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3 Joys--My beautiful children and husband, my 3 dogs, and my LDS membership 3 Fears--Spiders (ewww), Losing all of my hearing, and Being Friendless. 3 Current Goals--Lose weight (lost 10 pounds this summer), Finish college classes, Scrapbook my kids' life (not doing a very good job) 3 Current Obsessions--Reading, Surfing the internet, and trying to be the most creative 3 Random facts about myself--I wear hearing aids because I had too many ear infections and listened to loud music in headphones when I was younger, I love chips and salsa, and I like to cook/bake new things--coming up today--Huckleberry Buckle.

Well, I survived the first week of school. It has been 7 days in session. When is it going to end? 173 more school days until summer! I do have to say my class is WAY better this year than last. I moved out the modular this year. Now I am trailer trash. I love it. It is so quiet and people do not come in and distract me. I get things actually done. I have four windows and door to the outside. I have my own air conditioning. I am set. The only thing I wish I had.....a sink. I have 23 students. I think I am the only one with 23 so that means I get the next new student that caused problems at his old school and parents think a change will do them good. Why do parents do that? That always happened in Phoenix. The latino parents would move students to a new school at the end of the quarter because their own child was failing. They figure it was the teacher! Don't tell anybody...but it usually is the student with no support at home. I do love teaching! Anyone who walks in my classroom c

I head back to work for training next week. Then I officially report for full duties in less than 2 weeks. Where did the summer go? I can tell you that I watched it pass by while sitting on my bum not doing a darn thing. It was good and I plan to do next summer ((maybe)). I did not get to my baseboards, walls, or under furniture as I had wanted. But... I got to see my darlings spend time with each other, play without a care, and of course, fight... I had no stress for the last 2 months. I read about 20 books on my comfy leather couch, took endless naps on my comfy leather couch while the kids were napping, stayed up until midnight almost every night without being tired the next day, and spent time being a mom.