Oh my it's been so long since my last post. I'm not good at keeping up on any form of communication so I don't know what I was thinking when I started a Blog! ha!
I'll start the updates from the most recent and work backwards because that's how I work...backwards.
Deren's been in Sacramento, CA for a business trip for the past week and he comes home tomorrow night so I'm looking forward to that. But in all honesty, a few days to myself was nice. I only had a few days to myself because my mom came back to Kansas City with me after the wedding shower weekend. It was a lot of fun spending those days with her. She is full of energy for a 60 year old lady, I had a hard time keeping up somedays! :)
We had our first wedding shower in MN last weekend. It was so wonderful to have so many people that I love in the same room at one time, I can't imagine how I'll feel on the wedding day. Everyone was so gracious with the gifts, I felt so awkward and selfish opening gifts at a shower, but I guess that's what everyone does?! To anyone who's reading this who was at the shower - Thank You again!! :)
My mom and I were able to address all the wedding invites except for six so that is a HUGE weight off our shoulders. We'll be sending those out probably around the end of March right after the Bachelorette Party. One of my Maids of Honor has been planning the Bach Party with help from the other MOH and bridesmaids and friends and I'm so excited to see all my friends again. It has been a long time since I've seen some of them, especially some from college. There is so much to look forward to in the next few weekends.
I also found out this week that I passed the CBASE test which means I'll be admitted into the Teacher Education Professional Program at my school this Fall so I'll be right on track to graduate in the spring of 2011 :)
Deren and I are dog sitting our good friends' dog, Trapper, this weekend. He's a Golden Retriever. This will be good practice for us and it will help us decide if we should get a dog while living in this apartment. WISH US LUCK :)
Thursday, March 12, 2009
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
Learning Disabilities in a nutshell...
I'm in a class called "Teaching the Exceptional Child" and it's been so interesting. The only downside is it meets four weekends on Friday night and all day Saturday. The book we have for that class (Exceptional Individuals in Focus) has stories from teachers who teach special ed and this one story I couldn't help but share - it's too cute!
Eddie could count and add. If you showed him 3 dots plus 5 dots, he would say 8. However, when presented with any numeral, he experienced difficulty identifying it. After one year I was exhausted and frustrated with the entire process of teaching him the identification of numbers. As he arrived for the first day of school for the second year he dropped by resource room and asked, "Am I going to learn names of my numbers this year?"
I responded, "I sure hope so."
He quickly replied, "Don't worry about it, there's always another year."
Eddie could count and add. If you showed him 3 dots plus 5 dots, he would say 8. However, when presented with any numeral, he experienced difficulty identifying it. After one year I was exhausted and frustrated with the entire process of teaching him the identification of numbers. As he arrived for the first day of school for the second year he dropped by resource room and asked, "Am I going to learn names of my numbers this year?"
I responded, "I sure hope so."
He quickly replied, "Don't worry about it, there's always another year."
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Why I'm Going to be a Teacher...
My Favorite of all time...
What Teachers Make
Taylor Mali is my new inspiration! Here are some other great clips... ENJOY!
The The Impotence of Proofreading
On Girls Lending Pens
Like You Know
What Teachers Make
Taylor Mali is my new inspiration! Here are some other great clips... ENJOY!
The The Impotence of Proofreading
On Girls Lending Pens
Like You Know
Sunday, January 18, 2009
..::..controlled chaos..::..
2009 didn't begin slowly by any means...we were able to ring in the new year with some new friends we've made in Kansas City. Although they don't compare to the friends we have scattered over the midwest, it was still a fun evening.
Despite getting my flu shot this year I contracted the dreaded STOMACH flu from the munchkins I spend 40 hours a week with. Deren and I soon found out that the stomach flu was a true test of a loving relationship :)
Even though I was sick we had to make the trek to Minnesota to get a lot of wedding stuff accomplished. Deren's parents met us in Ankeny, Iowa and the four of us drove together the rest of the way. Since I wasn't feeling 100% the weekend went by unenjoyably fast - we weren't able to see any of our friends. But on the bright side we were able to show Steve and Deb around Minnesota and get quit a bit of wedding checklist knocked off. We've finalized our dinner and decor for the reception, booked The Machine Shed for the rehearsal dinner, and finished up two out of three pre-marital counseling sessions.
After the whirlwind of the a weekend was through the next week wasn't any less busy! Monday was Deren's birthday and my first day of classes. We spent Deren's birthday going out dinner at his restaurant of choice (Red Lob) and going to our regular Monday night trivia with our trivia team, Hot Carl. haha.
The first week of class was wonderful. UMKC is ALOT different that Iowa State - the students are different, the class schedule is different, the teachers are different and of course the location is different. I'm lucky to have a second go at a college education. Life experiences are such a blessing and learning is one thing I'm truly beginning to appreciate more and more.
This past weekend Deren and I were able to spend in KC and we decided to discover some things that Kansas City has to offer. After we ran some errands we decided to visit the World War I memorial in Downtown KC. It was an amazing exhibit, we're lucky to have this national exhibit right here in the city we live in! We've also decided on a church in Kansas City - Gloria Dei Lutheran Church. We've been visiting as guests for a few Sundays but this morning checked the "we would like to become members of Gloria Dei." Although a small action, it was a big decision. We are excited to get to know the members more and become a bigger part of the church.
...Well, I feel like our life is chaos now between work, school, wedding planning and social lives so our blog definitely got put on the back burner. This was long overdue!
Despite getting my flu shot this year I contracted the dreaded STOMACH flu from the munchkins I spend 40 hours a week with. Deren and I soon found out that the stomach flu was a true test of a loving relationship :)
Even though I was sick we had to make the trek to Minnesota to get a lot of wedding stuff accomplished. Deren's parents met us in Ankeny, Iowa and the four of us drove together the rest of the way. Since I wasn't feeling 100% the weekend went by unenjoyably fast - we weren't able to see any of our friends. But on the bright side we were able to show Steve and Deb around Minnesota and get quit a bit of wedding checklist knocked off. We've finalized our dinner and decor for the reception, booked The Machine Shed for the rehearsal dinner, and finished up two out of three pre-marital counseling sessions.
After the whirlwind of the a weekend was through the next week wasn't any less busy! Monday was Deren's birthday and my first day of classes. We spent Deren's birthday going out dinner at his restaurant of choice (Red Lob) and going to our regular Monday night trivia with our trivia team, Hot Carl. haha.
The first week of class was wonderful. UMKC is ALOT different that Iowa State - the students are different, the class schedule is different, the teachers are different and of course the location is different. I'm lucky to have a second go at a college education. Life experiences are such a blessing and learning is one thing I'm truly beginning to appreciate more and more.
This past weekend Deren and I were able to spend in KC and we decided to discover some things that Kansas City has to offer. After we ran some errands we decided to visit the World War I memorial in Downtown KC. It was an amazing exhibit, we're lucky to have this national exhibit right here in the city we live in! We've also decided on a church in Kansas City - Gloria Dei Lutheran Church. We've been visiting as guests for a few Sundays but this morning checked the "we would like to become members of Gloria Dei." Although a small action, it was a big decision. We are excited to get to know the members more and become a bigger part of the church.
...Well, I feel like our life is chaos now between work, school, wedding planning and social lives so our blog definitely got put on the back burner. This was long overdue!
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