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Right now I'm blogging instead of grading, and I don't feel guilty...because, for once, all my grading is finished...done...gone...finito. And I feel like the weight of the world is lifted of my little anonymous shoulders because I'm not one of those teachers who can "aim at the next class period to give back exams and two weeks for feedback on papers" (Dr. Kirk). Let me take that back, I can aim

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I gave my freshmen a writing assignment to test how well they'd picked up on the elements that made up an epic. I knew they could recite the characteristics of an epic to me, but I wanted them to show me that they'd learned what makes an epic by writing one of their own. While I'd hoped they'd do well on this assignment, they've demonstrated their lack of writing abilities before, so I was

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In one of my first education classes I took, my teacher shared this idea with us: "Praise in public, punish in private". I've always thought this is the way it should be, and as a teacher, I've really tried to follow that rule. I can't say I'm always successful, as it's difficult to not lose it occasionally; however, the other day, I actually broke this rule intentionally...and the more I think

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Thirteen Things I Hope to Do Before I Turn 30:1. Summit Longs Peak.2. Get my M.A.3. Complete a triathalon.4. Finish my foreign language certification.5. Backpack across Europe.6. Crochet a whole hat.7. Watch the whole entire 24 hours of a 24 hour Christmas Story marathon. (I've almost made this one.)8. Learn to manage my money better.9. Move to Colorado.10. Learn to bake my gram's chocolate chip

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The other day I received a comment that actually made me cry. I opened my email, read it, re-read it to make sure I'd read it correctly the first time, then I cried. Boyfriend head couldn't figure out what made me so upset. All I could do was point at the screen and cry when he asked me.This is what had upset me so much: *Link to original post*Concerned - said...

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Thirteen random Anonymous Teacher facts...I love the color green. It is, in fact, my absolute favorite color.I love to cook...mainly because I love to eat, but with school and all that jazz, I don't have time to cook as often as I'd like.I love skirts and heels. I really feel under-dressed if I don't wear a skirt and heels to work.Riding in a car always makes me fall asleep...doesn't matter what

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When I was a child, I never would've thought that the teachers were watching the news and hoping for a snow day just like the students. The thought simply never crossed my mind. But there I was last night, ice pelting my window, wind blowing and howling, little old me cuddled in a blanket on my couch scanning the news for "Anonymous Teacher School" to scroll across the bottom while I was watching

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Thirteen Things I'd Wish If I Had Magic Lamp:to see "Anonymous Teacher's School" scrolling across the bottom of the television, letting me know that school will be closed tomorrow so that I could have an extra day of grading term papers and finishing worksheet creating.a giftcard for an unlimited amount of money to spend on i-tunes.the metabolism of my puppy!!to be able to visit Hogwarts...just

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at least in some cases. I know you all are thinking it isn't mathmatically possible, but I promise you it is in this situation.I have three students...let's call them A, B, and C. They like to disrupt class...frequently; however, according to their I.E.P.'s there isn't a whole lot I can do about them. So:A+B+C=trouble(-)I emailed guidance with this issue and received an email back the other day.

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I've said this before, but I'm going to say it again...students think we have no life.My freshmen took tests the day break started, fill-in-the-blank and two essays...50 of them. I had four days off for Thanksgiving. I had 25 junior term papers to grade, two weeks of lesson planning to do for four classes, and a lot of random grading; plus, like my students, I wanted some vacation time as well.

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Yes, folks, the wedding is over!! I'm officially a Mrs....although none of my students have quite figured it out yet--at least not if you go by the fact that they're still calling me Miss Anonymous. Oh, well.I'm in a state of disgustingly wedded bliss...I couldn't be happier with my husband. He's wonderful...makes a good Mr. Anonymous. He's got the teacher's husband thing down already--smile

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I've cried nearly every night for the past two weeks...most of the time for no reason whatsoever. The other night I drank a bottle of wine...yes, a whole bottle...to de-stress. I'm just over-whelmed with all that's going on. I've got some really needy kids, special ed. issues, and departmental issues to boot.Thus, I took a mental health day today. I had a conference yesterday and am off today,

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I had this very insightful post ready about how my mood affects my kids and blahblahblah...but it disappeared, and I don't have the energy to re-write it...so, I'm going to complain for a minute...or two...I have a parent who took issue with her son's teachers, myself included. Instead of emailing us with her concerns, however, she waited until two days before the end of the quarter and emailed

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Imagine the copy room...before school...on Halloween...VCVB: Where's your costume?Me: I'm going on a field trip this afternoon...didn't think I should go to the library dressed up. What about you?VCVB: Well, I was going to wear a low-cut shirt and be Miss Anonymous, but...I just stared at her. Dumbfounded. She did the awkward, joking laugh. I walked away, biting my tounge to keep from saying

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I love the imagery of that saying...Anyway, apologized to the boy from yesterday and made a deal with him...I'm calling his parents Monday; however, what I say to them is still to be determined. If he can show me that he's willing to try to work with me, then I'll let them know that he had a bad quarter, but we're working to do better. If he doesn't, then I'll let them know that. It's on him now,

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I lost my temper yesterday with a student. I told him that he was wasting my time by being in my class when he refuses to do homework or even crack open his book. This occurred after I asked him to read the last four chapters of To Kill a Mockingbird, and his response to me was, "What's the point? I haven't read the first 27?" We've been reading the novel for four weeks now. I've given them time

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This weekend I was almost in Houston with friends at a Women's Conference. I REALLY, REALLY wanted to go. The Lord kept speaking to me the past month about not going, and I kept fighting Him on it. I REALLY miss my friends that are in Houston right now, and I REALLY wanted to get away for a weekend. HOWEVER, I learned long ago not to fight what He tells me, and to just do what He says.

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Hey!Jay here. It's been a while since I have been on here. Shannon is ALWAYS on here and it drives me nuts, so I thought I'd write while she's baking in the kitchen. She said she has a staff bonfire and hayride tonight that she's excited about! I'm happy for her, as she's been BUSY this week, I hope she gets to relax and have fun tonight. There was a bonus to her being at work so late two

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I absolutely LOVED getting to know the parents of my AMAZING students during conferences yesterday and today. I learned a lot about some of the kids that I didn't know at all that made me grin ear-to-ear. I am blessed to work with some of the coolest kids on the planet.At the same time, I'm SO EXCITED about a FOUR-DAY WEEKEND. I LOVE the way we do conferences here, as we have TWO marathon days

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Lunch today...An older teacher shared with us that one of his students referred to a "love muscle" during a speech. Shocked, I asked if he gave the student credit for the speech. He answered that, in fact, he did. I told him I wasn't sure I'd feel comfortable doing that, and I probably would've sent him out of the room.Very conservative (very bitchy) teacher: Why wouldn't he give credit for that?

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This week is going much better. It's the end of the quarter, and I've been putting off grading essays...so I'm a bit tired. But I'm nearly finished with them, and the squirrels seem to have put effort into them.A colleague pointed me to this website today. I found the way it was marketed to be brilliant really. To an unsuspecting (read: desperate) high school student, this really doesn't sound

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Today I had the BEST time at work. While my students already miss the student teacher that left us to go to the middle school, it felt great for them to have their regular teacher back! Honestly, it was great for me to TEACH again. I felt like I was back to my usual self!!! It was AMAZING.As I have pondered things tonight, it wasn't that I hated having a student teacher. Honestly, I learned

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I'm very ambivalent when it comes to the post-season, especially this year. You see some of the most exciting games of the year during the post-season (the Detroit ALCS win, for example), but it also means the end of baseball for another year.I love baseball...have since I was a kid. I'd watch games with my dad, quality time. I can remember sitting next to him on the couch watching the game,

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I had a conference on Friday (which I won't even dignify by telling you what it was about), and my friend subbed for me. I had a couple classes I was nervous about, my lowest level freshmen class, to begin with.Sub told me all my classes were angelic, but she had an interesting experience with my freshmen class. ED girl came in and said to her, "I'm only being nice to you right now because you're

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Tonight was our annual school carnival. While I'm exhausted at the moment, I had quite a touching "silent" moment while I was there. I have to say, our PTA is AMAZING! They worked SO HARD to prepare for our HUGE school carnival. The kids had so many different activities that it was quite a busy school night! Our PTA does an AMAZING job!My favorite moment came right before I left. The staff

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The students have had two four-day weekends in a row. They are bouncing off the walls this week. We (the teachers) have all decided that there is such a thing as too much time off. They've completely gotten out of the routine. I have an odd feeling it's going to take the next several weeks to get them back in the routine.Also, the assistant principal bulldog has caught me being a bad teacher

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Welcome to Anonymous Teacher Blog

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Tonight I came across a quote on FB that sums of something I've said for YEARS. While it hasn't always made this season easier, it has kept my eyes on what's important. I wanted to post it tonight, for me more than anyone else.Being single doesn't mean you're weak, it means you're strong enough to wait for what you deserve. ♥*grin*LIFE.IS.GREAT!!!

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Blech.I had some not-so-nice parents meet with me. I'll just share the highlights...The woman whose daughter isn't turning in homework in my class...she told me that her daughter has always loved language arts, so it must be me. She proceeded to tell me how I should teach...because apparently I didn't go to school to learn that."I know you're not paid enough to go above and beyond..." I wanted to

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Every once in a while, I come across a book that is AMAZING and one that I would recommend for EVERYONE to read. I just finished an AMAZING book, and I give it five out of five stars. In fact I could give it six stars, I would! *grin*The book, Invisible Lines by Mary Amato, is nominated for the Truman Award, and is worthy of the nomination. This book was written by an AMAZING author, who

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After my post on Tuesday, I have really been talking to the Lord about the people I have in my life. A few realizations came to me since I posted on Tuesday.The first thing that the Lord showed me is that there are more people I could share the journey this side of Heaven with (and pray with) than the people I listed the other night. And I can honestly say that I was pleasantly surprised as we

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Tonight on my walk with Jay I got to thinking about several things. Well, really, I started out praying about some things, and God started talking to me about various things. In the process, I enjoyed just letting myself meditate on what He was showing me and telling me. Tonight I think I want to share some of it.I started the walk with Jay going backwards. See, each night we walk the same

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Every once in a while I find a book that I REALLY, REALLY like. I am currently wrapped up in a new book that I have wanted to read all day long. I even wanted to take it to work, but I knew it was better if I didn't because I am paid to work, not sit and read a book. *grin*You're dying to know the title, aren't ya? Don't worry, I'll have a full review for you soon. For now, I have a book to

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This is my 1,000 post for my blog. Wowowowowowowowowowow! It seems almost unreal to me that I've written that many short pieces from my life onto this blog. I knew last night that tonight would be number 1,000 and all day I have thought about what to write. On March 21, 2006 I began writing on my blog. I did it because a friend of mine was writing one and I just thought it would be a fun

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Dear Grandma Springer,I realize you're in Heaven having a BLAST, but I thought of you tonight as I made chocolate chip cookies. It reminded me of all the times I was in your kitchen as you made the BEST cookies ever, and you'd let us eat them for breakfast, or as a late-night dessert. You also let us eat them after they had cooled just enough to not burn our fingers or mouths, but also warm

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Something happened today that's making me wonder if I'm cut out to be a teacher. It has nothing to do with my knowledge of my subject matter or my ability to manage a classroom. Those things are easy compared with what I had to deal with today. I think I become too emotionally invested to be a teacher. I can't deal with what some of these kids have to deal with.One of my girls was raped over the

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What I'm about to share is something REAL within me. I've debated about sharing this, as it's pretty personal, but I believe that when someone is transparent, God's kids can pray for that person. Perhaps that's what I need now. I'm not really sure. These are some thoughts that I'm still processing through...I'm a fan of the show JUDGING AMY. It went off the air several years ago, and I've

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Today was a really good day! Okay, it had a rough spot, but I REFUSE to let a rough spot ruin my entire day! *grin* My highlights include:1. I was in a meeting this morning and a parent let me know how much she appreciates me. While there were tears, they were actually good tears, and God gave me a gift of a blessing in the form of that parent's tears. That was highlight #1.2. This

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I have a student in my lowest-tracked freshmen class. Her IEP is thicker than some of the dictionaries in my room...and I'm talking real Webster's dictionaries. She is bipolar, ADHD and has defiant disorder (and these are just the highlights of her IEP).When we started out the year, her case manager and I wondered if she'd even make it past the first week. We were petitioning to send her to a

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This past summer, Chase got me hooked on the channel ANIMAL PLANET. I am amazed at how much there is to learn about animals, and sometimes people who wind up with the animals in the most unexpected ways. There are two shows that I REALLY like, I SHOULDN'T BE ALIVE and ANIMAL HOARDERS. Both of them leave me pondering things on so many different levels.When Chase was here, he introduced me to I

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I am one blessed gal. I grew up in a home where my parents LOVED to read and from my earliest memories of my childhood, I can remember reading books with them before I went to sleep at night. To this day, they still enjoy reading a good book. My younger (Taller, but younger) brother also loves to read too. I'm glad that I come from a family of readers. While our interests all vary quite a

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Windows HS: Microsoft designs a school systemAfter three years of planning, the Microsoft Corp.-designed "School of the Future" opened its doors Thursday, a gleaming white modern facility looking out of place amid rows of ramshackle homes in a working-class West Philadelphia neighborhood.I'm not sure how I feel about this. In fact, I think I'm frightened by it. While I like the idea of a digital

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I was in a ridiculously good mood last night because of a really small thing a student did. But it meant so much to me.I worked last night at the bar. Saw a teacher I know from another school. She also coaches volleyball for that school. She met one of my little delinquents (one from my lowest-tracked class) because his girlfriend plays volleyball on her team. She asks if he knows me, and he

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Today I had a NEW student enter my life. Last week I had a parent of a former student call and ask me if I would be willing to tutor a sibling of PASTSTUDENT. I was EXCITED to hear from them and said, "yes" immediately! This was clearly an answer to prayer, as I had just been talking to the Lord about missing the extra tutoring money. God always knows what we need, and who He has for us to

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I have been praying for a small group to join since I moved here two years ago. I had gone to a few groups, but none of them were where I was supposed to be. I just knew it. So, in July when a friend from church invited me to a group, I figured "why not?" The first night I went, there was swimming and Apples to Apples. It was a lot of fun. An added bonus was that I knew several people since

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Not a day goes by that I don't thank God for the people he's put in my life. Tonight I was invited out to eat with some friends who are some of my FAVORITE people EVER! It was a blessing to spend some time with people who share the love for the Lord that I do, and truly "get" me. I'm blessed. Not a day goes by that I don't realize that.*grin*Thank You, Lord.LIFE.IS.GREAT!!!

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I'll never forget one week when I was a kid, staying at Grandma and Grandpa Springer's House in Clinton, Missouri. I loved that home, and I pretty much grew up in that house over the years. My brother and I would spend a week there in the summer, and always looked forward to it. Today I was reminded of one day in particular on one of those trips. We were hanging out in the family room, still

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Today the highlight of my day came from one of the younger students on my caseload. I have been busy everyday during the time he comes in, so I haven't been able to read with him. (I have a student teacher, so my responsibilities have shifted slightly for a brief period of time.) Today I was excited because I didn't have ANY meetings scheduled for today. So today when SmilingKid came in, I

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This week is turning out to be better than it was when it started. My week started really out on a stressful note, and Monday ended with me on the couch with a migraine. Fortunately, this week has gotten better each day. Today I had TWO highlights of my day.The first one came on email from a student's parent who has stated what an encouragement I have been to them and how they would like me to

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Tonight I went to FCF, and can honestly say I walked out a different person than the gal who walked in. I guess that's easy to say, and well, that's the point of church, isn't it? To walk out changed. *grin*I had been in a season where I was going to church and (With the exception of two weeks ago tonight) was really working at connecting with the Lord in worship. This has been difficult to

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This week I have given a great deal of thought and prayer into the phrase "My Best Effort." I remember being a child and hearing someone on TV ask someone, "Daddy, what happens when my best isn't good enough?" I'll be honest, I don't remember what the person on TV said back to that person, but I remember my exact thought at that time, "Your best is the best you can do."I think as an adult, my

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I imagine I post more about Jay than anything else, but I think that's okay. After all, he is my best friend. *grin*I am still amazed at how much this little furry person blesses me. Well, okay, I know he isn't a REAL person, but he has a personality that blesses me EVERY day. From the morning alarm where he helps me get up (I love sleep!) to the time he cuddles up in his blanket to sleep each

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I have a pile of essays with my name on them. My juniors keep bugging me to get them back. They aren't completely graded, despite the fact that I've had them a week...I tried to explain to them that they have one to write; I have 25 to grade...didn't make much of an impact on them. I told them I'd give them until Monday to finish their next essay if they give me until Monday to finish grading

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Some days in the classroom I sit there and think to myself "Thank you God for my parents." I am one blessed gal. If you've been a loyal reader of this blog for any amount of time, you know that I make this statement about once every six months. I obviously didn't choose my parents, and they weren't perfect parents (Sorry, Mom & Dad!), but they provided me with boundaries that help me today as

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Today I did something really amazing. Okay, well, I thought it was amazing. Some of you may think I need psychiatric help after I share with you what I did, AND the fact I ENJOYED IT. *grin* Today I helped assess our entire building on their reading skills. That's right, ALL DAY I sat and listened to kids read passages that I gave them. Yes, I was tired by the end of it, but it was an

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longest. two. weeks. ever.school has started again. in fact, the first day was two weeks ago...and this is the first chance i've had to blog. tell you anything about my first two weeks of school?? it should. it's been insane, to say the very least.our cafeteria is over capacity according to fire code during both lunches. there are freshmen sitting on the floor because there aren't enough tables.

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You may find it a tad ridiculous, but Jay sleeps on top of my bed comforter every night. He also chooses to sleep with a KU blanket on top of him. I guess he is cold at night, as I turn the thermostat down slightly every night. Or perhaps he wants to be like me, covered with quilts. *grin* He also does this in the morning while I'm getting ready for school. He's my constant source of

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I just received this email, and I wanted to share it. The context really is in the original email I sent:Mr. Kotlowitz, I am a second-year teacher at an affluent public high school **in the Midwest**. My class and I just finished reading your novel There Are No Children Here, and I am writing to let you know how much it meant to us. While the majority of the school is very

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I've now done everything except what I'm supposed to be doing. I've got a ton of reading to do for my class (but luckily I don't have class tomorrow), and I've got several small assignments to grade from each of my classes. Clearly this is going to be a horribly disorganized post, as I'm really just typing to avoid work. I don't really have anything to say, as I haven't even gotten into my

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I've got this printed out and hanging behind my desk. I love it!! Excellent, Bud.

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How long has it been?? Way too long. I'm going to quickly update you all, then I have grading to do. I miss blogging!!I've been married for nearly a year.I taught summer school over the summer and will never do it again. It was horribly disorganized, and the kids were a mess. Imagine all those kids who failed junior English in one classroom...not a good time at all.School has begun again. I have

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Tonight I was running late for FCF, and I was okay with that. I had spent the afternoon with some of my favorite little people, and knew that being late would be fine. I said a generic, "Lord, I trust that you'll put me where You want me..." prayer, and headed to service after dropping off the little people.I arrived at the Overflow Lot, and I was told there weren't any parking spots, and I

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This morning I had an EARLY morning meeting where I was slated to help facilitate a training session for our staff. Jay & I got up, did our morning routine, and I grabbed a treat to put him in his box. I put him him the box, LOCKED THE DOOR, said, "Bye, Jay, I love you!" and left for my meeting. He didn't fight me on going into the box at all. Truthfully, I have more issue with him being in

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I have been in need of a haircut for several weeks, but I kept putting it off. I have been so busy, that I kept thinking, "I'll do it tomorrow." Yesterday I decided that my goal for today would be to get a haircut.Today, I went to get the haircut. I have a picture on my iphone of what I want the haircut to look like from ALL sides. I have had this picture from my last haircut in Joplin for

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Today was the first day with little people in the building, and for our paraprofessionals to arrive back at school. I had already seen most of my students, and was EXCITED to have my friends back in the building today. Yes, I'm friends with everyone on staff, but the paras are who I have formed the closest friendships with in the building. I have been looking forward to today for a week!The

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Tomorrow is the first day of school and I'M SO EXCITED!While there is still A LOT for me to figure out with my schedule, that's okay because I was told today I have TWO paras! I am SO excited about this new year. We have some new staff members that I'm excited about, as well as an AMAZING student teacher! This year we have several new things in place to help students be successful in a way

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Today was our teachers' in-service day before school starts tomorrow. I've been dreading it, as usually my colleagues make me frazzled beyond belief (as those of you who've read my blog for the past several years know). But today wasn't nearly as bad as I expected. In fact, it went quite well. I had no desire to gorge on the chocolate in my bottom desk drawer. I don't know that I've ever left a

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Tonight was AMAZING! We had "Meet Your Teacher" tonight at my school, and it was REALLY fun to see our S.V.E. family back together again! I started out my night sitting at my desk, and one of my favorite little people came to my room! It was a GREAT way to begin the evening!The first hour was spent right outside my classroom and picking on the kids who walked by. It was so much fun to see the

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I've really enjoyed being at school the past few days. I've gotten a ton of work done, and my classroom actually looks as if it can fit students in it. I've blissfully danced around my room with the radio turned up...until today. For whatever reasons several of the other teachers were in today, and it reminded me why I eat so much during the school year.I had a really quiet morning, but this

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Tonight I went to my church, and LOVED it! Two years ago I moved here to be a part of IHOP-KC, and I STILL love it here! It's not perfect, I know that. At the same time, there isn't a perfect church anywhere either. *grin*Misty Edwards led worship, and I was reminded (once again) that I'm "at home" here. The whole time we were in worship, I kept thinking, "I still can't believe I'm here!"

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Today I was in a meeting all day, and I kept thinking to myself how blessed I am to work with such an AMAZING group of people. God has certainly put the right people together for such a time as this at the school I'm at! Some of the things that were discussed today were things we were seeking for two years, and it's FINALLY coming together. For the new members of our staff, they are just able

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Today began my thirteenth year as an educator. I have really pondered that ALL DAY...thirteen years! Wowowowowowowow!Today went REALLY well, and I'm EXCITED for this school year! For the third year here in L.S., I switched rooms AGAIN! The exciting part is that I now have a SMARTBOARD to teach the students on! I'm VERY excited about that! I was really excited to be back with my teacher

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In the past year God has really been teaching me how to use my voice in ways I haven't used it before. I have been praying for several years for BOLDNESS in my speech, but it has been a process and not an automatic thing. As He has been guiding me, I see how His wisdom is perfect, as I've had to go through several little steps to build up to a situation I was in today. He has guided me in such

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For some reason my school dedicates two hours a day for eight days to freshman orientation. This isn't a required thing, but many of the more involved students (or students with more involved parents) attend. It's not fun by any stretch of the imagination, so students and teachers alike have to create their own fun...mine was watching the freshmen in all their immature glory.They're like foreign

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I have given a lot of thought to my two weeks at camp this year. Every year I go to camp and pray over who He is going to have me serve beside for the week, and EVERY year, God blesses me with some AMAZING people! Camp is not EASY. You would think it would be REALLY easy. I mean, you're going to a camp to have fun, right? Well, yeah, that's true, but going to serve kids that have different

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Tonight I was reviewing my notes from camp, and realized that I TOTALLY forgot to post about Sara! How I forgot Sara, I don't know, but it's time to share about Sara! Sara was in my cabin the past 3 years, and I was told during Term 6 that she wasn't coming for Term 7. My first thought was relief, and then I felt bad for thinking that. Sara is a REALLY cool kid...but she is also a challenge.

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I was thinking tonight that my Term 7 posts wouldn't be complete without mentioning A.J.! A.J. was a returning camper, who I got to know a little bit throughout the week. I honestly don't know his diagnosis, but my guess would be that he falls somewhere on the Autistic Spectrum. I had seen A.J. the past few years, but just in passing, and honestly most of the time he was crying. So, I would

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I have two favorite weeks of the year. My favorite week of the year is during the ONETHING conference in December. I look forward to that conference EVERY year, as God meets me there EVERY year. My second favorite week of the year is TERM 7 out at Camp Barnabas!!! All year I pray about Term 7, and even pray to be with the same group of girls. This year, God was faithful to answer that prayer

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I typically ponder throughout my day what my nightly post is going to be about, and while I'm still itching to write about Term 7, I realized I hadn't even MENTIONED Brayden from Term 6! I actually met Brayden last year during Term 8, and LOVED this kid. During just about every meal, he would get up and sing the National Anthem last year. This year, he did it again and I LOVED IT! The boy has

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Okay, so three times a week didn't happen...obviously.I've been roped into a freshmen orientation week, and I'm really not liking it at all. It's very disorganized, and we've got so much down time that the kids are getting bored and acting out. Plus, it's cutting into my time and desire to plan for the upcoming year.I've created syllabi for all my classes. I'm working on fleshing out each of the

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While I'm itching to share about Term 7, I wanted to take a moment to write some more about Term 6. As I was pondering my latest post, I realized I didn't even write about the INCREDIBLE CIA's in our cabin, as well as our staff. I think it's natural to write about the campers, as that's my primary focus of my trips there, but Term 6 I felt the Lord put me there for the CIA's. For those of you

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Tonight I am back at home, and have spent the day resting. I forgot how exhausted I am after I serve out at Camp Barnabas! I think that's a good thing though, as it's GREAT to serve others to the point of self sacrifice and exhaustion. I learned so much the past two weeks that it may take me several days to get it all out in various posts. *grin*Every year I go out to camp expecting to bless

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i just spent my entire day seeing how little i could do.going to see a show tonight at one of the downtown bars with the boy.tried to have a glass of wine, but both opened bottles were not so good anymore. i suppose that means i'll have to open a new bottle...and finish it. wouldn't want it to go bad.need to go figure out what to wear to this show. want to look cute.

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...OH, I'M CAMP BARNABAS BOUND!!! *grin*I can't believe that my time out at camp begins tomorrow. This summer is going by SO fast! I'm enjoying this summer, it's just amazing to me to think that tomorrow begins my time out at Camp! I'm both excited and (to be completely honest) a little nervous. But, it's that good kind of nervous. It reminds me of that feeling of the first day of school

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I will admit, I spend a lot of time on FB. I like following my friends and seeing what they are up to these days. It's been a GIFT for me in my transition from Joplin to KC. I also like that I have added friends from here too! God has really blessed me with GREAT friends from all over the world. Between Camp, Joplin, and KC, I am blessed! Lately I have been frustrated though. Not counting

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The other night Chase and I went to Oceans of Fun. We had spent the afternoon at Powell Gardens where we had sweat a lot, and I was looking forward to a COOL evening of water activities. I will admit it, (in case you're new to my little corner of the world) I am a big kid. I LOVE water slides! They are a lot of fun for me, and my favorite ones are tube slides! At Oceans of Fun, there are two

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I'd like to begin by saying that in this post, I'm mostly reflecting on the nature of the English curriculum; however, I suppose the thought is applicable to all subjects.I was just working on my plans for next year, going over my lesson plans for Oedipus. I'm not a huge fan of the play. In fact, I think it's over the head of most seniors, let alone freshmen. I taught it to both my levels of

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The past two days I have had a GREAT time with my friend Chase. (He's here one more day, which is a blessing to me!) Chase arrived last night, and God is showing me some incredible revelations through Chase and the activities that we've done.I should take a moment and state that Chase is ten years old. He is the child of one of my closest teacher friends in Joplin. I have known Chase since he

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still out at the summer camp. between the kids and the waitressing, i'm staying ungodly busy. but i like it that way.out at camp the past two weeks i've had the 11/12's. they're an odd bunch...such a strange age. i might blog more about that later...but i have this one little boy in my group. he is quite possibly the most obnoxious kid i've ever met in my life...most of the time. but there are

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I took a "brief" hiatus from blogging. I got overwhelmed by end-of-the-year work (i.e. even more term papers), and lately I've been working on wedding preparations, as fiance and I have decided to move the wedding up to November.Anyway, I'm making a promise right now to you (and especially myself) to blog at least three times a week because I know I'll need that habit once school starts. I need

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Tonight I have ANOTHER book review to share with you! I will admit, when I ordered the book I thought it was about a child with Autism, but it was actually about a girl with CEREBRAL PALSY! Are you wondering why that's so cool to me? It's because that's what I was born with, and why I walk with a limp! Cerebral Palsy is caused by trauma during birth. So, it's not anyone's fault, it just happens

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There's a chorus that has been repeating in my head tonight. Misty Edwards sings it from time to time at IHOP. While I'm sure countless others have also sung it, she's the only one I've ever heard sing it the way she does.It's part of a spontaneous chorus (I think), but it doesn't really matter. God can use ANYTHING at any time to reach us. She sings:I WANNA HEAR YOUR HEARTBEAT...Meaning, at

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Have you ever heard a quote, and then spent the remainder of the day pondering it? Okay, perhaps several days, weeks, months, or even years on a quote? Well, I have been pondering a quote today that I actually heard quite a while ago. Louie Giglio is the first person that I heard say it, and it has gripped me. He stated, "The most important thing you think about, is what you think about, when

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...Matt's set was my favorite part of today!!! I had a really good day though.I slept in. This is always a highlight for me, because sleep is a hobby of mine. I enjoy it. Jay let me sleep, and I LOVED IT.I got up, ate LUNCH, and relaxed. Meaning, I turned on the DVR, cuddled with the furry kid, and rested. I was in my PJ's until 3:00. I loved it!Around 2:00, the Lord told me to check

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The older I get, the more I appreciate the friendships that the Lord has given me. Last night I went down to Joplin and picked up a Tornado Survivor, and brought her back here so that she could fly out today to go to a family reunion. I've known LaughingGal for YEARS. While we don't talk regularly, I have prayed for her off and on over the years, as I have felt led to do so. She's a really

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Today I want to share another book review with you! I just finished the book BOOST by Kathy Mackel, and LOVED it! While I'm not a hot-shot athlete, I do enjoy sports, and this book is a book for people who LOVE sports! Perhaps you don't have to love sports, just a story about a girl who is working hard to keep her family together, even while twists and turns occur in her own little world. Told

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When I awoke this morning, I had in my head several things that I had in mind for MY day. I was excited to see the people I knew I would see, and visit one of my favorite places on the planet. I had my own plan, and set out for MY DAY. Boy did God have a couple shifts that I didn't see for me, that made it one INCREDIBLE day!First, I went and heard Mr. H. preach. I can honestly say that he is

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I am probably not your typical gal when it comes to shopping. I mean, I know ladies who LOVE to spend all day shopping. I'm not one of those gals. I like to go in, get whatever it is that I need, and leave. I'm not really one to browse, I just buy what I need and leave. Therefore, I had already prepared my heart for today's shopping trip.For the past two years I have desired a new television

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Today I started tutoring with Awesomekid. Awesomekid is a really neat kid that goes to my school, and has been on vacation up until now. Today we met for the first time since school let out, and it was clear he was NOT happy to see me! I was really excited to see him though! He's one of my favorite kids at my school, so it was really good to see him. We worked for an hour on reading and

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The highlight of my day was this afternoon when I texted a friend that I haven't talked to in a while. I sent a one line text to a friend, and it turned into an afternoon of texts back & forth. It was so much fun getting caught up and sharing life stories back and forth. I was watching a movie at the time, and we both know the movie really well, so it was fun to share quotes from the movie

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