Training

Today was my training for teaching. I got tons of stuff...textbooks, teacher manuals, tons of reference materials, coffee cup and a cool bag to put it all in. I am so psyched about this course. I have been dying to delve in and read my brains out and make tons of notes. I am not sure why I'm sitting here on the computer actually. But I did begin reading some stuff. Am I going to have time to do all the research and preparation? I have until August, but it feels like it's going to take me tons of time to prepare for it since I've never taught something like this before. The online setup for the course and gradebook is supposed to take a few hours. And I have an shortened class time frame so I have to cram it all in. We are supposed to take them on tours of the labs to familiarize them with resources available to them. That could take a good chunk of classtime. I will figure it all out. I have a mentor to help me. There are so many things to share with students and I hope that I can make an impact to help them be successful and meet their educational goals.

Tristan's spring "awards" program is tomorrow. Since he has been rather rebellious I don't expect him to get anything but we did read 50 books. So he will probably get a certificate for that. I have the day off to attend, and we will do some shopping. I never got to help him spend his money on Sunday. I am thinking about taking him up to work to meet the new girls...if the weather is not too bad by the time school is out.

I am looking forward to the weekend. We are going to try to take the kids to see both Pirates and Shrek. I think I am more excited than they are. Course, I'm always excited to see my man Johnny. Be still my heart.

Chance is looking up some stuff to do in Tennessee on the first leg of our vacation. The Nashville zoo looks pretty fun and he found tons of stuff in Gatlinburg. I bet we spend a couple days there with all those Ripley things. Although I am not thrilled about the birthday countdown on my mom's myspace, it does tell me how many days till my vacation. My birthday is the first official day of my vacation. I am so jazzed...I can't believe I'm actually going to see Tina very soon.

Well guess that's all I have to chatter about right now. I'll catch ya later.