Can you believe what a beautiful day? You may think what in the world is she thinking…it has been raining all night….not just a little sprinkle, the full down pour. I am in Southwest Missouri now and they are just as dry as every other part of the mid west. This rain is a delight. I woke up this morning to a bird running into my bedroom window…(didn’t die) My windows aren’t clean like the Windex commercials so I don’t know what its deal was…lol After the rude awakening I decided…it isn’t 100 degrees outside so I should go for a run. What a run it was…nice and cool. I came back extremely soaked, but it felt wonderful. The whole time I was running I was thinking that people sometimes say that the rain is God crying…I would like to think of each drop as an answered prayer at this point in time. For those of you who love rain go take a run!
God Bless
Sunday, August 27, 2006
Sunday, August 20, 2006
school days
Wow I made it through the first week of school. I got kids in my class on Wednesday. Most are the same size as me, but they still call me ma’m. I am enjoying the idea of teaching….but scheduling my time and making sure that everything gets covered in the day sure is tough. I find myself thinking about what I need to get done for school even out boating this weekend. I can’t wait until I get in a stedy rutine. I can’t believe that the next break I have is Labor day weekend…Oh and I’m looking forward to coming back to Ames for Amanda’s wedding in Oct. and staying for 5 whole days! Little John didn’t recognize me and I was only gone for a few weeks….so sad. I miss not being in college I will admit. I miss seeing my friends. I get along with my co-workers and hope that I can build on that relationship with all of them. I am longing to find a church down south still. I hope things are going well for you, the reader. Well I’m off to work some more.
Tuesday, August 15, 2006
Thursday, July 27, 2006
All Move and nothing to Do
Well here I am….sitting in my house way down in southern Missouri. I went to set up part of my classroom. It is huge…as far as classrooms are concerned. I’m excited to start school and get on with the whole new step in my life.
The move down here didn’t start of so smoothly. Friday it was raining in Iowa all morning and in fear of getting my favorite couch really wet we didn’t get on the road until like 9am 3 hours later than planned. Then the lights kept going out on the trailer (which was packed full….I know I have a lot of stuff) We got to my new house that I am renting for now. Got everything unpacked even though it smelled like know one had let air in the house for years. (nice and musky)Not too mention really BUGGY. The pink bathroom is ok, meaning I’m getting use to it. I planted some greenery outside in front to make it more homey for me, but I’m not sure they are going to live cause the soil down here is hard and there is little rain right now. I went to the lake tubing on Sunday, managed to get a good upper body work out and feel the burn as well as the burn on my body…nice and red. Oh did I mention that I’m feeling alone down here and a little different. I know Keith is helping a lot, but I miss my family and friends back home. I can’t even go for a walk around here without the strange looks and honking. People are a little scary. At least my neighbors are really nice. There is this older couple that lives across the path from me that seem great. The people at my school are nice, a little scatted right now but nice. I hope everyone keeps in touch and knows how much I miss them.
God Bless your day~Love Kris
The move down here didn’t start of so smoothly. Friday it was raining in Iowa all morning and in fear of getting my favorite couch really wet we didn’t get on the road until like 9am 3 hours later than planned. Then the lights kept going out on the trailer (which was packed full….I know I have a lot of stuff) We got to my new house that I am renting for now. Got everything unpacked even though it smelled like know one had let air in the house for years. (nice and musky)Not too mention really BUGGY. The pink bathroom is ok, meaning I’m getting use to it. I planted some greenery outside in front to make it more homey for me, but I’m not sure they are going to live cause the soil down here is hard and there is little rain right now. I went to the lake tubing on Sunday, managed to get a good upper body work out and feel the burn as well as the burn on my body…nice and red. Oh did I mention that I’m feeling alone down here and a little different. I know Keith is helping a lot, but I miss my family and friends back home. I can’t even go for a walk around here without the strange looks and honking. People are a little scary. At least my neighbors are really nice. There is this older couple that lives across the path from me that seem great. The people at my school are nice, a little scatted right now but nice. I hope everyone keeps in touch and knows how much I miss them.
God Bless your day~Love Kris
Saturday, July 15, 2006
Moving Day
I successfully passed my Spanish classes with flying colors if I do say so myself. Taking two years worth of Spanish in 35 days isn’t bad….don’t think I would ever do it again. I feel like I haven’t accomplished anything this summer because I was in class everyday for two months. I haven’t been working any where or at least not enough to do any good financially. I have spent the last week in my home town or at my parents’ house I should say. I got to watch my nephew all week (which is more tiring than one may think) He is almost 9 months…but is very intelligent has is close to standing on his own. He has a wonderful recognition of everything and responds well to things. Fine motor…great…throwing ability is massive. Give the boy a beach ball and a bos and he is set for the day. I came home yesterday with a bunch of stuff to pack….my sister was nice enough to help me and it was still late when we went to bed. (not past midnight)…but I was up at 4:30am with her son so I was “hitting a wall” it is starting to sink in that I may not see a bunch of people ever again…and how drastically my life is about to turn. My dad came up and we loaded all of my stuff up filling a whole trailer nice and tight in just under an hour. Now it is cleaning time. I’m going to spend my week visiting people and saying some good byes and see ya laters. I want to make a memory page for a scrapbook from some of my favorite places in Ames so I will do that some time this week if anyone is up for a walk give me a shout out. Don’t let this 100degree weather get ya down! Well I’m off to nap and then get cleaning. Hope all is well in the world…I’m moving ONE week from today…..wow….where does the time go. Missouri can’t be that bad can it. I was given a lot of advice…I’m not sure I want to follow example: knock out a few teeth…get some flannel…forget a few letters here and there when I talk, grow a mullet….find a cousin that I know and date him instead of my boyfriend…..I could go on with other helpful advice but I don’t think I’m going to take any of it because it all scares me.
PS Side Note:if you have moved and I don’t have you new address please send me a little postcard so I can write it down or just message me via email.
PS Side Note:if you have moved and I don’t have you new address please send me a little postcard so I can write it down or just message me via email.
Monday, June 12, 2006
Summer Blues
Wow it has been a long time. My internet hasn’t wanted to work fast enough to do anything so I apologize for the long awaited side notes of my life.
Well things are going well. I’m overwhelmed and stressed out. The story of my life….but at the same time anxious and excited to be moving on in my life.
I am currently taking some fast track espanol. Which I will tell you SUCKs. I don’t think I have ever studied so much in my life and that isn’t even a full effort. I had a finally this past Friday and am starting the second round of what is going to be a hard, long, boring 4 weeks.
I started back to work at Formative Years…last resort to making money that and Target didn’t want to hire me to work for just a month. Ggrrrrrr o-well. Ciara and I have hit up a lot of garage sales on early Saturday mornings (I have found a lot of really good stuff for school!) I realized garage sale-ing is only fun if you go with lots of friends, you can talk people down by ½ the price, and you can drive all kinds of crazy.
John (my nephew) now has 6 teeth 4 on top and 2 on the bottom. He is full of drool so some more are bound to come in this week. 7 months old…wow where does the time go? He can sit up, army crawl everywhere….and pull himself up on things as well as walk everywhere using walkers and your fingers. I get to see him every 3 weeks or so, but soon it will only be once a month or every other month depending on what is going on.
I am moving to Monett Missouri in a month. Starting school the first part of August. I’m so excited and over planned for before even getting there. I have talked with some up coming 5th graders I know in the area and they have given me the inside scoop on what to expect. I will miss so many people here at ISU and in my home town…and state. I will return. The school I am at doesn’t have a spring break instead they space it out amongst the different months there aren’t holiday breaks and create seasonal breaks using 4day weekends! I have lots of weddings coming up so Congrats to Amanda (October) Taylor &Ann (July) Jen (August) and my cousin Josh E. (this fall?)and another cousin Kendra getting married next fall! Oh and who could forget Luke (July wedding) I can’t believe that people I babysat for as young children are getting married too….wow! (I’m getting old)
Well I’m off to get some packing started. I don’t want to feel to rushed when moving, I’m already freaking at so many other things in my life….I want to take my time on what I can.
I hope all of you are having a wonderful summer. God Bless.
Well things are going well. I’m overwhelmed and stressed out. The story of my life….but at the same time anxious and excited to be moving on in my life.
I am currently taking some fast track espanol. Which I will tell you SUCKs. I don’t think I have ever studied so much in my life and that isn’t even a full effort. I had a finally this past Friday and am starting the second round of what is going to be a hard, long, boring 4 weeks.
I started back to work at Formative Years…last resort to making money that and Target didn’t want to hire me to work for just a month. Ggrrrrrr o-well. Ciara and I have hit up a lot of garage sales on early Saturday mornings (I have found a lot of really good stuff for school!) I realized garage sale-ing is only fun if you go with lots of friends, you can talk people down by ½ the price, and you can drive all kinds of crazy.
John (my nephew) now has 6 teeth 4 on top and 2 on the bottom. He is full of drool so some more are bound to come in this week. 7 months old…wow where does the time go? He can sit up, army crawl everywhere….and pull himself up on things as well as walk everywhere using walkers and your fingers. I get to see him every 3 weeks or so, but soon it will only be once a month or every other month depending on what is going on.
I am moving to Monett Missouri in a month. Starting school the first part of August. I’m so excited and over planned for before even getting there. I have talked with some up coming 5th graders I know in the area and they have given me the inside scoop on what to expect. I will miss so many people here at ISU and in my home town…and state. I will return. The school I am at doesn’t have a spring break instead they space it out amongst the different months there aren’t holiday breaks and create seasonal breaks using 4day weekends! I have lots of weddings coming up so Congrats to Amanda (October) Taylor &Ann (July) Jen (August) and my cousin Josh E. (this fall?)and another cousin Kendra getting married next fall! Oh and who could forget Luke (July wedding) I can’t believe that people I babysat for as young children are getting married too….wow! (I’m getting old)
Well I’m off to get some packing started. I don’t want to feel to rushed when moving, I’m already freaking at so many other things in my life….I want to take my time on what I can.
I hope all of you are having a wonderful summer. God Bless.
Wednesday, May 10, 2006
college graduate
College Grad am I.
Now what am I giong to do? I have interviewed at several schools and I have been praying that I can figure it out soon so I can plan the rest of the year. Am I going to teach 5th grade....kindergarten....grrr the frustration. I currently have 5 job offers on the table and another interview today. All are in Missouri. The other day though I got the erge to teach in Iowa...but I don't think that is going to happen.
Congrats to all those who have finished their student teaching and for all my friends that graduated college.
I realized that a lot of the people I know and have enjoyed spending the last three years with I may never see again. :-( That makes me sad, it makes me want to stick around ISU. I don't like huge changes all at once they kind of scare me.
Now what am I giong to do? I have interviewed at several schools and I have been praying that I can figure it out soon so I can plan the rest of the year. Am I going to teach 5th grade....kindergarten....grrr the frustration. I currently have 5 job offers on the table and another interview today. All are in Missouri. The other day though I got the erge to teach in Iowa...but I don't think that is going to happen.
Congrats to all those who have finished their student teaching and for all my friends that graduated college.
I realized that a lot of the people I know and have enjoyed spending the last three years with I may never see again. :-( That makes me sad, it makes me want to stick around ISU. I don't like huge changes all at once they kind of scare me.
Tuesday, April 25, 2006
Waiting Game
Playing the waiting game…
It is almost my nap time…my eyes are getting heavy. Yesterday I spent all day in my car driving….I could probably tell you how many times I sang the same exact song over and over again. I managed to fit in 3 interviews in all different directions in to one 8hour school day and still make it back home so that I wouldn’t miss the farm field trip my kindergarteners have been looking forward to.
I’m playing the waiting game….sitting and waiting so I can go on to the next step of planning where I’m going to live, what grade I have to prep for, what role I have to take on next. I have had three interviews and another school (4) that offered me a position straight up—which I turned down. I have heard back from one school today….and still want to hold out that better offers that may arise. I’m still waiting, I have more interviews that I’m lining up as the phone calls come in this week. I’m not stressing out yet, heck I didn’t even prep for my interview…(thought that might be a little to nerve racking for me)
I'm just waiting....what is next?
It is almost my nap time…my eyes are getting heavy. Yesterday I spent all day in my car driving….I could probably tell you how many times I sang the same exact song over and over again. I managed to fit in 3 interviews in all different directions in to one 8hour school day and still make it back home so that I wouldn’t miss the farm field trip my kindergarteners have been looking forward to.
I’m playing the waiting game….sitting and waiting so I can go on to the next step of planning where I’m going to live, what grade I have to prep for, what role I have to take on next. I have had three interviews and another school (4) that offered me a position straight up—which I turned down. I have heard back from one school today….and still want to hold out that better offers that may arise. I’m still waiting, I have more interviews that I’m lining up as the phone calls come in this week. I’m not stressing out yet, heck I didn’t even prep for my interview…(thought that might be a little to nerve racking for me)
I'm just waiting....what is next?
Sunday, April 02, 2006
Direction
Today pastor brought up how most of us are looking for direction in life. I know I’m not the only one. I will say that things seem to be fitting into place. I don’t have a job yet, but I’m not worried. I’m not sure where I’m going to be living come July, but I’m not worried. I am more excited than anything. I can’t wait to have my own classroom, teach thing that I want to teach (following standards J) I can’t wait to be some where new…taking that next step in my life. I know that it will be hard going somewhere and not knowing anybody. I promise you this…I’m not going to be hanging out with parents and teachers all the time….I need to find a hobby maybe something athletic that I can find some friends. I guess you could say I’m concerned with teaching consuming my life. I don’t want that to happen…I know it has for the most part now. The only time I have seen my friends this month is when I had to call them to come help me jump my car this week. Graduation is like 5 weeks away, I can’t believe college is almost done.
Can you believe that March is over and April is here? Last year I played some great April fool's jokes...not one trick this year :-(
God Bless, have a wonderful week!
Can you believe that March is over and April is here? Last year I played some great April fool's jokes...not one trick this year :-(
God Bless, have a wonderful week!
Tuesday, March 14, 2006
Spring Break
Spring break is here. I am enjoying my time to sleep in, lay around doing nothing, play games like fooseball, air hockey, and quiddler. I am eating a bunch and enjoying every minute. Tomorrow I meet up with my parents for some quality time for the next few days before heading back to their home and visiting some friends. I get to see my nephew on Sunday....and then head back home to sleep in my very own bed....right before heading back to kindergarten. Oh and amoungst the sleep and eating I'm writing lesson plans and applying for jobs and all that fun stuff too.
I hope everyone is enjoying a little break. Please pray for the memorial group that went to help rebuild down south and for a friend who is in Africa who has malaria. God Bless you on this Tuesday.
I hope everyone is enjoying a little break. Please pray for the memorial group that went to help rebuild down south and for a friend who is in Africa who has malaria. God Bless you on this Tuesday.
Monday, March 06, 2006
DAY 1
18 kindergarteners will make any sane person tired. Today went well some quotes that I will walk away from this experience is: “Cheesy Easy” “Meatball and Spaghetti Space” “Flew out of your head” “Kiss your Brain” Not only did I hang out observing in the classroom today, but I also observed in a K-3 resource room. It is a little weird knowing some of the students in the school that I am at. (haven’t had that feeling the last 3 schools I have been at)
I am doing devotion on Wednesday night I’m going to sit everyone down on the ground and do a read-aloud. It is the teacher in me what can I say. lol I am reading You Are Special by Max Lucado. I am focusing on how each person has their own talents and gifts we don’t always show them at the right times or we don’t use them for all that they could be used for.
What is new in my life….well not as much drama, the soap opera has come to a close…JBD hasn’t been out in over a month. I have managed to be ill for almost 3 weeks now. Student death center hasn’t really been much help. Spring break plans involve me riding down to see Keith and catching up with my parents for a little vacation while still trying to apply for a job. Oh and I get to see my nephew (who is getting so big)
Being in college I know that it is hard to keep in contact with people, but I’m trying hard. If I haven’t talked to you for a while don’t feel bad, I’m just really busy. Drop me a hello tho and I will reply back asap.
I hope everyone is doing great and I pray for blessings to come into your lives.
God Bless
I am doing devotion on Wednesday night I’m going to sit everyone down on the ground and do a read-aloud. It is the teacher in me what can I say. lol I am reading You Are Special by Max Lucado. I am focusing on how each person has their own talents and gifts we don’t always show them at the right times or we don’t use them for all that they could be used for.
What is new in my life….well not as much drama, the soap opera has come to a close…JBD hasn’t been out in over a month. I have managed to be ill for almost 3 weeks now. Student death center hasn’t really been much help. Spring break plans involve me riding down to see Keith and catching up with my parents for a little vacation while still trying to apply for a job. Oh and I get to see my nephew (who is getting so big)
Being in college I know that it is hard to keep in contact with people, but I’m trying hard. If I haven’t talked to you for a while don’t feel bad, I’m just really busy. Drop me a hello tho and I will reply back asap.
I hope everyone is doing great and I pray for blessings to come into your lives.
God Bless
Sunday, March 05, 2006
Student teaching
Well done with the first 8 weeks without getting lice. Now I'm off to teach kindergarten, I'll need your prayers.
I haven't posted anything in a long time because I have been sick and my computer hasn't wanted to work...sorry for those who read these posts.
I haven't posted anything in a long time because I have been sick and my computer hasn't wanted to work...sorry for those who read these posts.
Sunday, February 05, 2006
Color My Mood
I'm working on a poetry unit currently the one for tomorrow is having them fill in the color words to match them...so I thought I would share mine.
Color My Mood
By Mary Sullivan and _______________________
Colors name the way we feel.
When we’re angry or we’re sad.
I’m blue when I’m lonely.
I’m red when I’m mad.
I’m green when I’m jealous.
I’m orange when I’m glad.
I’m purple when I’m good.
I’m black when I’m bad.
And I made up a new name
For when I’m feeling mellow.
I think I’m gonna call it:
Lemon Jell-O yellow!
Color My Mood
By Mary Sullivan and _______________________
Colors name the way we feel.
When we’re angry or we’re sad.
I’m blue when I’m lonely.
I’m red when I’m mad.
I’m green when I’m jealous.
I’m orange when I’m glad.
I’m purple when I’m good.
I’m black when I’m bad.
And I made up a new name
For when I’m feeling mellow.
I think I’m gonna call it:
Lemon Jell-O yellow!
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