Last Day of School

June 4th was the last day of school. I always think it is bittersweet. Summers are wonderful!!! I absolutely love my summers off but I miss my friends and yes, even my students.

This was my first year, when the students that I have had since I first started teaching are leaving for middle school. As a resource teacher, I have had these students for 4 years. We have spent a lot of time together and I will miss them and their personalities.

Our school sends off 5th graders in a special way. They play the "Hallelujah Chorus" and all kindergarten through 4th grade students come into the hall. Then the 5th graders walk through the halls one last time and everyone cheers them on. My students give me hugs and beg one more time, "please, can you teach at middle school?".

Due to budget issues, our school was only alloted 1 full time teacher next year. My cohort, Kim, opted to change her school location. She has become one of my best friends. We work extremely well together and it was so sad to say goodbye. I will have another part time teacher next year but I will always miss Kim's guidance, support, and friendship.

It won’t be like this for long…

I think it is natural to wish for things to come. Sometimes I feel like we spend so much time devoted to wishing for something to happen that miss out on the moments occurring at this very minute.

I purchased Darius Rucker’s first solo c.d. probably a month ago and have really enjoyed it. Since learning I was pregnant the song “It Won’t Be Like This For Long” has taken on a whole new meaning. Here are the lyrics:


Lyrics Darius Rucker lyrics - It Won't Be Like This For Long lyrics

I was thinking to myself, wow, I can’t wait until I am bringing my little one home for the first time. Then it dawned on me—are you listening to the message? I can’t believe it was just a few short months ago that I was dreaming about being pregnant for the first time. Here I am wishing my life away. Relatively speaking, pregnancy is such a short time. I want to enjoy everything about it. I want to live my life for the moment because that is all we are guaranteed in this life.

Finding out we are PREGNANT!!!

I took a home pregnancy test on May 22nd, 2009 and I could swear I saw a faint line. Gilbert did not believe me and joked that he would need to get his flashlight. Needless to say, we were both apprehensive at the inconclusive test. So the next morning, I took another test and most definitely it was positive. YAY!!!!! Just to confirm and for pictures in our scrapbook I took a digital tests that displayed Pregnant. At that point in time, we were both convinced that we were starting the journey to becoming parents.

The first week of pregnancy:

1. Sheer excitement. Wow, what an incredible feeling. As a couple, we have created life out of our love for one another. Personally, I am carrying another being inside of me. I have heard others say "it is the best experience of your life" and now I am experiencing this wonderful miracle myself.
2. Morning sickness begins and it is a total misnomer. (It is not confined to the morning. It is more like 24/7 sickness.) I equate my experience, thus far, as being extremely car sick.
3. Did I sleep last night? I know I was in bed for at least 8 hours but it feels like I have been up all night. I am tired almost to the point of exhaustion.