Tuesday, September 25, 2012
A Whittier Wedding!
I traveled back to the Asheville area for Ann and Brian's mountain wedding. It was a beautiful weekend to be with friends and celebrate a wedding!
Labor Day
The Hogg's came down from Michigan for the long weekend. We all spent from Thursday evening until Monday morning together playing at the pool, grilling out, and catching up.
Wednesday, September 05, 2012
Take a Moment...
..to pause and be thankful for surprises in life. Although I still have little regret about making the decision to move across the state, I still have those lost moments. Pretty much for the past 7 school days I have felt out of place and lost. I went from being the leader of the group who knew the answers and could help people to the one who knows nothing. This is a challenge for me and I know it's good to challenged. I only cried twice last week and I broke down at the grade level meeting this afternoon. When you arrive at school way before most people on the hall (before 7:30) and stay until 6 each evening leaving only because you know your dog really needs to potty gets tiring. Plus I typically come home and do some sort of school work, but I know this will change. Eventually I will get those kids to understand when I ask for their attention it means then not after they finish their sentence. I will eventually get used to not having an assistant with me; if nothing else just for the support and to share my stress, laughs, etc. I miss my sweet Mrs. Watkins (and my old team).
For now, I will hold on to the surprises. The first day of school a little boy brought me an apple with caramel dip. Yesterday, another little boy brought in this bucket of goodies. The picture was taken with my phone, so it's not great quality. It is titled Ms. Gribble's survival kit. I shed a few "happy" tears. Today, as mentioned earlier, I broke down in the meeting. This evening 3 of the teachers sent me text messages checking on me. I am already feeling loved and taken care of which is why I have to pause and be thankful for the surprises and the people that have been brought into my life.
For now, I will hold on to the surprises. The first day of school a little boy brought me an apple with caramel dip. Yesterday, another little boy brought in this bucket of goodies. The picture was taken with my phone, so it's not great quality. It is titled Ms. Gribble's survival kit. I shed a few "happy" tears. Today, as mentioned earlier, I broke down in the meeting. This evening 3 of the teachers sent me text messages checking on me. I am already feeling loved and taken care of which is why I have to pause and be thankful for the surprises and the people that have been brought into my life.
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