Been Gone

Well I haven't posted anything in a while. I have just been very busy with school, volleyball practice and home life. I am ready for a mini vacation soon.

We took Donovan to the pumpkin patch yesterday and he had a blast. Here are a few pictures of our outing. Enjoy the pictures.

Sadness

Today has been a sad day with the news I have heard.

First... a dear friend Miss Hope who was an aid at Arnold retired. She was like a grandmother to me. Such a sweet soul. Her grandchildren are a month apart from Donovan. Anyways, I found out today that her husband of 49 years past away from cancer. She had to retire to take care of her husband. However, now she needs to worry about her daughter too. One of her daughters has cervical and uterian cancer. She is undergoing chemo right now and it is wiping her out. Miss Hope is taking care of her too. Where she gets the strength I don't know, but God bless her and her family.

Second .... today I found out a student who use to go to Arnold Dayo fell down the bleachers during wrestling practice that he had to be lifeflighted to Hermann Memorial hospital. This is what I was told....Please pray for a Cy-Fair freshman Dayo Awosika-Olumo. He was Life Flighted from school Friday afternoon after taking a bad fall running bleachers. He's still in Neuro ICU at Mem.Hermann. When they removed the respirator, fluid in his lungs comp...licated the process. He's back on the respirator and heavily sedated. Swelling but no surgery yet. His parents & sister, Soyo, are doing ok, but are grateful for prayers!
Dayo was in my Not So Neat Freaks Club. He is a sweet boy. I taught his sister Soyo. She is awesome. I ask that if you read this to please pray for them too.

The second week of school has ended and I love school. I love my kids. The atmosphere at school is great. I can't complain at all. I wake up in the morning and can't wait to get to school. Volleyball practice has been ok. The girls can serve, but are very slow. They are not agressive and so it is hard to see who will be on the various team. We have our first scrimmage on Tuesday. I can't wait to see how they perform. Wish us luck.

Well I guess I am going to wrap up and say some prayers tonight for everyone.

Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure

Yesterday I signed up to walk in the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure in October. I have two teacher friends who are survivors and a mommy group friend who is suvivor. Amen!! God is good. Anyways, I am racing on my friend Michelle Pizzi's team. I have already raised 25.00. Thank you Andrea. If anyone is interested in donating you can go to www.koman-houston.org. I believe you can pick a team which our team name is Think Pizzi Pink, or an individual to donate to, that would be me. I am so excited. I have wanted to do this walk and just never had anyone to really do it with. Yeah!!!

Now to school. School is going great. I still say it is "Good Living" and 'There is No Place Like Arnold" I am just glad things are going great for me.

Home..Donovan is doing great. He is using his potty more and more. I am so excited for him. He is getting up with me and not crying and that makes leaving in the morning great. Life is just great for me and I am so glad.

2nd week of School

Well today was the 2nd week of school. I love work. The atmosphere is wonderful. All I do is smile. I do have a class of 5 boys and 1 girl. Now those little boys are going to break me in good. They are just so darn cute, but realize that I have to teach them totally different. I will get the knack of it soon.

My little one is doing great when it comes to taking him to daycare. He goes straight to Ms. Asha. He so loves her. I am so glad she was Donovan's first teacher. What a blessing she has been to Donovan.

Potty training is still going well. He does a great job at home. However, I am not sure if he understands that I know when he poops when he is grunting. It is kind of funny to hear him grunt then ask him if he pooped. He has a delayed answer of "No".

Volleyball practice was today. The girls are going to need to concentrate and follow directions. It will be a long season, but the girls better learn quick that lines will become their new friend if they do not stop chit chatting when they should be listening.

I am waiting on my daughter to call me tonight. The Texas Bank and Trust has decided to recognize outstanding young people in the community. She has been elected to the 2009-2010 Student Board of Directors. I so wish I could of been there with her to see her at the reception and orientation. She had pictures taken for the newspaper in Longview. Here is the website http://www.news-journal.com/ . When I find out it is online I will post.

Oh well it is back to work. I have to liven up my classes. Wish me luck.

First day of Volleyball try outs

Ok, today could not have started out any worse than it did today. I seem to have locked my keys in the car last night. I didn't realize it. I was doing so good on time today. I actually was ready to leave by 6:15. However that didn't happen. I locked my keys in the car. I think this is a reoccuring theme for me. I did this last week. Thank God for Charlotte who picked me up and took Donovan to daycare and me to work. I was not that late for practice.

This years group of girls. First there are about 74 girls trying out for only 30 positions. The girls did pass to themselves today. There are some good looking volleyball players. Tricia and I rated them. Then the girls were placed in groups of ten to see them pass to the target. We only got through 2 rows. I thought some were decent, and some were so so. There were a few I wanted to give tips to, but I know we are not allowed to. That makes me sad. Tomorrow will be another day of tryouts. I hope we will be able to pick the 30 easily.

Classes were good today. I finished another power point. I think tomorrows lesson is awesome. I need to figure out how to find money for student incentives since the state of Texas as put more criteria on the money kids raise at fundraisers are to be used. I am going to start thinking and I will figure out something.

It is getting late and I am tired. I have so much still to do, and hope I can get through it.

First Official Day of School

Today has been a really awesome day. Donovan started his new daycare class. He went to daycare happy and no fits. It was great.

Today at work I got most of the posters and signs up for PBIS. I am excited about that. I am really looking forward to an awesome year. The staff is great. I just can't say enough about work. The heaviness from last year has left and I am glad.

I love my classes. I really wish my class of 5 could combine with my class of 8. I just hate that I could be used to teach another class. It is kind of sad. I will have to wait to see if they will combine the class. The kids are all excited, but we haven't gotten into the nitty gritty of 6th grade yet.

I am so exhausted and ready for the night to end. I am sitting here watching the hummingbird wishing I had that much flutter left. We are still working with Donovan on potty training. I am so excited to say that he is doing great. Now I have to begin to let him wear underwear and not training pants. I am not sure if I am ready to venture out in the world with his peeing on himself. I wish I had a magic wand to clean up mess. I am sure some of my students think I do have a wand.

Yesterday

Yesterday was an absolutely horrible day. I just wanted to cry. Donovan was being a turkey yesterday. When we were getting ready to leave for daycare and work, he threw a major tantrum. I mean he throws them, but oh my word, he cried and cried and cried. I eventually got Donovan in the car. Then we went to daycare. As we were at daycare he had his shoes off and I was trying to get things out of the car. Donovan climbs over my seats to the front and unknown to me at the time, he stepped on my glasses which were in the seat. So they are broke. Then he pressed the door lock. I unlocked it from my side of the car and shut my door, but the drivers side door was unlock. Oh but Donovan was a little quicker than me and he pressed the door to lock and shut the door. Like a dummy I didn't think like a toddler. So he had now locked my keys in the car with my cell phone. I took him in the center, and asked to use the phone. I didn't have any numbers so I called work. All I got was the answering service. So I started pressing numbers for the school. I eventually got ahold of a teacher to give the principal a message for me. I did get to school. One of the daycare mother's was going to be passing by Arnold so she dropped me off. Thank God for her.
Eventually Scott came to get me so we could get my car. He was a little mad, and I don't blame him. I was a little ugly to him and just mad that I didn't think before shutting the door. I mean what parent relies on the door the toddler has open to be the unlocked one. Anyway, I got in the car drove back to school. When I got out of the car I realized that Donovan's shoes werer still in the car. So I got in the car and went back to the daycare. I had to drop off the shoes. Then go back to school. That was pretty much my morning.

Now for school itself. I think some people dont' realize at times they are just rude or abrassive. I mean I am trying to keep my patience, but there are a few 20 % people that just aren't happy with anything. I just don't understand. Why are people that miserable? And teachers. I will be praying a lot for understanding and just an open mind and heart.