Another week

Man, it is windy! I am thankful that tree trunks have the ability to sway in the wind; if not, our home would be destroyed. I can't believe this wind! I think it rivals many of our windy days in the Valley of Colorado.

This week, I did a horrible job blogging. I am trying to get in a rhythm at work and at home, and it is taking quite awhile. School is going well. I am enjoying the opportunity to challenge my students and see how far I can push them. I personally think they enjoy the challenge. But I am having a hard time getting to all my LD kids that are just doing their thing in the regular classrooms. They aren't in the habit of finding me on their meeting day, so I spend half of my period running around the building to find them. I have taken to wearing tennis shoes, regardless of what they look like with my outfit. I have been staying late on Friday (til about 7pm) to plan for the upcoming week. Ideally, I want to have the week planned, copies made, last week's homework graded and posted in the grade book online. For the first two weeks, this worked. I was defeated this week, and still have things to do. So, my new goal is to plan one day for the upcoming week each day in planning. For example, on Monday, I plan for the next Monday, and Tuesday, I plan for the next Tuesday. I don't know if this will work, but it sure sounds good.

Then, at home, I am trying to get everything else to balance - social life, marriage, chores, sleep/relaxation, exercise. We had Brent (one of Jeremy's previous roommates) over for supper Wednesday. This was a lot of fun to finally be able to connect with him; we had not seen him since returning. On Thursday, Jeremy turned one year older. We went to Cheesecake Factory for dinner. We had only eaten out one other time since returning from Colorado because there had been no money coming in. This week I was paid for the first time in a year! Boy, does a paycheck feel good. I am doing pretty good getting enough sleep. Jeremy really helps to get work around the house done. On Friday, I was so thankful that he was able to wash the bedding for his mom and aunt who were staying the night at our house. I am still working on exercise. I went for a long run on Monday, a short walk on Wednesday, and played 2 hours of sand volleyball on Saturday - better than some weeks.

Well, I am sure that this is pretty boring to most of you... except maybe my parents and in-laws. I'll try to give you some better stories next week - and maybe more often. This week in church we were reminded that Jesus found his source of strength in God. He often went off to lonely places to pray. Take time (and this is definitely a reminder to myself!) to be alone and pray - both speak and listen. God loves us. Let us return His love with authentic time in conversation each day. Have a great start to your week!