random thoughts from montanna

So school picture day came and went, and i really am not sure what happened. It has been a while scince i have updated so i thought i would sent a shout out. Nothing much has really been going on... i applogize for a boring post.

This month has been crazy! We are trying to do Operation Christmas child, we are making blankets for a pregnacy center, we are talking about drugs and being drug free, we are trying to get through regular curriculum, and some of my studnets are missing which means i have half the class and being gone cause a lot of work for me to get them caught up.

At any rate, i am taking my students to the art muesum, Lord willing, and so that will be an adventure. I had a coule of people hwo homesholl their children enroll them in art, becuase i was actually teaching art instead of just crafts. It made me feel useful. I want to teach art i think, even though i LOVE my studnets and my job here. Oh yeah, report cards go out this week! crazyness has begun!

This last weekend i hung out with a couple of friends of mine who work in the air force, and it was intresting. we went on base, and i was surprised at all of the little details and rules that hte military has. I mean i guess i understand, but it is kind awierd becuase i felt a little bit like the base was like a little extra commuinty inside a bigger one. I guess i shouldn't blog about too much of this, i am not srue what is waht. But i found it fasinating. Typically i am anti-militiary, but i learned alot making it seem a little bit more... i am not sure.... differnet then i thought.

BUt schol is going well, we had some dress up days for drug free week, here are some pictures:

sports day
my fellow teacher in portland with leftovers
my studnets artwork.. pretty good for a 6th grader!:)

School picture day!

You may think by reading the title of this blog that i am taking a trip down memory lane, but i assure you I am not. I am simply stating a fact about this coming week. Now when i was a little girl growing up on the plains of the midwest, the only decision for picture day was what cool top I wanted to wear and maybe hair and earings. These were important decisions for sure, but now picture day has evolved into something more.
I still have to decide what to wear, earings, hair, ect. But now I also have to decide what color backround i want my photo taken against as well as what particular pose i want to have. When did taking a school picture become such a large course of decision making?
I remember a time and a converation with my Dad in which we talked of all the decisions one had to make in a day. He wanted to have a skit (like whose on first) that made fun of all the decisions that one has to make at a resturant. Like would you like a salad with that? ok great, house or ceaser? ok what kind of dressing? would you like croutons? Alright, would you like a warm plate or cold plate? and so on. I thought that he would have gotten a kick out of my school picture dilema.
The question still remains: What backround and pose to I choose that will look the best with my outfit?

A Breathe of Fresh Air!

So I arrived from Portland this past sunday at one am and started teaching promptly the next morning. The last few days have been a little.... crazy... that might not even be the right word. But it was totally worth the 5 days in portland.
First, i got to take public tranist and i really like that for some wierd reason! And i got to go to cafes and sip dark warmth and eat healthy organic food prepared by people with lots of cool clothes. I got to layer my skirts and tops in exciting ways and not be looked at like i lost my head! I got to enjoy sun beating on my skin and the biggest breathe of fresh air was seeing Charity and Carlee for an entire day!
Cheers to my mates! We reminsed of our time aboard (?) at drank the darkest coffee, and enjoyed walking 5 miles around the city of portland, that is how one can stay a resonable weight while eating oinon rings, rice paper tofu wraps, and spinich artichoke dip and drinking chai and coffee and eating decedent chocolates!
We also went to a conferance on teaching, that was good too.
But i was amazing how much i missed livingi n the city! I think this summer i am moving to chicago to ride public transit and live downtown and watiress. My mum is all for this idea!:) I love that i have such a suportive mum!
Deep Breaths!

Going to the big city!

i am going to Portland in two days and i am so excited! That is all!