The last few weeks have been really nice. I have been
very busy doing so many wonderful things. Over Thanksgiving break I got my life
a little more organized.
I have finally
set up tutoring groups and I have been working hard to tutor my students and I
have to say that I think that it is working. I have been tutoring at lunch and
after school and during school when I have any free time at all. It has been
kind of a reward because I have seen much improvement in my students work and
understanding of math. We still have a long way to go but with enough work and
dedication on my part and theirs we will be very successful. I really love
teaching. I know that last year was a rough year, but it was not the teaching I
had a hard time with it was the behavior problems and the fact that I had four
classes. It was very difficult to build any sort of relationships with my students
because I didn’t have time and there was so many other things going on at
school and at home.
Tonight I am making cookies. I really don’t like
baking but once in a while I will find myself baking something (it doesn’t happen
very often). A few months ago I made a mini-mouse birthday cake. Oh my, it was
very difficult for me. It was more work than I had anticipated. I also wanted it
to be perfect because I wanted to prove that I could make something that looked
professional. Well when it comes to baking I am NOT a professional, I don’t do enough baking to be very good at it. As for cooking I can really make some yummy
things and I really like to cook meal. Elizabeth taught me how to cook some really
good food. I still cook but not like I use to. It is hard to cook a three
course meal when it is just my son and I.
Well my son has been a little rascal the last few
days. He goes through these phases where he will be really great for a few
weeks and then he just has a rough day here and there. Today would be one of those days, we had a new
sidewalk laid here where I live and my son felt that he should put his name in the concrete.
He told me about it last night and I didn’t think anything of it. So we are
walking to the car this morning and I spot his name, he wrote his name alright, he wrote it as
large as he possibly could. Now that I think of it, it is kind of funny, but it wasn’t at the moment. I don't know what he was thinking. After we got back from school I had him go to the
and explain what he had done. They ended up having to refinish/redo the sidewalk.
Needless to say he is grounded for the next week, and he is going to be doing some
choirs around the apartments.
This weekend I have so much going on I think that my
head may spin right off my neck. Tomorrow I have a work Christmas party that I
am going to for a moment because I committed to bring something. Then I am
headed to another Christmas Party in Houston, I committed to bring desert,
which is the reason I am backing cookies. I was not going to attempt another
mini-mouse cake or any other type of cake at that matter. I will stay there for
a bit and then I am going to meet up with some friends I have not seen in a
LONG time, and we are going dancing. Real dancing! I don’t like these free
style dances, I like east coast/west coast swing type dancing. I have been
dancing a few times here in Texas but nothing like I use to do in New York. I really am not the greatest dancer however I
can hold my own and I really can have a ton of fun. Then Saturday I am helping with a mid-singles Christmas
Mixer. I am really kind of looking
forward to seeing how it turns out. I hope that we have a good turn-out. We
have worked hard to make it successful. I am kind of excited to meet some new
faces I have not really been too involved in single stuff. I really have not
been interested in the single scene the last few years. It is very different then
YSA and it takes some getting used to, however I will say that I have met some extraordinary
people. People that I admire and look up to, it has been a good experience
overall.
I was asked to sing in church for Christmas. I have
not actually sung in over 6 years. I sing but not like I use to. I trained with
a professional opera trainer for two years and later trained for 6 months to
get my voice back to where it once was but life took over and I stopped training
and later stopped singing. The reason I stopped singing wasn’t because I stopped
training it was because I had a bad experience with a song I sang and now
singing in public scares me to death. I sang with “The TROUP” for a year but I
really didn’t sing like I could have or like I use to. I try to make excuses
but the truth is I am scared to sing in front of people, this is the reason why
you will NEVER see me get up and karaoke in front of people. When it comes to
music and singing some people can be very critical, I have been on the receiving
end of people’s criticisms. I am going to try again I don’t know if I will be
any good but at least I am giving it a try. I am afraid that I have lost the
ability to actually sing well. I guess we will see how it goes.
I don’t know what I am doing for Christmas yet. I was
thinking of inviting people that didn’t have a place to go. I remember one year
when I was living in New York I had all my friends over for Christmas. I tried
to make it as traditional as I could. Some spent the night Christmas Eve and others
met up the next day for our Christmas meal. It was one of my most memorable
Christmases. I remember feeling loved and knowing that I was with people who
cared about each other. It was truly a great Christmas. I bought everyone PJ’s,(which is a tradition from my own family)
and we spent the day in our PJ’s laughing, having fun and most importantly
enjoying each other company and friendship. Everyone here seems to have their family.
I wonder who I could have over. I guess I just need to ask. If I don’t have others
come over my son and I may just go over to Crystal and Will’s for Christmas. I
should probably make a decision soon since Christmas is only a few weeks away. We
got our Christmas tree up. My son was so excited about it. It took us about two
day to get it up and decorated. Kids help us to remember that Christmas is an exciting
time of year. Of course we should never forget the real reason we celebrate
Christmas.
Well cookies are done and I should get some sleep. I
have a Math test tomorrow guess we will see if all the tutoring I have been
doing has been successful. I am very hopeful. I am also tired which would
explain why I have babbled on and on about everything.
