My presentation

Well, today was the fifth grade teams' turn to present for staff development. That basically means that Ms. W, Ms. R, Ms. C, and I all had to present an entire chapter of a book to the staff. Mind you, the staff DOES NOT want to be there. Most of the material that is in the book is stuff we already know. Most of it does not apply to assistants, resource teachers (gym, library, music, art), or anyone who is not an actual classroom teacher. BUT, we all have to go.

My team mates suck. Ms. W & Ms. R were responsible for making an "activity". They didn't even read the darn chapter. Ms. C was responsible for the bingo. She made the vocabulary words but didn't make the actual Bingo boards.

I was responsible for the presentation. UGH. It was a LOT of work. I've been working on it a little bit each day for about a month now. I had over 30 slides in my power point presentation and talked from 1:30-2:45. I reviewed the first 3 chapters of the book & then taught ours, with 4 interactive assignments for the staff to do.

Mrs. White (our principal) was talking to Ms. Cannon (our instructional specialist) while I was presenting, telling her that I was doing a GREAT job & that I really seemed to be in my element.

She said my "niche" is in teaching adults & that I should DEFINITELY try to get into that role. She was SUPER pleased with the presentation & said so several times. Another teacher, who I don't really know well, told me that I should apply to teach the GED program & that she thought I'd be good at that. I thought it went well up until the end when we had a tiny snafu with the bingo game. I had 13 words. I made a bingo card with 16 squares! Oopsies. I never said I was good at math. Oh well.

So, this thing about teaching teachers or adult education....

I think I could probably do that. I have NO idea where to start looking though. I don't even have a masters so I don't think I could teach at the college level...but there has got to be another way to get into it.

I'll be looking into that here pretty soon!

Ooh la la...

I've got a new look! Do you like it? Can you tell what I'm obsessed with lately? (again!)

I LOVE TWILIGHT!

It keeps my mind off of baby making!

Edward (the character in the book NOT the actor that plays him in the movie) is TOTALLY HOT!

Ugh, yes I am 25 and not 14 years old...I know. Get over it.

2 Quick Things

1. The Christmas Sweater by Glenn Beck is a sad book. I'm bawling my freaking eyes out. (I think I'm hormonal too, but I'd be crying even if I wasn't.) I can't tell you why (it would ruin the book) but its just too sad to keep going. Tim even said he cried while he read it.

2. My stupid project isn't done yet & I am SICK of trying to work on it. BUT I have to. Ugh.

Wordless Wednesday!

Fall 2004 at church in Buckingham

May 2004 at Laura's Wedding

Aug. 25, with Caro

Graduation May 2005

Starbase Graduation 2006 (My second year of teaching)

Disney World (Animal Kingdom) the first day of our honeymoon, in line for the Yeti rollercoaster

Summer of either 2003 or 2004 at Busch Gardens w/ friends from school

10th Grade School Picture-I borrowed clothes from a neighbor b/c I didn't like any of my clothes! This is one of my favorite pictures of myself!

First month of college, in my dorm, after a HUGE mud fight w/ a TON of freshmen! This is when I thought I looked good. I wish I could get back to this size.

4th or 5th grade Softball picture

Well, that's me. Not quite wordless...but definitely plenty of pictures!

Songs that make me cry...

Well, Trisha over at Momdot just did this & I thought I'd go through & do mine.



First one that comes to mind is, The Greatest Man, I Never Knew, by Reba. It reminds me of my childhood with my dad. Things are better now, but it was not always easy with him, growing up.



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Qu3rYq4QRw



Wow, this is from Trisha's list & its the only one on her list that made me cry.

Family Portrait by Pink



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hWk-jLa9YBA



UGH, this one took some finding. Last Kiss by Pearl Jam. (I always, always, always cry when I hear this. Even now.)



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_sEtNrYlC4



This one's relatively new, but I still cry. I especially like this version.



Waiting on a Woman, by Brad Paisley



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pvKgnkIN8C8&feature=PlayList&p=5FCF34AEC745DB6B&index=0



....There are probably more, but that's all I've got now. Maybe I'll do a second edition if I think of others...

Tired Ninnie

Let's see....

Saturday afternoon we took Carolynn and the dogs to the park. It was in the 50s so she was super bundled up but she had fun, I think.

Sunday we skipped church b/c we were up late Saturday night. We putzed around the house until 2ish & then headed to Chrissy's for Tony's birthday party. Chrissy made some seafood. Then we all watched Tony open his 3 presents. I'm so sad for where my nieces & nephew's lives are right now. I wish we could do more, but unfortunately we can't. If we did, Chrissy & John would just take advantage of it anyway. He got a Pokemon gift set from us. It had a deck, a holo promo card, a super sized holo promo card and two booster packs. We got Brianna the same thing for her birthday next week. Mandy got him a Nerf gun. I think he'll have that broken before Christmas. Mom and Dad got him an "archaeological dig" toy. You dig out the 2 dinosaurs & then assemble the bones like a model.

Mandy had Spencer & Grayson at the party too. Here's a quick picture of Spencer. He's getting so big!

Tony seemed happy with the things he got. Afterwards, we took Tony with us to Wal-Mart. I needed gift wrapping supplies & we wanted to get out of the house. We ran into Peggy, Beth, and Ms. Cannon (one of my friends from work) at Wal-Mart. Then we went to the mall. We browsed around Game Stop, Ritz Camera (Tim wants to get me a new digi. camera soon!), and then went upstairs to get some Cold Stone.

After that, it was time to take Tony home & then head home ourselves.

Monday I was late to work. I really need to get there on time, but it seems like the world is against me on that. Monday was the first day of our "Camp Young" field trip. It went well but it was so cold. After work, I stayed late to work on my presentation for Thursday. (We are presenting a chapter from "The Art and Science of Teaching", over on my bookshelf!) Then it was time for Girl Scouts. We did 3 badge activities. The girls had fun & that's what is important. Next week is our holiday party. Fun stuff.

Today, I was late to work again, but not as bad as yesterday. We went to Camp Young again. The kids were bad today though, so we didn't get to go outside. It's supposed to rain tomorrow, so that sucks. The kids did do better on the bus on the way home, though. We get 2 buses on the way to Camp but only 1 on the way back. It's ridiculous! Even us teachers have to sit with one or two kids! After work, I worked on my project. I also read some Twilight. I'm re-reading it again! I read Midnight Sun last week. Then I read Twilight & Midnight Sun simultaneously. I've finished Midnight Sun (again!) and am now finishing the rest of Twilight.

Tim and I had chicken wings for dinner & I watched 2 episodes of Prison Break. I just spent an hour looking at blogs & blogging. Ugh...it's bedtime now!

Night!

Have your way with KEEN! A giveaway!

You know, I'm shameless!

Jen at Absolutely Bananas is hosting a giveaway from KEEN! The lucky winner will get to choose ANYTHING from their store! Amazing.

My top three choices are:
1. Palermo boot
2. Palermo MJ
3. Brooklyn Lifestyle Bag

I'd have to narrow it down to one of those & I'd probably go w/ the boot or the bag. I need both.

KEEN is an earth friendly company & the products are made of recycled goods. Nifty!

Anyway, go check it out & enter for yourself, it's easy as pie!

-Steph