| arg! i have kidney stones again, but this time i've got pain killers! there's a lot to be said about being prepared.
school is good. it has its highs and its lows. we've been preparing for outdoor education for awhile. every fifth grade in the county goes to the southeren part of the county to a camp. they get to participate in a lot of really great activities like rock climbing, a ropes course, a blindfolded rope maze, a four mile nature hike, firebuilding, fishing, team building drills, etc. before we went, since i'm the science teacher for the entire fifth grade, i had to teach all the kids how to recognize a tree by its leaves. so we did this leaf project where everyone made a book of identified leaves. we learned about a whole lot of environmental lessons like how plants work, ecosystems, biomes, land formations, pollution, wildflower identification, etc. when went to outdoor ed. on thursday and friday with another school, Atkinson. thursday, we split into groups to mix Etowah students with Atkinson students. we went on a hike to identify trees. if this were a race, then etowah would have lapped atkinson on the tree identification! i've never been that proud! we also learned all about snakes, identified animals that live in ponds, and walked through the woods blindfolded and identified trees without being able to see them! i had such an amazing time. by far, the best field trip i've ever seen organized!
everything else is alright! i'm coming home for Christmas. I was home a couple weeks ago for Angelique's wedding. mom altered my dress so i didn't breathe all day, but it was still a day that will go on my list of the best days ever! if you know angelique then you know what i'm talking about. there was something really amazing happening as they were saying their vows! i can't describe it. someone once said that their favorite part of the wedding is to look back at the groom as the bride walks down the aisle. her favorite part is seeing the groom's face light up. i'm stealing that favorite moment now, because i find myself doing the same thing! i saw jordan's face when he saw angelique in her dress for the first time. i saw the realization that yes she was going to be his wife. i saw all sorts of thoughts go through that boy's head! i have to say that i am not at all worried that i've met her husband a few times and haven't had the time to size him up yet. i saw all i needed to see in about 30 seconds.
i miss you all. |
