Friday, October 31, 2014

Happy Halloween


This made me laugh. Here are a few of my hubby's co-workers that dressed up for Halloween.

Friday, October 24, 2014

TaDa!



Front porch and stone veneer coming next spring.
Also hopefully some landscaping/trees!

Thursday, October 23, 2014

pinterest funnies

This week has been a long week. 
Maybe it's because last week was so short. Or maybe it's because parent teacher conferences are coming up this coming Monday/Tuesday so I've been trying to get everything together for that. Probably a mix of both, but once again I am so excited it's Friday tomorrow. 
Here are a few things that made me smile - made my day - today.
1. There was a picture posted on instagram of a little boy I'm proud to call my nephew that was busy bowling. He's starting to look so grown up!
2. I also received a text picture message from my stepsister of her baby bump! Baby Q is due in February.
3. Lastly, I found myself browsing through my "haha" pinterest board and I couldn't help but chuckle at the things I had pinned. I thought I'd share one. 

Saturday, October 18, 2014

MN

We didn't have school Thursday or Friday so I cruised to my parents for a long weekend. It was nice to get away for a little bit. I love MN in the fall because the leaves, when they're changing colors, are gorgeous. Sadly, I missed the prime time of color changing but was happy to see a few trees still had their leaves - a few vibrant yellows with red mixed in.
It was a wonderful four days and I only wish my hubby could have made it! He spent his evenings re-siding our house and today was spent bowling so he stayed pretty busy - not missing me TOO much I hope! ;)




One of my goals was to take a picture of Koby with anything and everything that he found to put in his mouth. Unfortunately I didn't have my phone on me all the time...but these were two objects he had fun with. Definitely a retriever!

Saturday, October 11, 2014

Saturdays + Sundays

Ever since I started my full time teaching job, I really appreciate the weekends.
1. I love sleeping in. (Sleeping in for me now, is around 9:00. I'm ready to get up at that time! I really have no desire to sleep until 11 anymore.)
2. I love being able to sit on the couch, with the window open, enjoying a cup of coffee.
3. I don't mind having Saturday be a "cleaning day". During the week Aaron and I really do not do any cleaning...and I drag my feet to wash any clothes or dishes on Monday - Friday. But come Saturday, I'm ready for a clean, fresh, fall smelling house.
4. I love catching up on blogs, catching up on my own blog, and not feeling guilty that there is something else I should be doing, school wise!
5. I love the feeling that on Sunday night, after 2 days of resting up, I feel {slightly} rejuvenated to tackle another week! Which, by the way, a three day week this coming week! Yippee!

Here's a few snapshots of our Saturday, this 11th day of October.

Aaron doing some fall cleaning in his "shop".
All prepped and ready for siding. It was supposed to come in Thursday/Friday this week, but didn't arrive - SO, next Tuesday it's supposed to get here. 
I think they're happy to have us home on Saturdays.

Now, I plan on listening to some Jim Reeves Christmas on Pandora and do some planning for next spring/summer! A trip is in the works as well as a lil German Shepherd pup.

Friday, October 10, 2014

"I missed you so much!"

This morning, for my 1st year teacher mentoring program, I headed over to a neighboring school to do some observing. I need to get six hours of observation in this semester so I was happy to check three hours off! I left everything ready for the sub after school yesterday - with the plan that I would arrive back around noon or so.

As I drove into the parking lot at noon today, I sighed. I wondered what the substitute would have to say about my kids today.

To say the least, things didn't go so smoothly. I nodded as I listened to her get me up to speed on some behaviors that had occurred and as she was talking, I was thinking I wonder if she'll be back to sub for me...! 

After she left, I sat down at my desk and looked at the handwriting pages that needed to be corrected, the emails that needed answering, the lesson planning that needed to be done for next week...and I came to the conclusion that teaching is the one profession where being gone causes more work for you than if you're there.

As I was sitting at my desk, figuring out where to start, it wasn't long before a head popped around the doorway and an excited voice shrieked "Mrs. Vigesaa's Back!" Before I knew it 17 little ones were bounding around desks and pushing and shoving to be the first one to give me a hug.
"I missed you so much!" A voice sang out in my ear as as little arms clasped around my neck.
"Please never be gone again!" Another one told me.

And in between hugs I realized something: How much teachers impact their students - how much I am impacting my students. I truly mean something to these little people and when I'm gone, I am missed! It gives me motivation to keep trying to be the best teacher I can be, even on the rough days. {The days when I feel like pulling out my hair...which has seemed like a lot lately!}

BTW, received my first school photos this week.