The dreaded flu

You know the flu is going around when the last day of the school week you have 7 students absent and the first day of the next school week you have 9 students absent. Almost all are excused for being sick.

Another long update

Well, I'm 24 now. My birthday was this last Monday. I don't feel different, though I wonder if I should because people keep asking me if I feel different or if it's weird. I haven't yet had a real birthday bash or anything. Bry and I are waiting to get paid so that we can do a little thing for my birthday. 

I got my GRE scores back, I don't know what to think of them. I just hope it's all good enough for the grad school. That's all I care. :) I did better on the writing analysis, a lot better, than I thought I would. The other two scores, I was just average. 

I just found out that I did pass my Teacher Work Sample, basically the final project for me to do before I graduate. So now all I have left are three observations which are coming up. One this coming week, and two the next week. After that, my two supervisors write up their final evluations, then I'm all set to graduate. I just make sure everything is in my career placement file. 

I'm turning in my application to the U of U grad school next week. Kind of nerve wracking since I won't know until at least March whether or not I got accepted. I just have to finish up my resume and my personal career statement, and get my transcripts sent in, then I'm all set. 

I got a second calling at church last week. I'm co-teaching Bryan's primary class three Sundays a month, then the third Sunday, I teach Relief Society. So truly, Saturdays are the ONLY days where I'm not doing something teaching related. :) I was definitely meant to be teaching :) 

On Monday, I'll finally get a girls night out with to of my gal friends. I'm very very excited for that. Like, REALLY. :) I miss them a lot. 

Bryan's been busy with school. He has night classes on Monday and Wednesday and is basically at the library all night on Tuesday and Thursday. We spend Friday nights together, then he spends all day Saturday at the library. It get skind of lonely around here when he's gone the only time I'm home, but one must do what they must do eh?

I suppose I should get back to cleaning and working on my resume and my other job. I just don't feel like it. The darn cold has been making me tired very easily. I slept for about 12 hours last night because of it. I work work work all week, then when I get home, I sleep. The house has become a mess because of this...oops. :) 

Not a very exciting update, but it is one at least.

Kids are creative

OK, ok, I know I've complained about it a million times. This time, I have something good to say about it. 

Wow, you get to see a different side of the kids once they get used to inside recess. So amazing ow creative tey are. A girl just made a horse and a person riding a horse out of cubes, the boys of course have been making spaceships. I'm also surprised at how many know how to play Othello (I think that's what it's called). 

We made masks today, They look awesome, hopefully I'll remember my camera tomorrow.

The best students

oh what fun it is to have a power outage in an elementary school. 

Luckily, my kids weren't screaming or freaking out. I had run to the copy room really fast to make copies, and it went out while I was there. I hurried back and just found my kids standing up and waiting for me to tell them what to do. They really are good kids. :)

Scattered Thoughts

A little breathing room and very random scattered thoughts
Finally, I have just a LITTLE breathing room for a bit, heh.

I spent most of Christmas break working on my teaching portfolio and studying for the GRE. Teaching portfolio mostly done, just waiting for feedback from my supervisor, then I can scan the pics I need in and put in my references, then PAH! FINISH! I'm excited to have it done and to be able to just focus on teaching instead of worrying about my grades alongside with teaching. This has to be in by Wednesday, I'm ecstatic to have it done.

I took the GRE today. It's done, I've taken it, and now to finish my application for grad school. Prospects look good so far, we shall see. I'll have the application turned in by January 31st, but I won't know if I'm accepted until April or May. I hate waiting. I'm having a hard enough time waiting for the rest of GRE scores to be done.

I have grades to enter in that are due on Thursday. All just right after we get back from Christmas break. It's insane.

Come next Friday, January 12th. I'll have a lot more room to breathe. Will just have to focus on teaching and finishing up my grad application. Still very excited for it. :)

Students are awesome, seirously could not ask for a better class. I love them all and cannot thing of anything else I would rather do for a job. I wouldn't even model, I hate attention. Yeah, I know, I'm weird that way.

Night at the Musem movie, I loved it. I am a sucker for that kind of comedy. I am entertained quite easily. I have at least 5 DVD's of Laurel and Hardy if that tells you how easily I am entertained :)

Saw the magazine with Caridee on it, the Seventeen magazine. Yes, I do love the ANTM show.

I miss being social...hmph. I would love a rootbeer freeze from A&W right now. Yum.