Today was our first day at school. I have 8 students this year. I have 5 in 1st grade and 3 in 2nd grade.
My room is really cute looking. I have my decorations up. I have a bigger room this year and lots of people said that I really lucked out this year. It's like I have a brand new room. New paint on the walls, new carpet, new shelves, a newer desk and more space. (They knocked down the wall joining my old room and the room next door, so I now have both rooms!)
Today went pretty smooth. I went over all the things in my class, like rules and where to find things. We read some stories, played some games and practiced our cursive handwriting. Yes, I did say cursive. I have to teach 1st and 2nd graders cursive. I didn't even learn cursive until I was probably in 3rd or 4th grade. Some of my 1st graders are just learning to print good. Yikes!
I have a good bunch of kids. It should be a pretty good year. I'll blog more as the year progresses.
We'll see what tomorrow holds!
Wednesday, August 27, 2008
Friday, August 15, 2008
2000 Miles+ 5 States+ a family of 4 = VACATION!
We just got back last night from our vacation. We left last Thursday about 7am and headed for Tennessee. We didn't get too far until we hit a "road block" shall we say. There was a MAJOR wreck on I-30 going East. We were forced to sit on the highway for 2 HOURS..yes, I did say 2 HOURS!
There was an 18-wheeler that had pulled off to the shoulder and had its flares up. A little VW Passat came by and clipped the back end of the trailer and ran up underneath the truck. We still don't know if there was a medical emergency, they didn't see him or fell asleep at the wheel. Careflight had to come as well. The passenger died on impact and the driver had to be extricated from the car. I think they later died at the hospital. The truck driver wasn't hurt. Pray for this family. I know they are grieving right now.
Well... after sitting on the highway for that long we were finally able to continue on. After stopping a few times, we finally made it to our destination at about 10:30 p.m. on Thursday. We stayed with our cousin, Gladys, in TN. Friday we didn't do much. Kelly and I went into "town". It's about 15-20 minutes just to get anywhere. On Saturday, we had our family reunion. It was fun. There are a lot of people there. I don't know most of them but it's fun still the less. Sunday we went to church and just hung out at the house.
We left Monday and started to head to our next destination- Branson, MO. We took our time and stopped at a few antique places. We got to Branson on Tuesday afternoon. We had to have lunch at Lambert's. They're famous for their "throwed" rolls. If you want a hot roll, you have to catch it. So.. bring your mitt! :D
After a DELICIOUS meal, we found our hotel and rested for a little while. We had tickets to go see the new "NOAH: The Musical". We've heard great reviews about it, so we decided to go. OH MY GOODNESS!! If you happen to get the chance, it's WONDERFUL!! You actually feel like you are one of the animals on the Ark. It is expensive but it's about the same as any of the other shows up there. I'd give it 5 stars! :D
Wednesday we got up and did a little shopping. We then started heading back home. We thought we would stay in Benton, AR but the antique shops we wanted to go to weren't going to be open on Thursday. :( So, we ate dinner at Chili's and drove to my aunt and uncle's in Mt. Pleasant, TX. Hey.. it's free and we got to see our newest cousin, who is 6 months old. We got up on Thursday and spent a little time with them before heading back. We got back in about 5:30 p.m. yesterday. We unloaded the car and vegged.
It was a pretty good vacation. Mom celebrated her birthday while we were gone. It always seems to fall on vacation time!
Now it's back to reality. I'm heading back to Houston tomorrow morning. We have teacher in-service all next week, so I have to be there for that. I'll have to blog once I get my new classroom set up. Hopefully all the work is done.
Until then...
P.s. I know Mom took pictures, so I'll try to see if I can upload some. :D
There was an 18-wheeler that had pulled off to the shoulder and had its flares up. A little VW Passat came by and clipped the back end of the trailer and ran up underneath the truck. We still don't know if there was a medical emergency, they didn't see him or fell asleep at the wheel. Careflight had to come as well. The passenger died on impact and the driver had to be extricated from the car. I think they later died at the hospital. The truck driver wasn't hurt. Pray for this family. I know they are grieving right now.
Well... after sitting on the highway for that long we were finally able to continue on. After stopping a few times, we finally made it to our destination at about 10:30 p.m. on Thursday. We stayed with our cousin, Gladys, in TN. Friday we didn't do much. Kelly and I went into "town". It's about 15-20 minutes just to get anywhere. On Saturday, we had our family reunion. It was fun. There are a lot of people there. I don't know most of them but it's fun still the less. Sunday we went to church and just hung out at the house.
We left Monday and started to head to our next destination- Branson, MO. We took our time and stopped at a few antique places. We got to Branson on Tuesday afternoon. We had to have lunch at Lambert's. They're famous for their "throwed" rolls. If you want a hot roll, you have to catch it. So.. bring your mitt! :D
After a DELICIOUS meal, we found our hotel and rested for a little while. We had tickets to go see the new "NOAH: The Musical". We've heard great reviews about it, so we decided to go. OH MY GOODNESS!! If you happen to get the chance, it's WONDERFUL!! You actually feel like you are one of the animals on the Ark. It is expensive but it's about the same as any of the other shows up there. I'd give it 5 stars! :D
Wednesday we got up and did a little shopping. We then started heading back home. We thought we would stay in Benton, AR but the antique shops we wanted to go to weren't going to be open on Thursday. :( So, we ate dinner at Chili's and drove to my aunt and uncle's in Mt. Pleasant, TX. Hey.. it's free and we got to see our newest cousin, who is 6 months old. We got up on Thursday and spent a little time with them before heading back. We got back in about 5:30 p.m. yesterday. We unloaded the car and vegged.
It was a pretty good vacation. Mom celebrated her birthday while we were gone. It always seems to fall on vacation time!
Now it's back to reality. I'm heading back to Houston tomorrow morning. We have teacher in-service all next week, so I have to be there for that. I'll have to blog once I get my new classroom set up. Hopefully all the work is done.
Until then...
P.s. I know Mom took pictures, so I'll try to see if I can upload some. :D
Sunday, August 3, 2008
Life This Past Week
Well... life this past week was fun. My friend Jeremy was in town and stayed with us for a little over a week. He left yesterday to head back to Houston to stay with some other friends of both of ours.
We went to the Mesquite Rodeo on Friday when he got here. That was fun. It was faster than I remember it being. We had pretty good seat and the riders were getting knocked off left and right!
Saturday was my birthday, so of course we had to "PARTAY"! ;)
Sunday was church and then we did a little shopping. That night we went to a church member's house and had a swim party.
Monday we went to the Frisco Roughriders game. We sat right behind home plate. It was HOT!!! We were in shade but it was still hot! The game was great. My name was on the big screen during the birthday annoucements. They won the game over the San Antonio Missions.
Tuesday we went shopping at the outlet mall in Allen. Afterwards we went to Stonebriar and did some more shopping. That night we went to see The Dark Knight and then went to dinner at Abuelos.
Wednesday we just stayed here. Jeremy went to the Rangers game that night by himself.
Thursday we went to Frisco and went shopping. That night we went to the Roughriders game again. This time my dad joined us. It was me and the guys! :) We were on the 3rd base line, so it was still HOT but the tickets we got were in what they call the "Teddy" section, which means we get to get all-you-can-eat hamburgers, hot dogs and drinks included with the price of the ticket. I liked that. ;)
Friday I had to take my car to CarMax to get the tailgate fixed. I spent most of the morning there trying to take care of it. Jeremy had to come and get me because they're not going to have it done until probably Monday or Tuesday. :(
Saturday we went to pick up a washer/dryer for my sister. Jeremy was so kind to stay and help us go pick it up and load it on the trailer. :D (Thank you Jeremy!) When we got back, he loaded up the car and headed back to Houston. Hopefully I'll be able to see him again before he leave. He's my friend that lives in England. He heads back at the end of August.
Plans for this week are to get ready for vacation. We're leaving BRIGHT AND EARLY on Thursday morning to travel to Tennessee. We have a family reunion every year at this time, so we just make it into our family vacation. Other than that, I don't plan on doing a lot.
Well.. I better go and wash some clothes so I'll have things to wear on vacation. I'll blog about vacation once we get back. Hopefully I'll have some pictures!
We went to the Mesquite Rodeo on Friday when he got here. That was fun. It was faster than I remember it being. We had pretty good seat and the riders were getting knocked off left and right!
Saturday was my birthday, so of course we had to "PARTAY"! ;)
Sunday was church and then we did a little shopping. That night we went to a church member's house and had a swim party.
Monday we went to the Frisco Roughriders game. We sat right behind home plate. It was HOT!!! We were in shade but it was still hot! The game was great. My name was on the big screen during the birthday annoucements. They won the game over the San Antonio Missions.
Tuesday we went shopping at the outlet mall in Allen. Afterwards we went to Stonebriar and did some more shopping. That night we went to see The Dark Knight and then went to dinner at Abuelos.
Wednesday we just stayed here. Jeremy went to the Rangers game that night by himself.
Thursday we went to Frisco and went shopping. That night we went to the Roughriders game again. This time my dad joined us. It was me and the guys! :) We were on the 3rd base line, so it was still HOT but the tickets we got were in what they call the "Teddy" section, which means we get to get all-you-can-eat hamburgers, hot dogs and drinks included with the price of the ticket. I liked that. ;)
Friday I had to take my car to CarMax to get the tailgate fixed. I spent most of the morning there trying to take care of it. Jeremy had to come and get me because they're not going to have it done until probably Monday or Tuesday. :(
Saturday we went to pick up a washer/dryer for my sister. Jeremy was so kind to stay and help us go pick it up and load it on the trailer. :D (Thank you Jeremy!) When we got back, he loaded up the car and headed back to Houston. Hopefully I'll be able to see him again before he leave. He's my friend that lives in England. He heads back at the end of August.
Plans for this week are to get ready for vacation. We're leaving BRIGHT AND EARLY on Thursday morning to travel to Tennessee. We have a family reunion every year at this time, so we just make it into our family vacation. Other than that, I don't plan on doing a lot.
Well.. I better go and wash some clothes so I'll have things to wear on vacation. I'll blog about vacation once we get back. Hopefully I'll have some pictures!
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