...boo..........

.....yes its me.....I am alive.....and well and HAPPY.  Thank you to those who have been wondering where I have been.....well the answer is nowhere...just busy with life.  And what a roller coaster life has been....it has been the speed of a roller coaster, the thrills of a roller coaster and definitely the ups and downs of a roller coaster......

well I am now on term break...I have now been a teacher for one full term...I have survived my first term and survived happy and wanting to go back.  I LOVE TEACHING.  Now its an awfully long story which I wont go into, however, I ended up receiving a second teaching position 5 days before school was due to start.  I had spent all holidays preparing for one job and then just as I was about to begin another opportunity came my way, which was so much more ME.  I grabbed it and started completely blind, completely unprepared 5 days later at a brand new school.  I am so happy at this school.  It has fit in well with our family, is much closer to home, and more suited to the type of teacher I am (well try to be!).  I am learning so much everyday.  At the end of each day my mind is a buzz, analysing all the things I did wrong each day, all the things I could have done better, the things I forgot to do.  You know I can teach a perfect class in my head!  I have a long way to go and look at all the other teachers and how good they are, but I know that I am growing each day...even if I feel like I am only taking the tiniest of baby steps....

I have realised being a teacher is not so much about the teaching....its about the kids....some days I feel like I am a mother to 80 extra kids, and I think about them 24/7.  I worry about them , ponder on them , stress over them, am glad for them and at times very sad for them....I had no idea these kids would consume me so much.

The boys are doing super at their new school, Huntingtower.   The twins are blossoming and Samuel, who has taken sometime to get used to the strictness of his new environment is stepping up to the plate and I'm so proud of his efforts.  My Sam has just turned 10 and I just don't feel like I could have a 10 year old.   

Scrapping away a little...only for what I have to do for Scrapbooking Memories.  I am so glad I have that little gig with them.  Its the only thing keeping me scrapping at the moment.  I feel rather stale and out of the loop.  Ah well...thems the breaks.

so thats me....I will still be around...and promise to write more often.....

 

Comments

[Kathy Pitt]

YAH Have missed you, its been a long 3 months girl!

Awesome to hear you are loving your new job, have a great holiday - best bit about being a teacher, you get the same holidays as the kids do! :)

[Denise Roberts]

Great to hear you are all well - I was starting to worry, even though I know how time-consuming teaching can be, plus running a family and trying to fit in some time for yourself! Congrats on being offered an even better job. Enjoy the hols - a chance for you to draw breath!

[Donna Potter]

I was so happy to read a new post on your blog. I have been reading it since doing a class with you at the convention last year. Congrats on your new job. I know how all consuming being a first year teacher is. I'm surprised you have time for any scrapping at all. Just remember it gets so much easier each year you are in the job. Have a great holiday and thankyou for all the inspiration.

[Donna Potter]

I was so happy to read a new post on your blog. I have been reading it since doing a class with you at the convention last year. Congrats on your new job. I know how all consuming being a first year teacher is. I'm surprised you have time for any scrapping at all. Just remember it gets so much easier each year you are in the job. Have a great holiday and thankyou for all the inspiration.