Just because!

[ ] You have a boyfriend/girlfriend. {X}*fiance **husband. {}*wife**
[X] You have your own room.
[X] You own a cellphone.
[X] You have an ipod/ mp3 player.
[X] Your parents are still married.
[X] You have more than 2 best friends.
[X] There is a pool or hot tub in your backyard
T OT A L: 7

[X] You dress how you want to.
[] You hang out with friends more than once a week.
[X] There is a computer/ laptop in your room.
[X] You have never been beaten up
[ ] You dont cry more than twice a month
[X] You are allowed to listen to the music you want to.
[X] Your room is big enough for you.
[X] People don't use you for something you have.
[X] You have been to a concert.
T 0 T A L: 7

[] You have over 50 friends on myspace
[] You have pictures on myspace.
[] Your parents let you have a myspace
[X] You get allowance or get money whenever you ask for it.
[X] You collect something normal.
[X]You look forward to going to class. (Yeah, since I teach!)
[X] You don't wish you were someone else.
[] You play a sport.
[X] You do something after class. (after work? drive home...)
T 0 T A L: 4

[X] You [or your parents] own a car.
[X] You usually don't fight with your parent(s).
[X] You are happy with your appearance
[X] You have never got a failing grade in your life '
[X] You have friends
T 0 T A L: 5

[X] You know what is going on in the world.
[X] You care about many people
[X] You are happy with your life
[X] You usually aren't sick.
[X]You know more than one language (Yiddish!)
[X] You have a screen name.
[X] You own a pet.
[X] You know the words to more than 5 songs. (hell yeah, I sing all the time!)
[X] You don't have any enemies
[X] You are happy you're living.
T O T A L: 10

add up all the scores and multiply it by 3


over 100 A+
100-93%: A
92-85%: B
84-77%: C
76-70%: D
69-00%: F


I have earned a 99% A in life

Well, isn't that a relief :-P

And I'm in the working world!

Today was my first "real" day of work/school. Yes, I had staff meetings for the last three days, but today was the first day of school for all of the students. It was really crazy! I thought I would be really out of place, but I just got swept along with everything and before I knew it, it was 4:00 and it was time to go home.
My day starts off with me figuring out the day with my co-teacher at 8:00 AM. (I leave my house around 7:20 and get there around 7:50). I then progress to go outside for morning recess duty from 8:35-9:00. School then starts at 9:00, and I'm either in my classroom with students, or if they are staying with their homerooms for something, I'll be floating with them to help and modify if necessary. At 11:00 is my lunch break, and then from 11:30-12:15 I have lunch/recess duty with the 4th and 5th graders (9 of whom are my LD students). (Non-education people: LD = Learning Disabled). Then from 12:20-1:10 I lead read-aloud, silent reading, and I teach Spelling. (w00t, I get to teach!). From 1:10-3:40 I do classroom things and assist the kids, and then at 3:40 I take a bus line (go bus 103!) out front and make sure my line gets on their bus. By then, it's 4:00 and I go home!
It's a full day, but it goes by quickly and I really enjoyed it today. My 9 LD kids are really sweet, and they already like me. :) "Miss Thome, will you help me? Miss Thome, can you go to music with us?" I am so glad I made this my profession.
Oh, at the end of the day, my teacher said that she is very impressed with me and that next year, I would most definitely be snapped up for a classroom teaching position. Go me. B-)
I can't wait to see my first paycheck!!! Woooo!!!
I'm coming to ISU this weekend, btw, for anyone who will be there. It's Cornfest! My sis & I & my mom are going and so is Derek. I can't wait! If you can't make it, you'd better be there on September 9th for the tailgate & first football game!!! I'm coming!!!

Life rolls on

So Mandy's all moved in to ISU. It was a little weird, setting up her room and going to Wal-Mart, knowing that it wasn't for me. After four years of moving in chaos and setting up things how I wanted it, it was very strange not to. Well, I did have Derek's room to set up :-P His roomie's mom said I did a very nice job and she could tell that it has a "woman's touch" to it. Hahaha.
I start my job on Thursday! It is an inservice that I would get paid for, and then on Friday I have my first school-wide staff meeting. The following Monday I have a district-wide staff meeting, and then a "Meet The Teacher" session that afternoon. Classes start on Tuesday! I'm excited about it :)
This is the website of the district that I'm at: http://www.cusd220.lake.k12.il.us/
The school is Grove Elementary School, in case you want to look!
I'm not up there yet, but I will be soon!!
So that's about it. I'm home just chillin', and then tomorrow I have to go in and sign my contract so it's all official, and then I have to pick up the doggie from the vet's where she was boarded while we were at ISU.
No new plans on the wedding as of yet. Derek has to talk to his advisor and see exactly when he will graduate, and then we'll go off of that.
Finally, is worrying about money going to be a consistant thing for the rest of my life? It's like I have this knot in my stomach, thinking about how to save enough money to eventually get a place to live. My parents are great, don't get me wrong, because they aren't charging me rent to live at home and I really don't have to pay for much, but as a teacher's assistant I don't really make all that much. Hopefully next year I'll get a position as a classroom teacher with a higher salary, but I just wanted that much more to put away and save, you know? I don't think it's just me worrying about this...
Oh well, I suppose I should worry about my first day of work first! What to wear, what to wear... ;-)

HURRAY!!!

I got the job!!!!
I'm going to be a teacher's assistant in a special education classroom, leading small groups in the morning and then facilitating inclusion in the afternoon. I'm so excited to be working in Barrington, and the principal is the nicest woman. I am SO EXCITED!!!!!!!!

GAK!!

Interview in Barrington tomorrow!! I'll let you know how it goes once it's OVER!

So I'm crazy...

Alright, so the huge rant in the last post- well, I was crazy. I still am kind of crazy, but I have 2 interviews set up for next week and 1 possible (the principal needs to call me tomorrow). One is in Waukegan (I could work at Jacki's school!), and the other is in Barrington! The third one... well, I don't want to jinx it so I'm not going to say unless I have an interview.
That's about it for now...let's hope I get the call tomorrow from the principal I'm waiting on!!