Disney 2012

Here are some photos of our Disney trip.

The truth about education...

A blueberry farmer goes to a school to do a presentation about productivity. The first part of his speech he was talking about how his company only uses the best blueberries to make his companies jams and jellies. He was immediately interrupted by a teacher that asked him, “What does your company do with the blueberries that don’t make the grade?” He replied, “We just throw them away.” “Well”, she said. “That really isn’t an option for us.” 

Teachers don’t have the option of picking and choosing the best “berry” all the time. We take what we’re given and we do the best we can!

Please take the time to stop and tell a teacher how much you appreciate what they’ve done for you or for your child. Just that little sign of appreciate can make thier day worth getting up for!!

School House Blues...

We have been back in school for 4.5 weeks now.  Both kids love their classes.  Lan got a write up on the bus yesterday, boo! He was being a wild 4 yr old boy, and I had to break it down to him that he can't be acting crazy on the bus.  He has been fairly well behaved in school, and is really learning alot.  Lex is enjoying 5th grade, and amazes me with all she is learning this year.

So far I have had an interesting year.  I really do love my job, but sometimes I just want to scream with frustration!! It feels like I spend more time dealing with discipline than I do teaching.  It is hard when all you want is the best for your students, but they don't seem to want to put forth that effort as well, UGH!

The hubby came home the Monday after we started back to school.  He fell and hurt his shoulder during training.  He has been out of work ever since.  It has been a frustrating process as we wait for the Army to give us answers, and of course no one seems to know anything.  He goes back to the dr. tomorrow for another check up on his shoulder.  Hopefully we will get the answers we are looking for soon.

Here I go again on my own...

Dropped the hubby off at the airport yesterday morning...boo. I am praying that he does well this time, and is able to complete OCS without any trouble!!  The kids and I are already missing him like crazy.

School starts on Monday.  The kids both had open house this week, and I think they will both be in great classes with great teachers.  Lan clug to my leg for a while, but he finally allowed me to pull him off long enough to check out the room. Lex was excited to meet her teachers, and she is ready for 5th grade.

Gonna try to enjoy the weekend, maybe the kids will stop yelling at each other soon, ugh!

Where did my summer break go???

Every teacher knows the best part of our job is SUMMER BREAK, ha!! This summer we only had about 8 weeks off, and the time has flown by.  Monday I will start pre-planning for my 8th year.  I am excited to be teaching a gifted class this year, and that we will be teaching 4 classes.  I am moving back to 7th grade, and I am hoping for a really good year.

The girl child will be in 5th grade this year (HELLO! When did she grow up so fast?!), and the boy child will start pre-k (Where is my baby???).  They are both excited, and I hope they continue to be excited throughout the school year.  I picked up their new bookbags today, and Landon was showing it off and saying he was ready for school.

Ryan will leave soon for try #3 at OCS.  This will be his final chance.  This time he is going to Maryland/Pennsylvania for training.  If he he makes it through (WHEN HE MAKES IT THROUGH), we are planning a major family trip since the next week will be our fall break from school.

Panama City Beach 2012

A few pictures from our very short overnight trip to Panama City Beach.  We have had a great summer so far, and Ryan came home a few weeks early.  This Army ride is most definitely a roller coaster ride!!

I miss him!

I knew it would be hard.  I knew I would miss him, but I didn't know I would miss him this much.  He has only been gone for a few days, and I already miss him so much it hurts.  I miss his voice, even when he is making me mad.  I miss him laying beside me at night, even when he was stealing all the covers or snoring.  I miss having someone to talk to, even when he looked at me like I was crazy.  I just miss him.

I really do not know how military spouses deal with the longer separations for deployments.  56 days is daunting enough for me!! I know we will have a longer period of separation when he goes to tech school, but at least then we will be able to communicate through phone and skype.  Now I wait another 2 weeks for a call from him, and write him a little note each day to be mailed to him once a week.

Hats off to the military spouses who deal with MUCH LONGER separations, you guys rock!!!