i have the day off and it's wonderful.
the new apartment is coming along well. we have almost everything moved in. we still have a lot of unpacking, and we need to hang up our art. our backyard is turning into the place to be for our friends. we have a little fire pit, and have so far hosted two campfires. most of my guy friends are woodsy types that love to build fires and drink beer. my sweaters and hoodies are permeated with the smell of sweet campfire smoke; nothing smells quite like it.
it is so nice to be in a nice neighborhood, and know most of my neighbors. the kitty is extremely fond of all the space she has to run around in now. she slips and slides all over the pine floors. she is used to carpet.
my new placement at school has been a little rough. the kids are pretty out of control because their last teacher lost it and walked out in the middle of the day. i'm being really tough on them in and attempt to rope them back into any sort of normal and acceptable classroom behavior, and they hate me for it. the kids who want to learn are thankful for it, but that it only about 10 out of 130. it's still sinking in with me that i have five classes of read180 and literacy eighth graders. the low level learners, unfortunately, are usually the worst behaved students in the school, and i have 130 of them.
i have also been told that they may want to hire me for the rest of the year. i have not yet decided if this is good news or bad news.
changes, changes, changes.
the new apartment is coming along well. we have almost everything moved in. we still have a lot of unpacking, and we need to hang up our art. our backyard is turning into the place to be for our friends. we have a little fire pit, and have so far hosted two campfires. most of my guy friends are woodsy types that love to build fires and drink beer. my sweaters and hoodies are permeated with the smell of sweet campfire smoke; nothing smells quite like it.
it is so nice to be in a nice neighborhood, and know most of my neighbors. the kitty is extremely fond of all the space she has to run around in now. she slips and slides all over the pine floors. she is used to carpet.
my new placement at school has been a little rough. the kids are pretty out of control because their last teacher lost it and walked out in the middle of the day. i'm being really tough on them in and attempt to rope them back into any sort of normal and acceptable classroom behavior, and they hate me for it. the kids who want to learn are thankful for it, but that it only about 10 out of 130. it's still sinking in with me that i have five classes of read180 and literacy eighth graders. the low level learners, unfortunately, are usually the worst behaved students in the school, and i have 130 of them.
i have also been told that they may want to hire me for the rest of the year. i have not yet decided if this is good news or bad news.
changes, changes, changes.
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how's your cold going, getting on top of it i hope? go for lots of garlic and spices, i say. and soup - always soup when you are sick!
for a weekend out of routine in a city i'm not familiar with i actually managed to eat quite well. got back today and am still tired but that is just being worn out.
best wishes to you always xox
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