Things a gal like me realizes...

Here are some things I have realized while being a teacher:
1. Little girls like when teachers have nice nails. Kindergarten students will comment on how pretty they look.
2. Don't be sarcastic until 2nd grade or you WILL make a kid cry.
3. The last week of school is thebomb.com.
4. Having nice eyebrows is a must. Freshen those bad boys up!
5. I am a girly-girl teacher. And I'm perfectly ok with that.

The district I student taught in has been on Summer Break since May 22nd! Say whaaaaat?! I am officially going through withdrawals.

Although I think that my family and friends do an amazing job at keeping me happy and glued together, there is something about the kids that I taught that make me even happier if you can believe it! I know that I am normally a pretty jolly person, but I become even more happy when I am surrounded by my kids. I WANT MY KIDS BACK.

Maybe I am just being emotional. Or maybe not. Maybe I care about the kids too much. Or maybe I rely on them too much without realizing it. I wish summer hadn't started yet. Or that I knew I would be a part of their lives in the future. I just want to rewind back to October when I first entered the school. If I got to travel back in time I would do a better job of really making sure my kids were having a great time with their learning. I would count each of them as a blessing more often. I want to go back to school with MY kids.

If you were me, wouldn't you miss these faces???



In other news, great things are beginning to shape up for Matt. Please keep him in your prayers. I am so proud of him.

I received approval on my Master's Project. I will be creating a website as a resource to help families with special needs children find ways to cope, receive support, and take a look at different family dynamics when there is a special needs child in the home. I am pretty excited about it but I know it will be a ton of work... and I only have 8 weeks to complete it. It's go time people! At the end of my project I need two people from the field to review my project before submitting it, so don't be surprised if you receive an email from me (Ahem, Letty and Kristine). I am also taking my last master's class this summer. Luckily my best friend Cherlynn is taking the class with me so it isn't so bad. Myself, Cherlynn, and our friend Sara are helping each other so that we don't fall behind. It is kind of nice but at the same time sucky because it is an online class. I can't stay focused in an online class.

As always, thanks for listening to me ramble. Maybe tomorrow I will stop being such a cry baby.