I have met the parents!!

Tonight was Back to School night. I was extremely worried, honestly. I was concerned that I would live up to the expectations that had been set up for me.

This is the first year that I have all honors kids and they have parents that are involved. They are the parents that will question the teacher, endlessly. They are the parents that you must be one step ahead and be fully prepared for the unexpected question.

However horrible it is, I enjoyed it! I think I actually connected with the parents. I can walk away from this night knowing I made a positive connection with the parents.

The administration was in here for a good majority of the time and I do believe they enjoyed the music video I showed the parents.

I feel confident in declaring this was a success!!

First week done

Our first week of school is done. It was a short week, but it was a rough one physically and emotionally.

Being on my feet all day long is tough and my paycheck from Texas was short. We are not happy campers when it comes to our finances. We have had to make some tough decisions. There isn't enough money to pay rent, the bills, and eat.

 I tried to get a loan from the new credit union. They offered new to the district teachers transition loans.  They made it sound like we would be able to receive $3500, but in reality it was up to $3500.  We were only given $500. That isn't enough to cover our expenses. We are being creative.

L has yet to return to work. We are both ready to beat her. She seems to feel no responsibility for herself or to help us even though we are feeding her, taking her toand from school, housing her, and just plain ole dealing with her. Neither of us are sure what to do. We have talked to her until we are our in the face. We have yelled. We have tried to explain how tough things are. Yet, NOTHING!

What are we suppose to do?

We look forward to the fact that it is only another 3 weeks before I get paid, but we do know that it will not be an easy October. We will have to figue out how to double pay on all of our bills. It will not be an easy couple of months.

We know how we are going to get out of it, but it will take time before we get it. I am going to have to withdraw money from my retirement account. The money will be used to catch up on everything. It isn't the best option, but it is the only one we have.

Neither of us regret the move, but it isn't what we expected yet.

Students arriving soon

I have been working within the district for two full weeks now. Seems impossible that it has been two weeks, but there are no more work days left before the students begin classes on Tuesday.

The adjustment is happening, slowly. Trying to get use to new terminology, new procedures, different ideas on things, and of course the new environment. One thing that hasn't changed, I still don't feel ready for the first day. My classroom doesn't quite feel like me yet, but in time it will.

Ker and the kids came up to help me finish what I could today. It was nice having them there, makes it feel more like mine.

The move, so far, has proved tone a good one. We have encountered some issues, but we are working with them the best we can. No regrets leaving Texas.