Bloggie

Oh hello there!

It's surely been a while since I have updated. So what's been happening?

I am still trudging through my student teaching. I really don't want to be one of those people who complains a lot, but I think that ship sailed long ago ;) I am trying to work on it though, BUT I am very much looking forward to finishing my grad program in May. I'm exactly four months away from completion. My last day will be May 27, and my graduation is on May 13. I will make a quick trip down to Los Angeles to participate in graduation, and then have to come right back home to finish up the last two weeks.

I have been in a seventh grade literature/writing class since the first of December. I will finish my time here next month, at the end of February. I was set to transition to the high school for my second set of student teaching, but the teacher I was going to work with said "just kidding." Now I have no idea where I will be going. I might be going to the junior high and be teaching ninth grade. I was hoping for an older grade, but I will take what I can get.

Jeff has been working on the school thing and is doing well which makes me a happy wife. He has also been playing pick-up basketball and sleeping on the couch...Wait! It's not what you think! Jeff has been sick with a bad cold all week and has opted to sleep in the living room so that we can both rest a little bit better. I had such a hard time sleeping when Jeff was away last year, but knowing he is in the other room helps me to relax, and I have been sleeping like a baby!

In other news, we have come to a sad realization. Dali is not smart. Okay, that sounds pretty harsh, but we really think she just might be a little bit slow. She has a hard time following commands lately and just kind of looks at us, dumbfounded. Another example is when she is in trouble, we command her to come to us. She looks around, a little worried, and then either scampers away or just lays down. We continue to call for her, in deep tones, and she kind of tries to avoid looking at us. But when we change our tone to a light, happy one, she immediately comes over thinking, I assume, that we are no longer upset or disappointed in whatever mess she has just gotten herself into. Poor dum dum doggie. It's a good thing we love her and know how good her heart is :)

Here's hoping you are well and happy. It's almost February! Can you BELIEVE it?!?