My best friend. I am so very glad that God placed her in my life because we are two peas in a pod. Thank you Hannah Mikes for being a shoulder I can cry on and a listening ear anytime that I need you.
Monday, September 12, 2011
I Had Forgotten...
During the summer I always forget what it is like to be a teacher. This summer, I had forgotten...
...what it was like to hear "Mrs. Wedgeworth" 500 times in one day
...how tired I am by the time I lock my classroom door to go home
...what it is like to not only be a teacher - but a peacemaker, a boo-boo kisser, a tear-wiper, a referee, a janitor, a book keeper, a field trip organizer, a lesson planner, a decorator
...how to keep a to-list
...the feeling of being so tired that I don't want to walk or go to yoga but forcing myself to do it anyway
...not wanting to speak to anyone in the evening because I'm so tired of the sound of my own voice
...needing to call on God for patience pretty much every second of every day
...to say TGIF EVERY FRIDAY
...dreading the sound of the alarm clock at 6:00am
...what is was like to live for the weekends and to look forward to the fun weekend plans I have planned weeks in advance
...that I cry because I'm so frustrated
...the tools I need to manage over 100 students every day - their papers, books, desks, lockers, backpacks, schedules
...about getting phone calls and emails from parents
...the immense strength that it takes to parent over 100 children each day
...that I work a full day and still bring home in the evenings 2+ hours of papers to grade
...that I often spend my weekend grading essays and making lesson plans and not getting paid for it
...the joy I get seeing a child's eyes light up when the actually understand something
...the feeling of making a kid laugh
...what it feels like when you know you are imparting knowledge to children
...what it feels like to pray for the difficult ones
...how fun it is to talk to kids every day
If you know or love a teacher, please take the time today to thank them for the tremendous sacrifice that they make every single day. Don't say to them, "I wish I got a summer," because teachers DESERVE their summers more than you can ever know. I am so glad that God called me to be a teacher because even though it is one of the TOUGHEST jobs out there, it is by far one of the most REWARDING jobs there is!
Photos of the day
I have decided that it takes to long to upload my photos to 3 different places. So from now on you can find all of my photos for the day on my Flickr page.
Wednesday, August 24, 2011
Days 47-55
Day 47 - August 16, 2011
Day 48 - August 17, 2011
Day 49 - August 18, 2011
Day 50 - August 19, 2011
Day 51 - August 20, 2011
Day 52 - August 21, 2011
Day 53 - August 22, 2011
Day 54 - August 23, 2011
Day 55 - August 24, 2011
Monday, August 15, 2011
Days 35-46
I'm a little behind in posting my photo for the daybecause we were in Mexico. Here they are!
Day 35 - August 4, 2011
Day 36 - August 5, 2011
Day 37 - August 6, 2011
Day 38 - August 7, 2011
Day 39 - August 8, 2011
Day 40 - August 9, 2011
Day 41 - August 10, 2011
Day 42 - August 11, 2011
Day 43 - August 12, 2011
Day 44 - August 13, 2011
Day 45 - August 14, 2011
A 2nd honeymoon...
Layton and I just got back from our 2nd honeymoon! We were so young when we got married that we kind of felt like we missed out a little bit on our 1st honeymoon. We couldn't do much because we weren't old enough to rent a car...and to be honest...I was just really immature. I set out to make our 10th anniversary into a 2nd honeymoon! We were hoping to go to Europe, but that just didn't work out financially because we realized that moving to another city can be a little expensive. We were SO BLESSED to have some amazing friends give us their time share in Mexico for a week. All we had to pay for was airfare and food. We had a blast.
This was the most relaxing vacation we've ever been on. For the past few summers we have been galavanting around Chicago, Boston and a few National Parks. It felt so good to just lay around. It was a perfect ending to my summer.
Literally all we did was eat...drink...and lay. We ate Mexican food, Mexican food, and more Mexican food. We drank beer, Mai Tais, Bahama Mamas, Pina Coladas, and Margaritas. We lay in bed, by the pool and by the ocean.
I couldn't have asked for a better way to celebrate 10 amazing years of marriage to my best friend.
Wednesday, August 3, 2011
Days 25-34
Day 25 - July 25, 2011 - Samson sitting on the back of the couch because he's afraid of the fire alarm
Day 26 - July 26, 2011 - One of my favorite snacks
Day 27 - July 27, 2011 - Doctors visit for an EKG
Day 28 - July 28, 2011 - Stopped drinking coffee for a bit, so I'm drinking tea now
Day 29 - July 29, 2011 - Dinner date at home
Day 30 - July 30, 2011 - Made chocolate chip cookies
Day 31 - July 31, 2011 - Salt water taffy at the Candy Baron
Day 32 - August 1, 2011 - Spending the day with Isaac at The California Academy of Sciences
Day 33 - August 2, 2011 - Exploring SF
Day 34 - August 3, 2011 - Ready for Cabo
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