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

Cold!!

I am sitting in my apartment with our heater on! HOW EXCITING! I know that the temperatures are just going to go back up in two days, but I LOVE this weather! It reminds me of snow and cold like in Lubbock (where this picture was taken freshman year)! I really just want to go hang up my wreath and Christmas tree and make my house start smelling like Yankee Candle Christmas smells instead of the Thanksgiving ones! Falalalalaaaaaaaalalaaalalaaaa!
This will be Tim and I's second Christmas together! Weird. Time really is flying.

I passed my first certification exam for those of you who may not have seen it on facebook! I only have my PPR to take (which on my practice I only missed 5 out of 80 so I am feeling okay about this one) and my English Language Arts 4-8 certification. I am nervous about the ELA one...I will take my practice for it the week after Thanksgiving so we'll see how it goes.

4 days until the break....I am READY. I know I won't be completely free from homework...but it will still be glorious!

Simple Women's Daybook

FOR TODAY Tuesday, November 10, 2009

Outside my window... there is sunshine and a pond.

I am thinking...I'm not thinking much...my brain feels fried after my EC-4 Generalist Exam

I am thankful for...Having my evenings back to spend time with Tim!

From the learning rooms...I am going to see how I did on my Practice PPR exam...I know I passed but I don't know how well I actually did...we'll find out Thursday! I take the real one in Arlington the Monday before Thanksgiving.

From the kitchen...I haven't taken anything out...but our options are: grilled chicken, salad with chicken, frozen pizza, tortellini, or cowboy soup!

I am wearing...tennis shoes, ETBU tshirt, and jeans.

I am creating...well, I am about to be done creating a two week unit with all subjects including pe, health, art, and music along with a field trip, diversity center and bulletin board. BIG PROJECT!!

I am going...to work out tonight after my meeting. Soccer is over and I am now getting back in shape! Yesterday was day one.

I am reading...Nothing right now...too much school! My textbooks don't count.

I am hoping...that my workout is good because I am DREADING it.

I am hearing...People in the apartment hallway. I can't wait for the day when we have an actual house of our own!!

Around the house...just me...and a sink full of dishes waiting to be washed.

One of my favorite things...redvelvet cupcakes!

A few plans for the rest of the week...I get to sleep in on Saturday! I can't wait! Then, we have a wedding Sunday afternoon.

Here is picture thought I am sharing...This was our final team photo of the season. We fell to the University of Mary Hardin Baylor in Conference finals 1-0, but we had a great season!

Healthy Week

Tim and I shopped for a healthier lifestyle this week! After having a week that started out healthy last week and ended with Pizza three times...we both really felt disgusting. SO, for the three days that I am here this week (since I leave Thursday morning for playoffs), we purchased some yummy things to eat Monday-Wednesday. Today we are eating grilled chicken and steamed vegetables. If you have ever had Tim's chicken, you know that it is AMAZING. Yum...my mouth is watering. Tuesday we are having salad with chicken chunks in thousand island dressing! We bought fun salad fixings too like sunflower seeds and raisins (for Tim, I'm not a fan of raisins in my salad) and croutons. Wednesday we are doing our usual Subway which is also a healthy alternative. So, this week is the start of eating healthy! I must say it was a bit more pricey, but it should be worth it! If you have any yummy healthy meal ideas let me know because I definitely don't want to have to make the same things over and over!

This weekend was so amazing! I actually had the weekend to myself here with my Hubs! Friday night we hung out with Jeff and Sarah and carved pumpkins. Saturday, Tim and I slept until 1:00PM and then got our costumes and went to the Fall Festival at our church. We were gangsters! We then decided to have an impromptu party at our house! We had a party of ten in our little apartment playing NERTS, eating junkfood, and watching a creepy movie. I had so much fun with that! This was our first official "party" at our house. We bought pizza rolls, mini tacos, potato wedges, and I made redvelvet cupcakes or "bloodcakes"! I enjoyed hosting our little party!

Sunday was a church-filled, nap-filled day...the perfect Sunday. Pray for me this week as our practices will be thorough and nights late until we leave for Abilene on Thursday morning. I also take my practice PPR exam tomorrow morning and my real ec-4 certification next Tuesday.