Ready for summer!

I am so excited for the summer to come. As the months drag on and the behavior of my students gets more frustrating I just tell myself that in July I will be flying my way to Africa to spend 16 days with my parents. I can't wait to have some time off and get out of the drama that is going on at work and with friends, to be able to leave it all behind and just have some fun. As well as seeing my Parents and some amazing animals.

St. Patties Day!

It dawned on me today that it is march which means the month of green. I had the chance to live in Ireland so here are some pictures of Ireland and all the green it had to offer.

Sad goodbye but a returning friend!

This week brought tears to my eyes when I had to say good bye to one of my students. He is a great kid and is going to do amazing things in his life. He is moving back to Argentina where his family is from. The class threw a party for him and we all said our goodbyes. I have to say that I shed a few tears when he left. I am so sad to go back to school and not have this great kid in my classroom.



Another thing that has been going on is an old friend that I have know for 7 years has come back around. It is great to be spending time with such an amazing friend. He has been there for me in the past, and has been there recently when I have needed someone. I am so glad that he is back in my life and reminds me of who I am and what fun I can have.

Happy 26th Birthday to me!

I feel like I have been celebrating my Birthday all week long. It started on thursday when Debbie, Sandra, and Jo Marie took me to dinner to celebrate. We went to EJ which is a new stake house close to where we live. It was really good and so much fun to spend time with my mom's friends. On Friday my friend Kandi put together a dinner with a bunch of my friends, we went to a sushi place in chandler. The food was great and it was so much fun to spend time with my friends. Tonight I am going out with a friend, and then monday Kris and Sarah are taking me to Haji Babas. It has been an amazing birthday and it is going to keep getting better. Thank you to everyone for making it a great one!

Night out in Scottsdale

Last night a friend of mine that is in town from Utah called me up to go out with a few friends. We where supposed to go to jesterz a comedy club. In true Mormon girl fashion everyone was late except me. We missed the first show so we decided to head to Scottsdale for a little while until the next show started. We ended up taking a carriage ride through old town Scottsdale. It was a blast we went to a random country salon. After a little while we went back to the club, it was so funny. After all the fun we ended up at I-hop until 2 am. I was so glad to hang out with my friends and get in some fun before work started again.

4 months in review

When I started my job as a 6th grade teacher, there was a ton of excitement and a little bit of fear as well. I can't say that I have just had the most amazing 4 months and everything has been amazing. With taking on all the writing for the whole 6th grade and teaching over 90 kids I can say that I have never spent so much time grading. I have had some real tough times with these kids. A lot are involved in gangs as well as some really bad behaviors. I have been threatened to be beat up, told that everyone hates me, as well as angry parents who seem to only listen to the child and not me as the teacher. The weeks just seemed to drag on. Having a team leader that is just impossible to work with no matter how hard I try. When I talking with others about my experiences they keep telling me I have had 10 years of experience in 4 months. Ha ha...
But even though I have been having such a hard time I have those moments of greatness. I have kids that just make my day so much better, with a kind word or a little note on my desk telling me I am the favorite teacher. I know that some kids just will not like me, because I make them work and they can't slack in my class. But I realize even with all the hard times and sleepless nights that I really love my job. No matter how many times I get frustrated I just need to remember that I am doing some good with these kids. With a big change over this last week we are now going to self contained classes and I do not needed to teach all the kids. I am thinking that with this change I can really become a better teacher and really work on my skills for the future.
But all in all I have to say that even though the past 2 weeks have been the most challenging I have had some amazing experiences and will miss some of the kids that I have from the other classes.

Christmas tree

Here it is mom the christmas tree.