Long time...no post

We have been so busy lately and I haven't been keeping up with the blog as well as I should have. So here's an attempt at a long overdue update.....Scott had knee surgery last month but he has recovered and back to work now. He is doing much better with the repairs.

Raegan has been a busy girl. She finished her first soccer season and enjoyed every minute of it. However, she enjoyed cheering for the team almost as much as playing the game....which leads us to her newest adventure. She is going to cheer for jr. pro basketball at her school. There are about 8 little girls on her squad and she is super excited about it! If she likes cheerng that much then we may sign her up for gymnastics. Recently Raegan was also the flower girl for homecoming. It's hard to believe she could be big enough to do all of these things....it seems like yesterday she was just a toddler. Time sure does fly!

My schedule has been really hectic lately...Monday 3-D Academy (professional development), Tuesday-Thursday... teach enrichment before and afterschool...Friday and Saturday....grad school classes.....Sunday...teach 3 yr olds. AHHHHHHH! Thank goodness things are finally winding down. I have finished my first semester of my Ed.S. but not without a few stumbling blocks. The work is much more difficult for this degree than it was for my Master's and school (work) has added so many more responsibilities with changing policies and updated federal and state standards. I always knew that public education was tougher than most people realized but now it is drastically changing, making the jobs of teachers and administrators much more challenging. Additionally, I have completed Administrator training with the superintendent of schools and survived an interview with the other supervisors. That was definitely an experience. I have also survived 2 of my 4 professional evaluations for the year. I will finish my remedial/enrichment classes soon as the students get ready to take the state end-of-course exam. I only have one more session of 3-D Academy professional development...Wooohooo!

So as you can tell....we have been very busy to say the least. We are looking forward to the upcoming holidays and time spent with family and friends. Christmas is my favorite time of year and I am looking forward to time off to enjoy it with my family.

Staying busy..........

Well my ED.S classes are well under way. Some of my classmates and I have commented lately, "what did we ever get ourselves into?". The schedule is busy and the assignments are tough but I am making it. My plate seems to be filling up rather quickly with professional and personal responsibilities. All I can do is take it one day at a time...one step...one moment at a time. With the new evaluation models changing we have received so much pressure at work. I have had the "toughest" evaluator for my last 2 evaluations....but it went very well....definitely all God. Then I wrote for a grant that I never expected to get ...but I did...another God thing. He really has been helping me out lately to fulfill my dreams and desires. I'm excited about the opportunities and I can't wait to find out what the future holds.

Raegan is really enjoying soccer. She loves to run. She loves being part of a team. We are so proud of her. Even though she's the smallest and the youngest...she's still a trooper. She is enjoying school but this year has been a major adjustment for her. Many of her friends from last year have moved away due to family and financial situations so she has been busy making new friends but still missing the old ones. She has 2 new teachers this year and she is staying all day instead of half days. She is learning so many new things. She loves to draw more than anything else. Everytime we turn around she is drawing us pictures. She loves to play dress up and still loves dolls...a girl after my own heart. Next month she is going to take part in homecoming at my school. She will be the flower girl. She is very excited about the occassion and getting to dress up. She doesn't know it yet but she and her escort will get to ride in the parade on top of a convertible. She is mostly excited about being on the football field with the cheerleaders.

Guess what begins this weekend!

YOU guessed it!!!!!! COLLEGE! I'm getting my ED.S!
Join me in this journey as a working mother...teacher...wife...and college student! I am excited about the opportunities that may come from earning this degree. I know that God has plans for me and I am ready for whatever he sends my way.

Life's a BEACH!!!!

Summer days are coming to an end.

Summer days are coming to an end. We are getting ready for a new school year. Tonight we had orientation for Jr. Kindergarten at school. We found out that Raegan will be with the older 4 year olds even though she will be the youngest in the class. Due to low registration numbers we were expecting her to be placed in the class of mixed 3 and 4 year olds. I was disappointed because I felt like she would be repeating a lot of the same curriculum and that she would not grow to her full potential with the younger children who had never been in preschool. However, I accepted the decision and did some heavy duty praying that God would place her where she needed to be. So tonight I was very surprised to find out that she was placed with the older kids. Her teacher told me that it would be more beneficial for her to be with the older group because she needed to be challenged!She said Raegan knows the curriculum from last year...she needs more...she's ready for more. She said that she was placed because of her ability not because of her age. Talk about an answer to prayers....all the glory goes to HIM.


We have been enjoying our days of sleeping in and staying up late. We have been swimming, grilling out, enjoying movies and playing outside. I hate to see summer vacation ending and the school year nearing yet I am excited about the opportunities that lie ahead for us. I will be teaching a new forensics course and 3 honors courses along with my regular biology class this year which I am excited about and also a little nervous about. College classes will begin next month which is another "new" for our comfortable lives. Scott and I are also teaching preschoolers on rotation at church. He is moving to another fire station very soon and Raegan will begin AYSO soccer this season. This year brings with it many "new" things. Raegan's newest accomplishment is that she has learned to tie her shoes. All summer she has been wearing flip flops/ sandals.... I had almost forgotten that she could tie her shoes by herself. The other day she sat down in the floor and tied up her shoes without any help. She is so proud of herself....grinning from ear to ear as she shows anyone who will let her. I love the tenacity of this little girl....she is precious to me!