Change

One thing that has been said and proven, is that there is constant change going on. Whether that change be around us, or happening to us. And, unfortunately bad news never has good timing as well. This past week my first grade position was eliminated for next year. My heart literally sank. And to make matters even worse, my principal told me while I was teaching my class. I wasn't sure how to react, what to say, or what to do. I tried my best to keep myself collected together, especially in front of my kids. Needless to say, I lost it, and big time. After she left my room, I was able to walk over to my desk and cry for a minute. I hated the fact it was 9 in the morning, my makeup was everywhere, tear/mascara drops all over my good sweater, and I still had the whole day ahead of me. Since I was bumped from my position, this means that myself along with another first grade teacher, get first pick on any other teaching position that opens up in the building. The only jobs available were two 4th grade positions. So I signed right up, because A: its a job, and B: I get to stay in the same school. So all in all, I am extremely happy to still have a job, but very disappointed and sad to lose my first grade classroom :(  And in the teaching profession, things are always changing, so you never know what might happen next. I am just hoping and praying that enrollment goes sky high for kinder and 1st and they open up our rooms again. Until then, all a girl can do, is just go with the flow and enjoy the last 5 weeks with her first graders.

Some of the things we have learned this year :)

Learning how to measure and do self-portraits :)

New Ride

So when am I not late, behind, trailing, or just plain not keeping up with the things in my life? And, unfortunately, blogging has been one of those things lately. But I figure, better late than never....at least thats what I hope. Well about 2 months ago, my Pontiac finally caved in on me. (And horribly) When I found out that it was my transmission, I just figured that it wasnt worth the time or money to fix my car up...again. Needless to say, I had to tell me car "ciao". Letting go was a lot harder than I imagined it to be. I just started crying as I was cleaning out the endless piles of random things. I swear I found a small Goodwill store in my trunk alone. Ahh...Ive had such good memories in that car, 7 years worth. And to this day, I still miss it. But in the end, I knew I was going to eventually have to buy a new car. So I did my first big item purchase of my life. And seriously...how many papers does one need to sign? So after spending 5 1/2 hours of stressing, looking over numbers, figuring out what I could actually afford, I bought a new car. Its such an overwhelming experience! I hope that I do not have to go through another process like this for at least a year or 2. It was draining! Anyways....heres the new one. Im sure we'll have some good times too :)