Starting Over is Scary

Major changes...again

So lets see...I now live in Fenton, MI with my cousin Matt and I have a (already stressful) teaching job but I am still working at the daycare as well. Life is busy. I am trying to move, work, and set up a classroom all at the same time. Things are not going smoothly. For example, my "classroom" used to be the maintenance room of the school. Next year it will be divided into two classrooms but this year I have it all. Sounds great right? Ha. Also the room is not finished yet. The ceiling is leaking so there are no ceiling tiles, a sink is halfway installed and there is no bathroom, just an empty closet where they hope to put a bathroom. Basically I am trying to move into an unfinished room with no furniture yet. Because they don't know what they will have to put into the room yet either. Anybody want to be a classroom volunteer?? Yep I am scared out of my mind. But somewhere under all of that I am a bit excited. The excitement stops as soon as I let myself think about all that I have to teach in the year in a half of a day when all of the other kindergarten classrooms in the district (except one) are full day programs. Yep half the time to teach the same amount of information. Daunting... The district is trying to get rid of the half day programs and hope this will be the last year. Okay then add my afternoon of resource room. Meaning, I get all of the K-4th graders who have special needs. Are you sure you don't want to come out and volunteer for say...the year? Here is a strange thought. Hartland Schools now has two employees with the same middle name and the same birthday. Yep Matt and I.

posted by Erin @ 10:16 PM 7 comments

Sticky everything...

Okay hot is hot. But having the heat index be over 100 for the last 3 days is killer! Right Janel?! And this old farmhouse does NOT have air conditioning. My bedroom is upstairs. I feel like I can't do anything. Emily I am also cleaning in my underwear and a tank top. Thank for all of the birthday wishes over the weekend. It was a nice day. Unfortunately my cousin (we share our birthday) was out of town as well as my aunt and uncle that I live with so I went down to my other aunt's house. We hung around and tried to stay cool. I am almost the proud owner of a Michigan driver's license. It is being sent to me. My car has Michigan insurance and Idaho plates. Hope the cops don't pull me over! Yea! Steph is coming in a few days. I can't wait! I hope that it cools down before she gets here or she will have to experience this terrible heat too. The weatherman calls it "unbearable" and "oppressive". That is a good description. Here is a cute picture of my aunt Jan, my cousin Krista, my brother Chris and I at Lake Michigan a few weeks ago.

posted by Erin @ 11:11 PM 4 comments