First Day of School

I teach for the first time today at a little private school. I will have 6 kids in all, and I think it will be a blast!
This weekend was really fun. On Halloween we passed out candy. I saw some really cute costumes. One little girl was the tooth fairy, she had a tooth hat on. One little boy was a whoopee cushion, that was pretty funny. Saturday was a pretty busy day. I was preparing for Jessyca's baby shower, my uncle came to town for a short visit, I found out my dad lost his job after 15 1/2 years and I still had cupcakes to make!! All in all it was a pretty good day though. For a moment I thought I might freak out, but I took a second to pray and hug my husband. It is scary that my dad lost his job, it wasn't just him though, they are closing the whole factory. However, by the grace of God, he has three job prospects. I am praying that he gets a job quickly. Along with being short of money, his insurance will end the same day his job does. They told everyone last friday about the factory closing, and the last day is this Thursday.
Sunday was a better day. We went to church, psh of course! After church I threw a baby shower for my sister Jessyca. It went really well, there were a lot of people and even more gifts. Then after the baby shower clean up we went to Mattoon to see Bradley Hathaway play. He's a very talented poet and a someone I'm proud to say is my friend. go check him out! http://www.myspace.com/bradleyhathaway

Abilities

SO!! Yesterday was my first day to teach...ever! It was really fun. I taught for 3 hours, with about 3 minutes in between each class. I got such a diverse group of kids yesterday, it was amazing. My first class was a dream. They were attentive, they participated, didn't talk out of turn, loved the activity etc. I ran a little short of things to talk about, I was digging for information. So, my first attempt was good, but not great. My second class was interesting. They wouldn't talk at all. They way we teach each chapter is by discussion. We don't just stand at the chalk board and present information, we want to get the kids involved and have them be critical thinkers. It was hard having a discussion with a whole group of silent kids. It was good though, and I talked until the bell rang (that was my goal). The third class was really funny. They, unlike the second class talked, but unlike they first class they were not polite about it. They were really funny kids and it didn't bother me that they were so loud. I had to rein them in a few times, well actually a lot of times. They got off subject a bunch, but at least they were interacting. For my first time teaching I would say it was a sucess. I've never done this before, so I have some things to work on. I felt like I was a little disorganized with my information, but they got the point. The most important thing is that I had a blast doing it, it was really fun for me.
Then, last night we had our craft time with the ladies! I can not tell you how fun it was. I thought I had a lot of crafting supplies but I was totally wrong. Between all four of us you could not see my kitchen floor or table. We all had specific projects that we were working on, and we got the ideas out of this fun magazine. I'll have to get back to you with the name of it. I would love to tell you what I'm working on but I can't. It is a gift for someone, and that someone reads my blogs. Oh, and did I mention we all LOVE glitter! By the end of the night my kitchen table had glitter all over it, and still does. And as you are leaving or entering my house you will be greeted with glitter on my porch!
Yesterday was a great day.

blog away...

Hey! four whole days without blogging....is that a no no in the blog world? Anyways, our little Olive is doing so well. At only 9 weeks old she is already giving us some pretty good clues when she needs to go outside. She still has the occasional accident, but that's okay. We are trying to decide if we are going to crop her ears, by doing that she will look more like a min pin, but I heard it's kind of a big deal to do it. So.... I'm not sure what to do!
This weekend there was a cookout with the church family. The last Sunday of every month we have a Last Sunday Supper. They are always themed, and people usually dress up, it's really fun. This months theme was camo night. I know I know, very hickish of us, but what can you do! It's just so fun to get together with everyone, and of course who doesn't like eating?!?!
I have been observing this whole month to get ready to teach my own class. Tomorrow I teach three classes in a row while my boss is video taping me. I have been observing the one class for a few days now, so I have a feel for them. They are a really good class, but there is one kid who I'm not sure gets the message of abstinence. Anyways, I have not observed the other two classes, but I know of the classes only consists of four students! That should be fun, it makes it more personal. I'm getting a little nervous because I've never taught before, but I think I'll do okay. And you really don't have to leave a comment that says "i'm sure you'll do fine...." I'm not saying I'm nervous just to get a response. My first class, which is in the town I work will start in November, no one will be video taping me then! phew.
And! in other news I finally get a new cell phone! I'm so excited about that because my current cell phone is not doing so great. I have a chocolate, which is very cute and all, but doesn't work really well. I think I'm going to get the verizon blitz. I wish it came in different colors, so far I've only seen blue, but they are so cute.

Busy Little Bee

WOW. The past couple of weeks have felt so busy. Kolby's had a lot to do for school lately. He had two tests last week and two again this week. That means he has to study every night, along with doing his homework. That leaves me to do the other stuff. That is 100% okay with me, no complaints. It makes me feel more like a wife ;). Now that we have the puppy though it makes things a lot more difficult! We have to constantly watch Olive because she is so small she could just sneak behind a chair and go pee, if that happens and we don't catch her a bad, bad habit will begin. And let me tell you, Olive has by far the smallest bladder in the world, I think she could pee every 10 minutes. It gets difficult trying to decide if her sniffing around is out or curiosity or she has to pee, and sometimes she'll whimper, but she just wants to be held. I think she'll pick it up pretty fast because there have been very few accidents inside.
So last night I HAD to clean our place. It was a mess. I managed to clean the all of the rooms, but I didn't get to vaccum or do all of the laundry. Hopefully I can finish that stuff tonight. Kolby and I have gym membership but with all of his school work it's been difficult to go. We didn't go at all last week, and I'm not sure if we'll go this week. It always make me feel better after I work out, but it's hard to actually get there. Not to mention that I'm exhausted from waking up a couple of times during the night. One night Olive will be really good and not wake up until 6 (the time my alarm goes off anyways), but then there are nights (sunday) that she will wake up at 2 am and then again at 4 am. That's okay though, she's a good dog and it's getting easier to fall asleep faster.

Trying new things

So! I discovered that both yesterday and today, I have tried something new! These are very small things, and things that I just kind of "ran" into but regardless, they were new to me!
To start, yesterday I mowed our yard. That was the first time I had ever mowed. Thankfully our lawn is very small. The grass was really tall and the ground is very uneven, there is even a small hill. I liked it, but I was so ready to be finished.
My second new thing was today. I tried a popcorn ball. Someone bought some at the store and brought them to work. It seems like I should have tried both of these long before I was 22, but that was not the case.
However small both of these things seem to be, it's kind of fun to try new things. Maybe I can keep up the trend for a while. Who knows what i'll be into next!

Weekends, oh weekends

Kolby and I moved to Shelbyville in July. We had one room that we just threw all of our junk into, and stuff that didn't necessarily have a place to go. The room was a total disaster and we just left the door closed until Saturday!
Let me first say that we have been meaning to clean it for weeks. It didn't bother me so much because I could probably just leave it there for a whole year and not care because the door is closed, that's just how I am. Kolby on the other hand absolutely hates messes. I know it bugged him so much, but neither one of us could get motivated enough to do anything about it.
I'm not sure what made us do it this Saturday, but it seemed like as good as a time as ever. It doesn't look perfect because it is still the catchall room, but everything has it's place now. The only thing I really have left to do is organized my scrapbooking stuff. I never realized just how much scrapbooking stuff I had.
Woohoo for cleanliness!

Day One, Blog One

I have decided to blog! (obviously). I usually have a lot to say, but it becomes me rambling after a while, hence the title. I'll start at the beginning.
I have been married for 4 months and 2 weeks as of today! I married Kolby after dating him for four years. May was a busy month for me 2 weeks before I got married I graduated from college. That was a month full of big accomplishments, not to mention craziness.
We are adding to our family as of tomorrow. I am going to pick up our new min pin puppy from her owners tomorrow right after work. Her name is Olive Mae, she's black and tan with a little bit of perfect. I will only get to spend one night with her because I am off to a Joyce Meyer convention with my church family. I am very excited to go and I am expecting God to show me a lot in this short amount of time....psh not to mention I'll have something else to blog about!
Well that was short and sweet...more to come later