Grades are in!

I just received my grades for the semester (I know strange after I have already "graduated", but they didn't give us our diploma at graduation...) but anyway, I got A's in both classes! Super excited after a LONG semester!

Thanks for all the support!

In case I do not get to post, Jim and I wanted to wish everyone a Very Merry Christmas!

***sorry for the quality of the pictures, but we think they are cute for Christmas!***

Graduation!

Well here are some pictures from graduation. We had a great weekend (and it isn't over yet)! We headed up to Muncie, Indiana last night and stayed the night that way we would be ready for the ceremony, since it started at 10:00am. Mom, Kenny, Kayla, Mamaw, Nan (Grandma O) and of course Jim and I had a wonderful time visiting with each other!

FINALLY!!!

Well, it is 11:39 at night, and I need to go to bed, but I wanted to update you all on my accomplishment....I have completed all coursework for my masters degree. I will graduate this Saturday, and have never felt more relieved. This is a huge weight lifted off my shoulders :o)

Maybe now I can actually clean my house or cook dinner for Jim (since we have been bumming off my parents and grandma for at least a month now!)

Also, tomorrow is my last day of class with my students.

I will post pictures from graduation after this weekend!

P.S. It is now 11:42

Night!

Classroom Update

Each day at work has gotten a little better. In college it seemed as if my professors were always focused on how we manage transitions for our students...but I think transitions are equally as difficult for adults. This transition has not been an easy one, but I am getting through one day at a time. The kiddos are slowly realizing that I am not going anywhere and my assistant and I are finding the best ways to work together. Thank you for praying, and please continue to pray that each day continues to become easier!!!

On a positive note, rest time is great! At the school where I taught last school year my students had a rest time and it was lovely. This school year I was placed in a classroom with an AM/PM class so, neither group rested ...until the transition to the new school, and now I have the same group of kids all day, and along with that comes a rest time :o) You have to find the good in things right?!?

As I was doing my quiet time last Thursday morning (my second day at the new school), I came across this verse and I have carried it to work with me each day since. Sometimes it helps to have a reminder in your pocket! It is so neat to see the way the Lord speaks to us! Ever since I received the news I was having to transfer schools, I have wondered why this was happening and how this could possibly be in God's plan...then I stumbled across a verse I had heard many, many times, yet it took a whole different meaning this time around...

"For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future."
-Jeremiah 29:11

God is good!

By the way...only 8 more days with kiddos (9 more work days) until Christmas Break (or winter break as we have to call it).

My other countdown I have going....11 days until graduation!!!! YEAH!!!

Oh, and for those wondering, I am going to do another round of Masters level classes....this time I am going to pursue an educational leadership/principalship license and an ESL endorsement added on to my teaching certificate.

Another Update

Day number 2 at the new job and things were still rough....but better (although I am not sure it could have gotten any worse.) Still continue to pray that each day gets easier. 11 days until Christmas Break!!!

Job Update

Today was my first day at my new school. I was unsure what to expect going into a new classroom that has been up and running, but I will have to say it was very rough. Please pray that each day gets easier because if it gets any worse I am not sure what I would do. The classroom is very unorganized and in need of a serious purge of all the junk in the closet and filing cabinets. There will obviously be no cleaning though since I will be teaching all day. Hopefully I can manage through until May and see what path opens up at this point. I will keep you updated!

Since I do not like to post without pictures, here are some of the house decorated for Christmas.

Giveaway!!!!

Check out Whitney's blog (remember the chick I found by blog jumping!) because she is having a great giveaway. Checkout the picture below and leave a comment on her blog!