Finding Krissi

I'm not even going to look to see when I last posted. I know it has been awhile. A long while. I have no excuses. Well I have a few. For example: We went to Cali for Easter. Spent some much needed time with family and friends. Celebrated the holiday  with a little frosting. After Easter I started applying and interviewing for jobs. Then.... Yup... So excited to be a third grade teacher next year at Quest Academy. Big smiles and grins! A few days after accepting the job it was my big day. It was an awesome day shared with my family, parents, in-laws, and the great people I travelled the road to my degree with. I still can't believe how fun it was to wear that silly hat. Before graduation Al performed in her last elementary school play. She played the part of Colonel Hathi in Jungle book. She was awesome of course. While watching Al's last performance my very cool friends gave me a graduation gift. A necklace that I wore on the day of gr...

The day you bring home your first bundle of joy you have figured out one or two facts. For me the first fact I figured out was I was in trouble. I really had only a very small clue what I was suppose to do with this wonderful little package. However, she was mine and sink or swim I had to figure it out. Fumbling here and there I began figure it out. As the other little ones came along I figured out more and more. I had a groove and a basic understanding of what made all these little people tick. I was comfortable in the life that had become my life.  After a little while I moved from comfortable to content. I believed that I had figured out this whole mother business and was going to make it through without any major fails. I was foolish in my belief that life was going to continue status quo. I was foolish in my belief that I had figured everything out. This morning my 13-year-old son and I were having a heart to heart. Well, more like I was yelling, once again and givin...

Alright.. get ready... I am about to complain about something I never complain about... are you ready? I have WAY too much time!!! I mean WAY!!! I need something to do, or all this waiting around is going to drive me crazy. What did I use to do with my time? Before school, before work, what did I do? Don't get me wrong I have things to do. Lots of things that can be attended to. However, my brain is in sedentary mode the pressure of, "too little time" is not all around me. The more time I have the less I seem to accomplish. The way less!!! I feel a little like lump... I need a schedule a routine. A reason to climb out of bed in the morning besides taking the kids to school.... Really what I need to do is limit my use of... it is a little annoying... Maybe, I need to find something for real to complain about. Happy Thursday everyone,

As of Thursday I have officially earned a Bachelors of Science in Elementary Education.  Yesterday I realized that it took me nearly 19 years to complete my first four years of college. After a moments reflection on this fact I realized I wouldn't change a thing. Over the past 19 years I met and married a wonderful man. Gave birth to four children. Stayed at home with my children. I have been a soccer coach, a cub scout leader, a pre-school aid, a PTA mom, a swim mom, a basketball, orchestra, dancing, singing mom. The list is long. All of those roles stacked up and led me in the direction I needed to go. It is kind funny how life has worked itself out. The next fun adventure is finding a job. I have refused to get uptight or worry about the when, where, and how's. All I can do is live each day and do my part. The rest will work itself out somehow. Meanwhile, for the time being I get to celebrate my accomplishment. Spend some much needed free time with my family. ...

I have exactly 15 minutes before I have to be up and getting ready. Today is the day, my very last day of Student Teaching. I would like to know where the last 10 weeks has gone? The weeks have passed in a blur of learning and fun. I can hardly believe that today is the last day. I knew it was coming but now it is here I'm not nearly as excited as I thought I would be. I'm on a roller coaster of emotions right now. It is going to be hard to say goodbye to the students. It is going to be really hard to say goodbye to teaching and my school. I'm trying not to dwell but I'm pretty sure today is going to be a tough one. Wish me luck!

Amazingly, today I am a mere week away from earning my Bachelor's degree and teaching license. Two and half years ago I set out on this journey and now it is coming to an end.  My thoughts and actions have pin pointed to this moment for so long. My vision has been focused acutely on this day. It feels a little strange to be here. Strange, happy, excited, and scared. All of the emotions are swirling around me like dandelion seeds. I had my final faculty evaluation last week. I turned in my last homework assignment. From this point forward everything is just paperwork and red tape. I would like to say that now is the time to celebrate, relax, and enjoy a little freedom. However, life is about forward motion and the time for new goals is now. Ideas for new goals are stacked up around me like toy blocks. I am narrowing down my options and deciding what goals need to take priority. Among, those many goals is to find a job! I can hardly wait to have my own classroom. The past n...

Student teaching, student teaching, student teaching, my whole life is wrapped around student teaching. All I can say is it has been awesome!  Yesterday on my way home I was thinking about how worried I was about student teaching. The list of concerns was long and at the very top of the list was the question, "what if I hate teaching?". Since then I have come to realize that I love teaching. I have also learned that when you are doing what you love you are filled to the brim with happiness. Follow your passion use to seem like cheesy statement. Now I know that when you find that thing that matches up with who you are life is full of potential. This journey has been amazing and I couldn't have done it without Brent. I have come to realize that he is essential to my life. He is literally my other half. He completes my life. Over the past six weeks he has taken on the roll of mom like a trooper. The house is clean, dinners made, and kids are taken care of. It ...