Not to shock you...

I know- two months without a post and then 2 in one day? I saw this on Emily's blog and I started thinking about it- it was nice to not think of school things for once! I decided to do it in school teacher fashion as best I could though...


I am - A 5th grade teacher.

I think - reverse psychology is a God send.

I want -to score well on my evaluation Thursday.

I have - 25 students.

I wish - I could keep my bookshelves organized Or anything organized for that matter.

I hate - after school meetings.

I miss - being able to see the sunshine.

I fear - that I won't get grades entered on time.

I feel - overwhelmed 95% of the time.

I hear - someone's watch going off. I've told them multiple times that it must go, but by the end of the day what 5th grader remembers to turn their watch alarm off so it doesn't drive their teacher crazy?.

I smell - the lingering scent of 25 5th graders who are hit and miss with deodorant.

I search - for information on plotting graphs for tomorrow's math lesson.

I wonder -If teaching will ever be easy:)

I regret - that I didn't talk to each one of my kids today.

I love - that I get to interact with 25 wonderful, kind, beautiful children everyday, and that some of them leave me little notes all over my stuff.

I care - so much about my loved ones, it's hurts sometimes. I can't change this of Emily's. Its so true.

I always - lose my whiteboard markers. And then find them in my pockets at night.

I am not - a good multi-tasker.

I believe - in not asking stupid questions.

I dance - for my kids when they sing for the traveling show. They are the only people on this entire planet that truly believe that I can moonwalk. I think I tore my ACL last time I tried.

I sing - to myself in the car. On the way home from school.

I don't always -hold my tongue. Sometimes I have to apologize to 10 year olds. I hate that.

I write - on the whiteboard the daily schedule so I don't get, "Mrs. McAllister, what are we doing today?"

I win -#1 teacher award. The post it note from Table 2 on my computer says so.

I lose - Everything that enters my hands.

I never - finish my work day before 5.

I listen - to what my kids are saying to their peers. This is a scary world we live in.

I can usually be found - sitting at my desk from 8-6 every day :)

I'm scared -that my kids won't score well on the end of year testing. Stupid NCLB.

I read - my kids papers so I can decode who's handwriting is whose, because once again, they didn't put their name on their paper.

I'm happy about - going on a run while its still light out.

One Year

I realize its been forever since I have actually sat down to compose something for all of our "faithful" blog followers. (Ha ha) but I frequently think about it! Paul and I are both doing well. We are living in Salt Lake and have a whole house to ourselves. We are about to celebrate our first anniversary this weekend! I can't believe how fast time flies. I don't know about all of you married people, but I feel like we're just getting started :) I'm still teaching 5th grade and I love it. Paul is working so hard in school. Put those two things together and our "together" time pretty much consists of sitting in the same room while he does homework and I do lesson planning. Some of the things we've done lately:

-gone to numerous swim meets to watch BOTH sides of the family (My mom coaches and my brother and sisters as well as Paul's younger brother all swim on the high school team. Its nice to be able to support multiple people at once:)

-had an uneventful but fun Halloween (from a schoolteacher's standpoint, Halloween should ALWAYS be on a Friday!!)

-Helped start the school's first ever choir:)

-Missed Michael (He's been gone more than 6 months already!!!)

- Had the hard drive on my computer crash and lose everything (That was not a highlight so much as an event of epic proportion.)
I have no other pictures- so here's a blast from the past (a whole year ago Saturday!)


Till next month:)