Our trip was a success, my last week off was nice, but short, and now we're back in the swing of things. It's strange, all that time off and I hardly thought about my classroom, it seemed like a world away. Now it's like I never left...waiting for the next break I guess. The next break just so happens to be this weekend! I get Monday off for a nice 3 day weekend.I have a pretty tough class this year and it's not easy to get up and go in every day. I don't dread going and when I think of all I've done to get here I get my lazy butt out of bed and am thankful for the job. Many days, like today, things go pretty well and I love my job. There are also days when I wonder why I ever became a teacher. It's a difficult and often times thankless job. Kids are kids and even though they still like school (mostly) at this age, they don't thank you for being their teacher. It's awesome when I get to play around a little with them and they totally get what's going on...there are the thanks I guess. Anyway...that kind of explains why my updates are few and far between. I come home exhausted and have a million things I want to get done.
We have decided that when our lease is up in June, we'll be moving to Colorado. This may surprise some of you, but it's what we've wanted for a while now. If I would have been able to find a job there in the first place it would have been nice. It's beautiful out here and it's a great detour. I've gotten to do so many things I never thought I'd do and have more in mind before we leave. Leaving the white of Michigan to return to the heat of Phoenix really opened our eyes I suppose. I miss the change of seasons and of course the snow. Honestly, I can't stand the summer here either. I know it's only been one summer, but I don't need the experience of a second! We want to settle down and buy a house and find a place we'll love and it feels like we're wasting time here because we know we won't stay. We have no set plans yet as far as where we'll live...I'm watching job postings and working toward getting my Colorado teaching license. We'll keep you updated as soon as we know things for ourselves!
Jaime,
ReplyDeleteI can sympathize totally with the feeling you have of teaching being a thankless job! However, your hard work will pay dividends you don't even realize right now. Years down the road those kids whose lives you have touched will remember their first grade teacher and will be thankful in their own way. Even though their parents may not say their thanks out loud, they do appreciate you and silently wonder how it is that you can handle a whole classroom full, when they have trouble with just their own at home! I haven't seen you teach, but I just know you're doing a great job, mainly because of the compassion you feel for your kids and their home situations. Please stick with it! A new setting/school might give you the feedback you are missing right now. Denver area is so wonderful! We'll be praying for a teaching job to come your way. Hang in there.
I know you must be a great teacher. I can't wait to show you the video we took of Raene the other day asking for you. She kept saying "I miss my grown up friend, Jaime. Can we go see her?" She was practically in tears. She also wants to send you a picture she painted. It's very cute.
ReplyDeleteGood for you guys! Just go for where you really want to be. I am so jealous of your ability to just pick up and move. Matt aren't able to do that yet, but we will some day. :)
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