We Made it!!

Wow! That's the first word that comes to mind when I think of the first week of school :) It was a whirlwind!

This is my new classroom.

I think giraffes are too cute so the theme in my room is 'Reach for the Top'!

The board by my work area...I love having my married name posted ;)

There is so much that I have to learn about first grade. I can't wait until I get into a routine and start getting used to all the new things. Hopefully, that will help things go smoother and keep me from spending so may extra hours at work!!! My feet were barely hanging in there by Wednesday, I pushed them another day and by Friday I was back wearing the 'special' doctor shoes. My kids are really cute and it's nice that they come into first grade at least knowing how some things go already. We still have to work on learning the routines and getting down to work! It will be an exciting year!

Danny has been back in school for a couple of weeks now. Between both our school schedules, we barely saw each other this week!! In fact, he is sitting at the table doing homework as I type this post. Luckily, we just have to do this until May and then he will be finished! :)

It's finally here...

There has been so much to do to get ready for school this year! Lots of meetings/training sessions have meant that I have had to stay late several days in order to prepare for the first week. After working all day yesterday I still have a number of things that aren't finished, but I feel better about starting school tomorrow.

We had 'Meet the Teacher' on Friday and I am more excited about the first day now that I have seen, talked to and hugged my students! Seeing the kids again always puts me back into focus and reminds me why I do what I do...

I have enjoyed working with the teachers on my new team! They have been very helpful, encouraging and fun to be around! I am looking forward to a great school year!!! I send those same wishes to all the teachers reading this :)

Summer's over!

This has been a busy week! I am finally out of the clunky doctor shoes and now have tennis shoes. I still find that I need to do plenty of sitting during the day and put my feet up when I get home, but I am getting better at being on my feet more. I get to walk around the house barefoot or with socks on now, which is so much nicer!! Also, I drove today for the first time in over a month!!!

Mom and I went back to school on Saturday to work in my room and we got a lot done! The room is finally looking cute :) I still have work to do, but I feel much better about the beginning of the year now. School officially begins tomorrow with 4 days of inservices and then on Friday we will have 'Meet the Teacher' and a workday. I'm really curious and excited to find out who will be in my room!

Work, work, work!

Wow! Mom and I went to school right after lunch and worked until 7:30! We moved the furniture, decorated the bulletin boards and put stuff on the walls. I was very glad to have the help because I couldn't have climbed up and down or stretched up high to hang the stuff Mom did and I definitely couldn't have moved the furniture by myself! My feet were really tired by the time we left (along with muscles that my body forgot it had!), so I had to put them up for while when we got home. I was going to try to go back to school today, but my feet aren't ready for that much work 2 days in a row yet! I will go back on Saturday because there is still SO much that needs to be done!!

Another week

I went back to the doctor today - I am so glad Dad was available to take me again! X-rays looked good, so all is progressing as it should. The doctor says I need to wrap my feet and wear the clunky shoes for one more week. That means I get to start wearing tennis shoes by this weekend!

Mom and I are going to school to work on my room tomorrow. My first day back to school is Friday because my school scheduled a special inservice. Monday the whole district will be headed back to work with inservices all week. I can hardly believe that I will have a new crop of students in less than 2 weeks!!! I have a lot to do to get ready!

Danny has been back to school for 2 weeks now and we are trying to get back into the swing of juggling job, homework and school schedules. It's not easy giving up the summer, but we are hoping the fall will bring about some exciting things!

My road to recovery

Well, Monday was the 3 week mark since my surgery. I am so glad I chose to go ahead and get both feet done at the same time. God has been very good to me - my feet have been uncomfortable at times during the recovery process, but I haven't experienced any real pain! The doctor says they look good (I think they look a little nasty myself, but I know he's not talking about the superficial) and even gave me permission to practice driving around my neighborhood. I still haven't tried yet!

I am pretty tired of the house and couch by now, but I have learned that getting out for more than dinner or a trip to the doctor's office is still not that easy. I had an inservice for school that I was signed up for and I was exhausted by the time I got home! I am getting around the house well, though, and have even been able to cook dinner a few times and bake cookies once. It feels good to be able to help out again. I hope that I will get the green light to wear regular shoes and do more after I see the doctor again on Tuesday.

I am very blessed to have so many people that were (and still are) willing to help me with all the things I couldn't do for myself! Thank you so much - I am truly grateful for all your love and support!

Finally decided to give this a try

As I've followed my mom and sister's blogs I always thought it would be fun to have my own, I just never got around to starting one. Hopefully I will be able to keep up with this! The school year is about to start for me and that will put me to the test! As I said in my mini-bio, I am moving from Kindergarten to First Grade, so I will be busy learning a whole new ball game.

Here's giving blogging a try...