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Aug. 15th, 2007 @ 01:35 am About those pics...
Current Mood: tiredtired
LOL! They're off the camera, but our host site is discontinuing the pic hosting so I have to upload them elsewhere. Since it's been over a month, figured I best post an update at least!

Tomorrow is my last night at SnS. I'll miss some of the people there but definitely not the night hours or the work. We're taking a little vacation next week to visit Lansing and Ann Arbor before my teacher inservice starts.

I've been working a little each day since I found out last week what I'll be teaching. Well, kinda found out. So far I'm teaching Algebra I and Pre-Algebra. They're trying to get me a technology class, but no word on that status. So I'm preparing for the classes I know I have and getting a parent letter, rules, interest inventory, etc ready to go. It's actually very complicated to make a curriculum, because there are really a million different ways to do things and I always want to do the best. I just need to relax and realize everything can't be perfect the first time!

Isaac is aleady 6 1/2 months and growing every day. Yesterday's trip to the doctor reports he's in the 90 percentile for height and 50 percentile for weight. So somehow he's a tall skinny kid. How he came from us I do not know! LOL

Alright, I think I can finally sleep now. I had one of those diet pepsi max drinks at work. Yes, it definitely wakes you up!
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Jul. 2nd, 2007 @ 09:17 pm Holy Crap... bad daddy!
Dang, I didn't realize it's been eons since I posted pics! He's 5 months now and rolling over! I swear, I will get pictures posted this week. And why do I have time to do that???

Because I have a JOB! Yep, all the interviewing and preparing and near-misses have finally paid off! Tomorrow morning I sign my letter of intent and officially become a part of the Fr em ont High School math department. I realize there are spaces in the school name. That's on purpose, so people searching for the town don't come across my LJ and find my lovely screen name which isn't very teacher appropriate. I guess I may have to start a new blog soon...

So anyways, we are super excited, because it's very close by so we don't have to move far away. I don't know what math I'm teaching yet, but I'm pretty sure I'll teach PHysics, which is fantastic. The community is perfect for us, about the size of Ludington. All in all, a great fit for us!

If you're in town for the 4th we'd love to see you. Amazingly, Danielle and I both have the day off! We're celebrating with Marge's family but would love to see some friends!
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Apr. 9th, 2007 @ 04:55 pm Some more recent photos...
AS promised, here are the best ones from our recent batch of photos. Notice the swing in one of the pics. Note future moms: This is a lifesaver!!

http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/drunk_buzzard/album?.dir=b77dre2&.src=ph&store=&prodid=&.done=http%3a//photos.yahoo.com/ph//my_photos


Isaac got his 2 month shots today, so he's a bit under the weather. :(
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Apr. 5th, 2007 @ 10:21 am More pictures!
Current Mood: cheerfulcheerful
I'm a bit behind, I know, but since I finally got some more pictures uploaded I figured I might as well post them. Isaac is now 10 weeks old but the pictures only go up to 7 weeks. He's a wonderful baby! He lets mom and dad get enough sleep, he laughs and smiles a lot too! There's no way to describe the happiness he gives us every day!

http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/drunk_buzzard/album?.dir=448dre2&.src=ph&store=&prodid=&.done=http%3a//photos.yahoo.com/ph//my_photos

Since these pics we got a new swing which he loves to death! Next batch will have some pictures with him in it i'm sure.
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Jan. 25th, 2007 @ 10:25 pm How about a post, eh?
Current Location: bedroom
Current Mood: ecstaticecstatic
Holy Crappin! Says the old man on that snowmobile commercial. That's the first thing that popped in my mind when I saw I haven't updated since October. And yes, I know I still have to upload the Halloween Party pics. I'm working on that! But first things first. This proud daddy must brag about his little boy some more! So I uploaded lots of pics of the little guy for you all to see.

http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/drunk_buzzard/album?.dir=/9d98re2

We were sure Isaac has curly hair, but it straightened out for the time being. We'll just have to wait and see if it comes back or not. I sure hope it does!

Those of you that have children, let me just say you were right. And if you haven't had children yet, understand that every parent is right when they tell you there's nothing like having a baby. I don't recall ever feeling so much emotion. After delivery I stood in the nursery staring at my child and just bawled. Childbirth is an amazing thing!

A big thank you to all the lovely cards, gifts, phone calls, emails, and good ol' encouragement. We're both in the middle of that scared-as-hell stage where you don't know if you're doing anything right. I'm looking forward to being a master diaper changer. :D
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Oct. 16th, 2006 @ 08:32 pm Stupid printer!
Current Mood: cheerfulcheerful
Yesterday was supposed to be the day my halloween party invites went out. The good news, my invite is ready! The bad news, my printer ran out of ink! ;(

So today I went to buy a printer cartridge and couldn't remember which one I needed! I swear these invited are getting out asap. Printer cartridge tomorrow, I swear!!

Now that my certification tests are out of the way I can be happy again. This coming weekend the graveyard gets set up and the decorations hit the walls. Woo hoo!! I still need to find a costume for TOTing, but I have a costume for the party. Danielle and I are going as a shotgun wedding. It'll be hilarious!!

K, time to get my lesson plans done so I can get caught up and not worry about them the week before the part-tay!
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Oct. 4th, 2006 @ 02:05 pm It's all in my head...
Current Mood: dizzy
Today is an unexpected yet important day off from school. Monday morning I woke up with severe dizziness, to the point I could barely make it to the bathroom. So today I went to the doctor, during which any body problems were ruled out. That leaves a CAT scan in a few days to see if it's an inner ear problem or something worse, or if it's the stress, etc. Regardless, remember me in your thoughts and prayers, as I'm scared to death what could be wrong with me. :(

In better news, every day I see improvement in myself with the students. The best compliments are from students, especially when they are telling others that I'm doing a good job. I really missed being with my students today, but it's important to find out what the heck is going on.

My certification tests are next weekend. Can't wait to get those out of the way! So this weekend is reserved for lots of studying... and sending out the Halloween party invites!! As soon as I make them, that is...
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Sep. 20th, 2006 @ 10:15 pm Has to be short...
Current Mood: draineddrained
I know it's been a while, but I have a good reason. Real quick, here's the lowdown.

Last Thursday afternoon I found out I was taking over the class starting Friday. My mentor teacher had to take a leave of absence, and everyone decided I was ready to take over. So since last Friday I've been a full-time, unpaid teacher at LHS. Well, technically I will eventually get sub pay, which is nice!

My experiences have been so many and so detailed I can't possibly list them here. Let's just say even with all the stress and pressure I'm under, I still love my job. So I guess I chose the right field! yay!!

I have to get to sleep. Maybe some day I'll have time to explain how this trimester is going and what I've learned. Or maybe you'll just have to come to the Halloween bash this year and ask me. ;)
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Sep. 10th, 2006 @ 09:32 pm It's a boy!!!
Current Mood: happyhappy
Be ready to welcome Isaac J into this world come January! We didn't care what sex the baby was, just wanted to know so we could choose a theme and such. So we're going with a celestial theme (stars and moons and schtuff). It's weird to call the baby "he" instead of "it" but I'm sure I'll get used to it.

Student teaching has been exciting and a great learning experience so far. Friday was especially interesting, as my mentor had a family emergency and left me to teach the last two periods on my own. Yep, after 3 days I took over the class! And you know what? It went great! But only because I was super prepared and knew exactly what to do. Those kids were ready to do nothing but I pushed them through to keep on schedule. I can't say I did some profound teaching or made a kid see the light or anything, but I didn't waste the time away either. I think the admins noticed too, which is always a plus.

Time for bed! It's hard to get used to this early stuff.
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Aug. 30th, 2006 @ 11:55 am Let's take a vote!
Next Thursday (NOT this Thursday) we'll find out if it's a boy or a girl. Danielle and I guess differently, with me sure it's a girl. So what do you all think?

Of course I'll post it here for all to know. Either way, you can bet it will be a little monster! (well, at least in October. :D
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