Busy...

Okay, it's kinda sad how all my posts are about school! It just seems that school is all I have done in the last month! It is getting slightly easier as each week passes, but there is still way too much stuff to do with 23 kids. My students still need so much one-on-one time to really understand and do the work, but there isn't enough time in my day to do that, individually TPRI test, individually do a couple of graded assessments on every student, do reading groups, and whatever else there is that I'm not yet aware is coming up!!! Whew...I'm tired just thinking about :)

I did go to Walmart yesterday to get a few things that will help me to further organize my way of grading. I also spent a little time thinking about ways that my team can organize our home reading program to be more efficient. I find that it sometimes requires a little extra time and effort at the beginning in order to make the rest of the year smoother. Once this initial round of testing, parent conferences, etc. are done I really think it might be more manageable.

Danny is looking forward to October because he has a 3 week break from classes. It will be nice to have all our weeknights together without school or homework :) We have been talking lately about our options for when/where to buy a house. We like the area we live in now, but we need to do some research to find out what neighborhoods are in the vicinity, what we can afford, and what we really need in a house. We probably won't do any serious shopping around until at least January, but it's fun to start thinking about :)

Life in the fast lane!

Well, after my last post things have NOT slowed down! :) With my first ever set of progress reports, I had to stay at work until late this week (last night was 10:30!) just to get things done. It has been a real challenge to learn all the new things I have to teach, ways to grade, and so on, but I am still holding on to the hope that it will get easier! At least I have teammates that are always willing to listen to my questions and help me out when I need it.

Today I cleaned upstairs, did some "hand-wash only" laundry that I had been putting off, played on Facebook for a while and now am planning to spend a little time fiddling with PhotoShop before heading back upstairs to get myself ready to go to the store :)

Aggieland!!!

No matter how many new buildings are added or how much the town changes, I still love being back in Aggieland again! What wonderful memories :) Danny and I headed to the football game with Lance for Danny's first time to see an Aggie game at Kyle Field. We had a great time watching the Aggies win 41-6 over New Mexico! Being a Longhorn, Danny acted like he wasn't going to participate in the special tradition we Aggies have when we score, but the Aggies scored enough times in the game that he knew just what to do by the end of the game...he really was a good sport ;)

Life at school is still moving at a pace that I am trying hard to keep up with. Hopefully I get used to things quickly so my schedule can smooth out to something more normal. I would like to start leaving work earlier...I sometimes feel like I should have a cot stored somewhere in my room right now!!