I'm rather on top of things with school. I mean, it's still a lot of work, and I always seem to have something to grade or plan...the planning especially can get lengthy when I realize what I want to do and what I have to create to do it can lead to some very late, time-consuming nights at the school. I don't like to be at the school late; it's creepy when it's dark, I'm not gonna lie. The other night I heard someone humming in the dark stairwell...don't really want to relive that again, ha ha. Of course, part of my ingenious plan to be on top of things included not trying to squeeze everything I collected first quarter into first quarter report card grades...now, however, I'm discovering that in order to put those assignments on 2nd quarter, I'll have to change their due dates, because otherwise the system won't allow them to be added. Fabulous. The best laid plans of mice and men, right?
Soccer's been up and down. It goes from being my fun stress relief to a frustration and back again almost daily. Today was the faculty vs. varsity game; we lost 1-0. I didn't really care if we won or not, since the girls usually beat the teachers, and I knew it would be good if the girls could get up to play this game...however, I really wanted to put a ball in the back of the net and I missed about 10 shots trying to get one there. Blah. Major source of disappointment, as usual, comes from myself. The girls really enjoyed themselves and played well against the old fogey teachers...one of my players has nicknamed me "Long Legs," which does fit and almost has a Native American ring to it - cracks me up every time I hear it.
Add to this the ongoing saga with the book issue, and I really need this vacation coming up in about a week. We have a meeting tomorrow that I'm dreading. Looking forward to the Philippines and Japan, though:)
On the bright side, the unexpected happened yesterday. One of my seniors asked me to write her a letter of recommendation for her college, something I've never done before. As a first year teacher, I wasn't really expecting to be asked either. Of course, I agreed, and the more I thought about it, the more I thought that it wouldn't be that hard to recommend this girl. She's a hard worker and extremely persevering. She's really impressed me since last year when I was student teaching with the way she goes after understanding and overcomes all the obstacles that she's had. So, that was an honor.
Last Saturday, I got out and went to immigration with a few other girls to get my re-entry permit. Afterwards, Krista and I went to the Central mall, got some coffee, did some shopping, and just chilled. Even though it was earlier than I wanted to wake up, I realized later that the outing had relaxed me. I'd gotten away from school and did some small, fun things. I need to find time to do that more often...and not let my overactive creativity keep me locked in my classroom.
Anyway, Adam's supposed to graduate from basic a week from today. Please keep praying for him as he finishes and pray about the job he'll get. It'll be so nice to talk to him again. I've really missed him....never want to do 2 months like this again, that's for sure.
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