What happened to my baby?
Tuesday, October 18, 2005
Can someone please tell me when my baby became a little girl?!?
It seems like she started growing up overnight!
It seems like she started growing up overnight!
Question of the week
Monday, October 10, 2005
What kind of afterschool habits work best for your children? How do you encourage your child to do homework?
Busy, Busy, Busy
Tuesday, October 04, 2005
Wow - I can't believe it's been over a week since I last posted. The last week has been crazy!!
After Hurricane Katrina one of our teachers' husbands lost his job, so she relocated to Phoenix. That left an open spot in our 5th grade class. Now, for those of you who have been reading my blog for a while, you all know that earlier this summer I was moved from 6th grade down to 1st grade this year and I was NOT too happy about it. 1st graders are PRECIOUS, but I just prefer teaching the older kids. Anyway, I taught 1st grade for a few weeks, and 2 hurricanes later I have moved to 5th grade. Today was my second day and I LOVE IT!!!! I was worried about how my little 6 year olds would react when they found out they were getting a new teacher, but they seemed to be okay about it. We tried to make it a very smooth transition, and so far so good. The new teacher is really nice. She was working at a private Kindergarten center in New Orleans, and Katrina flooded her school, then it was looted, and burned down!!
I'm still amazed at how my life has changed after these storms...Phone and internet are still spotty - I didn't have either over the weekend. We still can only shop at Walmart from 6 to 6 and they are now letting in 30-40 people at a time. McDonald's is only open for Drive Thru, and closes at 7. Many people still have piles of debris in front of their homes. The mail service is totally unreliable. I took some pictures of my city now a month after Katrina. It seems that she will be with us for at least a few more months. They are finally starting to let people into New Orleans. Many of them are getting there through our area, so our once quiet parish is now busting at the seams with people!!
The line in front of Walmart - notice several letters on the sign were blown off.
These trucks are everywhere.
McDonald's is only open from 7 to 7 - Drive thru only
L-O-O-O-O-N-G line for FEMA.
Our church sign blew out.
Shell station
I don't mean to complain. I know this could have been so much worse! It's just that my life and community have been changed forever!! I am so ready for life to return to normal -- like being able to go shopping! :)
Anyway, how was your weekend?
After Hurricane Katrina one of our teachers' husbands lost his job, so she relocated to Phoenix. That left an open spot in our 5th grade class. Now, for those of you who have been reading my blog for a while, you all know that earlier this summer I was moved from 6th grade down to 1st grade this year and I was NOT too happy about it. 1st graders are PRECIOUS, but I just prefer teaching the older kids. Anyway, I taught 1st grade for a few weeks, and 2 hurricanes later I have moved to 5th grade. Today was my second day and I LOVE IT!!!! I was worried about how my little 6 year olds would react when they found out they were getting a new teacher, but they seemed to be okay about it. We tried to make it a very smooth transition, and so far so good. The new teacher is really nice. She was working at a private Kindergarten center in New Orleans, and Katrina flooded her school, then it was looted, and burned down!!
I'm still amazed at how my life has changed after these storms...Phone and internet are still spotty - I didn't have either over the weekend. We still can only shop at Walmart from 6 to 6 and they are now letting in 30-40 people at a time. McDonald's is only open for Drive Thru, and closes at 7. Many people still have piles of debris in front of their homes. The mail service is totally unreliable. I took some pictures of my city now a month after Katrina. It seems that she will be with us for at least a few more months. They are finally starting to let people into New Orleans. Many of them are getting there through our area, so our once quiet parish is now busting at the seams with people!!
The line in front of Walmart - notice several letters on the sign were blown off.
These trucks are everywhere.
McDonald's is only open from 7 to 7 - Drive thru only
L-O-O-O-O-N-G line for FEMA.
Our church sign blew out.
Shell station
I don't mean to complain. I know this could have been so much worse! It's just that my life and community have been changed forever!! I am so ready for life to return to normal -- like being able to go shopping! :)
Anyway, how was your weekend?
