Monday!!

Like Deborah, I too am already listening to Christmas music. I play it during my kids' journal time each morning. This was a long weekend for me. I had class and had several projects due. All of my free time was spent working on these and tweaking them for this weekend. I will be so glad when this semester is finished.
So, good news!! Trenda is coming to visit!! I am so excited! She is going to come down in two weeks and stay the weekend!!

Working Out

My friend and I have started a new workout regime. We are trying out the St. John's health club. We go in the morning at 5:30 work out, get ready for work, there; which brings up an entire blog of locker room etiquette, go to work, then after school we also have some classes that we go to. Additionally, I am still going to kickboxing twice a week. Hopefully we will see some results, with the workout coupled with the South Beach diet.

OK, so this locker room etiquette....I don't care how poor or great of shape you are in, for the love of Pete, can you please change your clothing in the provided changing rooms!!! I do not want to see another woman's business at 5 am or anytime for that matter. Keep that stuff put away!!

Today, Angela and I did a water aerobics class called Barracuda Blast. It was a solid hour of cardio in the pool!! What workout. Just before we did a spin class. I am very sore today, but I feel good!!

Peaceful Monday

I am having a fairly peaceful Monday. My intern is out today and so I am able to have my class back the way it is supposed to be. Allow me this vent...I have an intern in my room for 8 weeks, I believe she has 4 weeks left. She is a competent enough teacher, but her attitude is what I am having the worst trouble with. I remember my student teaching days, so I try to fashion the experience in my room so that the interns get the most out of their time with me. This one came in already thinking that she knows everything. Her one voice volume is loud and hateful. The kids are in upheaval when she is in the room and the worst of it is; kids do not get a fresh start with her. She constantly reminds them of their bad behavior. So, I am pretty pleased that she is out today because aside from teaching my students long a, soft c and g, it is a fairly pleasant day.

I have started phase one of south beach today. My friend Angela wants to try it with me, so we are both doing phase one. Ugh!! South Beach is the devil!!

On a lighter note. I had an electrician at my house yesterday and he changed all my light fixtures, put in the new one in the dining room that I found at the flea market for $8 and put in new outlets, and he installed the motion detector light on my garage! Now I have light when I pull into my driveway!! When he comes back, he is going to install my dishwasher and my microwave. And I am going to see how much to have pendant lights hung over my fireplace!