Here They Are . . .

So the day arrived and I met my new students. One hundred and forty-six sixth, seventh, and eighth graders walked through the door of my newly decorated classroom! They are so fun and full of energy. I'm glad I teach theatre. I get to teach confidence building games and pretty much just help them to have FUN! Yay!

They are an inspiration to me to me. I want to inspire them to be the best they can be.

Books or Blogs?

Write a book? I can barely write a blog! I'm feeling grateful today. I started my new job this week and it has been wonderful. I left a job I absolutely LOVED, but it was so far from my home that it took all of my energy to get there and back. The friendships made there (in Lone Oak, Texas) are very special to me. My students mean the world to me, and I hope that they won't forget me and what I TRIED to teach them.

I am grateful for my new job. I'm inspired by Ron Clark (look him up) to be a creative, innovative teacher. He signed my book and wrote "help them express themselves with passion." So great!

I am grateful to my parents who helped me along in my life to achieve my dreams and goals. They always encouraged me and let me live out any of my hopeful career moves. My dad was a principal, so I did not want to teach! YUCK! But, I now know that it truly is in my blood and that I would not be happy if I were not inspiring and encouraging students just like my dad did. He was a great principal! His teachers loved him so much. Now that I am a real teacher I understand why a good principal is so important. I have been fortunate to have leaders in my schools who help me along in my struggle for survival as a new teacher. I also had a wonderful mentor my first year teaching. Thank you, Elizabeth. Your friendship and guidance is a true gift from God!

I'm still dreaming! But I'm working, planning, reading, and resting as well. I'm planning to enjoy the few days of summer that are left, even though I'm back to school already. The countdown to the arrival of my new students has arrived!

Blogs for now. Books later.

A Book of Dreams

Maybe I should write a book! It has been a dream of mine for some time now. Does everyone want to write a book? I wrote a song once. I have written poetry. I even won 2nd place in a poetry contest. I know, WOW! But a BOOK? My husband and I have planned it out for years, so is it time to actually do it? Maybe. Now my daughter wants in on the "let's write a book action" so perhaps she will motivate me to put the ball into motion. Of course, we really dream of best-selling books that bring in the big bucks books.

I think I WILL trade in my dreamer's block for writer's block.

Still Dreaming . . .

I knew this would happen. When I try to dream I get dreamer's block. I had given up on dreaming for a while because I feel like my previous dreams got crushed, dashed, and stepped on by giant elephants. I know I am capable of dreaming again, though. I can feel it in the way I breathe. Really! So I will just rock on and wait for the dreams to appear. I will recognize them! I have before and I will again! I have hope! Yea, me!

Here are some hints about some "almost, but not quite, dreams" that have crossed my mind:

Boxes of Happiness

Overseas Adventures

California Dreaming

Restoring Another "Ye Olde House"

Opening a Restaurant

Just Plain Crazy Dreams that indicate I have temporarily lost my mind (again)

New Dreams

New dreams to dream.

I am realizing that most of my childhood dreams have actually been realized. I didn't want much! Now it is time to re-dream! It isn't as easy as I thought it would be. I have to re-think certain things in my life now. Over the next few days I'll think and re-think and then perhaps be ready to share some new dreams. This photo of a rainstorm in New Mexico somehow inspires me to dream. I took this photo because I could actually see a huge rainbow! You can't see it in the photo, but I saw it in real time and in real life. It really was beautiful and like no other rainbow I had ever seen. It was a big stripe of rainbow colors, but it was not in a rainbow shape. It was bold and daring looking. I think I have another shot that may show a hint of the rainbow colors. I'll have to look for it. In the meantime, I'm going to do some new dreaming!