I'm baa-aaack....

So I'm not exactly sure why it has been over three months since I have posted nor why there has been a nonexistent demand for more. Although, I do have to admit that writing is not my strength. You see, especially relating to Brit, I crunch numbers. My vocabulary, spelling, and imagination don't seem to exist. I recall one interesting night in Liverpool where me and Brit were sitting at the dining room table - the normal positions for 16 Hereford. Brit always seemed to be super busy at Ashley's computer, but she wasn't necessarily talking to me. My curiosity got the best of me and I asked what she was up to. She was in the midst of an IQ test. She was plowing through the lengthy questions and fully concentrating on her response. Some time later, she stops and glares at me. Meanwhile, I had begun picking up to take my own IQ test. I didn't make it very far as I had to ask her what the words in the questions even meant. It started with English. ahhh-yes yes. Brit had reached the math portion and was pausing for brief moments of hesitation. I never finished mine. I couldn't force myself to track through the English part and find myself entertained by number crunching. I'm not sure how Brit did. I can asure you that if me and Brit were able to make one person out of the both of us, we would be pretty stinkin' smart and a well educated individual. See some people would refer to this as offspring, but I just don't see that as an option. Does this mean I should be looking for a mate (did I really just use the word mate) who excels on the other end of the spectrum? Interesting...

As I find myself, I am over a fourth of the way through my first year of teaching. I think I have identified this as the hardest year of my life. As a first year teacher, it's great to know my boss and coworkers can relate to all have their first year of teaching. With that, they know each day is based on survival, especially with my students. Teaching takes up a LOT of time, especially as a first year with no curriculum guide and designing everything from scratch as you go. I hope to include more interesting stories from the classroom.

I have a pretty big macho football player in one of my classes. He likes to be the centre of attention - always. A couple weeks ago, he was out of his seat walking around (when he wasn't supposed to be) and his pants dropped clear to his ankles. Even through his African skin, I could see a great deal of red plump cheeks. Satisfaction guaranteed!

As another note, 13-16 year olds LOVE to color! You may think I'm kidding, but let me asure you, I'm not. I've been trying to get my kids to practice basic math facts: multiplication, addition, subtraction, the like. Nothing worked and I am usually lucky to get half the assignments back. Monday I was out visiting the fam and had to leave sub plans. Upon returning, my kids were demanding to continue the assignment I had left for them. What was this miracle? Addition, subtraction, and multiplication worksheets. Once you reach and answer, you search for that number in the box and shade it accordingly. The end result, some random design. The kids loved it! I wonder if this is why Brittney went on a mad scavenger hunt to find coloring books last year?! Does the excitement of coloring ever go away?