School year blues...

I am having a hard time coping with the teacher choice this year. :( We all just want the best for our children and sadly, not every teacher is in it for the right reasons. This has been a HUGE lesson to me. I was beginning to think that teaching isn't what I want to do anymore, perhaps a career in hospitality would be better- until my most recent experience with the kid's school and new teachers. It put me back in my place. I want NOTHING more than to finish school and teach. 

I have been reminded that some teachers are in it for the summer vacation, etc. I would NOT be that teacher. It breaks my heart, truly to realize just how many of these teachers there are. 

EVERY child deserves the best teacher they can have. If you choose this path, you should ROCK IT and feel honored to be playing such a vital role in so many little lives.

To every teacher:

 You aren't just a teacher. 

You are a role model, a sculpture that's helping shape these children into the adults they will too soon become. 

You are a friend to the kid that doesn't make friends easily.

YOU are the one spending the majority of MY child's life with them, filling the role, the shoes that I, as a Mom once stood in.

 I put ALL of my trust and faith in you to take care of the most magnificent part of my life. 

Please, remember that these little lives are priceless jewels.

 You are an everyday hero.

 A teacher is not JUST a teacher!

 I think YOU deserve a more honorable name. 

I am praying hard for a great, enjoyable school year for my kids, and all of the others too.

Check out this link-it's a great example of a REAL teacher. We should all aspire to be so great. ;)


http://kylenebeers.com/blog/2012/08/20/why-i-hated-merediths-first-grade-teacher-an-open-letter-to-americas-teachers/


I hope everyone has an experience like this- what a great reason to "dislike" at a teacher. :)

Drive in movie night

We used to have Fun Friday (family night) religiously. Then, life happened and we kind of just stopped doing it. Instead we would end up playing outside with friends, or just lazying around until we forced the kids into bed. Well, we decided it was time to end that- and get to know each other again, not to mention have some REAL fun.

Our first Fun Friday was a drive in movie night. We ALL had so much fun. We let the kids decorate their cars. Boo used a small box (ok, so it was Mom making it, with Boo's help for a whole 2 seconds) and the bigger girls used recycle bins, so they would fit into them comfortably.

There was some traffic on the way to the drive in! The little one had impatient road rage. ;)

 
We set up a concession stand that everyone could purchase things for the movie with chore bucks.

When I say everyone had SO much fun, I am not kidding. I think this picture says it all. :)

I LOVE spending such quality time with the ones I love the most and I can't wait for our family nights each week and I am so excited about the memories we are going to make at our Fun Fridays to come.