Hi ladies,
It has been quite a while since I posted on here, I know. I am terrible with communication. I am doing good. There has been lots of sunshine and nice temps here this whole week and that has been extremely nice. Not a whole lot is going on around here. My job is continuing to go well. The weeks are just flying by, at least that is how it feels to me. I am excited for spring break to get here-April 5-9th. My mom and I are going to spend some much needed, quality-time alone for a couple of days...something we have not had for a while and one that I miss a lot. I have pretty much had to put our time tog. ,that we used to have all the time, on the side while she takes care of my grandma. It'll be a good time for us to connect more, relax and have fun. This past week was the first part of ISTEP. I worked with a special needs student, from our room, and gave him the test in a separate room. The teacher felt that if he was by himself he might take his time a little more and that overall it would be better to be by himself. He is quite a hand full and so spending an hour with him for the past two days was enough for me. He can be sweet at times and then at others he can just be rude, disrespectful, refusing to work etc. I will be sad when my job ends as I have really liked the school, staff, students, and am always continuing learning. I am not sure if this position would be availble for next year(most likely they wouldn't know until Sep). If it is my teacher definitely wants me to come back. She is great to work with. I would love to work at this school unfortunately the 45 min drive would not be a fun thing. I am hoping that this summer will bring lots of job openings, interviews and even a JOB! I just have to be patient and trust in God with my teaching plans..the uncertainities are hard.
As for my tutoring, it will be over on March 23rd. I can happily say that I have survived it and quite a roller coaster ride it has been. They are a sweet group of students but when it comes to learning, they just don't like it and have a hard time focusing when they have been in school for 6 hours...of course...its understandble. Its how I feel. This has definitely been a reflection and learning time for me. The hardest part for me was trying to help 6 students, all at once, with their individual needs. I could barely do it with 6 students..not sure how it can be done with a whole classroom full of students. I'll be glad to come home at night and not worry about getting tutoring items ready or use my weekends to prepare for it. This was definitely a committed and big responsibility tutoring gig. If I ever do this tutoring again, it will be another year or two from now. I am almost to the end of the tunnel!
Our house is going good and I am wanting people to come over and see it, esp. as the weather gets warmer. Sophie is doing good. Her 2nd birthday is coming up on the 14th and that day will be her 1 year of joining our family! She continues to be our center of attention; our 4-legged furry baby. Jordan's work is going fine; nothing new. Oh, except for being there a year in Feb, he got a raise! He is still waiting for the day when he can find a day job. A positie note is that he has a nice co-worker. They get a long well and that always helps the workplace.
That's about all. I wanted to update on everything going on here. I pray for you all everyday.
God Bless and love always,
Elyssa

Monica-thank you for sharing your labor story! That was quite an experience you went through, esp. without having an epidural!!