I've decided that my last post wasn't very nice. I mean, I should just be the bigger person and get over it already. Right? Right.
Well, it's another week. I'm almost half-way done with my last semester of student teaching. Ho-Ray! I'm pretty much over this full-time teaching gig without a paycheck thing. Seriously.
I've managed to reach a sort of zen with my sophomores. I think they just got tired of fighting with me and never winning. I keep telling them that ultimately, I have all the power--their future is in my hands. I think they finally started to get it after I handed out about 32 detentions last week. The last 4 days have been fantantistic. They are good kids when they aren't speaking out of turn. Plus, we've moved on from the wretched research paper to something with a little more substance--To Kill a Mockingbird! They are really into and I'm hoping beyond all hope that they continue to stay into it. Otherwise, the next few weeks is gonng to hurt for everyone involved. It won't be pretty.
Ryan is in San Francisco right now. I'm not sure what he's doing. I think he had to go down for a meeting. I sure do miss him. He's the greatest. Sometimes, when he's gone a lot, I wonder what I'd do without him. Mushy, I know, but so true. I'm obsessed with my husband. A good obsessed, not a psycho obsessed. He's just the coolest person I know and I'm married to him! I still pinch myself after all this time. I posted the picture of the swans in representation of us.
I'm still pregnant. I'm eating for a small village these days. Really, I can't get enough food. It's not really how much I'm eating, but how often. Actually, I can't really eat much at one sitting, but I can sit and eat 7 times in one day. I might go have a bowl of Rice Chex right now. I had a salad for dinner, so I'm cool.
I have to pee once every 20 minutes. My pregnancy literature said this was supposed to be subsidding. Um...not yet. When? It's getting a little ridiculous. Oh, I'm also getting dumber by the second. My students think I'm losing it. My poor juniors get the brunt of it for some reason. I don't know what it is, but when I'm in that class, I forget things! I forget all kinds of things-- like what day it is and what I had just been talking about. It's been really bad lately. I'm not sure my students believe that it's because of the pregnancy. I'm thinkinging about bringing in an article and finding a way to work it into what we are covering that day. Hmmm...
A photo of me is coming soon....
ps. this browser doesn't let me use spellcheck or fancy formatting. So, get over my spelling errors and lack of punctuation.
5 comments:
I have been thinking about re-reading To Kill A Mockingbird. It has been so many years and I remember that I love it but don't even really remember the plot!
I should just enroll in your class right?
It's a great book! I had forgotten how much I liked it too. I'm so happy to see that my kids like it!
You are totally justified eating for a small village while prego. I remember those days. Sometimes I still have them! I would like to read TKAMB too. I loved that book in my high school days. I also want to reread The Great Gatsby. I think we read those in the same year. Glad your students are getting into Mocking Bird though.
You're the coolest Jen- just thought I would let you know that! Although I don't comment a lot, I love reading your blog I think you're so funny. Glad you're feeling well!
I can't wait to see a picture of you! I bet you are the cutest pregnant lady ever! I just read TKAM this summer and it was as good as ever. I think I need to go back and reread all the books I was forced to read in high school because they are probably all wonderful. I guess that is why they are classics, eh?
Keep posting - I love to read the updates!!!
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