Yeah...I have no classroom and no real department, so I just kind of wander around and leech onto the English department for now. My 9th grade English teacher is department chair (she's got a great sense of humor and I remember really enjoying that in 9th grade--I always felt like she was my smartest teacher), so her and the rest of that department are pretty cool. I generally just don't know anyone else, so where else would I go?
I hate that! I miss having a classroom. And, a set schedule, for that matter! I will be making my schedule up based on kids' needs, class schedules, and minutes per kid. It's going to be insane.
I'm meeting my first student tomorrow (a day before the kids get there) to talk to him about what he'd like to do or get from the gifted program. I'm looking forward to it, but I'm not sure how mature he'll be about it--how many kids would say, "I'd really like to learn more about..." in high school? Maybe I was just super lazy, and kids are actually like that.
Anyway--this wasn't technically my first day since I was in meetings all day Thursday and Friday, so I'm still counting this as summer. Wednesday will officially end summer. Especially since I'll have to be AT WORK at 6:55....versus today (8:30) and tomorrow (8:00).
AT WORK AT 6:55!!!!?????
I have some serious concerns about this. SERIOUS. I will let you know how successful I am after week one. I am sure nerves and excitement will get me up for the first few days...but when that wears off....what then??
After work I had a doctor's appointment. All good news--healthy as a horse. Doctor asked about birth plans--told her we want to go natural and I found out that you can birth in the tubs now!!! Yayyy!! I may have a water birth like a total hippie (no offense--especially since that'll be me now)! I'm so excited! We went to a birthing class associated with the hospital a week ago and they said you couldn't, but it has JUST been approved. This is big news for South Louisiana. We're moving into a less medicated era! :)
We've also discussed the squatting position for delivery and using the "birth bar" for that. That seems like the most natural position to me, but I'm not sure my thighs can support my weight in that position while using so much energy for so long....I don't want to collapse or anything.
After the doctor I went shopping. I have an addiction. It's rough. It's cardigans. I bought another one....and some colorful tanks to wear underneath. I currently own black and white everything, so I figured I should spice it up so it didn't look like I was wearing the same outfit daily at work. We'll call it a work wardrobe. The cool part was that I didn't have to buy a maternity size and some of the stuff was too big--even at 8 months pregnant. WOW. This is the skinniest I've felt in a while (boy does that tell you something). I think it's because I opted to eat just one piece of pizza today for lunch instead of the 3 I wanted.
Good job me.
(really i just didn't want to retain 8 pounds of water for my doctor's appointment in the afternoon)
Lastly: Video games.
I hate 'em usually. They suck my husband in for hours and I miss him. Well, tonight we took the PS3 to mom and dad's (they're not here tonight) and hooked it up to their huge tv to play. It was a fun little date idea. I think I drove B insane because I'm horrible.
It's too much going on--I can't keep track of which character I am or which way I'm facing or how to turn around fast enough to react. It's so overstimulating that I get stressed out and cuss like a sailor. Even simple games. It's sad really. However, now I get why students are so bored with classrooms--there is absolutely nothing going on in comparison to how much is going on in a computer game. Sheesh.
B's playing "Flower" now--it's really a pretty game. You are the breeze, and you blow petals through fields and each time you hit a flower a little musical cue plays and you pick up more petals. As you go through the game you pick up lots of petals and watch them blow through the air and you get rid of dead grass patches or ruined industrial garbage. It's pretty--and the music is pretty. I think it'll be a cool game for him to play with his little girl one day. Awwww. So far this is the only game I've really approved of for our child.
Side note: We don't have cable/watch tv at all. I'm way excited about this for our baby--I'm hoping we can really get her into reading and activity. However, I do want to get the Sesame St. Old School DVD's (some of them) for her--those were always so awesome. That way we'll have something when she gets older that we know we like.
Okay--LOTS of words tonight and no pictures. Here's a picture of the cardigan I bought. :)Oldnavy...they apparently have a billion cardigans for sale right now....which is bad for a cardigan junkie. I don't know when I adopted this style, but I could wear a cardigan every day...and almost do. Sorry future coworkers.
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