Tuesday, July 29, 2008
July 29, 2008
Leaving for Alaska Aug. 3, hope all the prep for this adventure is worth it. I think a person can make good things happen or be negative and ensure the dark side will prevail. Took Lucy, our loyal rat terror, to the vet this morning to get fixed. We are holding on to the adage, she'll live longer. Lucy has chased more than one of my students all the way to convience store (150 feet). She runs back so proud. Yep! students and squirrels are more fun for Lucy than dog food. My students have been very nice about being chased and tell the story at school for a good laugh. I can't believe they can run faster than Lucy.
Sunday, July 27, 2008
Teaching In Alaska
This should be fun for Susan and I. What? Teaching in Alaska. I am going to try to get the news to my past students, church members,and fellow teachers and staff from Blytheville, and my family. I am going to miss seeing my past students around town. They pay me back for trying to teach them by saying nice things about our wild times (not if I could help it, but...) we had together at the middle school. I think some of the teachers and/or parents must have done great work with the students if they can be so kind to a mean old teacher like me.
Most people we know have been very supportive and curious about our new endeavor. Susan will have to do her own blog as she will have another perspective on our adventure, I'm sure! I like doing new things and that glow may cause me to miss some of the unsavory aspects of our journey. Here is how it works:
1. You post some of your career information on the ATP site.
2. You get a bite, then an offer.
3. You get your wife to say she will go with you.
4. You and your wife start filling out pages and pages of career and personal information. (Now, you are going through with this for sure.) When your writing fingers get tired and your brain over heated, you try to take care of some personal matters. It was so much easier when I was young and could just leave home!!
5. Of course, then you get calls from schools where you were always interested in working.
6. You spend the summer doing paper work and waiting for official information to come in so you can send it to the Alaska Department of Education who lets you know if you send in one incorrect document all of the information will be sent back to you. Comforting thought. Not.
7. You say good-bye at your church and the preacher says such nice things about your wife's church work you tear-up, so you might have to lie in church with you-know-who listening (think up, way up). You think if anyone notices you'll say your algeries are giving you fits.
I gotta go watch tv.
Most people we know have been very supportive and curious about our new endeavor. Susan will have to do her own blog as she will have another perspective on our adventure, I'm sure! I like doing new things and that glow may cause me to miss some of the unsavory aspects of our journey. Here is how it works:
1. You post some of your career information on the ATP site.
2. You get a bite, then an offer.
3. You get your wife to say she will go with you.
4. You and your wife start filling out pages and pages of career and personal information. (Now, you are going through with this for sure.) When your writing fingers get tired and your brain over heated, you try to take care of some personal matters. It was so much easier when I was young and could just leave home!!
5. Of course, then you get calls from schools where you were always interested in working.
6. You spend the summer doing paper work and waiting for official information to come in so you can send it to the Alaska Department of Education who lets you know if you send in one incorrect document all of the information will be sent back to you. Comforting thought. Not.
7. You say good-bye at your church and the preacher says such nice things about your wife's church work you tear-up, so you might have to lie in church with you-know-who listening (think up, way up). You think if anyone notices you'll say your algeries are giving you fits.
I gotta go watch tv.
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