Ahhh... Summer

Summer is wonderful for a teacher and here is why:

1. 10:30a.m spinning class!

2. Heading out on a boat cruise around the river with the DH and Mom.

3. Hitting the snooze on the alarm this AM !

4. Primed the hallway walls and then made brownies!

5. Surfing the web and then reading my Mary Higgins Clark book.

... Knowing I have time to do what I want when I want......... PRICELESS!

Happy Sunday !

Five Things I am Happy About Right Now:

1. Summer Break : WOO HOO

2. Three Days with no cooking - I love that !

3. Reading Whatever I want

4. Time at the pool !

5. Walks outside with the DH !

I love public radio !

My DH is a news junkie. He reads it daily, he watches it for 2 hours every evening, and he also listens to it on the radio! We wake up to it and he falls asleep to it. It use to drive me crazy, some days it still does.

However, in the time we have been married, I have learned a lot and actually can participate in a conversation about current events which I could never do before we met. My DH also introduced me to NPR. We listen to it from time to time. This AM we were driving around and I turned it on because I love the Sunday morning show " Wait, Wait... Don't Tell Me" which is a game show of sorts related to the news. There was a funny little joke by one of the host which went something like this ....

A news reporter used a kayak to spy on the clean up of the oil spill and guess what they were using to clean up the oil spill.....

Paper Towels !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The host replied, "Oh what geniuses we have ... cleaning up one environmental problem and causing another one at the same time by using an over abundance of paper towel, made by trees, to clean up a spill the size of the super dome."

I could not help at laugh at the response. It was so to the point of the way people think today.... Two steps forward with three steps back! We have good hearts, we want to do the right thing for the environment... and yet we still only get about 50% of it right!

Makes ya wonder........

In 7 more days I will be able to shout:

I had lunch today with my 5th grade students. It was nice. We talked about summer plans and just enjoyed each other's conversations. I will probably have lunch with them on our sports and game day. Just in case things get crazy, I wanted to make sure I was able to spend one last lunch with them. They are moving off to middle school next year. A few kids asked if I wanted to be their reading teacher in 6th grade. That is a sweet thought, but it is just not going to happen.

I taught 6th grade a few years back as a long term substitute in the spring. It was great. Teaching reading all day was heaven, but these jobs are the ones everyone wants! To be a 6th grade teacher is nice b/c there are a lot of perks! I loved it at the time, but I really feel my place is in an elementary school.

There is not much left for me to do this year. A few remaining lessons with my other students and then we have our school picnic next week! I cannot believe how quickly the time has gone.

This job has been a precious gift. I hope I am lucky enough to have this gift again next year!

A Day Late.... Oh well !

Five Things I am Happy About Right Now:

1. I have 4 days left of teaching and 6 days left with kids! Summer Vacation is so close!

2. A wonderful weekend!

3. Have some free time to read what I want!

4. Warm weather !

5. Pool's Open!

Feeling Good !

I went into to work today with intention of staying there past my required time to work on my reading conferences!

I feel good. I managed to finish up two kids today and also have three more conferences in the one classroom. Then I went to my other classroom and my "Absent Alex" (I think you get the drift....) was at school so I had a quick conference with her today b/c you never know what tomorrow will bring!

I also did the reading report card sections for the third classroom I work in !! WOO HOO !

I feel good for now ............ You never know what tomorrow will bring!

Another Sunday!

The week flew by again! I think it was partly because I spent a lot of time sleeping. I was sick!

My Normal February cold never came ... well... it came, but in June. LOL. I am not sure if the flu shots prevented me from getting my winter colds or if it was because I was such a chronic hand washer during the winter months!

Well, I went to the doctor right away on Tuesday! I had my breathing treatment and my antibiotic. Tues. and Wed. were bad with a lot of coughing at night, but those afternoon naps from 2 to 5 really helped. I also went to bed around 9:30 every night. I just felt so rested. I should go to bed early more often! LOL

The week was quick with a shorter work week and now it is the summer countdown! I will be busy with reports and school assemblies. This reading position has been such a wonderful gift, I am looking forward to summer, but I am feeling sad that there are only 12 days left with students! I pray I am back at the school next year b/c I just love what I am doing!

On that note, here is what I am happy about right now:

1. 12 days until summer vacation!

2. Watching my garden grow!

3. A relaxing Sat. with the DH !

4. Knowing my reading reports have been typed up... now all I have to do is copy and paste at work!

5. Going to Wine & Wags this week! I love helping put the puppies that are in shelters!

It's been a nice weekend! Here is to many more this summer!