right where i need to be.

life's been a little hectic lately, therefore blogging has nearly stopped.

week number three has just started for my first school year as a real live teacher. it's been an incredible few weeks and i have come to the conclusion that i'm about as happy as a clam. {i never understood that phrase...like we know how happy clams are...} but still...i love love love my job. my kids are great. my co-workers are great. i cannot imagine being anywhere else right now. i have learned a few things in my short time surrounded by 7th graders, freshmen, and high school kids.

1. kids get restless come 1:00 in the afternoon

2. twelve + hour days are not uncommon as an ag teacher

3. twelve-year-old girls are not the twelve-year-old girls that i remember. they're more like twelve going on twenty-five.

breaks my heart.

4. high school boys are surprised when they find out that a girl knows how to use power-tools.

5. kids are kids. they need someone to love them.

i'll try to update at least once a week. if nothing else, it will be good for me so i don't ever forget this time of my life. being a brand new teacher is hard. it's time consuming. it's stressful. it's busy. but it's rewarding. it's satisfying. it's a blessing. it's exactly where i know i need to be.

oh and p.s. i have decided something.

patience=trust. trust=patience.