WOW!!!!!!

On Friday, we had a work day. I was dressed pretty sloppy and working like crazy trying to make sure I had all of my work done in my room and was ready for Monday! I had my cricut with me and was making some pretty cute name cards for the tables, as well as adding the posters that needed to be added to the room. Around 11:30, my wonderful husband showed up with lunch (Pei-Wei), and I was called to the front office to meet him. As I was walking out the door, Ms. Friedell stopped me and told me that Mrs. Bruce (the principal) needed to see me. Yes, I was being called to the principal's office!

Mrs. Bruce called for me to come in, she was eating lunch with Ms. Hageman (her secretary) and Ms. Hageman's daughter. When I made my way in, she asked me if I would like to be a Kindergarten teacher!!!!!!!! I was so overjoyed! I of course said yes, gave her a hug, and yelled at Brad to come in the office! I could not have asked for a better moment!

My Second Grade Team, that I have been working with (since the end of last year), came in and gave me hugs, congratulated me, and then said "NOOOOOOOO!!!!" It is nice to know that you will be missed! Also, I will greatly miss working closely with these ladies and gentleman. But they are just around the corner!

My new Kinder Team welcomed me with open arms. I stayed late to go by their rooms and get a peak at what I had to look forward to. They are amazing!!! The two teachers that were still their working on their room gave me some of their supplies to use to get started! They also helped me to get an idea of things that I would need to buy immediately (which I did on Saturday) and things that I would eventually need to get.

I am so excited to be able to say that I am now officially a KINDERGARTEN TEACHER!!! I will have my own room, with my own kids, and be able to make a bigger difference! I have enjoyed my last 2 years subbing, but am greatly looking forward to starting my career as a teacher!

Monday is a short way around the corner, but I do not start with my class until about Thursday. So I will be able to get my room set up after school the first few days. I still get to work with my Second Grade Team for the first few days, until we can get the new sub in there and get her acquainted. I am so happy to be starting this new school year with a new adventure!

P.S.  A big thank you to all of those who have supported me the last few years. I could not have done this without you.

P.S.S.  A special big thanks to Sheila for always booking me to work, to Mrs. McMullen for her continued support and efforts to get me a job, and Mrs. Bruce for her support, faith in me, and belief that I will be a great teacher! (and for the job!)

Long-term sub

I was asked to take four long-term sub positions this year! They all run consecutively. In fact, there is some overlapping. So I started back to work on the 15th with all the other teachers. My room was already set up (thank you so much Mrs. Wollam) and I only had a few small details to add to the room.

We had meet the teacher on Wednesday night. I was very nervous, because I wasn't sure what to expect. It turned out great! the majority of my kids came by the room with their parents. They were all very pleasant and I was overjoyed to recognize several of my kids! All of the parents seemed very accepting that I would be a long-term sub in their child's room. Overall, I would say it was a wonderful first for me!

Now...just to make to my own classroom and be able to introduce myself as the teacher!

One Year!

On July 31st, we celebrated our First Anniversary! We kept it pretty simple. We went and watched a movie (at the dollar theater, because we didn't want to watch what was out at the time), checked in to a hotel that is around the corner (this allows us to be able to come back and check on Willoughby), and went to eat at the Melting Pot. It was a fabulous day. Simple and sweet.

I am so happy to have found an amazing man to spend my life with. He is my best friend and treats me like a princess. Our first year together has been wonderful and I know it will continue to be fabulous.

While we were at Melting Pot, a lady walked by and handed us a $50 gift card! It expired that day, so she wasn't able to use it, and just stopped at our table and handed it over. We were so grateful! It made our meal 3X more enjoyable!

Happy Anniversary (a little late on the blog) to my love! I hope we have many more.