FIRE

There was a fire in my school SUnday night. It destroyed a classroom and caused great water damage. Though my classroom wasn't touched, it is heartbreaking that one of my colleagues lost all of her teaching materials. We spent the day today deciding if we would reopen this week, which meant relocating to another space. In the end, we found out the school can reopen on Monday except for two classrooms so we are NOT going to relocate and will remain closed for this week. I will probably have to give up my classroom for a while to one of the classrooms that was will survive. Remember two weeks ago I wrote a grant for e-readers? Well! Today I found out I was fully funded! Yes! One woan funded the entire Donors" Choose grant for over $1000. I am SOOO excited. Talk more tomorrow Cindi

a "wasted " day

ughhhh I had a rough day today. I woke up with a horrible headache, Much like a migraine. COuldn't handle noise, light, anything. I did go shopping with Isaiah as he hadn't gotten anything new for school and he is going to go have senior pics done next week. Since Wednesday it has been push push push to get so much done at school. My partner teacher and I have done some amazing work this week and the organization, though taking a lot of time, is beginning to pay off. I am still testing so I am hoping to finish on Monday. I managed to do a bit of planning this evening after I slept the entire afternoon and evening,,,in the chair of course! I did find an inexpensive chair at Big Lots and I have a 20% off coupon so I am hoping to come up with some cash to get it. i really need to step it up in the change department, but I think the time I have been spending organizing my school life is going to pay off in big ways. I also spent time this week with finances! I made sure that my pay has been straightened out. I took the time to do that. ANd I also took time to take care of a couple of other financial items that I don't need to bore you with. The good thing is that I actually did not let things sit and wait, but did the leg work necessary to get it done. I have to try and find some info about my New Mexico trip so I can get my reimbursement, but it should be done by Monday. (I sent it in and it was lost! Isn;t that just my luck?) So, my friends, til tomorrow. ANd I will try and post daily this week. I have just been soooo tired getting back into the groove. ANd I also have been at work every day til 5 or 6. Cindi

whaz up?

hey all, well I have had a great couple of days. I actually went to bed early and then got up early yesterday! I was at school by 7:30. I am starting to be organized more and more each day and I am enjoying it. Now to do the same with my house. But it will come. I had a lot planned to say tonight but I just can't remember right this minute. .... Well I just wrote a long post and lost it AGAIN. Anyway...what did I say? I made trail mix for healthy snacks at school and I avoided diet soda all day. Oh yeah..and great news! My son (who's a senior) has decided college IS an option for next year.My computer is acting up and I would write more but I am really tired and need to get to bed. I need to be in early tomorrow as I am going to another school to work with a kiddo I worked with last year. Tomorrow I will share wonderful things! HAHAH CIndi

PURGE PURGE PURGE

Okay, so I just posted on my other blog all about my accomplishments for today and over the weekend. SO I am just posting the link here.... \\ okay...so I cannot figure out how to post a link so I am tyoing in the URL. PLease just cut and paste to get there. SOrry. www.diaryofagratefulteacher.blogspot.com Til tomorrow Cindi

sorry I've been gone

Hey all, Sorry I messed up my commitment. It is just that school started and things have been busy. I spent the last week ORGANIZING my school stuff, and I still have a ways to go. I promise I will take pics tomorrow at school so y'all can see all I accomplished.SO today I decided to actually LOOK at all the wonderful organizational things I have pinned on . SO, I decided to take the 52 week challenge of organization. SO the first step is filling out a sheet for the 52 weeks of the year.So here is my list:

2nd inservice day..FINISHED

ahhhhh I stayed at school today until 8 pm. My room isn't totally set up, but close. Kiddos start tomorrow but because I am a specialist I don't meet with them this week. Next week I will do benchmark assessments and when those are done I will begin. Yesterday we sat ALL DAY at cafeteria tables, the kind with attached seats, because the caf was the only place we could all fit comfortably. But UGHHHHH. UN=COmf-ort-a-ble! SO when I got home last night I ended up in bed by 8! Tht is why I didn't post. So today I spent time making the notebooks for my team as well as the notebooks and folder labels for my boys for school. I think they came out great. I cannot wait to go into school in the morning and finish them. I will post a pic here to let y'all see them. I bought yogurt so I can make summer oatmeal for breakfast tomorrow. trying to decide if I want it for lunch too. Think I will take cheese and crackers and a small yogurt. yeah..good, so my meals are planned for school. I am going to pick up chicken and make a nice dinner for tomorrow. It is the boys first day of school although because they are seniors, they only go for a couple of hours! I promise to post pictures tomorrow. I am also aiming to walk tomorrow...it may only be for 10-15 minutes, but it is a start. Much love Cindi

Hello all, I know I didn't post for a few days...I was at the lake and the wireless there was clogged from all the Labor Day campers. Well, Friday I FINALLY GOT MY LICENSE. Yes, my license expired in MARCH and I waited til June to renew it. But I didn't have an original birth certificate and I guess being born in this country means you can't be a terrorist? Seems like showing a birth certificate doesn't really mean much...anybody who wants to fake one can, "cept me. So, anyway, the extension they gave me expired. I went to City Hall to get a copy and then to DMV. Now I need to get the car fixed, a sticker put on it, and then get it registered. UGHHHHH This weekend was productive. I have been working on some neat organizer notebooks for all my different things...Math coach...ell stuff... meetings, ..PLCs..etc etc. So I worked a lot on that, but I socialized as well. I spent lots of time with "the Baldwin Sisters" and shopped at Goodwill. Who knew Goodwill sold plus size clothes.Now that makes me think of a goal. By the end of the 365 days I would like to be able to at least get into regular sized clothes versus plus sizes. I guess that is all. I could use some prayer this week...for many reasons. Isaiah is traveling, finances are somewhat dire, and it's the first week back to school.. Not sure when I will get the Kia back on the road. I really could use a break this week....so pray I get through it , healthy and sane. Much love Cindi