Holiday Season!

The holidays are nigh upon us! And goodness me! That means the year is almost over! It's a pity really... I've just become accustomed to writing "2013" on everything! ;-)

I realize it has been quite some time since I have updated you all on what has been going on. I haven't forgotten you. On the contrary! I think of my Midwest family and friends daily!

Life has been very busy! Each day I teach I fall more and more in love with what I do. I've been sick on and off the past several weeks... just those nasty colds that go around this time of year. Being a young teacher (Strike One), being in a completely new geographic area (Strike Two), and keeping a full schedule (Strike Three) has made me especially susceptible to these bugs. I look forward to the day when I've built up an immunity to most of the bugs that go around school! But even through the sicknesses I've had, I realized that I still LOVED being at school with the kids. I miss them so much over the weekends. I'm not sure what I'm going to do with myself over Thanksgiving break! And Christmas break... oh my. We're not even going to talk about that!

A few cute stories for you tonight...
The second bug I had made me lose my voice for a couple days. (I'm prone to sore throats and losing my voice as opposed to stomach stuff... I know you wanted to know that. ;-) So I had no choice but to whisper all day long. The kids are so sensitive to my mood and how I'm feeling! By the end of the days when I had no voice they were talking in whispers too! Not because they were trying to, just because they were matching my tone! ;-) I told them, "Boys and girls, you don't have to whisper! I just can't talk any louder than this." And they would respond with a surprised, "Oh! I didn't realize I was whispering!" So cute!


This week during Science we were talking about how the earth was different after the flood and how some animals (such as dinosaurs) couldn't survive long after the flood because of the differences on the earth. Someone asked me a very specific question about something that happened and only an eye witness could have answered.

Me: I know I’m old, but I’m not THAT old!
*Class Laughter*
Student 1: No, you’re not even thirty yet!
Me: No, I’m not.
Student 2: You’re not old. You’re not even married yet!
Me: Nope, I’m not.
Student 3: Why aren’t you married?
Me: Well, that just hasn’t been part of God’s plan for me.
Student 3: I’m sure you will get married soon.
Student 4: (Raises Hand)
Me: Yes?
Student 4: Well, you know how when God created Adam and he didn’t have a wife?
Me: Mmm-hmmm?
Student 4: And you know how God took one of Adam’s ribs and made Eve?
Me: Yes? (Thinking to myself… “Where is this going??”)
Student 4: Well, I think that God just has one of your ribs and is waiting to make your husband with it. You just have to find the man with a rib that looks like yours.


And there you have it folks. THAT is how you know if you are supposed to marry someone. You and the other person have matching ribs! Who knew it was so simple?