Happy....

and tragically behind on all schoolwork!!!

Had a WONDERFUL trip to Tuo Co this weekend.... lots of chatting, talking, about things serious and not with friends who we miss. Am hoping to get back soon to soak up that soothing essence of friendship.....

Had a pretty good day back today with the youngsters. Am entirely stressed about getting my room ready for open house this Thursday, but maybe I will not do as much as I planned... Maybe I will let some of it go... let some OLD artwork grace the walls and ceiling and hallway.....

If you have not yet clicked that little link in the post below.... please go and do it.... am loving the results!

Happy Tuesday! Hugs! Nancy

Sorry...

for not being around lately.... have been suffering from same old blahness again....

Help me out and go answer these QUICK questions about me.....

http://kevan.org/johari?name=nberg

Love, Nancy

Back to Work

I am severely dreading that moment tomorrow when I am in front of my class and someone starts to act up. Inevitably, it will happen... sometime.... hopefully not in the 15 minutes between the start of school and music class... my prediction is DURING music class..... So, how will this be handled.... I guess it depends on the infringement.....

I am so relaxed.... so content.... it's hard to picture how the day will go tomorrow.... I have missed those sweet little souls, but I worry about how much they have forgotten these past NINE days.

Wish me luck!

Hugs! Nancy

Refreshed

So, I've officially ended my week of Spring Break, and I feel pretty refreshed. I have my class memory books now complete for August, October, November & December, and September is in the works. Today I watched "Little Miss Sunshine" which I thoroughly enjoyed, and I have been rereading "Gone with the Wind".

If you notice a post from a while back about M missing, some nosy girls (not the girlfriend) found my blog and messaged him on "my space", and now I am forbidden to write about him. Most especially about his love life... this is very difficult for me, as I spend a LOT of my time worrying about him, and now I am limited in the places where I can vent!

Have been wishing I could scrap more for myself this week, but the demands of assembly line scrapping necessary to complete the class memory books have sucked out all my creative energy. It is well worth it however, as the kids in my class LOVE to see their pages, and making them each this special gift is something I believe in.... for some of them it is the only scrapbook they will ever have.

Today...

Today I sat with my 15 year old son and his counselor and discussed his future plans.
Today I got to work early to have a parent teacher conference before the students arrived.
Today I wore my navy blue capris.... because the weather is getting warm.... and a turtleneck sweater because it's never warm enough here.
Today I sat on the floor of my classroom and organized the calendar numbers for the rest of the school year.
Today I laughed with my colleagues in the lunch room.
Today I talked to my mom, my mother in law and my sister in law on the phone.
Today I rested my body after three straight days of exercise.
Today I cuddled with my puppy on the bed and watched Friday Night Lights.
Today I drank 24 oz. of diet Pepsi.
Today I tried to call my Michelle twice because I miss her.
Today I didn't have to urge anyone to come out from under the table.
Today I received the bad news that one of my sweet students is seriously ill again.
Today I made cheeseburgers and french fries for dinner.
Today I took the time to pray for my concerns and the concerns of others.
Today I felt fullness inside myself......

Instead of doing my report cards...

or running on the treadmill... or cleaning my bathroom....

Actually, instead of doing anything I SHOULD be doing, I am in my scrap room making this cute page of Kyla and my nieces from last Halloween.

The green paper is velvet paper from SEI. It is sooo soft and yummy! And, all the supplies are old stuff.... didn't use anything out of my new basket at all!!

Hope you take some time to do something you LOVE today!