Are we there yet?

This is the thought that crosses my mind on a daily basis...are we there yet?  Of course, I'm wondering if it is June 7th yet.  That will be the day I turn in my school keys and key card for the last time!  I'm doing my best to stay positive the next 27 school days, but it is getting harder and harder.  I am still amazed by the behavior of students.  I constantly wonder what has happened to our society to turn out so many ill mannered, immature, disrespectful children.  Some days I feel older than my 30 years with the way I view things.

I certainly was raised to be respectful and fear my parents if I screwed up royally and got into trouble.  Maybe I was raised by old-fashioned parents, but I'll take that method of parenting over today's practices.  Thankfully, I do have a few students who are respectful and do their very best on a daily basis.  Some of that is due to their parents, and some of that is just the personality of the kid.

Tomorrow my building gets to meet our new superintendent.  From the information sent to us from admin, he seems like a pretty cool guy.  His main focus is educating the students.  I really like his jeans policy!  If it is going to be over 80 degrees, jeans are fine as long as we don't look like bums.  :)  Works for me!

Something else I've pondered today is the end of my soda consumption.  As I type this fabulous post, I am enjoying my VERY last Dr. Pepper.  I have until midnight to finish it, since I gave myself a deadline of April 30, 2013 as the last day I would drink soda...EVER.  There are a couple reasons for this, but a major reason is for my health.  I gave soda up for Lent (I remembered the correct spelling this time Melinda!), and I know I can do it for good this time.  I will definitely savor these last precious sips tonight.  lol

On a side note, the Weight Watchers commercials with Jennifer Hudson are beginning to irritate me.  I don't know why exactly, but she just annoys me.  Her singing in the background is like nails on a chalkboard, so that could be a major reason for my irritation.  Oh well.  There isn't anything I can do about it other than mute the television or change the channel. :)

Well, I think I've rambled enough for tonight.  More exciting things are to come in the near future!  I am looking forward to it all!

Blessed Day!

This year's celebration of Easter had so many different meanings for me.  Of course I thought about the true meaning of Christ's resurrection after the third day and how my sins have been paid by him.  I count myself blessed to have always known the love of God.  I'm even more blessed that I am returning to a strength in faith I had as a child.  It's amazing how life changes your views from one stage of life to the next, but somehow you always return to remembering God and why you believe.

Not only did I think about the true meaning of Easter today, but I thought about how blessed I have been not only in life, but in the past few months.  I'm so happy that I was able to spend today not only with my parents and precious four-legged child, but also with great friends.  Spending time with Gene and Dixie is always amusing, but I also got to see Sara for the first time in years!  It was so good to see her again!  I had forgotten how much I enjoyed talking with her.  Now that she is living here, hopefully we can become friends again.  If you know much about my past, you'd know how ironic hanging out with Gene, Dixie, and Sara is for me.  lol

I don't know why, but this 3-day weekend seems to have flown by.  I wish I had more time, but state testing and the last few weeks of the school year wait for no one.  I am counting down the days until this year is over!  The kids' brains are already on summer break, so I wish I was too!  There is so much to do before August, and I am so excited to get it done!  Hopefully time will fly by but not too quickly.  Well, I suppose I should get some sleep so I can stay awake teaching tomorrow.  G'night all!

Rollin' along to August 26th!

It has been surreal since I found out I was accepted into the UT Health Science Center in Houston's School of Nursing.  Now that the realization has sunk in, I have several things to take care of before I have orientation in August.  I've already submitted and paid for my background check information and paid for my drug screening.  Yay...more money needing to be spent to get into school.  At least I know this will be worth it all in the end!  I am getting it all taken care of now so I do not have to worry about it later.

Now I need to refocus my attention to my Medical Terminology class.  I have a test to take before 11:59 pm on Friday.  I'll get it done. :)  I'm so ready to be done with the class and get sociology over with in June so I can focus all of my attention on moving to Houston and preparing myself mentally and physically for the demands of nursing school.  I'm still so excited that I can hardly contain myself! lol

I am super excited that tomorrow is my Friday!  Of course, what day off would be complete without a doctor appointment and doing my drug screening?  At least I'll get more pre-nursing school registration stuff completed.  I am also looking forward to Saturday because I get to attend one of my kidlet's birthday party.  It will be a lot of fun!  You just have to love going to an 8 year old's birthday party.  hehehe  :-)

Alas, it is time to rest my weary bones and get some much needed shut-eye.  I have so much going on and so much to look forward to.  I am truly blessed!!

Nursing School...Here I Come!!

I still feel the need to pinch myself!  Is it really true?  Has this really happened to me?  Am I out of my mind?!!  I think the answer to all of those questions is an adament, but enthusiastic "YES!"  During my 7th period class on Tuesday, March 19th, I was checking my email right before school was dismissed.  Waiting on a reply to an email I had send the day before, another email caught my eye.  I did not recognize the sender, but the subject line said something about "acceptance".  I opened the email out of curiosity and almost fell out of my chair!

The email congratulated me for being accepted for admission to the School of Nursing at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston!  I wasn't sure if it could be a hoax because it just couldn't be true.  But it IS true!  Tonight I accepted my offer of admission, and I am so excited to be starting nursing school this August.  It all still seems surreal, but I know this is the path I am meant to travel.

I will teach until the end of the year, and as of June 7th, I will end my 7th year of teaching to pursue a new career.  This blog will definitely be a wonderful outlet for me when I need to just talk about the craziness soon to come.  I scared, nervous, and so excited about this new adventure.  Thankfully, I will have my friend, Shannon, close by and my family in southeast Texas will be closer.  I am incredibly blessed, and God answered the prayers friends and I prayed to make this happen.

So, off I go!  It will be weird ending the school year in a blank, bare room, but I know my new "room" will be full of family, friends, and faith!

My First Post

Well, here goes!  I've never had a blog before, but there is a first time for everything.  I have many changes occurring in my life, and I figured what better way to work through it than to blog.  :)  Hopefully I will be able to look back at my many posts (I am optimistic I'll blog a lot) and see how I have changed and made it through the changes I'm working on.

One thing I will mention in this first post is that I am truly BLESSED.  For many years I was conflicted in my faith due to changes and deaths that I could not get over.  I'm so thankful I was able to find my faith again.  I was lost for a while, but now I am found.  Hallelujah!