I came back to school. The great ol' city of Tulsa, Oklahoma. Alright, I actually enjoy Tulsa most days. I know, it's insane. But this semester may very well be the death of me.
Let's take a detailed look at my class list.
Standards Based Chemistry - MWF 8-8:50 AM
Math For Elementary Students (or something along those lines) - TTH 9:30-10:45 AM
Science for Elementary Students (perhaps) - TTH 11-12:15
ASL IV - TTH 12:30-1:45
Concepts and Reasoning (Math for Elementary Teachers) - TTH 4-5:15
Literacy Development in Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students - TTH 6-7:15
I know you're looking at that and going. Psh. You only have one class on MWF. That's not too bad. Right. Except for a few other things.
Jessie and I thought it would be a good plan to sign up for a work out class at 6:15 MWF mornings. Bad idea. We don't make it every time, but we aim for twice a week, because that's really all we can handle. She has about as crazy of a class schedule as I do.
Also, on Monday's I go to Practicum at Edison High School from 10-3:30. On Wednesday's and Friday's I go to Happy Hands from 12-6.
So it's really not as though I have three days off. Those are also the days that I normally have to do all my homework for my other classes because I forget to do it any other time.
On Thursdays my two morning classes are cancelled and I go to Bell Elementary School and observe/work in a 5th grade math and science classroom. 26 5th grade boys. Sheesh. It's interesting and I enjoy it, but it's just a bit more stress to my plate.
Don't get me wrong. I love school. I love the opportunities I have. I love being involved in multiple schools in Tulsa and being involved. I love it. I love being busy to the point of exhaustion. I love having my time filled every day. I feel so exceptionally blessed. I am in classrooms of students who look up to me as a teacher. I am given opportunities to improve myself everyday. And I love it.
But it is exhausting. As much as I love it, I am running around all week. The weekends should be a little more relaxing, but this is one of the first weekends that I have had that I am able to devote all of my time to anything I want. Which is homework. And lots and lots of pinterest. LOVE pinterest. Planning a wedding and a nursery for a wedding and baby that aren't even on the horizon yet. But I love it! One more way to delay homework.
Other than school, I celebrated my favorite monster's 5th birthday. She is growing up so incredibly fast! Alright. I met her when she was 2 almost 3, but I knew her before then because of wrestling. Still in those two years she has changed and grown up so much! I am just amazed. Especially watching the little monster. I met her when she didn't have a name. Gosh. Those girls. I love them. Miss them, too!
DeafTU put on a Deaf Education conference last weekend. It was Friday and Saturday and took up a lot of time to get together. Not that I really helped with a lot of it. I mean I wanted to, but I just didn't have much time.
Not too much else has taken place since I got back. Working on getting into a routine (who knew sleeping until 8:30 would feel like sleeping in!) and just organizing my life.
And a whole lot of reading the Hunger Games. Again. And again. And again. Over and over.
It will probably get read again in the next week or two :)
OBSESSED. Definitely.
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