Ok, so I only slept for MAYBE an hour last night. I could NOT sleep for the life of me. I think what happened is that I did a bunch of packing and moving crap and stayed up too late. Then my body was just awake. Plus earlier I took a 3 hour nap in the middle of the day. Dang it! I am only up because we have more to do before Dad comes this afternoon, and he will be pissed if we're not ready to go. I have to run to Wal Mart and get a couple more totes and packaging tape. I hate moving, can't wait to do it again in a matter of weeks. Who knows where though? I won't even go there. And no I never heard from Faribault yesterday.
So Nicole called me yesterday morning and canceled the babysitting. She felt bad but they were just too tired from going to Country Jam the first two nights. I told her not to feel bad because I had plenty to do and plus I don't exactly NEED the money anyways. They paid me $120 for the two nights as it is. It was nice to babysit actually, they were good. Friday night after they got home we stayed up talking until 12:45. Those parents are just easy to talk to, I didn't even mind that I didn't get home until almost 1am.
Yesterday I had my PLT. It went alright, I went up until the very last minute. Usually with standardized tests I have plenty of extra time, but this was 25 multiple choice and 12 essays in 2 hours. There were 4 case studies with 3 essays each. I'd say I did pretty good. Before I left when I was printing my admission ticket I looked at the practice test they have online and got worried. I don't remember specific theories and terminology from Bloom's Taxonomy, but it turns out it wasn't really about that. I don't get why they make the practice tests so different from the real thing! It was like that when I took my music content one before student teaching. Anyways, there was one case study that made sense to me but what they were asking for the essays was a little hard. Going into it I was scolding myself for not buying the study guide online and studying more, thinking I might not do well, which would make it so I wouldn't be able to renew my MN license. BUT thankfully it went well. I don't know how well, but I'd be reeeeeeeeeally upset if I didn't pass. I am just glad to have it over with. Now I have to wait for my scores to be put up and I can finally get my license.
Today, like I said before, I am finishing packing up. A lot of my stuff was already in boxes so I am trying to help Theresa since she works a lot this week and last. I need to take our sheets off our beds so we can move our mattresses, pack up her computer so we can take apart her desk, and make sure there is plenty of room in here to move our big furniture. We haven't moved anything into storage because it's taken so long to just pack it up. Plus we realized we have lots of boxes that could go on top of dressers in there too. I think Dad would rather move the furniture into empty storage so he can arrange it the best way. I bought a tool set yesterday so we can take some things apart. It feels good to finally have one. Before I just had a screwdriver and a hammer.
Tonight we are going to BJ's for dinner. I hope I am not too tired. I don't want to be a party pooper. I bought a folding chair to bring over this time. I hope we have another bonfire. Then I have to sleep on an air mattress. I found a patch so I am going to try to patch up the hole from friggin Gustav in my air mattress. There's another one here too so if mine won't work, I'll try the other one. I think Theresa and I might have to sleep together for the next few days, ha! I am not looking forward to living out of boxes at Becky's. Her room is already pretty crowded and when we move our stuff in there it's going to drive me crazy. I wish she had some more areas for storage. Maybe she'd move some of it to our storage unit until we move out. I have been dreading replacing the light in the basement here and going through that stuff again. Maybe it won't be too bad.
I should quit procrastinating. Hope everyone had a great weekend. I have a three day workweek and am heading to Chicago on Wednesday night! Can't wait, so friggin excited...
Sunday, July 26, 2009
Friday, July 24, 2009
House is on!
The boys are in bed and I am now watching House while browsing the interweb. I wish I was up to date with what is happening with House but I still enjoy the show a lot.
Tonight I picked the boys up from Country Jam. Nicole and Tim brought them this afternoon and they were enjoying it and behaving so they decided that they could stay until 7pm. Well, I got off work early at 5:15pm and so I have some time to kill which was nice I suppose. When I finally got to where I met them, after taking the longest possible route, Keegan fell right asleep in the car. We stopped at Holiday so Becky and Theresa could see how big the boys are now. Then we went through the Burger King drive thru AGAIN to see if Jayden could get the transformer that he's been wanting. No luck. They are all out and not ordering more. I should call the other BKs in EC and see if they have it. Anyways, I put Keegan in bed when we got back, Jayden ate his late dinner and we watched Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles(part of the newest one) and he went right to bed again. No matter what anyone at the daycare thinks of him, he is easy to babysit for. Last night I got $60 for 6 hours so that was nice. Tonight I came 2 hours later so we'll see what I get. Either way, this extra money is nice.
I have my PLT in the morning at 10:45am. It will take two hours and I need to make sure I've got my pencils set, and my admission ticket printed, etc. It kind of crept up on me, I don't know how to feel. I feel nervous in a way, but I also feel like I am good at articulating good answers in regards to teaching methods and strategies. I feel like it will be a lot of quoting my UWEC School of Ed portfolio. I am sure I'll pass. Kathy's daughter apparently scored really well on it and got some award. It'd be sweet to have that, but I just need a license for MN.
I was "supposed" to hear back from Faribault today and I did not. Either they haven't had enough time to check with references, OR they've offered it to someone else and are waiting to hear if they accept it before telling us all that it is a no. I am not sure how to think about it. I guess I am just not going to think about it this weekend at all.
So, as Theresa wrote we did have some creeper in our apartment this morning replacing the sliding door. He completely took out the whole door and frame and replaced all of the wood around it and everything. It looks better, but man we were pissed that Cornerstone didn't call us. Fortunately, I probably couldn't have slept in today anyways. My body it used to getting up at 7:30ish. I worked an hour later and kept freaking myself out when I looked at the clock. The guy in the apartment I think felt really bad. Apparently they called the tenants that are taking over the apartment in 2 weeks or whatever. Duh. Stupid. Theresa started really packing up her stuff finally, which motivated me to get the ball rolling too. Tomorrow after I have my PLT and before I babysit, I think I am going to take a few trips to the storage unit.
Last night after babysitting I went out to meet up with people at the Joynt. It was fun and I stayed out way later than expected, ie bar close. Theresa and Becky were both flying high that's for sure. It was fun to see Michelle, and also to see Katie and Joe from high school.
I just got off the phone with Dad and he is going to help us move our big furniture on Sunday afternoon, which means we need to get all of our other crap to storage before that. Ugh, I am going to have to get some tomorrow and then hit it hard Sunday morning. Can't wait. At least when that is all said and done we can go over to BJ's for Mexican awesomeness and margaritas.
I was kind of hoping I would get to see Boll and Hertel's new musical, Tech Support either in EC or Menomonie. Maybe I can still work it out. I want to support those guys and I feel like doing something different too.
Well, time to go back to pointlessly browsing the internet. This makes staying up after kids are in bed so much better. I hate when you feel like sleeping and there's nothing good on TV so you just snack on food that they have. BUT you don't want them to notice so you eat small portions of different things. Haha. I am indeed an idiot.
Love to all and to all a Good Night!
Tonight I picked the boys up from Country Jam. Nicole and Tim brought them this afternoon and they were enjoying it and behaving so they decided that they could stay until 7pm. Well, I got off work early at 5:15pm and so I have some time to kill which was nice I suppose. When I finally got to where I met them, after taking the longest possible route, Keegan fell right asleep in the car. We stopped at Holiday so Becky and Theresa could see how big the boys are now. Then we went through the Burger King drive thru AGAIN to see if Jayden could get the transformer that he's been wanting. No luck. They are all out and not ordering more. I should call the other BKs in EC and see if they have it. Anyways, I put Keegan in bed when we got back, Jayden ate his late dinner and we watched Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles(part of the newest one) and he went right to bed again. No matter what anyone at the daycare thinks of him, he is easy to babysit for. Last night I got $60 for 6 hours so that was nice. Tonight I came 2 hours later so we'll see what I get. Either way, this extra money is nice.
I have my PLT in the morning at 10:45am. It will take two hours and I need to make sure I've got my pencils set, and my admission ticket printed, etc. It kind of crept up on me, I don't know how to feel. I feel nervous in a way, but I also feel like I am good at articulating good answers in regards to teaching methods and strategies. I feel like it will be a lot of quoting my UWEC School of Ed portfolio. I am sure I'll pass. Kathy's daughter apparently scored really well on it and got some award. It'd be sweet to have that, but I just need a license for MN.
I was "supposed" to hear back from Faribault today and I did not. Either they haven't had enough time to check with references, OR they've offered it to someone else and are waiting to hear if they accept it before telling us all that it is a no. I am not sure how to think about it. I guess I am just not going to think about it this weekend at all.
So, as Theresa wrote we did have some creeper in our apartment this morning replacing the sliding door. He completely took out the whole door and frame and replaced all of the wood around it and everything. It looks better, but man we were pissed that Cornerstone didn't call us. Fortunately, I probably couldn't have slept in today anyways. My body it used to getting up at 7:30ish. I worked an hour later and kept freaking myself out when I looked at the clock. The guy in the apartment I think felt really bad. Apparently they called the tenants that are taking over the apartment in 2 weeks or whatever. Duh. Stupid. Theresa started really packing up her stuff finally, which motivated me to get the ball rolling too. Tomorrow after I have my PLT and before I babysit, I think I am going to take a few trips to the storage unit.
Last night after babysitting I went out to meet up with people at the Joynt. It was fun and I stayed out way later than expected, ie bar close. Theresa and Becky were both flying high that's for sure. It was fun to see Michelle, and also to see Katie and Joe from high school.
I just got off the phone with Dad and he is going to help us move our big furniture on Sunday afternoon, which means we need to get all of our other crap to storage before that. Ugh, I am going to have to get some tomorrow and then hit it hard Sunday morning. Can't wait. At least when that is all said and done we can go over to BJ's for Mexican awesomeness and margaritas.
I was kind of hoping I would get to see Boll and Hertel's new musical, Tech Support either in EC or Menomonie. Maybe I can still work it out. I want to support those guys and I feel like doing something different too.
Well, time to go back to pointlessly browsing the internet. This makes staying up after kids are in bed so much better. I hate when you feel like sleeping and there's nothing good on TV so you just snack on food that they have. BUT you don't want them to notice so you eat small portions of different things. Haha. I am indeed an idiot.
Love to all and to all a Good Night!
Thursday, July 23, 2009
A number of things...
While I am babysitting and the kids are in bed sleeping soundly I thought I'd update again.
Like I said before, my interview went well I think. It's hard because after you sit back and rethink it all you can come up with better articulated answers, etc. but I did the best I could do. Faribault is not as nice and clean as I remembered(or as I saw just off I35) The other music teachers seemed nice and into me I guess. The principal was a tan muscle guy who seemed cool, but he was the hardest to read for sure. I am supposed to hear back from them tomorrow? I don't see how they can really finish interviewing at 2:30 and come up with an answer that day. I mean, they have to call more references and hopefully put some thought into it. UNLESS, you know, it's a landslide. The whole thing just has me back thinking about jobs and how much I just wish with all of my heart I could just be in Owatonna. Why did I have to start in the ideal place for me? Ugh. Of course, I'll update tomorrow if I hear(when I am babysitting again).
I had asked the family I am babysitting for if I could bring my computer and use their wireless, but the problem is they totally forgot what their password was. In trying to figure it out, the dad messed up their connection before I even got here. So, after I fiddled with everything for about 30-45 minutes, I finally reset their router and started from scratch to set up a new wireless connection. I am just glad it's not left messed up! The kids were good tonight. It went by fast too. When I got to work today they told me up front that Keegan threw up and just got picked up so I didn't know what that meant for tonight. Turns out he was fine, just probably gagged on breakfast. I wouldn't doubt it. They met me there when I got off work and swapped cars and the whole thing. I took the boys to BK and we just ate, played outside, and watched a movie. Those boys are the EASIEST kids to put to bed EVER! I remember it being easy for me to put Jayden to bed before and being surprised. I wondered how it would be since he is older now, and I wondered how Keegan would be because I've never sat for him or put him to bed. Both laid right down and feel asleep, on time. Sheeeesh. So, that makes things a tad easier on me. Oh, and I love driving rich people cars, I just wonder what they think when they drive mine. :) I hope they don't come home too late because I still plan on making an appearance at the Joynt to see Michelle, etc. At the same time, I don't start work until 9:30am tomorrow. I do need to pack my suit and towel and shave my legs though. With this cold weather we were having, that COULD take awhile.
Last night it was fun to stop in Menomonie after my interview. Everyone except for Becky was randomly home. I know Theresa mentioned on her blog how amazing Morgan is, but seriously, she is. I feel like she has already grown so much. Her fingers and toes don't look so long because she is filling out. Even baby acne is cute, I am sorry. It was an unexpected fun night.
I need a new phone. Mine keeps dying if I talk to anyone longer than 5 minutes. It could be fine all day, but the second I am talking to someone it goes off. I am within my 3 months to renew contracts and get a new phone. I think I will go before we head down to Chicago next week. When I somehow fit it into the time I spend moving out too. I feel like I have had this phone forever, probably because I have had it just short of 2 years. It has been a decent phone considering it was very cheap and I dropped it ALL the time.
I keep waking up at 5am and then on the hour again. It's getting worse too because I am more wide awake each time. I am SURE it is totally due to lack of exercise and eating like crap mixed with stress. I want to just crash sometime and sleep until 10 the next day without waking up.
HIH is going fine this week. I talked to the assistant teachers about how we can improve and smooth some issues out. Hopefully they take it seriously and if not I'll just turn into a bitch. I have decided to stay until August 21st there. I was only going to stay until th 14th but I felt bad that they'd have to cover 2 weeks of shifts. I am toooo thoughtful, right? I don't know why I do this. I could still tell them no I guess, we'll see.
I felt HORRIBLE tonight because Laurie T called me to babysit tonight because Todd had another round of chemo today. I guess she needed to take care of him and have someone take the boys away for awhile. I had to tell her I couldn't because I was already babysitting(the one time this summer besides when I watched their kids). I hope she found someone. It makes me sad to even think about what that would be like to deal with.
Anyone watch So You Think You Can Dance last night? Speaking of cancer and sad, that dance that they did was great. I was all choked up because the judges and audience was.
I think I better go!
Like I said before, my interview went well I think. It's hard because after you sit back and rethink it all you can come up with better articulated answers, etc. but I did the best I could do. Faribault is not as nice and clean as I remembered(or as I saw just off I35) The other music teachers seemed nice and into me I guess. The principal was a tan muscle guy who seemed cool, but he was the hardest to read for sure. I am supposed to hear back from them tomorrow? I don't see how they can really finish interviewing at 2:30 and come up with an answer that day. I mean, they have to call more references and hopefully put some thought into it. UNLESS, you know, it's a landslide. The whole thing just has me back thinking about jobs and how much I just wish with all of my heart I could just be in Owatonna. Why did I have to start in the ideal place for me? Ugh. Of course, I'll update tomorrow if I hear(when I am babysitting again).
I had asked the family I am babysitting for if I could bring my computer and use their wireless, but the problem is they totally forgot what their password was. In trying to figure it out, the dad messed up their connection before I even got here. So, after I fiddled with everything for about 30-45 minutes, I finally reset their router and started from scratch to set up a new wireless connection. I am just glad it's not left messed up! The kids were good tonight. It went by fast too. When I got to work today they told me up front that Keegan threw up and just got picked up so I didn't know what that meant for tonight. Turns out he was fine, just probably gagged on breakfast. I wouldn't doubt it. They met me there when I got off work and swapped cars and the whole thing. I took the boys to BK and we just ate, played outside, and watched a movie. Those boys are the EASIEST kids to put to bed EVER! I remember it being easy for me to put Jayden to bed before and being surprised. I wondered how it would be since he is older now, and I wondered how Keegan would be because I've never sat for him or put him to bed. Both laid right down and feel asleep, on time. Sheeeesh. So, that makes things a tad easier on me. Oh, and I love driving rich people cars, I just wonder what they think when they drive mine. :) I hope they don't come home too late because I still plan on making an appearance at the Joynt to see Michelle, etc. At the same time, I don't start work until 9:30am tomorrow. I do need to pack my suit and towel and shave my legs though. With this cold weather we were having, that COULD take awhile.
Last night it was fun to stop in Menomonie after my interview. Everyone except for Becky was randomly home. I know Theresa mentioned on her blog how amazing Morgan is, but seriously, she is. I feel like she has already grown so much. Her fingers and toes don't look so long because she is filling out. Even baby acne is cute, I am sorry. It was an unexpected fun night.
I need a new phone. Mine keeps dying if I talk to anyone longer than 5 minutes. It could be fine all day, but the second I am talking to someone it goes off. I am within my 3 months to renew contracts and get a new phone. I think I will go before we head down to Chicago next week. When I somehow fit it into the time I spend moving out too. I feel like I have had this phone forever, probably because I have had it just short of 2 years. It has been a decent phone considering it was very cheap and I dropped it ALL the time.
I keep waking up at 5am and then on the hour again. It's getting worse too because I am more wide awake each time. I am SURE it is totally due to lack of exercise and eating like crap mixed with stress. I want to just crash sometime and sleep until 10 the next day without waking up.
HIH is going fine this week. I talked to the assistant teachers about how we can improve and smooth some issues out. Hopefully they take it seriously and if not I'll just turn into a bitch. I have decided to stay until August 21st there. I was only going to stay until th 14th but I felt bad that they'd have to cover 2 weeks of shifts. I am toooo thoughtful, right? I don't know why I do this. I could still tell them no I guess, we'll see.
I felt HORRIBLE tonight because Laurie T called me to babysit tonight because Todd had another round of chemo today. I guess she needed to take care of him and have someone take the boys away for awhile. I had to tell her I couldn't because I was already babysitting(the one time this summer besides when I watched their kids). I hope she found someone. It makes me sad to even think about what that would be like to deal with.
Anyone watch So You Think You Can Dance last night? Speaking of cancer and sad, that dance that they did was great. I was all choked up because the judges and audience was.
I think I better go!
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
Faribault
My interview went well I think. They seemed to really know my former principal Teri and knew of Sue too. If it is based on my references at this point I feel pretty confident. I can write more tomorrow night after the kids go to bed where I am babysitting. I told them I'd be bringing my computer and they have wireless. I just hope they leave me the password. Stay tuned...
Tuesday, July 21, 2009
Interview?
So I got a call today from a music teacher in Faribault to set up an interview for tomorrow. SO, I set one up for 3pm and I am working at HIH until 10:45 so I have some time to go home and get ready. I am really excited because it is a full time elementary music job(K-5 music and elem choir). If I knew it were an absolute no from Owatonna, I would be dying for this job. Part of me is torn because this would be great, but it's hard to even consider not being in Owatonna as being for real. I can't really describe the feeling. I should be happy to have another opportuntiy. For those who don't know, Faribault is 15-20 minutes north of Owatonna. It was on my way to work everyday last year, I stopped there to go to Aldis, and sometimes Hardees for breakfast.(HA) It's a cute little place, reminds me of home, and perhaps there is more job security there. The thing about that is, when it opened I was excited because they MUST know about how good Owatonna's music program and schools are. It's been closed for three weeks so I am glad they finally got around to it. I was wondering... Anyways I will post more about how it goes tomorrow night.
This past Sunday we went for dinner at BJ's again. He made Asain food and I actually ate it, along with drinking some never tried before Saki. Then we had a bonfire out back and IT WAS SO FUN. I mean, really, call me pathetic but just sitting around enjoying the company of random people, while talking about random things. I am so sick of talking about jobs, people, music, school, blah blah. It's nice to talk about ridiculously pointless things like cartoons, alli, fireworks, wood paneling, hitting deer, garages, ingrown toenails, etc. I just liked it and had fun. I am glad we are doing it again next Sunday, this with a Mexican dinner and margaritas.
I am watching yet another Intervention. I love that show too, and this lady is NUTS. Sometimes the things that traumatize the addict, like relationships with parents or whatever, are so obvious in the little clips they show of the family. This mom is a big b-word. OH! They just had the big moment where she says she'll go to treatment.
Theresa finally got with the program and made a new blog.
Check it out ---> soulestk.blogspot.com
Now I hope Becky follows soon.
Tomorrow I think Theresa and I are having dinner with a HS friend. It should be fun to catch up with her. Then I think we might hang out with Philwasser. Oh those summer groups. Thursday I babysit for Country Jam but then I think I'll head to the Joynt to see Michelle. Friday I babysit again, and Saturday have my PLT(if you took it help me out) and babysit one last time. Sunday I will crash, and maybe move some things to storage too. Then it's off to yet another exciting week at Hand in Hand. Have I mentioned I don't want to babysit three nights in a row. Gah!
Well this computer is making me sweat on my lap. I am feeling overwhelmed. How about that short Thunderstorm? I wish it would return. Gnite!
This past Sunday we went for dinner at BJ's again. He made Asain food and I actually ate it, along with drinking some never tried before Saki. Then we had a bonfire out back and IT WAS SO FUN. I mean, really, call me pathetic but just sitting around enjoying the company of random people, while talking about random things. I am so sick of talking about jobs, people, music, school, blah blah. It's nice to talk about ridiculously pointless things like cartoons, alli, fireworks, wood paneling, hitting deer, garages, ingrown toenails, etc. I just liked it and had fun. I am glad we are doing it again next Sunday, this with a Mexican dinner and margaritas.
I am watching yet another Intervention. I love that show too, and this lady is NUTS. Sometimes the things that traumatize the addict, like relationships with parents or whatever, are so obvious in the little clips they show of the family. This mom is a big b-word. OH! They just had the big moment where she says she'll go to treatment.
Theresa finally got with the program and made a new blog.
Check it out ---> soulestk.blogspot.com
Now I hope Becky follows soon.
Tomorrow I think Theresa and I are having dinner with a HS friend. It should be fun to catch up with her. Then I think we might hang out with Philwasser. Oh those summer groups. Thursday I babysit for Country Jam but then I think I'll head to the Joynt to see Michelle. Friday I babysit again, and Saturday have my PLT(if you took it help me out) and babysit one last time. Sunday I will crash, and maybe move some things to storage too. Then it's off to yet another exciting week at Hand in Hand. Have I mentioned I don't want to babysit three nights in a row. Gah!
Well this computer is making me sweat on my lap. I am feeling overwhelmed. How about that short Thunderstorm? I wish it would return. Gnite!
Sunday, July 19, 2009
Little Sibs
As I write this I am watching Bolt with Becky, Theresa, Scott, Laura, and Shannon. Yesterday I went to Menomonie and did laundry while cleaning out and vacuuming my car out(laura helped - heehee). Then I brought the "little kids" back to EC with me. We all went to Pizza Hut for dinner, then watched Paul Blart Mall Cop(kinda dumb). We also watched some more MJ music videos. It was fun. This morning we had donuts too, mmm. Now we are just chilling out until Mom comes to pick them up. I guess later we are going to BJ's for dinner again. If it is anything like last time, it is going to be amazing!
I feel like I did a lot the last couple of days, well I mean took care of business anyways. I cleaned the outside/inside of my car and topped off the fluids, paid off dental and health bills, paid off Lakeville landlord, and did laundry. Now I am just have to set up a car appt. for brakes, set up eye appt. and call to get a couple of storage units for me and Theresa. We are getting one this week and are going to make a couple of trips each night this week so that hopefully by the end of the weekend all we have left in the apartment is bigger furniture and what we are taking with us to Becky's. We are staying there the first 2-3 weeks of August.
Ugh, my ear keeps popping. I don't know why. Well, it's actually kind of clicking now. What the heck?!
I really hope work goes fast this week. I can't believe it's already Sunday! I have to babysit Thurs-Saturday for Jayden/Keegan and I wish their mom would set up details with me soon. I am not really looking to spending that much time there, even though I am excited to see them. I also have my PLT exam(Principals of Learning and Teaching) on Saturday at 10:45. It's a 2 hr written essay test that is required for a professional teaching license in MN. Last year I was issued a temporary one year license until I took the test. Well, then I registered for, and then canceled the test thinking I'd be in Florida. Now I re-registered and am taking it finally. The lady I talked to at MN Educator Licensing was being kind of a b-word about cutting it close to the start of the year and I almost blew up and told her my life story. Whatever I know it will be fine, after the test results are in I have 3 weeks before school actually starts. I know it's cutting close, but I also know it will go through fast after they have the scores since that's all that changes from a one year license to a 5 year license.
This weather blows. While I really like falltime and being able to wear jeans and a long sleeve shirt, etc. I also like being tan. This is the white summer I guess. Anyways, I hope it gets much warmer and sunnier this week.
Well, gonna go call Mom now, and see when she is coming over. Happy Sunday.
I feel like I did a lot the last couple of days, well I mean took care of business anyways. I cleaned the outside/inside of my car and topped off the fluids, paid off dental and health bills, paid off Lakeville landlord, and did laundry. Now I am just have to set up a car appt. for brakes, set up eye appt. and call to get a couple of storage units for me and Theresa. We are getting one this week and are going to make a couple of trips each night this week so that hopefully by the end of the weekend all we have left in the apartment is bigger furniture and what we are taking with us to Becky's. We are staying there the first 2-3 weeks of August.
Ugh, my ear keeps popping. I don't know why. Well, it's actually kind of clicking now. What the heck?!
I really hope work goes fast this week. I can't believe it's already Sunday! I have to babysit Thurs-Saturday for Jayden/Keegan and I wish their mom would set up details with me soon. I am not really looking to spending that much time there, even though I am excited to see them. I also have my PLT exam(Principals of Learning and Teaching) on Saturday at 10:45. It's a 2 hr written essay test that is required for a professional teaching license in MN. Last year I was issued a temporary one year license until I took the test. Well, then I registered for, and then canceled the test thinking I'd be in Florida. Now I re-registered and am taking it finally. The lady I talked to at MN Educator Licensing was being kind of a b-word about cutting it close to the start of the year and I almost blew up and told her my life story. Whatever I know it will be fine, after the test results are in I have 3 weeks before school actually starts. I know it's cutting close, but I also know it will go through fast after they have the scores since that's all that changes from a one year license to a 5 year license.
This weather blows. While I really like falltime and being able to wear jeans and a long sleeve shirt, etc. I also like being tan. This is the white summer I guess. Anyways, I hope it gets much warmer and sunnier this week.
Well, gonna go call Mom now, and see when she is coming over. Happy Sunday.
Thursday, July 16, 2009
Reno 911
Watching a little Reno 911, best show ever. I love it.
Last night we went out one last time with Errin. We started at Phil and Amanda's and got started quickly. Then we walked to Hoot's Hilltop(?) or whatever. It's a bar on Madison St. It was so nice because there was no one there and we sat outside on the patio. It felt great to be social and sit outside. It was a fun time. Then as Becky drove us "home", it turned into a trip to Perkins. I am glad I at there because otherwise this morning would have been harder. I was fine at work, surprisingly hyper again. We went to Chippewa to see The Tale of Despereaux(sp?). I thought it was a cute movie. Sometimes kids movies look awesome and cute/creative, but don't live up to the previews. I don't remember the previews for this much but I thought it was very creative how they made Mouseworld and Ratworld. The kids were good for the movie, but then we ate lunch in this extra party room and they were CRAZY loud. I was about to flip. The morning went by fast and I thought it was awesome. Then the afternoon went slow again. I totally made a SWEEEEET lego house today. I worked hard on it, and it's funny when the parents would come in they would look at me all weird. Who is this chick playing legos, shit. I just loved making lego houses when we were kids, and at the daycare we have so many more pieces. It was a two story house, with furniture, etc. and a tree in the front yard and a fence. Totally cool.
I am really tired from all of the shenanigans this week. I am so happy tomorrow is Friday. We aren't going to the pool, so it will be interesting to figure out what we end up doing. I guess they are thinking of doing kareoke or a movie. Time to go find something to eat for dinner. Not much else to report. Gooood night.
Last night we went out one last time with Errin. We started at Phil and Amanda's and got started quickly. Then we walked to Hoot's Hilltop(?) or whatever. It's a bar on Madison St. It was so nice because there was no one there and we sat outside on the patio. It felt great to be social and sit outside. It was a fun time. Then as Becky drove us "home", it turned into a trip to Perkins. I am glad I at there because otherwise this morning would have been harder. I was fine at work, surprisingly hyper again. We went to Chippewa to see The Tale of Despereaux(sp?). I thought it was a cute movie. Sometimes kids movies look awesome and cute/creative, but don't live up to the previews. I don't remember the previews for this much but I thought it was very creative how they made Mouseworld and Ratworld. The kids were good for the movie, but then we ate lunch in this extra party room and they were CRAZY loud. I was about to flip. The morning went by fast and I thought it was awesome. Then the afternoon went slow again. I totally made a SWEEEEET lego house today. I worked hard on it, and it's funny when the parents would come in they would look at me all weird. Who is this chick playing legos, shit. I just loved making lego houses when we were kids, and at the daycare we have so many more pieces. It was a two story house, with furniture, etc. and a tree in the front yard and a fence. Totally cool.
I am really tired from all of the shenanigans this week. I am so happy tomorrow is Friday. We aren't going to the pool, so it will be interesting to figure out what we end up doing. I guess they are thinking of doing kareoke or a movie. Time to go find something to eat for dinner. Not much else to report. Gooood night.
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
Waited too long yet again...
I wanted to be better about updating my blog, but really I am doing way better than before so you all should still be very happy.
Hmmm, where to start.
HIH drove me nuts last week. I can't really describe why. It's just the same old thing everyday, while seeming crazy. I feel like this week has gone much better. Tomorrow we have 22 kids in my group and 18 in the older group that are all going to Skate America again. That's 40 in all, yikes. Hopefully that will just keep me busy enough that the day will go faster.
Last Friday me and the sisters had a friggin blast hanging out and being stupid. We were air-banding stupid songs and once I realized how ridiculous we looked, I came close to peeing myself. I love how we can have so much fun together and be weird and go all out. Had some very very fun times Thursday AND Friday.
Saturday we all volunteered for the Senior Center at the Water Street Mile. We literally did nothing for 15 minutes and got a free Tshirt. Meh, fine with me. We felt a little odd when we realized that all of the volunteers were the old people, and everyone else and their mother and child was running or walking the mile. We only volunteered because Becky has been doing her service learning there and they asked her if we would. Man, I could do 1 mile so it felt a little pathetic. Ha.
Then Saturday evening Errin came to town(she's still here too). It was fun to see her again and we went all out drinking too. WELL, it wasn't like our birthday but it was fun. We started at El Patio for $1 margaritas and then spent the rest of the evening at the Joynt. After bar close Errin and I stayed up at the apartment being stupid too. I felt rather sick Sunday for not being black out drunk. We went to Sonic to cure the hangover, which worked...temporarily. We spent a lot of the day doing nothing on our computers, then we went to Mega and got a movie and Redbox and got stuff to make pizzas, only to then decide Cancun would be a better choice. This is why living in EC and being around friends is bad for your health. She went out with Collin to OLeary's and I went to bed. I just couldn't do it all over again, and on a school night.
Last night Becky and I went to Menomonie to catch Shannon dance, but we got there at 7:04 and it started at "7pm" and we missed her group. They were already on the 3rd group when they got there so they must have started early. Either way, I felt bad because I haven't seen her dance much and I also know what that feels like to be kind of let down with stuff like that. Our family(minus me and Becky and Theresa) is not too punctual. Too many people, and we got all into talking and goofing at dinner and realized we were going to be late. Hopefully she isn't too upset. Then I saw her f'ed up bf and waved all cheesy like to hopefully embarrass them. :)
We came back and went to the Joynt with Errin again, because Hayley and Stacy are here now too. It was nice to go out and see people for a little bit but then go home after a few. I still stayed up too late on a "school night", but it's the first night I went out before having to work at HIH so I managed. I felt soooo tired this morning but when I got there I was surprisingly hyper. Then after we walked a million miles to the Little Grand Theater and watched The Hobbit(AHHH! I hate that crap) I crashed. I kept yawning and the kid next to me was going nuts too. He has autism and kept begging me to play with my feet! I LOVE HIM! Not because he likes my feet, but because he's the cutest kid ever who says really funny shit. I love his smile and getting him to smile. Anyway, good job to the kid actors, but no thanks for that kind of fantasy blah blah lands and creatures. Dumb.
After work I made dinner and did some job stuff online. Watched some TV with Becky and fell asleep on the couch for a while. I think there is no possible way I could ever go out again tonight, even if I went for an hour and drank water. I just don't feel like going out. Hopefully Errin and the others won't hold a grudge - SORRY LADIES! I am an old woman now. I will go out tomorrow if they insist, perhaps we can make the pizzas Errin and I bought the stuff for.
I meant to post last week when I got an email from Owatonna. Basically, the meeting went well, HR likes their proposed plans and all that, but there are still bumps to smooth out. They've added a couple of sections, and they need to figure out where those will be, etc. They said administrators are mostly on vacation so they won't be deciding until early August. I basically feel like I am going to end back up there, it's just a matter of whether or not the position will be the one I want. Nothing else is really coming up or working out, so what choice do I really have but to take a band job if that is what is open. Maybe with the extra sections, they will completely redo things and create another different position that hasn't been proposed yet. We'll wait and see now. I am trying to not get worked up about it. The job thing I guess I can handle at this point, but I hate not knowing where I am going to live, etc. Theresa and I are moving out of here on July 29th before we go to Chicago because our lease ends on the 31st. We are getting storage for our things and staying in Becky and Rick's extra room for 2-3 weeks in August to work until we know what is up with life. I feel like I at least have an idea, or a lead if you will, but I hope something comes up for Theresa soon. This is so weird.
I have a lot of things I need to get done and I am hoping I can do a lot of them this weekend. I need an oil change, new rear brake pads(yep, still haven't done it), clean my car inside and out, laundry, pack up to move yet again, go through some teaching stuff, get new ink cartridges, buy new tennis shoes/socks, and for sure clean out my purse. I am sure there's more, but the biggest thing is just tending to my car. That poor thing needs to last me awhile. I am going home Saturday so I can do the car cleaning and laundry and also sit by the pool which dad got all fixed up. Then Saturday night the little kids are coming back with me to EC to have a siblings night. We'll hang out Sunday, perhaps go to the drive in or budget theater. Can't wait.
In other news, I still love my family and friends a lot. I have one small side-note that I wanted everyone to understand. I sort of promised myself I wouldn't say anything about me and Josh on here, and that I wouldn't make things everyone else's business. So, I just want people to know that I am doing well, while I still think of things often, but at the same time I am trying to move on, accept, learn, and focus on the future. It doesn't mean I have forgotten, am heartless, or emotionless. I am not against putting personal feelings on blogs, I just don't want to do that here or now. I have my own way of dealing and healing, and so does Josh. So, that being said...that is why I do not write about that situation.
I think I am going to hit the hay now. I really hope to sleep well tonight. I am going to need all the rest I can get for tomorrow. Congrats to Courtney on her job! Congrats to Joe for finding a job! I love you all!
Hmmm, where to start.
HIH drove me nuts last week. I can't really describe why. It's just the same old thing everyday, while seeming crazy. I feel like this week has gone much better. Tomorrow we have 22 kids in my group and 18 in the older group that are all going to Skate America again. That's 40 in all, yikes. Hopefully that will just keep me busy enough that the day will go faster.
Last Friday me and the sisters had a friggin blast hanging out and being stupid. We were air-banding stupid songs and once I realized how ridiculous we looked, I came close to peeing myself. I love how we can have so much fun together and be weird and go all out. Had some very very fun times Thursday AND Friday.
Saturday we all volunteered for the Senior Center at the Water Street Mile. We literally did nothing for 15 minutes and got a free Tshirt. Meh, fine with me. We felt a little odd when we realized that all of the volunteers were the old people, and everyone else and their mother and child was running or walking the mile. We only volunteered because Becky has been doing her service learning there and they asked her if we would. Man, I could do 1 mile so it felt a little pathetic. Ha.
Then Saturday evening Errin came to town(she's still here too). It was fun to see her again and we went all out drinking too. WELL, it wasn't like our birthday but it was fun. We started at El Patio for $1 margaritas and then spent the rest of the evening at the Joynt. After bar close Errin and I stayed up at the apartment being stupid too. I felt rather sick Sunday for not being black out drunk. We went to Sonic to cure the hangover, which worked...temporarily. We spent a lot of the day doing nothing on our computers, then we went to Mega and got a movie and Redbox and got stuff to make pizzas, only to then decide Cancun would be a better choice. This is why living in EC and being around friends is bad for your health. She went out with Collin to OLeary's and I went to bed. I just couldn't do it all over again, and on a school night.
Last night Becky and I went to Menomonie to catch Shannon dance, but we got there at 7:04 and it started at "7pm" and we missed her group. They were already on the 3rd group when they got there so they must have started early. Either way, I felt bad because I haven't seen her dance much and I also know what that feels like to be kind of let down with stuff like that. Our family(minus me and Becky and Theresa) is not too punctual. Too many people, and we got all into talking and goofing at dinner and realized we were going to be late. Hopefully she isn't too upset. Then I saw her f'ed up bf and waved all cheesy like to hopefully embarrass them. :)
We came back and went to the Joynt with Errin again, because Hayley and Stacy are here now too. It was nice to go out and see people for a little bit but then go home after a few. I still stayed up too late on a "school night", but it's the first night I went out before having to work at HIH so I managed. I felt soooo tired this morning but when I got there I was surprisingly hyper. Then after we walked a million miles to the Little Grand Theater and watched The Hobbit(AHHH! I hate that crap) I crashed. I kept yawning and the kid next to me was going nuts too. He has autism and kept begging me to play with my feet! I LOVE HIM! Not because he likes my feet, but because he's the cutest kid ever who says really funny shit. I love his smile and getting him to smile. Anyway, good job to the kid actors, but no thanks for that kind of fantasy blah blah lands and creatures. Dumb.
After work I made dinner and did some job stuff online. Watched some TV with Becky and fell asleep on the couch for a while. I think there is no possible way I could ever go out again tonight, even if I went for an hour and drank water. I just don't feel like going out. Hopefully Errin and the others won't hold a grudge - SORRY LADIES! I am an old woman now. I will go out tomorrow if they insist, perhaps we can make the pizzas Errin and I bought the stuff for.
I meant to post last week when I got an email from Owatonna. Basically, the meeting went well, HR likes their proposed plans and all that, but there are still bumps to smooth out. They've added a couple of sections, and they need to figure out where those will be, etc. They said administrators are mostly on vacation so they won't be deciding until early August. I basically feel like I am going to end back up there, it's just a matter of whether or not the position will be the one I want. Nothing else is really coming up or working out, so what choice do I really have but to take a band job if that is what is open. Maybe with the extra sections, they will completely redo things and create another different position that hasn't been proposed yet. We'll wait and see now. I am trying to not get worked up about it. The job thing I guess I can handle at this point, but I hate not knowing where I am going to live, etc. Theresa and I are moving out of here on July 29th before we go to Chicago because our lease ends on the 31st. We are getting storage for our things and staying in Becky and Rick's extra room for 2-3 weeks in August to work until we know what is up with life. I feel like I at least have an idea, or a lead if you will, but I hope something comes up for Theresa soon. This is so weird.
I have a lot of things I need to get done and I am hoping I can do a lot of them this weekend. I need an oil change, new rear brake pads(yep, still haven't done it), clean my car inside and out, laundry, pack up to move yet again, go through some teaching stuff, get new ink cartridges, buy new tennis shoes/socks, and for sure clean out my purse. I am sure there's more, but the biggest thing is just tending to my car. That poor thing needs to last me awhile. I am going home Saturday so I can do the car cleaning and laundry and also sit by the pool which dad got all fixed up. Then Saturday night the little kids are coming back with me to EC to have a siblings night. We'll hang out Sunday, perhaps go to the drive in or budget theater. Can't wait.
In other news, I still love my family and friends a lot. I have one small side-note that I wanted everyone to understand. I sort of promised myself I wouldn't say anything about me and Josh on here, and that I wouldn't make things everyone else's business. So, I just want people to know that I am doing well, while I still think of things often, but at the same time I am trying to move on, accept, learn, and focus on the future. It doesn't mean I have forgotten, am heartless, or emotionless. I am not against putting personal feelings on blogs, I just don't want to do that here or now. I have my own way of dealing and healing, and so does Josh. So, that being said...that is why I do not write about that situation.
I think I am going to hit the hay now. I really hope to sleep well tonight. I am going to need all the rest I can get for tomorrow. Congrats to Courtney on her job! Congrats to Joe for finding a job! I love you all!
Saturday, July 4, 2009
Happy Fourth of July!
I cannot believe it is already July4! This summer is just flying by. I haven't written in almost a week so I will do my best to catch up.
This week at HIH, while I didn't work all five days, was very hellish. The kids were just nuts. We had a lot of kids every day and maybe a poor combination of kids or something. Monday we went to Owen Park. It was fine but literally we didn't do anything special. Tuesday I felt sick and had some chest congestion so I asked if I could go home and rest up for my interview Wednesday. They let me leave at 9:30 which was earlier than I would have thought, but great. I went and got a new drivers license because mine expired and plus I have no idea where it went after my birthday celebrations. After that I brought some clothes to Goodwill and went to Target and got groceries and a couple of shirts that might work for interview clothes. Then I went home and cleaned a little, put my laundry away from last Friday finally, and napped too. While I felt a little sick, I still felt restless, which has been happening a ton lately. I went to bed at a decent time but couldn't sleep all night because I was thinking about my interview.
I'll get back to my interview in a second, but so Wednesday I had off from work. I took my Birthday Pay and had the day off for my interview. Apparently the daycare kids were awful when I was gone. I wonder if it would have been better if I were there, or if I should just be happy I wasn't there to experience it.
Thursday we went to Petsmart. They didn't know we were coming apparently, and everything was a disorganized mess. The kids were naughty and I have never ever ever in my life had such little patience with kids. We left a little early and went around the side of the building and such reemed the kids out. It was much needed. They needed to be put back into place, reminded of the expectations and consequences of their behavior. It worked for the most part. The were on "red light" the rest of the bus ride back, then we had quiet reading when we got back. I was just so ready to leave by five. I don't even think I said bye to anyone, as soon as the clock hit five I was gone.
Friday was a Fairfax Pool day. It was a better day because we had a little over half of the kids there. Most had off for the 4th weekend. Kids were better, but still they just tattle a lot, and whine. We had a new kid on Monday who is kind of stirring things up I guess you could say. He has EBD(Emotional Behavior Disorder) and we just haven't figured him out yet. When I read his IEP, it sounded like he got angry often, and threw total fits where he would hurt himself, other kids, or teachers(like biting, kicking, etc.) I was expecting a short temper. Well, the bigger problem with him is that he talks ALL the time, blurts any little thing out in a loud voice that he wants, and he doesn't understand sharing or how to play nice with other kids. When he wants something he takes it. When the other kid tattles he doesn't even give it back and he tries to change the subject or lie about it. It's like I feel like he doesn't get it. I've gone over what to do if someone has the toy he wants, but he just must always get his way or is able to fight for his way. Luckily, he hasn't had any breakdowns but it is exhausting to constantly be talking to him about respect, and how to keep friendships, etc. He also has said a few things that are inappropriate for school and I don't know where he learns it. My heart goes out to kids who have EBD and on top of it, don't have the best home life. While he might throw a fit, I wonder if he wouldn't get so bad, or use bad language if he wasn't exposed to that kind of thing. His mom is a giant lady. Wow, her gut hangs out under her shirts everyday, it's like there isn't a big enough shirt for her. It's weird. I am trying to love him and be helpful to him, while still holding him accountable for his actions. It is very hard work. I give Spec Ed teachers props. Anyways, the pool was colder than I thought and I was glad when we left. I started early yesterday so I got off at 4pm which was sweet.
After work last night I took a much needed nap. I had the strangest dream too. It was with HIH people, some from school age, some from T1 and the director. Something about the director trying to electricute us, a jello cake(was I hungry?), something about burning my couch, and Katie slapping my ass way too hard asking if I was wearing a thong, and I wanted to punch her. I told you it was weird. Then I picked Theresa up from work and we went to Kohl's so she could use a coupon for her work khakis and then we went back to the apartment and hung out with Becky. We did karioke On Demand and had a fun time singing. Haha oh man.
Today I am surprised how early I am up. I woke up at 8:45. I had to pee pretty bad so I knew I had to get up, but I normally would go back to bed. I am just wide awake I guess. I am going to clean yet again. This apartment needs to be cleaned every friggin day I swear. I am also going to do laundry and finish my TO DO list I made on my break yesterday. I have to do my plans for HIH next week. I am on for the Pirate theme. Any ideas? We'll probably make pirate eye patches and hats, and we'll have a treasure hunt for them. I have to figure out the rest. Then later tonight I guess we're going to some fireworks with BJ. It should be a fun time, wish I knew where they were.
OK, back to my interview. I interviewed in the Howard-Suamico district on Wednesday and it went alright. I just didn't feel that great about the interview, even though I answered everything fine. It was just the principal and me in there, and she made a big deal right at the beginning to let me know that this was just a screening process and that she is looking for people that seem like a good fit to actually go forward with interviews with a bigger committee. She just kept saying things about how it doesn't matter how qualified you are if you aren't a good fit. I almost felt like she looked at my experience and the fact that Owatonna has a nationally recognized program and was already setting me up to think that I was better than their position or something. It just didn't feel right being there. She talked way more than I thought she would, she seemed very into herself. The questions she asked her weird in my opinion. She asked a lot of valid questions, but just didn't get to the ones I consider the meat and potatoes. She asked about performing a lot, like what, when would I have my kids perform, what instruments would I use in concert, what kind of performances are relevant to kids, etc. I thought my answers were good, but it gave the impression that they are more interested in looking/sounding good for the public, rather than providing a true learning experience for kids. I was looking for more questions about working with kids in class, adapting for special needs or varying abilities/learning styles, how to motivate my students, how to connect with them, etc. These things are far more important to me. If you do all of those things well and right, then your performance level is up anyways because the kids trust you, are having fun, and no one is left behind. OK, long rant, but anyways it was an awkward interview. They said they'd call the next morning to let me know if I'd be advancing. At 11:15am the next day I called mom on my break to tell her I still hadn't heard, but was irritated it was taking that long, and I decided not to go either way. While I was on the phone with her they did call and leave a message saying thanks but no thanks. Well, whatever I hope they found someone that fits their needs. In the meantime, I am not upset about it and I know that I will be happier elsewhere. (like Owatonna)
Owatonna is FINALLY meeting on Monday to discuss music positions. I can't wait to hear the results, even if it isn't in my favor. I just want to know if I should close the door or not. I also wish Waukesha, Sun Prairie, and Faribault would call soon. Now that it's July I am starting to panic a little bit. If I hear bad news from Owatonna, then I will be in full panic mode. Gah. Try not to think about it.
In other news, we are planning a trip to Chicago July 30-August 2. Becky and Theresa are going to SAI National Convention and I am just along so they can use me for my car and I get to see Joe and Stephanie and their babies, also maybe Errin and Ryan. Hopefully everything works out well, and we will have a total blast. I am getting excited for it. I feel so restless lately, and I just need to get out and do something.
Well, onto that mentioned cleaning. I hope everyone enjoys their holiday weekend and stays safe!
This week at HIH, while I didn't work all five days, was very hellish. The kids were just nuts. We had a lot of kids every day and maybe a poor combination of kids or something. Monday we went to Owen Park. It was fine but literally we didn't do anything special. Tuesday I felt sick and had some chest congestion so I asked if I could go home and rest up for my interview Wednesday. They let me leave at 9:30 which was earlier than I would have thought, but great. I went and got a new drivers license because mine expired and plus I have no idea where it went after my birthday celebrations. After that I brought some clothes to Goodwill and went to Target and got groceries and a couple of shirts that might work for interview clothes. Then I went home and cleaned a little, put my laundry away from last Friday finally, and napped too. While I felt a little sick, I still felt restless, which has been happening a ton lately. I went to bed at a decent time but couldn't sleep all night because I was thinking about my interview.
I'll get back to my interview in a second, but so Wednesday I had off from work. I took my Birthday Pay and had the day off for my interview. Apparently the daycare kids were awful when I was gone. I wonder if it would have been better if I were there, or if I should just be happy I wasn't there to experience it.
Thursday we went to Petsmart. They didn't know we were coming apparently, and everything was a disorganized mess. The kids were naughty and I have never ever ever in my life had such little patience with kids. We left a little early and went around the side of the building and such reemed the kids out. It was much needed. They needed to be put back into place, reminded of the expectations and consequences of their behavior. It worked for the most part. The were on "red light" the rest of the bus ride back, then we had quiet reading when we got back. I was just so ready to leave by five. I don't even think I said bye to anyone, as soon as the clock hit five I was gone.
Friday was a Fairfax Pool day. It was a better day because we had a little over half of the kids there. Most had off for the 4th weekend. Kids were better, but still they just tattle a lot, and whine. We had a new kid on Monday who is kind of stirring things up I guess you could say. He has EBD(Emotional Behavior Disorder) and we just haven't figured him out yet. When I read his IEP, it sounded like he got angry often, and threw total fits where he would hurt himself, other kids, or teachers(like biting, kicking, etc.) I was expecting a short temper. Well, the bigger problem with him is that he talks ALL the time, blurts any little thing out in a loud voice that he wants, and he doesn't understand sharing or how to play nice with other kids. When he wants something he takes it. When the other kid tattles he doesn't even give it back and he tries to change the subject or lie about it. It's like I feel like he doesn't get it. I've gone over what to do if someone has the toy he wants, but he just must always get his way or is able to fight for his way. Luckily, he hasn't had any breakdowns but it is exhausting to constantly be talking to him about respect, and how to keep friendships, etc. He also has said a few things that are inappropriate for school and I don't know where he learns it. My heart goes out to kids who have EBD and on top of it, don't have the best home life. While he might throw a fit, I wonder if he wouldn't get so bad, or use bad language if he wasn't exposed to that kind of thing. His mom is a giant lady. Wow, her gut hangs out under her shirts everyday, it's like there isn't a big enough shirt for her. It's weird. I am trying to love him and be helpful to him, while still holding him accountable for his actions. It is very hard work. I give Spec Ed teachers props. Anyways, the pool was colder than I thought and I was glad when we left. I started early yesterday so I got off at 4pm which was sweet.
After work last night I took a much needed nap. I had the strangest dream too. It was with HIH people, some from school age, some from T1 and the director. Something about the director trying to electricute us, a jello cake(was I hungry?), something about burning my couch, and Katie slapping my ass way too hard asking if I was wearing a thong, and I wanted to punch her. I told you it was weird. Then I picked Theresa up from work and we went to Kohl's so she could use a coupon for her work khakis and then we went back to the apartment and hung out with Becky. We did karioke On Demand and had a fun time singing. Haha oh man.
Today I am surprised how early I am up. I woke up at 8:45. I had to pee pretty bad so I knew I had to get up, but I normally would go back to bed. I am just wide awake I guess. I am going to clean yet again. This apartment needs to be cleaned every friggin day I swear. I am also going to do laundry and finish my TO DO list I made on my break yesterday. I have to do my plans for HIH next week. I am on for the Pirate theme. Any ideas? We'll probably make pirate eye patches and hats, and we'll have a treasure hunt for them. I have to figure out the rest. Then later tonight I guess we're going to some fireworks with BJ. It should be a fun time, wish I knew where they were.
OK, back to my interview. I interviewed in the Howard-Suamico district on Wednesday and it went alright. I just didn't feel that great about the interview, even though I answered everything fine. It was just the principal and me in there, and she made a big deal right at the beginning to let me know that this was just a screening process and that she is looking for people that seem like a good fit to actually go forward with interviews with a bigger committee. She just kept saying things about how it doesn't matter how qualified you are if you aren't a good fit. I almost felt like she looked at my experience and the fact that Owatonna has a nationally recognized program and was already setting me up to think that I was better than their position or something. It just didn't feel right being there. She talked way more than I thought she would, she seemed very into herself. The questions she asked her weird in my opinion. She asked a lot of valid questions, but just didn't get to the ones I consider the meat and potatoes. She asked about performing a lot, like what, when would I have my kids perform, what instruments would I use in concert, what kind of performances are relevant to kids, etc. I thought my answers were good, but it gave the impression that they are more interested in looking/sounding good for the public, rather than providing a true learning experience for kids. I was looking for more questions about working with kids in class, adapting for special needs or varying abilities/learning styles, how to motivate my students, how to connect with them, etc. These things are far more important to me. If you do all of those things well and right, then your performance level is up anyways because the kids trust you, are having fun, and no one is left behind. OK, long rant, but anyways it was an awkward interview. They said they'd call the next morning to let me know if I'd be advancing. At 11:15am the next day I called mom on my break to tell her I still hadn't heard, but was irritated it was taking that long, and I decided not to go either way. While I was on the phone with her they did call and leave a message saying thanks but no thanks. Well, whatever I hope they found someone that fits their needs. In the meantime, I am not upset about it and I know that I will be happier elsewhere. (like Owatonna)
Owatonna is FINALLY meeting on Monday to discuss music positions. I can't wait to hear the results, even if it isn't in my favor. I just want to know if I should close the door or not. I also wish Waukesha, Sun Prairie, and Faribault would call soon. Now that it's July I am starting to panic a little bit. If I hear bad news from Owatonna, then I will be in full panic mode. Gah. Try not to think about it.
In other news, we are planning a trip to Chicago July 30-August 2. Becky and Theresa are going to SAI National Convention and I am just along so they can use me for my car and I get to see Joe and Stephanie and their babies, also maybe Errin and Ryan. Hopefully everything works out well, and we will have a total blast. I am getting excited for it. I feel so restless lately, and I just need to get out and do something.
Well, onto that mentioned cleaning. I hope everyone enjoys their holiday weekend and stays safe!
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