Easy Button

Recently it has come to my discovery that most people in life seem to have an easy road. For instance have you seen the easy button commercial. Well I think everyone else has an easy button, but I. Maybe I lost it some where along the line, maybe I never earned it, or maybe I just missed the boat somewhere. Whatever happend, I just don't have it. Everything I do in life seems to be hard. Music was fairly easy at first, but now nothing comes easy. Education has NEVER been an easy road. It's a long story, but is just has been. Sometimes I wonder if God is just letting me take the hard road because there is something I need to learn. Or is Satan just attacking because I am on the right path? Maybe there are some things we'll just never know in this life time. Too bad.


Dream as if you'll live forever, live as if you'll die today.- James Dean

Special

Lately I have ever so welcomed the presence of my friends’ blogs. I have come to realize that they are so gifted in the areas of language and writing. I, myself, spend every waking moment in a special world, where everything must be stated clearly, concisely, and simply. I cannot flower my descriptions, incorporate idioms, or speak in similes, otherwise my students would find themselves in a world of despair with a teacher who does not connect with them. Each morning I listen to Proclaim and long to speak eloquently. I dream of actually incorporating the ‘word of the day’ into my vocabulary, but thus reality hits and I find myself stuck in the same old world: special ed. How will this recent reality affect my future days? Will I find that in twenty years I can only speak in short phrases and use inappropriate inflection? Will I use “git” instead of “get”? Could I actually get to the point where I only know the names of the letters and the small list of 1st grade sight words because this is the only thing I teach?? Panic. Once I graduate college how will I ever be challenged again? Is there a point in one’s life, when the progress stops and they digress?

Pics

The Network Scavenger Hunt:

Pic #1: Nick, Holly and Job. Umm I don't remember why they were doing that.


Pic #2: Michelle (me) and Emily (Carl's Sister) We're buddies now!


Pic #3: Kent, Angie, Andrea, Rhonda, and Job. Group photo!


Pic #4: Group Bonding! Back to Kindergarten. Angie-teacher, Rhonda-always has a question, Job-getting in trouble as usual, Andrea-teacher's pet, Kent-sleeping, out of it as usual. Hehe.


Pic #5: My groovy group! It was rainging outside and I was wearing my khaki capris. Yup we are on the slide at Center playground. Gotta love the slide pic. Ryan-front, Tara, Emily and me!


Pic #6: "Phone Booth" Chad, Jason, Nick and Holly What a cute group. I like our phone booth pic better. Gotta hand it to them though, they are a creative bunch!


Pic #7 "Something Indiana if famous for" Yup we found it...James Dean! Emily and Ryan.



Pic #8: Walking the Line. Sorry I am not perfect. I can't believe Tara and I got picked up...and by campus police. That struggles.


Pic #9: Another slide picture. Holly, Nick, Jason, and Chad. Hand check :)