For Today

FOR TODAY Monday, December 21, 2009

Outside my window...is a view of the president's house!

I am thinking...that my feet are dying! Eight tours in admissions today! Whew!

I am thankful for...my break starting in 2 days!!!

From the learning rooms...NO LEARNING ROOMS RIGHT NOW.

From the kitchen...I think we're doing subway tonight...SO good!

I am wearing...tennis shoes, jeans, and an ETBU polo.

I am creating...well, I've been wrapping presents the past few weeks...I guess that's creating?

I am going...to Arlington Wednesday!!

I am reading...nothing at the moment...BUT I hopefully be reading Harry Potter after Christmas?

I am hoping...that I don't gain any weight over the holidays, haha!

I am hearing...Forest Gump on TV...Jenn-ay!

Around the house...I have kept our bedroom clean for two whole weeks! That is the one room I suck at keeping clean! I've done well with most of the rest of the house, too! I have still been washing dishes after every meal. I guess not being stressed out about anything right now is being reflected by my apartment!

One of my favorite things...Dallas Stars and Subway!

A few plans for the rest of the week...Going to Arlington Wed. evening, Christmas with my family, last Certification exam on Monday then headed to Ennis for a few days!

Here is picture thought I am sharing...This was one of Jeff's Pictures that he took of us! It was going to be on a Christmas card, but we don't have time to make them or a program to do it on...so here's a cute picture! Jeff did such a great job! Check out his website and give him a call if you need pics done for anything! www.stapletonphotography.net

A little somethin' somethin'

Unit owned. We had a huge education project of planning a two week unit about Austin, TX for all subjects including ELA, math, social studies, science, health, PE, and art along with a technology center, culminating activity, field trip, diversity center, and bulletin board. Each lesson plan was in the Five E Model format. We worked in groups of four and it was A LOT of time and work put into it....I wanted to share a few pics of the final product.


This was a big somethin' to be proud of! My group was FABULOUS and we did a great job!
I'm off to my last undergraduate class of my life...and it is in the form of a pizza party! yessss

Dishmonster Beware

I feel a little disappointed today. I learned last week that for student teaching instead of being put into a Kindergarten class, my professor accidentally overlooked my preference and put me into a third grade class. As stated in previous posts, I love third grade...but I have been there two semesters now and I really wanted to see reading being taught and the first foundations being built...it is what was going to help me decide if I wanted to teach the little ones. But, I have come to peace with it even though I am a bit disappointed. Well, today my professor called and the school I am going to somehow decided to put me into a 4th grade class instead of a sixth or seventh. My professor is trying everything he can to get me into a higher grade class. I know that I will make the best of whatever situation I will be placed in...but it was just disheartening that it happened to me twice. My professor was laughing because for some reason I just got the bad luck this year. I am reminded that God speaks in unusual ways...and perhaps he wants me in third grade...hopefully not fourth, haha. I have no desire to teach fourth grade. Anyways...keep that situation in your prayers.

On a more positive note...I feel accomplished today! I wrapped all of our gifts, made cookies for our education gift exchange, and cleaned up the living room and kitchen! I was planning on napping today...but I got on a roll!

I have outsmarted the dishes! As much as I hate doing dishes...especially big piles...the past month Tim and I have washed everything we used right after meals....so in your face dishes...you will not become a huge overwhelming monster of a pile!

I have only three days of undergraduate classes left! AHH! I will never take an undergraduate class again!!! I also only have 2 finals...both on Wednesday next week. I am almost FREE! I also take my LAST certification exam on Dec. 28 in Arlington and then I just have to walk across that stage!! I'm pretty positive that I am going to graduate with a 4.0 too! Exciting :0) Then...getting my masters in a few years....maybe?

Dear....

Dear weight,
We need to talk. Don't get me wrong, I am grateful that you haven't gone up for the past four or more years...however, you haven't gone down either. Now I think you and I both know that I work a little too hard for you not to have budged a bit...I mean running Thanksgiving afternoon?? Come on, cut me some slack! All of this to say...help me out...I get frustrated sometimes.
Sincerely,
Jenni