Thursday, May 28, 2009

Most of you already know about the purchase of our next home.  It's taken me way too long to take a photo of the house, but finally here it is.  

We love the location; it's on a court that ends on a green belt.  There are bike trails and parks galore!  

Wish us luck with packing up 9 years worth of stuff.   We move in a month.  :-)


Thursday, May 14, 2009

Snails, ABC's, and New Adventures


This morning I had an opportunity to take over Jaden's kindergarten class while his teacher gave a presentation and led a tour for prospective parents.  It was fun having all those smiling faces & eager hands raised for me.  After the regular morning routine of reading a book, changing the calendar, singing all sorts of songs for sight words as we wrote a morning message, I had fun leading a science center.  Above is Jaden and my job share partner's son, Brayden investigating snails.  

As I walked to my car, Jaden's teacher called me back in to read an email listing the placement of teachers who had requested  transfers for next year. Right at the top was my name with a kindergarten placement!  :-)  It will be another year of change for me with a new grade level and new school, but a move in the right direction for me as well as my family.  

No laughing when you hear me singing all the fun kindergarten songs....5 green and speckled frogs, sat on a speckled log, eating the most delisious bugs, yum, yum.....  I can't wait until August!

Saturday, May 9, 2009

Happy Mother's Day


Happy Mother's Day to all my favorite moms, both far and near.  Take a moment and remember that you have the MOST important job of all, and that you touch your children's lives like no one else can.
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I'm still here, I promise....just hiding out from the real world where the stress of work and real life has taken a hold and thrown me for a loop these past three weeks.  Full time work or half time again next year?  Interview for teaching kindergarten or 4th grade?  New house or keep looking at used homes?  I'll be back to fill everyone in when life is a little more settled.  Let me tell you, nothing sounds better than sipping sangria on those warm summer nights right about now.