Family News!

Family News!John and I have started looking for a house to buy. We found a few that looked interesting and had a lot of the things we wanted out of a house: a big back yard, rooms for kids, trees, ect ect. We have a meeting tomorrow with a realtor to discuss looking at those houses and discovering more options! (I'll keep you posted on how it goes)

All this talk about a new house has made me excited about my artwork. (I know, it may sound strange) I have so much craft stuff and no room to put any of it. I've been looking at scrapbooking sites, watching 'create' tv and it all makes me want to play! I've got lots of different ideas about some new things I want to make. I want to make personal chipboard scrapbooks, try a new painting technique, and improve my old and make new picture frames. I would love to have my own area in the new house to do all of these things! If I'm able to do that and I get a supply going, I might start posting them online.

It's Official! I am now going to be teaching a 3/4 class at CUMNS KIDS! I'll still be working in the Duckling (Infant) room Mon,Wed,Fri and the Tues/Thurs 3/4 class. It will be a nice split of time to be working with the "older" kids and being in the same room with Bryson. The transition will begin on the 14th.

Bryson is doing much better. He's almost done with his medicine and doesn't need his breathing treatments as often. We're just hoping that it doesn't come back around. We had our first "parent conference." Under 'Favorite Activities and Special Interests,' the teacher wrote "chewing hands and toys." So Funny! For those of you that know Bryson, you know that he hardly takes his hands out of his mouth.

What A Teacher Is Worth

"How much does a great teacher affect a young child's life? Well, according to a 2010 Harvard study: 320,000 dollars per year. The study looked at 12,000 Tennessee children, now in their 30s and found that- all other thing being equal- students with a strong kindergarten program were more likely to go to college, more likely to be saving for retirement, and likely to be earning more money. That solid kindergarten foundation set them on a road to success.

What you do every day in the classroom, in the hallways, on the playground makes children's lives better, now and in the future. That's a profession to be proud of!"

-The Instructor

This Blogging Thing...

So, I'm trying out this thing called "blogging." Bryson has his own blog and was telling me how cool it was and how I may like my own. He said, "Mamma, you have so many interests: scrapbooking, reading, teaching, politics and family that you'll have fun sharing all of it!" So, I'm taking his advice and starting my own blog. Once I have some interesting things on here I hope people will enjoy following it. I chose a site that look creative and didn't make viewers sign up, that way family can follow as well. Enjoy...