Monday, March 29, 2010

Nice to Meet You

Friday night we got to welcome home my little brother, Jared! He just returned from serving in the Warsaw, Poland mission. It was so good to see him! Although we loved reading his weekly emails, and seeing how much he has learned and grown, it is fun having him home again!
After waiting for two years, and then waiting anxiously in the airport for 20 minutes, it was a joyful reunion! Well, at least a reunion for most of us. For Craig and Jared, it was more like a "nice to meet you!"

Sunday, March 21, 2010

Surviving the 2nd Grade...

...and loving it! 2 weeks ago, I interviewed for a job teaching 2nd grade. I interviewed on a Thursday afternoon, found out I got the job Thursday night, (wahoo!) and started teaching on Monday. It was a really fast transition, and it was kinda stressful being thrown into a classroom in the middle of the year. but I am so grateful! The school is less than a half mile away from our apartment, so as it warms up, I am excited to be able to walk or ride my bike to work. One thing that I have learned, teaching 2nd grade is WAY different than teaching 6th grade! There are definitely pros and cons to both. But I love my students, they are all so cute! I feel like I know them all so well already, and it has only been 2 weeks! In my classroom alone, languages that kids speak other than English include: Spanish, Burmese, Arabic, Korean, Chinese, Turkish, Thai, and British (as one student replied when asked what other languages they spoke...ha!) It is a pretty diverse bunch of kids and it makes it really fun.

It is amazing how things always seem to work out better than I could have planned! What a blessing!