will be hurt and I hate that but this is another one of my weirdo querky things. (you remember the other--I don't run to visit sick people in the hospital or any of that, much to my MIL's disappointment. I think that's her favorite thing to do! Call me weird but when I don't feel well, leave me the heck alone--I don't want company! I wrongly assume others feel the same, I guess.)
But anyway, Jeff and I are getting along much better which I suppose is a praise as well. I have to admit I get so frustrated with him when it comes to his job! I know I shouldn't but I do. I'm tired of waiting around for those (insert your own bad word here, I'm done cussing) to call him back to full-time. I'm tired of their empty promises and I'm tired of scraping and telling my kids "we can't, I don't have any money". It really wears on my soul and yes, I know life is not all about money things but people who say things like that generally have money to begin with! I just wish all this struggling would motivate him in some way. I'm not sure how though!
Sunday, September 13, 2009
Saturday, September 12, 2009
Major blog overhaul...
Though we are still struggling, we finally did break down and get home phone and internet service. I lucked out on a deal--both for $45 a month and nothing to pay upfront. We'll see when the first bill comes in if it's really what they claim!
But I've been taking advantage of that time to redo my blog. I got a new background, banner and deleted some old sidebar stuff. I tried to make a new slideshow but I kept having problems with photobucket so that'll have to come later.
I even redid the girls' homeschool blog, my devotions and my cookbook.
I'm hanging out here at the house today, catching up laundry and housework that has been neglecting and returning to dabbling in the kitchen with some new recipes--something I haven't felt like doing all summer.
I just finished an AWESOME book--the 19th Wife--last weekend (that's all I did Sunday was lie in bed and read!) about the LDS Mormon church, different polygamists sects, etc. It was a unique work of fiction interwoven with actual documents from the Mormon church and diaries and letters from Joseph Smith, Brigham Young and many of their followers. I have a few internet friends who are Mormon and it always fascinated me how they acted whenever you asked them about their church and their beliefs. They would answer but their answers were always very vague and evasive. I have a much better idea now why that is. I didn't (and still don't) believe all the anti-Mormon junk out there but much like the book suggests, there is the Mormon truth, the anti-Mormon truth and somewhere in the middle lies the ACTUAL truth. Anyway, it's a good read if you're looking for something.
I am now reading The Midwife, which is a collection of memoirs of midwives and not to be confused with the fiction by Chris Whats-his-name that was made into a movie starring Sissy Spacek (though that was a good book as well). I've always been fascinated by birth stories and at one time even toyed with the idea of becoming a doula or certified nurse midwife but I would have had to move since that concept is not very popular in Alabama. I am secretly hoping to get to assist my sister but I'm not counting on it because I know if she lets me in, then she has to let Melanie in and then others will want in and she'll already have Chris and mom and probably Chris' mom. And the doctors here frown on too many people being in the delivery room which is another thing I hate. Especially if it's a simple birth with no complications. I would have loved to have delivered my three in a room surrounded by all the family and friends who wished to attend. Of course, I wish I'd had the option of home and/or water birth, too and so far I'm not successful at talking my sister into that either. I guess I can be a bit too progressive about some things! I am just glad my mother hasn't scared her away from nursing yet! I hope she has the same wonderful experience that I had with my three. Anyway, back to the book, I just started on it so you'll have to wait for the review!
We had car trouble this week--Dylan's truck got a new distributor last weekend but then he had trouble with his ignition and at the same time the battery in my car went bad. Thankfully, we are all up and running again (for now) and with not too much expense, praise the Lord.
Anyway, Brooke is nagging me for the computer so she can play on facebook (I'm still not getting the whole facebook fascination, with her or anyone else) and I'm hungry so I guess that's all for now! It should be enough!
But I've been taking advantage of that time to redo my blog. I got a new background, banner and deleted some old sidebar stuff. I tried to make a new slideshow but I kept having problems with photobucket so that'll have to come later.
I even redid the girls' homeschool blog, my devotions and my cookbook.
I'm hanging out here at the house today, catching up laundry and housework that has been neglecting and returning to dabbling in the kitchen with some new recipes--something I haven't felt like doing all summer.
I just finished an AWESOME book--the 19th Wife--last weekend (that's all I did Sunday was lie in bed and read!) about the LDS Mormon church, different polygamists sects, etc. It was a unique work of fiction interwoven with actual documents from the Mormon church and diaries and letters from Joseph Smith, Brigham Young and many of their followers. I have a few internet friends who are Mormon and it always fascinated me how they acted whenever you asked them about their church and their beliefs. They would answer but their answers were always very vague and evasive. I have a much better idea now why that is. I didn't (and still don't) believe all the anti-Mormon junk out there but much like the book suggests, there is the Mormon truth, the anti-Mormon truth and somewhere in the middle lies the ACTUAL truth. Anyway, it's a good read if you're looking for something.
I am now reading The Midwife, which is a collection of memoirs of midwives and not to be confused with the fiction by Chris Whats-his-name that was made into a movie starring Sissy Spacek (though that was a good book as well). I've always been fascinated by birth stories and at one time even toyed with the idea of becoming a doula or certified nurse midwife but I would have had to move since that concept is not very popular in Alabama. I am secretly hoping to get to assist my sister but I'm not counting on it because I know if she lets me in, then she has to let Melanie in and then others will want in and she'll already have Chris and mom and probably Chris' mom. And the doctors here frown on too many people being in the delivery room which is another thing I hate. Especially if it's a simple birth with no complications. I would have loved to have delivered my three in a room surrounded by all the family and friends who wished to attend. Of course, I wish I'd had the option of home and/or water birth, too and so far I'm not successful at talking my sister into that either. I guess I can be a bit too progressive about some things! I am just glad my mother hasn't scared her away from nursing yet! I hope she has the same wonderful experience that I had with my three. Anyway, back to the book, I just started on it so you'll have to wait for the review!
We had car trouble this week--Dylan's truck got a new distributor last weekend but then he had trouble with his ignition and at the same time the battery in my car went bad. Thankfully, we are all up and running again (for now) and with not too much expense, praise the Lord.
Anyway, Brooke is nagging me for the computer so she can play on facebook (I'm still not getting the whole facebook fascination, with her or anyone else) and I'm hungry so I guess that's all for now! It should be enough!
We're off and running...
again with another year of homeschooling! We are now headed into our fourth year and to say it gets easier with each year would not be a complete truth. But I do think the more experienced I get and the more they get used to things (which in our world are ever-changing) the more we come into our own, so to speak.
I spent practically the entire summer writing curriculum for this year. I just never seem to be satisfied trying to follow someone else's lead completely when it comes to teaching. I can follow their guidelines somewhat but I always end up tweaking at least a little bit so I figured why not give this a shot on my own? Especially in the areas of History/Social Studies and Language Arts.
I am SO completely pleased with the lesson plans I developed for both girls in English/Spelling/Grammar/ etc. I did borrow some ideas here and there but the bulk of it is all my own.
Kayti decided to take Greek and Roman History through CORE (she said she was sick of American History, which is my specialty! ha ha) so I only had to worry about Brooke for History and again, we are basing our entire curriculum off American Girls. There simply isn't anything better to use as a springboard for teaching girls history, for sparking their interest in the past. That's my opinion anyway.
I also developed a Spiritual Studies course. I really wanted my girls to get into a better habit of spending daily time with the Lord and really making it a priority to align our hearts and minds with His. But I also wanted to explore the areas of choosing to be noble and modest young women. Having been raised by a headstrong, women's libber and thus pretty much being one myself, sometimes it's hard to reconcile the two. But I don't believe it's impossible. At least not according to Proverbs 31. It's all about context and perception.
And then I wanted the girls to learn about other cultures and other beliefs so they would know WHY we believe what we believe. I think to explore other faiths makes YOUR faith stronger. I'm better able to defend my faith knowing how certain doctrine came to be and knowing the FACTS about what other faiths believe instead of just taking someone else's word for it blindly.
Then I had to turn my attention to Art. I was hoping to find a dvd or cd/rom self-instruction since we so could not afford a class just now but I couldn't. But I did find a book in my boss' office of projects so I had the girls pick out what interested them. I then decided to expand on that by finding the history of those mediums and creating small assignments to go along with the projects. So I kind of backed into that one.
One area I decided to NOT write my own thing for was Science. I'm so not a science person. Not on this level. Preschool science, I can handle! But at the CHEF convention, Donna and I both liked Real Science 4 Kids and decided to go with that. We plan on doing some of our labs/experiments together but we have not gotten that far yet. We've only just begun reading our text.
And it is indeed challenging to homeschool now that I'm back in a preschool classroom for part of the day. But I also find it inspiring and the girls seem to be adjusting well and developing good study habits being responsible for doing more things on their own with me there just to 'oversee'. They also love being at work with me around all the kids. It's become a ministry for them as well. I even believe Brooke may have the call to teach!
We are opting not to do Children's Theatre this year and instead are going to check out other venues and our other field trips will be primarily with our closest friends or just family trips. It's not that we are trying to be anti-social. It's just the way things are for now.
We've also slacked off some of our extra-curriculars and are only doing dance right now. I would eventually like to add riding back into our schedule and maybe a sport but right now our plate is full. I am teaching Brooke piano and Kayti has decided she is just not a musical person. I wish she would give it another shot. Music education is so important. Maybe once we settle into our routine a bit more, I can coax her into it.
I spent practically the entire summer writing curriculum for this year. I just never seem to be satisfied trying to follow someone else's lead completely when it comes to teaching. I can follow their guidelines somewhat but I always end up tweaking at least a little bit so I figured why not give this a shot on my own? Especially in the areas of History/Social Studies and Language Arts.
I am SO completely pleased with the lesson plans I developed for both girls in English/Spelling/Grammar/ etc. I did borrow some ideas here and there but the bulk of it is all my own.
Kayti decided to take Greek and Roman History through CORE (she said she was sick of American History, which is my specialty! ha ha) so I only had to worry about Brooke for History and again, we are basing our entire curriculum off American Girls. There simply isn't anything better to use as a springboard for teaching girls history, for sparking their interest in the past. That's my opinion anyway.
I also developed a Spiritual Studies course. I really wanted my girls to get into a better habit of spending daily time with the Lord and really making it a priority to align our hearts and minds with His. But I also wanted to explore the areas of choosing to be noble and modest young women. Having been raised by a headstrong, women's libber and thus pretty much being one myself, sometimes it's hard to reconcile the two. But I don't believe it's impossible. At least not according to Proverbs 31. It's all about context and perception.
And then I wanted the girls to learn about other cultures and other beliefs so they would know WHY we believe what we believe. I think to explore other faiths makes YOUR faith stronger. I'm better able to defend my faith knowing how certain doctrine came to be and knowing the FACTS about what other faiths believe instead of just taking someone else's word for it blindly.
Then I had to turn my attention to Art. I was hoping to find a dvd or cd/rom self-instruction since we so could not afford a class just now but I couldn't. But I did find a book in my boss' office of projects so I had the girls pick out what interested them. I then decided to expand on that by finding the history of those mediums and creating small assignments to go along with the projects. So I kind of backed into that one.
One area I decided to NOT write my own thing for was Science. I'm so not a science person. Not on this level. Preschool science, I can handle! But at the CHEF convention, Donna and I both liked Real Science 4 Kids and decided to go with that. We plan on doing some of our labs/experiments together but we have not gotten that far yet. We've only just begun reading our text.
And it is indeed challenging to homeschool now that I'm back in a preschool classroom for part of the day. But I also find it inspiring and the girls seem to be adjusting well and developing good study habits being responsible for doing more things on their own with me there just to 'oversee'. They also love being at work with me around all the kids. It's become a ministry for them as well. I even believe Brooke may have the call to teach!
We are opting not to do Children's Theatre this year and instead are going to check out other venues and our other field trips will be primarily with our closest friends or just family trips. It's not that we are trying to be anti-social. It's just the way things are for now.
We've also slacked off some of our extra-curriculars and are only doing dance right now. I would eventually like to add riding back into our schedule and maybe a sport but right now our plate is full. I am teaching Brooke piano and Kayti has decided she is just not a musical person. I wish she would give it another shot. Music education is so important. Maybe once we settle into our routine a bit more, I can coax her into it.
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
A weekend of de-cluttering!
The anti-clutter bug bit me in the butt again this weekend and I had to do some cleaning out, throwing away and rearranging. I rearranged a few things in the living room, cleaned, reorganized, etc. etc. then I got hold of the girls' closet and drawers. I loaded three huge garbage bags full of old clothes, mostly too worn out, stained up and ugly to pass down to anyone I actually like. So it will be dropped off today. Hopefully somewhere somebody can get some use out of it (maybe as cleaning rags? I don't know. If I had any place to store all those "cleaning rags" I would keep them and recycle them myself! lol) I did salvage a pair of boots for Sarah Jane, now that she is doing horseback, maybe she can use them. Brooke only wore them a few times and then outgrew them.
After that was done, I cleaned out my craft box and sewing stuff and took a lot of it to my cabinet at work. Then I got my junk drawer and actually eliminated it. I found a place for everything that was in it. If only I could do that with Jeff's junk drawer!
I thought I was done writing curriculum but it turns out I wasn't. I had hoped to find some kind of art for the girls to do either on cd/rom or via dvd or a free class somewhere that fit into our schedule. But so far nothing. Then I found a book in Veletta's (one of my bosses) office while looking for arts & crafts for 4 year olds. Everything in this book seemed a little too advanced for fours (Veletta keeps a lot of resourced around for school age kids, too since she is very involved with ASAP) so I got Brooke to look through it and pick out about 15 or so projects that she was interested in. Kayti did the same but it turned out they like a lot of the same mediums. So I took what they wanted to do, created a little "art history" lesson around it, made an assignment to go with each activity and voila--we now have an art curriculum! It should take us through the entire school year.
Now Lord, can I please be done with writing curriculum for awhile? LOL Not that I haven't enjoyed it. But sometimes it's mind boggling!
Have I mentioned lately how great my little class is? LOL I am not kidding, they are definitely the best class I have ever had and the best class at the Academy (okay, maybe I'm partial). I wish someone would call their parents and tell them to make those children give me back my heart! It is so much fun and such a huge blessing being around them each and every day.
We are slowly but surely working all the kinks out of Dylan's old truck. The timing still needs to be adjusted. Jeff would normally be able to do that but is having trouble getting some kind of cap off something--don't ask me! They are planning to ask my sister's father in law for help this weekend. But he did drive it to work yesterday and it did fine--until he locked his keys in it! Oh well, we've all done it haven't we? Fortunately, Jeff had an extra set. We just had to go all the way home to Clay and then back to Leeds again!
Speaking of the Hendersons...I saw new ultrasound pictures of Baby Henderson last week. She/he is growing beautifully! We get to find out what it is at the end of September. I am praying for a girl! I LOVE boys and would be completely happy with another little man in the family but I'm so not liking the boy names she has picked out. I'd rather have a Bella!
Speaking of babies, my niece Kristin delivered Baby Tyler a few weeks ago via emergency C-section. Her blood pressure shot sky high and stayed high for a week after his birth. She'd had to take steroids while she was pregnant with him because she kept going into premature labor and they were trying to get his lungs to hurry up and develop. He was born a month early but still weighed in at 6 lbs 15 oz! She had such a difficult time that I fear he may be an only child for her but only God knows. I know she knows he was worth it, though. He is the love of her life (of course)! I still haven't gotten to meet him yet, but hopefully this weekend.
Blessings,
After that was done, I cleaned out my craft box and sewing stuff and took a lot of it to my cabinet at work. Then I got my junk drawer and actually eliminated it. I found a place for everything that was in it. If only I could do that with Jeff's junk drawer!
I thought I was done writing curriculum but it turns out I wasn't. I had hoped to find some kind of art for the girls to do either on cd/rom or via dvd or a free class somewhere that fit into our schedule. But so far nothing. Then I found a book in Veletta's (one of my bosses) office while looking for arts & crafts for 4 year olds. Everything in this book seemed a little too advanced for fours (Veletta keeps a lot of resourced around for school age kids, too since she is very involved with ASAP) so I got Brooke to look through it and pick out about 15 or so projects that she was interested in. Kayti did the same but it turned out they like a lot of the same mediums. So I took what they wanted to do, created a little "art history" lesson around it, made an assignment to go with each activity and voila--we now have an art curriculum! It should take us through the entire school year.
Now Lord, can I please be done with writing curriculum for awhile? LOL Not that I haven't enjoyed it. But sometimes it's mind boggling!
Have I mentioned lately how great my little class is? LOL I am not kidding, they are definitely the best class I have ever had and the best class at the Academy (okay, maybe I'm partial). I wish someone would call their parents and tell them to make those children give me back my heart! It is so much fun and such a huge blessing being around them each and every day.
We are slowly but surely working all the kinks out of Dylan's old truck. The timing still needs to be adjusted. Jeff would normally be able to do that but is having trouble getting some kind of cap off something--don't ask me! They are planning to ask my sister's father in law for help this weekend. But he did drive it to work yesterday and it did fine--until he locked his keys in it! Oh well, we've all done it haven't we? Fortunately, Jeff had an extra set. We just had to go all the way home to Clay and then back to Leeds again!
Speaking of the Hendersons...I saw new ultrasound pictures of Baby Henderson last week. She/he is growing beautifully! We get to find out what it is at the end of September. I am praying for a girl! I LOVE boys and would be completely happy with another little man in the family but I'm so not liking the boy names she has picked out. I'd rather have a Bella!
Speaking of babies, my niece Kristin delivered Baby Tyler a few weeks ago via emergency C-section. Her blood pressure shot sky high and stayed high for a week after his birth. She'd had to take steroids while she was pregnant with him because she kept going into premature labor and they were trying to get his lungs to hurry up and develop. He was born a month early but still weighed in at 6 lbs 15 oz! She had such a difficult time that I fear he may be an only child for her but only God knows. I know she knows he was worth it, though. He is the love of her life (of course)! I still haven't gotten to meet him yet, but hopefully this weekend.
Blessings,
Saturday, August 22, 2009
The news...
Finally got my camera software figured out so I could upload a picture of Dylan's new ride:
Preschool is still going great. I am a little disappointed that they aren't letting us do dance this year. I hated for the studio to lose all those kids and there were so many more who were interested because of how well it went last year. But God knows what's best.
The girls start school this week. Kayti has already started CORE and loves it.
Everything else is good!
Blessings!
Preschool is still going great. I am a little disappointed that they aren't letting us do dance this year. I hated for the studio to lose all those kids and there were so many more who were interested because of how well it went last year. But God knows what's best.
The girls start school this week. Kayti has already started CORE and loves it.
Everything else is good!
Blessings!
Wednesday, August 12, 2009
What a great class!!!
Thank you, God! Thank you, God!
I got the BEST group of kids and the BEST group of parents EVER!!! I am SO pumped about this school year!
Orientation went great! We all prayed together for a great year and no one had any complaints, questions, gripes or unusual requests. All the kids were excited and continue to be very well behaved every day. Could there be any more doubt that this is what I'm called to do? If I wasn't where I'm supposed to be, I'm sure things would not have worked out like they have.
I think Dylan has found a truck. He went to look at it last night and really liked it and it seemed to be in pretty good condition for an old truck so they are going back tonight to get it if it's still available. Today was his first day of school and wouldn't you know, I was running late so I didn't get a picture! But I did make him some pancakes! LOL I can't believe my little man only has two more years of high school. You ladies with little ones better eat it all up while you still can. It goes by fast, let me tell ya!
Kayti already has work she's doing for CORE, which starts next week but we don't officially start our year until the last week of August and some subjects even after Labor Day. I'll never understand why public schools want to start in the middle of August. It's ridiculous. But it makes me so thankful to be able to homeschool my girls. I can wait and start after Labor Day, after the mad rush to buy supplies and still be completely and totally done by the second week in May! If that's not a big enough praise for homeschooling, I don't know what is. Not to mention, I get it all in before noon, too. I just can't imagine them going back to being at a desk for 8 hours a day. How stifling! I so wish I'd obeyed God sooner on that calling. But better late than never, I suppose.
Jeff is STILL on reduced hours and now he is also out of vacation time. I'm trying to stay optimistic but this is definitely one I need to pray over. Please pray for us as well!
Everything else is same ol' same ol'.
Stay blessed!
I got the BEST group of kids and the BEST group of parents EVER!!! I am SO pumped about this school year!
Orientation went great! We all prayed together for a great year and no one had any complaints, questions, gripes or unusual requests. All the kids were excited and continue to be very well behaved every day. Could there be any more doubt that this is what I'm called to do? If I wasn't where I'm supposed to be, I'm sure things would not have worked out like they have.
I think Dylan has found a truck. He went to look at it last night and really liked it and it seemed to be in pretty good condition for an old truck so they are going back tonight to get it if it's still available. Today was his first day of school and wouldn't you know, I was running late so I didn't get a picture! But I did make him some pancakes! LOL I can't believe my little man only has two more years of high school. You ladies with little ones better eat it all up while you still can. It goes by fast, let me tell ya!
Kayti already has work she's doing for CORE, which starts next week but we don't officially start our year until the last week of August and some subjects even after Labor Day. I'll never understand why public schools want to start in the middle of August. It's ridiculous. But it makes me so thankful to be able to homeschool my girls. I can wait and start after Labor Day, after the mad rush to buy supplies and still be completely and totally done by the second week in May! If that's not a big enough praise for homeschooling, I don't know what is. Not to mention, I get it all in before noon, too. I just can't imagine them going back to being at a desk for 8 hours a day. How stifling! I so wish I'd obeyed God sooner on that calling. But better late than never, I suppose.
Jeff is STILL on reduced hours and now he is also out of vacation time. I'm trying to stay optimistic but this is definitely one I need to pray over. Please pray for us as well!
Everything else is same ol' same ol'.
Stay blessed!
Sunday, August 2, 2009
God is good! All the time!
All the time, all the time, God is good!
I could just keep singing!
Every concern I had about my job has worked itself out. I am SO thankful to the Lord for looking out for me and I am SO excited about this year! Every change our new director has made has been positive and I feel like a bridge is being built between the Academy and the church and that's the way it SHOULD be!! After all, we are a very important ministry--if not the most important--of that church. We reach into the community like no other component can--we touch children's lives!!! It is just such a great feeling to have to know that you're appreciated and that the work you do is taken seriously.
My classroom is just about ready. I have a few more things I want to do to it before orientation Tuesday night but it's looking good.
I got my class list Friday and I am very pleased. I got Drew and Gracie--two that I really wanted and I have no negative concerns about the others at all. It's going to be a great year.
Dylan is registered for his junior year at CCHS and has saved enough money for a trusty-rusty! We've been car shopping all weekend. Mother-in-law took him shopping for school clothes and he came home with four new outfits. Go MIL! I can never get him to decide on anything. He's just so nonchalant and easygoing about everything he can't ever make a decision! You think shopping with teenage girls is difficult--try doing it with a boy!
Brooke also saved a good bit of her money and went shopping with Hannah this weekend and she even spent some of it on her siblings! Sometimes my kids make me really proud!
I finished my curriculum for Spiritual Studies, English 6 and English 8. Donna got her books already for the Science we are going to use and it looks really good. I can't wait to get mine. Kayti has CORE orientation Tuesday morning and everything is just rolling right along.
Baby sis is a little sick but otherwise healthy and they just celebrated their one year wedding anniversary this weekend. Middle sis lost her job and I know she's depressed about it but she is so smart and so good at sales, I know she'll find another one in no time if she just doesn't let this little bump get her back down again. Please, please, please pray for her. She's had SO MANY setbacks this year. Some are her own doing but who among us is perfect? She really needs a break so she can get herself back on track again. Please, God, cut her some slack, would ya?
My niece is having contractions again so baby Tyler may be here VERY soon. She had her baby shower last weekend. I know she's ready to use all the stuff she got!
Jeff is still on reduced hours but they are having a meeting again this week. Hopefully it will be good news and we're hanging in there.
Going to try and get some swimming in next weekend if the weather will cooperate.
Have a great week!
I could just keep singing!
Every concern I had about my job has worked itself out. I am SO thankful to the Lord for looking out for me and I am SO excited about this year! Every change our new director has made has been positive and I feel like a bridge is being built between the Academy and the church and that's the way it SHOULD be!! After all, we are a very important ministry--if not the most important--of that church. We reach into the community like no other component can--we touch children's lives!!! It is just such a great feeling to have to know that you're appreciated and that the work you do is taken seriously.
My classroom is just about ready. I have a few more things I want to do to it before orientation Tuesday night but it's looking good.
I got my class list Friday and I am very pleased. I got Drew and Gracie--two that I really wanted and I have no negative concerns about the others at all. It's going to be a great year.
Dylan is registered for his junior year at CCHS and has saved enough money for a trusty-rusty! We've been car shopping all weekend. Mother-in-law took him shopping for school clothes and he came home with four new outfits. Go MIL! I can never get him to decide on anything. He's just so nonchalant and easygoing about everything he can't ever make a decision! You think shopping with teenage girls is difficult--try doing it with a boy!
Brooke also saved a good bit of her money and went shopping with Hannah this weekend and she even spent some of it on her siblings! Sometimes my kids make me really proud!
I finished my curriculum for Spiritual Studies, English 6 and English 8. Donna got her books already for the Science we are going to use and it looks really good. I can't wait to get mine. Kayti has CORE orientation Tuesday morning and everything is just rolling right along.
Baby sis is a little sick but otherwise healthy and they just celebrated their one year wedding anniversary this weekend. Middle sis lost her job and I know she's depressed about it but she is so smart and so good at sales, I know she'll find another one in no time if she just doesn't let this little bump get her back down again. Please, please, please pray for her. She's had SO MANY setbacks this year. Some are her own doing but who among us is perfect? She really needs a break so she can get herself back on track again. Please, God, cut her some slack, would ya?
My niece is having contractions again so baby Tyler may be here VERY soon. She had her baby shower last weekend. I know she's ready to use all the stuff she got!
Jeff is still on reduced hours but they are having a meeting again this week. Hopefully it will be good news and we're hanging in there.
Going to try and get some swimming in next weekend if the weather will cooperate.
Have a great week!
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