Baby Shower

Today we had my sister's baby shower. (Pictures below) We had a good time with several members of our family. It was so nice of them to travel to Arkansas from Kansas to attend the shower. I loved listening to the sloshing sounds and movement going on in Becky's belly. I am excited to meet Reed Mathew in February.

Dentist

Alea had her first dentist appointment today. She did GREAT!!! The dental hygentist said that her child (who is older than Alea) doesn't even behave as well at the dentist as Alea did. She did have one cavity though.

Pumpkin Painting

Alea is very excited for Halloween. She has enjoyed seeing all of the decorations our neighbors have on their homes. She is a holiday girl. She loves all holidays but birthdays are the best. Below are some photos of Alea painting a pumpkin. She had so much fun and spent a long time working on her pumpkin to make it just right. She even painted a purple tutu on her pumpkin. She told me this week that she was going to have her birthday on Halloween. Her birthday is in April. I think she just wants to have her birthday early and often. :) What a funny girl!

Sick Again, Again!

Alea is sick AGAIN for the third weekend in a row. She has a kidney infection now and is on her third medicine in three weeks. I am praying for her quick healing and MAINTAINED health.

New York

I am going to Buffalo, New York for a conference in November. I am excited about attending the conference and visiting Niagra Falls with my assistant principal. We will probably be presenting what we learn to all of the assistant principals from the district at their January meeting. I hope it is a good trip.

Sick

Alea is home today with strep throat. Yuck! She is such a trooper though she rarely complains.

Job

This year I changed schools. It was a rough start, but I am starting to find my place and my role at my new school. I am still teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages but now I am at a school that has 70% ESL students as opposed to my previous school that was 16% ESL. I am spending more of my time teaching teachers at my new school. You would think it would be the other way around, that these teachers would be better at teaching ESL students but that does not seem to be the case for most. I have to say that I prefer teaching teachers. It is a more challenging job as most adults do not want to be taught. I am working on the art of subtly as I work to teach teachers.