a new semester....

so i realized i haven't updated in awhile.... here's what is new....

the new semester feels SOOOO much better than the first at this point. i tried to get a lot done over the break, (ask my dad because he made fun of me for working my entire break) but it seems to have paid off at so far. so many small things are going better and i am counting all the minor victories. my classes seem to be in control so far this semester which scares me because i know that must mean the children are planning something. i've decided that mental health is a definite must for the new semester, and i'm HOPEFULLY not doing any more of the whole sleeping from 5 in the afternoon to 1 in the morning business. i've decided i'm going to go round 2 with the country music half marathon. another tfa friend of mine and i signed up at the beginning of this year and started our training last week.

it has been freaking cold here and we got out of school friday because it was "too cold" for school. all ye hardin county readers... i am well aware that you were out thursday, friday, and monday and yes i am jealous. anyway... things are going better thus far and i hope and pray that they continue to stay that way. i've been getting to school about an hour before it starts and taking some time to read, write, pray, and think, which has made a paramount of a difference in my sanity to begin the day.

funny stories (i know that's the only reason anybody reads this mess anyway...) so the kids are determined that all of the tfa's are dating one another... i have been set up with about five different teachers (oh and we all cheat on each other with one another and date multiple people at one time.) so i was taking one of my students home after school the other day and one of the other tfa teacher's called me (because we were going to go on a run) anyway... as we made plans to do this my student of course thought she had stumbled upon the gold mine that is my love life and proceeded to freak out the rest of the way home about me and "my old lady." she just assumed it was a certain teacher without asking or having this verified. then after school today she came in my room and pronounced that i was in love with said teacher and wrote "mr. rogers loves mrs. __________" on the board for all to see. i was very tempted to write her up, but since it was after school i was nice and decided not to.

the kids call an item that is not in the best condition a "booty" object. i have been accused of giving out "booty" pencils since we got back because apparently they don't sharpen well. i think i have given out about 200 booty pencils from the beginning of the school year til now (literally).

i haven't heard "mr rah (this is how they pronounce my name) where the candy at?" or "i can have some candy mr. rah?" or "i'm hungry... what you got to eat bra?" quite as many times as i did first semester. again... small victories. i pray that the small victories keep accumulating and building into major ones. we shall see.... peace.