Katy's Happenings....

Well we just gave away the runt today. Bruiser as the kids call him was black and tan and had the markings of a dauchsend(sp). Cute as can be! We now have 4 more to give away. I have several people that are interested in them so hopefully this next week we can send them on their merry way. I located a small dining room table with 4 chairs from my Freecycle group. It is just the right size for the kids to eat at. James and I tend to eat watching t.v. most nights. So this is perfect for the space that we have.

Well today turned out to be a much better day than yesterday. I don't care to repeat a day like i had yesterday as a substitute teacher. I am off for the next week because of Spring Break. We had today off because of Good Friday. I went and had brunch with my honey and filled my car up. Then I went and got some clothes from someone on my Freecycle list. This is a great list to be on because not only can you give away stuff that you no longer need. You can also get stuff that you need. Justin is forever needing clothes and today I went and got a big bag full from someone on the list at her work. You can check out the elist at: www.yahoogroups.com and search for CharlestonFreecycle. Then from there I went to Summerville to see my friend Evelyn pronounced Eve-Lyn. She lives in a gorgeous house in the older side of Summerville. She has a wonderful front porch. Right now they are redoing the bathrooms so she actually has a toilet and 2 old tubs(that got refinished) on the porch. It loo

Have you ever read the book, "Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible,No Good, Very Bad Day byJudith Voirst? Well here is the description of this book: "He could tell it was going to be a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day. He went to sleep with gum in his mouth and woke up with gum in his hair. When he got out of bed, he tripped over his skateboard and by mistake dropped his sweater in the sink while the water was running. He could tell it was going to be a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day. It was a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day. Nothing at all was right. Everything went wrong, right down to lima beans for supper and kissing on TV. What do you do on a day like that? Well, you may think about going to Australia. You may also be glad to find that some days are like that for other people too. " That is kinda like the day I had today! First I kept dreaming I was awake so I did not feel like I got much sleep. James and I both work up at 5 a.m. It se

Well I went to the Teacher Recruitment Fair on Saturday morning. It was from 9 to 12 at Stratford High School. I got there right at 9. Each school had booths set up to show why WE the teachers should want to be associated with them. lol Since I pre-registered I was able to go straight to an interview with the Special Education Coordinator, Liz Furmanek. We had a very interesting interview which lasted about 10 to 15 minutes. She does not have any openings for an ED teacher in elementary. However, I told her I would rather have elementary but I have experience with middle school as well and that would be fine. So at least i got the initial interview out of the way. Turns out she came into my classroom when i was a long term sub at Sangaree Elementary. I am still waiting for my critical needs certification to come in. Well time to fix breakfast and get ready for church.

Well I got back from a wonderful and relaxing weekend in Isle of Palms about 11:00am. We had about 10 mom's there this weekend. This was my 4th year going to the special weekend for mom's that have lost children to cancer. Thanks to Happy Days and Special Times who sponsors the weekend we come together and help support the new mom's as well as enjoy the friendships of the other women for the weekend. Each year they get a house donated for us to stay in. This one was a two story house with 5 bedrooms ocean front view. It was gorgeous! It was too windy and cold on Saturday to do anything outside. By Sunday it was nice and would have been a pretty good day to go to the beach. But by then I was ready to come home! Friday night we had pot luck where we all brought food to eat. Then the master chef "Cupcake"aka Cheryl and "Sunshine" not sure what her real name is...fixed two wonderful breakfasts on Saturday and Sunday morning. The theme for Saturday was &quo

Well its a gorgeous day here in Duck Ditch (quack quack). We actually have a duck that comes into our yard from next door. He knows how to fly and likes to hang out in the ditch that has a bunch of water in it right now. hehe... Sammy just goes nuts when he sees him to cause he wants to be "friends". Well the other day I reported to you about getting another job starting next Wens. After much discussion with James and pondering...I decided to NOT accept the position. The kicker was when the "new supervisor" told me that they would hold back two weeks pay before i got paid. Well that would just kill our finances completely. Another thing was that I would have to give up time at home when the kids need me. So they would be unsupervised for several hours. We have tried that before when I worked at Wallyworld and it did not work at all. We do not like our kids running a muck. I think its more important for me to be available to our kids than to have a job that will tak

Once again I am up before the roosters next door. I woke up at 3 to take Sammy out and then never was able to get back to sleep. I sent off my fingerprints and my official transcript to South Carolina Education Agency last Thursday. They have not show that they have received it just yet (usually they scan stuff in). The Berkeley County School district received my copy of my SS card/test results and transcript. I just went to check and they are scanned in. I am suppose to go to a Teacher Recruitment Fair on March 19th. I am hoping and praying that I will get my Critical Needs certificate by that date so i can be able to show the principals that I have it. That is a key factor in getting a job as a teacher for next year. (having that certificate) I went on an interview last week for a position at the portrait studio in Walmart. Lo and behold, I got the job. It is a full time position and has benefits as well as sales bonuses. I will be taking pictures and helping customers with their sel