One month later

Since it's been one month since my last post, now is the time. This week has been crazy, but what week isn't? Take for instance next week...we have a school wide (teachers & students) community service day on Thursday, then parent teacher conferences that afternoon/evening.

But...

The big news is--next week we'll be traveling. Josh & I will be visiting an aunt and doing some in general sightseeing. We leave on Friday REALLY early. I plan to post pics of the places we visit for everyone who cares to keep tabs on us.

Back to School

Actually, this is day 3 of back to school...day 3 with kids. I have a student staying after school already, so I'm taking the time to update my blog.

This semester I'm teaching computer applications to 9th graders, which is a challenge, as I'm constantly learning new things myself. I also have 7th grade speech again, which I swear will push me over the brink! I'm loving my reading class--sophomores who, for the most part, actually like to read. I end my day with junior high. I just have to keep the right frame of mind for junior high at the end of the day.

Looking forward to reading class this year (well, who doesn't mind 20 minutes of uninterrupted reading time?!). But we are adding the 8 to Great program in every Wednesday. With fun kids, the program should be great!

Need to get back to my little gent who is visiting me after school.

Tulsa girls' trip--day 1

We spent most of the day traveling on Thursday. Believe it or not, driving through Kansas & Oklahoma is pretty much like driving through Nebraska, except Oklahoma has red dirt.

One stop along the long drive was in Wichita where we stopped at the Museum of World Treasures. This started as a private collection & has amassed into a collection from 2600 B.C. to modern day. It really covers a lot of material. Could have spent a lot longer there.

The attached pics are from the museum. They actually had a full sized t-rex that the little kids liked.

Birthday surprise

Since I'll be on a girls' trip on my birthday, Josh made a romantic meal for me tonight. This was a HUGE deal! He made Chicken Parmesan, we had a dry red wine (my favorite!), candles, a lace tablecloth, and soft music in the background. The evening was truly magnificent.

No the photo isn't our back yard, but we did recently visit Sioux Falls.

Eight more days

Winding down the school year...only 8 more days!!! Yea! And, to top it off, seniors were done on Friday. That makes life so much nicer. But of course, there are always some who have to come back; doesn't matter what year it is.

'Til the end of the year...