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February! Has it really been that long!!

Oh my, well I suppose you can see where my priority level is with updating my blog page... 5 months is a long time to go with no posts! Well sense my last post Mercedes turned 14, I turned shhh 33 .... and Dave and I celebrated our 14 year wedding anniversary. I passed all my classes in my spring semester and I have one week left in my summer classes! Whoo! I am anticipating passing all of them too! In two weeks Mercedes is going to be going to the Jonas Brothers Concert, and her cousin Shandi is driving up from Arkansas to take her to it. She should have a blast!

Ok sense it has been forever and ever sense my last post I will post a picture of Cede in her 8th grade graduation

This is her BFF Bre, she was on crutches because the night before she decided to slice open her foot and get 3 stitches... fun times I tell ya, fun times!

Now for a picture of Cody...

This was taken in the Kaleidoscope craft center, we went there and to Science City on the same day.

Ok I promise to attempt the idea of posting more often! =)

Mercedes New Hair-do!!

Exhale!

Well I passed, it actually wasn't as bad as I had thought it would be. I bought a book that was to help me study for the Praxis test and it had two computerized practice tests. They were harder than the actual test was. Guess they wanted me to be extra prepared!

So now I apply to the University to be admitted into the teaching program officially. Its just a technicality at this point, can't imagine why it would be declined. Next fall I will start one of three internships that will have me in the classroom 1 hr 15 min two times per week. She told me I could piggy back two of the internships and do 2 1/2 hours twice a week one semester. If all goes as planed I will be able to do my student teaching in the Fall of 2010. So for Spring 2011 I would have my full teaching licence and hopefully be able to find a long term sub job. Then my own classroom Fall 2011!! Whoo!!

I did get to sub this week in a third grade class, it was fun. I enjoyed the kids... I did however learn how I never want to keep my classroom! This teacher had two desks, one if front and one on the side of the room. She had so much papers and teaching manuals and stuff piled on both that I couldn't set down my coffee cup. I had to set it on a students desk until I picked up piles of things to make bigger piles elsewhere. I couldn't find any lesson plans, the teacher across the hall was a saving grace. She made me lesson plans on the fly loaned me her teaching manual for math cuz it was no where to be found... and made me copies of worksheets that got me through most of the morning, then I was really glad that I had purchased a book called the substitute teachers survival guide, I used some class games with their spelling words that went really well.

Well I'm off to work on class assignments this semester I am taking General Logic, The Effective Classroom, Health and PE Methods and Curriculum, and Educating Exceptional Students. Logic is kickin my butt at the moment... so off I go!

Gulp!

Ok... I know this sounds crazy but I am nervous!!! VERY nervous! I just registered for the PRAXIS test, this is the test I have to take prior to being admitted 'officially' in the teaching program... its the ACT all over again. And quite frankly I didn't do so swell on the ACT. I have two week and the test will last 4 1/2 hours. The only saving grace is that it has three parts, if I pass two of them and not one I only have to re-take the one I didn't pass. I can do this... right?

ahhhhhh!

Precious!

Yesterday my daughter was all excited that the school concert was being held. We had went out and got her a new dress... halter top red with a ribbon waist and an uneven hemline that lands at her knees. Well, both the choir and the band were going to be playing she is in both... so a full night of excitement awaited. As she is coming out of the school her little smile isn't there... as she gets in the van I found out they had canceled the program because we were expecting an ice storm to move through. She was so sadly. I found out that it will be rescheduled for January sometime they just don't know when yet.

.... now to the precious part!

We came home and were just doing the average things it was about 7pm I was folding clothes and Cody comes in and said... "MOM DAD! MOM DAD! CEDE NEEDS YOU!!" My first thought was uh oh what happen. I quicken my steps a bit as I walk into the living room Mercedes was all done up in her new dress with a music stand set up and holding her flute. She said I have a concert to perform! So Dave and I sat and listen to our own privet concert she sang one of the songs and played one of the music pieces that they were going to do at school. It was very sweet.

Wow the hollidays are here!

It doesn't seem like its been over a month sense my last post, time flies! Thanksgiving went really well, we ended up with 24 people in my little house. Two 8 foot table end to end with 20 chairs and then my table. Guess what! I didn't burn the food! Whooo!! Well... Im not counting the slightly scorched green bean casserole.. shhh!

Christmas is here in a short three weeks... I have about 98% of the shopping done, spent way too much money this year... but the smiles will be worth it!

My classes are coming to a close... and I have managed to get myself behind, procrastination in my middle name!