Over the Rainbow Bridge, Bobo...

I have some sad news. I had to put Bobo down last Friday because he was so dehydrated and malnourished. I took him to the vet for a heartworm check to buy heartworm medicine and the vet checked his fluid levels and told me the disappointing news that it was unlikely Bobo would ever get healthy again. So Kevin (from long distance) and I decided it would be better if Bobo crossed the Rainbow Bridge into Heaven so that he would be at peace and could (finally) feel full and content with a belly full of food. So he's up there now chasing squirrels and rabbits and eating endless amounts of filet mignon and cheese and everything else that made his mouth water here on earth.

We will miss you, Nubbins.

Kevin's gone :(

Kevin left for Fort Riley, Kansas on Saturday at 7:45 in the morning. Everyone keeps asking me if I'm okay. I know it's mean, but it's kind of annoying. I'm fine now. It's only been like 36 hours. Ask me again in a month and I'll probably give you a completely different answer. Ask me again on Dec. 19 while he'll probably be flying to Afghanistan and who knows how I'll answer.

Currently, life sucks (well, just this one part, but it's a BIG part).

My Classroom and My Dogs

I've promised pictures of our new house and my classroom, but instead you're getting pictures of my classroom and my dogs in Halloween costumes. Even better than house pictures if you ask me. :)









And here are photos of my classroom.



I was so excited to see my name officially inscribed on a piece of blue plastic outside my door! It is a highlight of being a teacher! I feel like I'm in charge and important with my name outside my door. Cheesy, yes, but that's me!









It's not very big and it smells bad because of the paper mill down the road but it's colorful and it serves its purpose. I'm just excited that it's all mine.

I had a parent conference the other day (it's weird to be telling people who are 10 years older than me problems with their children!) and the parent's phone rang and she answered it and said, "Hey can I call you back? I with my daughter's teacher." And I wanted to jump up and kiss her because I was like, "Yep! That's me! I'm a teacher! I'm a real teacher!" I was so tickled. I tried to keep the big doofy grin off my face after that. It was hard. :)

I'm still here...barely

I know I've been MIA - literally because I haven't been answering emails and my address has changed and I keep forgetting to let people know what it is now - but I finally had an evening to catch up on my 115 emails (not including SPAM) and to update my blog.

LIFE IS FANTASTIC! I feel like I'm in heaven teaching. I truly believe I have found my calling in life. I'm an educator, as corny as that sounds. I love love love my grade level that I'm teaching and the school. I teach 5th grade at Tyndall Elementary. I have 20 students and they are spunky and wonderful. I've been working my tail off, working 10-14 hour days (I even pulled a few 17-19 hour days) every day of the week since I got hired on Aug. 11. Even though I've been practically living at school, I love every minute of what I'm doing. Unfortunately everything else has fallen by the wayside, which means I need to fill everyone in:

Kevin and I moved to a new address. Our address is now 723 Michael Drive, Panama City, FL 32404. We got tired of dealing with 60 year old base housing and the old plumbing and wiring and stuff, so we moved into Callaway into a lovely 3 bed 2 bath house with privacy fencing that Ruby has already busted through...twice. We love it here. And yes, I'll post pictures soon...ish.

Kevin found out that he's deploying in December to Afghanistan for 6 months. He's going to combat training in Fort Riley, KS on Oct. 3 until Dec. 12 then he's leaving for overseas sometime close to Christmas. He's very excited. I'm very not.

Other than that, things are just rolling along. Those are our big news items. Not much else to report. I will post photos of my classroom soonish as well. Maybe I'll get to that one weekend that I decide not to work at school. :)

Hope everyone is great! Sorry I've been neglecting everyone. Drop me a line (but don't expect a response - sorry!!!!) and let me know what's up in your lives. I MISS EVERYONE!!