Start of a New Year/Rambling

Well, the kiddos have been back in school for a couple weeks now and I have had some free, albeit, very limited free time, but free time altogether. In between running the kids to school and trying to get my computer working again because the hard drive BROKE, I have been able to paint some of my bathroom. My sister said not to paint a bathroom green, because it makes your face look green. But I have only painted 1 wall so far and...So far, I don't look green! Yay! I love to paint walls. It is very therapeutic for me. Someone once looked at my room and told me it's Army Green. If that's how it looks, so be it. I like it. It looks really good with my furniture we got for a stinkin' deal last year right before I quit my job.

Starting next week, I have more classes. I am concerned about these classes because I actually have to go into the classroom and observe the students and teachers. I really hope the students don't turn me off to teaching. I really want to enjoy this next stage of my life in terms of my career. I really feel that God has given me this opportunity for a reason and I need to jump at the challenge. Will I be as effective a teacher as I am in my dreams? Will I be able to be a good teacher without being so wrapped up in it that I forget about my family and my priorities? I pray no. My mom was so absorbed in her teaching that we were a distant second or third in her list of importance. She will be the first to admit that her students gave her their undivided attention and they looked up to her like we never did. My husband has said that I get absorbed in my work very easily. I wish there was a class that taught me how to be effective as a teacher, but when I am not at school, how to be even more effective as a servant of God, wife, mom and good friend. If I start becoming too absorbed in me, can you please let me know?

So Close!

Nate got 1 B. He was so upset. He just couldn't seem to be happy with himself. I was proud of him, but I guess I played it up too much before he got his report card that he COULD possibly get straight A's. Now, he feels that he won't be rewarded at all! But he got A's in reading and writing, 2 subjects that he has gotten B's and C's in his entire elementary school life, So WAY TO GO NATE!

Going back to School

I am starting back to school next week. I am so nervous! I haven't been in school for 13 years, since getting my bachelor's. But, I figure, with the economy the way it is going, I need to do something. My hubby had been in school since we met and his boss finally told him that he cannot continue school while working. (He was a 6yh year senior for Electrical Engineering when he stopped going.) I, on the other hand, can finally follow my dream of being a high school math teacher! It is an on-line school, so I can still be home with Nolan. I will just need to cut down a bit on the internet surfing, Facebook and reading everyone's blogs.

First Week of School

Welcome to the Smith family Blog! Hopefully this stays updated and I have interesting stuff to share with all of you!

The boys have started school and that means I have to go back to work! Very depressing as I have never been able to have time off during the summer since I was 16 years old! This year was the first time I ever took time off, and got to spend every day with my boys. It was fabulous! They even liked me by the end of summer! Last year, I worked 40+ hours and my husband was on sabbatical. It was, by far, the worst summer of my entire life. I would hear everyone in the other end of the house as I would be sitting at my desk.