I'm back...

Wow, I haven't written in forever. I thought about discontinuing this blog because let's face it; who is really reading it? Maybe 1 or 2 people - oh well, it's a great avenue to get some thoughts out. So, what all is going on in my life...
We found out that my sister is having a little boy. He will be Joseph Crawford Martin and we are calling him Ford. I really cannot wait, but I am constantly feeling the results of being the 2nd born. What do I mean by this? Well, there will probably not be any 1sts given by me in my family - Sarah's got all of those: 1st engaged, 1st married, 1st job, 1st grandchild/son, I could probably think of others. Whoa...wait a minute. Reading back over this I realize just how selfish I'm being. I should be thankful that Sarah is paving the way for me. I need to think of it this way...by the time its my turn to do all of this, there will be no guessing games. How easy will it be on me now that my family has already gone through this? At least I'll be able to have some 1sts in Clayton's family, whenever that is...I'll save that for another day. I am so thankful for my family; especially my sister. For anyone who is out there reading this...please say your prayers that my sister's pregnancy continues to go smoothly. I hope everything is going great for everyone out there!

So excited!

So, what wonderful news! I am going to be an aunt! Yep, my sister is pregnant! We've known for awhile, but she went to the doctor today and he said that she was far enough along to tell people! Her due date is November 24th! Our family thinks she is having a boy...I haven't decided yet, but I kind of agree with everybody. If you are reading this, please start saying your prayers that the Lord will be with them and bless this child. We are all praying for an easy pregnancy! I just wanted everyone to know!

What a day!

So today was probably one of the best days ever. I was offered my dream job today! I had an interview today with the principal from Drake Middle School in Auburn. I was so nervous before the interview because I really wanted to do well because I really wanted this job. Well, as luck would have it, I must have done a good job because I was offered a job right after the interview. So starting this fall I'm going to be teaching 6th grade! I really cannot wait. The school is wonderful, the teachers are great, and I already have friends that work there. I did my internship at Drake, so I already know that school, so it's perfect. I just can't believe that I have my very own classroom now! It is going to be such a learning experience! I cannot wait to see what the Lord has in store for me and this new job. Everyone please say your prayers!!!

free at last!

Wow! It has been forever since I have updated this thing! Boy has a lot happened since February! First of all, I am done with teaching 1st grade! For those of you who don't know, I took over a classroom in January for a lady who was out having a baby. Well, she returned today so that means that I am done! It was kind of bittersweet, though. The kids were great the last day and really made me sad that my time with them was over. One thing I can say is that it was an incredible learning experience. I feel like I have grown so much as not only a teacher, but as a person, too. I did learn that I do not want to teach grades as low as 1st grade. It's just too young for me. I think that I just have higher expectations set for my students than grades that low can offer. My dream grades...4th - 6th! Well, back to being done. It is nice to have my days free, that's for sure! I can't say that I am entirely free, because I'm getting my Masters in K-12 Administration at night. So, I guess now during the day I'll be working on school stuff. Well, for 3 weeks at least. After that (I know this is crazy after saying I don't want to teach younger grades) I'm going to take over a Pre-K classroom at a school called Southview in Opelika. It won't be that bad though, Pre-K there gets an aide! So, we'll see what kind of adventures and stories I have to tell from that...

1st grade horrors...

So, today was not the best day in Miss Melton's first grade classroom. I didn't feel good, the kids were hyped up on sugar from left over Valentine's candy, and my patience was wearing a bit thin. Giving an example...I'm in the middle of a math lesson and one of my "odd balls" raises his hand and proceeds to tell me that he had Cheerios for breakfast. Really? It's 1:00, I'm teaching you how to add double digits, and you want to tell me about what you had for breakfast? Come on! I know that might sound a bit harsh, but this is the sort of thing that happens day in, day out. Trust me, I have more stories like this one...Okay, so in order form me to be able to get through the day, I've been trying to take away a life lesson at the end of each day. Today's lesson (pretty much every day's) and something much needed - Patience. Boy, do I ever need that! Where I know 1st grade is definitely not the grade I want to teach, it is handing me a huge dose of patience. My question? How do I get it? Where does it come from? In praying for patience, I've found that more chances arise in my life and in my days that require me to practice patience. Obviously, the Lord is giving me a first hand look into what I need to do to acquire this patience. If anyone has any tips on how to seek patience, please let me know. I need it and my 1st graders need me to have it.

Me? Blogging?

So, I finally decided that I was going to start blogging. I thought that it would be a good way for me to keep people up with my life and what I'm doing with it! Anyway...right now, I'm almost finished with teaching 1st grade (Thank Goodness!). I've come to realize that 1st grade is way too young for me. But wait...I am going to be teaching Pre-K in a couple of weeks. Does that make sense? Didn't think so. Grad school stinks...that's another story. I'll get into that another time...