Tom's the guy!!!!

Well, school has started back, and time is going by fast!  I can't believe that August cam and went and it is already the 8th of September!!!!  Wow!  The girls are doing great, and Zeke is awesome!  (That's the dog, fyi, lol!)  But I didn't sit down to Blog and to talk about the kiddos today.  I wanted to talk about Tom.  He is my fiance.  We have been engaged since October, 22, 2010.  We have been just enjoying life and not stressing about a wedding... we'll see, maybe I'll be talking about a wedding soon, who knows!?  We are on God's Time, and he is keeping us blessed, so we'll get there.  

I think I have a great guy!  If you don't know him, he is 6'5", and a barrel of laughs and sarcastic quips.  I love that he is invested in what is going on with all four of our kids, and that he is always there for me no matter what.  A couple of weeks ago, we had a rip roaring day of home repairs... The kitchen sink was leaking, the vaccuum cleaner was clogged, and the washing machine died.  All of this in a matter of about three hours... He just kept working and working.... If you know me you know I am helpful, and crafty, but not the least bit handy!  lol

I know I am always writing about my family and things, but they are the things that keep me going.  I love my job, and I love my love for education.  I'm still on the hunt for an AP job, and that will also come in God's Time!  Thanks for reading!  I'll post again soon!

<3, Julie

Thinking about my guy! 

 

Back to school 2012-2013

Well summer will be officially over in just a few hours.  My room is ready and I am in lesson planning mode.  This is my fourth year at my school and this year my fourth and fifth graders will be completing a classroom dictionary sheet on their first day of music.  I want to create a chance to better connect with them as I only see them every six days.  After they fill out the dictionary sheet each child will get a scavenger hunt sheet.  There questions about our rules, tempo markings (posted on the wall), who the composer of the month is (Saint-Saens) etc.  If it is posted, I want them to find it and know where it is, so that they are ready to go when the time comes for them to need to use the information.  I will post pictures of the room soon!  I hope you all have a great start to the school year!  Good luck, and don't forget to pack your patience! 
<3,
Julie

A wonderful summer!!!!

This summer was one for the record books for me!  In my last post I let all of you know that I graduated with my Master's in Education, and that meant that this summer I didn't have to go to summer school!
So, I pounced on the opportunity and went into mommy mode!
We went to Vacation Bible School.  I went twice, and Parker went three times!
We watched our oldest graduate from high school!  So very proud of you Zach!
We had our first summer with a teenage driver in the house and she is doing a great job, and blossoming into a wonderful young lady!  Love that Mickey!
Logan came to visit for six weeks, and we had a lot of fun talking about sports cars, guns, toads, hunting and all things boy!  Let me tell you that I am not used to it, but I did my best.
Parker lost her first top front tooth, and has almost mastered riding her bike without training wheels!
Tom has a new shift at work, and will be home with us every night now for dinner!
The Lord is so very good to us!
Now we do live in Texas, and let me tell you it is HOT!   But we are still here, and having a great time!

I have started working on things for this school year, and am excited about the new ideas I have!  I will post about them as soon as they are completed and I have taken pictures of them!  Very excited!

I only have three more days of summer left, and I plan to swim every evening!  I will miss summer 2012!  But this year will be full of new family memories!  I am ready to jump in, and watch my family take it on!

One year later...

Ok, so maybe I didn't keep up with this like I had hoped!  It has only been a year since I posted anything and I want to get back into it.
So, here is what is going on since I ast posted...  My oldest stepson has graduated from high school, my oldest step daughter is going to be a senior this year, and my youngest step son will be in eighth grade this year.  My daughter had a great time in Kindergarten, and is looking forward to first grade.  Tom and I are doing great, we are still engaged, and are hoping that the official date for the wedding will be October 20, 2012.  We know it is soon, but we aren't sweating it!  I graduated with my master's in education and administration, and passed my principal's exam! So, now I am on the job hunt, but in the mean time, I am looking forward to a school year focused on my kiddos, and the fun this year will bring!

I have started working on things for this school year, and need to purchase a few things, and then I'll be ready to go!  Ready to go, as in set up, and start planning, lol!  I am hoping to be better about posting, so that I can keep everyone in the loop on what is going on at the little house in Richmond!

Take care!

<3,
Julie