"I know all about the unemployment problem...I was the first one laid off." ~Al Gore
"Strength and wisdom are not mutually exclusive." ~Bill Clinton "You hear people talking about John Edwards--what a great speaker he is, how charismatic he is, how energetic...you know, I kind of resent him."
~Bill Clinton
Did'ja ever really want something, but not know how to go about getting it? I mean, REALLY want it, and have no idea how to bring your vision into reality? I seem to have that problem a lot lately, but today I was visited by a Guardian Angel who helped bring one particular goal of mine a step closer to fruition. All it took was a single moment of sharing, and boom! The exact thing I needed was in my hand. No asking, no strings attached, just THERE. Sometimes things just happen that way, and it's times like those that I know God is right there, holding my hand every step of the way, and he places these precious angels in my path for very good reasons. Thanks Aunt Barb...you're truly an angel.
Well boys and girls, it's been a VERY long time since I've updated, but you know how it goes. The girls and I are getting settled into our new surroundings and things will hopefully smooth into a new routine. I hate free-floating, despite the fact that I am an unpredictable Aquarian.
New news on the homefront: My sister and brother-in-law are expecting my very firstest nephew in October! I'm so excited!
Still doing the job hunt thing and trying to find time to type a paper...August is coming...I better get a move on!
Well, it's Good Friday...generally a day of contempletive reflection for me, but I decided to stay home and get some work done while I have a day off. I miss going to "The Walk," a 7 mile walk that I've done on Good Friday since I was a Freshman in high school, but I really needed to finish up some things, since graduation is just a few short weeks away.
As it happened, though, I got some news in the mail. Here's a little background: In order to earn my teaching license, I have to pass 2 tests, which are called Praxis tests. One was on my content, Language Arts, and the other was on general teaching practices. I passed the Language Arts test in November, and I took the other in March and have been dreading the results because I knew I hadn't done well.
Fast forward to today...I got my results, and I was right; I DID do horribly. In order to pass the test, I needed to get a score of 165. My score, however, was a 166, and while it was totally shitty, I PASSED!!!!! WHOO-HOOO!!!!
I guess after waiting so long to finally be engaged to my sweetheart, I didn't expect for things to change all that much. But they did! Maybe it's hormones, maybe it's the end of the year syndrome, maybe I just miss him, but since we've become "official" I've found myself becoming so antsy for our wedding that I can't stand myself sometimes! And on top of that, I miss Debbie and I wish I could talk some of this stuff over with her, and have her input in planning our wedding, and it just sucks SO BAD that she's not here. I wish she'd send me an epiphany on what our wedding colors are supposed to be, just to help make up for not being around for me to bounce ideas off of. HEY MA, WE'RE GETTING MARRIED, CAN YOU HELP US DOWN HERE A LITTLE???? Sorry to vent when I know darn well who I end up venting to, but sometimes I just hafta get some of that stuff off my chest.
You know, when I was a little girl, I would go find daisies in our back yard and do the "He loves me, he loves me not" thing, like every little girl does. It seemed like it would always end up on the "he loves me not" petal, but I would move on to the next thing and forget about the flower. Isn't it funny that years later, I finally landed on a "he loves me" petal? Dan and I happily announce our engagement.
I am such a slacker...I can't believe it's been almost a month since I've posted. Well, truly, I'm not a slacker, just insanely busy. What in the world possessed me when I enrolled in college to be a teacher? My student teaching is going pretty well, but I'm not performing at the level I expect of myself, mostly because I'm feeling like a piece of taffy being pulled in 26 different directions. It's been a bit discouraging at times, but I'm trying to keep a postitive attitude and make my best effort better. Pray for me!!
Yay! My last semester at Ashland, which will ultimately result in my degree and teaching license, began today. It won't be easy (I expected nothing less) but it's almost done...May, here I come!
Well, the fact is, my life is just so damn confusing at times, and I'm always untying knots
just to fix my latest blunder. So I designed the Gordian Knot, which is a riddle
or a conundrum, to give me space to vent, get in touch with my inner child, or post little oddities
of note for others to peruse.
Come with me and we'll ponder the vicissitudes of the universe--or maybe we'll just try
to figure out what the hell we're doing here...
These are some websites that are exceedingly useful to me as an educator-in-training.
Many of them have worksheets or teaching tools, others specialize in lesson plans, and some provide analyses
and commentary for various types of literature. I hope that if you're looking for something
to aide your own quest as an educator, that you will discover a treasure and share it with others
(feel free to add a link to my site)!
