Finding Krissi

Lessons I learned this week. When you are looking to get your feelings hurt, you will get your feelings hurt. When you are looking to be offended, you will be offended. The universe is not mysterious. What we look for we will find! Twice this week I found myself in the position where two very distinct roads appeared in front of me. One was a road that was full of offense and one was a road without. The first happened at Back to School night. Obviously with any new job there comes a certain level of anticipation, anxiety, and stress. Meeting the parents of all my students was going to be a stressful night. I know that a lot of what a parent thinks about the teacher is based on those first few moments of back to school night. I was stressed, but at the same time excited. I’ve worked really hard getting ready for this night so sink or swim it was go time. Only go time started and none of my parents were showing up. I saw the other classrooms be...

I should have titled yesterday's post "sleep." Today's post will be titled. Pencils, books, and Teachers oh yah!! My feelings about sleep are unchanged. However it is boring to complain about the same thing every day. 5:16 am Today is my first official day of full time employment in 17 years. The last time I worked a full time job I made 8.25 an hour. This gig is paying slightly more. :) 6:10 am Correction... The pass 17 years I have been a stay at home mom. The stay at home mom of four kids whom range in age, from oldest to youngest, 6 years and 9 days. This job technically qualified as full time and then some. The pay was priceless! 6:18 am I can't believe I feel the need to be politically correct on my own blog! 6:19 am I totally distracted myself from the fact that today is my first official day of my first official job in 17 years! Yikes!! 6:20 am I forgot to charge EVERYTHING, I spilled toothpaste on my shirt, I just stepped in a puddle of water,...

Why can't you wake up naturally and go to work when you want? I think the world would be a happier place if we could all sleep the hours are body wanted instead of the hours we are forced to. I'm pretty sure sleep is the answer to world peace. 5:30 am Watching the Biggest Loser at the gym on Netflix. I'm on season four. I don't like the new host. Who by now is the old host in real time. This show is depressing and inspiring. Weird! 7:00 am The US post office is threatening to go bankrupt. We live in a world that functions 24 hours. When I went to the post office to buy stamps they weren't open. Shouldn't they be open before traditional working hours? I'm sitting here writing and thinking open open open. 8:27 am Trying to find clothes for back to school. I can't wear jeans. I don't know how to buy an outfit and NOT buy jeans. The sales clerk is snotty. I'm frustrated and whenever I ask her for help she points and tells me to look over there....

I have one final week of summer. However, most of the week will be taken up making final preparations for the school year to begin. At times I am giddy with excitement as I think about teaching. At other times I feel sheer panic. I’m sure the year will be full of both excitement and pure panic! This summer has been full of fun and amazing experiences. The kids have been busy attending summer camps, band camps, orchestra, EFY, and youth conference. One of these days I will actually get the time to unload the pictures from the camera. Today my Young Women spoke in sacrament. They are awesome, amazing, and totally the best! It was  announced that next year the youth will be participating in Trek. Oh Boy! A week of living like a pioneer. Anyone got a bonnet I can borrow? It is amazing how the months have passed in a heartbeat. Now football has started and the school year is moments away. This year is going to be an exciting one. The kids are a...