Whew!

Talk about a whirl wind weekend! Friday night I worked on my final, final Master's project. It was a late night, but Terry and I plowed through. Team Domination! On Saturday, we met some friends to work on one of our properties. The exterior needs painting and we went to prime, caulk, nail, scrape. Not in that order. It ended up almost all "primer white." Richard and I will spray it sometime this week...hopefully. The weather was great on Saturday and now we need to have that same weather to spray. On Sunday, I worked on my paper that was due today (got it done before lunch today!). Maggie and I also went to a meeting with the France kids. I got really excited! Even though the weekend was exhausting, it was really productive. Now I have a few days to gather my thoughts for class on Friday night! Whirl wind.

Love that "Job"

I have always said, "I teach for the entertainment." I have to say, much of my day I am entertained with personalities and lightbulb moments. To me, teaching doesn't seem like a "job" it's just what I do.

The past few days I have had a few "teacher moments" which other teachers really get. Yesterday, a student read a book to me and then I asked him to choose a friend to read it with as well. He is in resource room and has difficulty with simple words. He selected a student to read his book to; a student that is an exceptional in all areas. Now, the best part is how they interacted. The higher student accepted the lower student's abililties and assisted in reading the book in such a kind, gentle manner. Amazing. As I watched them together it took all I had to fight the tears from welling up. A magical moment in my eyes. Yet another reason I love being in a classroom. I shared this moment with the kind, gentle student's mom today. She was thrilled. Overwhelmed. Wanting to freeze time. Truly amazing parents that are raising an amazing child.

Believe me when I say this is just ONE of the many moments I have the opportunity to be a part of each day.

Shake, Shake! 4 Master Marathon Months Left!

Today marks the end of another Master's weekend marathon! Four class gatherings left (May, May, June and July). The past two months the course has been Music. I was dreading this class the most, but it actually turned out to be super fun and relevant to my classroom. One of our assignments was to create a musical instrument. Last week, I spent some time creating maracas using a lightbulb as a form. It started out just fine until I realized I could buy a plastic pear, drill a hole and fill. But no, I kept going. Once the plaster of paris was dry, I added the brown color using a paper napkin. It started out just fine until I realized it looked like a potato.(first picture) But, I kept going. Finally, I added the design. (second picture) Now, it just looks like a half painted potato. But, if you shake it, it doesn't sound like a potato, it sounds like a maraca! It was quite the process and the end result was another completed assignment!
This upcoming week is Spring Break. I have plans to work on my final Master's project. Even though it is not due until the end of July, I will be gone for 3 weeks in between classes. Might as well continue the Master's marathon!