One more week!!

I have one more week until Spring Break. I'm not planning anything big. I am just trying to get my condo back to tip top shape. Mom and Dad helped me get a good start on it. Thanks!!

I am excited that Spring has seemed to come to Phoenix. We cherish Spring for the short time that we have it. The temps are in the 80s, the birds are chirping, and grass actually looks like what the other 80% of the country thinks grass looks like. I'm going to enjoy these short few weeks.

Work is going well. I was able to stop (quit) one of my fifteen jobs. (No, I don't have 15 jobs. I only have 3, but some nights I feel like I've done 15. I am no longer doing the ASL classes for our transportation department at PDSD. So that leaves the following jobs:

1) Science teacher at PDSD 7a - 3p
2) Tutor at PDSD 3 - 5:30p on M, W, and Th
3) Sylvan Online Tutor various hours 1 or 2 at night and 3-5 on Saturdays.

I'm starting to get into my groove and rhythm with these jobs. So, we'll see how it goes.

Church is going well. I have a new (fairly new) calling as the Ward Music Chair. It's fun to have a calling where I can use some of the musical talents that Heavenly Father has given me.

I guess that's it for now. Happy Spring everyone. :)

Heigh Ho, It's back to work I go!

Ah, I love being a teacher. This is the 3rd quarter, and I nick name it the "abstract quarter". In 7th grade, I'm teaching about the solar system. In 8th grade, I'm teaching about chemistry and elements. These are hard concepts to teach to students who are visual learners. If there was a way I could bring an actual atom or the planet Jupiter into my classroom, life would be a little easier. But I do love teaching science. It's the most hands on subject area that I can teach. I absolutely love the wonder when experiments teach concepts better that I could in a 15-30 minute lecture.

Happy 2009!

Happy New Year everyone. According to my Dad, I have joined the ranks of "old people" because I didn't stay awake until midnight (Tucson time). I did celebrate with New York so I counted that. :)

My mind is now drifting back to the real world. My crazy world of chemistry, solar systems, constellations, and sign language. I am also celebrating a milestone. I have been teaching for 10 years. Or I am 1/4 of my way to retirement. Either way, I have learned a lot and still have a lot to learn.

I guess I need to have a paragraph devoted to resolutions. I just have a few.
1. I want to improve my cooking skills. I have several cookbooks (including some new ones) that have great recipes that I want to try. So I will try one new recipe a week.
2. This is my "walking to Boston" resolution. My carpool buddy, who is working towards her 2nd 1/2 marathon, is trying to get me ready for at least a 5K. So, I'm going to start walking 3 days a week, working towards daily.
3. This one has to do with scripture study. I'm going to just focus on The Doctrine and Covenants and The Book of Mormon this year. I've been serving in Primary for almost 3 years and fallen out of the habit of reading daily. So, 2 pages in The Book of Mormon daily and the weekly assignment for Sunday School. That's my focus this year.

That's it for now. Obviously there will be more fun times and more challenging times. But that's what life is for.