The new job is still going well, and I'm slowly getting stuff done in my room. My co-teacher and I tackled room arrangement yesterday, and we added a Cozy Corner and gross motor area. I am blessed to have plenty of room, shelves, and storage in my classroom. I went after a VERY messy storage closet today, and I am happy to report that there is in fact a floor in that room. Go figure! As for the shelves, well I will finish finding them another day.
I'm looking forward to Nillie Bipper this upcoming weekend -- Saturday and Sunday -- from 10 AM - 5 PM (I think). Hope to see some of you there. It's always so much fun! ;)
Foothills was fun, and we enjoyed good food, entertainment, and some sales. I had great people beside me on each side. My least favorite time of the week (and I believe Josh's favorite) was the lawn mower races that took place right behind my booth. LOUD! :( My favorite time was holding Christianna while she took a nap (Josh & Jenny went to the Demolition Derby).
Gotta go do a little more work before bed. We're having some young couples up from church the weekend after Nillie Bipper. They're going to camp up here over night. The house is quite messy, and it's mostly my education stuff & the clothes I'm switching out for fall, so I have to get back to it.
Sometime I'll work on some more lesson plans. We're themed for oceans this week, the next two weeks will be dinosaurs, and then I'll focus my attention to some of my favorites -- fall, harvest, pumpkins, Thanksgiving....AND then it will be Christmas! When did that happen? This year sure has flown by quickly.
Favorites in my class this week: Sand dough (salt dough recipe mixed with sand), beach towels in home living, and these little critters which I have called sea urchins. They were so easy to make!
Oh, and did I mention I ran my car into a ditch last Tuesday? (Of course I didn't.) A little too preoccupied on my 6:30 AM commute to work. Luckily I only got a slight bruise from my seat belt, and the only real damage is cosmetic (a scratched bumped, torn off ground effect, and a trip to the mechanic for an alignment). I thank God it wasn't worse, I didn't hurt anyone but myself, and that I went in a ditch instead of down an embankment. And, of course, for my wonderfully sweet husband who didn't care about the car, but more about not having the right chain available to tow me out with the Explorer. (We borrowed one, and he bought the right kind for us that afternoon to have...just in case...so we don't have to borrow again...Hoping to never have to use it.) Glad we have good neighbors. ;)
That's enough for now, I guess. Housework: a necessary evil. ;)
