I only have one more conference tomorrow and then I am done!! Yea!! Yesterday was very long. Working 12 hours is so hard. Teaching and conferencing with parents all in one day is very exhausting, but I made it. Today I only had to work until 12:30. I met my mom for lunch and then we went shopping! We found some really great bargains. I bought a Tommy Hilfiger shirt for only $2.99. We also enjoyed a yummy cookie from Paradise Bakery. I met Doug later at one of our favorite Thai restaurants for dinner. All in all, it was a great day. I have another half day tomorrow. Time for a pedicure and a little house cleaning.

Have a great day!
Cheri

Snow Day???

Day two of conferences is over!!! Yea! Now just to make it through tomorrow. I will have conferences until 7:30 tomorrow night, so it will be a very long day. This school is very different than my previous schools. Not only do they do conferences once a year, but I think they have them three times a year!!! Yuck! I do not really enjoy talking to parents. Nothing personal, but they tend to be a bit stressful. On a bright note, I will have half days Thursday and Friday!!

I was a little jealous of my friends in Oklahoma and Ohio today. They all got to enjoy a snow day!!! While I don't miss the shoveling and scraping, a little snow didn't sound too bad at 5:30 this morning.

Cheri

Blog Design Finished?????

I think I am finally happy with my blog page now. It's only taken me a month to find a design and layout that I like!! There are so many choices and things to learn. I'm sure I will make more changes in the future! I love the music by Natalie Grant. I think the words really speak for themselves.

It's clean car day!!! I think my dad finally has us trained to realize that our car needs cleaning at least once a month. It may not rain much in Arizona, but it sure does get dusty. So, we will go over later for a little soap and suds. I think my mom will also have both tablecloths done!!!

I have the absolutely biggest sweet tooth ever!!!! Just ask my dentist. Lamars has absolutely the best donuts! I guess you can see where this is leading.

Hope you indulge in your own sweet tooth experience today!
Cheri

Lazy Saturday

It's a lazy Saturday here in Arizona. I did some grading which is always loads of fun especially when it's math!! KU basketball is coming on in an hour. Hoping for a win!!!

Went to a new pizza restaurant last night with my family. We like to try new ones every week. This one was voted number two in the valley, so we had high expectations. And it did not disappoint us! I'm so glad we have pizza leftovers for lunch today!!

I also gave my mom the rest of the fabric to make my table skirts. I can't wait to get those back.

Have a great day!
Cheri

I'm Glad Tomorrow Is Friday!!!!

Well, I'm glad this week is almost over! I have had a roller coaster of a ride the last two days. God never stops amazing me! What peace and joy to know that He is still on His throne.

I had a meeting after school tonight, so Digiorno's Pizza provided supper! It was very yummy! Other than that, it's a pretty quiet night! Need to run to the store and get some milk and cookies for the 6th grade/kindergarten buddy program tomorrow.

Have a great Friday!

Cheri

The day after a holiday always seems to bring its own special challenges. You enjoy the three days, but four days would have been better. I'm sure if I would have had four days, I would have wanted five. Oh well, I do appreciate the one extra day anyway.

The weather was absolutely beautiful here today. Since the Cardinals won their game last Sunday, all sixth grade had an extra recess. It's was almost too hard to come back in and get to work, but we somehow managed to do it. I think that tomorrow we should go outside for our free reading time.

One of my major jobs today was to schedule all parent conferences. It is probably one of my least favorite responsibilities as a teacher, but one that is very important. I am praying for a good conference week!!

My parents came by this afternoon and picked up the material for my tables. I also showed them my new shelf in the family room. I will need to make a run to JoAnn's and get some more material to cover the smaller table. These covers will help warm up the room.

Well it's time for a run to Quick Trip! No NICS tonight! I hope we can make it!

I Love Three Day Weekends!

Well, I have certainly enjoyed my day off. I started my day having coffee with a friend from Sylvan. She teaches 7th and 8th math. She gave me some great ideas and advice for my own class which I greatly appreciated. I then came home and did some much needed cleaning. I always feel good to get that dreaded weekly house cleaning done!
Doug and I went to JoAnn's. I was looking for some nice material to make tablecloths for our bedroom. I found a nice coffee satin material that looks great. I will ask my mom to hem it and then it will be ready to go.

I have tried a new recipe tonight. It is a white chili soup. I got the mix at a craft show last fall. We are adding some chips and salsa and so we should have a great Mexican fiesta. It smells so yummy!!