If you look closely, you will see the hand of one of the 6th graders, waving to me through the bus window!- Priority - finish up the last details on paperwork at school. Need to turn in laptop by Fri.
- 2nd priority - gather up school materials so to prepare for new carpeting put into classroom. Already boxed, need to move above floor level.
- 3rd - gather up garage-sale-worthy items. My parents' neighborhood is having its once-yearly, 'hood-wide sale next weekend. Can't argue with an excuse for extra money! I know that I have waaaaay too much extra stuff that I simply do. not. need!
- 4th - establish a summer budget. I don't want my lump sum paycheck to taunt me into shopping sprees! I also want to travel someplace new & have an adventure this summer!
- 5th - finish paperwork to send off to Flagstaff. Inquire with the necessary people & hopefully do some observations.
- 6th - Schedule appointment with NAU's Special Education / Assistive Technology Program. I really want to find out more about their Graduate program.
This list is plenty long enough to start out with!
As a side note, I peeked into a blog titled "The Beautiful Cayman Cindy." Her mother shares the life of her beautiful daughter, Cayman, who was born with Hydrocephaly. I remember learning about the condition briefly in my "Low Incidence" undergraduate SpEd classes @ NAU, but haven't come across the condition since those years. This little girl has come soooo far from where she began, and is making leaps & bounds at her own comfortable speed. She has an amazing cast of supporters helping to ensure that her "film" is the best show that it can be. Mostly, this blog left me wishing SO. MUCH. that the students I've worked with had such a supportive cast behind them every step of the way. What a lucky, amazing little girl. I'm awed, truly. (I'd link to her blog if I knew how- but I'm illiterate when it comes to linky tricks like that! Ha!)
I'm hopeful to get some of that paperwork accomplished today. Nothing difficult, fortunately, just extremely time consuming... I may also start a load of laundry. Sleeping on freshly washed, fabric-softened sheets is sure to guarantee a sucessful night of sleep, right??
Yes-- it's small. Yes-- it's a rental. Yes-- it (often) needs to be vaccummed, and yes-- it has the world's sweetest dog laying there. But best of all, it is all Mine to enjoy! Outside of being in my bed & asleep, this room is where I spend the majority of my time while I'm at home. I have my laptop here, which is where I do paperwork for school or play around on facebook or the internet. TV & movies. I can fall asleep so easily on that couch. I bought the four prints above the couch with my very first paycheck after college (love those bi-monthly deposits!). They are various paintings of Italian countryside, with my favorite colors. The green frame above my (garage sale) entertainment center is a watercolor of Heidelberg, Germany, that I bought from the original artist. Above that city is the first castle that I ever experienced, and remember so clearly. I was in SO much awe on that day - Europe was brand-new to me at that time! My eyes were literally widening every second. LR: Various photographs of loved family & friends. And though it's hard to see above- I have a stunning view of Sedona's famous Bell Rock from that spot on the couch. My living room is sunny and brightly lit during the day, and cool & dark at night. It's become a safe retreat for me, and a quiet haven after a hectic day full of loud & demanding teenagers and crazy staff members. I love that I share it with the best little rez dog in the world, my sweet Sayde. She loves to lay on her pillows, and does so for hours as she watches the quail, birds, and lizards go by in the backyard. My only request is that I wish I could paint the walls; these are currently a pinky-tan, with a lot more pink than tan. It is much mmore apparent in person, not so much in pictures. I notice it all the time, even after 2 years of living here... Fortunately it doesn't show well in pictures!
