a little worship here, a little prayer there...

My morning began with a surprise visit from two of my fabulous friends, Melanie and Annette. They popped into my classroom to sing a few worship songs! Wow, what a fantastic way to start the day!

My classes seemed to run much more smoothly too! I had to give a few yellow tickets for excessive talking AFTER several warnings, but nothing major happened.

This afternoon I received a phone call from a parent who had some prayer requests. Isn't that amazing?!?!?!

I spent most of this evening at Bible study. Man, it was nice to have Pastor Matt back. Yes, the substitute teacher did his best, but it wasn't the same.

I'm tired but very peaceful at the moment. And you?

My first time!!! :P

Mom has given me a boat load of tomatoes and zucchini from her garden, but I'm the only one at my house who eats them.

She was proud of a particularly humungous zucchini and brought it to my house, but I didn't want anymore.

So I went on-line and found a recipe for zucchini bread - - - and it's yummy!

This is enough for 4 days' worth of breakfasts for me and my boys, but I don't think they'll last that long...I think my kids could have easily eaten 3-4 at one sitting if I had let them. I had no idea how easy it was to make such a yummy treat! :P

Happy Sunday!

First: church this morning :o)

Second: finish grading papers

Third: nap

Fourth: church again tonight

Fifth: out for coffee with some friends

Thanks for a beautiful morning, Lord!

What a bum!

I'm ashamed to say that I didn't even shower until 4:00 p.m. this afternoon. Isn't that horrble?!?!?! I'm a morning person and usually up before my alarm clock, so perhaps my body is trying to make up for lost sleep during the first few weeks of school.

It has been a relatively peaceful beginning for 2009-2010. Most of the kids are putting forth the effort I want to see, and I am quite pleased. However, I got cussed out for the first time this past week, and it will ALWAYS bother me. I will never get used to it. After 15 years, that blatant disrespect still gets under my skin. Sadly, on Friday afternoon, I witnessed a girl cussing out her mother in front of the entire student body who happened to be in that hallway on their way to lunch. Wow.

On a happier note, we had some wonderful praise and worship at church last night, and I needed it! Man, it was awesome!!!!

In a few minutes, I'll brew a nice pot of coffee and sit down to get my grading done. Then I can just enjoy church tomorrow.

Best wishes for a restful, enjoyable weekend!!!!

**sniffle** ***cough*** ***aaahhCHOOO!!!!!**

I feel icky.

I hope you feel better than I do.

I will write more tomorrow.

nice trip...except for a bug

Seeing my friends in Columbus was fantastic! We also finished our work an hour early, so I was able to get home by 6:00 p.m. instead of 7:00!!! :P

Unfortunately, I caught a nasty cold. I was up every few minutes all night on Sunday evening coughing. Hmph. Maybe I'll get over it soon.

The trip itself was incredibly relaxing. I'm grateful, though, for kinda sorta living in the "country" - - - I don't think I'll ever get used to big city traffic. Where I come from, if there's not enough room to cut in front of someone, we usually just stay put.

On a happier note, I'm hoping that my students were well-behaved! :o) We'll see in a few minutes...

good day

Most of my kids did very well on their oral quiz today.

I'm ready to relax for a second, though. I woke up incredibly early, worked all day, went to a 2-hour professional development class, and then prepped my stuff for tomorrow - - - but I still went to Bible study tonight. I left this morning at 6:30 and didn't get home until 9:15! Man, that's a long day. I'm definitely on the sleepy side! :P

Off to check FB, play a game of Tetris, and hit the sack by 10:00. G'night.

going, going, gone...

I've been running myself ragged...kinda like the Energizer bunny which, by the way, will eventually go kaput once the batteries die. We just never see that part in the commercials. :o)

I need to rest.

My weekends have been booked with prepping for school in August and grading papers last week. I'm burning out, but I'm not quite sure how to change my routine without getting behind in my work.

I'm not doing anyting at church except praying for the ministries and building relationships with the women, so I don't go to meetings, have choir rehearsal, or teach Bible study anymore. Yet I'm STILL swamped. Where is my time going???? Hmmmm...

I will leave for Columbus Sunday afternoon so that I can work on the proficiency tests for the state of Ohio. It's not exactly a glamorous job, but I haven't seen these folks in a long time (perhaps even a year). They are dear friends, and I'm excited about this trip! I'm also looking forward to having the hotel room to myself since there's no such thing as "quiet" time at my house. :P

Amazingly, the start of the school year has been glitch-free! I've only had one gal push my buttons, but I pushed back - - - and lately she has been honoring the boundaries I have set.

I hope all is well in your world. I'm going to play one game of Tetris before I hit the sack. Have a good one!

Crazy week!

I cannot believe that tomorrow is already Thursday! I'm exhausted, but I will write more later. I promise!