  7.5 days of school left. It's both exciting and sad all at the same time....you see I've been sort of looking around for another teaching position. While I like my current position, I would just absolutely love to be back in a high school. Middle school is just very different than I expected and my current school district is less than ideal. I'm happy to say that I've been offered a life skills teaching position in an urban setting without really searching.
I haven't made any decisions officially, but I am leaning towards the high school. =) So while I can't wait for summer to begin....it's heart wrenching thinking that these will most likely be the last days with my current students. I'm savoring the last few days and taking lots of pictures. The kids are keeping things together well these last few days...the class is excited since the principal has invited us to go out to lunch tomorrow at his favorite restaurant...Imperial Buffet. It's going to be lots of fun. I grilled the kids with table manners and polite conversation topics...I hope my effort pays off. In other news... Josh and I finally signed the lease to the apartment in Newton. We are both very excited, but most excited is C. I've never lived with anyone that I've been involved with before...so it is sure to be an adventure full of compromises.
I also know that I get pretty neurotic sometimes with school work and keep the craziest of hours with papers throughout the house...so we'll see how that all works out. Anyways...It's a two family house and we will live on the first floor. C adores the house since it has a private backyard. It'll be C's very first backyard....so I'm sure lots and lots of fun will take place there. Josh and I adore the kitchen. As they say in the Midwest, the kitchen is the heart of a house...and I think this will be true is this home.
The kitchen has a dishwasher...so it meets my standards regardless. The rest of the house is pretty cozy and seems to be a pretty sunny place which is definitely key. I actually can't believe that this is going to take place in just a few weeks...I had best start packing. 
