The Lucy Show - Lucy And Viv Put In A Shower 4/5 (1963)

This is part 4.

The Lucy Show - Lucy And Viv Put In A Shower 5/5 (1963)

This is part 5, the last video.

Back Porch Pics

Okay, I have been promising back porch pics...the truth is we haven't finished it completely. Everything is done, except the doors and 2 side boards have to be stained. Neither Kevin or myself have had the time to do that. I've been busy getting my classroom ready and he has been busy with the farm, so one day they will be stained. Kevin just went ahead and put them up, so at least it would be done.



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Classroom Pics

Okay, today at 3:00 I finally finished my classroom, papers copied and lessons ready for the first day. Did you say today? Yes. But today is Saturday. Yes, it is. Were you the only one at school? Nope, I sure wasn't. Will you go tomorrow? Nope, but I know some teachers will be there. When did you start working on your classroom? The 2nd week in July. Ohhh.......

Okay, yes I just had a conversation with myself, but......See last year, there had been 3 different teachers in my classroom over a period of 2 years. When I walked in last year, (wish I had taken a picture) the walls were yellow, I mean mustard yellow! Awful! So the school painted over it with their lovely choice of this tanish-orangish, beige. It made the room look dirty, and old. And yes,the school is old, but it made it worse. I had so much junk to sort through and basically just moved my stuff in. So this summer I had the chance to really clean my room and get it like I wanted it. Since it's so old, they don't mind if you paint. I painted it white with dark blue trim. The room looks so much brighter and cleaner! Plus, I did go through and clean it, so I know it's clean. It takes so much time to get a classroom ready for the beginning of a new school year. Even if I didn't have to paint and change everything up, it still takes a lot of time and effort..that is if you choose to do it right. At my school you can go up there on the weekends and work and throughout the year last year, there were some Saturdays, even Sundays that I went up there. And there were always at least 1 other teacher there.

Monday morning is less than 48 hours away. I still have lesson plans to finish for the rest of the week and other things to do.....A teacher's job is never done and there is always something to do. Kevin asked me last night, "what more can you possible have to do?", but then again, there is always something for him to do on the farm and his work is never done.

Anyway, enjoy the pictures. The older pictures were taken during February, I was taking pictures of some projects that my kids had turned in, they were at activity, so it looks really junking more so that it would have if I had taken a picture of it from the way it was at the beginning of last year.

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Put on your dancing shoes

On Wednesday we had our annual district wide opening celebration. If you are not a member of the Williston School District Family, you have not experienced this......last year my eyes were opened wide to how they celebrate the coming school year in the low country. When it's time to begin the meeting, all three schools, elementary, middle, and high school will enter. Near the beginning we have a spirit contest. Normally the elementary school wins. The high school mainly just sits there and the middle school tries their best. (This year they did give the spirit stick to the middle school, I think they felt sorry for them, they did try) Kelly Edwards is known for doing some crazy entrance. This year we recreated the famous wedding video that has been playing on YouTube over the past week. I had not watched until today. We had 2 middle school teachers that were coming down to the elementary school, so they decide to "marry" them into the Kelly Edwards Family. I wish I had the video of that to post, but I do not. It was very funny, but after watching the "real" video I understand now.

I showed Kevin this video tonight. Since the Bride and Groom were Jill and Kevin (and the bride was similar looking with the skin and hair color and the groom was with Kevin), I think that in 10 years we need to renew our vows and recreate this. It was a lot more upbeat than our original ceremony, so I think it would be a great way to start off our next 10 years. So.... those that were apart of the wedding party, get your dancing shoes on and start practicing.....you have 9 years to be ready.

Oh by the way, this is the real deal video too, it's not actors. This couple has been on lots of different morning talk shows. Here's the link to watch one, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5WVI1Xc6Z2Q the couple talks about their now famous entrance.

JK Wedding Entrance Dance

Back to School

Well, it's sad to say that this is my last day of vacation for the next 9 months. Yes, I know that I will get days and a week here and there off, but it's my last day of summer vacation. Tomorrow I have to "officially" be back at school. Thankfully I have worked since the 2nd week in July painting and getting my room ready, lesson plans started, and copies made, because I got our schedule for the week and I will be in meetings all day off and on on Tuesday and Wednesday. Thursday parents and students can come meet their teacher, so I will be at school until 5 pm that day. Then Friday will be a little more relaxed and hopefully finish everything on time so I don't have to stay too late. It's hard to get back started...it's overwhelming.....very anxious, excited....etc. Meeting the parents to me, is more nerve racking that meeting the students. The first day is Monday, Aug. 17th. That will be a very chaotic day. I don't like the first day. I still get very nervous about that day. You have to go over rules and procedures, and nothing goes right that first day. By the end of the week on Friday, it will seem like we never left for summer break and we will all be back into the swing of things. But a new school year is excited because you are starting fresh with a new class. And this year should be a little better, because last year I had to learn a new grade and new school. I know a little more as to what to expect and what is going on this year.

Some school year prayer requests: I appreciate all who keep me and my class in their prayers this year!

1. Pray for me. Pray that I will be the best teacher I can. To not get overwhelmed. To be able to relate to these kids and parents. Pray that I will be able to get my school work done at school and not have to bring too much home. It's hard on me and it's hard on Kevin when I am still doing school work all evening and all weekend.

2. Pray for my students. Pray that they will be a good class and listen and try to do their best. I know I have at least one "bad" boy student coming up. Pray for him. He has a difficult home life and other things going on. I'm told he's pretty good as long as he stays on his medicine, so pray for that.

I'll have some classroom pictures up for you soon! Oh, and some porch pictures too.