this week has gone by in a blur. kids back in school, taking down christmas, prioritizing what needs to be done before my free time is gone.
i have one more week at home, and then i'll be part of the work force again. well, technically i'll be in the work force, but not getting paid. not yet anyway. i'm finally beginning my student teaching to complete my master's degree. i begin on january 17th and will continue until mid april. i have been placed in a third grade classroom. i met my cooperating teacher and briefly her class. in all her 13 years of teaching this is her best class yet. after some of my recent pre-k classes i'm very happy to be training in a well-behaved, respectful class. in addition, i have heard amazing compliments for the cooperating teacher i'll be learning from. if i'm going to become a teacher, then i want to be a teacher that students want to come back to and that parents request for their other children. i want to have a classroom that runs well with routines and schedules. organized and well-maintained. make no mistake about it, i am nervous and anxious. maybe about the amount of paperwork i have to do along with the lesson plans.
crossing my fingers!
Friday, January 6, 2012
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
it's quiet around here
Everyone is gone. Todd is back to work. The kids are back to school.
I admit it. I took a nap. I had to. I didn’t sleep well last night and it was so quiet…it did me in.
It was so cold today. Coldest day in a year…? That’s what they said on the weather report.
Oh, and I started taking down Christmas.
Here they come…the winter blues.
Monday, January 2, 2012
things i love...
a friend's email prompted me to start thinking about some of my favorite things...
so i thought i'd put a few down. some seem to be seasonally related, as we just went through the holidays.
drinking vanilla coke through a straw * laying in a hammock outside on a warm sunny day * cuddling with my kids * warm socks and slippers * getting something accomplished and crossed off a list * calendars & planners * getting christmas cards * scrapbooking for me and vainly, getting recognized for the scrapbooking i do for others * hot chocolate * summer & 4th of july * bread bowls * reading * a clean house * being loved
so i thought i'd put a few down. some seem to be seasonally related, as we just went through the holidays.
drinking vanilla coke through a straw * laying in a hammock outside on a warm sunny day * cuddling with my kids * warm socks and slippers * getting something accomplished and crossed off a list * calendars & planners * getting christmas cards * scrapbooking for me and vainly, getting recognized for the scrapbooking i do for others * hot chocolate * summer & 4th of july * bread bowls * reading * a clean house * being loved
Sunday, January 1, 2012
it's a new year
and i'm thinking about TIME
as i sat in church on sunday morning, after staying up late to toast the new year with the husband, sister and kiddos... and feleling just a wee bit sleepy, i couldn't help but feel that i was in the right place, a great place to start off the new year.
several talks were given this morning, but one in particular was just what i needed to hear. the speaker devoted her talk to TIME and how quickly TIME is moving, with the craziness of schedules filled with activities and technology that speeds everything up for us.
but we need to find TIME to do those activities that are good. we need to find TIME to serve. we need to find TIME to better ourselves.
so my goal for this new year is to work on TIME...
for my blogs
for children
for myself
for exercise
for cleaning and decluttering
for reading scriptures
for keeping in touch with family
some of these seem to echo years past, and it maybe something that i am always working on, as we know, TIME is always moving, always changing.
happy new year!
as i sat in church on sunday morning, after staying up late to toast the new year with the husband, sister and kiddos... and feleling just a wee bit sleepy, i couldn't help but feel that i was in the right place, a great place to start off the new year.
several talks were given this morning, but one in particular was just what i needed to hear. the speaker devoted her talk to TIME and how quickly TIME is moving, with the craziness of schedules filled with activities and technology that speeds everything up for us.
but we need to find TIME to do those activities that are good. we need to find TIME to serve. we need to find TIME to better ourselves.
so my goal for this new year is to work on TIME...
for my blogs
for children
for myself
for exercise
for cleaning and decluttering
for reading scriptures
for keeping in touch with family
some of these seem to echo years past, and it maybe something that i am always working on, as we know, TIME is always moving, always changing.
happy new year!
Sunday, December 25, 2011
december daily #25
christmas day!
it is finally here! we've been counting down, keeping busy and enjoying the season!
todd, rachel and i got to bed kind of late...later than i was thinking i would. but we still beat santa.
xander came into my room and woke me at 2:30am and said that he heard santa land on the roof and open the bottle of coke we left for him.
i convinced him that he could wait til the morning to go downstairs and off he went to bed.
cassidy woke up at 3:00 and went to todd, told him that her covers had come off her bed.
so it was a restless evening.
we had to wake the kids at 7:30 because we had church at 9:00. we woke, we met at the top of the stairs, and we filed into the living room....
here is a list of the gifts received....
the day was good, lazy and full of food and music. summer sausage, cheese, monkey bread and fruit pizza for breakfast YUM!
xander was worried for a bit, as there were no presents from santa under the tree for him. instead he found an envelope in the tree that had both his name and cassidy's name on it.
inside was a word puzzle. "cross out all the letters in the word SNOW. you'll find your next clue at the place named with the letters that are left." so the first clue sent them to the fridge, then to the garage, the stairs, the laundry room and finally santa's bag. inside the bag cassidy found a present and xander found 3 presents bundled together. i think they also found a little bit of relief!
cassidy's present - an MP3 player. xander's presents - a Nintendo 3DS and 2 games.
we went over to g&p's house for dinner. the food was restaurant amazing! seriously couldn't have been any better if we had gone to a restaurant. and then we played a rousing game of christmas bingo, thanks to courtney. so funny. followed by yummy gut busting deserts and a few attempts at “just dance kids”…gummy bear was the best one!
it is finally here! we've been counting down, keeping busy and enjoying the season!
todd, rachel and i got to bed kind of late...later than i was thinking i would. but we still beat santa.
xander came into my room and woke me at 2:30am and said that he heard santa land on the roof and open the bottle of coke we left for him.
i convinced him that he could wait til the morning to go downstairs and off he went to bed.
cassidy woke up at 3:00 and went to todd, told him that her covers had come off her bed.
so it was a restless evening.
we had to wake the kids at 7:30 because we had church at 9:00. we woke, we met at the top of the stairs, and we filed into the living room....
here is a list of the gifts received....
the day was good, lazy and full of food and music. summer sausage, cheese, monkey bread and fruit pizza for breakfast YUM!
xander was worried for a bit, as there were no presents from santa under the tree for him. instead he found an envelope in the tree that had both his name and cassidy's name on it.
inside was a word puzzle. "cross out all the letters in the word SNOW. you'll find your next clue at the place named with the letters that are left." so the first clue sent them to the fridge, then to the garage, the stairs, the laundry room and finally santa's bag. inside the bag cassidy found a present and xander found 3 presents bundled together. i think they also found a little bit of relief!
cassidy's present - an MP3 player. xander's presents - a Nintendo 3DS and 2 games.
we went over to g&p's house for dinner. the food was restaurant amazing! seriously couldn't have been any better if we had gone to a restaurant. and then we played a rousing game of christmas bingo, thanks to courtney. so funny. followed by yummy gut busting deserts and a few attempts at “just dance kids”…gummy bear was the best one!
coming down the stairs
always amazes me!
after church, before changing back into PJ's
found in Santa's bag
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| the mess left behind |
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| we are Longhorns |
christmas bingo
Tuesday, December 20, 2011
december daily #20
a funny tonight... rachel asked cassidy if she knew how to spell christmas. cassidy responded with "c-a-s-s-i-d-y". ha ha ha!
it was a great night. the kids danced at lake lanier's magical nights of lights. i couldn't stop smiling watching them. they were amazing.
it is so impressive to watch them. they may not be the best dancers or bound for broadway, but they love to dance and it shows!
it was a great night. the kids danced at lake lanier's magical nights of lights. i couldn't stop smiling watching them. they were amazing.
it is so impressive to watch them. they may not be the best dancers or bound for broadway, but they love to dance and it shows!
Friday, December 16, 2011
december daily #16
tonight was the ward Christmas party. Sad…I didn’t take any pictures. But one someone was set up with a camera for Santa pictures, and got one of Cassidy. I don’t think Xaner even knew he was there, he just spent the whole night running around. Yes, that was my crazy, loud, hooligan running through the halls…sorry!
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