Have you seen the cover of Cosmo this month? Are you wondering the same thing I'm wondering? If you know the answer, please tell me, as my curiousity has gotten the best of me and I refuse to buy this magazine :)
Well, sorry.
Sunday, October 23, 2005
Wednesday, October 19, 2005
READY and waiting...
for the wedding and hurricane Wilma!
Most of our preparations are DONE! Since I know many of you flip out when anything occurs south of the Mississippi, I just thought I'd let you know...
John and I are keeping a very close eye on Hurricane Wilma and taking tips from smart, cautious people we know in the area. We're not listening to the freaks that stay at home no matter what. Situations like this actually make me grateful for the situation in New Orleans, because it seems that people are being much, much more cautious about this than they were with Charlie, Ivan, Rita, etc., last year.
From Weather.com: After that (being in the extreme southern Gulf of Mexico), Wilma is expected to come under the influence of westerly winds aloft blowing across the Gulf. That should shift the hurricane toward the Florida Peninsula, probably the southern part of the peninsula, this weekend. Wilma is expected to be weakening by then, but weakening is a relative term and Wilma may still be a major hurricane (winds over 110 mph) when it makes landfall.
Well, it does look pretty bad, but already from experience we know there is no use in evacuating yet. Chances are if we evacuated to the central area of the state, Wilma would hit that area the hardest. You just can't tell yet.
We are stocked up on supplies, water, batteries, weather radio and such. Please pray for us, and, in case of emergency, we have designated my mom and JR as our contact persons.
It is very highly likely that our electricity will go out. It always does. We do have car chargers for our cell phones, so as long as Cingular does their job, we'll be able to contact you or receive calls. I'm giving my mother a list of phone numbers in case we become unreachable.
Most of our preparations are DONE! Since I know many of you flip out when anything occurs south of the Mississippi, I just thought I'd let you know...
John and I are keeping a very close eye on Hurricane Wilma and taking tips from smart, cautious people we know in the area. We're not listening to the freaks that stay at home no matter what. Situations like this actually make me grateful for the situation in New Orleans, because it seems that people are being much, much more cautious about this than they were with Charlie, Ivan, Rita, etc., last year.
From Weather.com: After that (being in the extreme southern Gulf of Mexico), Wilma is expected to come under the influence of westerly winds aloft blowing across the Gulf. That should shift the hurricane toward the Florida Peninsula, probably the southern part of the peninsula, this weekend. Wilma is expected to be weakening by then, but weakening is a relative term and Wilma may still be a major hurricane (winds over 110 mph) when it makes landfall.
Well, it does look pretty bad, but already from experience we know there is no use in evacuating yet. Chances are if we evacuated to the central area of the state, Wilma would hit that area the hardest. You just can't tell yet.
We are stocked up on supplies, water, batteries, weather radio and such. Please pray for us, and, in case of emergency, we have designated my mom and JR as our contact persons.
It is very highly likely that our electricity will go out. It always does. We do have car chargers for our cell phones, so as long as Cingular does their job, we'll be able to contact you or receive calls. I'm giving my mother a list of phone numbers in case we become unreachable.
Sunday, October 16, 2005
Friday, October 14, 2005
Swamped
Hello! Earth to Amanda 10 months ago! What were you thinking scheduling your wedding for October?!!!!
October just so happens to be, like, the busiest month of school. First grade cards, first open house, first major testing, first adjustments being made to adapt to my new class and their needs...
And since I am so majorly into this union rep thing, I've really um...gotten myself in trouble in a few situations. To make a long story short (sorry for that really terrible cliche), I emailed my New Zealand "colleagues" about the jacked up way our school is doing "guided reading." Our school sometimes thinks it is SO GREAT. Well, the things they want us to do are just plain loco.
Anyway, I told my NZ friends this stuff, and they emailed me back...professional opinions, professional advice, on what our guided reading should look like. In case you didn't know, guided reading comes from NZ...they are reading gurus and have proven they do it best. So America adopted this idea and completely blew it all to Timbuctu.
ANYWAY, I copied and pasted their comments (which pretty much said that the way we are doing guided reading is completely wrong and insane and advised me on what it SHOULD be), and sent it to all the teachers in our school.
HA! Our principal is just not a happy camper, not to mention the reading specialist the berated me today.
Then I get into this car accident. A crazy, stupid car accident that was not my fault even though Florida is a "no-fault state." My car is significantly damaged and is in the shop for at least a week. In the meantime, I get to drive this awesome Mazda 6. I have never pictured myself in a Mazda, but I'm liking it.
Since the accident, I have had a case of the loonies. Forgetful...losing everything (Mom, make no comment).
So, John's cell phone is broken, my cell phone got left in my classroom for the weekend (it was that truck driver who hit me's fault...to make a long story short), and I'm slowly losing my mind.
Perhaps God just doesn't want me to be completely focused on the wedding. Then I might really go nuts.
I really haven't been thinking about the wedding much!
October just so happens to be, like, the busiest month of school. First grade cards, first open house, first major testing, first adjustments being made to adapt to my new class and their needs...
And since I am so majorly into this union rep thing, I've really um...gotten myself in trouble in a few situations. To make a long story short (sorry for that really terrible cliche), I emailed my New Zealand "colleagues" about the jacked up way our school is doing "guided reading." Our school sometimes thinks it is SO GREAT. Well, the things they want us to do are just plain loco.
Anyway, I told my NZ friends this stuff, and they emailed me back...professional opinions, professional advice, on what our guided reading should look like. In case you didn't know, guided reading comes from NZ...they are reading gurus and have proven they do it best. So America adopted this idea and completely blew it all to Timbuctu.
ANYWAY, I copied and pasted their comments (which pretty much said that the way we are doing guided reading is completely wrong and insane and advised me on what it SHOULD be), and sent it to all the teachers in our school.
HA! Our principal is just not a happy camper, not to mention the reading specialist the berated me today.
Then I get into this car accident. A crazy, stupid car accident that was not my fault even though Florida is a "no-fault state." My car is significantly damaged and is in the shop for at least a week. In the meantime, I get to drive this awesome Mazda 6. I have never pictured myself in a Mazda, but I'm liking it.
Since the accident, I have had a case of the loonies. Forgetful...losing everything (Mom, make no comment).
So, John's cell phone is broken, my cell phone got left in my classroom for the weekend (it was that truck driver who hit me's fault...to make a long story short), and I'm slowly losing my mind.
Perhaps God just doesn't want me to be completely focused on the wedding. Then I might really go nuts.
I really haven't been thinking about the wedding much!
Wednesday, October 12, 2005
My First Coffee Work Day
HOLY MOLY! Coffee has changed my life!!!!!!!!
All this time, I had no idea what it could do for my energy level! My cheeriness level! It's a flippin' miracle, I tell ya!
NOT to mention that I REALLY need the extra boost, what with my recent major car accident and all...
All this time, I had no idea what it could do for my energy level! My cheeriness level! It's a flippin' miracle, I tell ya!
NOT to mention that I REALLY need the extra boost, what with my recent major car accident and all...
Sunday, October 09, 2005
Rosa is meowing in the kitchen.
We bought a new coffee maker.
I've decided to become a coffee drinker.
And not just mocha.
It's red and black. I like those colors.
Orrville High School.
Muskingum College colors.
Red and black.
Lovely and mysterious.
I have glasses now, too.
Brown, thick frames.
We're going to get a table someday.
I'll sit at our table with my glasses on,
A robe, sipping coffee that I've forced myself to enjoy,
Reading the articles in the Sunday paper
That are not being covered by Rosa and her feather duster tail.
I saw two huge black birds, like ravens yesterday.
Calling to each other in the parking garage.
Lovely and mysterious, almost haunting.
Now, October is truly here.
October is the best time of the year.
We bought a new coffee maker.
I've decided to become a coffee drinker.
And not just mocha.
It's red and black. I like those colors.
Orrville High School.
Muskingum College colors.
Red and black.
Lovely and mysterious.
I have glasses now, too.
Brown, thick frames.
We're going to get a table someday.
I'll sit at our table with my glasses on,
A robe, sipping coffee that I've forced myself to enjoy,
Reading the articles in the Sunday paper
That are not being covered by Rosa and her feather duster tail.
I saw two huge black birds, like ravens yesterday.
Calling to each other in the parking garage.
Lovely and mysterious, almost haunting.
Now, October is truly here.
October is the best time of the year.
Friday, October 07, 2005
Sunday, October 02, 2005
*Cough* *Cough* *Cough*
I knew that, after writing the last post, that I was bound to get sick soon. It always happens when I'm feeling overwhelmed. God reminds me to take it easy through some stupid illness every single time.
And not even vitamin C can beat God. Trust me, I know.
Anyway, I'm not too sick. Just coughing, painful coughing...which is not cool because I'm not sick enough to be babied, but I am just sick enough to feel eck, and I'm not sick enough to stay home, but I am just sick enough to have no excuse for not getting everything done that I need to get done.
And not even vitamin C can beat God. Trust me, I know.
Anyway, I'm not too sick. Just coughing, painful coughing...which is not cool because I'm not sick enough to be babied, but I am just sick enough to feel eck, and I'm not sick enough to stay home, but I am just sick enough to have no excuse for not getting everything done that I need to get done.
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