Last Day of Training

Today was my last day of in-class training for T.T

Now I have online training/classes to finish up, and my exams that I need to prepare for. LOTS to do.

Pink and Say

Our Speaker for class today read us a story, as an example of a social studies lecture, Pink and Say. I remember having class members read this story in the second grade for a book report, and one of the girls crying because it was so sad. I hadn't read it myself, but I remember it was supposed to be a sad story.

Hearing it today and discovering that it was a true story absolutely brought me to tears! Oh my gosh! I need to buy this book. It’s extremely well written too. Patricia Polacco is my hero of the week.

Mr. Backpack

My Mother and Sister-in-Law crack me up when it comes to my nonexistent love live.

(Though I also need to make a point clear- 1. At the moment, I don’t really care that my love life is nonexistent… just because  I see Mr. SmexyMc Smex pants walking down the street doesn’t mean I have fall’n head over heals)

I was shopping with TJ and Kati the other day and stopped at a store known for selling items to military men and families. Anyway, I was looking at sheets by myself, and saw one such young man walk by with a beautiful body and a backpack. We both kinda smiled and did the head acknowledge bump...what you do when you meet someone new but don't necessarily want to say anything.

So on our way out of the store I told Kati about my small run in with "Backpack" to which she promptly stopped walking, and started heading back into the store. I had to run after her whispering loudly, "Kati! What are you doing?"

"I'm looking for Backpack."
"You will NOT"
"I just wanna see what you like."
"Kati, no! Down! We're leaving"

And I drag her by the arm out of the store where my older brother has this look on his face...as if he wishes he didn't know either of us.

Training Day Two!

It's been a little over a week since I've moved to San Antonio to live with my brother and sister-in-law and their two awesome dog. SO far so good, we all seem to be surviving together. It's a bit different from growing up fighting with your siblings over who gets to watch what on TV or who gets the biggest piece of pie for desert. It's so nice that we can get along now. It's strange, I'm always surprised at how mature he is and it's hard to forget we used to run around in the back yard throwing mud at each other.

I had my second day of Texas Teacher training today. Class Management. It's going very smoothly and it's amazingly informative. I don't think I could write enough notes from the lectures if I tried. Even though it's a six hour a day course, it's not hard to listen to...and by the end I still think, "Teach me more, Master!"

Especially when we watch the video Lectures by Harry Wong, who I just found out is pretty famous in the teaching world. Opps, go figure I just learned about him yesterday, but now he's my teaching hero. I was so into his lecture on classroom management, when he told his videoed audience to say "OWN IT" I totally did out loud too! Ha ha XD

I haven’t applied for any jobs yet, but I'm working on my application for the same district that my Sister-in-Law teaches for. It's almost finished, but I'm too afraid to submit it DX So much pressure. I'm so afraid I'll make a mistake on it. I need two more references and I need to write a letter of Intent.

WHY IS IT SO HARD TO WRITE A LETTER OF INTENT.

OH! I also got to meet my neighbor for the first time today! On my way to school this morning I ran into her cute little yorkie that was running away from her as he game up to sniff me. We got to chat for a few seconds and she said how it was glad to have finally actually seen me, and didn't know if she ever would. I guess Kati told her about my arrival. I was to embarrassed to tell her I'd been inside with the AC cranked up, hiding from the sun...

Pre Texas

All these goodies will come a bit later because they are writen in differenet locations and days. SO for know...

I have a bunch of storries of my pre trip adventures...some juicy some dull, some painfull....