Wow, has it really been this long since I posted last?? To be honest, I kind of forgot about the ol' blog for awhile. I guess it's just because after the move from San Diego I was in a totally different place and a totally different routine....actually I'm not in much of a routine at all....it has been something different pretty much every day for the last couple months...
I guess my biggest news to report since my last post is that, 2 or 3 weeks ago, I got a job teaching 4th grade language arts at a GREAT school in Katy ISD. It really is SUCH an answered prayer. I had been praying about it quite a bit every day. There were times that I felt so discouraged...As a matter of fact, the night before I found out I got the job was probably the most down I had felt in my whole job search. But lo and behold, the very next day God came through as He always does. Honestly, if I could have picked any teaching position I wanted, I would have picked 4th grade language arts. I think it's such a great age, and I love spelling, grammar, reading, writing, etc. I will also be teaching social studies to my homeroom...I love social studies, so I'm really excited about that too. I know that preparing my students for the TAKS test will be stressful at times, but I welcome the challenge. I think life would be boring if we never had anything to really challenge us.
Another big happening in our lives is that we signed a 6-month lease on an apartment in Katy, and we will be moving in in a couple weeks. We had originally planned to buy a house right away and skip the apartment thing, but we need to be all moved in somewhere before August (since that is going to be such a busy time for me with school starting and everything), and we decided we didn't want to rush the whole home-buying process. Sooo, we will be in an apartment for 6 months, and we will have plenty of time to find our "dream home" with as little stress as possible. Having a dog, it is going to be tough going from townhouse life with a backyard back to apartment life with no backyard, but I think we can handle it for 6 months. And our apartment has a garage so that will help to make the transition a little smoother.
In other news, I met my team yesterday (the 9 other 4th grade teachers I will be teaching with - yes, NINE...it's a big school!), and they are all so sweet and fun! I can tell it's going to be a great year! I'm so excited and ready for school to start, but I don't want to rush it too much because I know the rest of the summer is going to FLY by. I have several trainings and professional learning things I am going to be attending over the next few weeks, in addition to moving into our apartment. I think this afternoon I'm going to go to one of the teacher supply stores and start picking up a few things for my classroom...little by little, I'll get it all put together. The entire 4th grade is in portables, so that makes it a little more challenging to make my room look cute, but I'm determined to make it as nice as it can possibly be...it just might require a few more posters, etc. to cover up those lovely 70's-style brown paneled walls. ;)
Well I guess that's about all I have to report for now, but I promise to post a lot more frequently than once-every-2 months from here on out :)
