Moving on up...

I'm dedicated. That's it, I'm newly dedicated to making this something more than stopping by occasionally to look at and reread what I've already posted. I used to write a lot actually when I was younger and then for some reason (life got in the way excuse #1) I stopped. I've since wanted to rekindle my relationship with writing and being able to express myself and hence the world of blogging caught my eye. However, it's something totally different to write in a journal that you keep private and intimate verses openly to the world. But, I'm dedicated.

With that being said, this is now an account of our new journey into parenthood, military life, and moving on up to the new chapters our life has in store for us as a family. So work with me on how often this gets updated (although I do promise at least once a week). And join in our journey well my journey from being a working determined teacher into a young mom and eekkk even a stay at home mom.

Let's catch everyone up to speed shall we. My husband and I (Michael) have decided to jump. Join the Air Force. Believe me, it was not an easy choice. I went back and forth on the decision for seriously months. However, it was finally decided this would give us both new opportunities not only individually but also together. This decision grants us the opportunity to see new places and experience new things with our new little family. It gives Michael the opportunity to have a career, not just another job but a career. Something he works hard at and puts all his energy in while he's there, and then at the end of the day when he walks away he feel good about his days work; accomplished. It gives me the opportunity to raise our very first baby boy, to not have to walk away from him and let someone else experience his firsts as I try desperately to hang onto those I actually get to see and be apart of first hand. I get the opportunity to build my family the way I see fit, and take every little bump in the road and turn it into MY bump and my opportunity to stand a little taller on that bump because ya know what, it's MINE and I don't have to share it with my kids at school, the baby sitter, family, or anyone else.

In the mean time, I'm sure there will be some short comings in this situation where it'll be hard and I won't be happy. But I honestly believe this is the right choice for our family and moving in the right direction for us. Case and point, we're going to have to sell the house, move away from family, and Michael is going to be leaving the beginning of November for basic training (8 and 1/2 long weeks in Texas). Those are all things that are going to present challenges but, if this is what we want if this is what'll move us up to the next level, we do it (together). Go big, or go home right? It's all in, we're all in, and I'm dedicated to moving this family on up.

Little late

So it's been a little while since my last post. I sorta forgot about blogging, with school starting and all the stuff that was going on in my day to day life it just slipped my mind. So for an over view, really quick rehash- the school year is over (thanks goodness). I never thought I would meet such a lazy bunch of teachers in my career. People who just honestly are there to collect a pay check and have lost whatever it was that got them interested or passionate about teaching in the first place, if there ever really was something there to begin with. I had two of the most awful girls on my team this year, that were just horrible to work with. Everything was about trying to make themselves look good to admin. and do the least amount of work possible. No matter what I tried they didn't care at all to improve their teaching techniques or habbits because heaven forbid they actually put in a little work at the end of the day. And the most ridicious thing about it all was they had the principal so wrapped about their fingers that he actually supported and defended them if anyone ever said anything. So basically I spent the year getting frustrated and not feeling like I had a voice, even in my own classroom. Not saying all their ideas were useless, I did learn a lot about centers which I didn't really know before. And centers are a great thing to add to your bag of tricks as a teacher. For my own sake in remembering all the thing we did here are a list of the activities we did in centers daily: 1: listening center, abc order of spelling words, decodable reader. 2: vocabulary 4 corners, spelling words x3, spelling memory. 3: Graphic organizer from the story, create spelling word search, spelling go fish. 4: spelling cut and paste phonogram, vocab. memory, spelling tic tac toe. I also had centers for intervention which included: poetry, writing center, create a sentence, abc order, and working with me where I would do the decodable reader for the story of the week, and also work on other phonics or reading skill worksheets. Or work on the focus skill of the week, ex. main idea/detail, fact opinion, sequence, authors purpose etc.

Anyway thats enough for today, it's now summer vaca and I wanted to spend some time this morning trying on some new pregnancy clothes I bought yesterday and cleaning up a little around the house before I have my dr. apt today. I'll post again soon now that I remember I started this.