I'm almost there

Last Friday I finally mailed off my portfolio entries for National Board certification. They were received today in San Antonio and signed for by Jessie.

Now I just need to take a test for it sometime in May or early June. Then I get to find out if I passed in December. If I don't pass no need to panic. All of the points I earn count toward the 2nd attempt and I only redo the parts I don't score so well on.

Since Friday I've been able to finally get around to getting the house back into order.

For example we did not eat at our dining room table for a while due to this:




We have been back to sitting and eating at it since Saturday night. Yea! (Not sure if hubby shares my excitement on that one)



Now for a random story. So, I bought a new celebratory pair of jeans Saturday. Celebratory because 1 I met my deadline for turning in my entries and 2 I am back to my smaller sized pants (I went up a size while working on my project). They seemed a little snug in the back, but I was able to zip them and I just thought well, new jeans are tight they'll stretch.

I go to wear them for the first time and remove all the tags and almost forgot the sticker they put down the back of the leg (I forget that one a lot!) All the tags are off and they just seem weird still. I touch the back pocket and it has something in it. The pocket has a button and I open it up and I find these:



They were not attached to the pants they were just sitting inside the pocket. Very weird! It's amazing I did not get poked by one of those while trying them on and also amazing that I did not set off any security alarms. Very bizarre.

whistle while you work

Today I am jealous of Snow White and not just because she is a Disney Princess. I wish I could be cleaning today, but instead I should be writing my last entry for national certification.





So why am I on here? Well, I have to do something FUN on my computer to help keep my sanity.

This afternoon was my second outing from the house since Sunday. I went to Target to purchase Princess and the Frog on blu-ray with my birthday money that I haven't had time to spend yet.

Then I wandered over to the cleaning supply aisle. It smelled so wonderful, so fresh, so clean. It's sad, but being around those wonderful smells excited me. So I stocked up on everything!




Look out! Once my entries are post marked and in the mail I am going to attack the dust that has been all over the house. Can't wait.

Nice to be back

...but only for a moment

Usually this is an exciting time of the year to be a teacher. Spring Break! I usually get to go do something fun!

For example....

Last year we went to Galveston with Bob's family and got to hang out all week there and around the Houston area.










Two years ago my sister and I hopped on a plane to visit our cousin in San Fransisco.






Then, the first year of teaching, I spent my Spring Break working on wedding plans with my mom.



This year I believe will be the most unexciting Spring Break plans thus far: work on my entries for national board.

Spring Break will look more like this...










The goal is to get them ready to be printed off by this time next week. The official deadline to get it mailed and post marked is March 31st.

It's getting close to the end,not much time left. So, I shall disappear once again, and hopefully be back by the end of the month.