All school walk!
Walking two miles with my class today for an all-school evacuation! If you thought you were gonna have a hard day...
One of those days...
Hi y'all! so yesterday was rough. Just one of those flippin days where nothing is going right and everything feels wrong. However, after a bottle of wine I mean a glass of wine, I realized that really the things that I thought were a problem were really pretty minor and most of them had nothing to do with me. Funny how we can never see that why in the midst of the tornado. Sometimes I wish we could get some perspective while we are withstanding the chaos. Then we would see that we do not need to sweat the small stuff....but thus is life! Anyways...we have had some pretty boring weeks which has made it difficult to figure out what to blog about..but I can always just tell you about the boring things! yaya!
SO here goes....SO C has been so overwhelmed at work because it is pretty much impossible to fully care about 20 kids and yourself and still have a life. However, after a lot of hard work and no pay, she has managed to work out some sort of in class system and was doing good and then came Halloween....C&J had a fabulous Halloween with 3 costume changes, may be C's most ever!...it was supposed to be two but J decided right as they were walking out of the house to switch his costume....C, not wanting to be red riding hood without a wolf...changed too and gave J an extremely hard time....Little C was also involved in the festivities and had 3 costume changes of his own....but however, as you can imagine...back to the classroom....dum dum dum.. 20 four year-olds on a week long sugar rush is enough to make a person jump off of well anything...not too mention..with the added sugar, she had her first puker. Yes a girl puked next to C's desk and then well C, along with two other students, stepped in the puke. After almost vomiting herself, she was able to regain composure and get the girl to a safe place. The kids could tell yesterday afternoon that she had just about had enough, so they decided to be extra naughty and fight with each other, and yell, and whatever else kids will do. Furthermore, C had three students spill in the water paint area making a brown mess all over the place!.... She made them clean her library, so hopefully they got the point!
*Oh and Taryn and I did a triathlon! It was so much fun...we had a swimmer, taryn biked, and I ran!! We came in 2nd!!! yay!
SO here goes....SO C has been so overwhelmed at work because it is pretty much impossible to fully care about 20 kids and yourself and still have a life. However, after a lot of hard work and no pay, she has managed to work out some sort of in class system and was doing good and then came Halloween....C&J had a fabulous Halloween with 3 costume changes, may be C's most ever!...it was supposed to be two but J decided right as they were walking out of the house to switch his costume....C, not wanting to be red riding hood without a wolf...changed too and gave J an extremely hard time....Little C was also involved in the festivities and had 3 costume changes of his own....but however, as you can imagine...back to the classroom....dum dum dum.. 20 four year-olds on a week long sugar rush is enough to make a person jump off of well anything...not too mention..with the added sugar, she had her first puker. Yes a girl puked next to C's desk and then well C, along with two other students, stepped in the puke. After almost vomiting herself, she was able to regain composure and get the girl to a safe place. The kids could tell yesterday afternoon that she had just about had enough, so they decided to be extra naughty and fight with each other, and yell, and whatever else kids will do. Furthermore, C had three students spill in the water paint area making a brown mess all over the place!.... She made them clean her library, so hopefully they got the point!
It's about time!
OKay, so it is about time I started blogging again! Everything is going well here on the island side, prepare fo me to tell you about everything we have been doing! hahha...stay tuned!
feeling fall!
So, I absolutely love fall...everything about it...the crisp air, the changing leaves...Halloween..boots... sweaters...school...football... etc...I think that is the reason I always liked Michigan. You can feel the fall in Michigan...you could feel the fall where I grew up. Southern California does get a little cooler and breezier...but that's about it...and lets face fall is completely foreign to Hawaii..."kids did you know that leaves change color in the fall?"..."what?".."and then fall off in the winter"..."what?"...so anyways...for me, coming to California did not give me my fall fix. However, if you know my cousin Cathy, you know that her house is always in season. Upon entering it you smell baked pumpkin muffins, Cinnamon and spice..you are immediately enclosed in a feeling of warmth with colors of orange, brown, red and, yellow.. pumpkin candles are lit and leaves and pumpkins make up the majority of decor. Fall! yes!! thank you Cathy! so...in effort to create fall in both my house and classroom, I am taking notes...and have already spent my pay check at old world and bed, bath, and beyond. I am determined to bring fall to Hawaii, if its the last thing I do. Jordon loves the smell of pumpkin...thank goodness because I got about 20 smellies for our house :)
Soooo much to blog about!!!
Psych!!! So...basically I have not been blogging...because I have absolutely nothing exciting to say...but as my mom would say, "no news is good news ;)"...So I will just give you a brief update of my super totally exciting life! I had three meltdowns by students yesterday...and while they did provide some entertainment in an otherwise normal day, it was hard trying not to laugh...poor little guys!...however, I am starting to really understand this kindergarten thing and I love seeing my kids learn and grow :)..I am so excited to go to california next week..and then colorado! yay! I can't believe it is fall already...even though it still looks like summer here! We are goint to the high school football game tonight, which should be fun! I wish I had more to say...but I don't :) Some cool pics.... 
How are my goals going!
Happy Thursday! Thank goodness tomorrow is Friday! ...Lets see! SO I went back through and made some major edits to my last post, it was not very smooth, sorry! I was in a rush :). As for some goals I have been working on to be a little more serene...some of them are really helping... I have been doing a little yoga each night and it is awesome...I really want to try to do more as time permits...Sleep-I have been sleeping. I went to bed at 9:30 the last few nights and that has really helped. I am not too tired after school...however, now when 9pm hits, my body says:sleep!! Poor Jordon has to hang out by himself for a few hours at night :(...I have worked out every day this week so far! yipeee! (yoga works double time)...I have had things to do outside the classroom everyday, so I have been racing out at 2:45 each day. Therefore, I haven't had an opportunity to "set my classroom alarm" at 3:30 yet, which is when I want to start leaving...and writing!...I have started up my journaling again, and it is so much fun, and fun to read back through old entries...God answers a lot of prayers :)!.."ask and you shall receive" ;)...I put my daily devotional in my bag for school, so when I have a minute, or need to re-focus my time, I can look at it quickly and gain some perspective...especially when a girl comes up to you crying, one who barely even talks, with her hair hanging out in her face because the boy next to her decided it would be funny to pull it as hard as he could, then take her art paper and crumble it up....I need the word of God to help me from lashing out on these little boys! haha, they are stinking cute though ;0
LiFe iS gOOd!
So we went island hopping to Oahu this weekend...something I never thought I would be doing! And we had a great time! We flew in Friday evening and we were then able to spend time with some of our best friends, Rj and Rikki. They have a beautiful home in Oahu and are a blast to be around. Saturday we went to the CU v UH game..which was a bummer for us because CU really struggled! But...the tailgate and the game were super fun..
Welp... other than that, we got home yesterday afternoon and Jordon went to work... I came home and had a nice evening with my other man...Champ... and he even watched House Bunny with me...what a guy!! So this morning, I was so excited to sleep in a little bit and wake up and watch the Today Show...but its not on, or it is not on here at least...so bummed...I am having Kathy Lee amd Hoda withdrawals! haha...I guess I'll have to stick to the Fox News this morning....Which is good since I am kind of in a secluded world, but maybe I should see what is going on...or maybe its just best to not know ;).... Although...this weekend was really nice because we got a little bit city life...after being in the country for a month. I forget how country it is here and then we go to Oahu...and I am like oh my goodness! Here is a picture of where I run in Kauai..and this is a crowded road and a good sized little town in Kauai ;) Super nice run! Where are the people!?
Other than that I like to end with talking about how Life is Good. I have been on a roller coaster of emotions lately. I have been excited to be in a new place, and excited to be with family and friends. I have been stressed out with work, moving and life in general. I have been sick and extremely tired. I have run myself into exhaustion and seen how my body can react in harsh conditions... I have been sad to be away from my family and sad because I am missing my friends. I have been happy to do something so neat as moving to Hawaii with my husband. I feel lucky to be able to be in such a beautiful place. I feel content to know that I finally have a career that I enjoy and that I can be good at... As you can see, in life, there are always ups and downs, ins and outs. However, when you go down you always come back up :)...So..This week I would like to focus on staying steady, or keeping my emotional roller coaster at bay. This means I am going to have to work on,not worrying as much about the small stuff, taking care of body before its gets too low, and then taking the excitement with care and re-focusing it into motivation and relaxation. How do I do this, you might ask? 
Just remember that LIG...
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Woe is me...
SO, the last 24 hours have not been the my greatest...i know there are worse things out there, but sometimes you just gotta vent..and then drink a lot of wine..and then vent..and then wine more drink...I mean drink more wine....It all started with the death of a tiny little three legged friend yesterday evening...We have this grasshopper that has only three legs and has made a home in our kitchen for the last few weeks..every morning when I wake up he is right there standing over the sink ...huge green eyes...so adorable...I know I have been dissing the whole Kauai bug scene lately...but this one won my heart....so anyways, I am minding my own business doing some laundry, and I open the dryer...dum dum dum...out falls my green little friend...fried crispy. I think to myself no-it's not him, I flip him over...no leg :(...it was my friend...I started crying, because I put the clothes in the dryer, I killed him...devastation. I finally got over it and tried to begin my Thursday like every other Thursday...but some days you just don't have the energy. I have 20 4 year-olds in my class, all day!...and its just me, no help. 20. 20. 20. If my energy isn't hyperactive and vibrant...the day does not go smoothly...and that is what happened. When your energy is not that of 10 people...you can't help every child...and then all heck breaks loose. One kid is crying, one is hitting another...one little boy is rolling around on the carpet...while the other has glued himself to his art project...and another is telling me that her shirt is too dirty, she MUST go change it. This is where my patience would be nice...but today it took a vacation...far far far away. Thank goodness for playdough...and good wine....woe is me.... ;)
Morning Sunshines!
Ahh....Wednesday...my easiest day...and maybe Happy Hour :) what are your Wednesday plans? I wish I had something to say...but I just don"t :( umm...the waves were super huge yesterday...the beach was so packed with spectators that you couldn't even run on the road...and Champ couldn't even swim! Crazy! Oh and Jordon and me have come up with s super awesome "semi-homade" recipe...which I don't really want to tell you about for fear that I might make it for you one day trying to pass it off as homemade...but what the heck, we will cross that bridge when we get there! For those of you who have a costco...we have been getting the frozen floutas...the chipoltle chicken ones...then we line them(frozen) along the bottom of a pan..fill the whole thing up..and pour over enchilada sauce mixed with sour cream and cheese and bake(at 400). They make the most amazing and quick enchiladas...better than any restaurant :)!! k, byee...share quick recipes with me, okay!....now that me and Jordon are both working ;0
Goodmorning! Little high heels & gym shoes Lesson!
Welp, I finally got ready in time to enjoy my coffe and blog before school! This is a first! My classroom is starting to get in order...so I am having a little more free time. So, every fall for the last three years, I have been doing a bible study in Detroit. This year, I am having withdrawls! We have just joined a Calvary Chapel here, so hopefully eventually we will be able to join a study or something...but in the mean time I pulled out my old bible study material from Detroit. The book we focused on for two years...which I have told my fam about...is called Lies Women Believe....and I absolutely love it. It is not for everybody though.. and can be a little "hard core" with telling you the truth... but I think it is great!...So in the first few chapters you are to ask God to shed light on where you are believing lies, and need to hear the truth. I believe he is teaching me tolerance through my words. Sometimes when people ask me things, or talk to me, I end up telling them too much or sharing a problem, just to make good conversation. Then the people want to help you...which is great...but it is not always in ways you would like them to...It's kind of along the lines of be careful what you wish for...so this is my little lesson today..always think about the things you say, even if they are good things, which was in my case..because you never know where they might lead :)
ExhaUsTeD!...but BaCK
So...I love my job, but I am officially exhausted! I have been working 24 hours a day and I still have more to do :)...I couldn't even blog! I haven't even been working out!...just working day and night for these little munchkins!. So...I am finally getting more organized..so I foresee the light shining through in my future...and hopefully I will be able to be a better blogger...because we all know its my fav thing!!
NE wayz...to catch you up with our lives...that would be me and da J mans....here ya go. J got a job working at the Marriott, and he is totally excited...and so am I...$60 a night at any Marriott in the world! He is really enjoying his retirement and his body is finally starting to heal...he is feeling better than ever. My kids are crazy like I said before...I spent my lunch yesterday talking to three four year-olds about why we do not use the classroom as a place to carry out wrestling matches while they cried because they were missing recess...and they are so cute...you just want to give in...our house is finally in order and is super cute...although we are infested with every kind of bug you could imagine...my family would be so proud that I have learned to be okay with bugs crawling all around me...I am maturing ;) Champ is doing more than great now that he has settled in here...he basically goes to the beach with his dad everyday...then goes on a bike ride or run with him...spoiled! although...he gets so jealous of our duck family..which is getting really brave because they know Champ will not chase them...I actually fed them bread this morning...Champ managed to get out the back and run around to the front..and steal the bread...then sit down to show me he deserved some to...super spoiled :)
Last night we went to the fair!...it is the big think over here..and they actually call it the carnival....I pictured a Nevada County fair size...not too big, not super small, since it is the whole island..but it was a little different than the 'ole NC fair...the 4H program was only 4 sheep, 2 goats, & 3 Cows...so cute!!! but we had such a good time, we went with J's sis Alex and we took Mauka..Jordon's nephew..and he loved it! We ate too much food and too many malasadas, they also have these things called flying saucers...I do not know if you have had...but they are two pieces of bread with sloppy jo and cheese mixed in the middle and then they are grilled together....so good!!
..our biggest problem thus far in Kauai has been our coffee maker...I know, seriously! it is a disaster...we first noticed a problem when we plugged in our kurig and noticed that the coffee looked rather "clear"...so we called and played around with it and after a week it came back to us...then it started producing bad coffee again...so Jordon went and bought a regular one...and yesterday the coffee still did not taste good!! we are going crazy!!! haha, Peewee & Cathy, I know what your thinking...just go buy the cheapest one, and it will make the best coffee! ...So anyways, life is good here, just busy! We got a brand new TortillaBar Restaurant and it is so cool and so nice...happy hour here we come! Byee!
NE wayz...to catch you up with our lives...that would be me and da J mans....here ya go. J got a job working at the Marriott, and he is totally excited...and so am I...$60 a night at any Marriott in the world! He is really enjoying his retirement and his body is finally starting to heal...he is feeling better than ever. My kids are crazy like I said before...I spent my lunch yesterday talking to three four year-olds about why we do not use the classroom as a place to carry out wrestling matches while they cried because they were missing recess...and they are so cute...you just want to give in...our house is finally in order and is super cute...although we are infested with every kind of bug you could imagine...my family would be so proud that I have learned to be okay with bugs crawling all around me...I am maturing ;) Champ is doing more than great now that he has settled in here...he basically goes to the beach with his dad everyday...then goes on a bike ride or run with him...spoiled! although...he gets so jealous of our duck family..which is getting really brave because they know Champ will not chase them...I actually fed them bread this morning...Champ managed to get out the back and run around to the front..and steal the bread...then sit down to show me he deserved some to...super spoiled :)
Last night we went to the fair!...it is the big think over here..and they actually call it the carnival....I pictured a Nevada County fair size...not too big, not super small, since it is the whole island..but it was a little different than the 'ole NC fair...the 4H program was only 4 sheep, 2 goats, & 3 Cows...so cute!!! but we had such a good time, we went with J's sis Alex and we took Mauka..Jordon's nephew..and he loved it! We ate too much food and too many malasadas, they also have these things called flying saucers...I do not know if you have had...but they are two pieces of bread with sloppy jo and cheese mixed in the middle and then they are grilled together....so good!!
..our biggest problem thus far in Kauai has been our coffee maker...I know, seriously! it is a disaster...we first noticed a problem when we plugged in our kurig and noticed that the coffee looked rather "clear"...so we called and played around with it and after a week it came back to us...then it started producing bad coffee again...so Jordon went and bought a regular one...and yesterday the coffee still did not taste good!! we are going crazy!!! haha, Peewee & Cathy, I know what your thinking...just go buy the cheapest one, and it will make the best coffee! ...So anyways, life is good here, just busy! We got a brand new TortillaBar Restaurant and it is so cool and so nice...happy hour here we come! Byee!
Bugz & Roosterz
Okay, who screams "get the hell out of there before I sit down on this toliet!?"...the answer to that question is the blond headed girl living in bugsville, bugsdiana...I mean Koloa, Hi. We have them everywhere, and if there isn't a bug, there is geckos...I took a shower with two geckos this morning...how cute :) And..I have not yet gotten used to the Roosters. Usually they yell at the break of dawn...great, no alarm clock needed, and how nice to wake up to...however, we have one in our backyard who is from California...and cock a doodle doos at 3am every night...no sunlight...I tried to wake Champ up last night and sick him on 'em...but his lazy butt wouldn't even lift his head and to make it worse, he started fake sleeping...
KaUaI DiArY
Ahh, so I made it through my first week alive!! I was so busy, I didn't even have time to blog! Let's recap the week....So my first few days were long, stressful, and hard, but tons of fun. My class is so adorable, and they are sooo tiny... I have a class with most of what they call the "late borns" so most of my students are still four. They are so little and cute....I have a few little trouble makers, which I am sure you will hear me venting about from time to time...as already in the first week of school I had to talk to their parents ;)...but at least they are sweet, just wild!
So here in Hawaii they have their own little nicknames for everything...It is hilarious hearing the kids talk....For example, here, children call all adults either Auntie or Uncle...This unfortunately carries over into the classroom. All day it's "Auntie this" "Auntie that" "Auntie I'm firsty" "Auntie I'm hot"...or the usual "Auntie, my leg hurts from sitting, can I play?"...We are not supposed to let them call us Auntie, so I often correct them, but sometimes its just easier to let it go :)...another word they use is "shee-she"(sp?), which is what they call "going potty". So then it comes out like this..."yes", "Auntie, I go make she-she?" ...and then one little girl, the youngest in my class comes up squirming around to me on friday, "Auntie, Auntie, I need make dodo."...TMI...haha, but hilarious. ..hope you liked the little pics...
So besides school, Jordon and I are finally getting settled in our little place....I have wayyy too many clothes to even know what to do with, so I actually had to get a rolling rack...I feel like I own a store in my room...and I had to take over a guest bedroom.... don't worry, if you are planning on visiting, which I know most of you are, I can now conveniently roll out my clothes to provide you with ample space.
What is really cool about our place is that all the doors are double doors and with the nice weather, we can keep them open all day and night, it is like we are living in a jungle!...and our Lanai, or "porch" is fully covered and waterproof....so we sat outside yesterday in the rain watching tv all day and it was so awesome...Another thing..here in Koloa/Poi Pu where we are living...the rain is so unpredictable and it rains at least once everyday... Yesterday Champ, Jordon, and me decided to go on a long run on a bypass road near our house...it was sunny and nice and felt great...however, within three minutes of our run we were caught in a down poor. We were soaked...knowing that it would go away soon...we kept running...then we were right..sun shined through and dried us in a matter of minutes and we were burning...on our way back about four minutes from our house...we were completely dumped on again..hard rain with wind so bad that we couldn't even look up...so much for drying off! It was fun though :)...and other than that we are doing good, Champypoo loves it here because we have roosters, cats, and ducks in our backyard...we found out that our neighbors treat the ducks as pets, so we have to be careful Champ doesn't get ahold of one...I couldn't find Champ, or my sister n law's chihuahua, Darla, friday evening, so I looked back behind the trees and both of them were swimming up the creek following a duck....
So here in Hawaii they have their own little nicknames for everything...It is hilarious hearing the kids talk....For example, here, children call all adults either Auntie or Uncle...This unfortunately carries over into the classroom. All day it's "Auntie this" "Auntie that" "Auntie I'm firsty" "Auntie I'm hot"...or the usual "Auntie, my leg hurts from sitting, can I play?"...We are not supposed to let them call us Auntie, so I often correct them, but sometimes its just easier to let it go :)...another word they use is "shee-she"(sp?), which is what they call "going potty". So then it comes out like this..."yes", "Auntie, I go make she-she?" ...and then one little girl, the youngest in my class comes up squirming around to me on friday, "Auntie, Auntie, I need make dodo."...TMI...haha, but hilarious. ..hope you liked the little pics...
So besides school, Jordon and I are finally getting settled in our little place....I have wayyy too many clothes to even know what to do with, so I actually had to get a rolling rack...I feel like I own a store in my room...and I had to take over a guest bedroom.... don't worry, if you are planning on visiting, which I know most of you are, I can now conveniently roll out my clothes to provide you with ample space.
What is really cool about our place is that all the doors are double doors and with the nice weather, we can keep them open all day and night, it is like we are living in a jungle!...and our Lanai, or "porch" is fully covered and waterproof....so we sat outside yesterday in the rain watching tv all day and it was so awesome...Another thing..here in Koloa/Poi Pu where we are living...the rain is so unpredictable and it rains at least once everyday... Yesterday Champ, Jordon, and me decided to go on a long run on a bypass road near our house...it was sunny and nice and felt great...however, within three minutes of our run we were caught in a down poor. We were soaked...knowing that it would go away soon...we kept running...then we were right..sun shined through and dried us in a matter of minutes and we were burning...on our way back about four minutes from our house...we were completely dumped on again..hard rain with wind so bad that we couldn't even look up...so much for drying off! It was fun though :)...and other than that we are doing good, Champypoo loves it here because we have roosters, cats, and ducks in our backyard...we found out that our neighbors treat the ducks as pets, so we have to be careful Champ doesn't get ahold of one...I couldn't find Champ, or my sister n law's chihuahua, Darla, friday evening, so I looked back behind the trees and both of them were swimming up the creek following a duck....
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