Every time I reread my posts, I find errors. It's embarrassing. I'm supposed to be a language arts teacher for goodness sake. I'm blaming it on the fact that I normally write these posts after I should be asleep.
I have started several blogs this week. None of which I have posted. None of which I have completed. I have a thousand different things floating around in my head that I want to take to the keyboard and I just haven't had time.
Here are several very choppy, random, super short updates on what is going on inside my head:
-Japan. Reading the articles about the aftermath of the earthquake, tsunami, and impending nuclear crisis brought me to tears during my lunch break on Monday. Tears aren't good enough, though. Something needs to be done. Sympathy and heartache only go so far. Feeling compassion for a situation does not make you compassionate. DOING something for those whom you feel compassion makes you compassionate. Such a challenge. "Nobody makes a greater mistake than he who does nothing because he could only do a little." I want to take Edmund Burke's advice to heart and do what I can. James 2:14-26 has also been speaking to me this week - about all areas of my life - not just Japan.
-Baby Carriers. Marcus and I have been researching baby carriers like crazy. Our almost-six-month-old baby girl is 27" long and 17 pounds! We need something that is going to support her length and weight and that will fit Marcus' broad shoulders and my petite frame. We have read reviews on Ergos, Becos, Bobas, Patapums, Pikkolos, BabyHawks, Baby Bjorns, Manducas, Weegos, and several others. So far, we are both sold on the Manduca. We just have to find a way to get one over here . . .
- FCAT. I have two instructional weeks before the test with one week of spring break wedged in between. With the new standards and a new version of the FCAT being distributed this year, I have found myself teaching more test taking strategies than I have in the past. Since my eighth grade classes have had the highest reading scores in the county for two years in a row, I feel a little bit of pressure, but I am not making myself crazy. Well, at least not too crazy.
-Scooting. My baby girl is scoot, scoot, scooting. Scooting in circles. Scooting backwards. She wants to move herself, but hasn't figured out crawling. It's so exciting, but at the same time I can't believe how big she is getting and that she will be half of a year old next week. She is the delight of my day. I love her so much and I'm so thankful that I was chosen to be her mommy. (I know I write it all the time. I can't write it enough!) I want to write about our experiences with baby food and will do so, soon. We've done a few homemade foods, but not nearly as many as I thought that I would do. I'm thankful that there are some good organic options out there.
-Bethany had her first book fair this week. I was pretty geeked out about it and got a few new books for her Easter basket . . . even though they have already been read to her a few times now . . . haha. Her personalized Easter basket liner also came in the mail this week. A bit of a splurge, but so cute.
-Lent. I will be writing a post about Lent. I am praying that God will help me love well and serve well. Also, fasting from Facebook.
-New blog design! Marcus has been working on it and I really like the new look. We're hoping to actually update all the pages this time around and get them up and running sometime in the next few days.
-Jury Duty. Successfully postponed until July.
There really are about a hundred more things I could write about . . . but they will have to wait for another night.
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