OK, so, I know I've gone on and on about my school, but I can't help it, this must be my year. I PASSED MY STATE EXAM!!! YEAH!!! I am officially a certified educator for the state of Texas. I can't believe it. I'm completely done with school and got fingerprinted yesterday for the state board of educators.
I guess I'm surprised I passed the test because I took it on what would have been my mom's 50th birthday. Then, I look back on where my life was going and I look again at where I actually am going and I amaze myself. I shouldn't be this far along. With a lifetime of set backs, I have really pulled through and conquered some huge mountains to get where I am. None of it came easy, but I did it.
This December marks the 10th year that my mom left me. It's a hard way to end the year, but what pulls me through is that I am ending it with a graduation, something she would have loved to have seen in person. I know she's looking down on me and is proud, and for that I am grateful, but no one loves you like your momma. Luckily I have a great family, and I can't forget my dad. I don't know what I would without him. He's turned into one of my biggest supporters. He, for the first time, called me a teacher a few months ago. He checks in regularly to see how things are wrapping up before graduation. And Jason, what a sport. We've had a tough road too, and I've been trying to get finished with school for so long that it almost doesn't seem real. He has told everyone that we know, and even a few people we don't know, that I am graduating.
Every year I learn more and more about what family means to me, and every year my family holds me up and allows me to follow my dreams. My dreams finally came true. I can't thank my family enough, and my friends.
Wednesday, November 26, 2008
Friday, November 14, 2008
It's Been Too Long
What a horrible blogger I am. I have been so busy, you can't even imagine. Anyway, here are some things I've wanted to share and now that my life has slowed down a bit, here they are.
First, elementary school only lasted a week. Thank God for that, I couldn't handle another day! As it turns out, middle school is my calling. The elementary school thing is a long story, so, long story short, there was an illness with my cooperating teacher and I talked my way back to the middle school. I was placed in 6th grade science. What an experience! I now know everything there is to know about force and motion.....again.
On a sad, but good note, today was my last day of student teaching. I'm gonna miss those kids. You never know what kind of impact you have on students until your out of the classroom and in the halls. You literally have to shake some of them off your legs! I don't mind though. I'm so happy I chose this path. I think I am right where I need to be but the journey wasn't easy. I have everyone to thank for supporting me fulfill this tiny dream of being an educator. The dream was really just to finish college, but this degree is truly what I needed.
Next step? GRADUATION BABY!!! YEAH!!! December 13, 2008.
Moving on. Most people know it's autumn when the leaves start changing colors and falling (unless you live in texas where everything skips the color changing part and just dies and falls off). But at my house, this is how I know autumn is here:
And this:
which leads to this:
And then this:
For those interested, this is Jason's "Trophy Buck", and his first experience with "Buck Fever". He's been hunting a long time, but this one finally got his heart pumping. It's a 20pt buck that weighed in at 195 field dressed. Guess where this is going? I don't know either. All I know is that it's getting the mother of all mounts.
On to some Halloween fun. This year we decided at the last minute (October 30 at 9pm) to carve pumpkins. We try to do it every year, but this year was just so busy. Anyway, here is how we made out:
First, elementary school only lasted a week. Thank God for that, I couldn't handle another day! As it turns out, middle school is my calling. The elementary school thing is a long story, so, long story short, there was an illness with my cooperating teacher and I talked my way back to the middle school. I was placed in 6th grade science. What an experience! I now know everything there is to know about force and motion.....again.
On a sad, but good note, today was my last day of student teaching. I'm gonna miss those kids. You never know what kind of impact you have on students until your out of the classroom and in the halls. You literally have to shake some of them off your legs! I don't mind though. I'm so happy I chose this path. I think I am right where I need to be but the journey wasn't easy. I have everyone to thank for supporting me fulfill this tiny dream of being an educator. The dream was really just to finish college, but this degree is truly what I needed.
Next step? GRADUATION BABY!!! YEAH!!! December 13, 2008.
Moving on. Most people know it's autumn when the leaves start changing colors and falling (unless you live in texas where everything skips the color changing part and just dies and falls off). But at my house, this is how I know autumn is here:
And this:
which leads to this:
And then this:
For those interested, this is Jason's "Trophy Buck", and his first experience with "Buck Fever". He's been hunting a long time, but this one finally got his heart pumping. It's a 20pt buck that weighed in at 195 field dressed. Guess where this is going? I don't know either. All I know is that it's getting the mother of all mounts.
On to some Halloween fun. This year we decided at the last minute (October 30 at 9pm) to carve pumpkins. We try to do it every year, but this year was just so busy. Anyway, here is how we made out:
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