I'm getting a pedicure right now. I should still be at work, because I have so much to do, but my mom helped me in my room until 3:30 and then we headed to the mall for pedicures. Getting back into the swing of things with work is very difficult, but I'm doing ok. I just don't feel like I've gotten into the flow yet. My room is coming together. Now is the hard part, planning out how to organize the class assignments and curriculum and putting that plan into a letter/syllabus for the parents. I don't like having a set schedule of mondays we do this,tuesdays this, etc., because there are always interruptions and days off and things. Plus, I'm teaching a whole new class this year, 6th grade advanced reading. We don't have a lot of our books and materials yet, because of the new school. I'm also working with all new people, so that makes things more challenging too. I know somehow it will all come together for the kids' arrival on Tuesday.
My uncle Mike is in town and we're having dinner with him tonight. Tomorrow, I will be at school very late.
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
Tuesday, August 11, 2009
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Last Tuesday morning my brother called to tell me my dad had died. He was only 57 years old. He was working and had a heart attack and collapsed. He didn't make it to the hospital. I had just seen him while I was in Ohio and I am so thankful for the time I had with him this summer. It still doesn't seem real.
After receiving the news, my mom and I packed up quickly and headed to Daytona, where we drove through the night with my uncle to Columbus. After arriving, Chad and I met up with my aunts to plan his funeral. The funeral was Saturday and his body is now resting beside my grandparents'.
On Sunday I flew to Washington, D.C. then to Orlando. My cousin picked me up in Orlando and drove me to my uncle's house in Daytona. From there, I picked up the car and drove back to Tampa.
Yesterday I went back into my classroom, this time things were much better, but there's still a lot that has to be done. I was just not in a place mentally where I felt like I could work on it and accomplish anything.
Today, I was supposed to be in a training from 8:30-3:30, but I actually finished up at 10:45, so I was able to sign out my classroom key and work in my room for awhile. I accomplished quite a bit and I feel a lot better about it now. I got rid of all the extra crap left in my room by previous teachers and moved my furniture around, so it's mostly where I want it. It's awesome to have tile floors, I can drag all the furniture around by myself!
After that I had lunch at home with Lola and then I worked on cleaning out the kitchen in my grandma's condo (she died in January and we still haven't done much of anything with it). Later I took princess Lola to Pet Food Warehouse to get some more canned food. She loves going in there, because all the employees pay attention to her and give her treats and I swear she thinks she's like an honored guest or something...it's quite amusing. She is now sleeping soundly, recovering from her busy day!
I finally got up the nerve to get on the scale today and I actually cried a little. I'm going back to weight watchers tomorrow. I have been very uncomfortable with my body lately, because I knew I was gaining weight, but I didn't know how bad it was. I've got to lose some weight, because I feel gross.
Tomorrow is another day of training, but I have to leave early and pick up my mom at the airport. Friday Chad & Ioulia are coming to visit!
After receiving the news, my mom and I packed up quickly and headed to Daytona, where we drove through the night with my uncle to Columbus. After arriving, Chad and I met up with my aunts to plan his funeral. The funeral was Saturday and his body is now resting beside my grandparents'.
On Sunday I flew to Washington, D.C. then to Orlando. My cousin picked me up in Orlando and drove me to my uncle's house in Daytona. From there, I picked up the car and drove back to Tampa.
Yesterday I went back into my classroom, this time things were much better, but there's still a lot that has to be done. I was just not in a place mentally where I felt like I could work on it and accomplish anything.
Today, I was supposed to be in a training from 8:30-3:30, but I actually finished up at 10:45, so I was able to sign out my classroom key and work in my room for awhile. I accomplished quite a bit and I feel a lot better about it now. I got rid of all the extra crap left in my room by previous teachers and moved my furniture around, so it's mostly where I want it. It's awesome to have tile floors, I can drag all the furniture around by myself!
After that I had lunch at home with Lola and then I worked on cleaning out the kitchen in my grandma's condo (she died in January and we still haven't done much of anything with it). Later I took princess Lola to Pet Food Warehouse to get some more canned food. She loves going in there, because all the employees pay attention to her and give her treats and I swear she thinks she's like an honored guest or something...it's quite amusing. She is now sleeping soundly, recovering from her busy day!
I finally got up the nerve to get on the scale today and I actually cried a little. I'm going back to weight watchers tomorrow. I have been very uncomfortable with my body lately, because I knew I was gaining weight, but I didn't know how bad it was. I've got to lose some weight, because I feel gross.
Tomorrow is another day of training, but I have to leave early and pick up my mom at the airport. Friday Chad & Ioulia are coming to visit!
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