A Good Day

Most of the time when I finally get home after school I feel like I want to strangle myself (or the kids) ,but today was actually a good day. I assigned this project last week for my Novels class. They are reading And Then There Were None which is a mystery book. I had them take the book and make it into their own version of Clue but using information from the book and adding questions to make it a review game. Of course when they were assigned this project they complained about it because in case you aren't aware that is rule number one when a teacher assigns something. Rule 1- Complain so the teacher doesn't get the wrong idea that we might actually like something we're doing. After the complaining they worked really hard and their games are super cute and of course educational. Today I had them play the games and it was awesome. They all had fun and reviewed for the test at the same time. It wasn't anything earth shattering, but I felt good about it. That's what matters I guess.

5 Months

Yesterday it was exactly 5 months until I turn OLD. I think this might be quite the adjustment. I'm feeling pretty young at age 24, but 25 is just not something I am looking forward to. It just seems like you are supposed to be a grown-up when you're 25. I remember asking my parents how old my older cousins were and when they said 25 or 26 I thought that was really old. So obviously my point here is that I don't want to be old. There is only so much time that you can say: well I'm still young, there's time. No longer will I still be young...ok maybe youngish, but not young. That's well past the teens which is young. I supposed as long as I'm alive there will still be time for things to go down, except kids...there is a time limit on that. Maybe since I was a late bloomer my eggs will last longer? I'll have to ask the doctor about that. Or maybe I should have a few of them harvested (weird) just in case I want a kid when I'm 50 and finally trick someone into marrying me? Oh the options. I feel that I probably should really consider these things since I obviously am not getting any younger.

I watched this movie on the Hallmark channel last weekend which was called Mail Order Bride. As I was watching I did somewhat consider shipping myself off to the highest bidder, but then of course you wouldn't really know what you're getting until it would be too late. I think maybe I need a Yenta(Fiddler on the Roof) and then I could get together with my sister and sing the Matchmaker song.

So to stick with the positive kick I'm on I am going to end with the very few things that might be ok about being 25 (old):

• My car insurance will probably go down...or that's what I hear. Of course my driving record is perfect so I don't think mine is all that high anyway, but still a positive.
• I will be able to rent a car, which of course since I have no one in my life to stop me means I can travel in rented cars all over the place.
• I will have one more thing to complain about which is great because I do love to complain.
• Most of my friends are older than I am which means I can annoy them about still being older.

I guess 24 has been a pretty good age so maybe 25 will actually turn out to be fantabulous? Guess we'll see?

Perspective

** I wrote this last week and then saved it instead of posting it. So it's a week late.

I am generally overdramatic about the problems that I have in my life or the the problems I think I have. I usually realize this even while I'm freaking out about something that doesn't really matter. I always know deep down that it isn't as bad as I think it is.



This weekend there was a car accident involving a wrestling coach and some wrestlers from a nearby high school. Normally this would just be a story that I hear on the news and think is sad, only this time the coach is a friend of mine. Our new business teacher this year coaches for Westwood and on Saturday he was driving some of his wrestlers to Mapleton to a clinic and a van crossed over the center line and they ended up having a head on collision. Dan and 5 wrestlers were taken to the Sioux City hospital. At this point they are all still alive and recovering. When I first heard about the accident I had alittle break down because sometimes I feel like I can't get away from death. I know that there are many people who have lost loved ones, but I have definitely had my fair share of loss. I haven't known Dan for very long, but in the short time I have known him I really like him. I kept thinking about when I left school on Friday and passed him in the hallway. I couldn't remember if I said bye or not...it doesn't matter now because he will be fine, but it was just one of those moments where I realized again how short life can be. It's not that I have ever thought I was invincible, but I sometimes forget that the future doesn't always happen for everyone. I am going to try really hard to stop freaking out about things that obviously don't matter. This will be VERY hard for me but I really think that it's probably a good idea to be slightly more positive. From this point on I will make an effort to try!

H-A-P-P-I-N-E-S-S

When I was in elementary school we sang this song for a concert which I assume was called Happiness because we all spelled out happiness with sign language. Sometimes I like to randomly whip out the song because it's pretty awesome. I forget to write on here a lot...mainly I only write when something isn't so good because I'm one of those write it down sort of venters.

Right now I seem to be at a happy point. I am liking my life and feeling like even if I didn't I should just be thankful for the fact that I'm still living it. Even when things aren't so good at least I still have time for them to get better! It's a bit scary when I have these positive thinking sort of moments, but right now I'm living in the positive. Since it is the month of Thanksgiving I think it would be appropriate to list a few things I am thankful for:

• My parents- They are awesome. Although sometimes the parents are a bit strange, I could not ask for anything better. I really think they should probably get some sort of Fabulous Parent award. Kathryn and I are proof that perfect children do exist, it just takes the right parents! :)
• My sister- Kathryn is pretty much the best thing since Mary Kate and Ashley movies(and those are great). I am happy to say that she's someone who is a sister and a best friend all rolled into one adorable package!
• My extended family- They are a bit crazy, but I wouldn't trade any of them. They are all equally special and fantastic. My grandma is pretty much the best g-ma around. Many people try to claim Grandma Myrna as their own, so it's really nice that she's really mine!
• My friends- I love that I have friends from all stages of life and I'm close with all of them. Maybe some other time I will describe each of them and their greatness, but right now I just want to give a general shout out to them for being people I can always count on!
• Gatsby- At first I thought he was a huge pain in the neck, but now that we've found a nice living arrangement for him we're good. I love that little (not so little) guy! I am pretty attached to him now!
• Kitty- I feel like if I talked about Gatsby I should probably mention that I do love my other kitty too. She's a beauty and the nicest/cuddliest cat around! (I would definitely be a cat lady if I wasn't allergic...guess it's cat figurines then)
• My job- Although the kids drive me nuts and sometimes I would really like to slap them or poke them in the eye, deep down I love all of them. I wouldn't have quite the exciting life I do now without them and their ridiculousness. Plus now I know how celebrities feel when they go in public. I also love my teaching staff. They are fun and generally helpful when I'm confused.
• N*Sync- Without their Christmas music I don't know where my life would be.
• Red hair- Often I complain about this red hair situation, but really I would hate having some other blah hair color. (no offence to all of you blah hair color people) :)
• Books- I love books. I obviously like to read them and dive into more exciting lives than my own, but I also love the smell of new books.
• I could keep going on and on, but I'm getting tired of typing so I'm quiting for now.
• More Later.