Week-in-Review

This week was tough getting back to work and trying to tie up loose ends that I had left before I went on vacation, as well as prepare for a field trip this coming week, and try not to think about the blissful time I had last week.

School: Things are well. The kids are lovely. They are growing so much, both in knowledge and height. They are taking over the classroom in the duties that they hold and I am doing less and less of the daily routine, which means I need to be more prepared with things for them to do and not getting ready when they are doing what used to be my job. They still love hugs, telling me how much they won by at soccer, and are sad when someone tells them they are not friends anymore (-they still don't realize that 5 min. later, they will be friends again.)
It is also the time of the year that we find out about staffing for next year, if we will have jobs, and what grade we will teach. This year it looks like there will be a 1/2 split, a kindergarten, a 3rd grade, and 4th grade position open at our school. Three teachers in the building will get their choice and then the last position left will probably hired for. We will have to see what happens. I'm thinking that I'll stay at 1st, but who knows what "the boss" has in mind.

Hula & Working Out: Both are going well. They are taking a lot of time, but it is sure paying off in being able to eat some delicious treats as well as looking better ;) . I have increased my elliptical time to 45 min. and am still doing weights for my arms. Next weekend, I will be working my belly (at least that's the area I want to work) off at hula camp and then the following weekend I will be working the rest of my body at Bloomsday.

Photography: I have been enjoying my cameras and using them interchangeably now. I need them to get cleaned, though there is stuff on the lenses. I will be shooting my first real wedding in May and a maternity shoot soon. I can't wait for summer to gain some more knowledge and take more classes.

This week I have a field trip, dentist appointment, a review at work, hula and then hula camp this coming weekend. Tuesday I hope to rest and catch up with old friends I haven't seen or talked with in way to long.