The past two weeks were a near-literal whirlwind. What the heck is up with all of these natural disasters? My first week of school was only 3 days long...
BUT EVERYTHING IS GREAT! :) My kids are out-of-control-well-behaved. You say "work quietly" and they do. You turn off the lights, they stop talking. You smile, they smile. Sixth graders follow directions! It's so great.
Last night was Back to School Night. It was a bit nerve-wracking, waiting for all the parents to arrive & "size me up" per say. Everything went pretty smoothly, though. I even cracked a couple of jokes & got some laughs (I can't tell you how many times I have joked w/ the kids & received blank stares...it's a bit disheartening actually. That never happened in fourth grade!)
In other news, my furniture came! Well, almost all of it. I'm still waiting on my enzio chair, entertainment center, and wall mount for my mirror. It's better than nothing, though! No more sitting on the floor 24/7 for me!! I'm so happy w/ how everything looks...it's really coming together, yeah boy.
I'm trying to think of what else I need to share. Different thoughts have been popping into my mind over the last couple of weeks & I'm now wishing I had jotted them down as soon as they entered my brain...
Hmmm well I had dinner w/ Andrew & Colleen on Friday night & that was great! Colleen told me about this great program where you can do art & drink wine...I'm in! I have little free time on my hands right now, but I want to spend some of it getting involved in activities around the city. I think I'm going to take a yoga class in old town. I found a young adults/Bible study group. The last thing to check off on my list is a cooking class of some type. Those are pretty easy to find around D.C. though.
Penny is doing well, thanks for asking! :) Her nails are getting a bit long though, poor babe. I tried to cut them myself but, well, you can imagine how that turned out. She is definitely enjoying the new furniture! Haha...as I was typing that, she jumped up on the couch. Also, don't mock me too much but I definitely bought her a type of puppy ice cream called "Frosty Paws." Yes I did.
Brittany spent the night Sunday night, which was fun! We got about four hours of sleep & I had to teach the next morning...sooo basically it was a college flashback! Speaking of sleep, I should probably get some! Toodle-loo.
Kelly
And I'm thankful for TWO working elevators in the apartment building! Woo!
