YES, this is a good thing! My filing cabinet has been locked, with no hope for a key...and I have pulled and banged and pushed this thing a LOT. Today, my dad came up and pulled on it once, and it opened--then, he pried out the locking mechanism with a pair of pliers. GO DAD!! Since we are going to get everything new in January, the assistant principal basically said to do whatever we had to do to get it. YAAAAY! I am so impressed, and excited to be able to get into the filing cabinet!
I had my last day of teacher orientation today. It was a lonnnnnnng 3 days--8-4, listening to people speak and looking at power points. A lot of it was very informative, but some of it wasn't exactly engaging. Anyway, I am so tired as a result of the past 3 days. I went up to school every day after the orientation; last night, I was there till about 8:30 and tonight till about 7:30. I am TIRED and school hasn't even begun yet!
What I want most in the world is a massage. I wish soooo much that I could afford the $85 for a 90 minute massage, but, alas, I cannot. I have to go till Sept 15 without a paycheck, because of how the pay system works. BUT, then I will have some money...but it sure seems that like money is getting promised awfully quickly!! Anyways, I am in need of some relaxation. Maybe if we had a hammock....
*To explain, my parents actually put in a bid and closed on our house and stuff before I knew anything about it (this was in 11th grade). My conditions, once I was let in on the deal, were that we get a tree for the front yard and a hammock for the back. They said SUUUUURE, we can do that. We got a tree, which my dad regularly threatens to cut down...but, it's still standing, so it counts as following through with the bargain. However.............NO HAMMOCK! I think it's clear who is getting the shaft in this arrangement!
Wednesday, August 22, 2007
Wednesday, August 15, 2007
Workin' it at school
I have been up at my new SCHOOL for the past week or so, pretty much every moment of my spare time! Here are the promised pictures of how things look right now:
I know those picture tell like nothing about how things actually are...and, since those were taken, I have put paper on the big bulletin board by the colored blocks (red) and on one of the small bulletin boards by the chalkboard (white). My mom came up this evening and helped me for awhile...she sorted through tons of magnetic letters--it took about an hour and a half to get through two boxes and one big ziploc bag. Here is a picture of my mom when she first started (and was overwhelmed by) the task:
After a lot of work (and a lot of "is this a p or a d?" and "is this a b or a q?"), she got through the whole stack (and saved me a TON of work and time!):
The finished product...a LOT of magnetic letters...and my mom had very dirty hands (because a lot of very dirty kids' hands have touched those magnets!)
And, just to end this short, picture-filled post right, here is a picture of Max, our kind of cat who used to live next door, but two families have left him and so he mostly hangs out in our yard (and in our garage, and on our porch, and in our driveway, and clearly with our car-washing mitts)...he looks like such a pimp:
I know those picture tell like nothing about how things actually are...and, since those were taken, I have put paper on the big bulletin board by the colored blocks (red) and on one of the small bulletin boards by the chalkboard (white). My mom came up this evening and helped me for awhile...she sorted through tons of magnetic letters--it took about an hour and a half to get through two boxes and one big ziploc bag. Here is a picture of my mom when she first started (and was overwhelmed by) the task:
After a lot of work (and a lot of "is this a p or a d?" and "is this a b or a q?"), she got through the whole stack (and saved me a TON of work and time!):
The finished product...a LOT of magnetic letters...and my mom had very dirty hands (because a lot of very dirty kids' hands have touched those magnets!)
And, just to end this short, picture-filled post right, here is a picture of Max, our kind of cat who used to live next door, but two families have left him and so he mostly hangs out in our yard (and in our garage, and on our porch, and in our driveway, and clearly with our car-washing mitts)...he looks like such a pimp:
Saturday, August 11, 2007
I AM JOBBED!
Well, I actually have been for kind of awhile, but this is my first post in a looooong time! The funny thing is, my dad has been the main one asking me when I will update! Clearly, I need to please the masses and update with something about my upcoming job!
I will be teaching kindergarten in Virginia Beach, at the brand new elementary school. However, we will be in one of the old buildings until ours is finished in January (ish), then we will be moving to the BRAAAAAND NEW place!! :)
I am so tired now, since I have been in Indiana for the past week and am still recovering from lack of sleep and fresh picked corn withdrawal. Yesterday, my first day home from my trip, I went to my school for awhile in the afternoon/evening. I spent some of the time in Indiana in my Aunt Tina's school, and since they start Tuesday, they were very much all ready to go. It made me think about ALLLL of the things I need to do before I am ready! I was up there for a few hours after tutoring, then my parents came up for a couple more hours and helped me clean and move some stuff. They also had some good ideas about where to put computers and things like that. Also, my mom gave me good info: where to find the grown up sized broom and the fact that the desks can be raised and lowered (I need one of each, raised and lowered!). I will post pictures of the progress and stuff soon!
The last time I went in, there was a big puddle of water on the floor, coming from the AC unit. I went and told the AP, and the said they would fix it. Well, I guess that was two visits ago, because the last time i went, it was off with a big sign that said "DO NOT TURN ON" (PS-I didn't turn it on the last time). This time, yesterday, there was also no AC, but also no sign. I tried to turn it on to test it, but it didn't work. Hopefully soon!
I need to take in my aquarium and set it up so that the water can run for a good lonnnnng time, making sure that the impurities in the water will be all gone. I don't need dead fish in the first week of school! My mom and I will be going in on Monday for the whole day to clean and arrange and stuff. My dad did will hopefully come in that afternoon to install my lock on my big cabinet, so I have a safe place to put some stuff until I have a key to my room...I don't trust some of my stuff not to walk away!
**pictures of room coming soon!**
My parents are from Monon, IN. This is a picture I took of the railroad car they have there :)
I will be teaching kindergarten in Virginia Beach, at the brand new elementary school. However, we will be in one of the old buildings until ours is finished in January (ish), then we will be moving to the BRAAAAAND NEW place!! :)
I am so tired now, since I have been in Indiana for the past week and am still recovering from lack of sleep and fresh picked corn withdrawal. Yesterday, my first day home from my trip, I went to my school for awhile in the afternoon/evening. I spent some of the time in Indiana in my Aunt Tina's school, and since they start Tuesday, they were very much all ready to go. It made me think about ALLLL of the things I need to do before I am ready! I was up there for a few hours after tutoring, then my parents came up for a couple more hours and helped me clean and move some stuff. They also had some good ideas about where to put computers and things like that. Also, my mom gave me good info: where to find the grown up sized broom and the fact that the desks can be raised and lowered (I need one of each, raised and lowered!). I will post pictures of the progress and stuff soon!
The last time I went in, there was a big puddle of water on the floor, coming from the AC unit. I went and told the AP, and the said they would fix it. Well, I guess that was two visits ago, because the last time i went, it was off with a big sign that said "DO NOT TURN ON" (PS-I didn't turn it on the last time). This time, yesterday, there was also no AC, but also no sign. I tried to turn it on to test it, but it didn't work. Hopefully soon!
I need to take in my aquarium and set it up so that the water can run for a good lonnnnng time, making sure that the impurities in the water will be all gone. I don't need dead fish in the first week of school! My mom and I will be going in on Monday for the whole day to clean and arrange and stuff. My dad did will hopefully come in that afternoon to install my lock on my big cabinet, so I have a safe place to put some stuff until I have a key to my room...I don't trust some of my stuff not to walk away!
**pictures of room coming soon!**
My parents are from Monon, IN. This is a picture I took of the railroad car they have there :)
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