January 2013

How are there only 11 months left in 2013 already??  This month has flown by, and it's hard to believe that I've been living with the Abrahamson's for nearly a month already.  Next week marks the halfway mark for my first placement of student teaching.  It has been AMAZING month full of snowstorms, school, frozen fingers and toes, friends, and another move.

Low:

• I had to leave Ruby's sad little face...
• Early bedtimes are back on my schedule.  This means that I have to watch Nashville on Thursday afternoons instead of Wednesday nights.
• The cold.  My toes and fingers barely have time to thaw before I brave the elements each time...
• My 3rd graders have nasty habits.  They don't blow their noses, and they have this obsession with sanitizer.  Needlessly to say, after doing everything in my own willpower to avoid getting sick, they got me down after week 2.
• I drank expired milk for a week without realizing it...
• I made it to Week 3 before my first name was revealed to my students.  Well, at least they don't know I'm a Katelyn and not just a Katie!  :)

High:

• I was able to spend the first couple days of the new year with 2 of my best friends in Chicago!

• Spinelli is learning her lessons!  :)

• I moved in with my second family!  :)
• Week 1 of student teaching was simply amazing!  I love what I'm doing!  It's a lot of work in front of the kids, and behind the scenes, but I'm so happy to be in 3rd grade!  :)
• Momma got GREAT news at her doctor's appointment and doesn't have to go back for a whole year!
• The week that I do have a cold, we've gotten an ice day and a snow day, so I only spent two days at school this week!  More time to recuperate!

February better be good since it's starting on a Friday and everything.