A Month in the Life

SlamPlanet was great! It was awesome to see hundreds of kids, majority of them "un-churched", praising God in their own way. It was loud and dark, but fun and spiritual. I think our youth enjoyed it and were excited to see the possibilities that lay before us.

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Today was the last day of students!! I'm ready for the summer. Tomorrow is a half day for teachers to finish cleaning up, posting grades etc. Then as soon as that's over, I'm headed to Hot Springs, AR for a few days! I'm so glad to be getting away for a little while, and relaxing. I plan on doing a little reading while I'm gone. First on my list is Don Miller's Searching For God Knows What.

In the meantime, don't fret. I will have internet access, so this blog will still be coming to you live every weekday, and maybe even the weekend! I promise any new info on unconquerable boy, post-teacher depression, insights from Don Miller, and more Southern Terms in our last week together!


**Today's Southern Term**
Air Up [air up]. -- verb. To inflate or pressurize.
I gotta air up my tires before I leave out tomorrow. I sure don't want to be stranded with a flat!



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It's amazing what a night's rest can do. Today was much better.

• Even though I went to bed with a headache and woke up with one, the day still ran smoother.

• Even though my principal corrected me over the intercom for all my students to hear during the middle of a Final exam for something I didn't do, it was still a good day.

• Even though 2 students got into a fight in my class at the end of the day, I still feel better today.

It really is a better day. The good outweighs the bad. Unconquerable guy finally replied to my text, and even though it was a bit distant and short, he did reassure me that I shouldn't worry about him never speaking to me again. I also made a lot of progress on the Yearbook today. When students got finished testing I had them cutting, labeling, and numbering pictures. It kept them quiet and saved me from doing it. I also found someone reliable to take the elementary awards pictures. Now if I can just get the girl with my camera to stop by the school, I should be set!

On top of all that, I don't have any exams to give tomorrow! All of my classes except 2 have tested and they aren't testing until Thursday. So my game plan for tomorrow is to grade all my tests, get the grades posted, and clean up my room. That way I can focus all my efforts on the yearbook. Maybe I'll get done in time after all!


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This is proving to be a not so hot week, and it's only Monday! Here's the layout:

Unconquerable boy and I had a total misunderstanding last night. I apologized immensely, he said it was OK, yet he's not responding to my text tonight. Guess every thing's not OK. Surprise, Surprise! Welcome to my life! :-) I'll be seeing him this weekend; that post should be interesting.

I tried to work on the yearbook as much as possible today in between reviewing my students for their 9 weeks test. In all the mess piling up on my desk, I've somehow lost several important things. I'm stressing out because now that all the seniors have graduated, I have no yearbook staff. I still have elementary awards and such that I have to get pictures of and no staff to do it with.

So I drove home and had a little cry. I'm a girl; I'm entitled. Then I get home to find a confusing email which, until it was further verified, had me for a bit of a scare. So after crying some more, I headed to graduation! Several people had prepared me for this huge photo op that I had to score. They told me exactly where to stand so I could get the perfect picture of the graduates throwing their hats. I was in place and ready, and the camera wouldn't go off. So I have a picture of everyone standing there after their caps are already on the floor. I'm hoping at this point they'll just fire me, but someone I doubt I'd be that lucky!

Tomorrow, Wednesday, and Thursday are final exams. Friday is the last teacher day when I have to have all my grades posted, all my paperwork turned in, and room cleaned by noon. And somewhere in all that I have to finish the yearbook. I guess I didn't even mention the fact that many needed pictures are on my camera that one of the senior graduates has in her car!


**Today's Southern Term**
Cotton Pickin' [kah ton pikin]. -- adverb. slang term with a negative connotation. most often used in place of cuss words.
This cotton pickin' yearbook is about to drive me cotton pickin' crazy, y'all!


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One of the major unconquered aspect of my life is a relationship!

Overall, I'm happy being single. I look at my busy life, and I know that trying to fit a guy into the equation would only mess things up. I know that dating would be a huge sacrifice, and there aren't many that I find worth my efforts. I don't mean that to sound conceited, I'm simply not settling.

So there is this one guy who I am willing to sacrifice a lot for, but unfortunately, I don't think the feeling is mutual. I've told him that being his friend is hard because I know that I want more than that. He agreed, but he hasn't made a move.

I've had so many conversations with Jesus in my car about this. I trust God. I have no other choice. I can't make someone love me. However, no matter how much I trust God, it doesn't stop my heart from breaking when I hear that the guy is talking to another girl.

I am Ms. Independent. I can conquer England and Italy. I can handle obnoxious 7th graders. I just can't conquer that feeling in my heart for him....and that scares me.

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