McNeil Appeal

Wow! What a crazy two weeks! I feel like I've been doing nothing but running and then feeling like I've got nothing done at the same time. Last week I subbed Tuesday through Friday, and today and tomorrow I'm taking a class at the U of U to go towards my teaching certificate. I also got a call today to sub Thursday, Friday, and Monday for the class I had last week. Then...back to another class at the U on Tuesday and Wednesday. Does it ever slow down? My kids have been great about it. They are very supportive and have been trying to help where they can. The great news about all of this is that I will have all my points for my recertification done after next week's class. Yea! This has actually been very exciting because I feel like I'm getting closer to my goal of finding a teaching job for next year. I'm really getting the bug to teach and the more I'm in the classroom subbing, the more anxious I feel about having my own class.

I was reading a blog from a good friend of mine a few days ago and she was describing how proud she was of her kids and how she is trying to cherish the moments she has with them. It really made me stop and evaluate how I interact with my kids. Do I recognize those precious moments-the funny things they say, the sweet things they do, or the amazing way they forgive and forget so easily the mistakes I make as a parent? Time really does go by too quickly. I need to make an honest effort to really see my children for who they are and to cherish the small and simple things they do as children. I feel so blessed to have four beautiful, healthy, loving, kind, and happy children who try so hard to do what is right. I desperately want to the be the kind of mother they can look up to and know that I sincerely love them and am so proud of what they do and who they are.