A Moment to Myself

Well, lately when I've had a moment to myself, I've slept. Part of that is my thyroid out of whack that makes me so tired, but the other is the fact that I just went back to full time teaching. While I was at the beach, I got a phone call from a principal looking for an 8th grade English teacher. I interviewed three days later and started working the week after that! I've never started teaching in November, always August. I think I prefer starting from the beginning! There is so much to learn while the kids are trying to take advantage of you: how to take attendance, the grading system, where the bathroom is, how to work the copier, curriculum & where the kids are in it, and there is the 128 names of my students! The classes are huge- all over 30 kids. I've never had this many at one time. And right now, they're all testing me a little to see if I know what's going on or not... lots of personalities.

My kids are fine with this, so far. Will is just excited he gets to go to Adventure Club (like after school). Em still goes to preschool twice a week and will be going home with a friend after school on those days. Scott's day off is Monday, and he can work from home the other days or just get a babysitter when needed.

I'm contracted until June 4... so just five months... I mean, you can't count Dec- that's only three weeks. And 3 of those days are half days. One of those days is a Grading Day... where I just go to grade papers. Isn't that something? After I've assigned a big grade, like a paper or essay or test, I can request a Grading Day where I get a sub and can either stay home or go to school to grade papers.

The staff is nice and helpful... but they're no 7th grade at RSMS. Miss you guys!

Beach Babes

I took off last week down to Pismo Beach with a couple friends for a ladies get-away. About five hours and one In-and-Out Burger stop later, we rounded a canyon hill and Jillian said, "There it is!"

It was so nice to see the ocean; somehow large bodies of water make me feel alive and let me forget anything that is bogging me down. LeeAnn Womack sang to me when she said "I hope you still feel small when you stand beside the ocean" because all I can think of when I see it is how big my God is and how secure I am in Him.

And, I somehow found a little peace in knowing that in one way or another, that water wraps around the earth and touches Georgia's coast on the other side!