Well, I have been super busy... seems like the way life is going to be for awhile. I think things will slow down after Christmas, but until then... I have newcomer Orthodox classes on Mondays, GT training class (and a presentation at end of the overall class) on Tuesdays, strategic planning meetings on Wednesdays (in the midst of being busy and overwhelmed, I decided to join the craziest planning team available - middle school "flexible scheduling!"). Not to mention optional (but not really!) stuff like Thursday Office parties and church on Sundays. AAAHHH!!!! Oh ya, and that doesn't include ANY work for school - which, I have a ton of... seeing as we are totally re-vamping how we are teaching (much more labs and "fun" stuff for the kiddos... much more planning and prep for me). WHEW! I'm exhausted just writing about it!
Saying all that, this is a great year! I am really happy with my life, with how things are going professionally, with my kiddos, and especially with Tim. Life is good.
I'm watching the OU/Texas game right now - woo hoo!! Boomer Sooner!! One thing I hate about living in Texas is that everyone calls it Texas/OU... and I can't help it, but that rubs me the wrong way EVERY time I hear it!! Ewwww.... Texas just tied it up. And from the looks of their stats (and how we tend to break down in the second half sometimes), I'm a little worried about the second half! :/
I don't really have anything exciting to write I guess. I'm about to start working on an application for this awesome opportunity called the "21 Club" - where we have the chance to get our classrooms decked out with everything to help our kids become 21st century learners... aka - awesome technology right at their fingertips so that they can be using it all the time, instead of just whenever the computer lab is free (and when that actually coincides with when we need it). It would be SO amazing, I cannot even tell you. Smartboard, laptops for all the kids, clickers for them to answer questions (and I would get the real-time data). So... wish me luck. The application is frighteningly short and simple... I think that scares me more than a big, drawn-out one. After that is an interview process, so hopefully I make it to that point in the first place. Wish me luck!
BOOMER SOONER!!!
