Let me first begin by saying that we, at our apartment, have basic basic cable. The lowest of the low. 11 local channels, 2 espanol channels, and 4 home shopping channels. Whenever we go to Kevin's parents we get the chance to "watch tv." While house/cat/plant sitting these past 10 days, I have discovered several shows that I've been missing out on ( Read more... )

The computer lives!!! Kevin got his motherboard on Friday afternoon and after a quick run to Bestbuy, a call to comcast and some other minor glitches that needed smoothing over, we have a fully functional computer again! Kevin is a genius (I helped a little ( Read more... )

The motherboard on our computer is kaput. We've ordered a new one, but it'll be a week before it comes and we can install and repair our computer. For now, our internet access is limited to Kevin's parents house ( Read more... )

After another day of painting (admittedly not as many hours) I woke up beyond sore this morning. My entire body felt like it had been hit by a bus. A bus full of walrus' and polar bears and other heavy things. If I had a painter job, I'd be in the best shape ever! It did help my self-esteem today when Kevin tried to blow a raspberry on my stomach ( Read more... )

So, I've re-entered the world of Facebook. I have no idea how to access my previous account, apparently it was not made with my current e-mail address. Thus, I have no clue how to delete it. However, it is in my maiden name so maybe it's a good thing- I can weed out all the people from the past who I have no care to re-connect with (not like I keep ( Read more... )

School ended yesterday with an hour of fun field day activities and memory book signing. I was invited to several summer birthday parties (and someone's beach house). I had a very fun morning, playing games I wanted to join in and laughing at kids doing games that looked just plain stupid. It was a nice last day of school. No tears (whew!) just ( Read more... )

The reading specialist for my district has helped me prep for my WEST-E reading endorsement test for the past month. I have appreciated the help and critique, as it has helped me to be a better teacher, etc. This specialist also teaches masters and pro-cert classes at City U and has hooked me up with a good advisor and helped me get started on my ( Read more... )

This weekend was pretty awesome. Yesterday I spent the whole day cleaning, grading papers, getting ready for placement, studying for my praxis exam, etc. Kevin and I went for a sweet walk around the perimeter of the high school. Today we went for a 6 mile bike ride at this park in Salmon Creek where we saw A LOT of old people. Some were nice, some ( Read more... )

So the zoo was a good day. Nobody was eaten, kidnapped, or lost. One parent gave me a minor heart attack when she said, at the end of the day "He's going to come home with me." Then "He's going to ride the bus" and I watched her put the boy in our bus line. I did two headcounts, had the remaining parent volunteers flank the line and walked to the ( Read more... )

Tomorrow, I take 77 first graders to the Oregon Zoo. God help us all ( Read more... )