Butterfly

100 days of Spanish

I've completed 100 consecutive days of practicing Spanish on Duolingo!  

Bad Attitudes

I'm so thankful it's the weekend. I had reached my max of bad attitudes, moodiness, and irritability from my 6th graders. It's really hard to love your job or be happy when you're surrounded by so much negativity. 

Sweater Houdini

I don't know how she does it, but when we go to sleep, the cat is wearing the sweater, but when we wake up, it's off. 

New Sweater

Mrs Reynolds has bad allergies that have caused her to scratch a bald patch on her back. In an attempted to both keep her from scratching it more and keep her warm this winter, we bought her a sweater. She's not super happy with it, but not miserable either. 

A teacher walks into a bar...

Literally. 

I was on the playground but looking down because the sun was in my eyes and ran into a metal bar. I have a red lump in the middle of my forehead. 

Jean Jacket Gang

All three of us wore out jean jackets to the meadery this evening. 

Pikachu

Found this Pikachi dress at Target and couldn't say no. 

Flag Football

This afternoon Korra and I went to the school's flag football game. I got lots of hugs from current and former students, chatted a bit with a few parents and teachers, and cheered for the Hornets along with our cheerleaders. It was a little funny because the team we played was the charter school I worked at right before this one. There aren't any of the same teachers or families now, but it was still an odd feeling. I really wanted our school to win but they already did when they got me as a teacher, right? 

Parking Lot Zumba

Yesterday I ran into two neighbors talking in the parking lot. They were just coming from Zumba and after talking about how much I also love Zumba but haven't found an outdoor class to attend. Turns out one of them is a Zumba instructor and she offered to do a little class in the parking lot for some of the neighbors!  This evening we danced in the parking lot for 30 minutes and it was so fun!

10 conferences

Today I had 10 back-to-back conferences- one every 20 minutes. It was intense but the parents were helpful, kind, and responsive. Also admin sent us all home from school at 12:30 because of the Shaky Knees music festival that has taken over the park and about 3 blocks surrounding our school. The traffic, road blocks, construction, and crew were getting really awful so I got to do the conferences from my living room which was a plus. 

Well child check

Today was Korra's yearly check-up. 

I bought her a milkshake right before to try to fatten her up before her weigh-in. 

It clearly didn't work since she is the EXACT same weight as she was 6 months ago (48.2 lbs- 3rd percentile), but she has gotten taller!  She's in the 7th percentile for height now! 

79 books

I just finished my 79th book of 2021. Not sure I'm going to make it to 100, but I'll be close!

Girl Scouts

Had a good night of Girl Scouts. 

Fall!

The weather is cool and beautiful!  I made fresh bread, a big pot of beef and vegetable soup and an apple pie!

Oktoberfest

Today we went to a local brewery for their Oktoberfest. We were joined by two friends and Nate's parents (they're passing through on their way back to Pensacola). The weather was gorgeous though we were a little disappointed that they were sold out of pretzels and the special boot steins. 

Korra asked if the outfits (leiderhosen) were cultural appropriation. An excellent question but I'm pretty sure nearly everyone who was dressed up was of German descent (they were all definitely white). 

15 lbs of apples

For the last 2 days we've had apples as part of the school lunch. This is what was left over. 15 pounds of apples. 

I'm going to make some apple tarts tomorrow!

I Cussed In Front of a Student That

A student was just guessing answers instead of reading the directions and listening to me as I tried to help him so I said, "stop circling random shit!" He laughed so hard he fell out of his seat and then said, "I'm going to tell everyone!" And he did. 

Pizza and tv

Nothing says Friday like eating pizza for dinner while catching up on the week's TV shows. 

All Better

I was feeling pretty much back to normal yesterday so Nate stayed at home with Korra (since she wasn't quite recovered). Today we were both over the bug and back to school. Really thankful that it was over quick and too terrible. 

Stomach Bug

Korra and I picked up a stomach bug from the friends we saw at the lake on Saturday and had to leave school early today. It's been so long since I've been sick, I'm not handling it well. 

Tugaloo State Park

We met some of our very favorite people in the whole world at Tugaloo State Park today. Even though it wasn't camping, we made the most of our campsite reservation from 9am-8pm. We hiked, played in the lake, roasted hot dogs and marshmallows, and talked so much. It was lovely. 

Change of Camping Plans

We were supposed to leave early this afternoon for a weekend of camping at Tugaloo State Park, but there was about a 50% chance of rain tonight (and tent camping in the rain is the worst) so we decided to just make it a day trip for tomorrow. I'm a little bummed but it's probably for the best. 

Time with Parents

Last night Nate's parents stopped by on their way to the cabin and this afternoon my parents stopped by on their way to my brother's. It was really great to spend a little time with both sets of parents in less than 24 hours!

Fernbank Playdate

We took one of Korra's friends from school to the Fernbank museum today. 

New hat

I crocheted a new hat for Korra!

Errand Day

Today Korra and I went to Kroger, Trader Joe's, Value Village, and the Amazon Hub Center. We also delivered lunch to Nate. 

When I was a kid I always though my mom was saying "Erins" (my cousin's name) and was disappointed when we went to the post office and grocery store instead of seeing my cousin. 

Fall Break begins!

Korra and I are off school for the week. We had a pretty low key day of folding laundry (Korra) and grading papers (me) and watching Disney movies that featured dogs (Beethoven 2 and Homeward Bound 2). 

GS Braves Game

Tonight is Girl Scouts night at the Braves stadium so Korra and I are here with a few girls from her troop. 

Mani-Pedi

Today I spent nearly 2 hours at the nail salon. I got a very generous gift card from a parent so I treated myself to a deluxe manicure and pedicure. My manicurist didn't talk hardly at all so I just relaxed and read. It was lovely. 

Margaritas and Queso

We got out of school early today for the start of fall break so the 6th grade team (3 other teachers + me) went out for a late lunch together. It was so nice to hang out and spend time together. I'm really thankful for a team that works so well together and whose company I actually enjoy. 

Really sleepy

I didn't sleep well last night, but just to keep things in perspective, I know I won't be as sleepy as one of my students. He recently fell asleep (during dismissal) while eating an apple.  Mid chew. With chunks of apple still in his mouth and the partially eaten apple in his hand.