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Friday, August 29, 2008

yikes


So seeing as i love to go off about work, here i go again. Today 2 of our graduates left our class for kindergarten. It was bittersweet and tear filled. One of the families got me a 50.00 gift to a restaurant and 10.00 giftcard to great harvest bread. As super thoughtful as this is the thank you note that accompanied really did me in. This particular student was a joy to me with his individuality and creativity. I mean this kid is the next Stephan King. In the thank you note i was thanked for making my classroom a safe place for him and encouraging his imagination. I know i'm leaving the field but of all times for me to decide this....after getting that card...i've become ever more certain that i am a good teacher and i actually do make a difference however small in amy kids lives. 

To top off this sad day...to know that i've sent my brightest and my most creative children off to the public school system is unsettling to me. I mean combined these kids have Julies intelligence and creativity. I only hope that they are as resistent to the public school white wash as she was. 
P.S...Julies is awsome!

Thursday, August 28, 2008

ouch

So it was another day at the grind with work today. New day...same bull kinda deal. Bird returned hoe from seattle today. YAY. She brought me a lovely pen. It's shiny!!My lovely dog moose beat me up this evening. We were walking upon the wrong side of a set of mailboxes and i was to short to see that on the other side was a dog that moose was itching to get to. Well, he lunged and pulled me head first into the mailbox...lol. i walked away with a little bruise on my forearm and shoulder and bird and i got a few good laughs. It's a good thing he's cute. 

Tuesday, August 26, 2008

Things are still topsy turvey at work but at least i'm not in a position to have to deal with other peoples headaches. I'm just getting ignored....which really isn't a heartbreaker...lol.

Other then this work drama my life is really quite ...well....boring and uneventful. Bird is in Seattle w/ family ...=(....i hear rumors that this weekend holds a trip to the zoo in portland which i greatly anticipate.

Friday, August 22, 2008

Live from Southern Oregon

So despite the headaches from work I've decided to carry through with my original plans and head to Grants pass. (This hopefully explains my delay in posting. )
The update on work has a funny or...ironic turn. The American red cross called me to inform me that my CPR/first aid class was cancelled so i called Mel to let her now of the sadness..yeah sadness of that while thinking to myself "i am so lucky. " Well i spoke to soon....@ 4 hours later the American red cross called back and told me that the class was still taking place as scheduled and they apologize for the inconvenience. Yeah...I'm sorry too. lol.
Beyond all this i am having a great time here...it's always very relaxing here...i love having my morning coffee on the porch watching the animals. I've learned how to dehydrate peaches, pick, snap and freeze beans and went dancing...though that I'm just gonna make pretend never happened. The experience was a mixture of depressing and overwhelming both at the same time. Never before have i been so hit by the odor of desperation and vomit as that of Thursday night. It inspired a poem that I'll post later on.
I'm slowly coming to discover that I'm a big fan of fresh food and how to prepare and keep it fresh and at peak nutrition. I think this has to do with the growth of my knowledge and awareness that's taken place sine living with my roommates. It's been interesting.

Wednesday, August 20, 2008

ride the waves

So ....the drama at work has heated up a level. I may soon not have a job over some cpr/1st aid class that i'm registered ... due to Melanie's poor supervisory skills ...i'm expected to alter previous plans to go away or tend to my dog or lose my job....but am surprisingly unbothered. 

I feel a need to add a little quip regarding Oregon weather....
I am becoming a huge fan of the overcast foggy damp stuff that we've been gettin compared to the 104 degree stuff.

Monday, August 18, 2008




So...as a means of avoiding the 104 degree temps this weekend, we packed up the dogs and headed to Newport....(cause it's not like our home away from home or anytthing). It was beautiful there...a foggy 60 with strong ocean breezes. The Oregon coast is breathtaking...we were at Yaquina Head... got a annual pass...saw seals...no whales this time...the lighthouse was hardly visable in the fog even standing right in front of it. I love that Bird and hippy are the types of folk that dig going to places like that.

Friday, August 15, 2008

So..today was spent mostly being eluded by my supervisor and trying to hold a normal conversation with my colleague. I also hada situation with one of my students that is consuming a great deal of my time!!!! I am doing all i can to help this student but am at the point of no return on how to do so and there are other little fires not getting properly attended to due to the large amount of time this child consumes of both me and my colleague. I am beyond happy at the thought that i may be taking next friday off!!! Maybe!! 

Wednesday, August 13, 2008

Another icky, hot day. Have to write a paper for a literacy grant at work...other then that there wasn't much going on.Had a nice walk home with Bird and the dogs. Moose is getting to be such a good boy...walking by two dogs without even barking.

Tuesday, August 12, 2008

The journey

Having been in Oregon for a year exactly at this point and now preparing to began my senior year of college at OSU,  i've decided to create a place for myself to go off and ramble at my will.  I'm a transplant from the east coast who came to Oregon to be with friends (as well as away from them ) and hopefully to finish my degree in History. I currently teach 4 year olds and spend alot of time just kickin back with my friends.