5:45 Alarm goes off...I think about getting up, hit snooz
6:00 alarm goes off again...I think about getting up, hit snooze
6:45-7:00 I decide I must get up and get ready
7:00:7:25 I walk to my bathroom and look in the mirror and then walk away and stand in front of my closet, then walk to the bathroom again and decide what to do with my hair and apply my makeup. i finally decide the outfit for a day and get dressed, one last look in the mirror....grab my coffee cup, pour the coffee, take my vitamins, serch for my keys, and run out the door....oh and I did brush my teeth somewhere in there
7:30- Teacher meeting/Duty
7:50 The students arrive....I tell them to be quiet because I don't like noise in the morning...they look at books, do work, do a puzzle...while I am checking email and replying if needed
8:15-Attendance
8:30 Pledges/Song Time
8:35-9:00 Bathrooom time *where I tell several kids who like to play to stop*
9:00-9:30 Bible time....my favorite time of the day----hardest time for my kids to focus
9:30-10:45 Seatwork/Phonics/Reading Group/Handwriting/Story time.....around 10:00 a bathroom break
10:45 Lunch time...I have learned to eat lunch very fast, open many things, and pour milk in a timely matter...some days we have cupcakes for bdays and on Tuesdays bake sale
11:15-11:25ish pack up lunch, throw away trash, line up, clean table
11:25-11:35 Put lunch boxes away, go to the restroom
11:40-12:00 Outside Time
12:00-12:30 I HAVE A BREAK....YAY
12:30-12:35 Finish coloring if needed....get ready for math
12:35-1:15 Math Time
1:15-1:30 Get ready for rest time, pack folders, bags, etc
1:35-1:50 Bathroom/drink
2:00-2:45 REST TIME!! (this is actually a stressful time bc some of my kids don't want to rest.....this time I try and grade papers, rest my weary feet, write if I am in the mood)
2:45 Get up and get ready to go home
3:00-3:15 Dismiss (lots of hugs and good byes)
3:15-3:45 Help Class---(M T TH) On Wednesday I try and go home right at 3:30 and Friday by 4 I want to hit Starbucks and go home
AFTER SCHOOL
I try and go home relax, maybe go to the store, currently I have started to walk....cook dinner eat, watch TV, and grade a mountain of papers.....by 11:00 I am in bed MOST of the time
Teaching is an exhausting career, but I do love every moment of it,.
Apr 10, 2013
Apr 8, 2013
(Almost) Two Years Later
Around this time two years ago, I was anticipating having nose surgery. I had a gazillion thoughts going through my head....wasn't sure if this was something I should do--but at the same time I had peace about having the surgery done. The Lord had timed everything, provided a wonderful doctor, insurance had approved the surgery--and then there was the waiting period to go have it done. I never thought that day would come--but it did! So to reflect what has happened the past two years here you go!!! :-)
A few days before my surgery.
The day after...or a few days after 2010
2013-almost two years after.
2012- almost two years after
Apr 3, 2013
Mar 20, 2013
Two Days....I can make it!
What a week it has been! It is the week before spring break, and the closer it gets the more exciting I am getting about a simple thing as sleeping in and having nothing to do. This week at school it is SAT week...you know as a student I loved taking them...one they were fun to me, we got "out of class", and had a snack time. Administering the test is a whole other world....lots of reading, lots of walking around the room, and lots of making sure my kids are where they are supposed to me....most of all LOT of bubbles. I spend several hours Friday filling in bubbles for my kids names.....including the OSLAT books...so 20 plus 20 equals 40.....well minus the 10 my aide did I did 30 books. Now I have to go through and check through them for any extra "marks." This takes a while to do....since I still have to administer the OSLAT tomorrow I am working on the SAT booklets....needless to say----after this week I will definitely be ready for a break! After I get back from spring break it will be all downhill from there--my students and I will be getting ready for our Kindergarten Graduation.
Its funny....one of my kids said he wanted to be a teacher so he can eat M&M's.....I told him that being a teacher is a whole lot more than eating M&M's....:-)
Sharpened pencils...ready for SAT's
Its funny....one of my kids said he wanted to be a teacher so he can eat M&M's.....I told him that being a teacher is a whole lot more than eating M&M's....:-)
Pretty Flower outside a teacher store
Pencils to sharpen
Books to look through
Checking bubbles
While sipping sweet tea
Mar 13, 2013
Starbucks!!!
The past two days at school have been.....crazy. I feel like my head was spinning. So after school, on Wednesday, I took my trip to Starbucks to get my "little cup of happiness." Starbucks came out with a new drink--a Hazelnut Macchiato. It is made the same as the caramel macchiato except hazelnut syrup is drizzled on top. It was good--but I think it would be better with extra hazelnut drizzle...I couldn't really taste a strong hazelnut flavor. I enjoyed my Starbucks as I always do! Friday is a half day of school...so during lunch I am going to go get me a viente macchiato of some sorts....extra espresso of course...I have a lot to do after school tomorrow and need my pick me up! ;)
I love my macchiatos! Delish!
My Starbucks that is right around the corner of my house---they know me very well there. ;)
Getting New Glasses
It has been several years since I have had an updated pair of glasses. I decided that this year I would let insurance cover the cost of glasses. Having never paid for my own pair I went into this experience as I would like to call it nervous and excited…unsure about what I wanted to do. I had a mindset of what the cost would be. I was thinking between 150-200 dollars, since I have to get the special thin lenses. I looked and looked at frames…there were some pretty ones and there were some ugly ones…there were some that looked cute but not on me. I just couldn’t decide which pair to get….the following underneath were three of the six or more I tried on.
So as you can see I had some decisions to make. So I did what any girl would do…take pictures of myself and sent them to a friend and asked which one? I liked the first but they didn’t seem to fit my personality not make my eyes light up. The second one,,,would have left me saying what was I thinking. The third I tried on several times, put them back and went back to them at least three times….So I chose..(drumroll) number three—I loved how they fit on my face and how my eyes were almost in the center and it didn’t really take up a whole lot of my face. I especially liked the inside…they were this really pretty bright blue color. It also had really nice earpiece design.
I then ordered my glasses and then after paying for them thought….”what was I thinking…” A few days later the optician called and said my glasses were ready. When I put them on for the first time everything looked weird…and I mean weird…wavy, jumbled, bright…..yeah strange feeling. My eyes not only had to adjust to a new prescription but also to glasses…I mean I have been constantly wearing contacts every day since 11th grade. I do have to say I love my glasses and have worn them a lot more than I thought I would. My students say I look “teacherly” in them. 
Oh and enjoy the last pics!
(1) The day I picked up my glasses (2) Day three of wearing them (3) One of my best buds (Tony and I) (4) Me looking all smart and cute in my new specs
Mar 8, 2013
Five MInute Friday: Home
"Home is where the heart is"
I have the advantage of having several "homes." A piece of my heart is in all different corners of the globe. My heart is in NC, where my mother, father, and sister are (and her dog). My heart is up in Indiana where my dear Uncle Earl is. My heart is in Arkansas where many of my extended family live. My heart is in Virginia with Amy (and her new little one-Benjamin), my heart is in Canada with Hannah. My heart is in Germany where the Skinners are--I love it there and dream to go back someday. My heart is here in Florida where I teach my 20 students, hang out with a few good friends.
I know anywhere I go I have a home....I left pieces of it everywhere.
and now for a Frank Sinatra classic "I Left My Heart in San Francisco" {and no I never been there}
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