Rough Week/Gripe Session

Rough Week

It has been one long week. Monday my throat was scratchy. I had to teach all day while mymentor teacher pulled kids out for testing. By the end of the day I was feeling bad and my voice was cracking. Woke up Tuesday morning and had to call in sick (hazards of being a teacher). Major conjestion, sore throat and sinus pressure. Spent the day on the couch napping. Wednesday went back to school and taught all day again while mentor teacher pulled out the rest of the kids for testing. 42 students in all. I barely had a voice on Wed. or Thurs. Stayed up late Wed. night doing homework. Thursday was a busy day at school. We had a nursery rhyme parade. Kids were wild and crazy all day. Today I had to sub 1/2 day for another class so that teacher could finish her testing. This class is a very difficult class. The teacher even warned me. Then I went back to my class and taught while my techer did testing for report cards. Tonight I get to work on next weeks lesson plans. Tomorrow Lil'babs has an 8am soccer game, ugh...no sleeping in. So I am tired and still trying to feel better. Been coughing a lot today and still not much of a voice.

Gripe session
criticize -dictionary.com's definition -
1. to censure or find fault with.
2. to judge or discuss the merits and faults of: to criticize three novels in one review. –verb (used without object)
3. to find fault; judge unfavorably or harshly.
4. to make judgments as to merits and faults.

I was surprised that I didn't find a picture of my mom next to the definition. My mom criticizes a lot. And not just with me. Most of the time I just let it roll off my shoulders. When I am stressed out, then it bothers me. Tonight it bothered me. I came home and thought about what she said too much. Then I over analyzed, then I got upset. I literally started crying and shoving chocolate donuts in my mouth for comfort. Then I got mad at myself for letting it bother me. I think I am just tired and stressed out so it bothered me more tonight. And sometimes I just get tired of hearing it. I have tried to talk to her about it in the past, but it just blew up in my face. So, I don't try anymore. It is nice to live close to my mom (2miles), but on days like today I wish I lived futher away. Maybe I spend too much time around her.

I just got a phone call from Dancer while I was typing. I had txted him earlier that I was upset. After talking to him I feel much better. He is the sweetest thing ever. I love him so much!

Have you ever....

...been with someone, out somwhere in public, but you felt like no one else in the room or area really existed except the two of you?

It is like you know other people are there, and things around you are happening, but you are so caught up in this person and the moment and the fun that you are blinded to other people and things around you. During that time you spend together all you think about, hear, see, feel, and smell is the other person and you. It is an interesting feeling.... :)

I don't have much time....

seems I don't have much time for blogging lately. Sorry. I have been so busy with student teaching it is crazy. I love kindergarten!! I am learning a lot and the kids are great (most of the time). On top of that I have class on Mon. nights. The homework keeps me busy.

Poor Lil'babs is feeling the effects of me being gone all the time. She is showing some separation anxiety. There are a lot of changes going on and she is learning how to handle it.

Dancer and I have been dancing up a storm. I so enjoy being with him. He is absolutely an amazing person! We head out for a quick weekend to San Diego weekend after next.

I will update more during fall break which is just a couple of weeks away, and I need it!!!

exhausted

This last week has been amazing and exhausting! I started student teaching last Tuesday. First of all I am not use to getting up at 6:45am everyday. I am a night owl so this is very difficult for me. Thank you to Dancer who now has me hooked on coffee (I didn't drink it before I met him). Coffee helps me thru the morning. My mentor teacher (mt) is awesome. She has taught kindergarten for many years. My school district has half daykindergarten, so we have the am kids from 8:30 to 11:30 and the pm kids from 12:30 to 3:30. I am there from 8-4pm. I go to bed around 11:30 so I have been very tired all week. My MT is usually there from 8-6 and some on the weekends. All of you that have kids in school, go hug and thank their teachers. It is a very time consuming job that doesn't pay hourly or overtime. The teachers that I am working with really are involved and care about the education of these children.

So, I have learned the names of 42 students already and starting Monday I will be teaching the math lessons for the week! I am very nervous. The lesson for Monday looks great on paper, but getting it out of me and into the kids will be the hard part.

On top of doing lesson plans for math, I am doing homework for my Mon. night class, Lil'Babs has soccer practice, games, piano lessons and soon Girl Scouts and squeezing Dancer in as much as I can. We are busy!

It was nice to get out last night and let my hair down. Dancer and I went to a dance studio in Dallas that had a dance last night. Let's see if I know the names of the dances I did last night... Salsa, Merengue, Fox Trot, Tango, East Coast Swing, West Coast Swing, Cha-Cha, Waltz, and Rumba. I know the basic steps to these dances, so I can follow fairly well when lead (or as Dancer's dance instructor calls it "faking it", lol!)

Tonight Dancer and I are headed downtown to eat and go to the comedy club with another couple.

Ok, so I am the biggest procrastinator when it comes to homework, so I gotta go get'er done!

San Diego

How was San Diego you ask? Let's just say I have always thought I would live in the DFW area of Texas all my life, but not anymore! I am moving to San Diego!!! Ok, not anytime soon, but someday.

It is absolutely gorgeous there!! We left home with temps in the 100's and arrived to what San Diego thinks as warm at 78 degrees! Lovin it! Dancer's (adopted) mom picked us up from the airport. She is the nicest lady, drives a little crazy, but her sweetness makes up for it, lol! She drops us off at C's house (her son). Dancer's Miata convertible is there so we have wheels while in SD. Gotta have a convertible in SD. The only bad thing is wind blown hair all the time. We drove out to my uncle's cafe and had the best sandwiches and visited with family members I haven't seen in awhile. Then we went down to the beach and walked out on the pier, had some ice cream and then Starbucks. That eve we met back up with C at his house and then headed out to the harbor where C has his sailboat. It was a nice cool evening sail. We went out in the habour and just played around. The only time we would have any waves is if another boat passed by. We docked up around nine and had dinner at a place near the dock. Dripping in sarcasm... Imagine a restaurant near the ocean that serves seafood, what a novel idea! (I don't like seafood so there wasn't much to choose from). Anyhoo, Dancer and I stayed overnight on the sailboat (just the two of us) while it was docked. You would think this is romantic, but it's not. It is just a cramped space on water. Nonetheless we took care of business and I can add a sailboat to my list of places...LOL!!

Day 2
We spent the morning out on the deck of the boat sipping coffee and enjoying the view and each other and just being outside with such nice temperatures! That afternoon we went to Mission Beach and rode a roller coaster and rented bikes and rode them around the bay. The weather was just beautiful. That evening we drove to the parents house for dinner. Now Mom and Pop live on a hill which to us Texans is a mountain. The drive up there in a small sporty convertible was fun. Little roads that go up and down and wind around is fun. But the view, oh the view is just absolutely breath-taking. They have a gorgeous house with a gorgeous yard and a gorgeous garden with a gorgeous view it was all just so....well, gorgeous!! lol! In the garden they have avocado, oranges, lemon, limes, rhubarb, cantaloupe, grapefruit, tomatoes, watermelon, onions etc. etc. Yummy! Nice house and very nice company! Needless to say we spent the night there and not on the boat.

Day 3
We had breakfast and jetted out to the harbor with mom to meet up with C and his girlfriend L. We took the sail boat out in the ocean for almost 6 hours. The main difference between sailing in the harbor and the ocean is the size of the waves. The waves are huge out in the ocean. At first it was fun. Dancer and I rode up front for a while and I screamed anytime the boat dipped or leaned to one side. After a while it became more extreme. I found out you do ot go down below to pee no matter how bad you gotta go! The rocking motion and having been down below made me sick to my stomach, Dancer, too. They gave us some pills to help. I felt better after about an hour, but Dancer was sick up until we pulled into the bay. Then he was fine. It happens that fast! We had dinner on the boat with family and friends. We were invited to stay the night on the boat, but we declined. We headed back to mom and pops for a peaceful sleep in a nice comfy bed!

Day 4
We got up and headed over to G's house for brunch. She is C's ex girlfriend, but still great friends with him and the family. I can see why. She is very friendly and so sweet. We headed out to the airport after that. We had a slight delay due to weather. We were home by 9pm. It was a great weekend!! A fabulous way to end the summer!!