"Beer is not candy and candy is not beer"

That brilliant line is from the logic of one of my 3-year-olds today. She was so funny. We were talking about the "treats" that they were going to get for being good today and she came out with this! I just have to laugh sometimes. Today, another one was trying to tell me that she wanted to color on the chalkboard but everytime she asked me she wanted to know if she could "write on the chopblock."

Teaching 19 three year olds has NOT been easy and there have been many times that I wanted to just walk away from it. (IT being the situation - not the kids) I love when they understand things and answer questions correctly. I love when they say funny things in their preschool talk - like mommies cooking "chocolate chip curkies" or "messing up chicken nuggets every time." It seems like when I am ready to walk out the door, my kids say something that keeps me there. There is one little girl that is younger than the rest and I am working really hard with her teaching her how to stay in her seat and do what the class is doing. Her mom emailed me last week when I was literally about to walk in my principal's office and quit and said that the girl came home and said "Mommy, Mrs. Morgan said its not playing time!" I just laughed so hard and then it hit me that I am the teacher that they come home and talk about. When mom and dad ask what they learned that day - they are going to be talking about something I taught them. So, although its a terrible situation with 19 of them, I can't imagine my classroom without each of them. They all bring something new and different. Their thing this week when they are sitting in car line is to tell me "I stay with you," or "You come home with me and watch scary moobies (movies)." Maybe it's just a lie I am telling myself to make me stay, but I think that if they want to stay with me or have me go with them, I'm doing my job right.

Keep me in your prayers - specifically that another k-3 teacher will be hired. I just feel like I am not able to give them the time they need to be successful in k-3. Sure, it would be easy to say that it's JUST k-3 and it doesn't matter, but it matters to me that I make a positive impact on them and that's got to be enough.

My Last Final Exam

Tomorrow at 12 I am taking my last final exam, packing up the last of my belongings, and FINALLY moving to Covington to be with Chris. I really cannot believe that the day is finally here. I remember looking at my classes and figuring out that we werent going to graduate together after all and thinking that this summer was going to be so long. While some moments were long, I have to say that it went by fast. I don't know if it was because I was actually interested in my classes this semester or that it was summer or what. I just can't believe that it's almost over. For weeks I have been writing about how I want to be in my "real job," but the more I think about it, I am freaking out! Here I am - all grown up and about to join the work force with a degree from THE best university in America (ok, maybe I'm a little partial, but i believe in Auburn and love it!).

I took the job teaching preschool at Victory Christian School. I am totally scared out of my mind, but I know that God works out everthing for the good according to his perfect will. Don't you just wish you could get the panoramic view that God gets sometimes. I just want to fast forward a little to the last day of school and make sure that everyone knows what they were supposed to learn and i am still sane. I'm gonna go out on a limb here and say that at least i hope to be sane!!

Here are some pictures I took with my camera that Chris got me for my birthday. I love love love it. Thanks to all my "models" that sat for me this weekend. You guys were wonderful and I blame you for making me think i have even a tiny bit of artistic ability simply because you are all beautiful girls (and boy!). It was easy for me to capture a little bit of that for you! Here's some of my favorites: