Update

It's been awhile since I've done this so...........

*School is good. It's going very quickly and I can't believe that we did progress reports for 1st quarter already. I like my kids; they are great. The student teacher thing....it's a learning experience and honestly is making me a better teacher. It's not bad, honest. The whole situation is just different than what I thought it was going to be and not teaching "my kids" takes some getting used to. Oh, and I love teaching mythology!!! Seriously - my favorite class!!!!

*My shoulder is so fantastic I can not even put it into words. The pain that I had before the surgery is GONE!!! G-O-N-E!!!! I'm at 10 weeks since the surgery and am at about 80-85% recovered. I'm still weak in that arm, but the strength is coming back slowly. My range of motion is also about 85%. That all is awesome and I am not complaining, but the problem is that getting back that last 15-20% will probably take another 4-6 months. Crazy, huh?

*The friend situation....it's funny to me how the Lord provides when you need things. Crazy stuff has happened since the end of school last year and some people I haven't been in touch with in FOR-EV-ER are now back in my life, while other friends are drifting away. And there are new friends! YAY! It's a weird thing because part of me misses the "old ways" and another part of me is so totally glad that things have changed.....weird how that works.

*My family........in case you all don't know, I love my family!!! I had a great summer and spent tons of time with Callie so having her back in Tucson is tough but she's kicking ass down there! My mom has been so helpful with all sorts of stuff - my shoulder and the teaching abroad stuff just to name a few things. And of course, Heather.....seriously, her moving in with me had to be one of the absolute best things to happen in my life!!! We have so much fun and we get along amazingly well! The rest of my family is great too....don't be hurt if I didn't mention you! :-)

*And last, for those of you who don't know, I'm working on getting hired to teach abroad next year. This is something I've thought about for a few years and I've come to the conclusion that I really just need to do it!!! And so that's what I'm doing. I still am in the "planning" stages....working on getting all the info/stuff I need (transcripts, letters of rec, proof of certificates, etc.), improving my resumes, filling out applications....etc. My goal is to be working somewhere in Europe because Europe is so "small" and on long weekends I would be able to jump on a train and go see other countries. However, I really want to do this and would take a job anywhere. So if you don't mind, help me out and say a prayer for me that this works out! Then get your passport and come visit me!!!!