It is a brand new year! I cannot believe that it’s already the year 2004. Where has the time gone?
The last year has definitely been an interesting one: filled with laughter, excitement, disappointment, sadness, stress, adventure, and so much more. I’ve had the usual ups and downs that a year brings.
Since it’s been awhile since I’ve updated, I’ll fill in a few blanks (months).
School:
Yes, it’s different, but I am truly enjoying the new experience. The make-up of the class is so diverse, something that I’ve not dealt with before. It’s really interesting. The way that different ethnic groups relate and communicate with each other is intriguing. It makes me smile.
I’ve said this about my other classes, I know, but these students are so adorable. They really are. I think that the third grade has got to be the best grade in the world to teach. The students are about eight years old. They are the perfect age to influence positively. Their minds are always at work (almost always, heh!). They like me, too. I get so many hugs and cards and pictures and more hugs. Even when I have days where I feel that all I do is nag, I have those students who come up to me, take my hand or arm and say, “Miss H, you’re the best teacher I’ve ever had.” I know that they say this to every teacher every year, but it still feels good. Especially on those rough days. They’re precious.
I still haven’t mastered the whole getting lesson plans written out and turned in, though. I mean, I have my own lesson plans obviously, but not the official-aligned-with-the-standards lesson plans that I am supposed to turn in every week. If I had made a New Year’s resolution, that would be it: consistently do lesson plans and turn them in on time. I know me, though, and it just won’t happen. Heh.
Family:
I was able to spend quite a bit of time with my family over the holidays—ten days, to be exact. I flew home a couple of days after school let out and came home on the 1st. It was nice. Other things (not school or family related) were going on in my life, and it was nice to be with people who love me. Most of my time was spent just relaxing and spending quality time with the parents, my sister and her family. My little niece is too cute. She calls herself my “synonym”. She is four years old and has no idea what that word means, but how she started saying it is a cute . . . and short . . . story.
When I was home over Thanksgiving, I stayed at my sister Rosyln’s house and woke in the morning to two little munchkins coming into the room to snuggle with me. After going out in the living room to call my sister to see when she’d be home (I had an appointment), my sister asked me if my niece was cuddling with me. I said that she was, that she was my buddy. Niece said, “I’m not a buddy. That’s a boy.” I tried again and told Rosyln that Niece was my pal. “That’s a boy, too,” she said. So I told Rosyln that I was going to have to come up with a synonym for buddy that means a girl. Interestingly enough, Niece said, “You can call me your synonym,” and snuggled up to me. I thought it was very cute. A month later, when I went home again, she remembered it. Sometimes it comes out “cinnamon”, but she usually gets it right!
I missed my other sister and her family because they are in Arizona until March. I did get to see my brother, though, who is in prison right now. (My dad says that he was busted for illegal pharmaceuticals. Heh.) Mom, Dad, and I were driving home as we brought in the New Year. Exciting stuff, huh? Good family time was had by all.
The Ol’ Love Life:
Since I’ve moved to Atlanta, I’ve made it my mission to really get myself out there and meet people. I’ve successfully done that. Unfortunately, I’ve had to go through a lot (eh, not that many) of duds. Whatever happened to a gentleman? Whatever happened to timeliness? Whatever happened to consideration? Whatever happened to follow-through (on promises or giving one’s word to do something like, oh I don’t know, calling!)? Whatever happened to . . . to . . . someone who’s not out for just one thing? Perhaps I’ve deluded myself this whole time. There was one man I really cared about and hoped for a relationship. Unfortunately, he and I were on different pages. So, I’ve dated and I’ve let myself get pretty hurt. I’m not going to give up, though. One has to go through a lot of toads before finding a prince, right?
We’ll see what the new year brings. In all ways.
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