Reading, Writing, Raisin' Boys: December 2014

Note: This post was written in August. As I was at the start of my student teaching, I was even too busy to find a picture and post this. What's missing here (gloss, graphics) says more than even the words I wrote...

I miss reading....for fun - not for information

I miss writing....babbling away with my keys clicking

I miss my brain. It used to be mine, but I donated it to the education department this year.

I miss sitting out back in the shade watching my boys play.

I miss biking, hiking, and fishing.

So many things I need an entire 'nother summer to catch up on.

Just a few days of summer left and I will be reaching the final hurdle in becoming a teacher - student teaching. I keep wondering how I will manage. Will I be good? Will I flop and have that big "growing" experience?

I just keep thinking that soon my life will be mine again - all mine.

I will read for fun - out back in the shade while the kids jump on the trampoline. I will transition from retail supervisor to substitute and tutor until I get that golden contract.

I think I need to make a paper chain and tear off a link each day until graduation. Maybe place a stack of books under it that I'm going to dive into .....

If you are a long-time follower, you may remember this post : Just Jump . I had decided to take a leap and get a degree. I intended to become a children's librarian. To my surprise, one does not just become a librarian, one must level-up from a teaching degree.
Here I am, four and a half years later......

Finally!!!

Even though I needed to take the time to read all those textbooks and write all those papers, I miss, miss, miss my fiction!!! I am looking forward to reading and writing for fun! For now, I'm reading some quick, fun YA reads during this busy holiday time: