I can only be vague to you...

I just want to shout.  Scream loud and holler!  So many emotions and things to do right now.  So many questions to ask, but I can't.  I have decided that I am a very analytical person.  Too analytical!!!  I wish I could just relax and enjoy life.  I also wish I could be bold without regrets.  If this were me, I would just walk up to people and voice my opinion or whatever.  Why not?  Why can't I do this?  Because I WILL make a fool of myself.  I will embarrass myself and then have to crawl up under a rock.  There would also be too many witnesses.  There are always be watching, which means I have to be extra careful.  Too many people judging me.  Too many people thinking I should do certain things in certain ways.  You may be thinking, "What are you talking about, Liz?"  Well, one of the allusive things would be the judgmental people thinking I should not spank my daughter.  I would like to say to them, "I am not spanking your child.  Better yet, I am not spanking you!"  I mean, seriously, what does it really matter to you how I raise my child. It does not effect how you live.  In fact, it helps you better listen in church.  So don't judge.  You are not God.  No, that is not the ONLY thing I am hinting at here, but that is all I am going to tell you.  Mainly because I want to type this out.  It helps me to get my feelings and stuff out on paper.  Yes, that is part of why I am an English teacher.  I did not enjoy writing until later in life.  Ya know, middle age.  :)  There are so many things I want to get off my chest and say or scream, but, alas, I will not.  Mainly because I just said alas.  Also because I am a stupid, stupid girl.  I should probably erase all of this babbling.  However, I am just a few seconds away from pushing Publish Post because it would defeat the purpose of typing all of this if I did not push the button.

Year 2 of being an Educator

Today I went to sign my teaching contract for next school year.  Mr. Williams (the principal) said, "Hey, Ms. Prince." as I passed his office.  Then, "Oh, Ms. Prince, don't leave after seeing Mrs. Fox.  I need to talk to you."  "OK!" was my response.  Inside, "Oh no!!!"  I was so scared that he was going to give me some bad news.  I could not imagine what since the worst thing would be, "You're fired!"  I knew that was not it since I was told to see Mrs. Fox first.  Oh, Mrs. Fox is the bookkeeper; she had our contracts.  Anyways, I signed four copies of my contract and tried on the new staff shirt.  I told her my size, and by that time Mr. Williams was sitting in Mrs. Fox's office.  He was talking so I waited for him to finish, and just as I was about to say, "You needed to see me?"   He said, "Oh, yeah.  Um... next year, you are going to teach AP Reading."  I was blown away!!!  I was speechless, flattered, highly complemented.  I just said, "Okay!" in an excited manner.  He continued to tell me that a training meeting would be held in July, like the 17th or 20-something.  I said, "I hope it's the 20-something because I just booked a flight to Idaho to see my sisters."  He ended up getting up and going to his computer to check his email.  Turns out, the training is on July 19.  I will be on a plane home that day!  Figures!  He did not seem upset, though.  He just said he would email the lady and we would figure something out. 

So... I will be teaching AP Reading next year.  Another teacher (Mrs. Freeman) will be teaching the AP English.  I just cannot believe this.  It is like a dream come true!!!  I am so thrilled.  Now... to figure out what I will be teaching... hahahaha!!!

Simple Pleasures

I was thinking today of all the very simple things that I enjoy.  There are actually quite a few, but the list started at soap.  I bought a hose reel for my water hose, and boy, did we have at it!  That sucker gave me fits and I was sweating so bad.  I got it all put together and then tried to use it.  Well, one of the valve things started spouting out water.  I was furious!  I unwound all 100 feet of the hose, and I messed with it until it (almost) stopped leaking.  Then I went ahead and watered my garden and yard.  However, it was so hot that the water soaked up pretty fast.  Anyways, I decided to take a shower and realized how much I love soap!  It is wonderful!  Anyways, I started thinking about other "simple pleasures," and I decided to blog about them.  I'm a dork, I know.

So some other Simple Pleasures include:

deodorant
fresh mowed grass
ice cream
baby laughs
Skype (maybe not so simple)
milk
music


This is just what I thought of.  What are your simple pleasures?